I’m trying to set up the new blog, but I’m not sure how regular I will be at posting for a while. If you still check in and want an invite, please leave a comment and I will add you. I will leave this one up for a while, although I won’t update it anymore.
June 29, 2009
Until further notice I won’t be updating here.
I can’t seem to be able to write here and not have it thrown back in my face later. I also won’t be updating my Twitter account for the same reason. I’ve tried to let it all settle down, but that’s just not going to happen right now. I’m sorry it has come to this, but I have to protect myself and the kids from any outside scrutiny.
Please feel free to leave a comment with your email, email me directly or contact me via Facebook and I can give you the address and password to my new online home when it is up and running.
Happy Monday!
June 11, 2009
Just a quick update. I’m still at my parent’s house and we are doing well. I had one of the best days of my life today. I got to lounge around in bed this morning for a while, had lunch with one of my oldest friends from grade school and had a fabulous afternoon.
I’m happy. I’m not walking on eggshells. I’m able to be myself and that is so awesome. I am free to laugh and joke, talk to whomever I want and make my own plans. I’m still in charge of everything for the kids, but I’m NOT having to live a life for another adult.
THAT? Is so freeing!
June 1, 2009
I have some explaining to do, much like Lucy and Ricky from I Love Lucy. (I love when he tells Lucy she has some ‘splaining to do, but that really has no bearing on what I came to explain.)
Last Thursday, I hit my limit. I know I’ve been talking about how good things have been going, but I admit to ignoring the negative and pumping up the positive. I have learned over the years how to present the best image possible and since there was once a plan to make this blog accessible to the whole family, I started editing.
I’m sorry I did that now.
I am in Wyoming as I type this, with the kids and staying at my parent’s house. I packed up a lot of my stuff on Friday and we left on Saturday. I finally got here last night about 7:30 pm, unloaded the car and split for a couple of hours. I got home, put the kids to bed and stayed up for over an hour telling my parents that I have thought this through and I’m done.
There are a bunch of things I need to figure out now, but I’ll be in and out. Just wanted to give everyone an update.
May 25, 2009
It’s funny to me that people are concerned that we aren’t doing anything special for Memorial Day Weekend.
While everyone else is out camping, picnicking, traveling to see friends and family, having big parties and drinking THIS weekend, I get to look at the pictures from LAST weekend and be a happy hermit. We didn’t have crowds or bad traffic. We still had good weather and saw family.
The thing I’ve learned over the years, being married to a person who works in retail, is that you just move your holidays. Working on Thanksgiving? Have the big dinner on Friday. Not going out with the masses keeps me calmer and that’s better for everyone too! (Heehee!)
Anyway, we stayed at South Beach State Park, just outside Newport, Oregon. It’s right on the coast, but not as close as the little map would have you believe! Anyway, we had a nice site – near the bathrooms and the playground.
The first night, we got there later than I expected, so we set up the tent and made a fire before bed. Hubby and G-Bunny were up at first light Saturday morning. It was 6:20 am, when I found my watch and told her to go back to sleep. She responded with, “But we’re burning daylight!” Thankfully, Hubby got up with her and headed to the beach, while I woke up enough to start breakfast.
I had forgotten how long it takes to cook everything on a one-burner stove or over the fire! We had Ziplock Omelets that first morning, which were a huge success and will become part of our permanent recipe collection. I found the idea HERE. Although, I seemed to have missed all the controversy surrounding boiling things in plastic. Oh well, we are all going to die one day and these were seriously yummy!
The plan for the day was to go see a couple of lighthouses and poke around the tide pools. We drove the 4-ish miles up Highway 101 to the Yaquina Head Light Station, paid the very reasonable $7 (access for 3 days!) and took the first left down to a viewing point. I got out my camera at this point because I was shocked.
Surfers!! That water is super cold!
We walked down to the bottom of the hill and found a few tide pools, but the tide was incoming and I really didn’t want to get stranded on an outcropping. We found this little crab and played with him for a bit – so funny!
After a bit more poking around, we headed up to the lighthouse.
We watched the birds on the rocks:
And were lucky enough to see a California Grey Whale:
This lighthouse is remarkable because in the years since it’s construction, the 93-foot building is less than an inch off of vertical. Absolutely amazing! We climbed all the stairs to the top
and had a look around.
I don’t really like heights, so I was pleasantly surprised that going down was much better than going up.
The view from the bottom was just as impressive.
We drove back to the campground and decided it was time to take a look at the ocean. This was our first view over the dune.
The rest of the day was spent getting ready for dinner at a friend’s house, where I didn’t even take any pictures. This was a family that we met while we lived in Juneau and it was really good to catch up with them and see their house. The kids all played outside and chased the chickens!
The View From Here 