Scotland

After a harrowing trip up here that lasted about 4 hours longer than anticipated because of weather and traffic, our time in Scotland has been realy nice. We're staying in Edinburgh (pronounced Edinborough), but Sunday we trekked the hour east to Glasgow where Skip's college roomate Eric Greggory works at the University. We spent the day with Greggo and took Maddie to the great science museum they have. It was a fun day and much appreciated after the long travel Saturday.

Our hotel in Edinburgh looks out over the Edinburgh castle and is has a great indoor pool which, of course, is Maddie's favorite part of the vacation. They even have a WII video game system set up in a lounge and that's what Skip and Maddie are doing now as I update the blog and get ready to hop in the shower after a morning swim.

I am writing from Skip's computer as I left mine at home with my folks who are exploring London and looking after our bunnies and fish. So I'll have to post pictures when we return. Today we explore Edinburgh's Royal Mile and I'm even going to make Skip and Maddie take a turn through the house of John Knox, one of the founding fathers of Presbyterianism.

Skip and I were so sad this morning to learn that Anne Pressly died following her attack last week. We didn't know her at all and really hadn't even watched her on television, but it's just so tragic and frightening. It's also a reminder of how quickly life can change. We hope we are doing what we are supposed to be doing with ours.

Peace