Month: July 2018

40th Birthday Day – Mu Ko Lanta National Park

July 17, 2018

I turned to Evie {seriously}, “If those monkeys get in here, you are going to throw your ice cream and run like hell.  Got it?”  Evie, with large eyes {equally seriously}, “Yes mommy.  Got it.  If those monkeys come in here I’m gonna run as fast as I can with my ice cream to get…

Koh Phi Phi – The Beach

July 11, 2018

Not all beaches in Thailand are created equal.  Thanks to the country’s seriously strong marketing skills, I was under the impression that the southern part of Siam is covered in pristine white sugar beaches.  That’s… not entirely accurate.  Those ’10 out of 10’ beaches exist, sure.  Just not where we were (giant black eels lurking in…

When There Is No Emergency Room, But You Know You Need One!

July 3, 2018

Ker-thump.  I was off the bed, scooping Jack up from the cement floor in less than a heartbeat. Even though he’s a monkey, Jack was in a little bit too much of a hurry to climb the ladder to the top bunk.  Evie, who was already on the top bed, later told us, “I saw…