February 15, 2007

• Home Sweet Home

  It was a long, but uneventful trip home. We had good weather for the 3 flights, and I managed to get a more primo seat on the long, 10 hour flight, that gave me some extra leg room, for which I was grateful. Unfortunately, I was not able to sleep. I try but the best I have ever managed is 2 hours, and even that would not come to me this trip. As a result, I have slept like the dead for the last two nights, but I am finally starting to feel human again.

  I lost my needlework scissors at the airport in Scotland. Apparently while tiny scissors are allowed on US planes, they are not allowed on British planes. Argh! And stupidly, I tried to take a bottle of Orkney wine in my carry-on (worried it would break packed in the suitcase), totally forgetting about the no-liquids rule, so I lost that as well. Bleh! Oh and I also got patted down twice. I must look like a total terrorist type, probably the needlework scissors. The extra security check made me late for one flight and the airport had to hold the plane for me, as I meekly was the last one to get on. All the other passengers were staring at me and I really wanted to shout out, "Hey, it's not my fault! They decided I needed extra security examination!"

  Oh, and unpacking my suitcases, I found my camera!! Yeah!! I had forgotten that I had put it in an outside pocket of my suitcase on the second day, so it would be safe and I wouldn't accidently leave it at my friend's house. It was so safe, I totally forgot I had done it! So I have a few photos taken the first day, while we had snow flurries.

  

  A dusting of snow on the stone wall

  

  Horse in field

  

  Daniel with the horse, Lady Jane

  

  My friend's kids: Mark, Kim and Daniel (left to right)

  I am not sure where her other son, Sean, was when I was taking pictures, but I didn't manage a picture of him before I "lost" my camera. Argh, I feel so stupid for that, I could have had so many great pictures. Anyhow, in all these pictures, it was snowing, but you can't tell. Bummer!

  The girls had a fun Valentine's day at school, each getting lots of candy. It seems now it is pretty much expected that a kid give more than just a card, like we did when I was a kid. All their cards seemed to come with some treat, candy being the favorite. Another sugar-high holiday... And they blame the card companies for hyping up holidays into bigger and bigger events each year, I am not so sure it is not really the candy companies.

  I have been busy catching up at home, doing laundry, restocking groceries, picking up, etc. I came home to the landscaping being almost complete, which is nice. We are still waiting for them to place the bridge and put in a few more lights, but otherwise, I think everything else is done now. Once those last bits are done, I will share pictures of the final product.

  Tonight the girls will be over with Gene and I plan a mellow night with Joe, watching CSI and sleeping in tomorrow morning! And the girls are happy, it is a 4-day weekend for President's Day. Hope all is well with eveyone!

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