One of the difficult things for me with keeping a blog about what I’m doing is that, for me, I’m just doing the next thing. There’s nothing particularly special about doing the next thing. No one writes (or reads) blogs about their commute to work, the drudgery of the day, the commute home, and […]
A busy month, but it's time to move on to blue waters and sandy beaches.
Blasting (at a snail's pace) through Florida. Hey, it's warm and we can stay without marina fees... how can it get better?
It's been a long while since I updated you on the voyage south. Apologies. I'll try to get you caught up. In the process, you'll understand a theme with this trip... catching up.
July 17, 2013 in Inspiration
Once upon a time I had a really fantastic kitchen… More than once, actually, the house we built in Indianapolis was great… but the house we remodeled in NH was […]
July 12, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
What do we do when we have no place to go? Three weeks into our housesit in Paraparaumu we’re beginning to discover a few of the local delights: Like the […]
July 9, 2013 in Education, Inspiration
Travel is ruining my kids. And me, for that matter. It’s true. All of our well meaning efforts for a broad education, liberal experiences in the “real world,” and our […]
July 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Travelogue
Today is my baby’s eleventh birthday. Although, in truth, I don’t know if Ezra was ever a baby. Even though he’s the baby he’s one of those kids that came out […]
July 3, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We got a text this morning, from the country of New Zealand, reminding us that our visas expire August 18th and that we should either get out, or renew them. […]
July 3, 2013 in Inspiration
This week, I received this shining piece of hate mail in response to an article in one of my weekly columns. The premise of the piece was a suggestion that, […]
June 30, 2013 in Education
As some of you know, we celebrate turning 13 in a big way in our family. It’s a turning point of sorts, a right of passage, if you will, and […]
June 27, 2013 in blog, Education
We are asked, on occasion, what we “do” about the social needs of our children. Granted, the question has never been asked by anyone who’s actually met our children. Spend […]
June 23, 2013 in Education, Inspiration
“That’s one of the things I envy about your travel…besides the awesome sightseeing… The ability to stand outside of your culture and see it how others view us. I get […]
June 23, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I love to travel so much that sometimes I forget how much I love to be “home.” I love to wake slowly in a bed that doesn’t come with a […]
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