It occurred to me this weekend that it was exactly 8 years since we moved to the Santa Cruz area. I had been very ill and living over 700 miles …
The Last Thanksgiving
Growing up Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday. We would go to my Great Aunt Claire’s house, there was always lots of food and family, occasionally some extra friends as well. …
High Alert
“Smile alert, smile alert, somebody’s hiding some giggles!” Chloe yells out across the room in the middle of the afternoon. It was the end of quiet time and Claire was …
The English Take Boston 2014
It’s hard to know where to start when it feels so much like the end. Since mid March we have been to Boston 4 times. We’ve spent 21 nights in …
Not IF but WHEN
We’ve made it a long way. We pushed and got to the airport with a few minutes to spare. We are now on our 4th trip to Boston within 5 …
Help!
It is the last day of school and I am buckling up for what is about to be one hell of a ride. It’s already been a long week. Claire …
Decisions
We are in an amazing place right now. It is rather surreal and I often look around and wonder how we got here. As I had coffee with a friend …