The sun shining brightly, Jason and I make last minute packing decisions and errands for our trip. Our plane is set to fly straight from L.A. to Delhi, India on Monday. The plan, ahem, as-of-right-now, is to stay for a day and half in Delhi to buy a few things as well as a plane ticket to Leh up in Ladakh. Once we fly over the high mountains and gain several thousand meters higher we will arrive in Leh to stay for a few days to let our bodies adjust to the difference in altitude. After that we shall see--hiking, monasteries, [View Full Entry]

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Good News! This cellphone debacle has had me down for a while but things looked up today! Apparently, the girl who found my phone is from a small country I have never even heard of south of China. She found the phone and then decided to give it to a boy from China. The boy from China decided to keep it instead of return it to Lost and Found. When word got back to the girl who found it that the phone belonged to me she tracked down the guy and got my phone back. All of this was facilitated by [View Full Entry]

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Isabella, Mom, Dad, Sophie, and Russ arrived in Eastham, MA on Saturday, June 28th around 2:45 pm. We are staying in a 200-year-old Cape home on Campground Road, a 15-minute-walk to Cape Cod Bay (Campground Beach) and a short bike ride to the Hole-in-One bakery! Upon arrival, Daddy searched the house for air-conditioners (two upstairs!). He quickly moved them into the beadroom & livingroom. The house is old, but quant. The outdoor shower is in great shape, and will be used often. After filling up at Stop & Shop, we ate dinner at Russ & Marie's Marconi Grill in Wellfleet to [View Full Entry]

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I love it here. I love the redwoods. I love the ocean. I love myself. Several things have come up for me and for the first time in a long time, I haven't felt the need to bury them. I've been journaling more, dreaming more, reading more, and smiling constantly. Moon died yesterday. Thank you to everyone who contributed in her long life while I was growing up. She was well loved and she loved well. [View Full Entry]

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Ahhhhhhhh !! The air conditioning started working sometime during the day yesterday so Tim was able to get a cool good nights sleep. He was going to need it because we were planning on making the trip all the way to the Grand Canyon today without stopping. We packed up everything and headed towards the elevators only to find that three of the six were not working this morning. I thought to myself, what else is going to happen ?? We had to stand there while the elevator stopped nine times before we could squeeze into one. Oh well, I guess [View Full Entry]

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We made it home, safe and sound. It has been a wonderful trip and we are only a little travel weary. I'm home with family now, and will be in town visiting for a few days. Heading back to Texas on Sunday. Child is in North Carolina finishing out the summer there. I'll get the pics posted soon! Cheers! [View Full Entry]

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On Sunday, we went to the flea market, played around the yard, visited Coast Gaurd Beach, and ate at Finely JP's restaurant in Wellfleet (formerly known as "My Brother's Place back in the day). Daddy gets up early to ride his bike all over the place after feeding Isabella. He treks to Nauset Light, Coast Gaurd, Lecounts Hollow, Calhoon's Hollow, White Crest, South Sunken Meadow, Cook's Brook, and Campground beaches. He rides along the Cape Cod Rail Trail and on roads throughout Eastham. He picks up ice coffee from Dunkin Donuts for mommy before coming home (she's asleep with Isabella). [View Full Entry]

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Hi Kids I'm now in North Carolina. We're staying at the best hostel I've stayed in the States. Free internet, porch, hot tub, good weather and a bar over the road. Perfect! I went white water rafting today on the french broad river in Madison County. It was awesome! Went over Grade 1,2 & 3 rapids. Also hopped out a few times for a swim when the rapids lessened and did some diving......ok, hurling myself off some cliffs into the river. Nashville was a bit of a bust. Nothing there other than Jack Daniels, so it's been nice to chill in [View Full Entry]

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Så kom familien endelig til Amerika. Og hvor er det underligt igen at være på familieferie. Vi er jo efterhånden langt fra vant til at tilbringe så meget tid sammen, men jeg synes faktisk, at det går næsten overraskende problemfrit. Vi får da selvfølgelig lært nogle nye sider af hinanden, men selvfølgelig er vi også stadig mor, far og børn. Og så alligevel ikke. Endelig lettede flyet fra Heathrow. Regnen piskede mod ruderne, og de lette vatskyer, der dagen forinden havde ligget over London, var nu skiftet ud med en tung dyne, som flyet rystende og brummende trængte igennem, som vi [View Full Entry]

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July Third A glance at the schedules showed that I only had to be in the computer room for two of five possible periods in the day. Excellent! The only snag was that I was required to supervise campers at other activities for two of the remaining three. Given a free choice, I went to archery where the campers grew bored after half an hour, leaving me and a few more dedicated ones free reign of the targets and bows for the remaining half hour. I was appalling – until we realised I was standing too close to the targets to [View Full Entry]

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