Alrighty, the wonderful Anna Baron of The Virtual Link tagged me, so here goes nothing:

Once again, we've been hit with a blast of snow which is quite unusual for the North West.  In the last ten years, I can count on one hand the number of times we've seen snow and it's only ever been a wee bit - but this year, our weather has been quite volatile. 

Of course, us Washingtonians barely know how to drive in the rain (if you can believe that, with 99% of our days being rainy) not to mention how bad we can be trying to navigate in the snow. 

Well, we're finally back online after the giant storm late Thursday evening.  We had wind gusts up to 70 mph and the giant oak in the backyard seemed so close to toppling that I was having a bit of a panic attack.  <grin>  We lost power about midnight and broke out the flashlights and radio.  Thanks to having a gas stove, water heater and fireplace - we weren't as bad off as many all over the state, but it still was very trying.  We could see transformers blowing on the horizon every few minutes and knew we'd be in for quite a bit of damage and the reports were widespread from Issaquah in the north to Olympia to the south.

Update Jan 5th, 2007:  Well, after two weeks of nearly no service, Comcast has finally fixed whatever infrastructure that kept our internet service offline.  Do they offer a discount?  Duh, of course not... :( 

Well, here in the great northwest we're a few pounds heavier thanks to a yummy turkey with all the fixin's and we're now getting hit with the most snow we've seen in a few years.  Here's my 8 year old Madison enjoying the snow!

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Hi folks,

Thanks for your patience this last week and this week. It’s been one awful August. As some of you know, my husband Vance slipped and did quite a number on his ankle - view the horrible photo here. So, he’s not getting around too well and just hates being immobile - and that means I’m running around fixing meals and helping him get around.

I’m sneaking work time in when I can, but it’s hit or miss. Hang in there with me! Thanks!

Yes, I love tech! This week is the Bergstrom annual family reunion and I’m posting this from Fort Warden (where the movie, Officer & a Gentleman was filmed) with my PC which now is sitting on the picnic table next to my father-in-law’s huge RV. He was nice enough to allow me access to his satellite internet connection, so it’s a working vacation for me!

I’m here plugging away at projects and just wanted to share how quirky it is these days with technology that all the neighboring campers are giving me very odd looks as I type away.

With today’s tech, location isn’t nearly as vital as it used to be. If I had my own RV with satellite, I could work from literally anywhere! The breeze is a bit chilly coming off the water, but I could always move inside the RV.

…That was the title of a book I purchased recently off of Amazon. As many of you know, business has grown at times beyond my capacity to keep up. Hiring Keely back in February has helped a great deal, but things still become bumpy once and awhile what with 30 clients, a new mortgage, a teenager, a husband with a very fragile case of Type 1 diabetes and two wee ones to manage.