This always happens.
The summer before the student leaves, we all hold on a little tighter.
We think, "this might be the last time we sit down and eat pancakes"
We know in our hearts it isn't true, but there it is.
Valerie is pretty aware of the world around her. She looks at a geological feature and thinks about the environmental forces as well as the policy that set aside the area it's in.
Seeing both sides of an issue isn't easy--It makes the world too many shades of grey.
So we had another family road trip and let me tell you, it is an entirely different experience to travel with only 2 kids
who are functional people and carry personal electronics.We went to a family reunion in Idaho and stopped by an Amish cheese store and passed through Yellowstone. But mostly we drove and drove.
