Life is pretty tame around here at the moment. I go off most mornings to work on the bus while Ali takes the kids out somewhere to try and burn a little energy. We meet back up in the afternoon, play, eat, take a bath, and go to bed. It … Read More
Trophy
We went bowling today. I rolled a 197. The family was completely unimpressed with my bowling prowess and in the end decided that they deserved trophies and I did not. They took all my quarters, deposited them in vending machines, and walked away with piles of plastic Chinese jewelry as … Read More
No Walls, No Ceiling, No Floor
So Ali and I went back and forth with what to do to the walls. Currently they have a sort of blue wood-grain paper glued to them, which I quickly realized would take three to four years to remove. I then tried to convince her that keeping it would be … Read More
That’s All
I got back the other night after the kids had gone to bed. At 5:30 in the morning Ouest called out and I went in to check on her. She was sitting up in bed and as I walked up to her she said to me, “I just wanted a … Read More
Boat For Sale
I’ve spent the past couple of days back down here in Mazatlan finalizing things with the boat. The engine is done. It runs great, sounds great, and looks great. There really isn’t a lot more to say about my time down here. I’ve just been getting everything cleaned up and … Read More
Moving the Bus
Today the bus got moved to a friend’s house where we can both hide in a giant shed out of the weather. There is also plenty of room for me to empty everything out so I can work on things. The extra room allowed me to empty out two storage … Read More
Life Around Here
Haven’t been accomplishing much of anything the past few days. I promised myself that in this post I wouldn’t complain about the weather, so I’m not even going to mention why I haven’t been outside working on the bus. I started calling around about tires today. The tires themselves are … Read More
Forty Years
I turned forty yesterday. Cuarenta años. Supposed to be a big deal I suppose, but I’m not feeling much drama. I look in the mirror and can see that I look older these days—which would really suck I suppose if I were single and trying to date twenty-five year-olds, but … Read More
Swimming in Minnesota
We figure we’ll be here a few weeks, and things aren’t looking good for getting outdoors anytime soon, so we’ve been hunting for things to do indoors instead. Today we took Ouest for a swimming evaluation to determine which swim class she should be placed in. She was excited, telling … Read More