July 8, 2010: The Girls Head to Tennessee

The alarm went off at seven this morning.  I woke up, rolled over to check email and noticed that Francesca and not only managed to get out of the door at the earliest of her projected range but had actually made it out even earlier than expected and was already around Palmyra when we were …

July 7, 2010: Last Day with the Girls

Liesl was featured on an article in the Smithsonian Magazine titled: Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Broccoli Haters.   This is perfect for her as she does, in fact, love broccoli more than any other vegetable.  I just stumbled upon this article with this picture that I had taken of her.  How …

July 4, 2010: The Fourth in Waverly

It was another hot morning in the tent with the sun beating down on us while we slept.  The original plan had been to have gotten up very early this morning so that we could be on the road to Waverly practically with first light. Last night, around two in the morning, Liesl started screaming …