dead blogs...

Where did they go? Why did they stop writing? Did they die, or did they find a better use of their time? Did the weight-loss bloggers just plain gain it all back and had nothing to write about besides how good last night's ice cream was? They leave us in the lurch, not knowing their real names, no way of finding out what happened to them...:(

My hope it to keep at it until I can't do it anymore, which would be when Jesus comes back to take me home, or perhaps when I die of natural causes at the age of 105. I would like to live until 105, because then I could share old age with my children. Even Camille would be 63. And think of this, if I lived that long, the kids would actually be relieved to see me go, as they would all be old and tired by then. (Emily would be 86!)

Anyway. The things I think of when I wake up so early here on the west coast. I was ready to go at 5:30, which would be like sleeping in 'til 8:30 back home! So I dozed some more, then decided to check the news, and write a little bit.

This fine morning, Emily and I are going to set out in our little rental car and visit some friends, visit a waterfalls, and maybe a winery. I haven't gotten my phone yet so Em will have to take the pics.

I miss Paul. I really miss him. He will be home from Singapore before I get home from here. I am not willing this vacation to go by any faster, but it will be nice to get home. We are leaving for our family vacation in the Adirondacks really soon after getting home from here, four days, ha, and of course I haven't packed a single thing, and I have to buy loads of food. There will be like 27 of us there for the week, but we have dinner three dinner teams, each making two meals. The first night will be only Paul and I and Camille probably, because the kids will be coming up on Sunday after the youth conference. Anyway, I also have to get snacks for lunches, and lots of eggs and bacon and pancake fixings for brekky. The kitchen in this place is huge, it's a place intended to host corporate get-aways, and there are three refrigerators and two ovens, a commercial six burner stove, and two dishwashers. We are all very excited to cook meals in this kitchen! The place sleeps 26, and five of our guests are grandchildren, three of whom are little babies, the others are 4 and two years old, so we will fit just fine.

Anyway, it's time to get moving...:)