A Visit with Jaylee and Patrick

Dad and Jaylee

We went to Santa Monica to visit Jaylee and Patrick and see their new place. Jaylee and Patrick both had to work but Jaylee got off at noon so we decided to take her to lunch at a famous hot dog place called "Pinks" in Hollywood.

Jaylee and Mom at Pinks in Hollywood

We stood in a long line that took about 30 minutes to order our food but it is worth it. The food is great and it is fun to be at a place that is famous. It was built in 1939. It is old and beat up but people love it.

The food was great.

Jaylee enjoying her food. She had a Guadalajara Dog, I had a Mild Chicago Polish Dog and dad had a Pastrami Burrito made with 2 hot dogs wrapped in a tortilla. Good stuff!!!

After lunch we went to visit Patrick at his work. He works at a car dealership just across the street from where they live. Doesn't he look cute all dressed up and looking smart behind that desk! Patrick gave us a tour of the place and showed us some of the cars. It was fun. Steve got a hankering (mid life) to sit in a Corvette. This Corvette is one that will be featured on the Price is Right in August.Doesn't he look cool??? I would say let the wind rush thru your hair But he ain't got any. :)

After we visited Patrick we went back to Jaylee's apartment and played the Wii game. We played bowling and had a blast. Dad wants a Wii game now. Jaylee then showed us her skills with Guitar Hero. She is pretty good. You go girl!!

A nice picture of Jaylee and Patrick at his work but the water fountain. Thanks Jaylee and Patrick for a nice visit. I know it was short but we enjoyed it. Hope to spend more time next time. Hope you had a nice time in Vegas and won LOTS of money to buy your mom and dad a WII. Thanks again We love you.

Dixie, Zion, and Lots More

St. George Utah

Dad was on vacation this past week and we took Greg to Dixie College in St. George Utah for his orientation and register for his classes. We had a nice trip without any problems. The weather was as if at home... hot and humid. I don't have a picture of Greg by the Dixie College sign because he was being a poop and he promised when he went to school he would take one. So sorry no picture of Greg. :( But I did get a picture of the Dixie on the mountain. The first night in St. George we found a "Famous Dave's" BBQ to have dinner. Greg of course finds the biggest dinner on the menu.
Here is a picture of Greg's slaughter.

St. George Temple





On Tuesday Greg had his orientation and Steve and I were going to attend the St. George Temple. We drove over there and walked the grounds. They are beautiful. As we walked around a worker stopped us and informed us that the temple was closed for cleaning for 2 weeks. We wondered why we hadn't seen anyone come in or out of the temple and when we did find the front of the temple and the parking lot it was empty. We were disappointed as we really wanted to go inside and feel of the spirit there. The Lord knows the intent of our hearts.



Sorry wer'e Closed!



So we then decided to go to Zion National Park. It was a nice drive and beautiful scenery. It was a beautiful day. We took lots of pictures and just enjoyed being in God's creation and spending time with each other.

What a nice couple.

After enjoying a great day in Zion we had to go pick Greg up from his orientation. So we headed back. We picked Greg up had some lunch and went back to the hotel. Greg wanted to take a nap so Steve and I decided to go bowling. (we want to keep up with Jeff and Mandy). So we found a bowling alley and proceeded to bowl. I had not bowled in a while. It was fun but very hot and sweaty in there. On my second game I finally broke a 100. I did get on strike of which dad did not get the picture. Check out the action shots on the slide show.





As we were walking out of the bowling alley I saw one of those machines that have different things you can try and grab. I saw a Betty Boop Doll that I liked. (Steve has a relative named Betty in Michigan that collects them) So I said why don't you try and get that. He never played the game before and didn't know what he was doing. He said "How much does it cost?" I said it looked like 50 cents, so he puts in a dollar and the machine starts to go. He gets it over to the doll and he proceeded to pick it up and NO GO, it drops. He said what is the hang of this. I tried to tell him and he tried one more time. This time he timed his pick up just right and BAM he got it. It was soooo exciting and it only cost a buck. My boyfriend won me a toy at the bowling alley and I was so happy.

That's my MAN!!!

After going bowling we stopped off at Dessert Book Store and of course you have to get something. So dad found 3 books on the presidents of the US and he was so excited it only cost $20.00 for the 3 of them. I bought a CD call "A dog at my Scriptures" for $2.99. We listened to it and it was pretty good. I recommend it to all. When we got back to the hotel Greg was mad he didn't go bowling. We told him we were leaving so he lost out. After a very nice time in Utah we had to head back home. :(

Mom gets new phone for her 50th birthday

The PHONE LG Rumor Phone.



Well the story starts when I needed to update my cell phone. We went one Friday night after dinner. That night happened to be the night California instated the new "Hands free" law. So of course Sprint was busy, Radio shack was busy... everyone was busy so we decided to let things cool down. So this Friday after dinner we went to Best Buy to check out the phones. Steve wanted to get me a new phone for my 50th birthday since he will not be with me on my birthday. I will be welcoming our new grand baby. Anyway he decided to get me a new phone. He and I both liked the "LG Rumor " phone. It comes in 4 colors. Green (like my Ipod), white, blue and black. I really liked the black because it looked classy. So that is what I got. It is really cool. It has a slide out key board for text messaging. (like I know how to do that fast) but it is cool and I'm sure I will get better. So now I have caught up to the rest of the world. I even have the new "Cock Roach" ear piece. Too cool. Mine is light weight and is square not like the other cock roach looking ones. So don't be surprised if I text you more these days. It is because I'm practicing.


Just look at the ear piece not the cute babe wearing the piece.

The Harvest

Well it is a week late but the GREAT tomato is hear. We didn't have it for our 4th of July hamberger so now we have to think of something special to do with it. Steve took this picture and I think he did a great job. Of course he does too. Notice the beads of water and everything??? We did get another tomato off the vine but it was not a very developed one and we cut and ate it. It was good.

International Harvester!!! Steve picking his crop. Not much to look at but he is a very proud owner.
Proud owner of the GREAT TOMATO!!!

Green Fried Tomatoes and the 4th of July

Celebtating our county's freedom at the Redlands University fireworks show.

Well it all started back a few months ago when Steve wanted to follow the Prophet and grow his own little garden. He thought he would grow some tomatoes in a pot. His goal was to have a nice red, juciy rip tomatoe to put on his 4th of July hamberger. Well the 4th is here and the tomatoes are still green so I told Steve we could have Fried Green tomatoes.

Just the two empty nesters at Redlands celebrating the 4th of July. I would say it was a quiet day but there were so many families with kids that it wasn't that quiet till we plugged in our I Pods. It made us miss our family and wished we could have been together to enjoyed this time. It was hot there too but it did cool a bit when the sun went down. All in all it was a nice day to spend together. We made record time getting out of there too. We knew the back streets so we were able to get on out of dodge QUICK.

Two LOVE birds enjoying the 4th of July at the Park. Notice the ear pods???

What's a picnic in the park without a nap? Steve took this picture without me knowing. I will get him back one of these days. If you look in the back ground you will see the family from Iran. They are the same people that were here 2 years ago with their bongs and special tea. What are the odds of them being right next to us again?? The group doubled in size as the day went on.

Well here he is "Steve-O" grillin the juicy hambergers. They were mighty tasty but we had to use Store bought tomatoes. :( We had a nice spread going. We had hambergers, potatoe salad, watermellon with all the trimmins.

What's the 4th of July without Homemade ice cream? Dad did his thing and made our traditional homemade ice cream. Since it is just the two of us we had lots of left overs for days to come. YUM, YUM. There is advantages to being empty nesters. MORE ICE CREAM!!!

We would like to thank all those who have given their lives for our freedom. Of course dad had to buy a flag to take to the park with us. He also hung the one at the house. It's great to be an american!

God Bless the USA!