And here's the first one. I think it looks like I am being winked at.

Oh and Cee? No nice young men in white jackets please.

First day of the trip, as we ate lunch by the Mississippi. There were two cloud forms in rapid succession. I think this one stands out a bit more. The kids saw it too.

Yup, we have returned. I'll be writing about it here and there as soon as I can wrap my mind around all the beauty we experienced. This was a trip so blessed.

It hit me today. When was the last time I saw Mountains? Real Mountains!? Oh, too long, far too long. I've been so busy packing, the kids clothes, coats, sleeping stuff, house-ie;tent, kitchen stuff, snack treasure trove, buying life sustaining supplies like hamhocks and guitar strings---oops, no, that's Yukon Cornelius---life sustaining supplies of chocolate, marshmellows and graham crackers.
;), books, emptying cameras and charging batteries, taking the dogs to their favorite place to stay. adopting a new guinea pig on top of everything else and I really, REALLY ought to get some clothes packed for me too!----so busy that I really haven't had a moment just to realize what it about to happen and let it all soak in.
I also utterly forgot my Mom's b-day(She understood. She's been thru this too)and I remember my brother's birthday when it arrived a few days later(which is how I realized I had forgotten my moms), but I haven't called him or anything. **SIGH**
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! if you are reading this at all.

But I digress.

I am going to see Mountains! REAL mountains! And the kids will be seeing them for the first time.

Gotta go pack some clothes. For me.

Sagik namis ate mie mahre, cuille ank mahr heyr

(not sure if I got that right)

So who volunteers to teach me more manfahi? Can I see a show of hands? Uh, someone? (The sound of crickets chirping)

Buggy Messenger and Smiley ants

I am highly annoyed with Messenger--finally get to talk to a few of my mahre in REAL time and what happens?? Darn thing keeps glitching. In weird ways too, giving Shae a new font, font color and in the end it decided that a close up of a leaf icon would suite her best. And it kept kicking Ciara out of the conversation. Temperamental dohickey. . . grumble. bitch, whine.
Actually it is kind of humorous looking back at it.

I don't know if something I was trying to send ever came through so I am going to write about it here! Where it is mostly stable!!

Now you all know about the log smiling at me, true? So the other day, I was out on the patio doing some stretches while the dogs were doing some---well, other things,---and I looked down as I touched my toes and what do I see? This time it is an ant hill. Smiling at me. One of those small hills they make. Deep, deep into the sand of it were two holes for eyes, and a nicely curved line for the smile. It had been raining you see, and the deck above had sent down some drops of water and---there you go. Ant hill smiley face.
I called the dogs in and went to get my camera. I remember thinking, it may not be there when I get back and if it isn't, that's okay. It's meant to be. And it wasn't. But I took a photo with my mind. :)