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In the Motor City

Wednesday was a long day. It started out innocently enough, what with getting Abby signed up for swim lessons and successfully navigating lunch. But then I got caught up in updating a PowerPoint deck and almost didn’t notice when it was time to leave for the airport.

Abby, Mom and I piled into the car [...]

What happens in Europe stays in Europe… or not

I need a t-shirt that says “I survived a European adventure with a bunch of teenagers!” Although, come to think of it, that would be a bit wordy for a t-shirt. Let me tell you though, that the verb “survived” still feels like the correct one. Maybe someday it will be “remember fondly” or even [...]

I’m back, and I’m tired

OMG, you guys! I still have a blog! And I remembered the password and everything all by myself!

So I’ve been away for approximately 80 lightyears, having gone to Maine and then to London, Paris, Adelboden and Lucerne before flying home through Zurich. And I know, poor me, to be tired after what amounts to 3 weeks off. [...]

Packingpackingpackingpacking

Holy crap, we have a lot of stuff we’re dragging with us on vacation! It’s 95% piled in the front hallway. Looking at it all stacked to the ceiling, I can’t help but wonder about the physics of cramming THAT much stuff into the trunks of 2 Toyota Priuses (Prii?).

Despite our best efforts, we may [...]

I’m baaaack … from London

Didja miss me? Wait, don’t answer that. Unless the answer is yes, in which case, answer. Wait, I’m confused.

Anyway, I’m back from my whirlwind tour of London and Prague with pictures and stories and such. Mom and I had a great time and the conference (i.e the reason we went in the first place) was [...]

Where ya been?

In Dallas. At an awful hotel. Really, really bad. So bad it’s taken me this long to even try and write a post about it.

So bad.

The concept was “New York Loft.” The hotel name was NYLO. Get it? NYLOft? Yeah. Lame. The whole thing looked like some Texan’s idea of what a converted NY warehouse [...]

Travels with Abby

We just got back (almost a week ago) from a fun family vacation in Florida with the delightful Miss Abigail. No we didn’t go to Mickey’s place. Not this year anyways (hint, hint). Instead, we stayed in the Sarasota area at Grandma and Bapa’s new winter home.

Our vacation started with a very early flight from [...]

Do you have any ID? (Cross post)

I put up a post about my concerns (neuroses) about traveling with Abby at AdoptingMamas yesterday.  We’re traveling today, I’ll let you know how it goes.

To see the full post go to http://www.adoptingmamas.com/?p=85

Snow Day

Yes, this is the obligatory snowy day post. It snowed. In fact, it’s still snowing. One of my friends says the radar looks like a winter hurricane. Whoopie.

Abby’s school was canceled before she got in the car last night. Brian emailed to say he’d be working from home before we went to bed. Jan spent [...]

Misadventures in Travel

What a month I’ve had today, er, yesterday.

I helped Abby start her nebulizer treatment, which by all reports has been a miracle worker and she’s off to school today, and headed out to the car at 8 yesterday morning. We got to the airport, paid a king’s ransom to check our 4 bags and got [...]