April 7th, 2020


Hello! All is good with me and the rest of my family and I hope that you and your family are also well and taking the necessary precautions and STAYING HOME. We are really fortunate - we dodged one when we went to Europe in February. We got back just as it started to heat … Continue reading April 7th, 2020

March 21st, 2020


Yeah...Happy Spring. Well the world is certainly a different place now. The timing of our Europe Tour 2020 probably could not have been much tighter given the pandemic. We're all feeling fine after returning but we were fortunate (and the only ones sanitizing anything on any of the flights we were on). I had planned on … Continue reading March 21st, 2020

February 17th, 2020 – Day 9: Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Kansas City, MO USA


I woke up at 4:30, an hour before our alarm was supposed to go off. I laid there in the darkness, contemplating our trip during that time; all the things we saw and did and the fun we had. We have a 9-hour flight to ATL then a couple more hours to MCI.It was such … Continue reading February 17th, 2020 – Day 9: Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Kansas City, MO USA

February 16th, 2020 – Day 8: Amsterdam, The Netherlands


Today we got out of our rental in Landsmeer and moved into Centrum near Centraal Station. Our room happened to be overlooking a canal and the station along with buildings in the other side of the canal. From here we go back and catch a train to Schiphol Airport for the trip home. We got … Continue reading February 16th, 2020 – Day 8: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

February 15th, 2020 – Day 7: Amsterdam, The Netherlands


This morning we got up early to get into the city from our house in Landsmeer. We had tickets to tour the Anne Frank House - one of the few touristy things we scheduled and planned.   I was a bit apprehensive about it but I'm glad we went. There are many lessons in what … Continue reading February 15th, 2020 – Day 7: Amsterdam, The Netherlands