Merry Christmas!

JB's Nativity, made by Tom's glassblowing brother Jim



JB, Pete, Collier, Margaret, and Lilly - Marge's Brother's family



Santa and God's most recent gift to the family (Bill Bowdoin "Papou" and Margaret Stevens)


We had a very Merry Christmas here in Athens with JB, Pete, the three girls, and a handful of Bowdoins (JB’s family). Santa was very nice to the girls, and we all enjoyed a relaxing day. We watched the movie Polar Express, and Tom wrote down a line from the movie that we think applies to our life right now: “One thing about trains is it doesn’t matter where they’re going. You just have to decide to get on.”

We’re now getting ready to get back on the road. We’re still waiting for Nock’s biopsy results, and for a few returned emails from officials in Belize about what we need to do on this end to get the dogs and our stuff into Belize with minimal fuss and expense. We’re repacking the truck and camper again, since from here on out we won’t need any of our really cold weather stuff, so we’ll be leaving a few boxes with Pete and JB that we can retrieve if we fly into Atlanta and head north in the winter months. We’re not sure where we’ll be on New Year’s Day – but we’ll be on the train!