Back in town

A very long two days... Jen and I went down Friday to where her other two hiking partners were living (also close to the trail-head). It is in a city close to Seattle and we have become wimps, we had to deal with lights and noise and neighbors!!!! Horrors!!!! Spent the night there and got about two hours sleep -- tossing and turning... Got up promptly at 5:00AM (Oh-Dark-Hundred in my book) and they were safely off on the trail at 7:00am. Drove back up to Seattle, had breakfast at Mom's Restaurant (awesome place) and went over to my parent's to help them sort stuff for their upcoming move. Arrived home around 3:00pm, took care of the critters (everyone was fine but don't ask them that; they were cruelly abandoned and left with insufficient provisions and the television was turned to the wrong channel, the masseuse didn't show up on time, etc. etc. etc...) Went for dinner to a local wonderful Mexican place and am now just settling into the computer. I'm tired and I am going to sleep after I make sure the world hasn't blown itself up or gone Liberal (and I really don't know which would be worse...)