tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317741702011-12-19T14:28:35.547-08:00being the lives and times of the Weaver sistersLanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.comBlogger2441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-30595879721806755202011-06-27T17:25:00.000-07:002011-06-27T21:02:08.619-07:00

Truly, having all three of us in one place was fantastic. I had the best time! Here's some photographic evidence of the fun that was had:On Saturday we went to Estes Park. It was gorgeous, the weather was perfect, and the sun was BRIGHT. We walked, we shopped, we ate lunch, we talked and laughed -- it was great.On Sunday we hung out at home, made homemade pasta which was both harder and

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1. We've had quite the interesting spring here. After a very cold but very dry winter where it barely snowed at all even though we hit -20 on a fairly regular basis, it's done nothing BUT snow in April and well into May. We're actually forecast to get snow showers again tonight. We need the moisture -- after the Fourmile Fire last year and the Golden Fire earlier this year everyone who lives in

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1. Knitting - I am finished! That shawl I've been working on forever is DONE! I will be washing and blocking it this week, since I am lucky enough to be working at home all week, and I'll have pictures to show. While I've been working on it I finished one sock, and about half a baby sweater. The shawl required concentration and good light, none of which are always available, so there were

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-9488434334278272462011-04-03T11:14:00.000-07:002011-04-03T11:34:41.182-07:00

This week we were in Lakeland for Sun 'n Fun on Wednesday, and returning home on Thursday, which turned out to be really good timing on our part since they were hit by a tornado on Thursday. Have a look here.We saw Tom, and he had his plane there, but we talked to him on Thursday and both he and his plane are fine. He says that using a sledgehammer to put in his tie-downs saved him, and I will

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-39524273568638203132011-03-19T07:13:00.000-07:002011-03-19T07:42:58.206-07:00

So I just got back from two days in Cleveland, Don just got back from a few days in South Carolina working on the airplane. I am leaving this evening for a conference in Dallas (must remember to bring the hairspray and blue eyeshadow), then will go from Dallas to New York, and finally home again on Thursday evening. Whew.Lots of knitting being done on the planes, but it's not very exciting to

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-53767891955065897322011-03-09T06:32:00.000-08:002011-03-09T06:58:46.003-08:00

On Monday, Feb 28 (Mom's birthday) I went out to dinner with a group of ladies from work and here we are toasting to Mom. Happy Birthday!!I got stuck in London over the weekend, which I wasn't too happy about but it turned out okay since I decided that I had to entertain myself instead of mope in the hotel room. I went here Friday night, and found my favorite horse painting, Whistlejacket.

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-36857160552341375212011-02-27T16:16:00.000-08:002011-02-27T16:43:08.281-08:00

First of all just let me say that truthfully, sometimes I think that this sister-sister thing isn't just a blog. The circle cloth you made for Mom? In yellow and white? Yeah. My February cloth for her is a circle cloth, in yellow and white. I'd attach a photo, but the cats are REALLY insistent about helping with photography today so you're going to have to wait.Next, my car! Go, Subaru of

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-37246857666026045892011-02-26T05:52:00.000-08:002011-02-26T08:28:44.235-08:00

I participated in a swap box that Kathy B of IrishEyes Knitting Blog started, and I was very excited to get the following from the box - a Vogue knitting book on Shawls, stitch markers, a note card for a baby sweater, 2 skeins of lovely turquoise cotton from Takhi, 2 skeins of Aura in blue/gold/purple/fuschia, and two skeins of Heirloom in a purple that matches the Aura, and a skein of Lush

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-79365452820561027732011-02-13T13:57:00.000-08:002011-02-14T13:37:01.513-08:00

Mom got a sour cream pound cake recipe from our cousin Leslie a long time ago. Mom, in an attempt to make Don feel welcome, would always try to cook something that he liked when he visited. Sometime along she made the pound cake recipe - and he really liked it. Really, really liked it. So it became something of a tradition, she would make it whenever he visited.Then one visit about 7 years ago

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Seriously. I could use a cake right now. Our Subaru Legacy had a catastrophic turbo failure which may have also destroyed the engine, which has not made for a happy past few days. It's under the 60k engine/power train warranty mark but Subaru hasn't given me warm fuzzy feelings about whether they'll cover it; they're insinuating that maybe we haven't taken good care of the car and demanded

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-82934182992216273252011-02-02T07:20:00.000-08:002011-02-02T08:56:28.906-08:00

Well, since I work from home, I don't have a snow day but Steve and Don do! Look at our back porch - this is a record storm for us, we don't usually get this much snow over the entire winter, much less all at once. I have Tater in the frame for scale. We have about two feet of snow on the ground here. Don's tractor is overwhelmed, it won't handle this much, so the guys are out shoveling by hand

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-7585097218236289742011-01-26T04:39:00.000-08:002011-01-26T14:26:51.232-08:00

This was my view at 6 am. You can be jealous - it's beautiful! I also went to Hunt's Oyster Bar today, and consumed the following by noon: 1 dozen raw oysters, 3 fried oysters, 6 fried shrimp, 2 hush puppies. (burp) It's almost 5 and I have absolutely no desire to eat anything. Ever.I did overhear this conversation at Hunt's:Waitress to customer wearing a back brace, "You're looking great,

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-81578088792161324522011-01-15T08:16:00.001-08:002011-01-15T08:42:41.801-08:00

I am in Paris this weekend visiting my friend Mario, who has a puppy named Io. He is a 10 month old golden retriever and is adorable. Mario is doing a very good job with him, he is well socialized and is very sweet.We went walking in a park close to Mario's apartment, and found pony rides with Shetland ponies. Don, this one is for you since I know you love ponies. I wish you could feel the fur -

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-40067651162009371382011-01-06T08:14:00.000-08:002011-01-06T17:31:49.828-08:00

Don and I were glad to see the last of 2010. It wasn't a particularly good year for any of us, but we have high hopes for 2011. We have done what we could to get it started right - Hoppin' John - check. Collard Greens - check. Spending the first day of 2011 with friends and family - check.Over the holidays I bought myself a heated bird bath, and have been seeing all sorts of new birds. These are

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-36944730606717848812010-08-24T18:59:00.000-07:002010-08-24T19:24:20.376-07:00

Hm. I thought I had enough cabinets in this kitchen, but perhaps not. I seem to be having a slight problem. Steve suggests that I have too much FiestaWare. In my opinion that is just not possible. However ... perhaps I have enough. Perhaps.

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I went here, and looked around and admired the view. I wasn't here for the view though; I was here for this. And in under half an hour, I had these. I'm going back tomorrow :)

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I'll start with my own obligatory wildlife picture. Don flew to teach a class, and on the way he stopped in Smithville, TN to get fuel. When you put fuel in our plane, you need a ladder to get up to the top of the wing. When Don went to get the ladder here's what he found on top of it.Now, on to other updates. We had a great visit with Mom and Dad, I spent two entire afternoons doing nothing more

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-91326932264076172072010-06-26T17:09:00.000-07:002010-06-26T17:11:45.961-07:00

Is it dinnertime yet?

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so here's a post complete with obligatory wildlife picture and this time NOT of Baby! I have two nesting pairs of these black-headed grosbeaks this year where I only had one last year. We also have a ton of broadtailed hummingbirds, but the rufous hummers haven't arrived yet. Speaking of Baby, though, she brought me a bird on Friday! She laid it down on the patio once she had eye contact with

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-80805779643252065522010-05-31T18:29:00.001-07:002010-05-31T18:42:32.937-07:00

Fair warning, this post is about as racy as this blog is ever likely to get, I suspect. Now that I have your attention . . . Don has a friend named Steve, who is one of the funniest guys I know. I went into Don's office this morning because I heard him laughing, and asked him what was going on. He showed me this e-mail chain, and I badgered him into forwarding it to me so I could post it here.

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-73923265489820968322010-05-23T13:01:00.000-07:002010-05-23T13:04:50.997-07:00

No snow! In fact, we're having wonderfully warm and springlike temps, I think it got up to 60 today. Naturally, since it's warming up, Jim and I have both caught colds. Heaven forbid we should be able to actually ENJOY this warmer weather, eh?Steve is home for a long weekend; on Wednesday he leaves to go back to Washington and on Friday I'm flying up to join him for Memorial Day weekend. It's

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-25122300244985198202010-05-10T09:10:00.000-07:002010-05-10T12:06:23.574-07:00

We've got quite a bit of that to do, don't we? Neither of us have been posting regularly at all :( So, I propose a new start to this blog, where both of us try to make SOME post at least once a week. A picture, a short sentence, anything, but something other than just silence. Here's mine for this week!I was in Panama City last week for Laura's college graduation. My baby, with a BSc! She

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-79152540607843731032010-04-05T13:22:00.001-07:002010-04-05T14:22:35.831-07:00

So, I promised Ann that I'd post, because while she's been off kiting around the world seeing palaces and temples and cows getting into the trash, I've been doing really not much of anything except enjoying the Colorado winter, loving having my Onyx back with me, snowshoeing with Margie, and trying to keep the snow from entirely covering the house. Lest you think I'm kidding about the snow, this

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-20658189789820962182010-03-07T19:53:00.000-08:002010-03-07T20:10:55.840-08:00

This place is noisy, crowded, hectic, interesting, beautiful . . . . something different every minute. Never boring!I took a drive from Bangalore to Mysore, and saw Mysore Palace and a temple. On the drive we stopped to get something to drink and I had coconut water. They take green coconuts and cut the top off and stick in a straw - it's very refreshing, and there is a lot of liquid. Then when

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-84134336588839571742010-02-23T01:47:00.000-08:002010-02-23T02:12:39.999-08:00

Guess who is flying on Lufthansa in the middle of a pilot strike?? Yes, that would be me. I am on a three week odyssey flying to Frankfurt, then Madrid, then stay through Saturday, then to Frankfurt, then to Bangalore, India, then stay for two weeks, then to Frankfurt, then to Chicago (finally!). And all of it on Lufthansa.At this moment I am cooling my heels in the Frankfurt airport since the

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-36332681850476760512009-12-15T13:10:00.001-08:002009-12-15T13:32:50.318-08:00

Need I say more? Don't Mario and I look fabulous? Here are a few things I learned on my last European trip. When you rent an unfurnished apartment in Paris, you have to provide your own refrigerator, stove, washing machine, etc. When you rent an apartment in Paris, you are responsible for the real estate taxes above and beyond the rent.Typical apartments that hold a family of four are around

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-14456118290586710292009-12-12T17:39:00.000-08:002009-12-12T18:14:13.224-08:00

Yes, it certainly is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. I've been purely giddy with relief and happiness having Onyx back, so (crazy cat lady alert!) I made Christmas stockings for all of the cats. They're empty in this picture, but in reality they're now stuffed full of cat toys and catnip and laser pointers and treats and everything you can imagine that I'd want to shower on a

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-11697125371012962392009-11-11T09:06:00.000-08:002009-11-11T10:22:42.389-08:00

Do you remember this cartoon? The scientist, stumped in the proof of his theorum, who uses that to get from Step 1 to Step 3? It always amused me, and just like that scientist I can't think of any other way to explain this.What is this? Well, let's start back in June. On June 14, 2009, somehow our back door was left unlatched. Three of our cats got out. One of our cats came back, eyes and

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-30338354877614969602009-11-06T05:01:00.000-08:002009-11-06T05:23:04.654-08:00

Oscar's Mom and Dad are from Australia, but he lives in Amsterdam. He is moving back to Sydney to be closer to his grandparents, which is a very smart move. He takes life seriously, especially the eating part. (Look at those chins!) He is modeling a hand knit hoodie sweater, with an embroidered snowflake, made by yours truly. I sure am glad it fits him now, because he won't need it so much in

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-47390451176454717772009-11-02T15:31:00.000-08:002009-11-02T16:13:50.440-08:00

Our good friends, Tim and Ann, have their 50th birthdays this year just like Don. And me. Sigh.Anyway, Ann's birthday was mid October, and so she decided to have a Halloween birthday party, costumes mandatory. I was all set to go with cow slippers, and a pig nose. I know, not the most obvious costume, but I was going for Mu Shu Pork. (At least I thought it was funny - I don't think anyone else

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-17175726095225227482009-10-29T17:32:00.000-07:002009-10-29T18:14:06.259-07:00

From the local TV news channel: "Snow totals as of 11 am Thursday: 43.8" "Well, this says it too, from the Denver Post: "Storm snow accumulations reported earlier this afternoon ranged from 44 inches in Coal Creek Canyon west of Denver ..."Here are a few pictures over the past 2 days that I thought you might enjoy. Jim learned how to use the snowblower! Doesn't he look happy all bundled up

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-29770587267504134262009-10-29T04:21:00.001-07:002009-10-29T04:32:49.824-07:00

When I wake up at 3 am and can't get back to sleep the guys have an interesting breakfast.Recipe here.I heard on the radio this morning that "areas outside Denver" got 28" of snow. Would that be you?

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-65982303139555941282009-10-23T05:37:00.000-07:002009-10-23T05:48:30.980-07:00

Look at this weather forecast. Friday56 41Damp and raw. Rain, heavy at times, into the afternoon before tapering off to sporadic lighter showers. Northeast winds 10 to 22 mph become light, variable in the afternoon.Saturday45 40Showery and blustery. Cloudy and cold with November-level temperatures. Gusty west-northwest winds to 25 mph. Clouds break a bit overnight.Sunday52 40Some morning sun

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-42071837046839780052009-10-15T12:51:00.000-07:002009-10-15T13:50:21.999-07:00

In London I got to do two fun things this trip - London Eye and the Millenium Bridge. The London Eye was very cool. It's a huge Ferris wheel with capsules that hold 20 people or so, and it takes 30 minutes to go around so you have plenty of time to see the sights. The Ferris wheel never stops, so you get on and off while it creeps along. I took this video so you can see how slowly it moves.

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-20059554023185675702009-10-11T02:11:00.000-07:002009-10-11T02:41:31.224-07:00

I am having a very nice visit with Mike and Chris. Amsterdam is a great city, but there are so many opportunities to get run over here - there are bikes, scooters, motorcycles, cars, buses, trams, and pedestrians. And the occasional horse drawn carriage. See the woman on the bike? That is what I call a mom-mobile. You will see those with two kids and all their accoutrements, plus a bag or two of

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-21377075374558439922009-10-08T10:25:00.000-07:002009-10-08T18:43:27.742-07:00

I am in Warsaw, or War-sow-a if you pronounce it as they do. Out my hotel window is this - tell me which picture you like better.It is evidently the tallest thing in Poland. I am on the 35th floor of the hotel, so it's pretty tall. It is the Palace of Culture and Science.Also out my window is this. For some reason, this totally cracks me up. I have been walking around all day singing "po

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-10149285392508899842009-10-06T12:16:00.000-07:002009-10-06T12:23:10.030-07:00

So I went to Macy’s last week and spent three hours with a personal shopper, Brenda, which turns out to be a really good way to spend any excess funds that you might have lying around. She had me try on lots of things I would have never even looked at twice, and some were terrible but some were really, really good. I bought a blue dress that is the most insanely flattering thing I’ve ever owned

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-88439229515217508262009-09-21T07:45:00.000-07:002009-09-21T13:55:35.332-07:00

Lani, I can't believe it has snowed already for you. I'm still trying to fit in a last few sails before the harbor closes for the season. I'm not ready for fall yet. Here's a picture from the last time we were out sailing with friends. Ignore the bad hair and focus on how happy I look!I was in Madrid last week, and now I am here. On Saturday, I spent the day at the Palacio Real, the Plaza Mayor,

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-24940138912977183472009-08-04T08:22:00.000-07:002009-08-04T09:09:45.701-07:00

Sometimes I wonder. These pictures were taken on July 29th. In non-wintery-summer-weather news, walking around the house to the deck by the kitchen has always been an interesting proposition, and walking down the side of the house to get to the back even more so. Plus, our house had no character. It was just plopped down on the lot and there it sat. I wanted rock walls. Paths. Walkways.

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-53466630195003426592009-07-17T08:43:00.000-07:002009-07-17T08:55:06.744-07:00

So, Jim is here, and spent yesterday working with our fabulous handyman Steve, putting up scaffolding on the back of the house and putting insulation and soffits under the eaves. They had talked about leaving the scaffolding up between the living room deck and the bedroom balcony, and I was opposed because we've been having Nocturnal Visitors, and I didn't want any of them getting trapped on the

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-82761769228646701542009-07-15T18:13:00.001-07:002009-07-15T18:16:23.543-07:00

This is my type of drinking and driving - one margarita at Tacos of Death, and then mow the yard on a Friday night. Don't I lead an exciting life?

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-17670332678097799762009-06-09T17:27:00.000-07:002009-06-09T19:35:21.847-07:00

We were in New Hampshire this weekend to see Steve graduate from high school, which he did on schedule. It was a beautiful day, and right after these pictures we all changed and proceeded to fit an incredible amount of Steve's stuff into the back of the Explorer so Don could drive it home. I should have gotten a picture of that, it was really something to behold, but we were so exhausted that

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-27239714380645478012009-05-31T06:47:00.000-07:002009-05-31T07:43:36.343-07:00

We do seem to go in cycles, don't we? Sometimes we both post, sometimes just one of us is on a roll. It's been my turn to lay low, and yours to post a lot, but I'm back! I have a lot to catch you up on, so prepare to stay a while. I'll start with our Denver trip. Wow, was that a lot of snow! I would never have been brave enough to drive up the mountain once the road turned a strip of snow that

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-26602757614406636932009-05-22T18:37:00.000-07:002009-05-22T20:47:03.866-07:00

Now for a real (and long) catching-you-up-on-my life post, with some knitting thrown in. Yes, I know, I'm on a posting binge! Don't get used to it though, I can't promise it'll continue.So! What have I been up to. Let's see! First of all, back at the end of April Fabulous Neighbor Margie taught a week-long deep editing immersion seminar at her home. Steve was out of town, so on Sunday night I

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-52122297268921395412009-05-21T14:14:00.000-07:002009-05-21T13:21:37.610-07:00

It really is finally spring. FINALLY! The bear is definitely awake, we've seen evidence of him although haven't actually seen him yet. Hummingbirds are arriving, we have more and more each day and I'm sure I'll shortly be inundating you with hummingbird pictures. So far just the broadtails, but other varieties will be here soon as well. Deer are wandering up from the valleys and some were in

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-71611904799812343292009-05-17T20:09:00.000-07:002009-05-17T21:34:26.795-07:00

We went on an impromptu Yay-It's-Finally-Spring hike today, Margie and Tom and their daughter Tiffany, and Steve and Lynnette, and me (my Steve pled exhaustion and stayed home).We climbed rocks. Ok, Thalia the dachshund had to be passed up from person to person, but she tried valiantly -- and the rest of us climbed enough rocks for her. We admired the reservoir, and the creek leading into it.

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-32818847685922570352009-04-24T16:44:00.000-07:002009-05-01T20:11:47.047-07:00

First of all, let me confirm that despite the reservations I expressed in my last post I did make it down the mountain and made my plane to Florida. Of course the first thing we did was to go to Hunt’s Oyster Bar and do our best to eat our body weight in oysters. Let me tell you, Alex is an oyster-eating boy! It was a great trip; Dad's surgery went well, he and Mom are both doing well, and I

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-88292415846127855502009-04-12T07:02:00.000-07:002009-04-12T08:08:58.486-07:00

I have no secrets because I am married to Don, who reconciles credit card accounts within 24 hours of anyone spending more than 17 cents. I momentarily forgot this and charged my trip to Denver to surprise him for his birthday. It actually took him four days to find it, which when I think about it is actually pretty good. He's obviously slacking on the job.The radar is selective, though. He was

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-81922643975163810912009-04-04T09:25:00.001-07:002009-04-04T09:42:24.668-07:00

I'm going to Florida tomorrow. I say "in theory" because it just stopped snowing for a bit and I looked out the window. Um ... I know I parked the car out there last night ... oh.Well, pooh. That's gonna take a little bit of shoveling. The wind has been blowing every which way, so the snow is pretty much drifted up like that all around the car. Whoopie. And we're supposed to get more snow

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-58898861688462411502009-04-04T07:41:00.000-07:002009-04-04T07:59:18.183-07:00

I'm home, and glad to be here. I know you are on your way to Panama City tomorrow, and I hope the weather cooperates with you! We're having nice weather today, highs in the 50's, but it's calling for snow tomorrow night. One of our friends just turned 50 and we're going to his surprise birthday party tonight. I'm making him a pie for his birthday present, and Don says that I have to put it in a

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-82152644742981467242009-04-01T14:16:00.000-07:002009-04-01T14:48:13.549-07:00

So glad to hear from you! Great snow pictures, and 22" is a really impressive amount to shovel and snow blow. Cute new kitty, I'm jealous. I really want another kitty, but I don't know if I should subject poor old Pumpkin to something as energetic as a kitten. I am in Rotterdam on my last night of a 9 day trip. I flew to London last Wednesday night, worked in London Thursday and Friday, took

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-11086471048387163112009-03-29T13:02:00.000-07:002009-03-29T15:51:00.480-07:00

Ahh, spring, that wonderful time of year when the grass is green, the flowers are blooming (and the black cats are eating them, at least around here), the birds are singing ... well, maybe in YOUR neck of the woods. Not in mine, that's for sure! We had actually been having a relatively dry winter here until this past week, when we got 22" in 36 hours. It's really rather nice looking out and

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-47859719844603103502009-03-22T15:17:00.001-07:002009-03-22T15:27:20.635-07:00

Steve is The Marathon Man. He ran his second marathon today in Virginia Beach, and beat his last time by 7 minutes, so this is his new personal record. He says he feels better after the race than he did last time. Next up is a half marathon in a few weeks, his third marathon in 2 months, and then we'll see what the summer brings.

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-77623740698817992922009-03-17T18:03:00.000-07:002009-03-17T18:04:57.948-07:00

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-73987698985897526272009-03-08T08:39:00.001-07:002009-03-08T08:40:05.542-07:00

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-52844835877654169632009-03-07T10:07:00.000-08:002009-03-07T10:20:31.492-08:00

Last weekend I was in Florida for a long awaited weekend with the girls. It was a group of 8 women, and we rented a house on Anna Maria Island for a Thursday through Sunday escape from the icy winter that has gripped Chicago this year. We had a blast, and I took my new camera and had lots of fun taking pictures with my new camera. The difference in the pictures is incredible - I just can't

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-66935694450350879202008-10-28T16:01:00.000-07:002008-10-28T16:12:24.296-07:00

I am in London, my next-to-last stop on this business trip. Every single bed I've had on this trip, whether at a hotel or at my friend's house, has come equipped with a duvet instead of a sheet and a blanket. Let me just go on record saying that I hate duvet covers. The only way they work is if the room is really cold. Really cold. Otherwise I wake up hot, and then having no cover is too cold

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-75384887691571276232008-10-20T17:43:00.001-07:002008-10-20T17:47:43.510-07:00

I'll let you know! P.S. Here's the secret - go check it out!

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-4712900108698210152008-10-12T16:19:00.001-07:002008-10-26T16:14:54.615-07:00

Back here on top of the mountain, here's what's going on: Yep, our first snow of the season, or at least the first snow that stuck. We've had more since then, but the first one is Special. And isn't the stellar jay gorgeous in the pines? They're noisy, greedy, bad-tempered birds but I'm fond of them anyway.We've had a gracious plenty of wildlife this week; deer and foxes and bears, oh my!

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-71393740215296201092008-10-12T16:00:00.000-07:002008-10-12T16:19:22.679-07:00

What Ann didn't say in her post below was that Steve hadn't signed up for the marathon in time to get his own slot, and so he had to purchase a "bib" (a number and a slot so that he could run). That slot wasn't in his age group --- but if it had been, he would have come in ... are you ready for this? I wasn't. If he had been running under his own name and age, he would have come in 10th in his

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-91180486251465707682008-10-12T14:42:00.000-07:002008-10-13T19:13:16.795-07:00

Can I just say WOW. Steve totally rocked his first ever marathon!! I signed us all up for updates at the quarter, half, three quarters and finish. When Don and I got the update on his first quarter it showed that he was running a pace that would have him finishing in 3:26:14, I was floored! He told me yesterday he'd be happy with anything under 4:30 . . . well, 3:26 is under 4:30, I guess!We got

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-13975074372765752382008-10-08T05:10:00.000-07:002008-10-08T05:35:27.310-07:00

As you might imagine, in over a month a lot has happened! I'll start with Steve. When we dropped Steve off at school, Don arranged with Steve that morning so that when Steve was ready for us to leave, he could give Don a signal. I didn't know he was doing it, but it worked beautifully. Instead of Steve being irritated because I was having a hard time leaving, (imagine that!) he gave Don the

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-24980275794098068192008-08-24T18:28:00.000-07:002008-08-24T18:50:10.746-07:00

Steve leaves for school on Saturday, which on my calendar is less than one week away. I don't think it's really sunk in yet for me or for Steve, but preparations are well underway. There has been a parade of boxes going that direction, many phone calls, and lots of things to do and worry about, but we appear to be on track. He'll be visiting Mom and Dad tomorrow through Wednesday, then home

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-40268818315934108512008-08-22T14:05:00.000-07:002008-08-22T15:23:56.472-07:00

Remember that children's song, the one that went "I'm bringing home a baby bumblebee"? I brought home a baby that wasn't much bigger than a bumblebee yesterday, but he was much greener, and had a long beak, and a cute little tail, and also had a complete inability to fly. Yup, for about 24 hours Steve and I were foster parents to a little broadtailed hummingbird. He's safely at a wildlife

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-91152317376283235522008-08-10T20:16:00.000-07:002008-08-10T20:18:03.687-07:00

I believe that should say it all ... Dish Rag Tag Team #14 is prepared to kick your team's collective butts. I say that in all confidence as the CAPTAIN of said Team #14. Prepare to eat crow.

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-24057062925429132722008-08-10T17:50:00.001-07:002008-08-10T17:50:36.323-07:00

What team are you on? I'm on Team #15, and we're going to WIN!!

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-55541390715127244712008-08-04T17:49:00.000-07:002008-08-04T18:20:47.876-07:00

Loved Pie Day, currently hate airports. I'm sitting at O'Hare - got here at 5:30, it's now 7:51, and my 7:30 flight now shows as leaving at 10pm. I'm sitting in the Red Carpet room, where they just announced that we are under a Tornado Warning, with 70 - 80 mph winds and a ground halt for at least the next hour. I don't think I'm going anywhere . . . .So I'll tell you about Pie Day. Michele,

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-2197260201710964762008-07-29T18:49:00.000-07:002008-07-29T18:56:05.215-07:00

Quick, quick - go here, and look at the list of winners for the bookmobile contest, find Ann, and click on it - and you'll be back here!I WON! a free copy of the Mason Dixon Knitting ladies' new book, which I will get when it is published. How cool is that!Just think of the legions of fans of Mason Dixon Knitting who are going to wind up here to read about your wildflowers and bears, Lani, and

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-46587513580667185612008-07-25T07:31:00.000-07:002008-07-25T07:43:12.001-07:00

Here. My Yard. Wildflowers. *mutter* Pushy little sisters, I tell ya. Seriously though, we're fine. I've just gotten out of the habit of blogging, I suppose. It's full-on summer now and there are lots of flowers here, lots of chipmunks and squirrels and the fattest rabbit you've ever seen (how he doesn't become lunch for the fox is a source of constant amazement). Birds everywhere and more

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-75517408934247408112008-07-23T19:55:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:58:50.744-07:00

I'm on strike until Lani posts again. So there.No, I really am on strike. No, I don't think it's immature. Well, maybe a little. But I'm younger than she is, so I'm allowed to be immature. It's expected.

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-33459625219762492432008-06-22T07:28:00.000-07:002008-06-22T07:33:25.431-07:00

Since Lani isn't posting these days, I'm doing it for her. She sent me this picture of a shawl she finished.Isn't that the most gorgeous thing you've ever seen? Isn't she talented?So - can I have it? Please? Pretty please? It matches my eyes, and I'd be oh-so-grateful, and I'll wear it a lot I promise, and please?? You'll be my favorite sister forever! (Ignoring the fact that you're my

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-28818551358929521262008-06-11T18:23:00.001-07:002008-06-11T18:23:41.649-07:00

No? Then where are you? I'm waiting for pictures of wildflowers, and birds, and I want to hear what date your last snowfall was!!

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-65627918042465917032008-06-08T06:59:00.000-07:002008-06-08T07:25:53.390-07:00

It was sunny (at least for a few minutes!) and it was great!! It was really breezing up, as you can see from how I'm wedged in the stern trying to stay upright. We eventually reefed the sails (made them smaller) so it was a little easier going. You can see in this picture that we only have about half the mainsail out, and no jib at all. (The jib is the one at the front of the boat, and you can

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-41587277332304342312008-06-05T05:32:00.000-07:002008-06-05T05:37:16.452-07:00

I have angered the sailing gods. Look at this weather forecast.Tom Skilling's 7-day forecastThursday87 71-2008's highest temperature/humidity combo to date! Thunderstorm clusters threaten at times this morning -- some may produce downpours. Then pt. sunny, windy from the south with gusts past 20 m.p.h., very warm, humid. New storms may erupt far northern sections at times this afternoon/evening.

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-78247158767903567652008-05-31T07:30:00.000-07:002008-05-31T07:51:00.952-07:00

My local yarn shop had an anniversary sale today, and if you arrived between 6 and 7 am this morning you got 50% off everything in the shop.Guess who was there at 6:30?I got a very large bag full of yarn, and a book. I'll post pictures when I've done something with it.And remember that Ravelry thing that you signed me up for, and that I ignored for a while? Well, I'm totally hooked. Totally.

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-67642311776809583862008-05-18T14:18:00.001-07:002008-05-18T14:57:21.030-07:00

Steve went to the prom last night, and I of course was busy with the camera as the group of them got ready to go. His date is Stephanie, and doesn't she look gorgeous? Look at how grown up they both look - I can't stand it! As soon as I think that, he does this, which reminds me that he's still 17. Here are all the girls - spoofing America's Top Model, and the guys who were all supposed to be

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-60464383185049712632008-05-11T12:43:00.000-07:002008-05-11T13:29:57.249-07:00

On Thursday, Steve and I flew to Denver and then drove 4 hours across the mountains to visit Colorado Rocky Mountain School. It is one of the final two that we are considering for him next year, and the visit was very good. The location is absolutely beautiful, in a valley with beautiful mountain vistas, and the school seems to be a good fit for Steve. We'll see what he thinks after we visit the

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-14763041719277106082008-05-07T16:51:00.000-07:002008-05-07T17:26:30.812-07:00

Or backish, anyway. No, I don't have the results of the biopsy yet, but I'm confident that it will be negative and once my leg heals up life will get back to normal. Steve has been a trooper through all of this; I don't know what I would have done without him, seriously. And I'm feeling better today, still hurting but I was actually able to get up and get to the living room without (much) help

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-59445548347461009782008-05-02T16:15:00.000-07:002008-05-02T19:15:33.532-07:00

My apologies for not posting (again!); I promise to do better, but I've been a little busy and more than a little distracted. First let's get the unpleasant stuff out of the way. Shortly after Laurie and Alex left I found a spot on my leg. I hied myself to the doctor, who agreed that it didn't look good and cut a nice chunk out of my leg (7 stitches in the back of the calf are no fun, by the

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-59698573089131313902008-04-27T10:52:00.001-07:002008-04-27T11:14:29.570-07:00

I don't know if you recall, but Steve has had to wear braces twice. Once in fifth and sixth grade, and then again in high school. He had really, really bad teeth, but no more! Finally, the ordeal is all over, and he's pretty happy about that, as you can see. We also brought the boat down from storage. It was an interesting trip, because the weather wasn't great. Here's what we looked at the whole

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-20303111052319482722008-04-13T17:10:00.001-07:002008-04-13T18:28:08.227-07:00

Next Saturday we bring the boat down from winter storage, which is an all day sail down the lake from Waukegan to downtown Chicago. I'm not sure whether I'm mostly excited, and a little worried about the weather - or mostly worried about the weather, and a little excited. After a long winter of not being on the boat, I think I'm probably mostly excited. We could get 70 degree weather, which is

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-35293063551879582632008-04-13T16:28:00.000-07:002008-04-13T17:44:47.351-07:00

Laurie and Alex arrived to visit last Friday night, just in time for the weather to get cold again, and for a nice bit of snow on Saturday. Need I say that Alex loved the snow? He made snow angels. He climbed snow mountains. And he met Zena, my favorite neighborhood dog. While Laurie was here, aside from the obligatory playing-in-the-snow, we shopped (of course); we ate out (favorite

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-20520565240714049832008-04-13T12:02:00.000-07:002008-04-13T17:47:23.591-07:00

First of all, let me apologize for being among the missing for so long here. Among other things my poor long-suffering laptop died a dreadful death. I worked on it; Steve worked on it; sadly, there were obviously major major problems and we resigned ourselves to having to replace it. We sat down and built a new desktop and placed the order, and I resigned myself to being pretty much offline

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-43786091609073395462008-03-26T05:10:00.001-07:002008-03-26T05:43:40.296-07:00

We are having a great time on vacation. Lots of diving, we're staying in a really nice place, and I'm actually getting to relax.This barracuda stared Don down. He's a pretty big guy, about 4 feet long, and the teeth are a little intimidating. Check out the wicked underbite.And I'd like to have had this guy for dinner. You can't tell scale, but he's big enough for two to share!More pictures later

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-14556822530841165072008-03-21T05:29:00.000-07:002008-03-21T05:35:10.174-07:00

It was quite a day for Tater yesterday. First, I got this e-mail from Don:"So Tater starts going nuts. I look out the office window to see the meter reader is here. Nope. But there’s some type of noise coming from downstairs near the dining room window. But there’s no car in the driveway. Tater’s still going nuts. I get downstairs and I hear some sheet metal scraping noise. But there’s nothing

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-8408992613254879412008-03-18T04:38:00.000-07:002008-03-18T04:55:51.303-07:00

Steve was invited to the Turn-About Dance. Of course, he was invited on Thursday and the dance was on Saturday, so we went on Saturday and purchased everything on his body in these pictures. Good thing he's young and slim so he needs no tailoring - the suit fit him perfectly. His date is Mariah, and I was invited to one of the parent's houses for picture taking.Doesn't he look grown? He will be

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-9660380307773778242008-03-16T19:25:00.000-07:002008-03-16T20:02:16.946-07:00

Or, I should say, things that will fly after years of hard work.Don's airplane was delivered this weekend. We needed help with the unloading, so we called the Warrens. Tim and Ann came over, and Ann brought a bottle of champagne to toast the occasion. It required some work to get the airplane off the trailer, and into the garage/airplane hanger. Here's all the action. Please note that

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-354013903711049022008-02-05T16:32:00.001-08:002008-02-05T17:34:42.502-08:00

I have icicles, and I love it. I'm getting kind of used to the snow now; in Virginia I wouldn't drive if a flake fell. Here? Well, on the left is what it looked like as I was driving down the mountain yesterday afternoon. I'm way cautious, and our car does have studs on, but I'm proud of myself anyway. Me! Florida girl! Driving in a snowstorm! I think part of that love is what you get

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-12086294826170786762008-01-27T07:40:00.000-08:002008-01-27T08:30:00.081-08:00

Well well, you are alive, after all. I'm glad to hear it! I know the working-two-jobs thing must really suck and I hope it'll be over for you soon; the new position, with only Western Hemisphere travel, sounds a little less stressful than what you've been doing (and a lot less stressful than what you're doing now). When things calm down, post some pictures of your knitting progress. I'd love

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-10262130840949453872008-01-26T08:36:00.000-08:002008-01-26T12:39:35.008-08:00

I'm alive.Just barely.So here's my excuse - I'm doing two jobs, and it's just about to kill me. I am working way too many hours, and not having any fun. Hopefully this long slog will be over around the middle of February, and I can catch my breath. Wish me luck surviving until then! The good news is that when the dust settles from this, I will be working in a different business unit, and I'm

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-82742852455642661992008-01-23T11:38:00.000-08:002008-01-23T14:44:32.083-08:00

You never call, you never write ... you never post, you never comment ... Well, nobody comments except my realtor when she couldn't find me anywhere else, so it isn't really fair to pick on you for that, but you're my sister so neener neener. C'mon, Annie, surely you can at least make an "I'm alive" post for us. Maybe a picture of Pumpkin and Tater? Or Steve? Or even no pictures at all, just

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-89828411273759907822008-01-20T08:10:00.000-08:002008-01-20T09:06:14.211-08:00

Our house has been, to say the least, somewhat of a mess since we moved in. Boxes everywhere, stacks of packing paper reaching towards the ceiling, you name it. Moving is a lot of work, ya'll. I'm happy to report, however, and even to provide pictorial evidence, that we're making progress. Proof? Here's the main level of the house. The master bedroom, bath and closet area is

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-52466661440923651612008-01-20T07:44:00.000-08:002008-01-20T09:02:53.672-08:00

In the spirit of full disclosure for those of you who might someday consider a cross-country move from sealevel to a snowy, high-altitude location in the winter, I decided to give you an abridged version of the FUN FUN FUN we've been having over the past couple of weeks, as we moved from Norfolk to The Frozen Mountaintop here in Colorado. First of all, some details: we moved from pretty much

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-16339089442926104672008-01-14T07:39:00.000-08:002008-01-14T08:04:01.928-08:00

We're moved, safely in Colorado and trying to get unpacked. The whole moving thing was an adventure, let me tell you. YOU try driving 30 hours with a dog, 3 cats and a bird in the car sometime, if you don't believe me. Then there was the whole "moving van stuck in the snowdrifts in the driveway" debacle ... but hey. The furniture got into the house, the moving van got out of the driveway, and

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-69662258333894152542007-12-17T05:48:00.000-08:002007-12-17T06:15:46.077-08:00

As of midnight Friday night I'm an ex-flight attendant, and let me tell you that they got every last MINUTE of work out of me; my last flight landed at 11:50 on my last day, and I walked down the jetway and away from the plane at exactly midnight. Steve is ecstatic about me leaving the job; I'm not. I mean, I'm fine with it for right now, I really need the time to be home packing and organizing

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-43775362541061053942007-12-10T18:15:00.000-08:002007-12-10T19:51:25.816-08:00

Sit back and relax, I'm writing a novel here. As of my last post we were done househunting for now; we had resigned ourselves to renting something and looking for a house once we got to Colorado, and that was just how it had to be. But then a miracle happened ... Remember Nancy, the Wonder Realtor? My phone rang, and it was Nancy. She said Lani, I was talking to a realtor who's a friend of

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-40016122877797825782007-12-08T09:27:00.000-08:002007-12-08T09:41:40.918-08:00

I've been in a bit of a blogging funk, because we've had a traumatic thing happen to us.Kitty Bad Girl is gone.She was sick earlier this year, and they told us her prognosis was "guarded", which I managed to really not hear or think about, until around the beginning of November when she started to get sick again. We took her to the vet once, and he gave us some medicine that allowed me to once

Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295855720125805917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-53680521914047093072007-11-25T15:42:00.000-08:002007-11-25T17:34:41.380-08:00

"It never yet happened to any man since the beginning of the world, nor ever will, to have all things according to his desire..." He was right. We found a house outside of Boulder we love; the sellers want too much money for it, and so it isn't going to happen. We gave it our best shot, they said no ... we went over the numbers again and again, and the bottom line is that the most we're willing

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-25062129885049348402007-11-14T15:11:00.000-08:002007-11-14T15:40:26.735-08:00

*sings*Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday, dear sister ... Happy Birthday to you!Happy happy, Annie; hope you're having a wonderful day. I'm out here in snowy Colorado, and who the HELL told anybody it could snow out here while I'm househunting is something I'd seriously like to know. Spent hours and hours looking at house after house after house today and found some

Lanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02198586184379142445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31774170.post-56168107111823767182007-10-24T10:10:00.000-07:002007-10-24T12:16:43.172-07:00

Maybe I should explain that. I had my gum surgery yesterday, and I look like a chipmunk today. (No, no pictures.) As compensation, I am enjoying better living through chemistry. All went well, and I think I'll be off the drugs tomorrow and probably back to work by Friday. In the meantime, if I say anything stupid, I have a great excuse.Boy, do I have a lot to talk about! That's what happens when

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