One month went by, and then two and three. Now it’s been six months since I wrote anything here. In over ten years, I’ve never let anywhere near that much time go by here on this little blog. I think it’s because when so much time passes, you just don’t know where to start. It’s… Read More Six Months Later in September
Hello from North Carolina! We’ve been here three weeks now, and while we have definitely had periods of rest and quiet in that time, there has also been plenty to keep us busy. It’s really the perfect mixture so far. I posted the above pictures taken last Sunday after church, because they sort of reflects… Read More Sabbatical So Far
Before I tell you about our day at Hollywood Studios, I HAVE to tell you about something I forgot in the post about our day in Animal Kingdom. It was our magical dinner at Boma ~ Flavors of Africa! I only made reservations at three table service restaurants, and this was one of them. They… Read More Disney World Day 4: Hollywood Studios = Terror & Delight!
I’m calling it “magical” day 3 for several reasons. Maybe I should call it “miraculous” day 3, because I wasn’t sure I’d be able to drag myself out of bed after two grueling days at Epcot and Magic Kingdom, but miraculously, I was. I even got up early, and roused my troops for an early… Read More “Magical” Day 3: Animal Kingdom & A Priceless Photo
After 12 hours at Epcot Center the day before, it was difficult to pull ourselves out of bed and arrive at Magic Kingdom as the gates opened at 9am, but we managed to accomplish it, even with puffy eyes and very sore legs. I think… Read More Disney World Day 2 ~ Magic Kingdom
Eleven hours after saying goodbye to Texas and the first sighting of the beautiful Texas wildflowers, we arrived in Mobile, Alabama. Mobile seemed like such a nice place to visit, but our mission was Orlando, so I think we actually spent less time in our hotel room overnight than we had driving there that day,… Read More Goodbye Texas, Hello Florida!
There were countless wonderful moments with dear old friends. The highlight of Kayla’s week ~ gymnastics and a new friend! And the highlight of Cooper’s week ~ basketball with a homeschool team and with GRANDAD! Goodbyes to our Austin Classical Conversations Community ~ so thankful for them and how they so warmly included us. (Oh… Read More Saying Goodbye to Sabbatical
We arrived in Orlando and Disney World on Wednesday evening, which is a stop “on our way” back home to Massachusetts after a wonderful three-month sabbatical there. And we’ve had so much fun here in this sunny, magical place, but I think we may need another three-month sabbatical to recover from the grueling task it… Read More Gluten Free Friday ~ Magical Edition
The alarm went off at 4am. We were out of bed a few minutes later and eating breakfast ~ ugh. A rice cake with peanut butter and honey, a banana, some regular H20 and a few swigs of Vitamin Water. I’d rather eat nothing until the race is over, but I know the fuel and… Read More Half Marathon #5 & Running Therapy
I’m pretty sure it wan’t on my top ten list of favorite things to do when I was 12, and I know for certain that I absolutely refused to wear the hat and boots that my cowboy-hat-salesman father encouraged me to, but now going to the rodeo is something I look forward to when we’re… Read More Yankees and Ugandans at the Rodeo