* I skipped coffee today and didn't feel like a jittery mess at the end of the  day.  Bonus ( Read more... )

Not nearly enough sleep last night and it's raining out this morning - not great incentive to get out of bed for the conference today.  I'm told that our director is speaking at 9 a.m. so with an infusion of caffeine, we should make it there on time ( Read more... )

Up before 6 a.m. and on the road before 7.  Kim is home holding down the fort while we're gone.  This is such a fabulous thing, to not have to worry about farming out the kids and pets and Old One.  They're all in good hands ( Read more... )

I don't travel enough to have become accustomed to the expense of flights and hotels.  It's always a huge sticker shock for me but the flights are booked, as is the hotel room for 2 nights ( Read more... )

In the past six days I have only been at home for one full day.

I've travelled nearly 3000 km.
...unpacked my suitcase twice.

...been interviewed for the two biggest newspapers in our province.

...been introduced as part of a delegation in our legislative assembly.

...met with government policy makers and politicians about improving accessibility to ( Read more... )

The hotel room seems too empty, too quiet now that everyone else has left. My plane doesn't leave until later today so I have a lot of time to kill but nothing to do. We've walked many miles around Winnipeg and we've had several rude, uncomfortable encounters with men on the streets, and that's as a group of four; I have no desire to head out on my ( Read more... )

Orientation is done. It was nice to meet the other candidates as well as the Dean of Health from UCN, the coordinator for Pathways, and I met one of the people that was involved with Manitoba PLEA, who now works with Pathways. It was interesting ( Read more... )

* My hair is freshly colored, soft as silk, and feels so light and lovely ( Read more... )

We got home just over an hour ago.  The Littles are in bed, Kim is already at a friend's house, and Jack and I whirled around doing some organizing and unpacking.  Still lots to do tomorrow, especially laundry.  Oh my, I'd forgotten how quickly laundry accumulates for five people ( Read more... )

I've been awake for an hour, I've showered and started packing up and I'm not-so-patiently waiting for my family to get up so we can go home!!  We're only about an hour and a half from the border and I'll be so happy to be back on Canadian soil!!

Well, I guess I have all this time to kill, I may as well do a picture post.

( Cabela's in Lehi )