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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,Continue reading “How it happened”

August 25-August 29, 2019 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 inContinue reading “The Beginning of THE TRIP”

August 30-September 4, 2019 Day 5 Friday, August 30th:  We get up, get packed and get going.  We leave our beloved hot apartment and get the nicest taxi to the Gare Lyon train station.  When they open the boarding, you’ve got to get on fast because the train doesn’t wait!  This was a nice trainContinue reading “OUI CANNES”

September 5-September 8, 2019 Day 11 Thursday, September 5  Up up up again off to Gare du Nord in Paris to catch the train to London!  As we were looking for the Eurostar station, we ran in to a group from, of all places, Tuscaloosa!  A mother/son duo traveling back to London from Paris.  TheyContinue reading “You’ll Be Back, Time Will Tell. The London Invasion”

September 9-September 15, 2019 Day 15 Monday, September 9:  We wake up and thank God for this day and the days behind that we have had safety, protection, so many signs to know that He truly has been going before us everywhere.  I am thankful and my heart is full.  Carson gets an ache eachContinue reading “Settling in to Paris”

September 16-September 20, 2019 Day 22 Monday, September 16: Edgar was up and out before 6 am.  The kids and I got up and had planned a massive clean of this 300 year old apartment.  With a pocket of change (but not nearly enough) we filled our suitcases with the bedding, covers, pillow covers, pillowContinue reading “Mr. Jingles”

September 21-27, 2019 Day 27 Saturday, September 21:  Oh gosh, I’m getting behind on my journals, so bear with me here!  This Saturday was a type of Heritage Days across Europe, known here as Journées du Patrimoine.  Various monuments and historical places open their doors for free to be viewed by the public.  Let meContinue reading “Donuts, Macarons, Mini-Cupcakes, Coffee & Crepes”

September 28-October 10, 2019 Day 34 Saturday, September 28:  Saturday!  We have some fun plans today, but first, we need to finish a little school.  Kids work on that and I work on packing us up for a sleepover at the McLaughlins!  I’ve also been messaging with a friend of a coworker of a friendContinue reading “The Days of Our Lives”

October 11-October 14, 2019 Day 47 Friday, October 11:  We are excited!  We’ve been researching and planning for a trip to Normandy while Edgar is in town and it’s finally here!  His flight arrives around 6 am, so we get up about that time and leave our apartment by 7 and head for Gare duContinue reading “Normandy Invasion”

October 15-October 31, 2019 Day 51 Tuesday, October 15:  Edgar leaves and everyone is a little blue.  That’s all I can say.  So, we try a little music to soothe the soul.  We meet up with the McLaughlins at Park de Villette to go to the Museum of Music.  Honestly, we should always just goContinue reading “Wine, Cheese & Chocolate”