Back in high school I’d miss school because I was sick and then feel further and further behind and would feel like I could never catch up. I never really did, and I feel like this now. Mostly because I’ve not updated in 42 days. I have a good excuse though. I was in Europe. I don’t really blog that kinda thing before I go because there are freaks around who’d try to scope the ole homestead. Of course they’d run into my ex-covert ops Army still-have-his-rifle-and-will-use-it neighbor who is watching my house when I leave. I of course watch his (with my steak knife in hand). Anyway, Donna and I spent two weeks in London, Paris, Switzerland (Bern & Lucerne) and Italy (Verona, Lido, Venice, Assisi, Florence and Rome). I then flew to Pittsburgh where my parents finally moved into their new house. That was a chore because I ended up painting for hours on end, but I really enjoyed it. I left feeling glad to be going home after 3 weeks of not being here in AZ but feeling like I missed doing stuff in PA I would’ve liked to do (but we did make it to Kennywood and the Zoo).

We made it back for the 4th of July, and then we’ve been here mostly. Last weekend Donna and I flew to Vegas with another couple for a long weekend. I lost all the money I took on craps and slots and Donna broke even. Nice trip with a good couple. Now I am back for sure. Some doctor’s appointments, swim/gym makeups, and prep for work on Tuesday.

Yes, Tuesday. I go back to Basha. Kids come in another week. We were suppose to go to San Diego with a group before school began but someone decided to make that not happen. We’re not happy but that’s how things go. So I suppose this post is more of a really brief recap of the summer. If you want more on Europe, you can click on the tab at the top of this blog about travel which is an aggregated feed of the tour blog or go to flickr.com/nooccar and search “lpi2009″. For. Now. Bye.