What I do most days.

In my twenty two years living in EG, I've never seen quail on my property until I moved here. They seem to like hanging around in the yard or in the front. They are kind of pretty. Click to enlarge and see the comb on their heads.

The king of the backyard! Those quail better beware!

The sun was setting and the fence is creating shadows. Dave has taken down the fence, finally!

The azaleas are blooming. A few weeks ago the entire alleyway was filled with pink and red camellias and purplish rhododendrons. I missed taking pictures of it.

After three years of taking care of these roses,(the ones in the pot) they finally look good. There were more than 24 blooms on them and they smell delcious. So, this is what I work on about three hours a day average in the spring and summer. I enjoy it, but my muscles and knees don't like it. Hopefully, some of you can come visit this summer and enjoy it with us. :)

I am going to take Maran's challenge and accept the tag :)

OK, this took longer than I thought it would to find my favorites. At least I won't have the 46 horns (or was that five horns?) and I will keep my teeth. Anyway, it was fun.



Favorite color:

Favorite holiday:

Favorite animals:

Favorite foods: (The pizza is a New York pizza)

Vacation spot:

Worst habit:

Current Jobs:

Dessert: My absolute fav is a Black and Tan from Leatherby's!

Hobbies:

That's all folks!

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

OK, remember in my post last week I talked about being honest. Well the lady in Lowes told me that what goes around comes around. Today, while shopping at Safeway, I dropped my license and gym pass to 24hour fitness on the ground. I found out when I got out of the car at the Doctor's office. So, I was totally stressed because of theft identity. Also, that Safeway is not in the best part of town. So, I called Dave from the doctor's office and he was going to drive to the Dollar Tree and Safeway to see where I dropped it. But then he got a call from the lady who bought our house saying that a man found my license and gym pass and drove to our old house and dropped them off! Can you believe that? He had to look up our address on Google and it was atleast three or four miles away. So Dave drove to Dottie's house (our old one on Elk Ridge Way) to pick them up and while there she told Dave that our sweet neighbor across the street (Louise, Al's wife) had died last week. On the way home from the Doctor's office Dave told me via cell phone about Louise, etc. So, when I got home I called Al and talked to him. He said he had tried to get a hold of us and left a message on our answering machine (never got it) about Louise. I think he called our old number. Anyway, I believe that God wanted us to know about Louise and for me to call Al and who knows what else will happen in the future. It made me very sad. She had colon cancer. She was such a happy, cute, energetic lady. I talked to her in January and thought that it was all under control. You never know with cancer do you. I am going to drop in on Al in the near future. He couldn't think of anything for me to do to help out. Anyone got any ideas? I think I'll make a bunch of dinners and freeze them for him. He is all alone now and blind and partially disabled but still has a wonderful sense of humor. Louise's memorial service is taking place while we are in Utah, unfortunately. I heard that the man who found my license was a practicing Christian. He was also an instrument in God's hands.

FINALLY SOMETHING TO BLOG

OK, my life is so boring that I tagged myself! If anyone is interested, here is my answers to the one that Maran wrote:

10 years ago:
Well, Dave and I were seriously dating and in love. In May he proposed.

5 Things on my list to do today:

Buy gardening supplies for my new veggie garden
Get my hair cut
Go walking with Aunt Betty
Go to Relief Society
Watch American Idol

What would I do if I were suddenly a millionaire:

Pay off my mortgage
Buy a pick up truck
Go on vacation/travel (take entire family to Hawaii)
Buy all kinds of presents for my children and grandchildren
Save some for retirement
Give some to all of my kids

3 Bad Habits

Snacking at night
Staying up too late
Now that I have DVR, watching too much TV

5 Places I've lived:


Union City, NJ
Culver City, CA
Torrance CA
Elk Grove, CA
Sacramento, CA

5 Jobs I've had

Pool Locker attendant
Computer operator (Back in the 70's) for Pacific Mutual
Daycare provider
Food Club organizer/seller
Registered Nurse at Sutter Memorial and Bloodsource

5 Things people don't know about me:

This one's hard because I'm very open
1. I love my kitty, Tigger.
2. I actually ate crab for the first time as an adult this year. (I didn't like it)
3. I've been pregnant at 19,20,21,22,23,25,26,29 and 30!!!! Not each one with a different pregnancy, just at those times in my life. And I was pregnant with two different pregnancies when I was 21.
4.I have a real pet peeve about being dishonest. (Today I found some seeds under a big bag of mulch when I got out to my car. So, even though it was inconvenient to go back on line in Lowe's, I went and paid for it. The cashier was very surprised and shocked that I would pay for it. I told her my integrity is worth more than a few bucks.
5. I love working in the garden.

Where will I be in ten years:

Hopefully, healthy and retired and planning to go on a mission with Dave. Also, in a smaller house that is paid off!

Thats it. Now I tag all my son in laws and my daugher in law, Jill. :)

She's a HE!

Look at those cute paws :) Tigger doesn't like looking at the camera.

OK, I know, I know. Another post about Tigger. But hey, this is my baby now. Anyway, I finally took her to the Vet and found out that She is He! Someone owned him before and got him fixed! Thats why I was unable to figure out what sex Tigger was. We had an interesting trip to the vet. I borrowed Bet's kitty transporter to put Tigs in. He wasn't happy in there and I locked the little gate and put him in the back of the Toyota. About half way I hear a loud sound in the back and figure that Tigs rolled the cage over. But then I look in my rear view mirror and there he is with his paws on the back bench and ears flat and wild eyed. I'm thinking, "Oh crap, I'm in trouble. He's out of the cage. (Have no idea how he opened the locked door. Smart cat.) I was close and so I kept going knowing full well that within seconds Tigs would be in my lap. I watched as he climbed over the first bench and then jumped into the passenger seat and put his paws on the dashboard and looked out the windshield. I must have looked like some crazy "pet lover" who allowed her cat to help drive because then Tigs was in my lap and trying to get out my window while I was driving down Grantline Blvd! Luckily, I was three blocks from the Vet and I threw him into the passenger seat and got there in one piece. Then the challenge was trying to get Tigger back into the cage without him escaping. I did it and Tigger was actually very well-behaved while the Veterinarian checked him out. He's about 2-3 years old. I feel sorry for whomever paid for him to be neutered and then lost him. Anyway, he has no fleas and is very healthy. Thank goodness because he now sleeps under my bed. (Sometimes he climbs up and sleeps between Dave and I.) But as soon as it warms up, Tigs will be outside again at night.

Not too much happening

Well, this photo of Tigger is about how we are all feeling lately in the cold January, February weather. But, I noticed buds on our trees and my daffodils that I planted last Oct. are coming up! Also my hyacinths in the back yard are growing. I will post photos when they bloom. Dave and I joined 24 hour fitness and we had our first work out. Boy am I out of shape! The worst in my life. I lasted twenty minutes on the treadmill (the kind that has the base moving up and down). My knee also gave me a few problems. We had to switch three times to different machines before I found one that didn't hurt. Well, we have goals of losing 25 lbs each by the end of the summer and getting in better shape. I will show before and after photos when we reach our goals.

GOOD BYE PRESIDENT HINCKLEY, WE LOVE YOU

Just in case my family members didn't know, I'd like to publicly announce my love for our President and Prophet of the Church, President Hinckley, who passed away today. He was loved and admired by many. His keen sense of humor was wonderful.He was a witness of Christ and a Prophet of God. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him. He is now happy with his eternal sweetheart, Marjorie, who he has missed so deeply since her passing. We will never forget him. God Bless you President Hinckley for your never-ending diligence. You wore yourself out in the Lord's service, the way you wanted to; "like an old,worn shoe". We love you.

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