I don't feel like I've traveled much in the past year. But in the past 4 months? Yeah.
October was Spain and Italy. November was San Francisco and Seattle. December - Ethiopia.
It's January, and now I'm headed to Brisbane, Australia. Could be for 2 weeks, could be for a month. Heck, I'm supposed to leave tomorrow and I don't even know if I have tickets yet, so why would I know how long I'm going to be there?
No wonder I've been feeling a little harried these days. I remodeled my upstairs somehow in the midst of all this travel, and sold my 2nd car. I will sign over the title and collect the cash tomorrow as soon as the bank opens. Right before I leave for the airport. I got to see the NDSU Bison win the NCAA Football Division 1 championship, and my niece sent me video that shows us rushing the field after the game. Best weekend ever!
One of my cats showed me how HE felt about my stress level last night by peeing and pooping in my bed. I know from previous experience that it does me no good to fuss at him - I'm better off keeping him as calm as possible. Between Ethiopia and now he hasn't done this at all, probably because I was home for a change and not racing around getting ready to leave again.
Speaking of critters, I've been riveted the last couple of nights by a black bear named Jewel, who lives in Ely, Minnesota. She's about to give birth, and researchers have put a camera and microphone in her den. Thousand of people have been glued to their computer screens watching her every move, from "counting" her fingers, eating snow, stretching, and yawning to listening to her snore/moan in her sleep. She's sound asleep right now - I think it was false labor. Check out www.bear.org if you want to watch Jewel yourself...or Lucky, Honey, or Lily, all who have cameras in their dens too.
One more load of laundry and I'm off to bed. I'll be dreaming of summer and snuggling with bear cubs, er, I mean kittens.
