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Welcome back to Tire Mom! My next stop was Massachusetts where I visited with David, one of my late husband’s roommates from college. He wasn’t an intended tire recipient, and at first we talked about one of my favorite topics – Family History. He even helped me find some family members in census records.  Continue reading “Planner or Panster?”

Welcome back to Tire Mom and Take Two of the New England part of my journey!   Once again – with a new wallet and all the necessary contents – I made my way through the Adirondacks and across the bridge over Lake Champlain. The sun was just setting over the lake when I arrived inContinue reading “Second Time’s a Charm- VT”

Welcome back to Tire Mom! It was just Wolverine (my Suburban), Gimli (my gnome), my Tire Angel and me now as we started Loop 2 of the journey. I was delighted to be returning to New England, and my mind teemed with memories as I drove the 6 hours to Adirondak Loj. Our family campingContinue reading “Lost Loop ?”

Welcome back to Tire Mom! As I’ve told you, my original plan was to pull my VW bug on a trailer (with my Suburban – that’s 3 vehicles – count them!) to see if the tire technicians would recognize the old tires, as well as learn all I could about tire safety. I even masteredContinue reading “3 to 1 in NY”

Welcome Back to Tire Mom! Today is the 7 Year Mark for the accident that killed my husband, Clayton. I do not say anniversary because anniversaries are happy times for me. So today I just wanted to share with you what I had put up on facebook back in 2014. I had hope back thenContinue reading “7 Year Mark”

Welcome back to Tire Mom! One thing you’ll need to know about the journey is that I didn’t just set out and drive willy-nilly across the country. I divided the trip into 4 Loops. You and I are on the first one now. On April 10, 2018, Wolverine, Gimli and I set out for ChathamContinue reading “Loop 1- Tire Mom #2 NC”

Welcome back to Tire Mom! Today we begin the actual retracing of my 50-state journey to educate people about tire safety … among other things. I officially began the journey on April 4, 2018. The mileage on my Suburban, who I’d named Wolverine, was 120,640. The temperature was a warm 42 degrees Fahrenheit. (I‘m obviouslyContinue reading “Loop 1- Tire Mom #1 VA”

Welcome back to Tire Mom! I hope all of you completed yesterday’s “assignment” to check the “Tire Halo” on your vehicles’ tires. If you haven’t done that, promise you will before tomorrow’s post? It’s that important. With that done, we’re ready to retrace the journey I took to spread the word about tire safety.  Continue reading “The Trip”