This year marks the end of an era in my family: My youngest sister is graduating from high school, which means that my mom is retiring from homeschooling after over 25 years. Today I want to reflect on and appreciate this huge accomplishment, and the hard work and sacrifices she made to give my siblings…
Christmas & New Years | Time with Family in Iowa & Michigan | December 2021 After returning home from Arizona, we had less than two weeks at home before leaving for the rest of the year. We mostly spent that time working, Curtis took his final for his latest course and worked in the shop…
Thanksgiving 2021 in Iowa | Beginning of Arizona Trip 2021 | Iowa to Kansas | November 24-27, 2021 In my last post, I alluded to another work trip that Curtis had at the end of November that we had spontaneously decided to turn into one last road trip for the year. After all our driving…
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Bighorn National Forest to Omaha, NE | Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument | Toadstool Geological Park | July 2021 On our second to last day of driving, we had made the goal of reaching South Dakota, or maybe even the Northwestern corner of Nebraska. We had discussed during the…
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Yellowstone National Park | Driving from Bozeman, MT to the Bighorn Mountains in WY | July 2021 On day 4 of our road trip home, we were up and ready to go by 5AM. Today would start with driving the 1.5 hours from Bozeman to Yellowstone National Park. Knowing…
Road Trip with Jess’ Family | Driving from Port Angeles to North Cascades National Park to Glacier National Park | June 2021 On Monday morning, our stay in Port Angeles was up and it was time to begin heading East. We had spent a lot of time coming up with a fun route back to…