Catching Up

So much to catch up on... 

Meet-ups are so cool. Robyn of Life By Chocolate blog and I met up while she headed home from a get-away in the north state. I think hanging out in the mountains was good for her because her smile exuded health. Visiting with Robyn was fun. I think that she and I could get into some good trouble if we hung out!  

The Flooring guys informed us that the new flooring could be ready for installation within 2 weeks! No!!!  I'm 3 weeks behind in the purging and packing. 

Instead of purging-and-packing, the Guy and I took off to the Oregon coast to escape Redding's triple digit temps. The redwoods and rocky shore offered great photo opportunities and a couple of nice plein air sites. 

Then, we took four days to camp with our son, his wife and kids. We took our great granddaughter with us and our dogs. 

No Spoiling Here!

Keeping our eyes on the weather forecasts for the coast which promised triple digit temps, we packed tank tops and t-shirts. The temps never left the 60's. It was wonderful in spite of having to wear the same sweathshirts and jeans for several days in a row! 

Hoodie Weather and my Beach Boiz

Cool weather never stopped the kids and my daughter-in-law out of the water. They all body-surfed untl they were pruny.

All-in-all, the Guy and I have procrastinated as much as we possible. Back to responsible adulting. Bye books, bye abundance of kitchen ware, baskets and various unused plant pots. 

I'm fighting for keeping (hoarding) our collection of albums...can't weigh more than 100 pounds and I absolutely will not let any of my bright painted tables go. 

Also, our great-granddaughter made the Nationals in Las Vegas. She and her dragster did well! She's only 10 but she swears she is moving to Vegas to race professionally ASAP!  This photo is from her local track but she reports that Vegas has 4 lanes and professional light trees, "which are he best!"

Quick updates: 

New fire has our air quality in the mid 200's. Jumped from 400 acres to 1200+ in four hours. Fire is remote, terrain is super steep, but may be including our favorite campsite ever, Chirpchatter on the Squaw Creek arm of Shasta Lake.

My laptop crashed and just got it back, just like new. 

The Cheeto Bandito and his partner-in-crime are out-doing themselves in the lies. How is it that the polls report the race so close? 

Side note: When Robyn and I met up at Starbucks I ordered a vanilla latte and the barista asked me if I wanted coffee in it! 

I love Dutch Bros!!!