September/October 2011

Fall is in the air, can't you just live in this time of year forever? Kevin and I took a trip to the cabin to winterize and the following photos relfect the crazy  world we lived in for four days up there in Island Park. This first photo was taken on a drive near our cabin...so beautiful. I'm using this as my desktop wallpaper for now.

 

This picture was taken a few days before...It had snowed 6 inches but melted off quickly. We took a walk around the property to enjoy the views and the fact that the snow wasn't so deep that we would need snowshoes to do this.

 Here's Kevin in the thick of some pine trees. He was really good too..didn't shake the branches as I passed underneath, didn't throw snowballs, though I'm sure he was tempted...
We got the cabins winterized (ours and mom's) and left for the winter. I hear it's still gorgeous up there but we won't be back until Spring.

On a different note, in September, my grandmother, who is 97 was visiting Escondido for a month so my sister Annette, my neice Natalie, my mom and I all went down to visit for a long weekend. During that time, two of my brothers, Mike and Richard, and my other sister Jeri came and we all got together along with many other relatives for a small party. It was great to be there and enjoy each other. It's very rare to see that many of us in one location!

We took this family photo. All of the siblings are here except for Bob, who couldn't make it down. Also pictured is Richard's two daughters Piliki and Kaala. They are beautiful little girls who are growing up so fast!

 On our way from the airport to Escondido, we had to stop and find a beach and put our toes in the sand. These photos were taken at Laguna Beach. It was the perfect day for this, warm breeze but not too hot. We had a lot of fun just doing goofy things and going into the water too far with rolled up jeans and getting the bottoms wet.

I sent this photo to the kids while I was standing there in the water...they were all excited for me. I wish they could have come down too.

Life is back to normal now, back to work and all that. I see Christmas decorations in all the stores and am starting to think in that direction.

We have a pile of wood in our driveway that we need to stack. There are other chores around the house that we are putting off until the yellowjackets die off (they have taken over the back yard to the point that we can't go out there during the day). We will have to approach them more aggressively next year before they get this bad...

I have ideas for the house that we may be able to get done this winter. For instance, I want to put built in bookshelves/cabinets in the livingroom on one wall. I would also like to take one of the bedrooms and turn it into an art studio. I'm not sure how to do that and still use it as a guest room...but I will think about it some more.

Ok, better quit for now. That wood won't stack itself!