Scattered Thoughts . . .

T he other day, I went looking for photos here in my blog of a hike we did with Lukey and Kenzie back a few years ago but I couldn't find them anywhere in my blog.  This sent me on an even longer search yesterday sorting through my old hard drives looking for these photos.  I couldn't remember the date.  I couldn't even remember the year but I knew that I shot a bunch of photos while on this hike with the kids.   I eventually found the photos from this hike in a folder from August 15th, 2022 which happens to be the same day that Lukey and Kenzie got to shutdown a running diesel locomotive at the Montpelier train station.  I guess I was in a hurry to post the photos of them shutting down the locomotive and then I forgot about the photos from the hike. So, on August 15th, 2022, we loaded Lukey and Kenzie into the car and headed down to Montpelier.  There is a short hike behind the Capitol building that Sheila often walked during her lunch break (when she...

I had the pleasure and honor to accompany Sheila to an awards ceremony today in our State's capital, Montpelier.  We were attending the State of Vermont's Department of Corrections annual awards ceremony and luncheon.  Sheila was a distinct honoree at this awards ceremony for earning the honor of being chosen as the Administrative Employee of the Year. When we arrived in the State's capital and pulled into the parking lot where this luncheon was being held, Sheila was immediately surprised by the number of cars already in the parking lot.  As we approached the building, we couldn't help but notice the two Department of Corrections Honor Guard members flanking each side of the entry doors.  I think it was at this point that Sheila realized this event might be a bigger thing than she had anticipated! Once inside, we were greeted by more Honor Guard members in the lobby.  When we entered the grand room where the ceremony was to be held, it was already crowd...