by Ira | Jun 9, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I am definitely still not back to 100% jet-lag-wise. Whew! Josh and I were podcasting tonight and I just about passed out from exhaustion halfway through the movie we were watching. Hit me all the sudden like a ton of bricks. The movie was good though! SO MUCH better...
by Ira | Jun 8, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I can feel the routine creeping back in today. Just barely. Tonight especially getting ready for bed. Feels good. I have a busy summer ahead of me; book to finish. House projects to handle. Work. Exercise. Etc. Feeling excited and positive about the second half of the...
by Ira | Jun 7, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Update: Joy rocked it on the bed last night. Slept all night. Snuggly. Adorable. And still. She didn’t move constantly and wake us up. She was perfect. Work today was up and down. I’m still way out of it jet lag-wise. The good thing is that I slept for eight hours...
by Ira | Jun 6, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is (basically) old enough to sleep in the bed with us! …we think. We hope. We’ll see how it goes. We can put her back into her kennel if it doesn’t work out…but, she’s in freaking heat right now, so she’s wearing a diaper anyway. Here’s the thing… SHE IS SO READY...
by Ira | Jun 5, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Home. Absolutely WRECKED right now because of the jet lag…but this too shall pass. I was able to stay up till bed time. Hopefully that means I sleep through the night. Fingers crossed for me, folks. It’s quite the time difference. Nine hours. Though…it could be much...
by Ira | Jun 4, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Twas one last day in Paris today. We did SO MUCH. Presents. Food. Carrying home clothes for JJ. We’re all sweaty in bed right now because we just spent the last hour packing. Weight limits are TRICKY. We’re leaving two bottles of wine at the hotel room. Sigh. They...