Where Should We Go?

Okay, so I got Tolkien's quote a bit mixed up. It's supposed to read, "Not all those who wander are lost," but I like my version too--"Those who wander are never lost." Well, you're not lost if you don't have a destination in mind, right? Wandering is what these folks are going to do for the next year and a half. They've got a plan not to have a plan. Yep, they're heading south, to Disneyland and beyond.


Kermit the frog was on hand to report from the scene.

This is how I will always think of them--they love babies...and they love making babies, obviously as they've got three.

This is somebody else's baby, but still cuddly, nonetheless.


That about says it all.


They put maps on the wall so friends could mark places that they recommended as destinations. We left notes that they could take with them and put in their scrapbooks once they make a new home. Home away from home. There's been a lot of talk about detachment lately, and how not getting too involved is a good thing. Bahh, that's a load of rot. We are attached. They're leaving behind their possessions, but we're coming with them, in a sense. They'll have a blog. We'll send them e-mails. They'll come back and visit.

My son gave their oldest daughter, who is his age, a big good-bye hug. It's hardest when your child's friend leaves because this is one of their first experiences of loss. You want to keep them from the pain, but you know you can't.