A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to Moscow

At Book Club today, we reviewed last month's book, Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer, and it reminded me of what happened last week. She's actually written three books, with Twilight being the first in the series. I had already finished the first two, and had the third in my bag to read on the plane up to Moscow to see Jake and Lindsay and baby Reese.

I have to say they're not my most favorite books, but they are interesting in an odd sort of way--they're about vampires and werewolves, not my usual genre. Stephanie Meyer is a good writer and storyteller, though, and I like her choice of words and her descriptions.

Here's the story...
Kirt had just dropped me off at the airport to catch my flight to Moscow. Security lines were very short, so I was there in plenty of time. I pulled out the third book, Eclipse, and started to read. A short time later, my cell phone rang.
"Lorrie Naylor?"
"Yes?"
"This is Alaska Airlines--where are you?"
"I'm in the waiting room, waiting for my flight to be called."
"We've called your flight--didn't you hear us? (Apparently not.) Everyone's boarded but you."
"Uh--okay--sorry--I'm coming!" By this time, I was on my feet, stuffing my book in my bag. I turned to look at the check in counter, they must have recognized my franic look, because they waved at me. I waved back, and made a run for it.
"Don't worry, you're okay. You don't have to run to the plane."
I walked very fast, nonethless.
Fortunately, I made the flight (it was early, even!)

Kirt has commented once or twice or maybe more, that when I'm reading, I don't listen really well, and he's right.

SKIING ON FOGGY BOTTOM

Yes, I know "Foggy Bottom" refers to an area in Washington, D.C. (check it out), but it was just a cool way to introduce you to our day on the slopes. After my jury trial last week (we won!) and Lorrie's week with Reese (and, I guess Jake and Lindsay, too), we took the day and went to Bogus to ski. Great snow!! Not so great weather conditions. The fog was so thick at times that it gave us both vertigo. We felt we were going downhill, when we were going up, or vice versa. I almost fell, and Lorrie did. It was hard to see where you were going. It made me want to see the Alfred Hitchcock thriller again. We still had fun, because we were together!

What do you think Reese is doing right now?

Well, it's Sunday night, EVERYONE at church has asked me how that new grandbaby is! What do you think Reese is doing right now? I think she's awake, smiling, and making the cute little noises only Reese can make, but she'll want to be cuddling up on someone's shoulder pretty soon for a little snooze before she REALLY goes to bed. Sleep well tonight, little Reese, and then maybe your mom and dad can, too!

Hello to Kirt...

But once in Boise, I was with my Kirt again, after 7 days of being away. (Mackenzie and Tyler, how did you do a whole summer of separation?) It's nice to know that after all these years, the magic is still there!

Goodbye to Reese...

I only cried 4 times. Once at Panda Express, once actually saying goodbye, once in the airport, once on the airplane...

But I get to see Reese again in 2 weeks!

And I brought home about 900 pictures of her!

NOW, YOU BETTER BE READY FOR THE BIG ONE!

Well, I have to admit that I was still in bed this morning around 7:20 am when I felt a tremor. I thought at first, "This is an earth quake!" But then I immediately dismissed that and thought it must be the garbage truck driving by. Then I realized it wasn't garbage day. It lasted, what seemed like a long time, but I still dismissed it since I'm sleep-deprived with my wife gone, and staying up late working on my jury trial. It wasn't until I got to court and the clerk asked if I felt the 6.0 earthquake this morning! It was in Northeastern Nevada. http://http//www.kutv.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=b0b77f3f-c341-4852-badf-990e421e7960

it's the little things...

I like little things, such as little tarts, little cups of cocoa, and tiny little hands and feet. If only I had a picture of the tiny feet! (If you can't tell, I'm still at Jake and Lindsay's, and this is little Reese's hand. It's the cutest!)

bad habits

Reese's pediatrician says that babies Reese's age can't form bad til they're about 6 months old. (Bad habits like being rocked to sleep and the like, I suppose.) Too late for me--I could do this every night!