We’ve known we needed a vacation for a while.  There just never seemed to be a right time, either because there was some big event at work one of us felt we couldn’t miss or we were just too darned exhausted to go anywhere.  That kind of thinking has kept us homebound since November 2008.  

 Until Kyle’s sister made us an offer we couldn’t refuse: come to Newport, RI with the rest of the family to see her get married.   That’s just one of the great things about family: when it seems like nothing else will do it, they help you get your priorities in order.

Ingrid isn’t feeling good.  It’s her second day in a row with a fever.  There’s nothing quite as draining as a sick child.  Even still, we had a lot to smile about.

It’s always a struggle to rearrange your schedule when you aren’t expecting it.  Most days I’m happy enough to have an excuse to bow out of meetings, because I think the majority of them waste more time than they save. 

But today I had a video teleconference (VTC) I really needed to attend.