New Melanie photos available on Photobucket

Back in Japan

Most everyone knew already, but Melanie are back in Japan. We went to Seatac Wednesday night for space available roll call. There were 40 seats available, so we had no trouble even though we were only a category IV. It was early Friday morning when we landed and Melanie slept the drive home, which means that I was exhausted by the time she had her next nap.
We're still adjusting to the time zone and being in our own house again. Oh, and the hot weather and high humidity. I put Melanie down for a nap last night at 530 and she slept until 3am. Not what I had planned, but at least she slept. It's 8am and I think she is due for her second nap of the day.
The animals are doing well. Mocha is my shadow and Kaemon seems to be happy to be inside more. Both of them did well while we were gone. I'm going to talk to the pet sitter this afternoon to see how things went.
Danny pulled into Sydney yesterday. Wish I could be there. I really want to be. For now, I just have to wait for a skype call. There hasn't been any email from him since yesterday and I'm trying as hard as I can to be patient.
Well, that's all for now. Thanks to everyone for the great time in the states. We had lots of fun and wish we could have stayed longer. We'll see you at Christmas!

Melanie at the Beach

She took her first trip to the beach a few weeks ago. Here is a short, edited video of her first time in the sand. There are more pictures of the trip on photobucket.

Changing email address

I am leaving Excite and for now going exclusively to gmail. I may open another account later (I like to have 2 for different purposes). If you want to reach me, email Lori.Kohlbeck@gmail.com.
Things are going well in the states. Melanie loves everyone and they love her. Lots of cute pictures have been uploaded to photobucket in the 8 month album!