We had a wedding to attend in Bend and since Oscar was just beginning his transition plan to his new family we were up for a distraction. We piled everyone in the car for the four hour drive to a mystery VRBO in Bend. The car trip involved a lot of “dying” of various thingsContinue reading “Barfing in Bend”
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The reality of the new road kill laws
When we got off the plane I found that my vaguely sore throat had become a volcano of burning fire that had crept into my ears. Kaety wanted to stop in Albany to do a little late Black Friday shopping for the Foster Kids Association. While she did that I opted for a visit toContinue reading “The reality of the new road kill laws”
We are joining the church of SkyCap
The process of departing started the night before. As we feared we had gathered more things than we had come with and neglected to bring a duffle bag. To be totally clear Kaety had suggested that we bring an extra suitcase – I had glanced at the mountain we already had amassed and gave theContinue reading “We are joining the church of SkyCap”
Love!
Love! Love! The Beatles. Cirque Du Soleil. We split up – Grammy and Kaety went one night and Symone and I went to the next nights show. Symone had little to no idea who the Beatles were – which gave us all pause. We weren’t sure if it was the natural evolution of the nextContinue reading “Love!”
Freemont street!
The buffet at the Freemont Hotel in old Vegas welcomed us with open, but slightly sticky and smoke filled, arms. The little boys slammed their jello, macaroni salad and frozen yogurt and weren’t having any of the follow up patience – so while everyone else was finishing up I took them out onto Freemont streetContinue reading “Freemont street!”
“See I can climb up here and not crack my head open”
“I hate the dessert! We’re all going to die! I want to go back to the hotel room!” We were excited to go the Valley of Fire – the kids were not. Symone, afflicted by an early morning bad attitude, led the dessert hating charge. Her followers weren’t terribly focused or clever and weren’t reallyContinue reading ““See I can climb up here and not crack my head open””