Ruth's Spicy Tuna Roll

My parents came over that evening for dessert and just to visit.

On Saturday, we headed out to Ironwood to visit Daniel, James’ brother, who is working there for the summer. ¬†It was a nice day. ¬†We stopped at Ontario Mills Mall on the way out and also had a picnic lunch at a park…

My Love and I

We arrived at Ironwood and it was hot.  I drank a whole water bottle inside the first 30 min, and probably 2 more before we left.

Hanging out at the Homestead

We were given a tour of the property by Sheriff Tom Horton.  It was very nice to see how the property and ministry has grown.

Mom, Dad, and Ruth enjoying the tour but not the heat

We also saw Renae Archer, her sisters and a friend were visiting her.  After our very hot, but nice, tour we headed to Victorville for dinner.  Daniel joined us and we enjoyed a meal at The Original Roadhouse.  They have the best blackberry lemonade I have ever tasted.

My quart of Blackberry Lemonade

After dinner we hung out a little longer and then we headed home while Daniel headed back to Ironwood.

Sunday was church and Mom and Dad joined James and I at Bethel while Ruth went to Lighthouse. ¬†It was a fun but interesting day since James and I only have a 3 seater truck and there were 4 of us…It took a little shuttling but we managed okay. ¬†We walked to Wingnuts for lunch and then went to Target. ¬†For Dinner we decided Yougurtland sounded good so that is what we had.

James was able to take Monday-Wednesday off.  On Monday, we went to the Ronald Reagan Museum.  It was very touching and interesting.

My Love and I with Air Force One in the background

Picnic lunch at the Reagan Museum

Ruth and I

On the way home we decided to go to the Santa Monica Pier and promenade.

Mom and Dad at the 3rd St Promenade

We finished the night out with dinner at Chipotle and an adventure to find a mall!  It was a day full of fun, laughing, and teasing.

Tuesday we traveled to San Diego. ¬†We drove down Pacific Coast Highway for part of the trip and then finished it out on the 5 fwy. ¬†Our first stop was the zoo…

I love this man!

We took a 40 min bus ride around to see the animals and took some really nice pictures. ¬†After getting off the bus, our first stop was the Koala’s,

He didn't want to fall

they were all sleeping so we moved on down Monkey trail to Albert’s where we enjoyed a relaxing lunch. ¬†After stuffing ourselves we headed to see the Pandas. ¬†And for those who know who he is, Brian Regan jokes were a special part of this. ¬†Our next adventure was to see the Polar Bears…

One of my favorite animals!

We also saw elephants (Ruth’s favorite animal), zebras, giraffes, bears, and many other animals… After leaving the zoo we went to the motel 6 where we were spending the night… They had very interesting bedspreads.

The interesting bedspreads

After dropping our stuff off at the Motel, we headed out to a Padres/Dodgers game…It was a good game.

Taking a chance to smile

James was able to explain the game to a family visiting from England… It was very entertaining. ¬†We stayed for the entire game and then headed back to the Motel for the night. ¬†I still have many more adventures to tell you about… And lots more pictures to share! ¬†To see pictures to this point click here

James enjoying the Turkey Leg

My Australian Battered Potatoes

The Sandals James bought me!

My Love and I

Hope you have lots of time for fun summer dates!

The Bike James got me for our anniversary

Now we both have bikes so we can go riding together! a bonus is that it is purple!

Not only has practice made life busy but we just finished our Missions Conference week.  It was a great week but we were at church every night from Wednesday to Sunday.  James and I also had the privilege to help paint some of the set for the play.  It looks wonderful but has kept us busy.

After the Play performance on Sunday morning James and I will be heading to San Francisco for Spring break.  We will get to spend time with his family and also John, Mary, and Melissa.

I took yesterday off work to go see my allergist since I had been having problems with really watery eyes. ¬†I am now on Zithromax and Prednisone, along with allergy eye drops and antibiotic eye drops. ¬†Hopefully I will be feeling better in the next few days. ¬†The Prednisone is a steroid and for those of you who don’t know these make me really hungry and I eat all day long. ¬†I have been on them once before and ate more than James, so the next week should be fun! ¬†Along with going to see the dr I also did 6 loads of laundry.

My sister in law, Ruth, sent me this today and I found it quite entertaining: “Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not, whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot, we’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.” From a 3rd grade science book!

So along with Spring today is the day that we all wear green to keep our friends from pinching us. ¬†March 17th is becoming more and more of a popular thing… I mean we saw a huge bottle of green food coloring, it was at least 16 oz if not more. ¬†Who wants a HUGE bottle of green food coloring? ¬†At school today we encouraged the kids to wear green to remind us of the beautiful earth the Lord has given us. ¬†It was fun to see all the different greens together and some of the crazy outfits people wear, like me for instance. ¬†Yes, I went a little crazy. ¬†I wore a bright green wig and I have neon green fingernails. ¬†All the little kids kept asking me if it was my real hair and where is your real hair if you are wearing that. ¬†I told the 6th graders I had shaved my head to wear a wig! ¬†It was great to see the reactions of the high schoolers and those who were trying to figure out who dyed their hair bright green. ¬†I had fun and James gave me a wonderful compliment. He said, “I mean this in the most endearing way, you look absurd.” lol James and I are wearing matching shirts that say “Lucky Shirt” on them. ¬†I hope you all had a wonderful day and that the pic below doesn’t scare you too much!

I was hanging out with Lori and we drove to Mission Viejo to pick up a package that UPS had attempted to deliver, but hadn’t left since no one was home. ¬†After we did that we went back to her house and watched a movie. ¬†I walked home around 10 and headed to bed.

Friday dawned beautiful and I had to work… I did my normal morning work and then headed upstairs to sub in Spanish… I know, what is Renae doing subbing in Spanish since she doesn’t even speak it? ¬†Well the teacher left very good detailed instructions of what her students were supposed to be working on and how they were to act. ¬†I managed just fine. ¬†That night, James had a softball game and I went to freeze, ummm… I mean cheer, for him. ¬†:) His team, The Goats, won, he ended up sliding at some point in the game and tearing the scab off his leg… It was a big scab on a sore he had gotten sliding the week before. ¬†When we got home he cleaned it and we headed to bed.

Saturday dawned cloudy and rainy. ¬†We headed to the church around 9 am for Cantata practice. ¬†I didn’t get to sleep in like I normally do, but that is okay… We were at the church until 12:30 and then we headed to Chino so I could get my allergy shots. ¬†Then James took me home and I took a 2 hour nap. He headed back to Bethel to work on some design stuff that had to be done by Sunday. ¬†He arrived back home around 5 and we went to South Coast Plaza, which is a ritzy mall close to our house. ¬†We walked around the mall for about 2 hours and then headed to Souplantation for dinner. ¬†It was a great end to a busy day.

Sunday was a typically “normal” day… arriving at the church at 8 am, heading home after service for lunch and a nap, back at the church at 4 pm for choir practice, and back home to relax before work on Monday.

Monday turned out to be pretty laid back… I worked my normal hours and then headed home to do some laundry and then went back to pick James up from work and then back home for the rest of the night.

Tuesday, I worked all day. ¬†I did my normal morning work and then covered a k-4 class in the afternoon. ¬†After school I helped out by organizing some choir music and then went over to a friend’s house for dinner and a movie. ¬†I went straight to bed when I got home at 10 pm.

Wow, finally to today, Wednesday! ¬†Today I had a somewhat fun day. ¬†I was privileged to go on a field trip with James’ 5th grade class. ¬†We went to The Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana. ¬†Most of you would know it as the place with the big black cube off the 5 fwy. ¬†It was a lot of fun and gave me a break from the “normal” work week. ¬†I was able to take a 20 minute nap in the auditorium after we got back and so along with that and a White Chocolate Mocha from Starbuck’s I am ready for church.

I hope you have all had a great week so far!

I had the 24 hour flu and it hit me at 3:30am… not the most wonderful time to get sick, but then is there ever a wonderful time to get sick? ¬†Needless to say on Tuesday I stayed home from work and spent the day sleeping… Thankfully I survived the day with only a fever and some aches… I still had a fever that night so I stayed home on Wednesday also.

On Thursday I was back at work in the swing of things… I still had to turn in my passport application since I had been sick on Tuesday and Wednesday. ¬†So on Thursday afternoon I ventured to the post office to get things turned in… When I arrived I realized I didn’t have a copy of my driver’s license and so I had to get copies made and get my passport photos taken. ¬†Thankfully I got everything done and turned in and was back at the school to take my Jr High girls to their volleyball game… We lost by only a few points which I think is good considering we didn’t have any practice this week.

Today, Friday, I have had a fairly normal day. ¬†I am subbing in 4th grade this afternoon, but they are doing seatwork so it is an easy class… I do have practice with my girls and I think James has a softball game, but it is the weekend so I am okay with a busier evening.

I have been watching a lot of the olympics… being sick the beginning part of the week helped with that. ¬†On Wednesday, I watched the very interesting sport of Curling, Yes you read that right, Curling… It is actually quite nail biting. ¬†You slide the rock to get it to curl just right into Home. ¬†The closest Rock at the end of the End wins a point.

I have also enjoyed figure skating, snowboarding, hockey, skiing, speed skating, etc… I happen to enjoy pretty much any sport. ¬†I am looking forward to the many events still to come.

I have a super busy week next week with a normal day Monday, ¬†a “Women in Sport’s” Seminar on Tuesday with some of the high school girls, a Jr High volleyball game at home on Tuesday evening, Jr High girl’s volleyball pictures on Wednesday, Church, a Jr High volleyball game at home on Thursday, and I don’t know of any special plans for Friday night yet…

Hope you all have a great weekend and a good week!

I am not sure if James has other plans for tonight… but I would be content with staying home and spending time together.

Hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day