Made it to D.C. last night about midnight.   We had been up since 5 am so navigating an enormous city after a long day was not so much fun but Steve (and our GPS) got us safely to our hotel. However, as were checking in, Sarah suddenly went completely pale–face, skin, lips, everything–and said, “Mom, I’m going to throw up!”…

Well, we left for our trip at 2:30 this afternoon and guess what?  We’re already back home again! We are super speedy vacationers. Either that or we had a breakdown.  Um.  Yup.  That would be it.   Our brake caliper froze up an hour down the road. So we turned around and limped on home and now Steve and a mechanic from church are in…

We’re leaving for the Great Road Trip of 2012 right after church today and will be sleeping in downtown Washington, D.C. tonight!…

Sarah usually gets ready for school a little early and then sits on the couch and reads a few minutes before we have to leave.   And of course, her faithful, sidekick is always right beside her, should she need any assistance with any of the big words in the book.…