Vacation - Part 8

The reason we went down to Southern California was to see Uncle Jake get married. For his rehearsal dinner, we went to a Japanese, Teppan style restaurant. The kids had a great time and enjoyed the show. Abbie laughed so loud she was making everyone else laugh. We were having so much fun... this was our only picture.

We stayed at a hotel with GramMarge. The girls were able to spend a lot of time with her.

The wedding went well and Jake and Katie are now husband and wife. Unfortunately, no one was informed on how to bustle Katie's dress... and I had to climb in there and bustle it for her. Her Aunts and Grandmas and I had fun... not just with the bustle... but we also helped decorate and set up. I also enjoyed going over to Katie's Parents home to help make all the little goodies involved with weddings and meet her family and hear all the embarrassing stories. I even looked through a few scrapbooks of her life. Someone requested "Thriller" by Michael Jackson... and Jake asked if I remembered the dance... I informed him I stuck a wire coat hanger up my nose in '98 to remove all that stuff. TOO MANY of the moves were used in All-State Youth Choir stuff. BY THE WAY- Jake and Katie were not even born yet in 1983 when it came out.

GramMarge was prodded into dancing with Jake for the Money Dance.
She appeared to have fun.
On the way home we went to church with friends from Riverside and had lunch with them and their children. We drove up to Sacramento and had dinner at Ikea with Auntie Jenn. The girls still talk about our trip. If we ever do a trip like this again... it will be in the off season... while it was fun... there were too many people! We are glad to be home and enjoying our quiet life.

To the Teenagers who are visiting your grandmother in the Chester/Lake Almanor area.

I just want to inform you that when you are driving around town in your grandma's Volvo Station Wagon with handicapped plates and you are playing Rap music and hanging out of the windows trying to meet girls...

YOU LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE IDIOT!

Vacation - Part 8

While in S. CA we were able to treat ourselves (and grandma) to the Rain forest Cafe in Ontario Mills. It was quite an experience for the kids. Every few minutes anamatronic animals around the restaurant start moving and making their various noises. Every 30 minutes there is a tropical storm and the edges of the restaurant start to rain.

There was a balloon artist that came by our table and made the girls Parrot and Monkey hats.

Note: The Monkey on Abbie has a bundle of bananas hanging from his tree... and a "Dory" fish is very visable in the fish tank behind her.

Pray for the Fires

You can see our local satellite of yesterday's antelope fire. It was approximately 10,000 acres. The lake to the left of the fire is 6 miles west of us.But the winds changed today and now the fire isn't contained and around 15,000 acres. Can't see the lake...We are VERY dry this year. Please pray that the fire fighters will be safe.

Vacation - Part 7

At California Adventure there are many carnival type rides and very short lines. It is perfect for all little ones. Spinning ladybugs, Pill bug bumper cars, and a big caterpillar train.

Vacation - Part 6

At California Adventure, there is a land where you shrink to the size of a bug.... there are 3 leaf clovers everywhere... we found 1 four leaf clover!

Vacation - Part 5

Amie thinks she looks SO COOL!

Loose tooth

Vacation - Part 4

California Adventure has a water feature for kids to play in. It was heavenly on this hot day!

Vacation - Part 3

We also went to California Adventure! Here are the girls next to the "o" in California!

Vacation - Part 2

Papa had fun too! (Maggie and Abbie are inside)

I WANT NEW WINDOWS!

Not so dumb Blonde...........

Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with that expensive
double-pane energy efficient kind. Well, today, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complaining that the work had been completed a whole year ago and I still hadn't paid for them.

Hellloooo, just because I'm blonde doesn't mean that I'm automatically stupid. So, I told him just what his fast talking sales guy had told ME last year. Namely, that in ONE YEAR these windows would pay for themselves!...Hellloooo? It's been a year! ..(I told him!)

There was only silence at the other end of the line. So I finally just hung up.... He never called back. Guess I won that stupid argument And I bet he felt like an idiot.

Blasphemy

An interaction between my oldest and Jonah (The only boy of the Kerr children)

Maggie: Superman can't stand up.

Jonah: (Upon hearing this blasphemy) SUPERMAN CAN STAND!

Maggie: No, Superman can't stand. (Produces a Superman action figure, places him on his feet where he promptly falls flat on his face and tumbles off the table)

Jonah: (devastated at the humiliation) You can't talk to me!

Maggie: Uh, yeah I can...

Jonah: NO! You can't talk to me!

Maggie: OK?

Jonah: I'm gonna have a birthday! (And be older)

(Jonah then retrieves his fallen hero and places him high in the air above his head in a hallowed pose where he remained in flight for the rest of the evening.)

Vacation - Part 1

We went to Disneyland!

Amie went too!

Happy Birthday Amie! AKA: Ming Ming

We had dinner for the Kerr family and ourselves in honor of Ming mings birthday.

We ate Carbonara.



We opened presents.



AND we had chocolate cake!

I sure hope not!

Maggie (During dinner)-When I am sixteen, I will be nocturnal.

Can "they" make a patch for this?

So I quit my job... I love the job... just not the people. My Co-workers and the local officials I had to deal with... inflate their importance and hide the truth and that makes me NUTS! I don't have the emotional or mental fortitude to deal with them... Yet I am addicted to the kids I get to work with and the idea of making their world better... oh yeah, and the paycheck was nice.

T-Ball in Paradise

Maggie... seen here looking east with her pony tail swinging in the wind. Dyer mountain is the peak behind her.

Play Ball!

Happy Easter!