Enough!

This wishy-washy back and forth of the lava flow (oh wait, now it's not flowing...) is enough to drive one mad. But we have come up with a solution: we're resettling into our home. It sure feels good.

Pictures have been hung back on the walls, books are back on the shelves... all the little touches that make a house a home. It's definitely better than living out of boxes in bare rooms.

The lava flow is moving so slowly, barely managing to inflate the area already covered. It hasn't even reached the highway yet, and doesn't look like it will in the foreseeable future. Shops and stores are moving back into their former locations and Pahoa town is reviving.

After all these months of anxiety, it is good for our spirits to settle back into our own flow... tending the farm and livestock, fixing up the ranch, gathering with friends and family.

Please don't worry: There will be plenty of time to repack should that become necessary. I'm saving all the boxes, just in case.

And even though we are no longer in the vacation rental business, we do still have a guest room, so come on over!