We started the morning in Memphis. Anders and Dak wanted to tour Sun Studio, but Annika wanted to see the duck march at the Peabody Hotel. So, we dropped the boys off to check out the studio and headed down to see the ducks. Annika got to sit right next to the red carpet: The … Continue reading June 28: Vacay Day 5 – Memphis to Nashville
June 27: Vacay Day Four – Walking in Memphis
I love Memphis still, but it's so hot here. Thank goodness there are so many air conditioned places to rest. We started by driving by Graceland, which is actually just a couple miles from our hotel. We didn't take the tour because we had other important sights to see today. Instead, we went to our … Continue reading June 27: Vacay Day Four – Walking in Memphis
June 26: Vacay Day Three – StL to Memphis
We drove to Memphis from St. Louis today, and it is over 100 degrees here. We ate at a local farm-to-table restaurant and drove around for a while. We went to the Memphis Pyramid, which is pretty much a Bass Pro Shop with a hotel and a big elevator in the middle to go up … Continue reading June 26: Vacay Day Three – StL to Memphis
June 25: Vacay Day 2 – St. Louis
We spent a big part of the day at The City Museum, which is one of my favorite places in the world. I love The City Museum. I think Anders put it pretty well as we were climbing through some of the bars - I told him it was like safe urban exploring, and he … Continue reading June 25: Vacay Day 2 – St. Louis
June 24: Vacay Day One – St. Louis
Today started off pretty lazy in the hotel: We were going to head to the National Blues Museum, but when we left at about 10 to go down there, we found out it didn't open until noon. So instead we went to the zoo to walk around a little bit. We saw some butterflies - … Continue reading June 24: Vacay Day One – St. Louis
June 23: Travel and family
I almost forgot to write tonight. We drove to St. Louis for the first leg of our family vacation. We haven't really been on a vacation with just the four of us in ages. I wish we would have done more of this, but it's good to do it now. The road was long and … Continue reading June 23: Travel and family
June 22: I’m so hungry
I am wide awake, it's really late, I have to be up relatively early tomorrow, and my stomach is growling. I have no idea what to eat or do to make it stop. I don't want to get sick to my stomach, but I also can't sleep when my stomach is gurgling. Usually I'd get … Continue reading June 22: I’m so hungry
June 21: Happy Solstice
Celebrating solstice makes sense to me, especially in winter when we're welcoming back the sun, but also in the summer. The longest day of the year, and tilting back toward balance, seems like a good point to take stock of things. Right now the world feels out of balance, but perhaps it's time for the … Continue reading June 21: Happy Solstice
June 20: Finally some energy
I finally had some focus, drive, and energy today: I cleaned a bunch today, did some laundry, and took care of a few odds and ends. Its the first time since school let out that I had the energy to do things like this, so it feels good. I've been struggling with depression more than … Continue reading June 20: Finally some energy
June 19: It just gets worse.
Today, McClatchy reported that it is more like 6,000 children who've been separated from their families. The AP reported that there are three "tender age" facilities for children under age 5 who've been taken from their parents, with the possibility of a fourth "needed." I don't remember the news source (Strib?), but they are looking … Continue reading June 19: It just gets worse.
Adventures in Distraction 