Monthly Archives: May 2014

Hospital Visit & Dancing

Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2014 by Paul

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one. ~Leo J. Burke We popped by the hospital  to visit Lilliana before going to San Clemente. She was doing well and told us to dance up a storm! … Continue reading →

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Golf And Great Grandparents Day!

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014 by Paul

A child needs a great grandparent, anybodies great grandparent, to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world. Author: Charles and Ann Morse We started the day with breakfast and a round of golf. We knew that the first … Continue reading →

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Golf Day

Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2014 by Paul

Golf is a good walk spoiled. – Mark Twain We played golf today so we could get in our five and half mile walk!  

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A Relaxing Day With Emotions

Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 by Paul

“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” – Vicki Harrison We had a great breakfast this morning … Continue reading →

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Golf, Taco Tuesday And Almost?

Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 by Paul

Grandchildren don’t stay young forever, which is good because Pop-pops have only so many horsey rides in them. ~Gene Perret We played golf today with James and then met up with Robin, Gregor, Becca, and Zack afterwords for Taco Tuesday.  … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Was Relaxing… Time To Ponder

Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014 by Paul

“A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers and woods, it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.” — George William Curtis We worked in the garden and relaxed around the house.We … Continue reading →

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Sunday Was Relaxing…

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2014 by Paul

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” ? Elbert Hubbard We went to the Newport Harbor Elks and danced for four hours with Hans/Kerstin and Bob/Sandy before going home and joining the Ward’s bar-b-que.  … Continue reading →

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Saturday Had It’s Up And Downs

Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2014 by Paul

No Quotes Today – The Lousy “Play” Didn’t Warrant Anything To Say We went to Season’s 52 and had a great lunch and to the OC Performing Arts Center to see “Book Of Mormon”. We both hated it… No redeeming … Continue reading →

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We Had To Start Moving

Posted on Friday, May 23, 2014 by Paul

The language of friendship is not words but meanings. ~Henry David Thoreau We really miss our baby but we had to get moving again and being away from the house was necessary!  To golf with James after a leisurely breakfast … Continue reading →

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Today Was Tough…

Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2014 by Paul

“Dogs…do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have, and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they have to bequeath except their love and their faith.” – Eugene O’Neill … Continue reading →

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We Lost Our Baby Flower This Evening

Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 by Paul

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. ” – Anatole France We knew the end was near so we stayed home today.  After nearly nineteen years we lost our beloved Flower this evening.  She … Continue reading →

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We Played Golf With James

Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 by Paul

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands. If it looks like a duck, and … Continue reading →

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Returning Home Sunday! We Don’t Want To Go!

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2014 by Paul

Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it. – Chuck Palahniuk We departed for the United States on Sunday morning with a fresh set of memories to … Continue reading →

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Saturday Was Busy Busy With The Gang

Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2014 by Paul

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun. Charles R. Swindoll We … Continue reading →

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We Are Off To Catalina

Posted on Friday, May 16, 2014 by Paul

It is the 12th Annual Avalon Ball and us and thirty-five others are joining us for a great dance and a lot of cavorting!  We departed Long Beach at noon arriving in Avalon about 1:15.  After checking we did a … Continue reading →

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Something Different… We Stayed Home

Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2014 by Paul

Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to. ~John Ed Pearce It was going to be 100 degrees again today so James had a great idea… Let’s go to lunch!  … Continue reading →

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Hot! 101 And We Played Golf

Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 by Paul

I once dated a weather girl, we talked up a storm. – Jay London We went to our golf lesson at 9:00 but had a fight getting to Old Ranch.  With the freeway construction and the work on Valley View … Continue reading →

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Golf And A Birthday

Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 by Paul

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. ~Ogden Nash We played eighteen holes with James in the 95 degree heat which was fine because we had warm wind until 3:00 and cool wind from the beach … Continue reading →

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Temecula For Wine Tasting

Posted on Monday, May 12, 2014 by Paul

  We decided to go to Temecula just by ourselves.

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Mother’s Day At Disneyland

Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2014 by Paul

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan It’s our tradition… Going to Disneyland on Mothers Day. We have been going … Continue reading →

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