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My official BBQ review of Super Smokers!

Ok folks, I’ve ate at numerous BBQ joints in my time, some famous and some not so famous but without a doubt there is only one that I would travel out of my way to visit. That one is Super Smokers BBQ in Eureka or St. Peters, MO.! To me there is no better pulled [...]

a fun and relaxing weekend

A different (but good) retreat! It has been a long time since I have attended a church retreat that has been so relaxing and non-pressured. New Church Ministries out of Atlanta, IL is a relatively new church for the McLean/Atlanta and surrounding region. Our daughter and her husband attend there and invited us to go [...]

day 1 – Onward to Carbondale

Everything went well on getting started today. Mike and I got along well with getting everything packed up and cleaned up. Made certain the dogs had plenty of food and water for the rest of the day and that the ferocious feline was able to get to her food and litterbox. Off we go to [...]