Surprise!

It is never a fun moment in life when you are surprised with this news.  In the time we are now in, it is happening more frequently than the norm.  Some may deserve this news but most do not.  It is a sad state of affairs but it is reality. Pray for all those who have received this news, and their families.

Have a really great Labor Day Weekend!  BBQ!!!!! (John works - Boo Hoo!).

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Happy Birthday, Simon!

Last Saturday we celebrated John's brother's 63rd birthday.  Simon had never been to Chili's so we took him there for lunch.  We had a great time - great food, service, and we had a lot of laughs.  We always enjoy our time with Simon.

We LOVE Rain!

For the first time since we moved here, April 1, 2007, we have had a lot of rain in the summer. Just this last week it has rained, hard and long, three times.  The high desert is totally in bloom; instead of the usual beiges and browns, we have greens and blue greens and desert flowers are blossoming in oranges, whites, and purples.  Tome Hill, which is 5 minutes from us, is now green - just in the last week; we have never seen it green before.  Very exciting and beautiful.

Last Friday Blog

Hi All,

Just wanted to let you know that this will be the last time I post

on a Friday.

My life, HaHa, is not nearly interesting enough to post twice

a week.

So, I decided that I will post every Monday - just in case something

interesting happened over the weekend - right, sure.

Anyway - have a super weekend!!!

Lovely Roxie

 

Such a lovely, sweet, talented young lady.  I can hardly believe that she is 13 years old.  Just seems like yesterday that she was born and we held her tiny little self.  She has an amazing, delicate voice - will she do something with that voice one day???? We love and miss her very much.

Suggestions, Anyone?

I have never worked anywhere, and I have worked in corporate when I was a young one, where suggestion boxes worked.  Usually, people wrote things to criticize others in the business - more of a 'tattletale' kind of thing happened.  Most businesses don't really want to know what you have to say - with exceptions, of course.

Have a wonderful, fun weekend!!!!

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Early Happy Birthday, Marcelle!!!

We had such a wonderful visit with Misha and Marcelle for four days - it was sad to see them go.  Misha and I went and had a manicure (Misha) and pedicure (me) together.  We had a really good time and laughed a lot together - it really felt good.  Friday we celebrated Marcelle's 5th birthday (really September 5) with lots of gifts (two of which were Frozen fun stuff), a great dinner of Pop's wonderful chicken strips that are crispy and succulent at the same time and.... the above ice cream cake.  Marcelle LOVES chocolate so it was a chocolate cake, ice cream, icing, and whipped cream puffs.  It was decorated with Frozen and added to by Marcelle with a clown, balloons, etc...  We all had a great time.  Pop, Uncle Simon, and Marcelle went to Home Depot on Saturday where Marcelle made a birthday present for her dad - lots of hammering and painting and, in one little boy's case - eating of paint - Lol!!!  We then enjoyed a nice pizza and birthday cake lunch with Uncle Simon at home. We love and miss them so much - how sweet to have them here with us for a few days.