Ed Roberts Joins The Elks

We had new initiates night which is where we tell folks about the Elks and what they do!  After the meeting, we headed for the dining room and danced until about ten (since we have a big day planned for Saturday!)

Larry Fresch was playing this evening.... Great music!

Remember: Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age, but they die young.  — A.W. Pinero

After Church We Headed For Newport Bay Elks

Church was pretty good today! Good message which we hope to remember!  Afterword we headed for the Newport Bay Elks Lodge to go afternoon dancing with friends and have lunch.  We enjoyed the company of Brian & Jan, Del & Vicky, Lee & Marcia, and Bob popped in once and a while! Please join us for the fun!

Enjoying the great (but cool) weather!

Remember: Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.  Chinese Proverb

Theater: In The Heights At OC Performing Arts Center

In the Heights, the 2008 Tony Award winning Best Musical, is a sensational new show about chasing your dreams and finding your true home. Experience the most joyous, exciting and award-winning new musical on Broadway that shows what it takes to make a living, what it costs to have a dream, and what it means to be home… In the Heights.

After the play we met with Donna and Bob for dinner before going dancing!

Great food and wine! A good way to start the evening!

Remember: Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.  — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

More Noises In The Front Yard!

You might remember July 9th when we heard the strange noises which turned out to be the wild pumpkin…  This morning we heard it again!  The pumpkin is now over the gate and running down the block wall.  It has turned the corner and is heading to the front gate!  We have nine pumpkins so far!

The vine is now about 65 feet long and still growing!

Remember: Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in the form of perspiration.  ~Lou Erickson

Golf And Dancing And A Miracle

We had lunch at Old Ranch and played 18 holes… Paul managed a 43 on the front nine!  After golf we joined everyone on the 19th hole and had a wine or two!  After feeding the babies, we headed for the Phoenix Club to go dancing!

Fifteen pieces this evening... Great music from the Yachtsmen!

And the miracle occurred... Sue got Dave to dance!

Remember: Dancing is moving to the music without stepping on anyone’s toes, pretty much the same as life.  ~Robert Brault

Wednesday Was Busy; Chores, Movie, Elks, And Dancing!

We did our chores and then headed for the Toyota dealer to pick up the baby!  On the way we decided to see “Inception” at Bella Terra, great movie!

Summary: In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date, Inception.

After returning home, we headed for the Santa Ana Elks to support Roy and Ed for membership!  That took almost three hours!  So then we went VFR to the dance hall at Cypress and we closed the place down!

Congrats Roy and Ed!

Remember: The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.    — Duguet

Sunday Family Lunch

Michele invited us for lunch and she also invited Robin, Bob, and Nick!  Yeah!  Nice to have family events.  Nick and Theo played all afternoon as the adults enjoyed a leisurely afternoon!  We celebrated Sue’s  birthdays.  Please join us!

Toast to a great afternoon with family!

Remember: What was hard to bear is sweet to remember.    — Portuguese proverb

Remember: The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.    — Duguet

Oscar Played The Elks Friday Night

We had breakfast at Old Ranch and then did 18 holes!  We met up with the Cathey’s and everyone else for a few drinks at Happy Hour.  After going home to visit the babies, we went VFR to the Elks to meet everyone else for an evening of dancing and visiting!  This gentleman can really play dance music and he watches the audience carefully to make sure everyone is having fun!  We danced the entire evening!

Oscar makes beautiful music!

Remember: Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Another Leisurely Day

Well, we started with the tread mill at 6:00 am and completed at 6:30.  Needed a 15 minute cool down.  Hit the garden at 6:45 am and filled 200 gallons in clippings and dead plants.   We then headed for Old Ranch for a leisurely 18 holes of golf finishing up on 19 with a glass of wine!  After feeding the babies, we headed for the Phoenix Club so we could dance from 7-10:30.  Then home!

These little guys (8 pounds each so far...) are about 8 feet in the air and the vine continues to grow!

we dressed cool because swing dancing gets a little warm quickly!

The Little Big Band played this evening!

Remember: Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you will help them become what they are capable of becoming. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

OC Fair On Saturday Morning

We decided to go to the fair today instead of opening day!  It was a good choice.  A lot of folks stayed home so it did not start to get crowded until about 4:00 at which time we left for our next adventure.  Robin, Bob, and Nick joined us for lunch and some rides.  Great fun! Please join us!

At the top of the Ferris Wheel

Remember: A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized.  ~Fred Allen

Golf And Dancing! What A Life

What a beautiful day in Los Angeles.  It was in the 80′s but the ocean breeze kept things perfect.  We had blue skies and met a new friend from another club.  We had our obligatory drink on the 19th before heading to the Phoenix Club to dance with 75 of our friends… Like doesn’t get better than this!

Sue prepares to wack the ball right down the fairway

Dancing to Joni James and the Little Big Band

Remember: Beauty, truth, friendship, love, creation -  these are the great values of life. We can‚t prove them, or explain them, yet they are the most stable things in our lives.   — Jesse Herman Holmes

18 Holes With The Old Ranch Ducks

Sue and Marty played 18 holes and the ducks just loved it…. Ducks were following us all over!

Thos Mommy Duck has kept all ten of her little ones safe! Quite a family!

Remember: The family.  We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another’s desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.  ~Erma Bombeck

It’s July 4th! Yeah America!!!

We got up and went to church and we had a 20 minutes (between the services) “God and Country Sunday” where everybody sang patriotic songs right from our hymnal!  Not a dry eye in the house… You gotta love the older generation!  After church we went VFR to Newport Beach Elks and danced and had a snack (hamburger) at the Newport Beach Elks Lodge.  Join the fun!

Located right on Newport Bay!

After dancing we headed home for a quick stop so we could visit and feed the babies!  They were happy to see us!  We pulled out the van, dusted it off and the Cathey’s and Kuhn’s joined us for a drive to the Queen Mary where we dined at Sir Winston’s and watched the famous Queen Mary fireworks.  Frankly after last night at Old Ranch, the Queen’s fireworks were a bit disappointing!

Paul & Sue, James & Linda, Vince & Nancy, Del & Vicky, and Bob & Donna laughing the evening away!

The best thing about the Queen Mary is that we could see fireworks from all over the area... We counted eight separate displayed ranging from Downtown LA to Disneyland!

Celebration At Old Ranch

Wow!  Did we have a good time of what?  There were 700+ at Old Ranch to celebrate our nation’s birthday… One day early!  We took 600+ pictures so the site will take another day!  Dinner was fantastic (I mean fantastic!!!)  and we had fireworks over the 18th hole!  Join us!

Left to right: Frankly, Mary, Paul, Sue, James, Dave, Linda, Robin, Bob, Nick, Vicky, Del, Amber, and Robbie... Michele and Theo are in the front!

Wow! Theo was the star in our section! He made the crowd happy with the sounds of innocence!

Paul tends bar

Remember: Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.  ~Thomas Paine

Time For Golf!

Paul cannot play yet but it was time to go out.  We met the gang at Old Ranch and then proceeded to play… Paul walked along behind finding stray golf balls for John!

We begin with a small drink!

Sue gets an escort to the car!

Remember: If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they’d starve to death.  ~Sam Snead