2023- A Year Of Changes For The LF2TS Crew

I’m not sure what else to say to start off this post except to say that 2023 has been a year of massive changes for the LF2TS crew.  I like change in life when it’s positive and takes things to a better place, a higher level.  I’m not one for change just to say….things changed.  But this year has been all about change, family upheaval and adaptation for the LiveFree2TravelSlow crew.  We’ve faced it head on, adapted, overcome and all that merry stuff.  Not everything has been great fun….but like I said, we’ve gotten through it.

In early summer we arrived back in Southern California and made the decision to settle near family, buying house and property that has become the Adventure Base Ranch (a fixer-upper).  We bought in a town a bit further out from urban sprawl where you can still find housing with land for a somewhat affordable pricing.  IE….somewhat lower cost of living traded for the lack of strip malls and traffic.  A good trade in my book.

The next change for the crew was…..s c h o o l  for our teenagers and a J. O. B. for the HelmsMistress.  We managed those hurdles with flying colors.  Then came the newest additions to the family….puppy, kitty (rescued), snakes (one rescued) and in late October we took the leap and adopted two donkey’s (from BLM Ridgecrest).  The plan for the donkey’s is to train them to race…eventually.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all, hope it was fun reading this adventure.  As a family, we’re settling into school, work, more travel and upcoming burro racing.