It's Sunday and There's Good News

OUR PHONES ARE FIXED!

Also we are home from the river. We had a nice weekend away from home. It started at 4:30 Friday morning. We started out with Jerry driving. We needed to be in Havasu by 8:30 or 9:00 for an appointment for the boat. About 45 minutes into the ride Jerry had to pull over and I had to drive. He could not stay awake. We made it to the boat shop in plenty of time. They couldn't seem to fix the problem, so...we left it and will have to go back for it when the problem is fixed. As we were driving away, we could see helicopters flying very low over the lake, 3 of them. We decided to go see what they were all about. Nothing exciting, just a boat parade. It seems that this weekend there was to be a big boat race, I think it's called Desert Storm or something like that. Walking back to the truck I spotted a lady bug in the grass! I have never seen one in the desert! We went to the trailer and spent the day just being lazy.

We went out to dinner here. Look how the wind was blowing! This morning we decided to watch the sun come up. The river is so serene early, before the day starts, before the personal watercraft, before the boats, before the loud music. When all you hear is wildlife...birds of all kinds welcoming the new day, now that's sweet music. We also did a little fishing. Yesterday Jerry caught a really good sized Carp, it was a fighter! He no sooner got it on shore and it spit the hook and swam away. Saved Jerry from having to remove the hook! Sorry, no pictures of that one, however........This morning as we were fishing....look at what I caught. Jerry is holding it because I would not be caught dead touching one of those slimy things! Love to fish, hate the smell and feel!!

Flashback Friday, Early Edition

Since we are going to the river VERY early I posted an early edition of FBF.

This picture was taken on Havasu in 1966. My brothers Tom and Mike are in the boat with me.This is a well worn picture of our morning catch. My dad and I used to get up early and go down on the docks and fish, just the two of us. If I remember right I caught most of the catch on this particular day.

Jump forward a few years and these beauties are my babies. Feeding the ducks on the same stretch of beach their babies now play on!

And here they are!

Our Home Phone

If anyone has been trying to call us, our phone has had no dial tone since yesterday morning. The answering machine picks up on the first ring. I can access our messages from a cell phone if you do leave a message though. Please call on one of our cell phones if you need to talk to us. Verizon is working on getting our problem fixed. They promised to complete the job by Saturday @5PM.

What a Week!

Boy, was this a nice week. We started out with a big heatwave. We were very close to being in the triple digits. That is SO NOT nice spring weather! I'm glad is has calmed down to cooler days. I had a really good week, so much fun. Monday I spent the day in Newport Beach, it was not much cooler there though. Tuesday Laci and the kids came to visit. We had a good time and lunched out at Bob's Big Boy.... Yum. Wednesday I was so happy to have cooler weather. I traded the air conditioner for open windows and fresh breezy air! I had the bug! The spring cleaning bug. I washed windows, as well as the curtains, in the living room. Cleaned all the wood floors. Vacuumed all the rooms, and changed sheets. Caught up on all the laundry and ironing...whew! what a day! I love productive days like that. Then after Jerry got home we headed out to go see EARTH with the Gustafson's. Braeden and Kelsea came home with us for a sleep over. Today was another nice day, and much cooler, almost 40 degrees cooler than the beginning of the week. Dana, the kids, and I went shopping for dresses for Kelsea. We had lunch out again, this time we went to Norm's. Ever since Norm's moved into the old Steak Corral building, the kids have wanted to eat there...well today was the day! To end this week, early tomorrow we are headed out to the river again. We had a part on the boat repaired in Havasu. I picked it up last Friday. Jerry can't get it to work so he called the guy who repaired it and he said to bring it on by in the morning....so off we go, taking the boat this time. Funny, I just had a flash of a t-shirt I used to have. It read "How do you spell relief?".....R I V E R hahahahaha See ya!