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Each time I travel I am reminded once again about the coolness of scrapbooking. The term "scrapbooking" is not often mentioned in the same sentence...

Just waking up for the third day of teaching classes here in Wellington. Classes have been going really well - nice and relaxed just the way I like...

Interrupting the regularly scheduled New Zealand updates (another one coming soon) to post about something you could do for Chris. Congressman Earl...

better this morning. How can you not when this is the view? Lovely place here at Black Barn Vineyards. And this drinking water is making me happy: ...

Bad fish & chips = sick Jessica & Ali. Spent the night in Rotorua - interesting place filled with lots of thermal activity, hot pools, etc....

One of the biggest blessings of this trip is the chance to spend time with my sister and Jeffrey. They live far away from me and travel all the tim...

Ah, lovely. Even in the rain it is lovely here. Arrived Sunday morning around 6am. Took quite awhile to get through customs. I have the luck of bei...

Sitting at the Eugene airport - having my coffee + bagel + cream cheese. Gave Chris and Simon lots of hugs and kisses (getting tougher and tougher ...

Last month I got an email from a woman named Lisa. She was encouraging me after that crazy trip to the post office. The point of her email was this...

I have received a couple emails this past week updating me on things happening related to Autism awareness and advocacy. Wanted to share them here ...

Getting ready for a trip like this is CRAZY. Not only do I need to pack and make sure I have everything ready for my classes (a million thanks to D...

Eight years ago today, Chris and I were married. It has been an amazing ride. Wonderful, stressful, fulfilling, challenging, amazing. Without the t...

So, Atlanta. Wow. Started off totally awesome on Wednesday when a bunch of the teachers (Cathy, Carrie, Joey, Anita, Margie and me) all got in arou...

Sitting here in my hotel room getting ready to go to bed before my 6am shuttle to the airport. I have a bunch of stories to share, especially about...

Good morning from Salt Lake City. I feel calm and peaceful this morning - a nice break from the frantic pace I have been operating at recently. Fin...

This is Chris here, guest posting to let Ali know that after she left this morning the A/C repair man came and got that fixed, AND her previously l...

that it is REALLY HOT here - was 105 yesterday - this is the Pacific Northwest people - it is not supposed to be this hot here. And our AC is NOT w...

Cool stuff everywhere. Seriously. Right now I am in the airport in Chicago reflecting back over all the cool things I want to incorporate into my w...