Well, it’s been a good week. All goals were accomplished except for the running with Mom thing. I guess that was a long shot, since she hates running. I did play tennis with Dad, however, so at least there was a family athletic event. And Mom and I tried to make eating bacon and pancakes into an…
Some Things Never Change
There wasn’t much on the official docket for today. It was really just a day of being with family without any hubbub. That isn’t to say there was anything wrong with the day at all. On the contrary. In the afternoon, we walked the ditch road to the top of the property. We noticed that…
Vacation Goals: Mountains
My mom, a friend of hers and I did a modified version of the hiking goal today. Thankfully, the modifications didn’t have anything to do with altitude. Good views remained a part of the plan, even if the word “hiking” was loosely interpreted. It seems that adorable puppies, while extremely huggable, aren’t big on walking for…
Surprise!
I’m not a suspicious person by nature. It makes me really easy to trick and surprise. Today would fall into the second category. There are certain people who have been a consistent part of my life since my parents moved to Colorado eight years ago. Even though I haven’t spent much time here, I’ve heard…
Vacation Goals: Puppy! (and other less important things)
Today really requires more in the way of visual aid than text. Exhibit A: I’ve been snuggling that little guy a lot in the past few days. He has parasites, and you can feel every one of his ribs as a result, but the fluffy factor makes him a pretty irresistible bag of bones. It’s…
Vacation Goals: Chatting Up My Neighbors
I thought I should get the “talk to people on the airplane” goal out of the way in the first half of the trip so I would have the option of being totally anti-social on the way home. I wasn’t feeling particularly chatty for the first flight though, since it involved waking up at 3:30 after…
Airplane Windows
There were few things that made my seven-year-old heart fill up with glee like the view from an airplane window. There are so many good things about that. You can see the layout of the world from there. You can count baseball fields and swimming pools in the city, or you can see farmland patterns…
Small, but valuable. 