Deb we'll do this trip....it's become a "must-do" even if it turns out an average trip. we'll skip for a month and try again. It needs 3 days, too long to do in 2. this year we have 3 day weekends whereas last yr we didn't. As we did our other activities this week it appeared "everyone" was on vacation last week so probably just bad timing. It's not real high or difficult so Oct/early Nov should be fine assuming decent weather and the crowds gone.
I was able to save the files in Word without a problem. I can edit & print new ones as needed. I have the first set saved in email. I'll go back and see why I couldn't save them to word before. Thank you.
Even with all the exercise my pants are tighter again. I get so annoyed that I have to be hungry so much time even to maintain.
and then there are some BIG family problems. I'm not looking for solutions, but I may vent a little. things I can't fix, especially long distance, but many years of bad choices and bad luck are accumulating for sister & brother. health problems, bad job, lost job, it just goes on and on. I've suspected for a long time that my brother can barely read but won't admit it and has managed to bluff his way thru 50+ years. He has hoarding tendencies too and is making a horrible mess of 90 yr old mother's house though he takes care of her. his wife just lost her teaching job. my sister has a mass on her thyroid and the first biopsy didn't get enough material so she needs it repeated, and she's barely hanging on to her totally awful job by a thread, and can't get along with ANYONE. it's endless... Again, I'm not asking for solutions but it could become worse very quickly. DH's father has major health problems and is probably reaching the end of the line but at least there are 3 other functional siblings, all of whom live closer. Aggh. You get the picture.
Deb, in interest of better sleep, can you set up something more comfortable than a sofa? I start the night in our bed but move to the guest room in the middle of the night. I sleep better, so does DH. I'm the one who is the too-warm, restless sleeper. even a king bed didn't help. Being chronically short on sleep makes life tougher for everyone. I come back to "our" bed in the morning and we have coffee together so it's not a hostile situation but decent sleep is so important! we do fine on vacation in a smaller bed so it's more related to both of us sleeping less soundly than we used to.
Cathy, good luck on the land search.
Lynda, England? is this teaching related or a fun trip?