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Day With Diane! Super!
Question Of The Day: If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field? We all got up and fixed … Continue reading
Diane Wings Her Way South
Question: In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? Paul was up early and get the house ready to receive Sue’s sister Diane. That means get towels out, make sure we have … Continue reading
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Twosday.. Back To The Grind!
Paul was up early and did the errands as soon as 9:00 AM arrived. To the shoe store for the talking shoes (ask be about the talking shoes), then to the bank for a cashiers check, to the market for … Continue reading
Please Lord… No More ER!
Thursday went pretty well. Sue seems to accept the new drink called Boost. She tried it and it stayed down! Progress is being made. Most of the day Sue rested while Paul was busy cleaning closets and moving things around… … Continue reading
It Be Thursday And…. We Are Dancing
Paul got up early and went to an interesting class dealing with computers. As soon as he got home, we jumped into the car and headed to Mr. V’s in La Mirada and had lunch with Mitch (our ex-son-in-law). His … Continue reading
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It’s A New Year!
We, of course, went to Malarkey’s and met up with Irene. Irene and Paul shared a dinner and we gabbed for a couple of hours! Irene’s trip to see her daughter was apparently great! After getting home we watched the … Continue reading
We Partied Till We Were Pooped!
We are doing something new this year. We hired “Nine Carat Gold” to play at Old Ranch Country Club! We have know the guys for 15+ years and they played last year for us so we KNOW they are good! … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday, Celebration, Dancing, Dining Out, Family, Friends, Old Ranch, Wine
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Christmas Day… Time For Chinese!
OK, not you’re normal Christmas Dinner but it is ours. For years, we have been joining with friends for a Chinese Dinner and we watch “A Christmas Story”. This year, as in the past four years, we went to the … Continue reading
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54th Year At Disneyland For Christmas Eve
Sue has now made 54 CONSECUTIVE trips to Disneyland since moving to California in the 1960’s. Paul has joined her 31 times… It’s called tradition! Join the fun and celebration! We had breakfast at the Rainforest Cafe, took the Christmas … Continue reading
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Someone Gots A Birthday!
Yep! Paul turns 73 today… Older than dirt! We have a full day planned beginning with brunch at Seasons 52 followed by “A Christmas Carol” at Southcoast Repertory and then Santa Ana Elks Christmas Ball. This is our 30th year … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Dancing, Elks Lodge, Theater
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