No More Storage Unit!
With a LOT of help from Cutberto and Mario, Val and I emptied our storage unit on the 7th. With me coordinating downstairs and Val organizing upstairs, we were able to get almsot everything into the attic in an organized fashion so we’ll be able to find everything. Still lots of room up there! There are a dozen boxes in the house (DVDs, records, and books) and another 5-10, plus some furniture, in the garage (stuff to be gone through), but it’s looking great! And no more monthly expense. We were exhausted afterwards, but we did an awesome job!
Weird July 4th
No fireworks, no BBQ. Quiet day at home and a relatively short trip to our storage unit to scope out the Big Move. It was nice to have a relaxing day in the middle of the week.
Val’s home, Kids are gone
Dropped the kids off with Glynis & Susan at Amtrak, went shopping, then picked Val up at the airport.
The itinerary on the train has changed since they won’t stop in Grand Junction due to the fires in Colorado. Glynis is disappointed at not being able to go to Pike’s Peak.
Transition weekend
Kids leave on vacation with Glynis and Susan tomorrow, and Val arrives home a few hours later.
The vacation itinerary:
- Leave June 30th
- Arrive Grand Junction July 1st
- Stay in Moab, Utah July 1&2
- Stay in Woordland Park, Co July 3rd
- Stay in Denver, Co July 4 & 5th
- Train to Chicago July 6th, arriving July 7th
- Staying in Chicago July 7 – 12th
- Leaving Chicago the July 12th, Arriving back home July 14th
Should be a blast!
Val will finally get to see the kids!
Pride!
Home from Pride. Riding with Kathie and the girls was, as usual, awesome, as was hanging out at the booths with them and Glynis and Susan. The Exiles and LLW booths where I worked were fun. The weather was perfect! The motorcycle ride to and from was a little chilly in my skirt and lace stockings, and since I hadn’t had the bike on the freeway in a while I was a little nervous, but all went well. The most surreal part was walking the 2 blocks to my bike through wall-to-wall people hanging out at the Rap stage. It seemed to go on forever! Luckily everyone was friendly. I love Pride!
Other pictures here.
Val’s been gone almost a week
Val left for Tokyo last Saturday, and should be on her way to Seoul soon. One more week until she’s back home. We miss her!
Lasagne
We went to the store and got ingredients, including a stop at Red Brick Pizza to get some vegan cheese, and made two big trays of vegan tofu veggie lasagne. Homemade sauce, spinach, zucchini, crook neck squash, broccoli, and brussel sprouts. Yum! We used the no-boil lasagne noodles. They were fine except the top layer because we didn’t have enough sauce to get it moist enough so it didn’t cook much. But with the melted vegan cheese and the little bit of cooking it made a nice crunchy side. Even after eating a bunch for dinner there are about 10 additional single servings stored in the freezer.
Contacts for Katelyn
Katelykn got her first taste of contacts last week, and she likes them enough that we ordered a year’s supply today. She looks different!
A Week of Planning
Wednesday was a meeting about the Exiles Articles and Policies, and I’ve been organizing the Exiles booth for Pride, planning to work at the LLW booth at Pride, and testing out my motorcycle to make sure it will be OK for the parade.
Jennifer & Selena
Another delightful visit from Jennifer and Selena on Sunday. We talked, snacked, and had a couple of fun games of Stone Age. Missed Val…
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