Our friends, Andy, Sheryl and Matthew were very generous and invited us and the girls out on their boat for the Newport Harbor Boat Parade.  We hadn’t been to the parade in 17 years.  The last time

Now I know for many of you reading this blog that snow is no big deal, but here in Southern California, at least in Orange County, snow IS a big deal.  We had a huge storm come through and combine

Last Saturday we had Maggie’s 14th Birthday Party.  A couple of dozen of her friends came over and Uncle Mikey brought his DJ equipment and turned our garage into a disco.  Maggie and her friends

Last night my good friend Sue invited myself and the girls to a Christmas Tea at her church.  When we arrived, I didn’t know who Sue was talking to.  It was her daughter Emily!  I told Sue last

I bought a new Canon EOS 40d camera.  I had been talking about getting a “real” SLR camera for the last couple of years and finally took the plunge.  It’s been so long since I’ve had one that I’m