http://www.kathysgetaways.com The Travels and Adventures of Kathy & Bruce Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:02:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year everyone and welcome to a new decade!   I can’t believe the aughts are over as I clearly remember New Years Eve 1999 and being so excited to ring in the new millennium.  And now the first ten years are over.   How fast it has gone. My friend ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1139/2009_decade_in_review/ Four months have passed since I wrote my last post on building our dream house.   Have we been idle?   Hell no!   Things have been moving along and we’ve now got a Total Span garage to show for it!  And we’ve got an irrigation system for the whole property and work ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1108/and-the-beat-goes-on%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6/ Feliz Navidad, Buon Natale, Merry Christmas. I can’t believe Christmas is a week away.  I’m so not ready.  Being in the southern hemisphere doesn’t help either as my mind just can’t make the association between the long days and warm weather and the concept of Santa on his sleigh.   I haven’t ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1105/feliz_navidad/ Unlike my niece who is of the species homo sapien, our little girl is a canis lupus familiaris, aka: Dog! Nina and Bruce bonded very well together in my absence and now Nina recognizes us both equally as her pack leader!  She'll follow either one of us around and especially likes ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1094/nina_groom/ Can I just show you how cute she is? Week 1:   Week 2.  Everyone gets involved.  It takes a village to raise a child, ain't that the truth! Week 3.  We're finally getting out and about.  And she's growing like a fiend.  8 lb 9 oz!   This IS what cute looks like! http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1061/sienna_monthone/ Ah, I'm back a week now from my trip to the States.  What a whirlwind trip it was with a quick trip up to Portland and then 2 1/2 weeks in San Francisco where I was given the great gift of witnessing my nieces' first few weeks of life and ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1023/destination_usa_2009/    and her name is Sienna Grace Guidi Wygant.  Born Oct 2, 2009,  7:36pm PST,  7 lbs 14 ounces, 21 inches, to my most awesome sister Joy and handsome brother-in-law David.    Babe and parents are doing fine and I will get to see them all in just a few days time.    Yeah, I have ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1019/a_babe_is_born/ Okay, I never thought we'd get to this.  But when our beloved lemon tree and lovingly cared for lemons started being eaten by possums, Bruce said 'enough'!   And so came two Timms Possum Kill Traps, a highly recommended and supposedly humane method of possum control, and out they went ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/1009/possum_pie/