trip – Syra's Scribbles

Loved and Interesting

When I started at Felida Elementary after my parents divorced and Mom moved my younger sister and me out to the family property, I could have tried to fit in with the popular girls. The most popular girl took me in hand and pointed out all the cool kids, but I never strove to beContinue reading “Loved and Interesting”

Pacific Northwest Part 3

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”

We Have a Toddler

After flying into Seattle on Saturday and spending a few days along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, on Tuesday, we drove to Moclips, Washington, where we stayed at a “resort” on the beach. (Turns out that every place to stay along the Pacific Ocean in that area was called a “resort.”) Our place boastedContinue reading “We Have a Toddler”

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”

Third ER Visit

The kids were eager for me to start writing about our weekend, but I felt like it wasn’t over and wanted to wait. I was also waiting to find out if Xenia’s eye was going to heal and how that part of the story would end. Mike told Xenia that he hoped she wouldn’t putContinue reading “Third ER Visit”

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”

College Trip

I’ve had writer’s block for a while. I decided to pick up on the last story I intended to write and that seems to have loosed the gates. Here’s the story of my trip to Georgia to take Sophia out to college. Taking Sophia to College August 2021 It wasn’t the vacation I had dreamedContinue reading “College Trip”

College Visit

Trigger warning. I discuss the college policy on rape and the memories it brought up for me. As life happens I write about whatever it inspires. Going to Sophia’s college campus brought back a lot of memories. Most of them good as I loved going to college. This trip also brought up some bad memoriesContinue reading “College Visit”