We share our joy about the recent wedding of our oldest son and how happy we are to have a daughter-in-law. We also talk about our recent trip as naturalists (whale watching) and our perspectives of the republican and democratic debates for the office of president.

Summary of 2015 and resolutions/predictions for 2016.

We visited Iceland and discuss our adventure as well as our thoughts about the recent shootings in San Bernardino and Paris. Our younger son is engaged and our older is getting married next month.

Dave and our oldest son traveled to Minnesota to see the land (40 acres) Gwen inherited from her Dad. What a wonderful trip for a Dad and son prior to our son's marriage. We also celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary and Dave's 63rd birthday.

We share our thoughts about finding a new home for our Amazon, Sam.

We talk about the recent shooting at a community college in Oregon and the never-ending heat in California.

We share our experience with the drought in California and the anticipation of El Nino. We also talk about our recent physical exams and Gwen's approach to blood pressure monitoring. We also review our summer (2015) and life is good.

We share our sadness about the two recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal. Loss of life and property is horrific. Takes a very different meaning after just visiting this region of the world.

We share our incredible journey to India and Nepall.

We talk about our trip to India, a bucket list trip!