Europe – Day 1 – January 25th, 2018: Amsterdam, The Netherlands


We finally made it! We arrived in Amsterdam in the late morning after our brief stopover/plane change in Iceland. We had the option of staying in Iceland when I bought the tickets but we will save doing that for some other time. I hear it is an expensive place to visit and we wanted to … Continue reading Europe – Day 1 – January 25th, 2018: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

January 23rd, 2018


Vacation is officially underway! Jim flew in last night from KC and boy are his arms tired! We have been so excited for this trip and it is finally and really happening! We had breakfast and then took off to do some running around. It started out as a overcast and sprinkly morning. We threw … Continue reading January 23rd, 2018

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

You’re Gonna Feel a Little Sting…


I had a blood test a few days ago to get my cholesterol checked. While they were at it, they tested my blood for antibodies for MMR vaccines. Well, I have antibodies for both of the "Ms" but not the "R" and that means I have to go get another shot for the trip. I'm … Continue reading You’re Gonna Feel a Little Sting…

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