Home again, Home again, Jiggity Jig 2!!!!

So good to be home. My dear sister and brother-in-law are visiting this week, but I won't hardly see them for a couple of days since they are attending a Four Square conference for a few days before they can spend some time visiting us. That's okay since I need some time to unwind and get organized after returning from three days in (of all places) Las Vegas... Talk about toxic places--for body and soul!

It's just my luck my husband has a good friend who's wife and family just love to have special occasion celebrations there. Since they came down from Washington state to attend Bill's 50th bash a couple years ago, the least we could do is drive 4 hours to his 50th get-together... So we went. Here we all are at the birthday dinner where we presented him with an "old fogey" sippee cup and an "old is better" 50th birthday necklace. He wouldn't wear it around the casino and he wouldn't use his new sippee cup--what a party pooper! O well, we love him anyway...

They did have a nice tribute for Memorial Day on the overhead movie screen complete with patriotic country music--that was one of the best parts about the trip.

It was so nice to see the people on the street handing out tracts and witnessing and talking to people about God. This was on Fremont street. I wished I could have joined them, but we were doing the tourist thing too. The spirit there was so chaotic. I'm so glad to be back to my wholesome, peaceful home.

I feel so overstimulated and need to veg a little to restore my normalcy or something. I went for a nice, long bike ride this morning and I get to "putter around" today as my friend, Cindy says. Laundry is getting done as I write. (Sorry, can't stand that smoke smell around, even in the laundry basket; just an unhealthy, unwholesome smell to me.) I'm carless today, so I am home catching up on my chores, blogging, and look forward to a nice quiet time with the Lord and his Word today since I have all this free time...

20 of My Favorite Things--Right Now

1. Color-Cool Red

2. Dessert-Berries with yogurt

3. Smell-Star Jasmine

4. Flower-Plumeria

5. Animal-Cat

6. Month-May

7. Beverage-Sweet Lemon Delight
(One lemon juice ice cube in a glass of ice water sweetened with stevia.)

8. Pair of shoes-Fuschia flip flops...

9. Snack-grapes

10. Song-Slow Fade

11. Book-Praying for Purpose

12. Fruit-Avocado

13. Hairstyle-Frannnch Twist, Daahling!

14. Piece of clothing-Denim stretch capris from Chicos

15. Store to clothes shop-Family Thrift, Orange, CA

16. Season-Autumn

17. Hobby-Beading

18. Thing to collect-Anything Americana

19. Movie-Pride and Prejudice

20. Restaurant-Rutabagorz, Oange, CA

Care to join along for fun? Go to the Simple Woman blog to get started! Enjoy!!!

Pictures from Our Trip

One of my favorite places on earth--Yosemite. So picturesque I sometimes feel like I am in a living postcard!





The falls were breathtaking and one afternoon the sun was shining on them just right...

When I take pictures of people, I don't like to mess around--get ready for your close-up, handsome!

Here are some my honey took of me at the Ahwahnee...

And enjoying Happy Isles...

Why am I wearing a pumpkin outfit in the middle of May, you ask? My Grantie Barbar gave it to me and I want to make them say "Awwwwe, isn't that cute?"

Of course, big brother wants some of the action too--it fits, but just a little shorter... What a handsome pumpkin he makes! The hat made him look very Frannnch like an artist or something...

I'll never forget returning from the store with my niece Kat and being greeted at the door by this delightful smiling face so excited to see us she was clapping her hands and squealing! What a beautiful memory...

Ahhhh, Yosemite

Just stopped by to say "Hi" and to let you know we're in Yosemite this week. The first couple of days were rainy, so we just made the most of it. Today it was dry enough to get the bike off the rack and ride til I couldn't ride no mo. There's nothing like riding all over the park and enjoying the awesome fresh air and beautiful views. The dogwood's are in bloom everywhere; it's just gorgeous.



On the way back we rode through one of the closed campgrounds that our family spent many of our Easter vacations. It was eery and somewhat sad to envision all the happy campers that used to be there long ago.

Well, we leave today to go visit our sweet "grandbabies" for a few days...

I'll try to get back into a "blog rhythm" when I get back.