I woke up somewhere between 6 and 6:30 on day 3 of the trip, day 2 in New Zealand. I think there were some gentle sprinkles of rain relatively quietly crashing to earth--in contrast to the thunderous falls that echoed in the hidden canyon below. It was in that morning that I realized that we … Continue reading 2022-11-17 — Kiwi Friends, Day 3

Guess getting out of the habit of writing every day has its drawbacks when it comes time for keeping up with what's going on while on vacation. 😬 So much has happened that I might not remember everything, but I will give it a whirl! 😬 Let's see... The plane ride from Los Angeles to … Continue reading 2022-11-16 — Day 2, Better Than Planned

Well, my lovelies, we're off! 🛫 I'm writing this entry sitting in my row-13 window seat at 30-whatever thousand feet somewhere over Arizona or California, I'd guess. My seat was actually 22c, an aisle seat, but little Stephen did another experiment with airport security 😎 and... well... Let's just say I've now gotten on two … Continue reading 2022-11-15 — Takeoff

Happy 11/11. Haven't written for a while. I started an entry day before yesterday. I worked on it again yesterday, but obviously, I never finished it, so I'm just gonna basically start over. I'm not doing well, so maybe it's good I haven't written. I've been the closest to a full nervous breakdown that I … Continue reading 2022-11-11 — Bad Tylenol

I'm... on the edge of full meltdown. I tried so hard to just take a breath and tell myself, each time yet another thing came up, that it was all gonna be ok. I was successful a decent number of times, but I... I'm losing it. I'm in a near-constant state of significant stress and … Continue reading 2022-11-07 — Not With It

Hola, folks! Happy weekend to all of you. 😊 It's been an interesting day today. Things have been so crazy that I'm just sort of pinballing from to-do-list item to to-do-list item, but I'm so scatterbrained with everything I need to do that it's like my neurons are randomly firing all over but very little … Continue reading 2022-11-04 — Maiden Voyage of the Spider

Time is rushing by at 90mph, and I'm scrambling a good bit. Today was a day where i felt like i got pretty much nothing done, which, given what's going on right now, isn't the greatest, but oh well. Tried to do a car in the morning, but it wanted a bolt replaced that i … Continue reading 2022-11-03 — Broken or Not?

It's almost 1 a.m., so I'll keep this brief. Didn't do any customer cars today. I did, however, fix my own truck today, finishing up the valve cover replacement job and then fixing a coolant leak. I did that so that I could help Stevie with the tree service job we had today. I'm regretting, … Continue reading 2022-11-02 — 0 for 1 (in a good way)

Tad late to be starting a post, but as you know, I haven't written in a little bit, so I figured I'd catch you up... My stomach issues have decreased in severity, gratefully, and they've shifted a bit. Perhaps you'll be proud of me. I went to see the doctor today, and she said she … Continue reading 2022-11-01 — Confirmed?

It's 9:34 in the morning. I just finished watching a movie I started last night. My stomach is unhappy with me, and my brain wonders if the discomfort is doing lasting damage. There's a slight ache... the semblance of nausea... and some mild heartburn, I think. I'm already acclimatizing, as though it were a new … Continue reading 2022-10-30 — Happy Halloween Eve