home again...

ahhhh... finally home - arrived yesterday - from new zealand. the trip was great, but i'm really happy to have my bed, my kitchen, my dishes, my grocery store, my wine, my portland back. new zealand was beautiful. will post pictures later. i had a few students today, & have been busy sifting through emails, messages, & mail. when we first got home, our water was turned off. evidently, a bill dated 9-28 didn't arrive until after we left on 10-14, so we accumulated two other notices before the water was turned off two days before we returned. $50 and the water was back an hour later. so stupid, and not really our fault. stoopid!!!