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Vacations can be exhausting

21 September 2009 28 Comments

Back from vacation and trying to catch up

Today was my first day back to work (day job) and I’m hardly caught up more like a sinking ship however, tomorrow I should be able to clear my desk and settle down because right now my brain is filled with clutter and I can’t focus on a post worth reading though Noah is scheduled to stay over Friday and so is my step daughter Tracy and I can’t wait I miss the kids they make me laugh and forget about daily work pressures. They’re filled with simple needs and always speak their minds which sometimes brings me to my knees laughing and right now I can’t wait until Friday to hear what’s been going on in their lives.

Our vacation was wonderful and we have great pictures to share, each day was filled with the beautiful Adirondack mountains lined with lush trees and the beginning of fall colors all of our lodgings were first class and we ate until I thought I’d burst (Isn’t that what a good vacation is)? Then when we arrived home I met my friend Beverly from Chicago and we went to Niagara on the Lake visited wineries shopped (I have pictures) and ate again I’m convinced I gained at least five pounds I won’t weigh myself for a week or more and the weather was great we never had a bad day and when it rained it was during the night thus it seemed like we hit the jackpot for the best days of the season.

So patience while I retool my brain and decide which subject I’ll write about next as the news I’ve been watching including murder, mayhem and politics’ certainly provide things we can talk about when I post in addition I haven’t had much of a chance to speak with my daughter and I’m sure when that happens I’ll have a lot to say as my grandchildren are like a reality show in progress in fact things happen there that haven’t been on television yet so you never know what we’ll hear about from her family.

Thus I’ll focus and be back, please stay tuned as our first contest should be posted this week and I think your going to like the handmade necklace my partner crafted as one of her hobbies is jewelry making and it’s beautiful.

Stay tuned I’ll be back with more grammology stuff.

28 Comments »

celticmusicfan said:

I am glad my favorite Grams has arrived safe and well. Yeah real life is just around the bend once more

# 21 September 2009 at 9:30 pm

Jackie said:

Welcome home! Now you probably need a vacation to get over your vacation..lol..correct? Oh my everyone is talking about the East coast and I am missing Maine so much!!

I am glad to hear that your trip went well and you had a good time!! I can’t wait to see the pictures!!

# 21 September 2009 at 10:03 pm

salitype said:

nice to hear you had a fabulous vacation. can’t wait to see those pictures and the handmade necklace.

# 22 September 2009 at 1:17 am

C said:

Grandma D… I want the pictures already!!! And I don’t want to be patient about it, either!!! )

# 22 September 2009 at 7:20 am

Michelle said:

Wow, sounds like you had an amazing vacation. I feel relaxed just from reading your post. It seems like forever since the last time I took a vacation. The last major vacation we took was way back in December of 2003. I agree, I always feel exhausted when I come home from vacation, but it’s a good feeling. I can never focus to get back in the swing of things. LOL! Thanks for stopping by Dorothy. Have a great week.

# 22 September 2009 at 8:32 am

Grampy said:

Sounds like a wonderful vacation. I am looking forward to seeing the pictures.

# 22 September 2009 at 9:00 am

Angela_UponRequest said:

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I’m enjoying reading yours!

# 22 September 2009 at 9:31 am

Grampa Ken: Social Fix said:

Kids do make you laugh Dorothy, if only we had kept a diary of what they have said it would make up a great wonderful book of laughs. Like “Gramma why do you have a carpet on your toilet?” or “I didn’t see myself do it.”

# 22 September 2009 at 10:21 am

Linda Davis said:

Hi Dorothea, I’m glad you’re back….!!!!!

# 22 September 2009 at 1:49 pm

Dorothy Stahlnecker (author) said:

Thanks for the comments regarding my brain since I returned; I’m up to my elbows in putting out fires because of being gone for over a week thus I’m hoping to be up to date tomorrow (hoped originally today) isn’t the road to hell paved with good intentions and tonight I’ll be writing another post.

And if David comes in tomorrow we’ll post some of our vacation pictures as we were lucky with the weather and got some great shots of the mountains and area of Lake George and Lake Placid we had so much fun. See you soon and once again I love reading your comments and I will visit your blogs as well we are just one great group of bloggers….

Dorothy

# 22 September 2009 at 4:53 pm

OldOldLady Of The Hills said:

Glad you had such a good vacation, my dear….It certainly does take one ‘a-back’, coming home to all sorts of Life-Realities, like Workc.
I look forward to seeing pictures, too!

# 22 September 2009 at 4:53 pm

Buckeroomama said:

Your vacation sounds great! It’s always tough going back to work the first day after a vacation, isn’t it? I used to dread it –back when I was still working in an office…

# 23 September 2009 at 10:38 am

stoneskin said:

I have never “retooled” my brain before. Or “tooled” it for that matter. Explains a lot. I can’t say I’m particularly excited about the necklace, but then if I was, it could well be the first signs of madness…

# 23 September 2009 at 3:08 pm

Jackie at PhamFatale.com said:

Seems like you had a lot of fun but I know what you mean. Sometimes you need to take some vacation from the vacation lol

# 24 September 2009 at 12:06 pm

Jane Doe said:

Glad to hear that you had a wonderful vacation! Have fun with the kids!

Have a wonderful day,

Jane

# 24 September 2009 at 1:55 pm

cherie de castro said:

you make me smile with your post, ms. dorothy!

# 24 September 2009 at 5:46 pm

laketrees said:

oh what a delightful blog you have Dorothy!!!
I had to laugh when I read your sentence
“as my grandchildren are like a reality show in progress”
and teenagers too
cheers Kim

# 24 September 2009 at 11:06 pm

C said:

Hey grandma D! Stiiiiiiill waiting for the pictures!

# 24 September 2009 at 11:53 pm

Connie said:

Dorothy,, I am home from my trip to Italy… was at a David Whyte tour… he’s a wonderful poet… (you can Goggle)Saw the countryside, ate great food, had good wine, danced and forgot about everything back home. I am back at home now and recovering… I have five days till I go back to work at my nursing job.. am exhausted, but hopefully inspired, although I am so jet=lagged, my inspiration has been put on hold. Thanks for your post…

# 25 September 2009 at 6:18 pm

THE GUYS said:

Vacations are great, but we always feel like we need a vacation when we get back. Weird?!

Looking forward to having you back on track. Good luck!

# 26 September 2009 at 5:29 am

PJ said:

stopping in to let you know that i am also back…hehehe. i am trying to get caught up on all of my reading. it seems like i have missed out on so much. i will be back. much love to you my friend…xoxox!

# 26 September 2009 at 10:29 am

Icy BC said:

I totally agree with you. I always feel like I need a vacation after my vacation!

# 26 September 2009 at 12:05 pm

Granny Annie said:

Lost and Found — I found you! I don’t know how I lost out following your blog but I was trying to get things straight today and there you were, totally unattended by me. I shall be a better follower.

# 27 September 2009 at 8:46 am

Maria @ Conversations with Moms said:

I’m happy you had a great vacation. What is it about vacations that drain you when you return? I’ve always felt that way when I travel during my time off. It’s worth it though.

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