Wonder Kid

Yesterday, we celebrated our grandson, Aidan's, 3rd birthday with a family swim and pizza party resplendent with "Cars" party hats, decorations and birthday cake. Aidan was excited for his birthday party and the presents. He was very good about remembering to say thank you and giving out hugs.

In response to his Grandpa's question about if he is still wearing diapers, Aidan, replied:

"I don't wear diaper. I wear wonderwear."

Correction

Information about the accident my friend's son was in has been a little disjointed. It wasn't a motorcycle accident, but a bicycle accident that occurred when he had to brake suddenly and went over the handle bars.

So, maybe, I won't be hanging up motorcycle touring after all....

A bit of a quandry...

The son of a good friend was in a serious motorcycle accident this week. He's hospitalized with severe head and brain trauma and it's still uncertain if he will recover. This accident hits a little close to home.

This young man wasn't wearing a helmet which is never a good idea when riding a motorcycle. I wear full protective gear - head to toe. My husband has taken many safety and riding classes. I've felt fairly safe riding behind him, even at 100 mph.

But now, I'm thinking about whether I should continue with my motorcycle adventures or hang up the helmet and gear for good.

Probably no one cares, but...

it didn't rain during the one night camping trip Friday. I went prepared with rain gear and extra clothes in case it rained. Didn't need them.

However, I don't know what I was thinking by wearing a white shirt and black jeans on a camping trip. 15 minutes after arriving at the campsite, the shirt and jeans were showing every speck of dirt and grime. It's not like I haven't been camping before and didn't know that dirt and grime are part of the experience. Duh?

New Background and other thoughts

Apparently, my previous background got corrupted somehow. It looked fine on my computer. But my brother send me an email with a picture of what it looked it on his. A quick phone call to my daughter confirmed that indeed there was a problem. Since she's a little more savvy on computer stuff than I am, she had an idea what was wrong. I changed the template and problem solved! Yay!

I added a widget to my blog a little while ago. Some of you may have noticed the map in the sidebar showing where traffic on my blog is coming from. I don't know if the people who are hitting on my blog from far and near are spending any time looking around. But I'm sure getting a representation of the good ol' USA and a couple of international hits (Australia for one). I've never heard of some of the cities/towns that are showing up on the map. Maybe I better plan a motorcycle trip and check some of the places out.

I talked to a friend earlier today who got back from a river trip that my husband and I were scheduled to go on, but ended up not going. She said it was a good trip, but I wouldn't have enjoyed it. Then she proceeded to tell me about the day of rain on the river and a couple of nights of rain. She was so right. After the very wet experience on the middle fork of the Flathead River up near Glacier National Park a couple of years ago, enduring a downpour with lightening in an open boat and no place to hide, I would not have been a happy camper on another trip like that.

Speaking of camping, it quit raining and the sun is out. I'm hoping that the camping trip later on will be dry.

Woo Hoo!

After weeks of dry, dry, hot temperatures, this is what's it's like outside today:


Rain is OK and we really need it here in our dry climate. But why today? I'm suppose to go camping tonight. Even if it does stop raining here in the valley, it's probably gonna' be very wet up in the mountains and cold and muddy, maybe even snowing.

I don't mind camping, but I'm kind of a fair weather type camper. And...can't get out of this trip since it's a church function. I can't wait.

Snooze Time

It's going to be a long three hours or so. I'm working a temp assignment today. All the department employees are off site at a seminar. Most of the employees put their phone line in voice mail which means the phones will be pretty quiet. Looks like I won't have too much to do.

And - I forgot to bring a book. At least the full time receptionist left her computer on so I can use the internet.

I hope I can stay awake.