Pictures, As Promised

OK, I put up some photos over in Flickr. Go take a look.

We've got a wedding to attend on Friday afternoon, then a flight to San Jose, CA, to meet family. Good time to be leaving, just as we reach out first 110+ weekend.

Hey, check out the video at http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/46300/. Who do you think would win between Kirk and Picard? If you don't recognize those names, don't bother to go over there. Caleb, you should go for sure.

Did you check out the photos? Can you believe how big Bella's gotten? Next thing you know, she'll be driving and everything. In fact, I just found out Carey got her Driver's License. Wow!

Hey, all, drop Kathie a note. Her birthday is Monday.

Pictures Tomorrow

I've got to do some uploading tomorrow night to maximize my use of upload space on Flickr. So, I'll do it tomorrow. I promise.

We had a good visit with Alison and James this weekend. No trouble getting on the flight out here, but Alison should blog about trying to get home.


Kyle and Lyndsay, thanks for the surprise party for Kathie. I'm sorry none of her teacher friends could attend, but it was a nice family get together. And good food, as always when Lyndsay cooks. Ooo, I liked that fruit salsa.

Suns win! Suns win!

Heading to the coast next weekend. That'll be fun, even with Caleb there. I guess I'd better research flights and internet cafes in Santa Cruz. Why internet cafes? Because we need to check in 12 hrs before our return flight.

Time For Our Next US Airways Trip

Well, I reckon we are going to travel up to Monterey, CA, around Kathie's birthday. It just so happens that the folks and the Preacher Bro family will be there at the same time. Talk about a co-inky-dinky. Hey, y'all, wait for us for the aquarium. This is the dawning of the day of aquarium.

Nana went to see Isabella tonight. Kyle and Lyndsay were there also. I was not. I went straight from work to church. Yes, I know that I cannot serve them both. If things don't lighten up, I will love the one and hate the other. Whew!

Alison and James come in this weekend. That is, assuming that the travel web site stays functional long enough. That'll be fun.

Where Does The Time Go?

Has it been almost a week since my last post? Wow! It seems like only ... OK, it does seem like a week. Sorry, Dad.

Went to Les Miserables tonight. Great Val Jean and Javert. I did not like either 'Ponine or Cosette. Fantine wasn't bad. Oh, and Marius didn't seem like as much of a wimp as he has in past productions. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it and was reminded again why this is my favorite musical. It's like Indiana Jones at Disneyland. Always something new to notice and enjoy. Thanks, Dad.

Stinking Employee Travel System is down...again. This is not good. And, it means Dad can't plan his travel yet. Sorry, Dad.

I haven't seen Bella in a few days. We will probably catch her sometime over the weekend, but you never know. In fact, the folks might have seen her since me. You're lucky, Dad.

First Mother's Day as Grandparents

Well, I guess everyone made it through Isabella's first Mother's Day, Lyndsay's first as a mother, and Kathie first as a grandmother. I took a few pics and will get them up "real soon now."

At church, we sang a choir special of God, Give Us Christian Homes. We were very nearly in unison. Hey, the new Baptist Hymnal has a changed word in the mother verse. It says caring quest instead of queenly quest.

Kathie and I went to Lowe's, but did not take Bella. I don't want to overload her in her second month of life. We'll save the competing home store for another day.

We went to see Neen today. I'm still her favorite grandson. Well, I was the favorite to go see her today.She mouthed the words to a few hymns as we sang. It would have been really cool if it had been the same hymn we were singing, but beggars can't be choosers. No, of course she was mouthing along with us. Mom said she doesn't sing much anymore, but she obviously still can remember the songs. That is truly a blessing.

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms that read this.

Mind-blowingly Important

Kathie and Lyndsay went shopping for some Mother's Day stuff, so I got to watch Isabella. Bella was certainly excited to have some one-on-one time with her Pops. I wanted to build memories, so we went shopping, too. What? Yup, it was her idea, so we went to...Home Depot! Oh, she was so happy. We checked out kid-friendly flooring, looked at electrical outlet protectors, rolled around in insulation because it's so soft. OK, maybe not, but we did fine. It wasn't like movies and TV, though. Nobody hit on me. Well, maybe one weird dude in the light bulb section.

I forgot my camera, though. So, no documentation of this seminal event in my granddaughter's life. I know, I'm bummed, too.

Beatlemania comes back Sept 13. We missed the last one, so I reckon I'd better grab some tickets. After all, they might have 2-3 new songs this time.

Miscellanea

Can you believe it? I've already used 64% of my Flickr upload capacity for the month. I may have to create a second account and link to them both. We'll see.






A few more SF photos.












And what about Isabella? More of that over in Flickr.

Back to Normal?

I had hoped to say thigs were back to normal, but noooo! The stupid system is down again.

I gots pics, but I didn't load them yet. Soon. None as exotic as certain nieces, but some are not bad.

Choir practice went fine. We looked at 6 new songs. Whew! They will need some practice just to be able to practice them. One is Now Let Us All Praise God And Sing. It's a fast song (for me, anyway). Well, I took it r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w, and it was still a little fast. We do have a good time, though.

Concert with the multi-church choir on Friday night, 7pm, 1 hour from the house. Gross. We plan to have dinner with the folks beforehand.

Bella and family are in Flagstaff for the weekend. No granddaughter fix this weekend.