Scout decided to drive today! Og Dear!!
We were off to see Bonnie*, and when I mentioned the car, Scout jumped in and back out of Mary’s car. She calls her car Precious! He got a little worried when I showed him the map and asked to have it translated into Australian Shepherd. We failed to find a translation, so he decided to take on the job of protecting the backyard from elephants, which he is good at!!
* Bonnie is Mary’s college roommate’s daughter. Mary’s daughter, Becky, is named after Bonnie’s mother! (You will be tested on this later!)
Precious is excited about her run up the coast today!
The 2018 Lexus LS 500h is a luxury hybrid sedan with a 366-hp powertrain and a 0-60 mph time of 5.1 seconds. Its combined fuel economy is 26 mpg. The Lexus LS can sprint from 0 to 100km/h in 5.4 seconds when chosen as a V6 hybrid or 5.0 seconds as a turbocharged V6. Its top speed is 250km/h (155 mph).
We will NOT be testing these features today; we may never see the speed limit with Captain Safety at the wheel! Mary can’t reach the gas pedal when she sits like a lady on the passenger seat with her seatbelt tight, and I do NOT allow her to take umbrellas or other items with long handles on trips!
When Mary drives, I lie in the trunk, fastened to the floor by a five-point racing car harness and covered with three layers of fireproof blankets. I also have three first-aid kits, two MREs, and a miniature version of “The Jaws of Life” readily available. She can hear me since I use the backseat-to-trunk sliding door for selective screaming and backseat driving.
This morning, I felt better than in the past two weeks. The Prednisone was a needed roborant for his infection. We stopped at the local coffee shop, got some egg bites and a latte, and set about our ninety-minute drive on a foggy Sunday morning.
THe top of the Sepulveda Pass is now the 2/3 mark for our trip and we went from fog to bright sunshine!
We aimed to arrive at Bonnie’s house around 11:00 am—just in time to catch them in their natural habitat before they become fully caffeinated and start plotting world domination!
We visited for a while and then made amazing Shish Kabobs using fresh bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms with terrific hunks of steak. The kids got to make their own, which was quite a mix of things.
The kids help us put on the feedbag!
Almost ready for the oven! You could smell them across the room; they were absolutely delicious.
- Why did the kebab go to therapy? It had too many beefs.
- Did you hear about the kebab restaurant on the moon? I heard the food was good but it had no atmosphere.
- I asked for a kebab with everything on it. They gave me a stick with a mini fridge, a TV, and a sofa.
The assembly line is going strong! Yes, the garlic was also put on the sticks after it softened up in the oven!
Yum yum; good for the tum!
Everyone helps! Shish kebab is an English rendering of Turkish: shis (sword or skewer) and kebap (roasted meat dish) that dates from around the beginning of the 20th century.
We made a batch this time!
Ladies, you are looking good! Bonnie is Mary’s college roomates daughter and they are very close!
Bonnie and Mary
We visited for a while and then went to Diane’s Camarillo home to meet Megan and Steven. After visiting in their home, we decided to go to The Lure for a late afternoon lunch!
Lure Fish House is a family-owned restaurant featuring the freshest sustainable seafood from trusted sources.
Mary with her grandchildren, Steven and Megan! Everyone was recalling their college days just getting Megan ready for the start of her adventure in six months.
Mary with the grandkids!
The whole family, including Diane, had a great time dining, telling stories, and listening to Steven’s adventures at Texas A&M, where he is a sophomore in Engineering.
Everyone was here…
Diane will soon be an empty nester. Megan will depart for Hawaii in the summer to attend the University of Hawaii in Honolulu on a gymnastics scholarship and major in mathematics.
The Guilland family at home before school begins again!
We enjoyed hearing the kids being so excited about going to school and their plans for the future. We never said, “Been there, done that!” It’s great to listen to the kids and then remember back when we crossed our campuses always on the lookout for dinosaurs creeping around the rocks.!
Just us!
Just us (and a little AI to help) still in the Christmas spirit!
Season’s dreaming.
We zipped back toward home just after the sun had set, and it took about 90 minutes. Mother Nature, being as powerful as she is, requested a session, so we stopped at Old Ranch in Seal Beach just in time to make her happy. While there, we had a Hot Toddy and visit with Juan, the Maître d’* before going home.
*Maître d’ is short for maître d’hôtel, which comes from French and literally means “master of the house.
p.s. We asked Precious if she was happy and got a resounding yes with only a minor comment about the driver NOT opening up to her full potential! (I made it to 80 mph once going down hill into LA).
