Massanutten Vacation 2009, Day Seven

Friday, July 3, 2009  Well, my friends, we’re very nearly coming to the end of our wild and crazy vacation extravaganza. Depending on how you see the world, if you see the glass as half full or half empty, today was either the last day of the vacation or...

Massanutten Vacation 2009, Day Six

Thursday, July 2, 2009   Well, before I go any further (typing the date may have already gone too far), I must shout out that I wish my wife a very happy fifteenth anniversary. Thanks, Ginny, for saying “Yes”, at least sort of, when I proposed to you all...

Massanutten Vacation 2009, Day Five

Wednesday, July 1, 2009For those keeping score at home, today’s wake up time was 4:27 AM. Well, in reality, it was about 2:30 AM. That’s because it was at 2:30 when our upstairs neighbors decided to use the hot tub or take a 2 hour hot shower or something....

Massanutten Vacation 2009, Day Four

Tuesday, June 30, 2009  Day Four of our vacation extravaganza started at about 4:45 AM for me. Sort of. I woke up at 4:45, but I stayed in bed and stared at the wall for two hours. So, to some degree I guess the day really didn’t start until nearly 7:00....

Massanutten Vacation 2009, Day Three

Monday, June 29, 2009  This morning started at about 5:45 AM, because I’m just such a slacker, what with sleeping in so late these days. Sleep — I suck at it.  Last night, though, was rough. I dreamt that I had been elected as supreme ruler of...

Massanutten Vacation 2009, Day One the Second

 Sunday, June 28, 2009  Ahhh…. Can you smell it? That, my friends, is the sweet smell of "Day One the Second," known to some folks of lesser understanding about how vacations work as "Day Two of Vacation."  Day One, the...