pty nester, still signifies the end of summer. I try not to dwell on all the things I didn't do this summer but it's hard when there is very little that I did do. I haven't gone hiking, fishing, or golfing. I did finally make it to the mountains but not for hiking. McCall, about 2 hours north east of Boise, is a small resort town on a lake. I went with two of my coworkers (one of them insanely conservative--my tongue is still raw from biting back words!), the other definitely not a hiker, more of a sitter. Still, it was nice to smell pine trees and be by water.
But, jeez, do I ever miss Red Lodge and the Boulder!
On the somewhat creative side, I finally finished a baby present for my nephew's new baby, Xavier. He was born end of May--I was beginning to think that if I didn't finish it soon, I'd be sending it for his graduation! Of course the hard part is finding a box and card and actually putting it in the mail. Soon very, very soon.
It's a stuffed dog that turns into a blanket. I think he turned out pretty good. I hope Baby Xavier likes him.
Things to look forward to:
I'm so excited--I get to fly to Seattle for the weekend to visit the kids! It's a quick trip--Thursday nite to Sunday afternoon--but I'll take any time with them that I can get.
Then the next weekend, Labor Day weekend, I'm driving to Billings under the guise of taking care of the house, but really to visit friends and hopefully get in some much needed hiking. It seems hard to believe that it's been almost a year since I left there. Funny how time flies while it's sitting still.
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