Gimpel and Gumby to Papua New Guinea. That was our handles when we were younger, but it became 'going to png' We lived there for over 12 years and are back in the U.S. now adapting to live and viewing life through a much different lens. I rarely update my blog because I tend to be too long winded and I frankly don't know who wants to read this stuff anyway. I'm not sure if my thoughts help the world, but I'm putting it out there just in case it does.
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6/08/2014
Wagons Ho (ho ho)!
We're about to hitch up our wagon, and head out of town. It'll be 2 Mondays from today.
While I was going through photos and making backups to take home, I came across this old photo from the Christmas the kids opened their first Radio Flyer wagon.
Over the years we've put that wagon to great use. It was so useful we even took it with us to PNG! Amazing! In fact, the other day as I was using it to haul some wood across the yard, it dawned on me that it might be fun to recreate that old photo.
So here it is. I'm no photographer so I didn't get it just right. And yes... we need to 'paint that wagon' .. but it's in good shape considering:
This wagon has traveled over 6700 miles in 13 years, across 3 different yards. It's hauled everything from sand to bananas, and we used to strap the kids in it and haul them around too.
(p.s. don't ask me why we brought this wagon to PNG, I honestly can't remember. Back before we came here, we had no idea what would be helpful and what wouldn't be and I can't tell you now, 7 years later, why we brought it. My only guess is because Radio Flyer is a quality brand and I may have somehow grown a sentimental attachment to it, which makes sense because looking at it, I get a lot of memories with the kids. Don't worry though, if we ever leave PNG, it'll be staying behind.)