A lot can happen in a year. Looking back to where we were a year ago, it is amazing how different things are now in many respects. This time last year Michael was undergoing chemotherapy for his second battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I was still working full time while taking care of Michael and we were worldschooling Lucas and Henry.…
We stumbled a gem during our one-week quarantine in Atlanta. We found North Cooper Lake Park, a mountain bike park about 25 minutes from my (Judy) sister’s house in Sandy Springs. The park is 51 acres. It has a community garden, a playground, green space, and mountain bike trails. We picked the park because it was in between where we…
We are in Atlanta for another week of quarantining. We are staying at my (Judy) sister’s house pet sitting for her while she is at the beach. We are watching two dogs (Josie and Dexter), two cats (Roxie and Leo), and my brother’s turtle (Turtie). That is a lot of responsibility for our family. We take the dogs on walks…
Coming back to the states with COVID is strange. Not being able to hug family and friends for 14 days is hard. Our visit with grandma Miriam was nice but different. After visiting with family and friends, we headed up to North Georgia to spend part of our quarantine in the mountains. Going to the mountains was a great way…
We said goodbye to Nicaragua and headed back to the United States. Commercial airlines are not yet flying in and out of Nicaragua, so we booked a charter flight from Managua, Nicaragua to Miami, Florida. From Miami, we flew Delta Airlines to Atlanta. We were nervous about getting on airplanes and heading back to the United States. We were not…
What do you do when you beat cancer for the second time, and you are turning 40? You go to Disney World! One of the first stops on our long-term travel journey was Disney World. We conquered six parks in nine days with nine people, the youngest being 3 years old. Planning the trip was overwhelming with the Disney App,…
The perk of traveling while other kids are in school (in the low season) is a bonus of worldschooling. Last week we went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We walked on to Hagrid’s roller coaster without waiting. I rode the Mummy with my son Lucas 5 times. The kids rode Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges 15 times (Henry…
Our first trip on our travel adventure is to Florida. We left on December 22 and we will be in Florida until January 28. We are currently in Tampa, Florida staying at a friend’s condo. One of the hardest parts of this travel journey is to be on the road, but not treat it like a vacation. If we were…