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White Thunder and the Margerie Glacier

One our 2nd day at sea, we sailed up Glacier Bay which is part of Glacier Bay National Park. We saw 4 glaciers, but the Margerie Glacier was the most exciting.

I just got back from an amazing trip. Our entire family - my mom and dad, my brother's family, my family, and my sister's family - went on a week long cruise to Alaska. We sailed the "Inside Passage" and visited Skagway , Glacier Bay, Juneau, and Ketichan. It was our first cruise. I ate way too much! The sites were fantastic! We got back yesterday, but I still feel like I am on a boat - very strange!

New House Guest

Did you ever feel like your house had a revolving front door? In the last few weeks, one daughter (Thing 1) has moved out, and one daughter (Thing 2) has moved in. Thing 1 is now living on her own and paying her own bills! Yahoo! She has successfully left our nest, but is still close enough to see frequently. Thing 2 moved in with all her bags and boxes, and enrolled herself at Collin County Community College. She is taking this next school year to decide what to pursue as a career. She is on the 5 year degree plan! : ) When Thing 2 moved back home, she brought along her cat. I like cats and have had fun watching him silently explore the house. He is a little shy, but he is slowly warming up to Allan and I. Lately, he joins me in the morning when I am doing the sudoko puzzle in the newspaper. He brazenly jumps on the table and pushes himself into the newspaper so that I must stop what I am doing and play with him. I think I will start doing my puzzle in the living room!

Outside My Window

My desk sits beside a window that looks out to the backyard. Lately, I have been spending more time looking out the window than at the items on my desk because the Hummingbird Bush is in bloom. I get many visitors throughout the day. I am fascinated by them. They have really tiny legs and feet! I planted Hummingbird Bush 2 years ago in another spot in my garden. These bushes outside my window came up from seeds from the original bush. It blooms in late June and continues until there is a freeze. It comes back every year, and grows in mounded 2-3 foot spires.