{"id":85415,"date":"2024-12-29T08:59:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T15:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=85415"},"modified":"2024-12-30T07:00:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:00:51","slug":"off-we-go-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=85415","title":{"rendered":"Off We Go! In A Cloud Of Dust!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-85415-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-travel-music.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-travel-music.mp3\">http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-travel-music.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div id=\"attachment_85418\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85418\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85418\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-001-650x650.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-001-650x650.webp 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-001-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-001-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-001.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scout decided to drive today! Og Dear!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were off to see Bonnie*, and when I mentioned the car, Scout jumped in and back out of Mary&#8217;s car. She calls her car Precious!\u00a0 He got a little worried when I showed him the map and asked to have it translated into Australian Shepherd.\u00a0 \u00a0 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!!<\/p>\n<p>* Bonnie is Mary&#8217;s college roommate&#8217;s daughter.\u00a0 Mary&#8217;s daughter, Becky, is named after Bonnie&#8217;s mother!\u00a0 (You will be tested on this later!)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85421\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85421\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85421\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-003-650x368.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-003-650x368.avif 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-003-150x85.avif 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-003-768x435.avif 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-003.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Precious is excited about her run up the coast today!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 2018 Lexus <strong>LS 500h<\/strong> 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).<\/p>\n<p>We will NOT be testing these features today; we may never see the speed limit with Captain Safety at the wheel! Mary can&#8217;t reach the gas pedal <em>when she sits like a lady<\/em> 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!<\/p>\n<p>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 &#8220;The Jaws of Life&#8221; readily available. She can hear me since I use the backseat-to-trunk sliding door for selective screaming and backseat driving.<\/p>\n<p>This morning, I felt better than in the past two weeks.\u00a0 The Prednisone was a needed roborant for his infection.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>THe top of the Sepulveda Pass is now the 2\/3 mark for our trip and we went from fog to bright sunshine!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-85420\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1220-650x406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1220-650x406.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1220-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1220-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1220.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We aimed to arrive at Bonnie&#8217;s house around 11:00 am\u2014just in time to catch them in their natural habitat before they become fully caffeinated and start plotting world domination!<\/p>\n<p>We visited for a while and then made amazing Shish Kabobs using fresh bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms with terrific hunks of steak.\u00a0 The kids got to make their own, which was quite a mix of things.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85437\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85437\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85437\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-010-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-010-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-010-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-010-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-010.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kids help us put on the feedbag!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Almost ready for the oven!\u00a0 You could smell them across the room; they were absolutely delicious.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why did the kebab go to therapy? It had too many beefs.<\/li>\n<li>Did you hear about the kebab restaurant on the moon? I heard the food was good but it had no atmosphere.<\/li>\n<li>I asked for a kebab with everything on it. They gave me a stick with a mini fridge, a TV, and a sofa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-85448\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-020.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-020.webp 600w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-020-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The assembly line is going strong! Yes, the garlic was also put on the sticks after it softened up in the oven!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85438\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85438\" class=\"wp-image-85438 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-011-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-011-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-011-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-011-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-011.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yum yum; good for the tum!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everyone helps!\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85439\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85439\" class=\"wp-image-85439 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-012-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-012-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-012-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-012-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-012.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We made a batch this time!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ladies, you are looking good! Bonnie is Mary&#8217;s college roomates daughter and they are very close!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85440\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85440\" class=\"wp-image-85440 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-013-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-013-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-013-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-013-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-013.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bonnie and Mary<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We visited for a while and then went to Diane&#8217;s Camarillo home to meet Megan and Steven.\u00a0 \u00a0After visiting in their home, we decided to go to The Lure for a late afternoon lunch!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85449\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85449\" class=\"wp-image-85449 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1221-650x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1221-650x362.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1221-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1221-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pix-1221.jpg 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lure Fish House is a family-owned restaurant featuring the freshest sustainable seafood from trusted sources.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary with her grandchildren, Steven and Megan!\u00a0 Everyone was recalling their college days just getting Megan ready for the start of her adventure in six months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85441\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85441\" class=\"wp-image-85441 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-014-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-014-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-014-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-014-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-014.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary with the grandkids!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The whole family, including Diane, had a great time dining, telling stories, and listening to Steven&#8217;s adventures at Texas A&amp;M, where he is a sophomore in Engineering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"didYouKnow\"><b>Did You Know? <\/b> Texas A&amp;M University (Texas A&amp;M, A&amp;M, TA&amp;M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&amp;M University System in 1948. Since 2021, Texas A&amp;M has enrolled the largest student body in the United States and is the only university in Texas to hold simultaneous designations as a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution. It is classified among &#8220;R1: Doctoral Universities \u2013 Very high research activity&#8221; and a member of the Association of American Universities.<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_85442\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85442\" class=\"wp-image-85442 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-015-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-015-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-015-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-015-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-015.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everyone was here&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85444\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85444\" class=\"wp-image-85444 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-017-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-017-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-017-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-017.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Guilland family at home before school begins again!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We enjoyed hearing the kids being so excited about going to school and their plans for the future.\u00a0 We never said, &#8220;Been there, done that!&#8221;\u00a0 It&#8217;s great to listen to the kids and then remember back when we crossed our campuses always on\u00a0 the lookout for dinosaurs creeping around the rocks.!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85445\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85445\" class=\"wp-image-85445 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-018-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-018-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-018-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-018.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just us!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Just us (and a little AI to help)\u00a0 still in the Christmas spirit!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_85446\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85446\" class=\"wp-image-85446 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-019-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-019-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-019-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-019-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/2024-12-29-019.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Season&#8217;s dreaming.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We zipped back toward home just after the sun had set, and it took about 90 minutes.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 While there, we had a Hot Toddy and visit with Juan, the <em>Ma\u00eetre<\/em> d&#8217;* before going home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>*Ma\u00eetre<\/em>\u00a0d&#8217; is short for\u00a0<em>ma\u00eetre<\/em>\u00a0d&#8217;h\u00f4tel, which comes from French and literally means\u00a0<em>&#8220;master of the house<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-85452\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/transparent-good-night-night-sky-stars-moon-good-night-night-sky-with-stars-and-moon-good-night662692bb0fd773.49947975-650x650.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/transparent-good-night-night-sky-stars-moon-good-night-night-sky-with-stars-and-moon-good-night662692bb0fd773.49947975-650x650.webp 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/transparent-good-night-night-sky-stars-moon-good-night-night-sky-with-stars-and-moon-good-night662692bb0fd773.49947975-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/transparent-good-night-night-sky-stars-moon-good-night-night-sky-with-stars-and-moon-good-night662692bb0fd773.49947975-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/12\/transparent-good-night-night-sky-stars-moon-good-night-night-sky-with-stars-and-moon-good-night662692bb0fd773.49947975.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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!\u00a0 \u00a0 (I made it to 80 mph once going down hill into LA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were off to see Bonnie*, and when I mentioned the car, Scout jumped in and back out of Mary&#8217;s car. She calls her car Precious!\u00a0 He got a little worried when I showed him the map and asked to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=85415\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85415"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85455,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85415\/revisions\/85455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}