There was no maybe about it. So I have made myself a new pact. Rather than set myself unrealistic goals each December and think of all the things I never did each new-year-c.

So, instead of the full length recount of our adventures, here are a few pictures I took at the rehab hospital where I have been volunteering, as well as a teaser of the 16,355 foot monster. David working with a patient. This patient broke both legs when he was hit by a car. View from the male ward.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Posted by Not a Granny. Tuesday, August 21, 2012. For some reason this morning, right after I crawled out of bed I opened my freezer. I am not sure why. I think I was checking on ice? Who knows, I was still half asleep. Okay, not too bad. I have something in my freezer that is 10 years old? I am thinking a little freezer exploration is in order this weekend.

Because life is not a gravy train. Deep thoughts from an almost 30 year-old on her commute to and from work. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. So long, good-bye, to you my friiiiieeend. Farewell good day, until we meet again. Well for those of you still checking this site is now defunct. Blame it on my insane work sched. or perhaps my wedding planning but I must call it quits on this site. Its not a gravy train.

Kid playing with his dog in a rural Mapuche community outside Nueva Imperial, Chile. Grandpa Don and cousin Courtnae on the beach in Puerto Saavedra, Chile. Courtnae cuddling with street animals again. Earthquake damage in Villarica, Chile. Mapuche mom and daughter in Rulo, outside Nueva Imperial. Cochamo Valley trail, which has been used as a cross-Andes trading route since Inca times. Pulley system across the river to the refugio.