Tom's 62nd Birthday Party

Tom's Birthday Celebration With Our Friends in Mountain Shadows

On November 19, Tom celebrated his 62nd birthday and he did it in style! We started the day off with water aerobics and followed it by going to Denny's for his free breakfast. On the way home from breakfast, we stopped by and were able to set up an appointment for massages, so we each had a massage. A little later in the afternoon, our friends, Wayne and Marianne had a happy hour/birthday party for him. They had a big chocolate cake and he was given lots of red lipstick kisses. He was in his glory. After the happy hour, we went to Red Robin for his free burger. Our friends, Mary and Paul went with us and we had a great time. I think the best gift Tom received for his birthday was his Tilley hat from Canada. He loves it and looks really good in it too. Now he's trying to be a good boy and lose the weight he gained last week - oh, oh, Thanksgiving is Thursday!!!!! Hope you all have a great one.

Donna and the Girls!

Donna arrived in Ukiah the day before Halloween. We fashioned a costume for Julia out of the sheepskin that I had when I had my knee surgery. We made her a tail and strings to keep the hood on her head. She was a sheep! We had so much fun getting it ready and she had her mom put some makeup on her face (a black nose and pink cheeks). She wore it to school, after school to trick or treat and then to the fall festival that we went to later in the evening. It was a really fun day. After spending a week with the kids, Beth and Julia rode to Hemet with me and spent about 10 days in the area. We had so much fun. We went to see an uncle of Beth's and had a great day with him. Later in the week, Beth and Julia went to LEGOLAND and had a blast. Julia saw so many lego things and people that she was lego'd out! They came back to Hemet to celebrate Bubba's (Tom) birthday and on Sunday, we took them back to Los Angeles to head home on Monday. We spent Sunday afternoon at Venice Beach. It was so much fun seeing all the strange people, skateboarders and street performers. We had lunch from the food trucks and just walked around and enjoyed the day together. I was so happy to have that time with them and can't wait to see them again at Christmas.

One Goes North and One Goes South

On Wednesday, Tom headed back to Pahrump after leaving me in Reno. I headed to Ukiah to visit my daughter and family and Tom headed to Hemet on Thursday. I am enjoying being with my granddaughter. We celebrated Halloween by trick or treating and going to a Halloween party. Julia was a sheep. We made her costume together. Pictures will appear when I can get them downloaded. We have many more adventures coming up before we go to Hemet next week. Tom is settling at Hemet. I'm sure he has many more things to do. Lots of friends went by today to welcome him back. We will keep you posted about our new adventures.