I have been so busy since being back to the states that I have neglected the blog...has anybody noticed? I have been enjoying time with my kids...my mom...my sister...a few of my girlfriends...and of course, I have enjoyed taking pictures of EVERYTHING. 
I found last year when I was scanning old pictures from when the kids were growing up (pre-digital) that maybe I didn't take enough pictures during that era. Back then I thought I was taking a lot...but now I wonder...is there ever enough? So, here, I'll share with you a few taken this summer...some of these are on Facebook...some are not...
a picture of my mom in her garden...
pictures of one of her flowers...
picture of Jodi (daughter) and Lance...
their dogs......
picture of the Olympic Mountains from my sister's lake house...
her flowers...
picture of Cheryl (daughter) and Rodrigo...
picture of Mount Rainier without all of us front of it...
and then with us in front of it... 
picture of the kitchen I painted at Paul's (son) house...
picture of some of the growing wheat fields on my (long) drive to visit...
I found last year when I was scanning old pictures from when the kids were growing up (pre-digital) that maybe I didn't take enough pictures during that era. Back then I thought I was taking a lot...but now I wonder...is there ever enough? So, here, I'll share with you a few taken this summer...some of these are on Facebook...some are not...
a picture of my mom in her garden...
pictures of one of her flowers...
picture of Jodi (daughter) and Lance...
their dogs......
picture of the Olympic Mountains from my sister's lake house...
her flowers...
picture of Cheryl (daughter) and Rodrigo...
picture of Mount Rainier without all of us front of it...
and then with us in front of it... 
picture of the kitchen I painted at Paul's (son) house...
picture of some of the growing wheat fields on my (long) drive to visit...I have gotten a couple of terabytes of memory one specifically for pictures...and one for a back-up of those pictures. Captain Paul continues his rant about the boat listing from all the pictures I take...
so here is a picture of how he looks at me as I take the pictures...
but then when the pictures are of our kitty, Mizzen...
he doesn't mind!!
so here is a picture of how he looks at me as I take the pictures...
but then when the pictures are of our kitty, Mizzen...
he doesn't mind!! So, yes, I do love being "home", love being with family. I love seeing them happy. It is WONDERFUL and heartwarming... I will hope to blog at least one more time as our time winds down here...yes, there will be more pictures...and, just in case anybody really does follow this blog, I'm up to riding my bike 15 miles each time I go out...any bets to 20?
