Dave and I talked about taking a little road trip to Indian Wells (tennis tournament) with some friends overlapping when Grace and Claire arrived (for the baby shower) since it would be a perfect chance for them to have some sister time with Lucy while we were gone. (Those two came before everyone else arrived.)…
Summer is drifting gradually into the distance behind this fast-moving train I seem to be stuck on, but I still have so much to write about those two very short-lived months of freedom that we loved so much. First, I need to finish telling the story of our India trip because oh, how desperately I…
There are some pretty frequently asked questions people have asked as we have prepared for our trip. Here are the answers. (And remember, I’m so far from an expert, but I’m trying to learn all that I can.) Why are you in India? I explained my Indian fascination back here. What is the population in…
We are in India. It is quite surreal. I cannot believe we are actually here. Surrounded by all these cute kids at Rising Star. Two-hundred-and-thirty of them to be exact. We got here on a Sunday afternoon and after us girls changed into our “Indian gear” that girls wear here at Rising Star to fit…
When I was a teenager I watched a movie called “City of Joy.” It sucked me in. It was based in India, and I was mesmerized by the crowded streets, the colors, the people, and tough-guy Patrick Swayze’s change of heart. (Be forewarned before you go rent it that I had my family re-watch it…
Gosh. I feel like we’ve been in a little bit of a whirlwind since school got started. We went to the BBS conference (still need to write about that). I had to have a little skin cancer removed (long saga of a story about that, I’ll spare you the details, but now we’ll see how…
When you map out a road trip to Palmyra, you notice that Niagara Falls is close-by. And if you have never been there before, you and your girls get sparkles in your eyes that you can actually go to that iconic place. This is the story of our adventure there: The Maid of the Mist…
Back in March we skipped a whole day flying twenty hours ahead to a land filled with emerald green hills, no trash, umbrella ferns waving in the air and the kindest people. We had to pinch ourselves because it was a pretty huge bucket list item for both me and Dave. We traveled there with…
Ok, so I introduced Sierra Leone last week. But I only barely touched on what we did there. And oh how I want to remember that adventure! So here’s my short list of the best things to do in Sierra Leone: Some more Sierra Leone Observations: I explained a little about my biggest observations in…