Spring fever!

I'm feeling it already...the urge to purge! I want to get rid of everything! I'm sick of all my fake plants and nic nacs! Arggghhh. I want to move things around and clean clean clean. I want to paint and bring in new fresh stuff!

The trouble with this attitude is that I am so behind on even maintenance things like deep cleaning and putting away the Christmas decorations. Maybe when I get that done, I won't feel so grossed out by my house.

In other news, I'm back to work after two weeks off. It's been heavenly to just relax and not worry about work for a while. One week is just too short to get that relaxed feeling I think. I'm more than glad that I have a good job, don't get me wrong! I feel my good fortune in having a challenging and rewarding career. I just need to recharge my batteries every now and then.

Well, short post but I am going to try to get busy today and at least get the Christmas tree down!

Oh, I guess I should mention that a few years ago, Kevin and I thought it would be a great idea to just buy a fake tree...after all the years of going out to get a tree and dealing with the dry needles, etc. at the end of the season. We bought one that already had the lights on it so it would take that hassle out of the setup and take down processes...how smart!

But the first year we put it up, we were blinded by the lights they put on this thing. So we went out and got some fresh pine boughs to put in and around the fake branches. It dimmed the lights somewhat but then we had to take all the real boughs out at the end and they threw needles all over. So we bagged that idea.

The next year, I wired a bunch of fake evergreen boughs to the fake tree in order to cover the lights and add a little variety to the greenery on the tree. That didn't really work either because the lights were so overpowering still.

This year, we got the brilliant idea that we would just take out every other bulb or so since the strands stay lit even if you are missing some bulbs...it worked until some of the remaining bulbs got overheated and burned out! So here is our lovely fake tree about half way through the Christmas season. We had to string some lights at the top to get us through Christmas just so we could have a semi decent tree.

See how bright the bottom is even with half the bulbs gone? Ridiculous! Or as Chelsie likes to say...Rahhhhdiculous!

So we decided to sell it on Craigs list and tell people the top half doesn't light but they can string lights and it works ok...maybe we'll get 50 bucks for it...who knows? The sad irony is that we have hated this tree from the start, have gone through three seasons with it...and are right back to the commitment of getting a real cut tree every year from now on.

Big Island trip/Happy New Year!

Kevin and I recently attended a non-wedding on the Big Island of Hawaii. Without going into details or revealing the parties involved, let me say that the bride and her family handled the situation with grace and generosity. The groom's parents were also very gracious and made a difficult situation easier.

The wedding had been called off the previous weekend but all the travel arrangements were in place so the entire party assembled on the Big Island for a few relaxing days in the sun. We had a lot of fun and saw just a small part of the island. It's definitely a study in contrasting landscapes! We stayed near an old lava flow so the surrounding area was just barren rock. But the small islands of green (that were built up with resorts) made up for it. The beach we went to most of the time was absolutely beautiful and one of the best beaches I've been to.

I had to throw this photo of Kevin in here...he was trying to sleep on the flight over and decided to rig up his eye mask to keep his head from lolling forward. Notice how the strap of the eye mask is wrapped around the headrest on the seat of the plane...it worked...kind of. But I couldn't stop giggling so he eventually removed it. I ruin all his fun! This is early morning on that beach I mentioned...no one was around...very quiet. What was I doing so early in the morning on a beach you ask? Why, taking Kevin to the beach park so I could have the car and he could fish! I sat there and read and caught up on my blog (previous post was written in that park) then I went to a starbucks and did some shopping at a some nice shops near there. Same park later that day...beautiful trees...hard to imagine that only 200 yards away back up the drive is a black rocky expanse as far as the eye can see.

This park was full of turtles all over the place. This is the part of the beach we spent most of our time in...fine sand, secluded spot, great swimming. I loved it. The girl who's wedding had been called off spent a lot of time there also, just relaxing and contemplating the sudden changes she was facing. She said she was so glad she came if only to rest on a beach like this and be able to think without the pressures of everyday life. I agreed!

Ok, back to the way most of the rest of the world spends it's December...brrrr! This shot was taken by Polina's mom Elena during the winter last year...love this shot of these trees in a park near St Petersburg. I want to make it into a poster or something. I hope my readers are having a good winter! Happy New Year!

Catch up post # 2,374

(Doh! I went to add in all my prewritten commentary about these pictures but I can't cut and paste for some reason...I had a description written for each picture on a word document and I thought I could just add them in after I downloaded all the pictures...silly me!

Oh well, such is life.)

I wanted to try and catch up with a few months worth of events in one post here so it will be a longer post with a lot of pictures! This is totally guilt motivated. I am finding it very difficult to keep up with this blog! Now that I'm on facebook, it just seems redundant. But really, I don't put much on facebook either. So I better try to keep a record somewhere.

Jasper and Polina had a wedding reception here in Boise in October. The venue turned out to be perfect and the weather cooperated too! We were very lucky!

This is a rooftop event center here in Boise with a wonderful view of the surrounding area.

We were very fortunate to have friends and family come in from all over just to join us. These are my good friends Nettie and Kathy. Kathy came in from El Paso to attend the reception. Can't get enough of these two..so happy and perfect for eachother!

Here is the other happy couple in our lives and we feel very content with our complete family.

Thanksgiving came up next in our event calendar. We hosted 18 at our house. It was snug to say the least but very fun. Everyone brought food so it wasn't a big deal to provide a few side dishes to go along with the main courses. Jasper and Polina came over early to make the stuffing and set up chairs and things. I snapped this mid-blink and I ordinarily wouldn't put a picture up that has the subject blinking but it's so rare that I get Jasper in an apron and cooking that I thought I better not press my luck by trying to get a perfect shot.

Following close on the heels of Thanksgiving was an event of many years tradition. I think Nettie and Kari and I have been having this annual birthday/Christmas dinner for at least 10 years. We all have birthdays around the same time so we came up with this solution long ago to combine the celebrations to save us all time during the holidays. We've long ago stopped exhanging gifts per-se (Nettie always manages to sneak a gift in somewhere!) but we spend hours over dinner at a nice place (different every year) just catching up and enjoying each other's company.

This year was no exception to Nettie's stealth gift giving...she got this tiara for Kari since she turned fifty this year. Ok, I admit, I gave them each a little plaque with a saying on it! No big deal. (but I wrapped them so cute!)

And it's not the holidays without my Annual Ladies Christmas Brunch! I have started noticing a pattern in that this event typically falls on the first Sunday of December. So I think I will just make that the annual day of my party. We did glass candle globes this year and also paper ornaments with glitter and paint...still cleaning up the glitter weeks later...the sign of a really awesome party! The only downer about this whole thing was that one of the guests lit her candle in the glass globe and all the little decorations caught on fire!

This made Kevin feel very vindicated since he had warned me about maybe some of the decorations being flammable! To my partial credit, I HAD tested some of the items that were to go into the globes and they just melted but I DID issue a general (and not so adamant) warning at the beginning of the craft portion of the festivities that they were to light these candles at their own risk! So anyway, I had to call or text all my guests and warn them to just use these as little decorations and not light them.

Ok, moving right along, and leaving the subject of flames behind...I went with Polina for a quick overnight stay to Phoenix where she had an interview for PA school. I visited Jeri while Polina was in the all day interview. Then we went to lunch at this great outdoor patio Italian place to celebrate her getting through the interview in one piece. Look at the weather! We are in short sleeves! It was so beautiful down there...too bad we had to leave right after this picture was taken and head back to the airport...back to Boise where it was raining and cold when we arrived! Oh, BTW, Polina WAS ACCEPTED!!! We are thrilled for her. This has been a dream of her's for a very long time. She is still waiting on the Idaho school to let her know her status since she interviewed with them as well. But either way, she will be in PA school next fall.

Well, I feel better now. Whew! I will be trying a little harder in the next few months to be a little steadier poster since I really like it when I can look back and see everything that has been going on in my life.

Another picture from the wedding

This is me and Polinka with a flower that I swiped from an arrangement in the room soon after the wedding...she is concentrating on it so hard! I just loved her determination! Polina just sent this to me so I thought I'd share.

Wedding post

I feel like this post is not going to do this whole experience justice but I can't write a whole book on a blog page. I am just going to hit some of the highlights and leave the rest for another time. We arrived in St Petersburg after a week of sun in Greece. It was in the 40's when we got there at 11pm (after a trial and a half getting through the Moscow airport...but that's another whole blog post) so it was a bit of a shock.

We got to the apartment we were renting for the week, which was in downtown St Petersburg by all the cool buildings and historical sites. The building was run down but the apartment did not disappoint. The whole place had been completely and wonderfully remodeled by an architect with a flair for lighting. There were these really cool lights behind layers of ceiling and wall...very creative and modern. It was clean and the beds were very comfortable, granite coutertops, tile showers, the works! We were really lucky to find it since most of the hotels in Russia are a mixed bag to be sure! So we lived in style the whole time we were there.

We spent the first day just getting acquainted with our surroundings and then traveling over to Polina's parents on the metro for a beautiful dinner. Polina's parents, her brother and his wife and little girl were all there. There were 10 of us around the table...(the most they had ever sat at dinner they said). You could tell they had cooked all day for this dinner. I was overwhelmed with all the wonderful food and graciousness of Polina's great family! We know now why Polina is such a sweet and loving person, her parents are so giving.

We stayed several hours and were made to feel so welcome. The language barrier was not really a problem since Polina, her mother, her brother, and her sis-in-law all speak some English. Her father could not speak much English but he made up for it getting Polina to translate. He toasted us several times and played his accordian for us! I can't say enough about this dinner. I was blown away. They even had coffee and little chocolates, cakes, etc at the end of it. Everything so well thought out and delicious. We left feeling very full in our hearts as well as our tummies, I can tell you!

The next day we spent walking around St petersburg. We visited many beautiful places and took more pictures than we can count. Around every corner was an even grander building or structure. The build up of St Petersburg took place in the late 1700's early 1800's and no expence was spared! Copper roofs, statuary on top of buildings, on the face of buildings, in the intersections...anywhere you looked, there was a beautiful statue or iron work.

Parks and squares where people gather are beautifully maintained. Here we are in front of one of the most spectacular buildings I've ever seen...Cathedral on the spilled blood...named after a martyr. There is also a series of canals going through the city that is just beautiful...all stone work. The sidewalks downtown are all granite blocks and crews are constantly replacing cracked ones or working on the facades of the buildings. Several construction zones downtown snarled traffic while we were there. There is only so much you can take in when you are in a place like this. You would need months to do it justice. But we got the flavor of the place at least.

next day...Here we are before the wedding. We are in a palace...a grand home that an aristocrat built in the 1800's that has been restored. They hold events in it now. We are waiting for Polina to arrive here.This is the room they were married in. This is Polina's father of course, walking her down the isle. We were a very small party..about 25 guests in all but it didn't seem to make any difference to us. Polina's grandmother is sitting in the background to the right. She was such a warm and affectionate lady. She spoke Russian to us and just hugged and hugged us. (Unfortunately, Polina's grandfather was not feeling well so he was unable to make the trip from their smaller town to the wedding).The giving away of the bride...they both look so happy! There is Polina's sis-in-law Tatiana with baby Polinka in the lower right cornerThere was a small reception right after the ceremony and we all visited and got to know each other a little better. This has to be the sweetest picture I took. Polinka is looking at her dress and seems to be thinking how she looks like Aunt Polina. She let me hold her during some of this time and we went around looking at flowers. At one point she saw Polina in the other room and pointed to her with her little lower lip out and a crease between her brows and said "POOOLLLLY!" as though she wanted her aunt to hold her and get her away from this strange lady that was holding her. (Polina's nickname is Polly in the family).After the ceremony and small reception, we all got into the Hummer limo that was waiting for us. It took us around to some of the more famous sites in St Petersburg and let us out to walk and take pictures with the couple. This is a tradition in Russia. I was glad I bought those shoes I mentioned before because we walked a lot! It was very fun and we all got to know each other even better. By the time we headed to the larger reception, we were all laughing and having fun with each other...no feelings of being among strangers at all. Polina's cousins were with us in the limo and we got to know them pretty well too.This is the reception hall we ended up in after the limo ride...another wonderful old palace with a history of being a headquarters for the cavalry or some such. The table was set beautifully and the food was very good. We tried everything and everything was delicious. We ate and drank and ate some more!There were several games and traditions that we participated in...this one is where the bride and groom break bread together...the one that comes away with the biggest piece basically "wears the pants in the family"...so this is the reaction they had to Polina breaking off more than 80% of the bread! Tatiana got up at that point and broke off about half and gave it back to Jasper. We were all dying laughing.There they are during dinner...so sweet together.The tradition of cutting the cake is the same in Russia and it was also very good cake! We were all in the lower level of the building at this point with a DJ and lots of good music and goofing around. They made Kevin get up along with several other men and wear feathers and tutus and do a dance...I have the pictures to blackmail him with if he ever gets out of line...but I won't show that here or what leverage would I have? I really can't tell you how wonderful this experience was. I know I could write a lot more. Just the fact that we were all there together was so precious to me and Kevin. A trip of a lifetime and the beginning of a wonderful family life for Jasper and Polina! We can't wait to host Polina's family here in the USA. We want them to come here and go to the cabin with us...see Yellowstone...see Boise where their daughter is making a home.

We returned via Athens a day and a half after the wedding and we were all exhausted. I posted some pictures of that brief time in Athens in my last post. It took 20 hours of travel time (including layovers) to get back to Boise. I must say I was so glad to get home! It's great having adventures and all but it really makes you appreciate what you have.

Ok, I will stop this post and go make dinner. I really wanted to get this down though since the longer I delay, the dimmer the memories get! The reception here in Boise is October 9th so we have that to look forward to. I will post more then.

Wedding post up this weekend

Here's a teaser...so cool!

Greece (long post)

Hello everyone! We are back home from our amazing adventure. Been home a few days now and still can't believe we were there and the whole wedding thing happened, etc. There is so much to write about that I will have to do the wedding in a couple of separate postings. So for now, I will write about Greece and some of our experiences there.

We got there in the evening after 20 hours of travel. Actually, the plane rides were not the worst part. We had four separate plane rides and a break between each one so we could walk around, etc. Our longest plane ride was 7 1/2 hours so it wasn't horrible. The worst part was after we got to Athens and had to find our ferry to take us to the island we were staying on.

It seems easy enough to say that you catch a bus to the ferry port (an hour ride from the airport) and then catch the ferry to Agistri (our island) but in actuality, it's very confusing! Especially since we know not one word of Greek. The bus driver was not helpful at all. We couldn't really even say the island's name correctly. It was a joke. All we knew was the bus we should take and that we would end up at Pereaus (ferry dock).

We got down there and there were ships (I mean full sized ships) lined up along a dock that went for at least a mile. We got out toward the middle of the line of ships and started making our way along the dock, asking ticket booth agents (that didn't really want to be helpful) which ferry was to Agistri...we found out it was way up at the front of the line of ships. So we walked all the way back rolling our bags on a narrow sidewalk in the 100+ temp in full sun (we were at the dock by 3pm). Kevin dropped me and the bags at one of the only shady places with benches and went along until he found the ferry. We ended up waiting 2 more hours in the heat. So needless to say, we were not impressed with Greece at that point!

Once we got to the island though, things got a lot better I am happy to say! We found our hotel no problem and the woman that runs the place met us and took us to our room. We dropped our bags off, changed into shorts and went down to the beach where I took a picture of this amazing sunset. The next day, we slept in until 1pm!

When we went out again, it was this beautiful blue-sky day. This is the beach in front of our hotel with lounge chairs and umbrellas. The water was cool but very comfortable, very refreshing! Not hard to get used to at all. We spent a part of every day down at the beach under an umbrella, reading, swimming, just hanging out and relaxing.

One funny thing we started noticing after a day or two was this elderly lady in a pink bathing cap who would go out in the mornings and evenings and do water exercises. We would see her pink cap bobbing up and down, her arms windmilling in and out of the water...we started referring to her as "pink grandma". She was there every day without fail.

This cove is seen from a higher road...no way to get down to the water from there but so beautiful. We saw many such scenes on our evening walks. This island is one of the few in Greece that has trees and it's covered in these beautiful pines.

Speaking of walks, Kevin and I took a trail through the pines that someone recommended. We started out with good intentions (started early so as to avoid the heat and sun) but soon realized that the path was not shaded for most of the walk...(much better to go in the evening when the shadows are long). Well, anyway...there we were on this hot, dry, dusty trail with the sun bearing down at high noon..not good. We stopped and ate our picnic lunch in the shade of a tree...beautiful views!!! But then we still had to walk for at least another mile or two to get around the loop back to the village. So we walked and walked in the hot sun. After a while, my sunscreen started wearing off and Kevin hadn't worn any thinking we would be in the shade. So we pulled out this light-weight purple blanket we had with us to sit on and started holding that over our heads as we walked. The ends of the blanket would flap out behind us as we walked holding the two front corners. Did I mention it was purple? We must have been a sight from the air! Good thing no helicopters were around or they might have thought we were signaling them to land!

The food in the restaurant at our hotel was hit and miss...picture a belgian waffle with thick chocolate frosting and whipped cream...that was my breakfast one morning (I had ordered a waffle with "Praline" thinking it was pecans...silly me.) Kevin had "beans on toast" and ended up with a can of pork and beans over a piece of untoasted white bread...oh and some tomato slices on top.

So we started looking around and found some great little markets with fresh fruit, bread, honey, etc...and had breakfast on our balcony from then on. This is an example of the kind of food we ate every day for breakfast. It was all cold food since we didn't have any way to cook anything. But the fruit was really good there.

This next pic is just a funny thing that we had to do to run our electrical converter because it was so heavy, it would fall out of the socket.

Chelsie and Michael joined up with us towards the end of our trip. They only had three days on the island but made the best use of their time I have ever seen. They made friends with all the wait staff and had a great time at the beach. It was the best part of our time there...having them with us. We took a bus around the island one day with them to this little beach/swimming place. It was a beautiful spot and the water there was the best on the island for clearness, sandy bottom, gentle waves...just ideal swimming. That was really one of the highlights...no pics though. Chels has them on her camera. Here is Chelsie and Kevin on our way off the island on our last day...we rode a super fast ferry and it was a lot of fun actually.

Here's Michael looking out...snuck a picture of him! Skip forward at least a week and the wedding, etc has all taken place and we are back in Athens for one night on our way home. Had to spend the night because our flight was so early the next day so we built in a day and went downtown Athens to stay. We took this picture looking out from a rooftop restaurant where we stayed...it's the Acropolis. The picture doesn't do this view justice. The real view seems so much closer and the colors more vibrant. I couldn't believe the scale of this ruin and the cliff it's built on...there are caves underneath that don't show in the picture.

Here are Chelsie and Michael enjoying the beautiful evening at the restaurant and looking out at the Acropolis.This is them goofing around...Kevin is taking a picture that looks like they are holding the Acropolis in their hands. Those two are a lot of fun to have along.

We ate at a street cafe that last day and had gyros...the best I have EVER had..the pita bread alone was so good. I have to say it was one of the best meals we had in Greece.

All in all, I would have to say that we had a relaxing time in Greece. The travel part in and out of Greece is nothing to take lightly and next time (if there is a next time) we will be prepared. But it was very beautiful in parts and we did have a great time there. Jasper and Polina are on their honeymoon on a different island (much more beautiful and in a much nicer hotel!) and are reporting back that they are super pleased with everything. So maybe we'll try that one next time!

Tomorrow is the day!

It's 9 pm and we leave at 8 am...what is wrong with this picture? The bags are empty and half the stuff that is going into them is scattered on the floor...where did today go? I had all day to do this.

Here is the dress I'm wearing to the wedding...it's got cap sleeves and the sweater is for if/when it gets chilly. The pic doesn't do the dress justice..it's pretty cool looking with all the patterns on it front and back.
And these are the best part! These sweet shoes are so comfortable! I put them on in the store and knew right away that I could walk all over St Petersburg if I had to in these! Love the fat buckle straps too...and they are shiny!!!

Greece is going to be mid-90s all week and then St Petersburg will be in the mid-60s so packing is challenging...hence the mess we are still in. Will have to get right on that!

Where does the time go???

It's already August 15th and we are 11 days away from our trip to Greece and Russia! We are so excited and busy getting ready every chance we get. Here's my to do list still:

• Get shoes for the wedding
• Find a jacket to go over my dress for the wedding (dress has short sleeves and it might get chilly)
• determine opaque tights or sheer nylons with my dress for the wedding (probably depends on the shoes right?)
• find converter for hair straight-iron for europe and russia power outlets (must do this...must have hair straight-iron capability!)
• pare down multiple tops...can't take them ALL! How many white tops do I need anyway?
• Get sunscreen, benedryl, ibuprofen, anti-diarrheal (just bein' real here folks), aloe, face wipes, and a few things that I haven't thought of yet
• Get with the little girl across the street for pet care details (she's so in love with Mocha that I feel very confident in her desire to care for the pets while we're gone)
• MAYBE buy a new swimsuit...been looking but it's kind of lower priority since I have two that I COULD wear...and we all know how fun it is to shop for swimwear...could do a whole blog just about that and not cover the subject!

Well, I think that's it. But I'm sure to be wrong and leave out something very important like making sure we have our passports as we rush off to the airport at the last minute! Going to put our passports in my suitcase right now!

Another catch up post

It's been at least a month and I haven't posted. A few of my readers (and there are only a few to begin with) have asked me to update this blog. So here I go.

I happen to have a few days off this week due to working a 24 hour shift on Sunday. That entitles me to Mon, Tues, and Fri off. I asked a co-worker if he was interested in picking up an extra shift this week so now I have Thursday off as well...score! The point being that I better have time to update this blog (this week if ever) or I will never do it!

My morning has been spent in my pjs watching tv (even though my laundry remains unfolded next to the bed), eating berry muffins (even though the dishes remain unwashed in the sink), and catching up on the Bachelorette blogs that I follow (even though I have phone calls to make). So there, responsibilities!

Anywhoo, what has occurred of interest since I last wrote??? Well, our oldest turned 28 last month. I am not too distressed over it since it's not one of those milestone things like the kids turning 30. He said something funny on his birthday. He said he felt like he was turning 30 this year! I had to laugh because it's just like him to be ahead of himself like that. He has always thought years down the road to this or that goal. Maybe he meant that he was so stressed out that he felt older than he should, but I like to think that he meant that when he's 30, he'll handle it like it's no big deal...just another birthday...which it is...age is just a number and you're still my baby, Jasper so don't you forget it!

Chelsie also had a birthday last month, she's 26...smack in the middle of her twenties. She went floating down the river the other day with some friends. I talked to her before she went and told her to wear sunscreen...I'm such a mom. Anyway, she assured me that she always wears it but that she wanted "a little color" on her arms! I proceeded to lecture her on the dangers of sun exposure and that if I were in my twenties again, I would wear sunscreen all the time!!! But you know what, I probably wouldn't...I would feel like I had enough wiggle room to have "a little color" on my arms and legs without endangering my life. Ah youth!

We are looking forward to the wedding and making preparations. Polina and I went to the paper store yesterday to look for invitation supplies. I showed her what Chelsie and Michael had done just as a starting point for our search and she said, "Oh that's cool, we'll just do the same thing". I was expecting maybe a few hours of looking and not really settling on anything but she was so easy! We were in and out within an hour with all the supplies! Bridezilla she ain't!

A little accident occurred in our family over the fourth of July to Chelsie. She got some bad burns on her legs from an errant firework that landed in her lap! She spent the next two and a half weeks with bandages and ointments, wearing skirts instead of shorts...extremely painful with multiple blisters...work was almost impossible but she couldn't take time off. Michael spent the same two and a half weeks taking care of everything in the house and her. They were the kind of burns that you really had to watch but there wasn't much to be done except keep them clean and bandaged.

They are all but healed now and Chelsie said she will never again sit and watch fireworks in a neighborhood without something like a car separating her from the fireworks...so let that be a lesson to anyone within the reach of this blog...be careful! She also said that she really appreciates just being healthy and able to move without pain. Watching her struggle with this was so hard...especially being a nurse and not really being able to help or make the pain go away. Burns are the worst!

Wow...Debbie-Downer right? Whaa-whaaaaa. Ok so something upbeat now...Kevin is a genius! He thought a lot about how hot it gets in our upstairs tv room in the summer and how to keep it cooler without running the AC all the time...so Ta Da...introducing the all new Kevin-roof-cooling-omatic! the concept is that if you sprinkle the roof in the heat of the day, the water will evaporate off and cool the roof.

That black thing you see sticking up is a sprinkler head like you would put in your lawn. Kevin rigged up some pipe to carry the water to the roof (this view is from the back yard). You can't even see the sprinkler from the front of the house but you can see the water coming down. It is working quite well. We hardly ever run the AC and it's keeping the upstairs room about 20 degrees colder than it would have been otherwise. So when we do go up there, we only have to use the AC for a short time to cool it the rest of the way.

This is the timer that he put in the house on one wall to control how often the sprinkler comes on. Cool eh? No pun intended.
Well, just remembered that Kevin and I are supposed to meet for lunch and here I am in my pjs! Gotta run!