Hi!
Have finally had some luck getting on to the BLOG!
Have WiFi here, but still not able to send email, but can receive it.
This will be the first blog entry for the month and that was by Domino. Have not been able to get on her new blog, but have checked with Mark when we have reached him on her progress. He said it must be good as she and Capri had a long phone visit and there was a lot of laughing.
We are having a slow morning after having gone to mass last night as the morning mass here is at 10 AM,and we might be able to get out and about before that time. Guess the sausage and eggs are about ready so it is time for breakfast.
Most of this week we have been at Patagonia Lake State Park after a long weekend at Ft. Huachuca in Sierra Vista where we toured around in a rental to places where the RV isn't welcome or are not paved. Birding is not as good as hoped, but even the bird walk leaders agree it is not good because of the dry winter and lack of insects on which the birds depend. Desert wildflowers sparse, too.
Our plan is to remain around Tucson until after all the Holy Week services from Thursday thru the Saturday evening Easter vigil mass. Then we will head west to the Colorado River where Mom would enjoy a day or three at parks near Parker.
Then it will be time to head east. No particular route plan yet, but we'll be check the weather as we go.
Will try again to get an email out to one of you and ask that it be forwarded.
Please forward it and alert them to this blog entry.
Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
sorry about the difficulties with the blog. here's a link, click it and it should take you directly to my blog.
http://squawksfromauckland.tumblr.com/
if that still doesn't work, let me know and i'll just keep posting things on this blog.
Friday, February 19, 2010
TROUBLE WITH SQUAWKFROM AUCKLAND blog
Domino--
Tried today to find your blog but was not successful. Found something about someone with sequin eyes, not much more. tumblr was part of it.
When you are settled, perhaps you can give us some assistance.
Hope your flight wasn't too demanding.
Happy Fall!
Love and prayers, Grandma and Grandpa
Tried today to find your blog but was not successful. Found something about someone with sequin eyes, not much more. tumblr was part of it.
When you are settled, perhaps you can give us some assistance.
Hope your flight wasn't too demanding.
Happy Fall!
Love and prayers, Grandma and Grandpa
Monday, February 15, 2010
Yay! People are blogging again!
Not to throw a wrench in things, but I started my own blog for while I'm in NZ. I currently post everything to this blog, facebook, and then email it to a bunch more people, which is inconvenient and harder than it has to be. So, here's the link to my blog: http://www.tumblr.com/dashboard
I'll still check this blog, though.
It was lovely seeing some of you yesterday. Thank you for the send off!
Domino
testing..
A test.
Second time today. This from the laptop. Have sent some Rome suggestions to Monica and finished, we think, the federal income tax work.
Fairly mild now, with some sun. Hope to do some RV work this PM.
Dad
Second time today. This from the laptop. Have sent some Rome suggestions to Monica and finished, we think, the federal income tax work.
Fairly mild now, with some sun. Hope to do some RV work this PM.
Dad
The Potter's Lake Valentine Brunch
Good Morning,
It was great to see Susan, Jay, Bridget, Maura, David, Susan ROC, Finn, Mark, Monica, Nemo, Domino, and Capri yesterday. Calls from Michelle and Kevin were also a part of the picture.
Lots of sunshine made for pleasant driving, apparently, and most got a start for home with the prospect of plenty of daylight for the trip.
We'll be busy the next two weeks preparing for our trip and we were pleased that David suggested yesterday's gathering as a sendoff for us and for Domino who will fly off to New Zealand on Thursday.
Pleased to learn that Monica has the opportunity to go to Italy in 3 weeks on business. The name of the town in the very south was not familiar. I didn't think to write it down, so not sure where it is in terms of the "boot heel" area but will try to send her some ideas on what to see in Rome.
Will be making an attempt to write here on the blog frequently as we travel. Nemo did help me get the laptop set for e-mail monitoring, but I'm still a little hesitant about the steps once we are on the road and needing to find places where we can get free/inexpensive wireless connections.
Must be on to some prep tasks.
Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
It was great to see Susan, Jay, Bridget, Maura, David, Susan ROC, Finn, Mark, Monica, Nemo, Domino, and Capri yesterday. Calls from Michelle and Kevin were also a part of the picture.
Lots of sunshine made for pleasant driving, apparently, and most got a start for home with the prospect of plenty of daylight for the trip.
We'll be busy the next two weeks preparing for our trip and we were pleased that David suggested yesterday's gathering as a sendoff for us and for Domino who will fly off to New Zealand on Thursday.
Pleased to learn that Monica has the opportunity to go to Italy in 3 weeks on business. The name of the town in the very south was not familiar. I didn't think to write it down, so not sure where it is in terms of the "boot heel" area but will try to send her some ideas on what to see in Rome.
Will be making an attempt to write here on the blog frequently as we travel. Nemo did help me get the laptop set for e-mail monitoring, but I'm still a little hesitant about the steps once we are on the road and needing to find places where we can get free/inexpensive wireless connections.
Must be on to some prep tasks.
Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
Thursday, January 21, 2010
I think the blog sounds like a good idea. I have checked it regularly even though I didn't add anything and no one else did. All's very quiet in ET with the kids back at school. Bridget started her lab job this week and Colin is tweaking his schedule but still has 17 credits. He still will have to go back next fall for one more semester. Busy week at work, as usual, and I will be glad its Friday! Love to all, Susan
A Laptop check test item at 326 pm 1/21/10
Looks like I did it.
Have had a busy week. Sorry we missed Michele's call back. Mom left a message last evening. Also a phone call from Mark midday when we were in Waukesha.
Enjoyed having dinner with the O'Connell-Longs on Saturday evening. Susan
prepared home-made pizza which we really enjoyed. Both Bridget and Colin had concluded their AV work day so they were able to be with us for dinner. Susan was able to share many/most of the Hawaii pix which David had sent--and which Michele mentioned in her summary e-mail.
Mom saw our new Opthalomologist at Great Lakes on Tuesday and learned that things were, as she suspected, about the same as the cataract doctor had told her at their last meeting. She is now to be on a 6 month cycle--it had been a year since January 2007. We will be seeing, or being seen, by the Optometrist on 2/11 for our annual vision test, so she will learn then if she may receive a new prescription.
This is Mom's turn---this was my turn for preparing a light breakfast ffor 20-25 people so hd a busy day yesterday. Our partner pepared ham and rolls, I baked a coffee cake and= corn bre4aqd cones, and Dad made what has become a very good apple salad. This is a good time for catching uip on visiting with friends.
Good news - Dad found a device on the internet that is helping me with my reading. It is a hand held magnifying glass (TV camera)with a bright light which gets plugged into a small box next to the downstairs tv. The reading material is held on your lap or a table and you move the light (mouse) along the line of print and it is magnified so much that I can read it easily. (Dad's editing--It is called EZ Reader)
Looks like I may require carpal tunnel surgery, too, since tingling and locking knuckles on my left hand have been causing trouble. Always something new; Listening to a weather report about the weather in the west, and it doesn't sound like a trip west is too desirable right now. We still are planning on a trip to AZ early in March , weather permitting. Our snow has not melted too much and what is below the snow is ice . The deck didn't get shoveled on time so we cannot budge the mass that is covering it, so it may still be here by summer time. A belated happy birthday to Michele and two good wishes to Finn and Stephen. Hope it is a happy one.
That's all--Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
Have had a busy week. Sorry we missed Michele's call back. Mom left a message last evening. Also a phone call from Mark midday when we were in Waukesha.
Enjoyed having dinner with the O'Connell-Longs on Saturday evening. Susan
prepared home-made pizza which we really enjoyed. Both Bridget and Colin had concluded their AV work day so they were able to be with us for dinner. Susan was able to share many/most of the Hawaii pix which David had sent--and which Michele mentioned in her summary e-mail.
Mom saw our new Opthalomologist at Great Lakes on Tuesday and learned that things were, as she suspected, about the same as the cataract doctor had told her at their last meeting. She is now to be on a 6 month cycle--it had been a year since January 2007. We will be seeing, or being seen, by the Optometrist on 2/11 for our annual vision test, so she will learn then if she may receive a new prescription.
This is Mom's turn---this was my turn for preparing a light breakfast ffor 20-25 people so hd a busy day yesterday. Our partner pepared ham and rolls, I baked a coffee cake and= corn bre4aqd cones, and Dad made what has become a very good apple salad. This is a good time for catching uip on visiting with friends.
Good news - Dad found a device on the internet that is helping me with my reading. It is a hand held magnifying glass (TV camera)with a bright light which gets plugged into a small box next to the downstairs tv. The reading material is held on your lap or a table and you move the light (mouse) along the line of print and it is magnified so much that I can read it easily. (Dad's editing--It is called EZ Reader)
Looks like I may require carpal tunnel surgery, too, since tingling and locking knuckles on my left hand have been causing trouble. Always something new; Listening to a weather report about the weather in the west, and it doesn't sound like a trip west is too desirable right now. We still are planning on a trip to AZ early in March , weather permitting. Our snow has not melted too much and what is below the snow is ice . The deck didn't get shoveled on time so we cannot budge the mass that is covering it, so it may still be here by summer time. A belated happy birthday to Michele and two good wishes to Finn and Stephen. Hope it is a happy one.
That's all--Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
Twenty Ten or 2 oh 10?
Hi to some who have had some what of a January thaw!
Seems like we have all been boycotting the blog!
Even Domino, who really tried valiantly to keep it alive, has turned to other pursuits. And she does have a lot on her plate with all the excitement and planning for her trip to New Zealand.
As we are beginning to plan our RV trip to the southwest in a little over a month, i am thinking that we could possibly use the blog more effectively to communicate our where abouts and activities more quickly by blogging more frequently and then you could just check the blog and we would not have to send emails.
What do you think? Is there another way that we could make it easier for you and for us to keep in touch with the least difficulty for all, especially since many of you use e-mail less frequently?
We will send this same request out via e-mail with the same questions.
Love and prayers with this intial blog of 2010
Mom and Dad
Seems like we have all been boycotting the blog!
Even Domino, who really tried valiantly to keep it alive, has turned to other pursuits. And she does have a lot on her plate with all the excitement and planning for her trip to New Zealand.
As we are beginning to plan our RV trip to the southwest in a little over a month, i am thinking that we could possibly use the blog more effectively to communicate our where abouts and activities more quickly by blogging more frequently and then you could just check the blog and we would not have to send emails.
What do you think? Is there another way that we could make it easier for you and for us to keep in touch with the least difficulty for all, especially since many of you use e-mail less frequently?
We will send this same request out via e-mail with the same questions.
Love and prayers with this intial blog of 2010
Mom and Dad
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