Thursday we drove down to Seaside, Oregon. The kids and I stopped off at a little park along the Columbia River before crossing the bridge to Astoria. Living in New Mexico and crossing the Rio Grande almost every day gives my children a sad understanding of the meaning of the word river. The Rio GrandeContinue reading “Pacific Northwest Part 3”
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Pacific Northwest Trip Part I
There were eight of us on this trip. Sophia stayed home with Coryn because she has art classes all summer. I used the trip to Oregon that Mike, Sophia, and I took together by ourselves last summer to feel like it was fair. That, and Sophia went up to Canada to see a show she’sContinue reading “Pacific Northwest Trip Part I”
Florida Road Trip
Basil is launched, and I only teared up twice. With limited days to take off from my job of teaching calculus and limited availability of my favorite substitute teacher Esther, I decided to put all our time together into a memorable road trip out to Daytona Beach, Florida in Basil’s truck. I don’t know whatContinue reading “Florida Road Trip”
General Updates
This spring has been a whirlwind of activity. I haven’t written much in the past couple of months because whenever I thought about sitting down to share a story, all that came to mind were snippets of poetry about being underwater and not being able to take a breath. If you had told me lastContinue reading “General Updates”
Beach Vacation
I’m lonely coming off our family vacation. Mike is working. Esther is back to studying and going off to adoration at the catholic church every day. She misses her college friends and the camaraderie that comes with being surrounded by deep thinkers. Sophia spent this week lying on her makeshift bed in the playroom watchingContinue reading “Beach Vacation”
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