Back on the mat
It is hard for me to remember some days that just a few short weeks ago I was bed bound with second degree burns covering my lower arms and part of my face! There are still the reminders… Read More
Our Florida home is finally live
One of the most difficult things about this adventure has been leaving the home we have invested the past four years of our time and energy into bringing back to life! Blood, sweat and tears have truly gone… Read More
Wonder Woman saves the day!
There is a children’s book called Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Day that we have always loved. From the moment Alexander wakes up, things just don’t go his way and several times throughout the book he… Read More
Somewhere over the rainbow
Today, Eve began a new adventure…school Aussie style! When we first started talking about having this family adventure, one concern was school for the girls. Last year, when Lawson and I made our recon visit to check things… Read More
Baby steps
Week two has been full of baby steps toward getting some structure! There has also been lots of emotion as we realize this is kinda a big deal and that we are all pretty exhausted emotionally from months… Read More
Big moves and anxiety!
In many ways, I am an unlikely candidate for a big move like the one we have undertaken! In addition to the incredibly stable childhood I was granted, I also inherited my dad’s shyness and love of stability!… Read More
Reunited and it feels so good!
Today, our fur babies were released from quarantine in Melbourne! They were picked up at quarantine, put on a plane bound for Brisbane and then picked up at the airport here and delivered to our door by Dogtainers!… Read More
We are here…sort of!
We landed safely in Brisbane, AU on Wednesday 24th of May around 7 am! The flight was long but we were so thankful it was an uneventful flight. We and our many bags breezed through immigration and customs… Read More
Our dear old minivan
I remember vividly the day Lawson surprised me with our 2004 Sienna Minivan! He bought her off ebay back in the days when that seemed so incredibly progressive! It was the summer of 2005 and we had a… Read More
Furry babies and quarantine
Saturday night, May 20th we put our four fur babies Dalai, Dani, Felix and Karo Kitty on a Qantas flight to Melbourne, Australia from Los Angeles, California for them to go to quarantine. We were in tears as… Read More