Everything has been up in the air for us regarding our trip to Oregon for the next couple of months. My brother-in-law has been living in adult foster care most of this year, so we’re not sure where we will be living. But today, we got more unsettling news… Continue reading
I was on the phone this afternoon when I heard a small tap at my door. Through the window, I could see Merih and Kader. I let them in and they patiently waited until I got off the phone. When I did… Continue reading
Ranch Lane has an annual block party and they alternate which end of our street is having it every year. This year it was at the “dead end” of our street. Mark and I only had a short walk to get there. Continue reading
I have persuaded my mother to come out to Door County for a visit, but she is afraid to fly and she doesn’t like to travel alone, so I am going to fly out at the end of October and we are planning to take a train back here. Making train reservations has taken us twenty-four hours of frustration! Continue reading
Last week, when we went to pick Merih up from the place he is staying, we noticed he was talking with a beautiful young woman outside his room. At the Bridges event last night, he introduced her to us. Her name is Kader (pronounced Keh-DAHR) Sirtikara. Continue reading
June is a month of celebrations in my family, but this year, particularly so. Continue reading
I was kind of worn out yesterday after taking Jamey and Sage to Washington Island. I had taken a bunch of pictures and fell asleep before I could get them all processed. Today was less tiring, which I will explain later, but first, pictures from yesterday… Continue reading
Mark left at 9:30 this morning headed toward Indiana. I tried to delay him as long as possible so that I could have a little more time with him, but I should have let him go sooner because he didn’t reach his destination until 9:00 our time, 10:00 Eastern time. Thankfully, he took Tucson with him. Continue reading
We had a much shorter drive today and were able to make several stops on the way home. Our excitement mounted as we got into familiar territory. Continue reading
At long last, we’re in our home state! Only a few hours tomorrow until we’re home. Yay!! Continue reading