We have some serious cold going on here!  I had to go to an appointment today, otherwise I would not have ventured out of the house!  Now I'm back home with the fire blazing and hot tea, a book and 2 blankets! 

And now I'll continue with our history of family camping!  We graduated to a nice tent for the 4 of us, and then to a pop-up trailer when the kids were a little older.  At that time, when the kids were 4 and 6, we found ourselves needing to recommit and make our family solid again.  So, we went camping!  We were able to take about 8 weeks away from work.  We loaded up our new mini-van and towed that trailer from Minnesota to Florida then slowly up the east coast to Maine before turning back towards home.  That turned out to be the best thing we could have dreamed of to heal up our family.  And we made so many big memories that have stayed with us ever since. ​

And Happy 2019 to you!  A little late, but ready to share a toast of champagne!