trouble, anyone??

trouble, anyone??
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Sooo, we've had Bisbee for a week, now... with her, Sedona, and the two cats, it's like having a houseful of kids! And I was a single parent all weekend... Tom left on Friday for a business trip to the East Coast; he'll be back late Wednesday night. I got up around 5 am to feed her, run her around a little to get her digestive system moving, then put her in her crate for a nap (and go back to sleep myself, while I had a chance!). Then, when all the pets are up and about, I keep one eye on the pets and one eye on what I'm doing- which means I haven't had time to do much of anything else! I watched part of the French Open finals and part of the Nascar race... I did rent a few DVDs (I've started to watch Season 1 of The Tudors, which is really good, by the way); this way, I can hit the Pause button to rush outside with the puppy or intervene in any pet disputes that come up. How about a pet nanny... any takers? (just kidding- sort of!)

we're back!

It was truly a whirlwind trip to Seattle... we had waaay too much stuff we wanted to do, and no way we were going to fit it all in. So, we will just have to go back sometime!! (I already knew I wanted to go back, because I want to see Mount St. Helens and the Buchart Gardens in British Colombia... plus, lots of other things!)

We toured the Museum of Flight (where we went aboard an old Air Force One plane and a Concorde!); we saw a tiny bit of Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle; we took a drive over the Cascade mountains (very dramatic views of snow covered peaks and waterfalls from melting snow!) and we visited a small town called Leavenworth (a Bavarian-style tourist mecca with mountains in the background); and we had brunch at the top of the Space Needle. We also managed to catch a glimpse of Mount Ranier through the clouds as we flew home (apparently the mountains are fickle, and don't always want to be seen- they spend a lot of time hidden up in the clouds).

Pictures will definitely follow, once we get them off the camera and see what all we have! Today is a lazy day of relaxing and maybe grilling out, before going back to the daily grind of work. (daily grind- a bit of Seattle coffee humor, get it?? okay, so I'm still tired... but I tried!)

work in progress...

whaddya think? I decided to add a photo to the title block of the page... I'm still working on making the colors of the title stand out, but I'm getting tired of editing and re-editing it, so it's staying for now... ...still messing with it; I think I need to tweak the colors of the text and post titles, but I reeeeallly need to start packing!

go west... Northwest, actually

We're off! Tomorrow (eeeaarrrly- ick!) we're heading to Seattle for the weekend- yay!! I've wanted to see Seattle for ages... Tom has been there twice for work, and it's one of the cities he looks forward to visiting, even if it is work-related. We're looking forward to a whirlwind weekend full of of sightseeing, exploring, and fresh seafood. See you next week!