Falcon Crest for the Day.

My dad, Jimmy and I went golfing at Falcon Crest.  We made a day of it and enjoyed a lunch after the ninth hole.  After we were replenished we jumped back out there for the back 9.  It was a fabulous day.

Jimmy taking a rest on the fairway while my dad hits his ball out of the bunker.

Out with the Old.

I took a trip up North to visit my sister and meet baby Harper over the 4th of July.  

The first order of business was to get a new hat to replace my 'Drink More Coffee' hat from Dutch, which has been showing signs of wear.

My sister and I attended a concert in Marina 33.  The Kelly Hughes Band was playing, and it was a great concert.  Everyone was up and dancing from 2 years old to 90 years old.

On the fourth of July, we went to see Mitch and Lynda's new place on the Pend Orielle River.  

I used to babysit Justin when he was a baby, and I was probably 10 or 11 years old.  He said he remember having a ton of dance parties with me when he was little.  Specifically, Kool and the Gang and The Pointer Sisters.  I love that he has that core memory.

We went out on the boat, and they somehow manage to talk me into getting in the tube with Harrison.  I am pretty sure Justin was trying to dump us, but my hands of velcro kept me safe.

It was such a fun day and so good to see everyone!

The last day I was there, I went golfing with my childhood best friend, Lorain, and her husband Bill.  It was such a fun outing.  Lorain and I play very similarly, which made it even more fun.

Harper Ann, Welcome to the World.

Hallie gave birth to Harper on June 30th.  It was a very long day, but Harper made her debut.  She is a bundle of cuteness!

Stephanie ad Jason are grandparents.  That sounds so old!

My mom and dad are great grandparents.  That sounds even older!!!

I got to enjoy some Harper snuggles as well.

I realized I had no pictures of Hallie and Jonny so they sent these along.  They have all been settling in nicely.  Harper is a good baby and Hallie and Jonny are loving every minute, even the late night ones (it is still new:)).

Junk Drawer - June 2026.

The June drunk drawer for all of the things that did not fit somewhere else.  We decided to take in the movie Michael.  It was SO good.  Highly recommended.  I remember dancing to ALL the songs.  Michael was one of my absolute favorites.

Sidney has a new favorite go to bagel sandwich.  It is pretty delicious.

Dad and I catching a round of golf.  Does that man ever have a normal picture face?

One of my shots managed to hit the 150 stake and bounce back 20 yards.  GRR.   Why can't I hit the flag pin and drop down into the hole instead?

Claire, Sidney and I rode the bikes to Reed's for ice cream.  Of course, we got a flat somewhere along the way.  Such is life.

Don't Forget the Kittens.

Kendall always sends me pictures of Crispy and Desi for the blog, so here it is.

Apparently Crispy likes cardboard boxes as well.

Such a hard life for Desi.  I think she won the lottery with Kendall.

Desi is intent on stealing some of Kendall's ice cream.

Sleepy kitty.

Desi determining she does not want her ears cleaned.

Hot Summer Days with Sid.

I do not think one should be holding this smoke bomb in their hands?  At least they lived to tell about it.

Bible study in the park.

Get those tongues back in!  My least favorite teenage trend.

Enjoying some time on the boat with friends.

Pool time!

Promposals and Paddle Boarding.

Kendall showed up at work one day to find this on the board.  Which one do you think she is?

Diego is a very good cook.  I think I should invite him over more to cook for me:).

Kendall enjoyed some paddle boarding and sunshine with friends.  I love where we live!

Kendall got two new piercings for her stack.

A beautiful Dutch sunset.

More good food.  This is actually a delicious bagel from the Montana trip she took.

Diego uses his hair as art.  Kendall has learned how to color it for him.  Here are two of his recent looks.

Dutch is having a big employee prom.  Diego showed up at work to invite Kendall to prom with him.  She is super excited as this will be her first prom/promposal.  More to come on this one.

When your adult daughter is not feeling well and asks to come over for a soak in the bathtub, the answer is yes.  Only I stayed far away, so I really did not even get to visit her.  Apparently the bubble bath worked on overdrive.

Kendall took some of the bubbles and tossed them in the shower, before getting in.  Willow was fascinated.

Also while Kendall was super sick, she wanted a milkshake to help her feel better, but managed to spill it all over herself and her car.  Gah!