Ditching Sabbath

We never made it to church today. I was just exhausted and slept in until 8:00 AM. That's late for me. Debbie thought she might have some Spyware on her laptop so I worked on her computer for about three hours making sure that it was clean. We played out in the pool and tried to stay cool.

Friday

Another morning walk with Izzy and we stopped at the playground. A man and his young daughter stopped at the park while we played and he was riding a Segway. Follow the link to check it out, http://www.segway.com/. It's pretty cool so he and I chatted for awhile about it while the girls played together. I sure wish I had a toy like that. After we got home and cleaned up, Izzy and I left to run some errands. I picked up the part I ordered at Redlands Toyota, picked up my check at work/school, and had lunch at PJ's Brew Pub in Moreno Valley with Ryan. Izzy was a real handful, but I did manage to have my meal and visit some with Ryan.
When we got home Izzy took a nap. I did all my yardwork, and my yard sure looks good. Debbie, Izzy and I went to Chuckie Cheese in Hemet with the neighbors for dinner. The place is brand new and it was madness. Kids running all over the place and money being spent on poor pizza and games. I didn't enjoy it at all and I don't think it was a good place for Izzy either. She didn't seem to really have that good of a time. Debbie and the neighbors enjoyed it though. Chuckie never even came out for the kids.

Chuckie Cheese

Chuckie Cheese
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June 29th 2007 at the Chuckie Cheese in Hemet, CA.

Thursday

Long walks with Izzy in the morning, and some playtime at the playground. I had to run some errands during the day. I had to order a part at Redlands Toyota for my Tundra, the driver's side access door window latch broke. Then off to check out the new "My Gym" to sign Izzy up for classes, toddler exercise. I ordered the Wood laminate flooring for the house at Home Depot and then went to the San Bernardino Blood Bank. At the Blood bank I was deferred because of low iron. That's been a problem before and I haven"t been feeling well lately anyway. Debbie told me I had to go get a good meal and that I needed to start eating three meals a day and not skip meals. So off to "Famous Dave's BBQ" in Redlands. I had beef brisket Texas style, corn on the cobb, baked beans, corn muffin, fries and a salad. It seemed like alot of food when I ordered, but the portions are small and the beef was luke warm. Not much of a meal, poor actually. I won't be returning and don't think it's worth the price or effort. I had four hours to waste before my dinner meeting started, so I went to Barnes and Noble bookstore and the Adventist Book Center. Then a dinner meeting at Coco's in San Bernardino and my "AA" meeting. I just got home as Izzy was just getting to sleep.

Pownce : kevin

Pownce : kevin
Pownce is a great way to send stuff to people you know. Add friends, then send them big files, invite them to upcoming events, share great links, and whip off a note to anyone, everyone, or just a few people. This is Kevin Rose from Digg.

Playday at the park

June 27th More photos and Playday at the park
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Izzy wasn't too sure about the turtle today during our weekly Play Day at the park. She ran right over to me when she saw the turtle coming towards her.

Tuesday June 26th 2007

Tuesday June 26th 2007
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Out by the flowers in the front yard.

Tuesday at the Library

Today, Izzy and I went to the Beaumont Public Library. They have a class for toddlers to help build the skills needed to learn to read. Izzy and I took two neighbor girls, Allie and Kelly with us. Allie and Kelly are twins, and they are in the 8th grade. They got bored with staying home. So we all went and had fun. They taught the "B' sound and made books today. It was really crowded and it was a madhouse with kids and parents all over the place. It kind of stressed me out. That many kids running around crazy, just doesn't sit well with me. I like some order in the house and that was impossible. I guess all the parents and kids had fun, so I just need to relax and enjoy it too. Izzy and I of course took along walk in the morning before going to the library and when we can home we had a nice lunch. Izzy napped and I completed all my yard work. I really liked getting that done it made me feel so much better about things to know I finished something. After getting done with that, I watched Britty and Izzy play in the pool in the backyard. After Izzy went to sleep and we had dinner. Jack and I meet at Starbucks here in Beaumont for coffee and chatted until closing. Now some sleep.

Tuesday June 26th 2007

Tuesday June 26th 2007
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Izzy is helping to bounce the bean bags. Learning the "B" sound.

Tuesday June 26th 2007

Tuesday June 26th 2007
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Izzy at the Beaumont Public Library at a class for Pre-Reading Toddlers. They do activities to help build the skills needed for reading. Izzy is working on making a book for Debbie.

Monday

Nothing much happened today. Izzy and I went for along walk in the morning with some of the neighbor ladies and kids. After that we played outside in the water until Debbie and Britty got home. Britty is taking some classes at the University of California at Riverside. She is taking a Math class and an Acting class. It's nice to see her taking responsibility of her education. She was thinking about taking a Science class, but she needed a Fine Arts class. It was the first day of classes for her at UCR and Debbie went along to make sure everything went okay. I sometimes forget Britty is only 16 years old. Izzy and I went to Stater Brothers and that is always fun. I bbq'd some steak tonight and it turned out okay. Nothing much else, good night.

Izzy playing with the camera

Izzy playing with the camera
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Trying to look forlorn

My relatives from Iowa and Aunt and Uncle from Monterey Park, CA.

My relatives from Iowa and Aunt and Uncle from Monterey Park, CA.
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Visiting on Sunday, June 24th 2007.

Sunday with Izzy

Today we drove into Los Angeles to visit some relatives. My Uncle Forrest and Aunt Janice live in Monterey Park, just East of downtown L.A. I had some other relatives visiting from Iowa and we had all decided to meet there. We picked up a few pizzas for everyone to have for lunch, and spent the rest of the afternoon visiting. Izzy was a big hit as usual, and was very busy. I didn't have much time to visit, since Britty, Debbie and I had to take turns watching Izzy so she would tear the house up too bad or hurt herself. The house wasn't kid friendly, but everything went well. It's always nice to see my relatives from Iowa. They are from Laurens, Iowa which is in the North/Central part of the state near Storm Lake. My Aunt Marilyn and Aunt Janice are my Mother's sisters. Aunt Marilyn's son Bill, his wife, Kristy and two grown children, Dean and Marie all came together. I hope that makes sense. I really remember all the fun times I spent visiting Iowa as a kid. They are such nice people. I think that people back there are just generally much friendlier. It really made me remember some good things about growing up. It was a much simpler time for me. I wish I could go back and forget about today, just for a short while. It would be so nice to not have to worry about things. I just have to work harder at letting go of things. The drive in wasn't so bad and we didn't hit any traffic. On the way back we hit alittle traffic, but nothing bad. Overall it was a nice day to visit.