Archive for July, 2007

Hawaii’s Not Bad

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

We’ve been here two days. We’ve done the beach. We’ve done Pearl Harbor. We sat around and read on our balcony. Maritha doesn’t seem to be too anxious to get going for the Majuro (we leave early Wednesday). Life is good, but Hotel internet access isn’t cheap, so I’m... more »

Posted in Travel | 3 Comments »

We’re headed for the Marshall Islands

Monday, July 23rd, 2007
We’re headed for the Marshall Islands

Where are they? Go to Hawaii. Keep going. If you get to the Phillipines, you’ve gone too far. Why are we going? Our adopted daughter, Maritha, lived there with her family until she was 9 years old. She’s now 16. It’s long over due. How did Maritha get here? ... more »

Posted in Travel | No Comments »

Deathly Hallows Anyone?

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

True story.  My seventeen-year-old daughter couldn’t wait for our pre-ordered copy from Amazon on Saturday.  She bought one just after Midnight early Saturday morning, came home and had it ready by 8:17 a.m.  She was possibly the first to finish in the Central Standard Time Zone.  (This is the girl who, at age eight,... more »

Posted in Books | 2 Comments »