• we have a problem! The power in our hotel was out this morning. I heard voices in the room next door very early. Christa rolled out of bed and opened the curtains in our room. "Todd! Quick, you have to come see this…" The only other frame of reference I have for such a statement…

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  • yes, the SUV is creating a wake…

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  • got any waders?

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  • just a few feet of water…

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  • bring on the tour buses!

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  • the rains came down (as anna sleeps)

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  • and the floods came up (as sarah sleeps)

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  • During one of our conference sessions today one of our leaders (from the UK) named Gerard (pronounced Jarrod in non-American countries) had an important announcement. He told our group to come back from lunch 5 minutes early for a very urgent announcement. This seemed a bit ominous… There was no further explanation. The twenty-six of…

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  • Just wanted to give a nod to Michelle & Shawn Carnes (& their wee lassies) and say welcome to the blogosphere! Glad you have joined the conversation… Now I have yet another blogger friend to chide for infrequent content. (Michelle, don’t let us down, OK? Post pictures and thoughts often…unlike those who will remain unnamed!…

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  • AGAIN?!? Yes, the Johnson family is on the move again.  We packed up our ba-zillion suitcases and carry-ons and vacated the Juniper Tree premises.  Moving up(or cross?)town to the Lanna Palace Hotel was a snap compared to the journey from Singapore.  We only got misrouted once this time when our truck-cab (pronounced song-tow) took us…

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