Horseshoe

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From the hot springs we made our way up and over the mountains to Austin, a tiny crossroads town that was inexplicably settled halfway down the steep mountain instead of two miles further down in the valley. We lumbered into town the same way the rest of the trucks did, … Read More

Gone Baby Gone

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We woke up early today, loaded into the car and headed for Hermosillo—the nearest place to catch a flight to the States—ninety minutes away. By the time we got there Ouest already had two blisters on her heels due to her horrible parents putting shoes on her instead of sandals. … Read More

Happy

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Our kids are never happier than when they have free reign with a water hose or two.

Going On

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Ali has had full-time kid duty the past few days which means lots of entertaining. The park is right across the street so she’s been spending a lot of time over there. Neighborhood walks are popular. The mall, which has double strollers shaped like race cars, is also a favorite. … Read More

Peter?

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I mentioned my mom’s neighbor Mildred the other day. Well today I finally spotted her out in the yard and went over to tell her thank-you for the wonderful Christmas stockings. We said our hellos and I thanked her and made small talk about her flowers and her home’s new … Read More

Be Nice

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My cousin came down from Tacoma with his two girls, nine and eleven, today. They may be way older than Ouest, but she didn’t care one bit. And the girls were exceedingly nice and super patient with her. It was obvious their mom had given them the full run down … Read More

Betty

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Since Mexico we’ve been telling Ouest that she could make oatmeal cookies with Grammy. She’s been very excited by the prospect and today she finally got to do it.

Dog Walker

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I’ve probably already mentioned how excited Ouest gets by the prospect of taking the dog for a walk. “Hey Ouest, wanna go for a walk?” “Binton too? Binton too? Purple rope?” That’s code for is Winston coming, and can we use the purple leash? My mom’s neighborhood is full of sweet … Read More

Small

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Our buddy Nick is in town. It’s funny, we originally met because of the website years and years ago, and only later did we discover our mothers live eight blocks away from each other. Now we’re writing a book together. I know it’s something I say all the time, but … Read More

Goddess

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We went to a Bum friend’s house for dinner tonight. The RVGoddess took great care of us on the food and drink front and we had some nice conversation with new IRL, in real life, friends. It’s not often we spend an evening with another blogger. For the first time … Read More

People!

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Today we were walking to the park when a dog came bounding up to us. Ali and I could see right away that it was a friendly young pup, but Ouest didn’t see it that way. She saw an animal about the same height as her racing straight at her. … Read More

Dumb Question

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As many of you already know, I’ve been working on a new book in collaboration with a good friend of mine the past few months. Over the years, and especially as the years have worn on, the most frequently asked question Ali and I get is some variation of, “How … Read More