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POSTERITY POST: The Sub~Two Miracle
January 7, 2026 ~ Vidor, Texas
I`m posting this image up for posterity because, honestly, I thought I`d never see gas fall below $2.00 a gallon again. With the insane inflation we`ve been seeing lately, seeing a "1" at the start of that price felt like finding a unicorn in the backyard.
Evidence for the history books: $1.999 is back in town! January 1st 2026 ~ New Year's Beach Blast & Abandoned Adventures Camped out beachfront on Crystal Beach, Texas for New Year's ~ fireworks lit up the sky like a Texas~sized party (check the Vardo page for more wagon shots). Weather was perfection: 65F and sunny, no jackets needed. Dodged those infamous Bolivar mosquitoes like pros while explorin' Fort Travis on the peninsula ~ WWII history vibes with epic views. Then rolled to Galveston Island for a geocache spree, endin' at the abandoned Fort San Jacinto. Graffiti so thick and colorful, it's like the walls threw their own rave. Discovered Evelyn's hooked on urban exploration ~ more abandoned spots on the 2026 hit list. Happy New Year, y'all! 
Dec 22nd 2025 ~ Jump World visit Mood : Licking our wounds 40 is too old for this sh*t, but SOMEONES got to show the kid how to do it properly. Ma & I were proud to be the only parents fit & healthy enough to play with our kiddo. All the other adults sat on the sidelines scrolling their phones.  Evelyn channeling her inner MJ~air time achieved, crash landing optional!  Ma and Pa proving gravity's just a suggestion~hang in there, folks!  Team MisFits scouting the chaos, then Evelyn tames the wild bull~yeehaw, kiddo!  Jousting like medieval maniacs~foam fury incoming, shields up!  Ma riding high and swinging wild~because why not conquer everything in sight? Tuesday Dec 16th 2025 Mood: Optimistic & Sweaty Today's scribbles from the gym at 6:00am ~ droppin' motivation bombs for Gen Z. 20 cool points to the first emailer who nails the source of my butchered quote without Googlin' it . Tuesdays mean cardio, so instead of doom~scrollin' YouTube on the stair stepper, I'm brainstormin' site updates and homestead to~dos. Sweat equity, baby!  Gym wisdom for the next gen Latest Chaos (December 15th, 2025) Current mood ~ Coffee & reflecting on life at 4:30am: Got an unusual cold front down south here. Went from 70F to 28F in one day. Woke up at 3:00am with the power going out. Got up like a good dad should, cranked up generator and switched over to back up power. Sipping coffee and updating the site at 4:30am while on generator power this morning. It's like 15 days until 2025 is over and done and we begin a new year. I look forward to getting back to more hobbies like building this website and working around the homestead and distancing myself from all forms of social media. Tired of the grind of adult life and current society. Anyway, from our family to yours, we hope you have a Merry Christmas this year, and a happy New Year.  Festive family vibes Latest Chaos (December 9th, 2025) Current mood ~ Tired&Sore: Completed the back porch. Built from recycled rail ties, older stairs and arthritis roll on cream. Jackie's been working on the Squirreladillo Lore, and having WAY too much fun coming up with it. Kinda cute, has children's book vibes to it. Evelyn won't hush about seeing Five Nights At Freddy's 2 last Friday. Think kids obsessed.  Ma on the new porch ~ Squatch in the doorway Latest Chaos (December 1st, 2025) Current mood ~ Soggy & Wet: Jackie nailed the final logo, rain gave us a 11~minute window for photos, chickens immediately revolted. Standard Tuesday in SETX. We just got back from another state park run ~ vardo performed flawlessly, projector Mario Kart on the side of the wagon at night is still the greatest thing humanity has ever invented.  Smokin' Mario Kart on the Vardo at Huntsville State Park Wednesday, November 26th 2025 Mood: In Awe at Nature's Beauty Last stop on our 3~park spree in 8 days ~ Pedernales Falls is straight~up stunning. Hard to peel ourselves away from those views. Kicked off in Huntsville, wandered to McKinney Falls, then Ma's "let's check this out" vibe landed us here. Suddenly home's 7 hours away! Pullin' the vardo through Houston pre~Thanksgiving traffic? Pray for Pa's sanity.   Epic views and family chills at the falls Oct 12th 2025 Jackie just put the finishing touches on our Geocaching handle we painted on the Vardo!  Purple Ominous Glow Intensifies Who We Are ~ Color Coded Edition We are a family of certified Southeast Texas misfits living on an acre and a half in a modest manufactured home, raising chickens, hunting geocaches, projecting video games on the side of the house for the whole neighborhood, and rolling our hand-built gypsy wagon (the vardo) to state parks and adventures. Pa (green) - Gym rat in the morning, IT guy by day, my own farm hand & Jack of all trades in the afternoons This site is our no-algorithm, no-ads, no-bullshit eternal corner of the internet.  This site will chronicle the adventures of the SETXMisFits! |
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