We’d been in Salt Lake City for just a couple days before we felt the pull to go see our old home, about 30 minutes south in Pleasant Grove. We lived here nine years ago with two little boys and a gorgeous mountain view! We hadn’t been back since. So, it was a weird moment…
Month: November 2013
Uncle Mike
Our kids have always loved their Uncle Mike. He’s been the one to zoom them around as toddlers, give piggy backs and play sports when older, and has always given them amazing gifts for b-days and Christmas. They love the fact that they get to spend almost TWO weeks with him while he visits us…
Portland with the Kelts
Jeremie, Cindy, and Makayla flew up to Portland and brought a little of Texas home with them. Our daughter, Jadyn was on cloud nine with a little girl who knew her. She was happy as a lark the whole time. We take for granted that we have been “freejourneying” for a while, and that we…
Friends In Portland
I had a pleasant surprise in this part of the country of catching up with some cross-country teammates of mine from my days of running at the University of Rochester. Ryan Stuczynski, Jeff Totten and I ran thousands of miles together, but we had not seen each other for fifteen years. I was surprised and…
Makayla
One of Jadyn’s best friends is Makayla Kelt. These girls have been playing, pretending, scootering, Heeleying, biking, and roller-blading together for years in Austin. They really have a fun, sweet, giggly kind of friendship. Well, we’ve been counting down months, then weeks, days, and minutes ’til they would see each other again in Portland, and…
Traveling Slow
Some people are really good at leaving the house in the morning when they set out to and arriving just a few minutes shy of the estimated GPS prediction. We are not those people. We usually leave at least an hour later than anticipated, and we really do just love taking our time and enjoying…
Small Town Feel
The Long Beach Peninsula in Washington is a place where it seems like everyone knows everybody else. We hung out at Adelaide’s Coffee Shop and Bookstore in Ocean Park for two afternoons, enjoying great coffee and working at a huge dining room table. I loved overhearing each customer greeted by name and watching people congregate…
A Blustery Day
Today was a sunny day! Finally! So, we walked down the road and headed to the beach to take a little break from school work. The sky was gorgeous! The wind was strong! Perfect for kite-flying! Anyone can feel like an expert kite-flyer here! Just let it go, and it’s up in the air. The…
Razor Clam Digging
Have you ever heard of Razor Clam Digging? We hadn’t. Until we arrived at Klipsan Beach on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington. It was actually something we were looking forward to. We pictured ourselves with “guns” (yep, we thought we were going to shoot them), and then cooking our catches for dinner that night…
An Edventurous Family
This last weekend, I decided to finally search for different “Roadschool” groups or families online. I came across a couple websites, but my favorite article was an exhaustive post on Roadschooling 101. I resonated with the educational philosophy expressed and appreciated all the wisdom and experience offered. I decided to learn more about the author,…
Rialto Beach
You know those days and times when you feel like every door you try to open is just locked? It almost feels like there is someone behind the scenes trying to send you a message and you just can’t decipher? Well, today was one of those days. We had wanted to spend quite a bit…
Hurricane Ridge
We were sad to leave Seattle today after such a fun month of activity and meeting wonderful people. But we were also very excited about the coming months ahead. One of the things I was most looking forward to was the Olympic National Park and seeing those snow-capped peaks up close and personal that I’ve…
Freejourners 