Feb
3
Single Parenting, Round Two
Submitted by jessica on February 3, 2010 - 9:23pm
Perhaps you recall my trials and tribulations last spring when Joe went out of the country for work.
This time, he's gone for longer and I've just (on Monday!) started my new job. I'm still getting used to the commute, which is why it took me two hours and two buses to get there this morning, when it should take one hour and one bus.
And on the way home I realized I left my car keys at the office...in Seattle. Lucky for me, Tory the super-Nanny swooped in to get me in our other car. Tacoma Dome Station security assures me my car will be ok there overnight.
Meanwhile, Joe tells me the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico is kind of a dump. He said something about a really bad sandwich.
Feb
7
Crackers
Submitted by jessica on February 7, 2010 - 10:26am
The upside to single parenting is that I get Viola all to myself. I presented her with crackers for the first time on Friday night.
Hm, these are tasty. Crunchier than anything I've ever eaten, but tasty.
Maybe I'll bite off a bigger piece.
I've seen squirrels do this; I think I've got the method down.
That is one tasty, salty slurry. Let's add some more.
More, mama! (This is how she makes the "more" sign.)
Let's just say they were a huge hit. Hooray for wheat consumption!
Feb
14
Caribbean
Submitted by joe on February 14, 2010 - 4:34am
Well, so far I've been in the Caribbean for 9 days on a cruise ship. We finished our work a couple days ago and have been hanging out and quite bored. I thought I would be able to get some work done but wifi costs a fortune and its hard to concentrate when everyone around you is on vacation, leathery, and entitled.
Yesterday, I was able to get out in St. Martin and sail on US55, Stars and Stripes, the 1987 America's Cup yacht that was instrumental in bringing the Auld Mug back to the US after Dennis Conner lost it to the Aussies in 1983. He redeemed himself by skippering US55 to victory in the Louis Vuitton challenge series and then skippering the Young America boat in the finals of the Americas Cup. I need to check my facts but I think that's how it transpired.
This morning i turned on the TV in my cabin and the Americas Cup, which is in the hands of the Swiss, was getting ready to start. Larry Ellison and his BMW Oracle trimaran won the first race handily. You have to love International TV. I've been able to catch a couple Italian Soccer matches as well.
Sunday I say goodbye to the sunny Caribbean and the Solstice and hello to the Eclipse in Papenburg, Germany, where the temperature is currently 20 degrees.
Boy, do I miss Jess and Viola!
