Henry and bubbles

Had some fun time with Henry boy this weekend. Playing cars, opening a new puzzle for him. And bubbles...soap bubbles.

June, July

Wow how time flies. Since I last posted, so much has transpired. Our son got married! Yeah! and then they moved away...not yeah :( But very excited about their new life and opportunities.

We just got back from a visit with our Arizona friends! Great memories! Sitting on the deck as lightning dances all around as Carole reads from Isaiah 40! Rainbows in the sky!
Good food! Chef Michael wowed us with his good cooking...
Laughter and talking!! Walks, golf and of course more eating...and who can forget watching 'You think you can dance'!

Friendship is an amazing gift from God. As Pastor spoke this morning about not forsaking gathering together, I reflected on our time with Mike and Carole. We have gathered together through the years, and at each stage of our life, because we have known each other before we had children, our gathering together always comes back to our God. We laugh and talk and play games, but we do 'spur one another unto love and good deeds.' And I come away from our times refreshed and renewed to keep on keeping on. I would pray each of you has at least one friend, a soul mate, a bosom friend, to spur you on, to challenge you to press toward the goal, to win the prize for which God has called us.

Summer of '69

Thought you might need a picture of the era!! note: my one store bought dress I wore everywhere!







note to daughter...I made the red short outfit...so, I really can sew....

Time is a funny thing. Seems like yesterday and yet it has been 40 years ago. I remember my grandma telling me the hard thing about old age, is your mind pictures you young and yet your body reminds you, you are not! I was jogged to 40 years ago yesterday.

I have become a recent FB person, like the rest of the world! (yes Jilly you were right) And yes, I have found someone from my childhood, actually my preadolesent and early high school years.

I have thought of her many times through my adulthood, because she was my neighborhood friend. We hung out at each others house, many sleep overs, raiding the refrigerator, sat on the street corner making fun of the people that drove by, we rode horses together. Many a summer morning we would wake before the sun and walk the dark streets, several miles to feed the horses and then ride. Though I never had my own horse, I rode everyone elses! (and who would let their daughters in this day and age walk in the early morning hours to hang with a couple old men and kids all day!!) We went camping in Yosemite together. Her mother's family having homesteaded in the Park, so we had the privilege of having our own park within the Park! Her mother told us stories of herself as she had played in the cabins that are now in the museum! We were friends...And so, as life is, we ended up finishing in different high schools, I got married and moved away and she got married and moved away. I knew what her married name was and through the years wondered where and what she was doing. One time, while visiting Santa Barbara I saw what I thought was her name on the wall for some bakery and shared the story with my teenage daughter. Confession, I've internet stalked her to see if I could find her....which leads me to FB. Though my son and his wife are moving, and they FB, and I would like to sort of keep in the know of their lives, I also, in the back of my mind thought I might be able to find her. And it happened last nite. Wow is all I can say. Which led me to the realization this morning that it has been 40 years....the year America went to the moon! and the year my friend and I sat on my bedroom floor playing solitaire, when I read to her the letter from my sort of boyfriend who had gone to Tennessee for the summer, explaining how he was going to marry me!!! LOL!!! We laughed!!!! and continued to play our card game....40 years...how it goes by and yet is another life time ago...

Disneyland!

Could it finally be?? Mickey was welcoming Jill and me to Disneyland for our birthdays!! (you too, I guess Brad!) What a great day!! A family event (minus Curtis)! The happiest place on earth!!! (Just don't ask Henry!!)

Summer time

ahhh.....the first days of summer, when a good book (gotta read before the movie comes out) and not too hot days invite a poolside lounge day....hmmmm perfect 2nd beginning to Mother's Day,(last nite my kids celebrated MD!!) MY birthday and Disneyland!!! Looks inviting....one problem...the planter boxes might be calling my attention some too!!!

Tagged Oh MY!

My daughter tagged me? I've never been tagged before...what do I do, HOW do I do this...what if I don't have 8 things....I KNOW I don't have 8 blogger friends to tag...hmmm, okay...I'll give this a try: 8 things I'm looking forward to (bad english!)

1. my massage today....I can hardly wait


2. my son's wedding next month


3. I'm going to Disneyland!!! not that it is my birthday or anybody elses


4. swimming in my pool...the water is almost warm enough


5. vacation time this summer, though I'm not sure what or where it will be


6. having only two people in our house?!!! sorry kids :)


7. planting our new planter boxes and finish planting the corner! flowers and veggies here I come!


8. the next time I get to play with my Henry boy!!

Wow I did 8! now let's see 8 things I did yesterday....hmmm, the day before was more fun, I might have to roll both of them into 'yesterday!'

1. My usual coffee in the morning, in bed, brought to me by my husband of 37 years!


2. Work....


3. while at work, encouraged, egged on, took pictures of 'The Race' (see blog below) (envision The Office and you will be close!)


4. Left work and opted for a quick pedicure...the only thing missing was the cup of coffee my girls usually bring with me ( that will teach me to go by myself!)


5. gingerly went to the store, still with tp stuck between my toes, if you see any tp in the Von's shopping center it could be mine, to pick up some chips and cheese for burgers! yum, thanks Jilly!


6. enjoyed an evening outside of burgers and conversation with my roomies!!


7. oh, dugged in the dirt (that could have been the day before, but digging in the dirt and planting flowers can be added to any things you do, whenever!)


8. laundry, 2 loads, folded and put away, washed face, jammies (sort of) turned back the sheets, surfed the tv, not a thing worth watching...even HGTV was boring...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wow, I only cheated 1 time in that list!

8 things I wish....just begs the reply'.....world peace....'

wish upon a star...oh, yeah that is next week...dland here we come

I would lose 10 pounds

I was a better communicator

I knew how to play to piano or sing, but since, changing my voice aint gonna happen and I do have a piano...seems the likely choice...

I would spend more time w/my God who loves me and is always there for me...(why don't I?????)

I wish the weather would be like today all summer long....but then I probably wouldn't swim unless my pool was heated..

to spend a summer holiday in an English cottage (2-3 months should do!) must be read/spoken in an English accent

I wish I would write a novel or short story or memoir....

Okay, so I beat that to death, depending on if you count 'world peace' as a wish!

So, next to the last...shows I watch...how 'bout things I enjoy?!!!

1. House is a fav tv show


2. Life...so good....


3. The Mentalist along w/something else I watch that is like it...can't remember


4. HGTV/Food network...Ace of Cakes...Bobby Flay...Iron Chef...House Hunters...DIVINE DESIGN, can you believe her....but definitely don't watch Rachael Ray..ick!


5. Love a good book...anything Rosamond Pilcher wrote....except September, not good, Francine Rivers, always a good read and my latest, supsense thriller Daniel Silva
6. Chick flicks, mostly all of them...and good suspense movies in the genre of Borne....
7. I go on vacation by looking at maps...and I don't even care if they get folded correctly....I usually bend them to fit where I'm looking
8. I love old hymns, not necessarily sung by old people, but the deep meaning of life experience hymns, and good classical guitar, piano, and I love when I have the opportunity to hear my niece Sarah play her violin...(she is not your average violinist, but currently working on her PHD! she strums a nice tune!)

Wow! I managed eight! (8) Alas, my time is way gone and all that is left is to tag 8 friends...hard to do, since my friends don't blog...sooooo....

Olly Olly Oxen Free (I have no idea how you spell that!)

The Office Episode I The Race

A bet and a dare? Who should be declared the winner of this contest? Team B?!! (the front of the shirt is only permissible on the blogsite) or Team A?!!! The gauntlet was thrown, or was it a throw down w/Brandon Flay challenging the Legend??!!(Guy Fieri!) The warm-up

begins the props are set, the timer is set and they are off!!!

In the meantime, Pam I mean Bekah is enjoying her lunch!
Bob the timer is pacing keeping an ever watchful eye on the timer!

But wait...who is that on yonder hill??? Is it Team A? or Team B?!!!!



The winner is!!!! Team B!!! and what time did he run his mile? 6:17 according to the official timer! Way to go! Congrats and Cheers...to both of you!!

Way to go Team A!! Coming in second isn't so bad, unless second is last!