I'm back!  Apparently I suck at blogging.  My last blog post was two years ago and in it I promised to write again soon.  June of 2017.  Wow.  Two years is not so soon, but here I am. So much has happened since then.

• a new puppy to fill the void left by Frankie - July 2017
• two category 5 hurricanes; Irma and Maria - September 2017
• a roofless house and a destroyed island home
• the closing of our fun pet store 'The Blue Mutt' - January 2018
• John had a stroke in January 2018 
• the loss of another of our heartdogs; Speedbump in May of 2018
• St. Croix Animal Welfare Center became my passion 2017 to Current
• the struggle to rebuild - Sept 2018 toCurrent 
• and so much more. Big things and small things. Heartwarming things and heartbreaking things.  Things that make you hide and weep, and things to make you sing out in joy.  Planned things, unexpected things, scary things and amazing things.  

The last two years was full of challenges we would preferred not to have had.  We met those challenges as best way we knew how.    Life has a way of surprising you in so many ways.  I'm sure I'll fill in the back story as I go along, but 4 weeks ago, June 6th, somewhat unexpectedly, we bought an RV!  We are going on a summer adventure!  June was a whirlwind of preparations, purchases, plan making and worry, but here we are.  All of our little family.   John, Laura, Tucker and Loki ... all together in our 'new to us' Tiffin Allegro Bus... and tomorrow we will hit the road.

I invite you to join us in our journey as we explore our country and ourselves.  Who knows what we might find.  Let's hit the road.