January 21st, 2018 – Making a List… Checking it twice…


We're not talking Santa here. We're talking about Europe! It's been a long wait since buying those tickets two and a half months ago. Many sleepless nights, spending a few dollars buying some travel items, weighing the backpack repeatedly, whittling down the contents of it and cutting what we can get by without. But now our … Continue reading January 21st, 2018 – Making a List… Checking it twice…

January 6th, 2018


For some reason I woke up at 3:45 this morning. I don't sleep well usually, but it seems that I wake up when I have someplace I want to go and have an alarm set to get up early to go. Generally I wake up at 6:00 or so anyhoo. This morning I did have an … Continue reading January 6th, 2018

December 16th, 2017


Another grey and showery day here in the PNW. That's okay, though, since we did have a few beautiful sunny days earlier in the week. Got my laundry out of the way first thing this morning so that is done. I finally have a massage next week and my neck needs it badly since muscle-relaxers … Continue reading December 16th, 2017

December 8th, 2017


Today the skies were clear and blue with lots of sunshine so Meghan, Addy, and I went for a stroll in the local downtown after a trip to the doctor. There are a ton of shops to browse through and many restaurants that I would love to come back and try to hit a few … Continue reading December 8th, 2017

November 26th, 2017


It's a bit strange waking up today knowing I won't be at work the next several months except for the sporadic day or two that I MIGHT be called in through December (and next Saturday if there's no new baby yet). I finally got to sleep in this morning - I guess I needed to … Continue reading November 26th, 2017