Craig's new office

Yesterday Ted and I stopped by Craig's law firm to see his new office. It isn't finished yet, but has been painted, new carpet and new desk. Great view from his window! Then we went to lunch with Craig, had a great visit, sent him back to work and did some shopping! After shopping I got my hair cut and colored - color is much better, no red!

We have been excited because the truck has been doing so well until yesterday! Got to a stop light and when I took off there was no power and a huge puff of smoke. We hope it was just a hiccup because it was better after it burped! When they worked on it last, they found carbon pebbles in the valve. They tried to get them all out so we hope maybe there was one left which has now been dissolved. We've been using a diesel fuel additive and it seems to have helped (we thought anyway)! The big test will be when we leave here on Sunday! It always is worse when we have a load (the RV) on the engine.

Cute nephew in his new office, "ain't life grand"!

At the Dog House!

Not THAT kind of dog house! The dog house is a restaurant across the street from Fresno State University, frequented by the Fresno State college kids or Bulldogs (the FSU mascot)! We had dinner with Craig, Chip and Stephen and watched the end of the Laker game! Great tri-tip steak sandwiches and the company was the best of all!

Also saw another movie yesterday, Night at the Museum at the Imax. Lots of fun, enjoyed it as much as the first Night at the Museum movie! Next door to the theater was a little shop and we went in to buy a birthday card. When I saw them...red lip flip flops! Kid you not. They are black flip flops with a red strap and a white button with a big old red lip right in the middle! Of course they didn't have my size so had to be ordered! They are soooo cute. They are switchflops. You switch the strap and the button so they can be any color you'd like them to be.

Next stop was to get Stephen's laptop. For graduation each nephew has gotten a laptop. Stephen wanted a Mac and we were able to get one for him. Meanwhile, our old truck that we gave to the boys broke down :( right down the street from Best Buy. Craig had to have it towed. We are hoping it is just a thermostat. They have terrible luck with their vehicles. Craig has 6 tows a calendar year with his insurance and he thinks that was number 6 last night! Sometimes they just can't get a break.

It was great fun spending time with them and "ain't life grand"!

Pizza & a movie!

Ted and I went to see the movie Angels and Demons today. I really enjoyed the movie and was exhausted when it was over! Ted read the book and enjoyed both the movie and the book.

After the movie we met Chip, Stephen & his girlfriend Marissa for pizza. Had a good dinner and enjoyed being with the kids. Craig drove a couple friends to San Francisco and will be back tomorrow.

A good time with family "ain't life grand"!

Nephews!

We are in Fresno! We got in on Friday. The guys have been busy so I went to Dream Dinners and got loaded up on dinners. They had wine pairings so I just happened to buy a couple bottles of wine to go with our dinners!

Craig (oldest nephew) has rented a 31' Class C RV and is taking Stephen (youngest nephew - the soon to be graduate) and 4 friends on a one week RV trip. Today they came over (middle nephew Chip also) for a planning session. We were helping him make campground reservations. They invited us to go along so the oldest one can hang out with us while the "graduates" do "their thing"!

They have planned time at Magic Mountain, they have tickets to Price is Right, they want some beach time and then down to Anaheim for Knotts, Medieval Times (dinner with medieval knights show) and more beach time. Only problem is that there are not a lot of campgrounds where they want to go and they are all very expensive! Should be a lot of fun for them if we can find campgrounds!

I forced them into a quick picture as they were leaving this afternoon. It is Chip (22), Craig (25) and Stephen (18).

It's great to be with the guys and "ain't life grand"!

Hello from Bakersfield

We are in the process of heading to Fresno for our nephew Stephen's graduation from high school. We are spending a couple of days here in beautiful Bakersfield getting laundry done and will arrive in Fresno on Friday afternoon.

Our three nephews are pretty busy with work and school so we let them know they don't need to babysit us! We will try and see some movies such as the new "Night at the Museum" and "Angels and Demons". I'd love to hear comments if anyone has seen these movies! I think I have the comment section on the blog fixed (hopefully) in case anyone would like to let us know what they thought of the movies.

I also made an appointment for Dream Dinners to prep meals for the month. I need to make a hair appointment to get cut and color done! Hair and nails for me have been trials and tribulations at best! My hair (usually dishwater blonde) is a VERY strawberry blonde right now!

Pretty boring blog tonight but "Ain't Life Grand" anyway!

Still in Vegas - still have some $$$$!

We are getting ready to leave Las Vegas and I still have some gambling money because we didn't make time to go to the casino! Save some for next time!

Yesterday we visited with David and Debbie at their home in Red Rock. We had a great dinner and great conversation. Max was invited and he made himself right at home snooping around everywhere! He was especially happy with all the goodies Debbie gave him!

And...as we all know "Ain't Life Grand!"

Viva Las Vegas Day II

Yesterday was a fun day visiting with David and Debbie and getting caught up on what's been going on in our lives. We had lunch/dinner at the Red Rock Station casino and I didn't even put a penny in a slot machine! I noticed Ted kept watching me as we were leaving. I think he was sure I would try to break away and run to a machine!

Today we are going to run some errands and I think just possibly we may stop by one of the casinos (especially if I'm driving)!

Wish me luck and "ain't life grand"!