a letter from Olive….

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Got a letter today from our girl back home!
Hi Mommy and Daddy:
I am doing well.  I love to climb on the kitchen table (which is okay with Grandma and PaPa) to watch the kids, cars and school buses go by.  I went for a walk with Grandma and did my thing.  For breakfast, I had an egg witch  I devoured.  You should see the back porch – oh, how I love it out there.  I would love to get at the squirrels but really, noone will let me do it. I can’t run in the backyard because the slats have spaces which are too large and I might climb through and get lost.  Oh well!
Yesterday, Bryce and Brayden visited.  Bryce carried me in his arms – Brayden hasn’t grownup enough to carry me safely.
Today, Grandma is going out with my grandma Marla. I will stay home with PaPa – you will be sleeping.
I almost forgot to tell you yesterday, I was tied up in the open garage (I was not alone) while Jonathan and PaPa cleaned out the attic.  Marno and Pete his Master dropped by – I am more friendlier to Marno now.
There is another dog that walks by with his Master – I became friends with him also.  Oh, so many dogs!
Gail the lady next door, loves me.  She says that “I am precious”.  She has two house cats now since she lost her doggie just before our family lost Penny.  She held and patted me.
That is all for now – Skype when you can – I love your whistling.
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How do you build a life around adventure and travel?

Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.

What does an adventurous family lifestyle actually look like?

Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.

How do you balance adventure with stability for kids?

By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.

What has travel taught your family?

That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.

How do you handle the pressure to live conventionally when you have chosen differently?

By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.


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