Countdown

Jill's Journal: My parents live way, way out in the country. Never was this more apparent than when four elk bucks were spotted in the valley this past week. It may be difficult to see in the photo, but the rack on the buck that’s second from the right is especially huge.

We’re down to our last hours in Tehachapi – and California, actually – and I find myself feeling very melancholy about leaving. It’s not because we want to live here, because we really don’t even though this is a tremendous state with so much to offer. It’s 100% because so many of our loved ones are right here. It’s amazing how much more important family becomes when kids are involved. These last months have been so, so precious. We’ll treasure them always.