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As we’re settling into the new house and new routines, we’ve had a lot of help.  Sydney had a lot of helping hands from church friends when making the big, sweaty move.  Over the past two weeks, my parents came … Continue reading →

This past weekend we made one more short family trip, this time to Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, just south of Louisville.  It gave us a chance to connect just before Sydney headed out to Cornell (he’s now there and … Continue reading →

This morning, after a few days of practice, the kids and I got up early and were standing on our front step by 7:05am, waiting for Katherine’s bus.  Neither kid got the sleep he or she needed, but with a … Continue reading →

We just closed on our first house today.  It’s 2/3 of a mile from my school, is just around the corner from David and Lisa, and has a sizable fenced-in backyard and deck.  We’ll see whether Sydney (the gardener) or … Continue reading →

David and Lisa allowed Sydney to monopolize their backyard this spring with a garden–the first he’s had since we left Ithaca.  He’s been making use of it.  The kids and I have picked and shelled peas, eaten a ton of … Continue reading →

We took a nice ferry on the way to and from Nova Scotia, and we all enjoyed the chance to sleep, explore, and play with Legos, rather than spend more time in our car.  As we approached Maine on our … Continue reading →

The kids discovered several new activities while we were in Nova Scotia: 1) Follow anyone and everyone around the farm.  Nathaniel took off after one person gathering vegetables for the market and proudly reappeared telling me he’d picked radishes, tomatoes, … Continue reading →

On our way up to Nova Scotia, we stopped in Ithaca for a few days.  Katherine is quite proud of the fact that she was born there, and both kids know it was our first home as a couple.  After … Continue reading →

We left on Saturday from Kentucky and we arrived in Nova Scotia this morning.  In-between, we had some epic car rides, in which the kids were actually pretty good, two days in Ithaca, and an overnight ferry with a cute … Continue reading →

Tomorrow we head out for a big trip.  We’ll be visiting Sydney’s family in Nova Scotia–and we’ll be driving.  So we’ll do a long day of driving tomorrow, stop in Ithaca for a few days to see friends and show … Continue reading →