Big Trees

We visited our Niece Maria and her hubby Mitchell this last weekend. They live in Fresno. We had a great time. These were some of the sites:
Yep.....those am some big trees. That was not the only thing we got to see that was huge. Picture to come of a tarantula trying to cross the road. If we had run over it....Yep....we would have felt it!!! YUCK!!!

On the sweet side we did see a few deer and a mama bear with twins (one black, one brown) It was AWESOME!!!

We loved spending time with Mitchell and Maria. We will be coming back soon. We have a few more National Forests to hit over there :D

Only in the country....

Our brother-in-law, Justin, had a birthday this last month. He decided on a restaurant called Cattleman's. Of course it was "Country". Only in a country restaurant could you have your child in a bar. Our nephew Ryder is on his lap. It was great food....but, very loud. I crave their salads. Great Ranch dressing. Yummy.....Maybe I will go there for my birthday.....NOT!!!

Speaking of Toilets.....

I thought my friends in Bookclub could appreciate this one. My sister lives in an old house. And she has a maids closet.



This is the smallest bathroom I have ever seen. It reminded me of "The Help". This closet was definitely an after thought on this home. I don't know if the picture does it justice....but your knees are touching the door if you can close it at all.


There is no window.....no air ventilation.....electricity has only been added within the last year. Seriously....I think it is the strangest thing I've seen in a while. And from the book.....I know exactly why it was made this way.

Got a good chuckle :D

Home Improvement Specialists???

I went to Lowes the other day to buy a ceiling fan for our bedroom. (It is way too hot in California) I love home improvement. Even when it is not my home.

So I go to use the bathroom and I find this......
I'm not sure if the picture does it enough justice....But it was so crooked I couldn't use it without bumping my knee on the side wall.

Not something you would expect to find in a home improvement store :D

Temptation

When you have a headache from the devil......you sometimes are forced to also cross to the dark side and use liquid from the devil too.....
Proof that I was willing to try anything. And I was right.....it didn't work. :(

What season is it?

Here we are in sunny California. Dealing with heat in the 90's and sometimes over 100. I'm having a hard time remembering that it is Autumn.....

Vaccinations

My sister called today to let me know her doctor is recommending anyone that will be around her newborn to get a 'Whooping Cough' vaccination. I guess there has been an epidemic in California. Of course, as a loving sister, I didn't have a problem with that......Dan on the other hand was not happy. (He HATES shots).

I got the appointments immediately so he could not even have a chance to think of it. What I didn't know is that the nurse was so excited to do HIS shot. She said it was like Christmas when she saw his name appear. (I love how the nurses and doctors at that office give him a hard time) He deserves it :D

So, I had to go back and get proof.
While he was in the chair trying to talk himself into and out of doing this.....the other nurse came by and did mine while I was standing there. He didn't even get to see mine happen. He was too busy causing a commotion of his own. He is so adorable.

But, I had proof too:
No one can say we don't love our new nephew :D