Late last month I got a last-minute call from my Dad telling me my uncle brought my Grandma JB to Gardnerville for an extended visit. I immediately took a day off and bought a ticket to go spend time with her, as I have not seen her for years. Going home always has its own [...]
I missed last week’s post due to vacation. I took a trip to Gardnerville to join my sister for a surprise party for my mother’s 60th birthday. The vacation went well, despite a couple of small disasters. Since I was abandoning my precious kitties for more than a 3 day stretch, I hired a pet-sitter [...]
When I was a kid my parents would send my sister Jen and I from our single-wide South Lake Tahoe trailer to spend the summer with our grandparents. My Grandma and Grandpa JB lived in Tacoma, Washington right next to McChord, the airbase my Grandpa JB retired from. My Mama Juana lives in El Centro, [...]
I’ve had a few new experiences since my last post (read the tagline before you complain!). I started off July with a trip to see my cousin Paul (or as Mark says, my twin separated at birth). Spent 5 wonderful days and 4 wonderful nights touring the greater San Francisco area. Saw fireworks in Sonoma. [...]
My sister has concluded her trip, and left town in a whirlwind of children and husband. The zoo is back down to me, the cats, and roommate. It’s kind of sad and lonely now. I miss them already. Jen and Brian rock. They took me out to Ross, Target, and Lowe’s. $600 later I had [...]