How it happened

I should start by saying that I’m not sure how the idea materialized.  I heard a friend, Kelly Walker, talk about traveling with her young children to many different countries for longer than a vacation, and I was intrigued.  I love being with my kids, and now that they are in school and have activities, the time with them is starting to seem shorter and shorter.  One day we were on “Sand Island” (a little sandy spot in the Bon Secour River) and Carson and Edgar started talking about traveling.  Carson has loved Paris, the “Hi-ful” tower…or at least the thought of it all, since Edgar and I visited 7 years ago.  Anyway, the idea was born, and…