Alan and I herded all the boys together and ventured over to Monterey this past weekend. The boys said things like this: “I don’t want to go.” “Can’t we just stay home?” Until we got there. Once we got there, they had a ball and didn’t want to leave. In fact, Joshua developed a sudden interest in film production. He made movie after movie and “News Story” after news story. Sorry, I am under strict gag orders to not share […]
» Read more“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.” (Unknown) Jennings and I have been friends since I was 19, and Jennings was 18. Now we are in our 30s. We have gone from bright-eyed, hard-working college students, who both seemed to hardly ever get a date, to what we are now…..one married mom of four and one successful flight attendant and aunt extraordinaire. Jennings […]
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When we first moved to California, I was so EXCITED!!! I live within 10 minutes of beaches, swimming pools, hiking, an aquarium, glory, glory, glory!!! This is going to be FUN. We are going to take exciting field trips all the time, I thought. We are going to be pros at this. The boys will get to see how the beach is different every time you go. We went to the store and purchased wet suits. We had BIG plans. […]
» Read moreI love Thanksgiving. Today I am thanking my Heavenly Father for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us this year–this wild and crazy year! 2014 was EXCITING. It has been a challenge, full of change, and full of learning. And I am thankful for it. I’m thankful my dad is such a FUN Granddaddy. Having a scooter hasn’t slowed him down at all. As Caleb would say, “Granddaddy, you’re just as crazy as ever,” as Caleb grins from ear […]
» Read moreI finally hit upon a CHAPTER book that the boys love enough to read, even without me. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I wish I had read it when I was a kid. It’s so good! Funny, yes, but also FULL of great life lessons. Joshua and Caleb give it all their thumbs up. I would love to say that I timed it on purpose to coincide with our CC group’s Chocolate Factory Tour field trip…..but no. It was just […]
» Read moreFirst off, if you ever get to travel to California, GO TO Monterey Bay. There is this huge canyon underwater, right off the coast. This thing is even bigger than the Grand Canyon, only it’s underwater. Monterey Bay is also a sea otter sanctuary, and when they say that, they aren’t kidding. You cannot hang out on the beach in Monterey Bay and not see some sort of sea mammal, with your naked eye. There are sea otters, harbor seals, […]
» Read moreMy whole life I have heard of these trees and wanted to see them. I was stoked, a couple of weekends ago, when we finally got to go hiking among them! There’s a state park in Santa Cruz called Henry Cowell State Park that has mega redwoods galore. Did you know that there would be even more of them in this area, but beginning in 1850, an estimated 95% of these sequoias were cut down? It takes hundreds of years […]
» Read moreThe greatest thing about moving to California is definitely the nature watching opportunities. I can’t tell you all the wonderful things my eyes have seen since we’ve arrived! I will do my best to show you what I can, though! Perhaps tonight I will finally download all the kayaking pictures we took using Alan’s cell phone. Kayaking with the seals, sea otters, and sea lions was incredible, and we managed to get a few photos of them. Wildlife fascinates me. […]
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We moved to California last year, and it has been a blast. Yes, there has also been culture shock too. I’m here to tell ya all about this new place. ********* “I can’t sleep. I’m just so excited about Granddaddy and Nana!” You might say this was a really big deal! Here is their visit, according to Granddaddy’s phone. Dad let me email myself all the pictures I wanted. Thanks, Dad!! 🙂 Alan took the boys wet suit shopping. Oh […]
» Read moreWhen Alan and I were getting ready to move here, people just went on and on, telling us how beautiful it is here. Everyone seemed completely in awe of the place, describing the weather as “perfect, though cool, all year round”, mosquitos non-existent, perfect, perfect, perfect. “Okay.” Alan told me, “This place has been so built up. I’m going to be completely disappointed if this isn’t paradise itself. I am fully expecting there to be a tree in the middle […]
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