Repurposing the Blog

It's been awhile and our excuse involves the very beings that inspired blogging in the first place.  Our two kiddos are now 4 and almost 2.  It proved to be a bit much to blog through those early sleepless years but our goal remains intact: documentation of life's adventures so we can look back with gratitude.
What now?
In October of 2013, after watching the movie, the Holiday, Kevin and I became enamored with a new way to approach our favorite hobby.  We are both proponents of the sharing economy and neither of us are especially protective of our material things. Given that some of these things have value, they are commodities in the sharing market.  Enter homeexchange.com; a website that facilitates the swapping of homes, cars, pet care, etc as a way of exploring the world through the eyes of a local.  It's simple and yet it's brilliant and it has afforded us the opportunity to visit many new places, stay in comfort with multiple bedrooms to accommodate our family, keep costs low by doing some cooking and eating at "home," and introduced us to many new friends who love home swapping too.
We are repurposing this blog as a way to remember each of our home exchanges. As of this date, we have 11 exchanges under our belt so we will start at the beginning and work to the present.