By Shannon Wrapping up 2024 was a unique experience for us. As with many life changes, plans and realities are often very different. This held true as for the first time we spent the holiday without our children, hitting us harder than expected. Thankfully my mom, Cathy, decided that a tropical Christmas was just what […]
By Shannon It’s been a bit since we’ve last shared, so, what have we been doing while we wait to find our sailboat? We have been exploring our neighborhood, city, island and beyond. We have absolutely fallen in love with Cocoa Beach. Everyone we have met is friendly and kind. We are slowly checking out
By Don Shannon and I left our apartment in Cocoa Beach with a giant battery box sitting on the fridge in hopes that it would power through any disruptions from Hurricane Milton not knowing if the building would be there when we returned. Our neighbors now report this Friday that all is well despite a
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By Shannon Many of you know one of our biggest concerns with moving has been Henry. Taking Henry who has only known the midwestern lifestyle including a fenced in yard and moving him to an apartment and eventually a boat has prompted many worries for us. At first Henry wasn’t quite sure about this new
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By Don According the weather boffins, the next hurricane will be Milton and it’s headed directly through the center of Florida and over Cocoa Beach. (Mr. Weatherman) It’s still a couple days away, but as you can see, the projected storm track goes right across our home. Normally, this would be cause for concern, but
From Shannon Each time Don leaves on a work trip there is a 50/50 chance of a mechanical, computer, health or weather related disaster; that pushes me out of my comfort zone. As you may have seen in his writings, Don is traveling in Tucson for a couple weeks and this time I was positive
By Shannon As many of you know I was born and spent my formative years living in Kansas. I have memories of running through the rain in the middle of the night to the near-by cellar to take cover. Sometimes we witnessed the approaching tornado in the distance but most often it was just a
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