Were Home

Dillon and I were visiting family in California this week. We celebrated babies and birthdays all week long. We also had great pasta dinner with our good friends Tony and Megan, I forgot to take a picture of them so this one will have to do. They are the best.

If you don't live in California let me tell you, this last week was HOT. Now I know if you are reading this from Oregon or some other place you are thinking "yah, it was hot here too" but you are wrong. It was 106-109 every stinking hot day! BUT despite all that Dillon and I had a wonderful time. Here is a picture of my beautiful sister-in-law (who is working on aunting me), her mother on the left and my mother on the right (Angie is in the middle.) Congratulations again Angie, Dillon and I are both proud and excited for you, Brandon and little Noah. We love you.

So while Dillon and I were gone our wonderful friend Haley came by to feed and pet our pitiful kitty. She (Haley) is the best. We both love her dearly, if you don't know her you should and if you do know her you should tell how how much you love her. Here is her picture, it is fun to introduce every one. I hope you all think this is fun! Our little kitty is happy we are home, I think she is punishing us though because if we go out side she sits at the door and wines and refuses to come out of the bedroom, I think she is scared of all the fans, it is 100 degrees here at our house today.

So, all week, while in CA I could not stop thinking about my garden, I am a bit obsessed but it is the most fun ever, please note previous pictures of the garden. Well, short story, I took a bunch of squash home for family, as I have no use for 15 lbs of the stuff, Dillon's cousin Jessica, who I have no pictures of but she is a cute blond thing, grew a zucchini that was like 3 feet long. I felt so pitiful with my little 4-6 inch squash. All the books said to harvest at 4 inches to ensure a good crop, to heck with that, look at what was waiting me when we got home, that's right, another picture. Ok, so picture formatting is kicking my butt right now......Grrrrr. Any how.

So, down here now I guess. Back to work tomorrow for me and Dillon is headed back to the dungeon for more studying. Oh, I meant to point out that those squash above are not next to any ordinary shoe, that is my mammoth size 10 my friends, that's right, you now have a whole new respect for the size of the squash, as I knew you would. There is a lot left unsaid about this week, like the wonderful reunion of me and an old friend for brunch, Dillon and how he and his sister build a magnificent deck despite she scorching heat for his mother, seeing my cousin for a short visit ect ect ect. Well enough for now, I love you all and hope you are doing well. Hope, as always, to see you soon.