How did we get from this to this . . . so quickly? This morning we sent our first baby off . . . to her “grown-up” world — in the far-far-away land of Cincinnati, Ohio. We hugged and kissed her good-bye at the Minneapolis airport….then drove off…..and although it felt wrong . . . … Read More
The majesty of the mountains, the thunder of the waterfalls & rivers, the wonder of the geysers, mudpots and hot springs, the beautiful wildflowers and the roaming wild life are just memories captured through the eye of the camera. hot springs at Old Faithful Elk yes, that close up A surprise pond with water lilies … Read More
Day 2 Wake up: 5:30 am Leave Billings, MT: 6:30 am Arrive McCall, ID 6:30 pm 620 miles Hands down, this was the prettiest stretch of travel! Just about anything would be better than the barren roads in North Dakota. I started the driving marathon today, with Danae riding shotgun. She took the beautiful photo … Read More
Day One Leave time: 4:45 am Arrive in Billings, Montana: 7:30 pm (CST) A cow….on a hill….in North Dakota. Go figure. The Badlands of NORTH Dakota! (who knew) Cara’s turn to drive, Danae riding shotgun. See the house in the background? It’s abandoned. There are lots of those in the middle of no-where in North … Read More
Do you remember the 80’s? I do. But, mostly I remember my little sister’s “lion hair” (held together with a can of hairspray), and her nearly white lipstick and eye shadow. Last night Danae and her friends dressed up 80’s style and went bowling. Though they were born in the second half of the 80’s, … Read More
Packing for vacation just seems to go on and on . . . We must pack: rehearsal dinner attire (dressy), wedding attire, brunch attire . . . white-water rafting attire, hiking gear, warm clothes (we’ll be in the mountains), swimsuits, shorts, jeans . . . shoes . . . Danae is first one packed. Can … Read More
Friday evening we went to a friend’s home for an intimate gathering on their deck…which I should have taken pictures of. They have a vacation-home feel on their property…I just love spending time on their huge deck overlooking ….woods, creek & valley. Just before we left home I grabbed my camera thinking we might see … Read More
A Glimpse into our wild and crazy life . . .Not a normal day here….1. I rarely get up before 9am on Saturday. 2. Because I don’t get up til 9 on Saturday, I don’t usually garage sale…but Cara and I went today.3. Then we picked up Nate and went to Kohl’s to buy wedding … Read More
Recycling – in the flower bed ! Another revelation about me – I like bottles – not just any bottle, but the ones with some character or that are old, antique-y, vintage-y bottles. Or pretty colored bottles. I don’t have many bottles, but I love to look at them and am drawn to them in … Read More
Another step into “grown-up land” is taken by our first baby. C is moving into her own place the first week in August. One of her immediate needs was a bed, so while we were in Cincinnati for her graduation, we helped her purchase a mattress & box spring. Which meant a lot of laying … Read More