Travel & Accessibility
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Scuba Diving in the Cayman Islands
Scuba Diving in the Cayman Islands I’m back! Well, I’m home but today’s post isn’t from me. It’s from someone very dear to my heart. Introducing my daughter Arielle Rausin and her new blog: The Adventures of Rain Dance REL Arielle had an opportunity to learn how to scuba dive thanks to the incredible organization Stay Focused! Check out her underwater pictures and her beautiful poem. I’m a proud mom! Thank you, Stay Focused for teaching my daughter to scuba dive and giving her an amazing time in the Cayman Islands. I’d also like to thank JenFu Cheng Photography for capturing and sharing the awesome photos of Arielle’s adventure. Love this…
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I Want to Turn Back the Clock
I Want to Turn Back the Clock It’s been a crazy week in the Rausin house. Arielle and I returned from Illinois seven days ago and I’ve been trying to spend every minute I can with her because tomorrow she leaves for the Cayman Islands! A wonderful group by the name of Stay-Focused is going to teach her how to scuba dive. That girl of mine loves adventure! The week started out with me having a bit of a hissy fit (it’s allowed sometimes) because Arielle was leaving us to be with her friends and my heart couldn’t take it. Then I realized I needed to chill and appreciate the…
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Together Again
Together Again! While you’re reading this I’ll be on the road again. Are you hearing the Willy Nelson song? Fun fact: My brother and our friend David both met Willie Nelson and said he’s the nicest guy ever! I’m flying to Illinois to pick up…. Her I mean…her! And I won’t be making music like Willie. I’ll be listening to all the tunes Arielle chooses as we drive her truck from Illinois to Florida. She wants to make it home in a day but I know my limitations. A nineteen hour trip is best split among two days. Who knows where we’ll stop to sleep. Keep an eye on my KD Rausin Facebook…
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SCBWI Conference
SCBWI Conference I decided at the last minute to take a weekend trip with Eric and attend the Florida regional SCBWI conference in Orlando. We had a blast! Look what we won at the silent auction! Eric said they fit me perfectly and we had to have them. They were made by an author…of course! Gaby Triana is not only the author of four novels but she’s also a cake decorator. Thank you, Gaby! It can get lonely sitting here typing with only my zoo for company. I decided it was time to meet some writers in person…actual people I could speak to…not online. Meeting authors online is comfortable for me…
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Traveling On My Own – Part Three
Traveling On My Own – Part Three In May I set out on a road trip from Cape Coral, Florida to Champaign, Illinois to help my daughter move out of her dorm and into an apartment and to drop off her truck so she would have a little more freedom for the summer. Follow the links below to read Part One and Part Two. Part One Part Two Feeling full and happy to have met such kind people in Tennessee I set out for Kentucky. I get teased all the time by my techie husband for being resistant to gadgets and not always reading all the directions on how to use new gadgets. Once upon a…
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Traveling On My Own – Part Two
I set out to find Hohenwald. It was a beautiful day driving through the mountains. There was something about the winding roads and the pick-up truck that made me switch the radio to country music. I just had to. The more I listened, the more I realized what it was that I liked about country; the lyrics. I found myself immersed in stories, some sad, some funny, and some really ridiculous. Songs like this one I could understand. There were definitely parallels between my journey and what Lee Brice sings about. Although, I realized that even though I’ve spent my days missing Arielle while she was at college I was…
