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Sacramento Trip!

We drove through the rain to Sacramento stopping only once because Ro didn't tell us he needed to use the bathroom until it was too late.  Once we got that figured out, the rest was pretty smooth sailing.  We stayed on the 7th floor of the Hyatt Regency across from Capitol Park.  For the most part, Ro was pretty good all week except for when he was really tired (unfortunately, that was most of the time).  He still doesn't quite understand hotel etiquette such as not running/stomping around the hotel room, or shouting.  The main problem with his little kid voice is that the high pitch is loud no matter what volume he speaks.  So, he had a hard time remembering that he needed to speak softer or whisper at night.  I think we might take him on another trip again.  While B was in his conference classes, Ro and I roamed around downtown Sacramento, Old Sacramento, and Sutter's Fort.  The first thing we did Monday was check out an umbrella from th...

Reflections on Being a One-Car Family

I admit, it's been awhile since I last posted here.  I haven't really been feeling well lately and have been fighting depression. I know what has been bringing this on.  I've been overworked at work, and I don't feel very productive anymore.  At home, I'm just going through the motions of existing.  Sometimes, I can manage to get the laundry folded up, clean all of the dishes in the sink, and get most of the stuff picked up from the floor.  If I'm super lucky, I can also manage to sweep up all of the random dirt that is no longer trapped in the carpet we used to have from our laminate flooring.  But I'm just going to need to repeat these actions in the next few days.  I'm finding myself more often hiding from life by playing cell phone games.  Reading at least feels productive. I have a feeling that most of this comes down to it being a year since my car accident.  I still don't want to talk about it, but I'll try to make this a more prod...