Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
At this phase of our journey, we left a family member behind: Pounce. Enjoy your kitten holiday in Texas, cat! See you in a few months! “Isaac, do you know which cousins we’re seeing today?” “Yes! Carsen, Canon, and Case!” “Do you know what their parents’ names are?” “….No.” Case: “Canon! I finally jumped and…
Rain can’t stop this party! Hannah, Justin, Ezekiel, Jane and Ezra met us in Katy the week of Ezekiel’s fifth birthday. The cousins played with trains, swam at the pool, ran around the mall, jumped on mattresses, ate free ice cream and got free meatballs at area furniture stores, and—most exciting of all—went to…
Our visit in Kingwood was filled with pool time, puppet shows with Grammie, Olympic watching, and a family reunion at the Potato Patch with many members of Chris’ side of the family! It was wonderful seeing everyone. It was Eloise’s first time meeting many of her great aunts and uncles. “A wise woman once said to me…
Today we drove just 15 minutes before: “Are we THERE yet?” Thank you, Isaac, for being the iconic road trip kid! (Hours later) “Mom! I think we are not far from here!” “…That is correct. Because wherever you go, there you are.” Finally, a chance to quote Mr. Brady in context. We have completed Phase…
Knock knock knock. It was 1:45AM. Chris opened the hotel room door. Two ladies stood there. “Is this your cat?” They’d found Pounce downstairs roaming the lobby and tracked us down through his microchip tag. We have no idea how he got out. He’s found plenty of good hiding spots in the rooms so…
Three states before 10:30am! Mississippi to Tennessee and crossed the Mississippi River west into Arkansas. Old Man River is the fourth longest river in the world, after the Nile, Amazon, and Yangtze. It is much narrower up here than it is down in Baton Rouge, where I’ve crossed it most often. Same waters, draining the…
Packing the car to move is so different from packing the car for a vacation. And we have an unusual schedule for the next seven to 12 months. So planning what to stuff in the car meant considering a lot of things: 1. What do I want us to wear? 2. How will we keep…
