Tag: Children’s Book

Dan and Sandy – Oh, Canada

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, Sandy and I talk about our trip up the Oregon Coast, into Washington, and eventually across the border into Canada.

After almost two years in the making, we were excited to meet our friends and grandson, Alex in Great Falls, Montana to start our 3-1/2-month journey throughout Canada and Alaska.  Even though we had only been in Canada for a little over two weeks when we recorded this episode, we have already seen so many amazing things and made incredible memories.

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Dan and Sandy – Three Becomes Two

This was probably the most difficult podcast that I ever had to record.

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother’s Son” podcast, Sandy and I talk about our travels through California and the loss of our best travel companion, Youk.

The end of April was very difficult for us and we’re still working through the grief process.  Youk crossed the Rainbow Bridge on April 24, 2024.  It was certainly the most difficult thing that we’ve had to deal with since we’ve been traveling.  Youk brought joy to such a large part of lives.  We literally planned our life around his schedule and well-being.  In return, he gave us unconditional love and countless memories that will last the rest of lives.

He was a larger-than-life personality who impacted the world in ways we never could have imagined.  Countless people from all over the world have reached out to us since his passing to let us know how much they loved our best-selling author pup.

In addition to Youk, we talk about our travels through several national parks in California (Joshua Tree, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, and The Redwoods), our project at the Southern California Railway Museum, our night under the Golden Gate Bridge, our Pacific Coast Highway Adventure, and of course, reconnecting with friends.

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Dan and Sandy – Louisiana, Texas Beaches, and Mardi Gras

We’ll be in Galveston for just over a month, staying at the Galveston Island KOA as well as Galveston Island State Park.  During the month, I have a total of nine book signing and speaking events between Kroger and the KOA.

Between the activities at the campground and Mardi Gars, Sandy and I have been really active since we have arrived at the KOA.  It’s a great campground with an amazing staff, and tons of activities for all ages.

We love coming to Galveston.  It’s is such a cool little city.  It’s an island town with a charming little downtown area.  Sandy has even mentioned that this may be the spot that we settle down at after if we decide to trade in the nomad lifestyle for something less mobile.

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Vince Burruano – Coaching the Life Lessons

Vince is an avid reader and enjoys volunteering his time to his community.  He has served as a first responder and firefighter, a football and baseball coach, and as a board member for various professional associations and charitable organizations. He relishes his role as a father and grandfather, and lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina with wife, Elizabeth.

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Emanuel Rose – Inspired by Nature

Emanuel is the author of the new children’s book series, Wenaha Henry.

Wenaha Henry Seeds to a Tree is a truly lyrical and spirited tale that takes children on a beautiful tour of nature, coupled with vibrant illustrations and impactful storytelling that shows the unbreakable bond between nature and the creatures who live within its glory.

Wenaha Henry guides children through the Wenaha mountains and rivers, teaching them about:

Compassion
The ecosystem
The importance of family
The value of generational storytelling

How our actions, both good and bad, intentional or unintentional, can have an impact on those around us.

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Four Paws and Six Wheels Pre-Sale Starts Today!

I really worked hard to write this book, but there were other people who helped me do it too.  I had my friend, Rachel Wertz illustrate the book for me. She’s a really good artist.  My other friend, Mikki Murry did the editing to make sure that it made sense for everyone who read it.  She’s really smart, my daddy uses her as his editor too.  My mommy and daddy helped me too.  It was really a team effort.

I’m going to be donating a portion of the proceeds from my book sales to the Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue (DVGRR).  They are a great organization that helps puppies like me.  As a matter of fact, they helped me too!  They rescued my mommy from a puppy mill when I was still in her belly.  I don’t know what my life would have been like if they hadn’t rescued my mommy, but I am pretty sure that I wouldn’t be traveling around the country in the house on wheels with my mommy and daddy.

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I’m an Author!

I don’t know what my life would have been like without DVGRR, so I am going to be donating a portion of the proceeds from the sales of my books to them.  They are such a wonderful organization!  The more money that I can raise for them, the more puppies they can rescue and find great furever homes for, like they did for me.  I can’t even imagine what my life would be like if it wasn’t for DVGRR.

But because DVGRR rescued me when I was in my mommy’s belly and my furever mommy and daddy were able to adopt me from them, I get to travel all over the country with them in our house on wheels.  My book will tell you all about our adventures!

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Nan Arkwright & Joe Bauman – Introducing the Badges of Power Book Series

In the book, Joseph doesn’t want to go to bed. When his mom demands he turn off the TV, the imaginative boy’s meltdown launches him on an intergalactic adventure. But as Joseph escapes to Planet Kelvin 273, he must battle the Green HypnoZoids to save himself from their hypnotizing powers.

Joined by his beloved dog Gretchen, Joseph has to gather the self-control to defeat the aliens. But if he can’t master his overwhelming emotions, he fears his pesky enemies will always have command over his life.

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I’ve Been So Busy!

I really liked getting to meet so many new people in Lake Charles.  I met Janet and Amy and Dave and Stan and Eric and Marty and Barrett and Cody and Brittany.  Barrett and Cody and Brittany even came to visit me in the house on wheels.  They all said that they were there to do a podcast with daddy, but I know that they just used that as an excuse to hang out with me for a little while, but I’ll let daddy think that they were there for his podcast.  I even got to talk a little bit on the podcast that daddy did with Barrett.  Daddy didn’t seem really happy about that, but I just wanted to make sure that everybody knew that I was there too.

I also loved getting to see people that I already knew again!  I got to see Phil and Shar and Mike and Terri and John and Karen and Orien and Jeff and Susan again.  Phil and Shar and Mike and Terri all came to visit me in the house on wheels too.  I made sure that I really rubbed up on Phil and Shar so that Domino knew that his mommy and daddy were with me.  I had more visitors in the house on wheels during this project than ever before!

I also got to see Lori a couple of times again when we were in Lake Charles, she even came to the park to visit me in the house on wheels.

It was the greatest thing ever!  I love getting visitors in the house on wheels because they all pet me really good.

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