crooked and steep

  We have been trying to figure out how the heck to get our vaccinations from here since we haven't gotten the documentation to procede with our residency yet.  So we decided to hop in the car and drive over a thousand miles up the peninsula to So Cal to get our shots, and then 1000+ miles back down.  It was actually a super fun trip with ridiculous amounts of hysterical laughter and silliness.  I am so grateful we found kind people to stay at our place with Blanca and Toby as well as neighbors who offered help and support too.     Bright eyed and bushy tailed at the very start of the trip.  I read so much about people not wanting the vaccines; insisting they are gene therapy or that they haven't been proven safe.  Clearly, we see it differently.   For an interstate, it's pretty narrow.  However, these straight aways are a joy to come upon as much of it is wildly windy. Luca was thrilled to find a book about D-Day in the hotel on the way...

Even at the ends of the earth, just the 3 of us isolated on a little patch of desert together, days can go by when we don't really have time with each other.  One moment we all come together for daily is the sinking of the sun.  I arrived late to the above moment and was touched to see M + L wrapped in a blanket and chatting about their day. We've also been playing more family games.  Luca got these huge dice for Christmas and they are great for Farkle in the sand.  Thank you to my sweet and creative friend, Noel-Beth, for the customized 5 gallon bucket - which has come in handy in dozens of ways on this trip.  Helping us roll the dice might be my favorite use so far!  (PS Max kicked our butts + humility was not his first choice of reactions  😜 )  LZ also got D-Day Dice for Christmas and here our family tries to figure out how to keep our soldiers alive and cooperating to storm the beaches of Normandy.  We played the most basic beginner vers...