Life in Yosemite and San Diego

It is hard to believe we have been home from Yosemite since mid August and I am just now getting around to writing even a few lines.   We have been enjoying life in San Diego with each other and extended family.  We share meals just because, celebrate birthdays and  other events and realize how lucky we and the rest of our family  are to basically be in good health.

First thing on the agenda really was a trip for Paul  to MD to see his sister and from there to Ohio to see his brother.  It was a good trip for him and we are glad he went as he lost his sister on Thanksgiving. 

Halloween is a much bigger  holiday then when we kids.  Used to be the school carnivals, homemade costumes and maybe if you were lucky you got to bring home a goldfish!

Thanksgiving gave us a lot of one of our favorite foods . . .turkey and dressing.   Mike did the honors of cooking, we did the honor of eating!

Christmas came with two more turkeys cooked here and a third one done the Tuesday after Christmas when Robiin was home from her Nutcracker Tour to Billings.  Unlike years ago I did very little sewing.  One pirate themed quilt for the favorite pirate around here. We had a wonderful time here at home and as with most ate too many goodies.  Enjoyed them every one needless to say.  A total of  22 family and extended family met at Robin and Mike's for dinner and White Elephant exchange.  Dolores and I enjoyed being on the ''other'' side of the counter and letting the 'youngsters' take over most of the work.

We both have our computers and time and space and each spends time doing the usual for us.  Paul does stocks and reads news. I check out e-mail, news, Twitter, Facebook and find it hard to remember life before computers.  I often walk early mornings around our blocks and through Kate Sessions Park.  Paul sometimes walks through the park or  goes to the beach and walks.  

View from OB Pier where we eat  breakfast

 Reading takes up a lot of time and this pretty much tells it like it is.

The TARTS  are a unique group and as "therapy groups" go, this is one of the best and we go home refreshed after multiple discussions about any and everything.  We discuss everything from current ailments, the weather, animals and care, politics, death & dying,  books, etc. No subject is taboo and we may not always agree but we remain friends and get new and/or different viewpoints on lots of things.

We wish all of you the best possible 2013 and look forward to contacts in all forms as the year progresses.