The United States of America!!

Before we left, I told the kids that when we returned they would literally want to kiss the ground in the wonderful USA.  They were skeptical then — but not any more.  We are back in the land of drinkable water, clean streets, traffic laws, and unending almost unimaginable choices – so many kinds of… Continue reading The United States of America!!

The New York Roller Coaster — Annabelle

While we were in Las Vegas, I really, really wanted to ride on the New York, New York Roller Coaster.  I wanted to ride it because it looked really awesome and fun.  The roller coaster went up 203 feet and then dropped you down 144 feet.  They said it took 15 minutes to ride it… Continue reading The New York Roller Coaster — Annabelle

Rodeo — Annabelle

We left Las Vegas.  We were headed to Sisters, Oregon to watch a rodeo.  Mom told me rodeos were really fun.  We drove through Nevada, California and then we got to Oregon.  In California, we went to Nevada City and we went to visit Aunt Marian!  Aunt Marian lives in a little camp.  It has… Continue reading Rodeo — Annabelle

The Amazon Part One — Annabelle

Living in Lima was pretty fun.  We lived in Lima for three weeks.  We did not have any big grocery stores, just tiny stores on the side of the street that sold candy bars, chips, vegetables, fruit, bread, water and sometimes things like black pepper.  My brother and I bought glass bottles of soda that… Continue reading The Amazon Part One — Annabelle

Amazon Adventure!

** We have better photos, these are all from my phone but the camera is in Los Angeles and I am in Dallas so these will have to do. Team DeCorso was serious about an Amazon adventure.  However, we neglected to seriously organize it employing a more Buddhist approach of living in the present moment, which seems… Continue reading Amazon Adventure!