is this thing on?

NOTE: This is long. There are chapters. Bring your popcorn. Feel free to just look at the pictures. Chapter 1: What is this 12 page chapter book about? At the beginning of June we were in Scotland hiking the West Highland Way (WHW). The WHW is a 96 mile trail that takes you from Milngavie (pronounced Mill-Guy, near Glasgow) up to Fort William, through the Scottish Highlands. We’ve been wanting to do this for years but we kept putting it off, firstly because we were working on the adoption process and it cost a bit of money. Secondly, because we felt like we couldn’t commit to international travel in case we ‘got the call’ about a child and then wouldn’t be able to get a refund on our travel plans. After 2 years of waiting, we decided we shouldn’t put our lives on hold anymore so we went ahead and booked the tickets and my brother-in-law (who is the one who initiated the idea and invited us along) began the planning. The hike. As depicted on the wall at the Brothy