Just got back from the Magic Kingdom. Some relatives on rt_hon_rackman's side of the family are in town, and we've been spending time with them at Disney. They had a steep learning curve, figuring out how to "work" the parks, but this last day they really got the hang of it, and everyone had a good time. We enjoyed getting to see everything fresh through their ( Read more... )

Since I haven't been literary for a few days, I was moved to do a mashup of two literary styles, as prompted by catechism and desdenova. See if you can guess which two I picked.

( The Merry Lives of Carlos and Helen )

1. Gillian completed her project, Gillian's Elementary School Musical, and we had a premier party in her class yesterday. I brought in the DVD, and the kids watched while eating cake and drinking sparkling grape juice. It was a huge success, and had 3 encores. Her teacher pulled in other teachers from the hall to show them. A great time was had by ( Read more... )

A car hovered over the tarmac, the driver scanning for an open space. Traffic was thick as people maneuvered for parking spaces close to the observation dome. Finally, the car descended and settled into a spot, then disgorged a young girl and boy, and a dark-haired woman who took their hands ( Read more... )

(From a prompt by thette. If you want to prompt me, go here.)

1. The song of songs, which is equusregia’s ( Read more... )

( November 7, 2008. )

This week I've been digging around in my old photo boxes, trying to find all of the pictures of rt_hon_rackman and me on our anniversaries. It's our tenth tomorrow, and I felt an urge to see all our anniversary images side by side. I have managed to assemble all but the second and third. I will find them eventually ( Read more... )

It's Labor Day, my deadline for writing about summer activities, so here is a summary.

We set out for Chicago at the end of June, stayed one night at my sister isabeaus_mom's house, and then headed to Yellowstone. Just getting off the plane at Jackson Hole and looking at the wall of Grand Tetons was stunning, and the beautiful scenery just kept coming. The ( Read more... )

We are about to head back to Chicago. Here is a quick run down of our trip to the Northwest ( Read more... )

Things in Chicago have kept me insanely, like every hour of the day, busy. Hence the lack of posting. But a great deal of fun was had, people seen, and laundry washed. Now I am sitting in my cousin-in-law's house in Seattle, enjoying the wireless connection I won't have later today when I'm on Mt. Rainier. (Yay for seeing beautiful places I've ( Read more... )