There is no place like home

These travels have taught be a wonderful lesson. No matter where you grew up, there truly is nothing like coming home.
People from NYC will swear the city is the best with all its culture and diversity. Folks from the country love the quiet and the trees. Ocean dwellers would never want to leave the water and views. Everyone who lives in warmer weather swears they could never live near snow. Northeasterners want their seasons come hell or high water.
So, who is right? Where is the best place to live?  Where should kids be raised? Where are people the happiest and healthiest? Who is right?
Everyone.
Most people live somewhere for their own particular reasons. They can't imagine having it any other way. And they are right.
We saw a lot of cool places on this trip, places that were more than livable to us. But....we thought about family and what home was for us. We thought about the trees and water and crazy seasons we love. We thought about how everyone comes together after a blizzard. We thought about being paid in free range chicken, knowing everyones name in town and being pulled out of a muddy road by the neighbors tractor. We know the smells, the sounds and sights of this place we have called home since birth;  New England.
We just don't want it any other way and it feels so right to all of us.

Small libraries are the best

We love the Haverhill library. We visited there this past Saturday.  Nanci and Anne greeted us with a homemade sign and coffee and hugs. The boys got out some new books. I am unbelievably grateful that Coltrane and Emmett grew up with this small library. It is so personal and sweet and will always be special to them.
Here are a couple of pics.

Hey there, blog.

I have totally ignored the blog. Life got busy and fun and exciting and I just plain forgot about the blog.
We have spent 3 weeks on the coast of NC since I last wrote.
Carl also got a new job.
We left NC quickly and headed through some states quickly to get to NH/VT for interviews.
We ended up accepting a job at White Mountain School in Bethlehem, NH. It is a cute town, a little bit bigger than Pike. The nearest city is Littleton in NH or St Johnsbury in VT. It is a great location.
Now we are celebrating the new job while staying on Lake Winnepasaukee. We also have to think about what we what to do for the next 3 months before his job starts.
We are open to any ideas.
We are low on funds now and considering just staying in the northeast. We have to hit up Maine and maybe we will jump into Canada for a bit.
Ideas? Suggestions? Thoughts?