Boat Kids

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One of the things parents of kids living “normal” lives often question about boat life is, “What about socializing? Are there other kids?” Truthfully, there aren’t always a bunch of kids around. Ali and I very often express just how fortunate we are to have two kids so close in age that … Read More

Life Around Fort Myers

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The morning after Halloween looks exactly the same now as it did forty years ago. Even the candy is largely the same. I mean, plain Hershey bars? Do they even make those things the rest of the year. Who buys those? Our kids crack us up, too. These buckets of … Read More

Halloween

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People ask us about our kids’ schooling a lot. This is a pretty good example of “school” for them. The Edison and Ford winter estates are practically next door to us here. They walk around, see a bunch of cool stuff, listen to a bunch of random facts about two … Read More

Halloween

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While Uncle JJ was in town we went on over to the lighthouse. I don’t know what Lowe was doing, but I swear he wasn’t going to the bathroom in the corner. And from there we went to the fort in town. We’re going to have to start keeping the … Read More

Halloween

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We spent a night in Indio before traveling south along the Salton Sea. There isn’t much happening out there, that’s for sure. It was a nice drive, beautiful in its starkness. When we turned west the desert enveloped us, and for miles and miles all we saw was perfectly groomed … Read More