This time last year we were traveling across Costa Rica at the start of our travel journey in Central America. How are things a year later? The kids’ hair is a lot longer. We like letting Lucas and Henry explore their own style. Many people do not like their long hair, but if they like it, we support them. Self-expression…
Michael and I were talking last night about our next move. We have been in Winston-Salem for almost six months. I love being back at home. Michael is getting restless. While we were talking about our plans, I started to get agitated, even a little angry, and I was not sure why. As I lay in bed trying to go to…
Our week in Atlanta was productive. We had a long to-do list and we got it all done. We spent time with Judy’s sister. We got to walk Josie and Dexter. We got to see Grandma Miriam!!! We will be back in Atlanta and maybe next time we will get to see all of our friends and eat at our…
We have not ventured more than an hour from where we are staying since September. We are staying with Judy’s dad, who is 71 years old, so we are extremely cautious about going places. This week we took our first road trip back to Atlanta. It is a 5-hour drive, so it was easy. It is a different experience worrying…
We have chosen not to travel far from our temporary home in NC during COVID. We have done a few short getaways to cabins, but we are putting our big travel plans on hold, at least for the next couple of months. Being in one spot for a while, we have settled into a good routine. Lucas and Henry loved…
Michael, Lucas, and Henry got away for a few days of father/son bonding. The boys went about 40 minutes north to a small cabin near Pilot Mountain. We had such a great time hiking Pilot Mountain a few weeks ago, so it was a perfect spot for the boys to go back to. They spent the first afternoon away hiking…
Welcome to 2021! We rang in the New Year with cousins, aunts, uncles, dogs, and grandpa. We are lucky to have a family bubble during this time. We missed all of the family and friends we are not able to see now, but hopefully, we will be seeing them all in 2021. We had a phenomenal last meal of 2020.…
2020 has been quite a year. Like many people, there were plenty of things that went wrong. We could dwell on those things, or we can think back on all the things that went right. When we remember 2020, the following are the things we will choose to remember: We went to Disney World! In January, before COVID, we spent…
This past week we lost my stepmother Lois Buerkle after a 3 ½ year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family until the end. She is the reason we came back from Nicaragua in August. We have been spending the last three months in Winston-Salem helping to care for Lois and spending time with her and my dad. …
Michael and I had a chance to get away for a couple of days, just the two of us. Aunt Emily, Uncle Jonathan, and Grandpa Richard graciously agreed to keep an eye on Lucas and Henry for us while we went to a little cabin about an hour away in the North Carolina Mountains. This was our first overnight trip…