Mark has had to leave his motorcycle in a Harley shop in Tigard to be serviced. He’s going to have to fly back to get it sometime during the next week or so. Today, he rented a tow dolly to carry the car that I have been using in Oregon for the last several years. We didn’t actually get out of the Tigard area until about 2:00. We were only planning a 4-hour drive, so no biggie.
Continue readingI worked overtime tonight trying to get some things finished before the end of tax season which is next Tuesday. When I finally caught my bus, I was able to have a chat with Mark by text. He said he was in Glacier National Park in Montana, lucky guy! We had tried to go there on our honeymoon, but the rangers wouldn’t let us in with our RV in late September. I have yet to see it!
Mark and I were comparing our day today and we had two very different experiences. Continue reading
Tomorrow night I’ll be flying back to Chicago and Tuesday Mark will be taking me back to Wisconsin. I’ve been so busy with family I haven’t written much, but now I have a few minutes to reflect on this trip. Continue reading
Aunt Marg made me a breakfast of scrambled eggs and toast with her homemade strawberry jam and then helped me get ready to leave. I have been using a method I first saw on an infomercial on TV. I stuff everything into a large plastic zip lock bag and seal it up. The bag has a round opening where I put the end of a vacuum hose and suction out all the air. Then I can stuff the bag into a duffel bag and carry it. Pretty ingenious! Continue reading
I tried to call my father this afternoon to wish him a Happy Father’s Day but ended up having to leave a message on his answering machine. Even better than that, Jamey left a Happy Father’s Day message on our answering machine for Mark. I hope Dad gets as much pleasure from my message as Mark got from Jamey’s! Continue reading