Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

FG’s class is working on a recycling project this month and they got on the topic of alternative fuel. FG came home yesterday and told me she mentioned to the social studies teacher about the Bio-fuel made from coconuts which we saw on the Coconut Factory tour in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island, Micronesia.
The [...]

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Flashback Friday ~ Beachtime in Guam

This morning I woke to 44 degrees outside. The two previous mornings were in the mid-30s. I survived the harsh winter just fine but now I’m getting a little cranky with the chilly spring.  It’s definitely solidifying the fact that we will move somewhere warm near the water in our post army years.
I was thinking [...]

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Ottawa

When FM said we were going to Ottawa for his spring marathon, I was surprised. After all the other fun cities he’s run marathons(Rome, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, New York), it just didn’t sound very exciting.
I was pleasantly surprised. Ottawa is a really fun town to tour around ~ easy to navigate, clean, all types of [...]

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Best Time Yet

FM must be like fine wine…he keeps getting better and better. The Ottawa Marathon on Sunday was his best marathon time yet. He was thrilled with his time of 3:58:06.
Unfortunately, FG and I didn’t get a chance to see him along the route ~ he was long gone by the time we got to the 38 KM mark. [...]

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Keeping it in Perspective

FM ran the Ottawa Marathon yesterday so we were out of town all weekend. We arrived back home today around 4:30 and found out about a BBQ at a friend’s house at 5:00 pm. They were hosting the parents of a fallen soldier who had come into town to attend their son’s “memorial ride.” Their [...]

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Remembering

Being from Hawaii, Memorial Day was always considered a somber day with many observances for those who were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. My mom was a very young girl when Pearl Harbor was attacked and those memories lived on through the next generation (me).
Sadly, when I moved away from Hawaii, I participated less and less [...]

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Pleasant Surprise: The Collected Stories by Amy Hempel

In the past, I’ve not been a fan of Short Stories. The ones I’ve read have left me unsatisfied with their brevity and made me yearn for more character development. When I found out my friend, Sally, was the editor, as well as author of one of the stories, of Strong Currents ~ a collection of short stories by writers from [...]

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Desperate For Some Beach Time

We were a little too desperate for some beach time so we drove out to Westcott Beach State Park in Sackets Harbor, NY to get a little fix of the beach. Um…a little depressing. It was so cold with the wind coming off shore. We’d packed a picnic and I ate my sandwich so fast [...]

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Doggie Tales

Yesterday, I finally volunteered at the Veterinary Clinic here on Ft. Drum. The clinic houses abandoned dogs and cats in their very small and limited kennel facilities. I applaud them for their efforts ~ there’s always a need since military bases have a higher than average pet abandonment rate due to moves (especially when moving overseas), deployments, etc. 
I only [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day Breakfast
I was greeted with Breakfast in Bed this morning. FG cooked the scrambled eggs all by herself! My little girl is not so little anymore. I also received a gorgeous hanging plant which FG picked out and paid for with her allowance money. I have to say my favorite is the handmade card entitled [...]

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