Monday 1/18/16 The last night camping in the Keys was the most unrestful. Extremely high winds rattled the tent all night. I think the clinking of metal zipper pulls are still ringing in my ears. We arose early just as planned and began tearing down camp, even without our morning coffee. The girls were troopers […]
Sunday 1/17/16 After my shower I was faced with a great dilemma. What do I wear today? I was already in my jeans and long sleeved shirt. But the sun was shining and the warmest weather I have felt in weeks and I was breaking a sweat. I had been prepared for what the forecast […]
Friday 1/15/16 We are definitely operating in “Low Key” Key West style today. Kyleigh had an allergic reaction to something she ate last night. We can only narrow it down to chipotle peppers that were in a new salsa we tried. She broke out with a raised itchy rash on her face. She is asleep […]
Wednesday 1/12/16 Today was our first full day in Key West. We woke up to 18 mile hour winds. The overall temperature is not cold, but I wouldn’t call it warm either. The internet was out throughout Stock island due to a Comcast issue so we decided to scope out the public library. This was […]
Tuesday 1/11/16 The end of our first day on travel, around 11:30pm, we finally arrived at the Savannas Park and Campground in Ft. Pierce Florida. It was late and the gate was closed. We called the after hours check-in number and no one answered. Luckily, another camper staying there pulled up in a truck behind […]
Monday 1/10/16 It seems that every time we start packing the van for a trip, somehow, our things and bags multiply like bunnies and before we know it there just isn’t room for everything. We unpacked every last bag, bike and kayak and then meticulously repacked it all like fitting together pieces of a jigsaw […]
Today is the last day of the first semester of school for my girls. Missed assignments, and makeup work from extended time away with family emergencies was finally due. Even though the girls do school work every day, this week was definitely cram week. Papers, notebooks, magic markers, laptops and tangled power cords stretched from […]
The northern winds came knocking on my window waking me from my warm nest of jersey knit sheets and quilts piled on top. Just days before I was in tattered denim cut offs, a racerback tank top and barefoot sitting in the sun on our deck. Along with the new year, winter has arrived on […]
Creamy white clouds spread like buttercream frosting across the periwinkle blue background. Pink, yellow and orange beams blazing through sparkle off the palm fronds that are dancing in the breeze at the top of the tree outside my window. I sit on the soft worn sofa next to the window that faces the dark grey […]
As I sit to write what will be my last blog post of the year, I think of all that has occurred during 2015. There was a lot of good and growth that happened mixed in with loss and sadness. Though it was through losing loved ones that brought remaining relationships closer and deeper with […]