andrew on February 3rd, 2009

We had a great visit to Massachusetts squeezed in between Arizona and our return to the U.K.  It was really nice to see so many of our friends and family.  I only wish we could have stayed a little longer…

We arrived just in time for a New Year’s party at our house in Holyoke.  The [...]

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andrew on August 25th, 2008

We had a very nice visit to Massachusetts.  It was great to see so many of our friends and family.

In many ways, the kids seemed to pick up almost as if we had never been gone.

It had been a year since we’d seen most people from Massachusetts.  It was interesting to see how things have [...]

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andrew on December 9th, 2007

We arrived back in England this morning after a couple of great weeks in Massachusetts. Everyone managed to sleep most of the way across the Atlantic, a significant portion of the way from Heathrow to Derby, and again in our own beds until two in the afternoon. So, our eyes aren’t as red [...]

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andrew on November 24th, 2007

Yesterday was Thanksgiving, the day for giving thanks for the year’s bountiful harvest.
I’ve got so many things to be thankful for that it’s hard to know where to start.
I’m so thankful for our wonderful family and friends. It was so nice to arrive home. Sitting around the table with good food and [...]

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