Farm Day: Take 1

No time to post really.

I'm swamped with schoolwork that I've procrastinated and currently am cramming for a project and exam due this week. Also, today I'm helping friends move into their first house! (Yay Wendy and Chris!)

Therefore very little words.

The kids and I went to Farm Day at our CSA farm over the weekend. We had a lot of fun...











...And more on that later.

Point Reyes National Seashore

Walt and I couldn't bear to drive straight home from the Bodega Bay weekend house because we would go directly (2.5 hours) from quiet and relaxation to a house full of responsibilities. We needed something pleasant to look forward to in order to transition us easier. Therefore, we decided to make a detour on the way home and swing south to visit the Point Reyes lighthouse.

We didn't have much time. We had to get home Monday at 5:00 in order to pluck the kids from their after-school programs and the lighthouse was quite a bit out of the way. We were determined to get to there even on a schedule.


The views were breathtaking. It was a 20 mile drive from the mainland but there were so many sights along the way. Walt was most excited about the various deer we saw. He wished he had his rifle with him. It wouldn't have mattered anyway since no hunting is aloud in the Point Reyes area.


Once we drove 20 miles on the potentially tight schedule, we had to walk 0.4 miles to the lighthouse. Yeah that's nothing but it was up and down hills.


And then down a 300 foot decline to get to the lighthouse. Yeah yeah, I know it's only 300 feet but it was unexpected. It just felt like the light house was getting farther and farther away rather than the reverse. I really figured we'd park in a parking lot 50 feet from the lighthouse. Little did I know.


Years and years ago the light house's horn blew because the keepers stoked the fire with 140 lbs. of coal an hour!! Every single hour! I can't imagine dragging that much coal down this 300 foot elevation loss. At least it wasn't carry it up a hill.


But it was pretty cool once we got down there. I can just imagine standing out a storm in this lighthouse on the very point of the world. (I spy Walt.)




Unfortunately we couldn't go up by the light but looking through the dead bolted gate we caught glimpse of loads of red lacquer and polished brass.


What a view! I can just imagine it on a sunny day.


On the way back up, we realized the stairs were numbered. I'm not sure if it made the situation better or worse. Not only were there 308 stairs but a couple different sloped inclines to climb.


One of us double stepped. The other one crawled. It must be age.

But we both made it. Eventually. And we made it home with 30 minutes to spare.

A perfect end to a perfect weekend.

Bodega Bay

This time last week Walt and I were enjoy a whole lot of peace and quiet in Bodega Bay. Instead of the "mom, mom, mom" of children, we heard "honk, honk, honk" of the foghorn. It was refreshing.


We rented a house on the bay for two nights. It truly was like a home away from home.




We had a view of the bay from the living room, patio and hot tub. Most of the time we just sat outside in the chairs enjoying the coastal air.


Here's the view at night.





We took a trip to a near by beach to take a walk and enjoy the sound of the ocean.




Although we cooked a lot of meals at the house, we did eat out a few times at the local restaurants. Mmm mmm, the food was good.

And like I posted before... we tested our luck on the pier of "risk".

Sneak Peek

I am currently sitting in a local cafe connected to the Internet through free Wi-Fi that is boasted through the sign on the door.

Our power is out at home. It has been for about 21 hours now.

We had a pretty heavy storm come through. The rain is definitely needed. Could someone please tell Mother Nature that we don't need it all at once?

I had to hunt down free Wi-Fi today so I could access some *ah-hem* school stuff from the class websites. Yeah, that's it.

Anyway, Walt and I had a terrific time on our anniversary weekend escape. Here's one picture for now... until I get power again and maybe even until I get some more homework done.

Ten Years

Woo Hoo! Today is Walt's and my 10th wedding anniversary.

See how young we looked. See how happy we were.

That was then...

... and this is now.

Just kidding.

Okay, we look like that sometimes. Who doesn't?

But I am still as much in love with Walt as the day I married him yet I love him more than ever before.

Happy anniversary to us!

Missing: Tooth

Nothing else marks the progression through young childhood like losing teeth.

Carley discovered her first loose tooth last week. And it quickly got looser.



See it?

Didn't get a good enough look?

I'll make it bigger for you.


See how it leans outside those upper teeth?

Eew. It gives me the ibby jibbies just looking at the picture.

I took that picture yesterday. Last night the tooth came out.

Less than a week after discovering her first loose tooth...



Carley is missing a tooth. Hurray!