The WOW factor

Wow, the ocean swells are HUGE today. As we ate our dinner of leftovers in the dining room that John warmed up, I got to look out over the beautiful Pacific and was amazed by the action. If it weren’t because I’m still under the weather, I'd run to the beach to take a closer look. I’ll have to listen to the news when I’m done with this to see if there is a specific reason for the size of the swells. Maybe there was another earthquake somewhere.

My Turn

Not that I want one but it seems I have come down with the creepy crud every one at school has or has had. This week Chelsey was home with it as well. So, now it appears to be my turn. I’m at school today only because I had some things to take care off that I couldn’t delay such as a pizza party for my class with a Superman movie that they earned. I also have to help out with driving a school van to take a high school class on a field trip this afternoon. Besides, I had to come in to get my laptop so I decided to just stay in for the day. Hopefully this is short lived ‘cause I don’t make a very gracious sick person.

All the of this week it has been raining again so non of us have gotten in our hiking quota, and the outlook for the next few days isn't any better. Sigh! Maybe I should take advantage of this gloomy mess and get some more bowling practice in. Heaven knows all of us could use it. Last night we only bowled our average one of the three games. I wonder what that will do to our overall standing of being in third place?

It’s A Pan

It’s a flute. It’s a pan-flute! And, I keep hearing one.

Yep, John keeps opening new websites for yet more research on our prospective Peru trip this summer. And to entice you further, these sites are laced with the sweet music of this wonderful instrument. Their deep, raspy sound have long made them a favorite of mine.

We are slowly creating a list of all the items we will need to take on this trip. Some we will need to purchase soon and break in, as in our new hiking boots. Other items we may actually obtain once we get down there like a wool cap for the cold night on the Andes. The latter will double as a wonderful souvenir when we get back.

Back to the real world. At work I’m implementing a new program that I actually really like. The only down side is that there is sooooo much stuff to get out and put away each day, and I don’t like the idea of having to do all that over and over each year. Then I heard that I was going to be getting a Smart Board! I’ve only had one in-service in this device but already I love it. I have the software on my laptop and I’ve been playing around with it. I think I’ve found a way to put the whole program I’m implementing on SB! No more unnecessary stuff to get out and put away, and better: no pieces to loose! I’m so excited about this prospect that I’m actually enjoying the tech aspect of putting it all together. Better yet, I’ve been told that I may actually get paid to do it over the summer if I don’t finish it before then and, there is not way I can get it all done! I’ll be luck to get half of it done as I don’t even have all the software programs necessary to convert all the pdf files to jpegs.

Ah, Mondays. I am grateful that Mondays are early out days at school.

Explicit Beauty

How is it that I get to live in such an absolutely beautiful place! Oh, this is nothing new of course as I’ve lived in Curry/Del Norte County for well over 30 years. But maybe as the sunshine makes its appearance more often lately, my eyes are being opened anew to my surroundings.

As the weather has permitted, John, Teddy, Otis, and I have been going on hikes the last couple of weeks. Many Pacific Coastal Trail heads are just minutes from our home and we are careful to choose the ones that are safe for Da Boys, as in no cliffs to tumble down. This morning we hiked for two hours through the fern covered forest floors, along the rocky ocean that was thumped by massive waves, and on the pristine beach we practically had to our selves. We did all this after our regular visit to Mattie’s pancake house and a coffee at Dutch Brothers. What a way to start a Saturday.

But… here is the bad part of our day. At the very beginning of the trail head, we found a HUGE dump pretty much in the middle of the trail! This is no doggie dump, not even a bear dump. It was a HUMAN dump, a LARGE human’s dump. And you know who found it first of course. By the time John and I got there, I’m sure it was half gone and it was still huge. Ewe! They are not sleeping with me tonight! Well, we cleaned it up and went on our way but why did this human not take a few steps into the bush-bush to relieve themselves? I mean s#*! happens but really! this was despicable!!!