Per Hour

This short trip cost us $20 per hour, according to my mother’s calculations. Insane but ultimately worth the cost. We got to see my grama today on our way to the airport, always nice because we don’t spend Thanksgiving with her. Now we are in the airport at Milwaukee, the place of horrible food. Luckily we grabbed some lunch in Minneapolis – chicken and wild rice soup. Yummy! Unfortunately we still have no free Internet (boo MSP & Milwaukee airports) so this won’t get posted until we are home. Off to find a drink before our flight…

Still Around

Even though I haven’t posted in over a month, I’m still around. My time has been taken up with: hockey (camp, games, and tryouts), a trip to Acadia National Park, and work.

To keep you entertained for a moment, here’s a macro of a lovely hydrangea in our yard during a respite in a big storm:

And here is a sailboat from when we were up in Acadia National Park. It’s the Helen Brooks, a Friendship Sloop owned and chartered by Amy’s brother Karl.

Until such time as I blog again, ta!

Road Trip!

Well, the car’s packed and we’re ready to go after we shower, eat, and say goodbye to family. It’s going to be a long trip, but if you all think it hard enough, it’ll be an easy one.

Off to make sure we can use the FastPass in the new car. Ta!

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles – Adventures in Thanksgiving Travel

3:00 a.m. : Get out of bed.

3:25 a.m.: Leave house in car.

3:35 a.m.: Pick up student who needs ride to Airporter.

3:50 a.m.: Buy ticket for 4 a.m. Airporter (bus to airport).

4:00 a.m.: Airporter departs.

4:23 a.m.: Arrive at Logan International Airport.

5:20 a.m.: Board plane.

5:37 a.m.: Plane takes off.

7:05 a.m.: Plane lands in Philly.

7:45 a.m.: Board plane.

8:05 a.m.: Plane takes off.

10:02 a.m.: Planes lands 30 minutes early in Minneapolis.

10:23 a.m.: Plane arrives at gate.

10:45 a.m.: Bags get off carousel.

10:52 a.m.: Buy ticket for light-rail.

10:54 a.m.: Board light rail.

11: 18 a.m.: Disembark light rail and get into Dad’s car.

11:28 a.m.: Arrive folks house.

11:30 a.m.: Eat kringle and Swedish toast.

11:46 a.m.: Remember to blog!

12:00 p.m.: We’ll probably leave for Wisconsin – a 90-minute drive.

I’m so tired, but oh-so-thankful that we can actually spend this holiday with our family and friends. May your travels be as smooth as ours were this morning – and may they take significantly less time!

Happy Thanksgiving!

What I Did on My Summer Vacation by Otter the Dog

Someone had quite the summer vacation!

Start with one big dog.

Add a lobster bake and some camping.

And an upset gastrointestinal tract.

Shake ever so slightly.

Pay the vet a lot of money.

End up with the same dog you started out with.

Priceless.