We've had a lot going on the past few months and I did start a few update posts, I just never finished them to post them for you to read. So I'm not doing too well with my hopes of keeping up with this Blog better in 2012!
But here we are, back in California for a few more days visiting daughter Sandy and I got to meet a little over three month old grand baby Justine for the first time.
And ah, back to almost Christmas in California, too warm, too crowded, and too expensive. I probably shouldn't feel that way as most of my life was in Southern Cal after all which is just like up here in Northern Ca, but more so!
On Sunday morning we went to a farmers market not too far away and later we drove the hour to see the Monarch Butterfly wintering area in Santa Cruz. Honestly Justine is at the age she could care less, but all the adults enjoyed it! But Justine did enjoy the butterfly puppets that were purchased.
And yesterday we had hopes of seeing some model homes in an area that Sandy and Erik are in the very early stages of consideration in the possible purchase of a house, only to find all the tracks we went to except one were closed! And the one that was opened only does tours on the weekends and they didn't have all their homes even finished yet. Sandy did say though that she'd send photos of any place they might be looking at.
The rest of the time here has been just visiting. Stacy doing all she can to help Sandy and Erik with Justine and I was taking advantage of their great high speed Internet! If only there were speeds available like they have in our area!
Today we have to go back home. Stacy is sad, Sandy is sad. Sandy is working from home today, her first day back to work. She has to go to the main office on Monday and will be starting part time day care on Monday also.
Although a bit chilly here, Stacy has been happy that it hasn't been anywhere as cold as the mid thirties in the daytime back home. It even snowed a few times as we saw on the security cameras back home and in listening to our area NPR station over the Internet.
I have included a couple of photos of Sandy and Justine. The first one is Sandy laughing at the knit hat that Stacy finished but they couldn't decide how to finish it so it had the point. And the second photo is of Justine at the restaurant yesterday.
So our our second California trip winds down.
Till next update, Tad.
But here we are, back in California for a few more days visiting daughter Sandy and I got to meet a little over three month old grand baby Justine for the first time.
And ah, back to almost Christmas in California, too warm, too crowded, and too expensive. I probably shouldn't feel that way as most of my life was in Southern Cal after all which is just like up here in Northern Ca, but more so!
On Sunday morning we went to a farmers market not too far away and later we drove the hour to see the Monarch Butterfly wintering area in Santa Cruz. Honestly Justine is at the age she could care less, but all the adults enjoyed it! But Justine did enjoy the butterfly puppets that were purchased.
And yesterday we had hopes of seeing some model homes in an area that Sandy and Erik are in the very early stages of consideration in the possible purchase of a house, only to find all the tracks we went to except one were closed! And the one that was opened only does tours on the weekends and they didn't have all their homes even finished yet. Sandy did say though that she'd send photos of any place they might be looking at.
The rest of the time here has been just visiting. Stacy doing all she can to help Sandy and Erik with Justine and I was taking advantage of their great high speed Internet! If only there were speeds available like they have in our area!
Today we have to go back home. Stacy is sad, Sandy is sad. Sandy is working from home today, her first day back to work. She has to go to the main office on Monday and will be starting part time day care on Monday also.
Although a bit chilly here, Stacy has been happy that it hasn't been anywhere as cold as the mid thirties in the daytime back home. It even snowed a few times as we saw on the security cameras back home and in listening to our area NPR station over the Internet.
I have included a couple of photos of Sandy and Justine. The first one is Sandy laughing at the knit hat that Stacy finished but they couldn't decide how to finish it so it had the point. And the second photo is of Justine at the restaurant yesterday.
So our our second California trip winds down.
Till next update, Tad.
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