We landed in Cincinnati, and once again, it was cold and rainy, and I couldn't hear out of one ear. To say I was cranky was probably a bit of an understatement. This is our last stop on our whirlwind U.S. tour before heading back to Malawi (with a few days in Europe). We landed an hour and a half after we were supposed to (10:00pm), but an hour before our adjusted arrival time, so we had to wait for my nephew to get us. It gave Lewis and I time to talk abou...

On Sunday morning we once again boarded a plane and headed out. We were flying back to Dallas for a brief layover on our way to Tyler (the closes airport to my family that lives in Gladewater). Like the rest of our trip the cold and rainy weather followed us. We were informed that just last week it was warm and sunny, I'm skeptical. Or truly the cold and rain is following us. My mom and dad (Ron and Grace Disman) picked us up from airport and we went out to eat ...

We arrived at the airport in Portland, OR at 12:00pm (our flight was at 1:30pm), and settled in for lunch and a wait. Turns out our wait was longer than we anticipated. There was a problem with the bathroom of our airplane. So we sat for an additional 45 minutes. We finally get loaded... and we sat... again. It seems that after completing the work on the bathroom (and determining that it would just have to be out of order for our flight) that they forgot to fill ...

On Monday, May 15, Lewis and I hopped on a plane and flew from Seattle to Portland. We were going to visit my grandfather (George), and his wife, Louise. They live in the quaint town of Ridgefield, WA. The town itself has remained relatively small and unchanged, but the outskirts of the town have exploded with home building. In the past 10 years hundreds of homes have been added, but walking in the actual town, you'd never know it. We love visit Grandpa and Lou...

We arrived in Mount Vernon, Washington early Friday morning to spend some time with Lewis's parents, sister, brother, brother-in-law, niece, nephew, and uncle. Western Washington is breathtakingly beautiful, but man is it cold... and damp. Spending time with family is special, particularly when it happens so rarely. In a wonderful turn of events my sweet Hanna and her husband Mark-Phillip happened to be visiting her parents in the area for the weekend, so we met ...