Author Archives: amcandrew

Today we spent the entire day in Red River, NM. As a child, John’s family had a cabin here, so it was fun to see some of the places he visited over 50 years ago. We took the chair lift, or “chair-ousel” as James called it, to the top of the mountain to enjoy theContinue reading “Red River”

Today we drove from Lubbock to Red River, NM where we met up with Evie, Jack, John, Angie and Maui friends Dave and Kim Morrell. Our route took us through Santa Rosa, Las Vegas, and Mora, NM before driving through part of the Enchanted Circle and Angel Fire. It was a pleasant, uneventful drive andContinue reading “Enchanted Circle”

We left Austin right after church on June 28th. After a quick lunch in the car, we turned the van northwest to drive through Llano and Sweetwater on our way to Lubbock. Almost immediately we realized our new 2020 Honda Odyssey’s “infotainment” system was not working! We handed James the iPad and scoured the internetContinue reading “Austin to Lubbock”

Like the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic drove our family into our home and relentlessly offered us an opportunity to re-evaluate our priorities. As weeks turned to months, we realized that we wouldn’t buy this home again if we were looking today. I started considering the benefits of a smaller floor plan, fewerContinue reading “Selling our home during #stayhome”