Category Archives: Family

Activities involving family/extended family.

The Computer Be Fixed, Oops, Not Yet!

Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 by Paul

Paul fired up the computer to take care of the Nightlighter’s Website but after 45 minutes, the screen turned different colors and finally died.  Dang, back to the Apple store in Cerritos.  They ran another diagnostic and finally the video … Continue reading →

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A New Week Begins…

Posted on Monday, October 9, 2017 by Paul

We stayed around the house today.  We saw there was a fire but it was so dark, we figured it must be something local.  The phone rang and Nita told us that the Branders were evacuated!  OMG!  It was 20 … Continue reading →

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…And Back We Come!

Posted on Monday, October 2, 2017 by Paul

The hotel has an interesting story: Did You Know? “reserving the past and constructing the future. Nestled in the heart of the Lodi wine country, on a seven-acre estate of towering trees, flowers and herb gardens, you will find Wine … Continue reading →

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Off We Go! The Highway 99 Express Is On Its Way

Posted on Sunday, October 1, 2017 by Paul

We departed at 9:00 and pulled into Aunt Kaye’s at 5:00 PM… It was a good run today!  We needed a “funny” to get the day stated.   In Bakersfield, 140 miles out, we stopped at Bill Lee’s for brunch.  … Continue reading →

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We Are Trying To Get Back To Normal

Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2017 by Paul

We both got up late today… 8:00 AM, that’s amazing!  We just stayed around the house bt finally decided we would got to the Phoenix Club for a dance but after going to Old Ranch on the way, the blues … Continue reading →

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A Very Sad Day

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 by Paul

Although not totally unexpected, we did get a call from Aunt Kaye that Tom has passed.  To make sure, we called the convalescent hospital and they confirmed he died peacefully in his sleep at 3:00 PM today. We rode the … Continue reading →

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Back Home & GREAT News!

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 by Paul

We were discussing upcoming events and OMG, Halloween is just around the corner! We recovered form the 800 mile round trip to Stockton and proceeded to “catch up”.  Paul worked in the garden and Sue paid the bills.  We rested … Continue reading →

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Off We Go To Visit Tom And Lunch With Kaye

Posted on Monday, September 25, 2017 by Paul

We headed for Aunt Kaye’s house and picked her up.  She is about 9 miles form the Wine and Roses Spa which is in Lodi! She was ready for the visit.  Gayla was there and we invited her to join … Continue reading →

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Off Like A Shot

Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2017 by Paul

We departed at 9:00 AM and decided we would take good ol’ 99 since it was the closest.  We were surprised that on Sunday morning, traffic was zip.  We made it out of LA without stopping on the freeway once … Continue reading →

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Success And A Birthday!

Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2017 by Paul

Trying to get Sue’s PC back to the way the ol’ XP was set up was a lot of work.  Paul worked for several hours trying to get the Outlook Address Book moved and finally called Microsoft… Their best solution … Continue reading →

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