End of Summer, No it Can't Be!!!

It seems like just yesterday that we got the boat in the water (July).  This year the sailing and weather were great, but it seems that we didn't sail as much as we would have liked, but we never seem to get anywhere as early as we would like.  I am not sure what that is all about, but until I had been married to Bob for about 35 yrs (about 5 yrs ago) I was always sitting around waiting for him and bitchin and moaning.  It became such a fight that by the time we got in the car, albeit late, I was in tears.  I finally decided it was not worth the upset.  I considered not going anywhere (now we know that will not happen), but instead just sort of fell into his bad habits.  Any ideas on how to nip this in the bud??? In any case the boat comes out of the lake tommorrow and back home.  I am pretty ready since we have only been home one weekend since June and you can imagine how my yard looks and the sewing room since I just stuff everything in there when the housekeeper comes.  I need to get organized.  Well have a cocktail and say goodby summer and hello to the holidays!!!
I love fall and the decorating and fun starts October 1!!!!!!!!!

Good Friends

Here are some pics of Mary's great little soccar player and a picture of Mary and I. 

What a great 3 days

Sometimes in your life you meet people that you just click with.  Back in time to 1990, I had just graduated from nursing school and was in the new nurse class at Valley Children's Hospital.  I met a traveling nurse named Mary, who by way of Arizona was in CA so her hubby could go to enology school.  They had one little girl who was 1.  Mary is from Missouri.  We just seemed to click and I learned so much from her about nursing neonatal babies.  My husband and I having 3 sons, love children and offered to babysit for them which we did and also when she had another little girl a year or so later.  In any case Mary moved back to Mo, had 2 more kids and became nurse extraordinaire.  We have been in touch over the yrs, not as much as we should, but as much as we could with busy lives.  It was so exciting when Mary came out to CA last weekend for her dtr's soccer games.  We had almost 2 whole days to catch up and we had such a great time, lots of talk, laughing, good meals, cocktails and wine (oh and soccer too) It was just like old times.  Mary has gone so far in her career, she is now Executive  Director of Nurses at her hospital and I am so proud of her.  Her dtr is a real cutie too, like a little bird, but a heck of a soccer player.  Congraduations Mary you did a great job!! Heres to being more in touch in the future.  Love you!!!

July and August Boating and Camping

Here are some photos of camping and boating.  The first 2 of are different spots that we camped in and the last 2 are of my good lookin son Morgan.  He came up to camp and boat with us for a weekend.  Love that boy and that great smile. 

July and August Boating and Camping