Monday. And today Dominica turns thirty nine! Her last birthday of her thirties. Today is also the big solar eclipse that is going right across the middle of the United States, something that has not happened for nearly forty years. This is a really special treat for all of us. We had some time this …
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August 20, 2017: Onondaga Cave
Sunday. Today’s activity is going to Onandaga State Park nearby here in Missouri to go into the Onondaga Cave. This area of the Ozarks is known for all of its natural caves and this is one of the better ones. It was a warm day, but nice and chilly down in the cave. We got …
August 19, 2017: River Cruising
Saturday. We are in Cuba, Missouri for the solar eclipse and Dominica’s birthday. Today is our busy day of activities. Jared and his wife and daughters, who are almost exactly the same age as Liesl and Luciana, came and joined us at Paul’s house this morning. Jared’s dad lives very nearby and they were staying …
August 18, 2017: Playground in Cuba
Friday. Slept in a lot today. I got essentially no sleep two nights ago and we didn’t get into Cuba until really late last night. And of course we couldn’t fall asleep straight away. So Paul was at work today and we all slept in for a really long time. Around six, Paul was home …
August 17, 2017: Mini Vacation in Missouri
Thursday. Pouring rain and heavy thunderstorms this morning. We have flash flood warnings here in Dallas. The flood alarms woke me up this morning. I had to get up and go into the office and turn no the atrium lights and keep a careful watch on the atrium to ensure that it did not flood …
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