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4:55 PM And we're off! I'm flying out of Burbank for the first time ever and did not know that it was so old fashioned. Where's Perry Mason? (ok, so the last time I saw an airport like Burbank it was in a Perry Mason episode.) Boarding a plane on the tarmac, small terminal, and I got through security in less than 5 minutes, even though I had to go through the whole body check since I had no "government issued identification". ... Actually a nice change of pace from the hectic weekend. And i get to do it all over again in a month!

after throwing a temper tantrum about not being able to ride the rollercoaster she finally fell asleep. normally i hate the idea of her sleeping during the day, but I don't have to deal with her tonight :-D

So we're taking a bathroom break in Primm, NV and the kids see the roller coaster at Buffalo Bills and Joy pipes up how she wants to go on it with Josh. Then Tim mentions that he doesn't like rollercoasters unless he's the one driving. So joy pipes up, and says "Don't worry daddy, you ride and I'll do the driving".

Gold Five: Weekend Adventures All the exciting stuff happens in the snipped part Another weekend comes to a close in Los Angeles. Friday night I took a nap as I didn't sleep much Thursday night. ...[snip] After grocery shopping I typed up the uniform regulations for the kids' new school and sent them to my wife. So much for saving on the big Target sale on jeans and khakis this weekend. And I'm pretty sure that our son isn't all that thrilled about having to wear a uniform. Next up was watching some more Jericho, followed by another nap. Now it's night, and time to get ready for the work week.

So, IF it ain't one damn thing, it's another. The dishwasher works again. I finally gave in and called a repairman. It's been not working since sometime in May. We were (I was) doing ok washing by hand , but it's so much easier to load, wash, unload, repeat (when Josh remembers to unload) the dishwasher. That boy must be told multiple times a day to put dishes away even though it's the chore he asked for ... and I digress. So, Josh is over at a friend's house having another sleepover. He didn't put dishes away this morning. No bigs, I put dishes away, load the dishwasher and get ready to do pots and pans and the ... GARBAGE DISPOSAL CRAPS OUT! And I only notice this because there is a leak underneath the sink. So I notice the leak, and that it's coming from the line for the disposal. Then I try to run the disposal and all I get is a hummmm. More water is leaking from another pipe. I find a pot that has not had food cooked in it recently and clear everyth

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I'm ready for a road trip. By myself. Far away. I never was someone to just pick up and go, but both my grandmother and mother like(d) to drive to de-stress, decompress and after a day like today I can see the appeal. Just give me a sunset to head off into.

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