Dropped my cell phone today...cracked the screen and it is frozen up. I can see that some of you have sent me messages but I can't respond. Having a new phone shipped to me overnight...keeping my fingers crossed it will show up tomorrow. May lose some contact info too because I didn't back it up online. Thanks for staying in touch with me I'm having a whole lot of fun and LOVE that I can

I'm still stuck in Edmonton. Long story short DO NOT use SKY SHUTTLE to get to the airport even if you are broke. It took 2 hours to make a 35 minute ride. It is now 1030 and I am back at the Sutton Place a lovely hotel were I was given 20 dollars worth of free food and drink and free chocholate covered strawberries. Thank you I still am amazed by the fact it is light out at 1038 pm. Not broa

July 8 2010We did not overnight in Weatherford after all. We went looking for some sights to see and ended up in Clinton OK so that is where we stayed. In the morning we took our time waking up and getting ready to start again. Started the day at the Rt. 66 Museum in Clinton. A very interesting place. Took lots of pictures. The Valentine Manufacturing Company built many diners along the hi

I was the first to get up around 630 and the sun already started to shine. I started fire and the girls woke up around 7. We cooked some pancakes from a mix I made on Monday and fried up some smart bacon yes 'smart' bacon.The first daily activity was to go to Battery Russell... it's an abandoned Army battery used during World War II... here's some history about it. After playing around in t

Waking up early wasn't hard this morning. We were heading to Paris. It was one of those impossible things and probably the icon of romance to myself and finally I was about to be there for New Years Eve as wellThe sunrise was gorgeous and I have to say in the end the countryside is kind of more of the same. It does get a touch boring on the bus which is horrible to say I'm in France for heaven

Today we had a day of looking around some of the local shops. We can't get over the fact that at every set of traffic lights you come across there are shops there. I'm sure it isn't like that all over America but it is quite amazing how many shops there are here. The first thing we did today was go and buy Dad his peanut brittle he better love itThen we were on a mission to buy the girls

BonjourBon j'en profite ce matin pour combler mon leger retard. Alors ou en sommesnous Je devrais plutot dire ou j'en suis parce que je viens de perdre ce matin mes deux comparses de voyage qui decollent en ce moment meme de Pekin pour le long retour a la maison. Je suis donc seul. Mais considerant les millions de Chinois a moins de quelques kilometres dans toutes les directions ce n'est

So I missed the trip to Elk Island to see deer bison etc because I thought I wouldnt get back in time to make my flight little did I know. I was also a bit bummed to miss hockey season in Canada thinking no one cares about hockey when it's 85 degrees and sunny until 11 pm. Then I found out about Oilers Prospect Camp. I made my way to a small local hockey rink in Clareview to watch 2 hours o

Thursday July 8thDaily Information High temp 66 degreesLow temp 50 degreesCampground Elevation 65 above sea levelHighest Elevation 798 above sea levelLowest Elevation 48 above sea levelTraveled 127 miles Departed 920 PDT Weather cool sea fog better than yesterdayHighlightsCouldn't wait to see the huge Haystacks at Cannon BeachShort travel day YaYSome of the drive in dense fogArrived C

Day One.....or is it TwoOur trip started off as usual me running around trying to get everything done and Rich at his computer saying Ten More Minutes...........Ten More Minutes. Finally the Limo driver arrived to take us to the airport and some how Rich was packed and dressed. The man literally packed one hour before departure. Off to the airport we go. Getting to the gate was non eventful

We got a late start this AM since we don't have that far to drive. Said goodbye to Sara who was still in the bed. They got home after we did last night. We headed out around 10AM. Arrived at the campsite around 2pm. I didn't know this was an RV only campsite. I had explained to the people on the phone what we were pulling and she said there was no problem. After we setup the camper I put P

Today was Alvarorsquos first day out on the water. He was like a little kid Jumping screaming yelling and pointing. I guess where he did his PhD the dolphins were very few and far between so for him this was a real treat. We saw plenty of dolphins throughout the day and the highlight was that Daniele got two samples We are trying to get at least 12 samples I think it is. He already ha

Went out on the water REAL early. By the time we got to the marina the sky was a gorgeous mix of cotton candy colors purples blues and pinks. Daniele decided that I would be captain for the day. In the morning I woke up with Daniele and checked the weather and conditions with him. Then I hitched the truck up to the trailer and loaded everything into the truck. When we were ready to go I d

Thursday July 8 2010I need to clean out my Spanish ears. Yesterday I could have sworn that my professor said that our homeowrk wasn't due until Friday but that was only the compostion She was coming to class late after we watched a movie...so it was a race to get it finished before she walked in. Thankfully I did. After class I did a bit of homework and relaxing around house. It was ve

Our last night in San Francisco was a pretty quiet one with the big drive ahead in mind. We did manage to find a shop that would sell us a laptop charger and fitted in a trip to the Hard Rock Cafe though where we had the best nachos and cocktails evernever fails to dissppointThe next day we set off at 7.30am and managed to successfully navigate our way out of the city over the less well known O

Today was really gross rainy and cold as hell. I slept in and when I woke up I found a note from Alvaro saying he went to investigate town and would be back in the afternoon. For the next few hours I worked on the photo ID catalogue and by the time Alvaro got back around 1 it was still raining. After a few hours we went grocery shopping. Alvaro keeps saying he wants to buy some pasta sauce f

Sarah Nora Jess and I went up to Clifton Beach the other day. It's not exactly what you'd think of when envisioning an Australian beach but it's close. The water isn't totally clear until about 50 feet offshore. But other than that it's a post card. White sand beach that gradually fades into a palm tree forest and small green islands right off the coast. Wednesday we went to the rainfores

We only have 24 hours in Kyrgyzstan but what a 24hoursTwo border crossings two high passes snow ice mud and Chinese trucks.We planned to spend 7 days in Kyrgyzstan travelling through Osh and Jalalabad then into China via the Torugart Pass. Do Osh and Jalalabad sound familiar Yes there are the stronghold of ousted President Bakiyev and the site of the recent violence between the local Uz

We have screened 25 children up to date and I am more comfortable doing the Denvers now. Over the course of the summer I believe I can process everything more fluidly. The majority of the children are all presented with delays regardless of the treatment. There are some frustrations with the screening test particularly in the language and personalneeds section. For example learning colors s

The morning..The chill breath of morning airScraping gravel of wood wheels and a crash into a lamp postSo cold Yet merry faces pulling ropes to steer.Grey passes overhead. Does not dispell the cheer.and a cold..Heavy nose pressure. Hot eyes and a cold.The warmth of the room relieves the symptoms for a while.The head lightens but still the threat awaitsof a heavier head head sore headache.t