Still Waiting...

I had a lovely, if all too short, time in Seattle with my youngest. Perfect Fall weather and all the beautiful Autumn colors the entire time I was there! We walked & walked, and it felt so good to really stretch out after the long airplane ride (5-1/2 hours from Honolulu). Kerry was in the midst of packing in preparation for her move to a new apartment, which I'll get to see on my return trip, but we didn't spend much time indoors anyway. We had a blast poking into little shops here & there, traipsing through wooded parks, visiting the library and Pike Street Market. Had dinner at The Owl & Thistle Irish pub. And then I was whisked away to the airport the next morning.


Now I'm up in Alaska, with Lori & Dave. We're all still waiting for baby to arrive... she's sure taking her sweet time and so far, that's okay. We've done some sight-seeing, taken lots of walks, found the rest of the needed nursery items, watched movies, laundered & assembled those nursery items... and still no baby.
We've gone on more walks, trimmed Shadow's claws, finished a huge jigsaw puzzle, and toured the land... and still no baby.

Gone shopping, taught Smokey to pull out saplings, eaten lots of wonderful foods, played with the kitty-cat, and done even more walking... and still no baby!

But we have had some wonderful visiting time while we're all waiting patiently for the little one. The days are short but not too bad yet. It's darn cold outside - frost every morning and today it lasted all day in the shady spots. But lovely toasty warm inside at home.
It's fun to see chickadees again, my favorite little bird. And there are huge magpies too. Since the house is surrounded by a birch-spruce forest, these feathered friends come up pretty close and we enjoy bird-watching from the warmth of the indoors.
No one stays pregnant forever. It won't be long now!