Did I imagine writing a big long post yesterday and typepad inexplicably eating it? 

No, I think I actually did (write it, not imagine it).

Here's our current wallpaper on the mac.  Mini-pear likes to switch it up on us every week or so.  I had to share this one.  Practically every time she sees it, she comments on how those rocks are not all that far away (they're actually about a day's drive - Monterey Bay) and we should make sure we get up there again soon.  I think we will attempt another long weekend up there within the next month or so.  One last jaunt as a family of three. 

We stopped at this blustery spot for less than an hour, but I suspect it was the highlight of her weekend.  She needs more rock climbing opportunities.  She loves scrambling about and she's always asking kind of scary (to her mother) questions about places like El Capitan and free climbing as opposed to climbing with harnesses and such.  Hmmm.  Maybe we should just plan a little family pilgrimage to Yosemite?