The birds nest.....

Our front door is a very busy place lately. It is not like we go out of it in the morning and don't come back in until night. We are through the door probably 10 - 15 times a day between the 4 of us. Now, when would a bird have time to build a nest in my flowers hanging on my door????

Here is my flowers, they look a little rugged but,
I went to straighten them out and
look what I found in the next picture.

Now when I found it there were no eggs in it
but, now there are 3.

It is amazing what you will find when you least expect it.
By the way, the bird is a red winged black bird. We have lots of them because we have cat tails in our pond and they usually nest in there. The male is pretty all black with a red spot on each wing. The female is not so pretty and just a little brown bird.

My mom's SURPRISE visit

My mom is 60 years old and lives alone with her little dog in Arroya Grande, California. She owns a little outdoor shop that sell nick nacks for the yard and garden. She also works for a catering company and she sells olives. She definitely keeps herself very busy. Now, my mother is not always the most predictable person in the world.
On Tuesday, the 8th I received a call from her and she was asking me about car graphics and if Derrick can do that type of stuff. I told yea,h that is not a problem. Well, all of sudden she says "Well, I think I will stop by this evening." You things do not always sink in too quick for me. So, I asked her "What did you just say?" She repeated herself and I asked her "So, where are you?" "Driving through Amelia at the moment."
Oh My.....A person just never knows what my mother will do. She had talked with her friend and his wife about traveling with them back here. They left on Wednesday the 2nd and headed to Tennessee (where her friend was going) borrowed there car and drove up here from Tennessee. Got in town on Monday night and stayed with my Aunt in Mt. Washington. She stayed with me on Tuesday and went back to my Aunt's on Wednesday, had breakfast with me on Thursday and left to go back to Tennessee. She was finally able to get a flight on Tuesday the 15th to go back home out of Tennessee.
When she came here (with her dog) she had no idea how she was getting home. Forgot to bring her dog records and had to have them faxed to a vet in Tennessee to get a health statement so she could take him on the plane.

Here are some pictures.

Cheyenna & Granny

Mom & her dog "Tippy"

DeAnna, Mom & the dog, Cheyenna

My mom & my aunt Rosemary (Rosey)

It was great to see her!!!!! I wish I could see her more often.

Target Shooting

Here are a few pictures of the nice visit we had with Cheyenna's boyfriend, Jordan. We were doing some target shooting in our back yard. There were a couple that actually hit the target but, no one was really dead on. I always hit the target and could not hit a thing that day but, I was also sick so, that is my excuse.

Jason thinking he is all that
but, he did at least hit the target once or twice.

Cheyenna & Jordan

Derrick loading his gun.

If you can see on top of the tractor - that was our arsenal.

Jordan was having a little trouble hitting the target.

What a pair....

I could say a whole lot here........

Getting ready to clean guns.

It was a very nice day! Too bad I was sick because it would have been even better.

"It's a Girl!!!!!"

Raquel is having a girl. YEAH!!!!!! I am very excited. I would have been just as excited if it was a boy but, Jason and Raquel are having a girl.

Raquel's Baby Bump - "My Grandbaby"

Jason and Raquel came to take us out to dinner on Saturday and I was able to get a couple pictures. They took us to the Cheesecake Factory in Kenwood (I think that is Kenwood). Jason didn't even argue with me about me taking his picture. Raquel is so tiny that the baby can't help but pop out there.





She is due between August 20th and the 25th. I am pretty excited.