Diving

The drive from Virginia to southern California went better than we had any right to expect.  The kids entertained themselves with trinkets and books and Kitty, our dog, enjoyed looking out the back window of our aptly named Honda Fit. When we arrived we found our house to be in pretty good order--never something to take for granted after renting it out for 6 years--but we did have to immediately buy a new refrigerator and stove.  Joy. I waited a tortuous two days before finally getting in the water.  Somehow it didn't feel right to leave Lena unpacking the house [...]