Grandma's Doggie Day Care

I had an exuberant greeting upon my arrival at my sister's house this morning.

Three smiling, feisty canines waited behind the front gate.

I had arrived at Grandma's Doggie Day Care.

Here is "Grandma" with Tim and Bethany's dog Chassie, Matt and Heather's dog Olive, and her resident dog Penny:

Grandma is teaching her charges manners:

And now for the reward:

What a treat it is to visit Grandma's Doggie Day Care!

On The Road

I'm heading for Atascadero tomorrow morning in my rented Kia. I'm looking forward to escaping LA and breathing some invisible air (as opposed to, well, you know what the air is like in LA).

The down side? Bob won't be able to join me until Tuesday night.

The up side? Lots of blog fodder as the family gathers.

I'll keep you posted.

In The Shop

I took one last picture of my injured vehicle on Tuesday before I took it in for repairs.

They need it for 9 working days.

I'll see it sometime after Thanksgiving.

Meanwhile I'm driving a Kia Spectra (supplied by the insurance company of the person responsible for the damage). I'm wondering what kind of gas mileage it will get, but have been too occupied to Google it. I'm taking it up north next week so I'll let you know.

And about my car? It may be humble, but it will be paid for next month.

Yes!

APU Flute Choir In Concert

The APU Flute Choir pulled off a marvelous performance tonight. Congratulations to each and every member for your hard work. You met the challenge well. Now some rest!

An Irish Tenors Pay Check

For the past 2 years I've been fortunate enough to play along with The Irish Tenors for their holiday show at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

I'm very happy to say that I just got the work call for this year's performance.

It is an excellent show.

Please come check it out.

You won't be disappointed.

Having A Blast

Sorry for the blog silence.

I've been doing the usual teaching, practicing, playing thing and returning home in need of sleep instead of blogging.

Thankfully, Bob is slowly recovering from his dental woes. He is submerged in work and will be out of town most of the week.

Today I've got time to further reflect on last Monday's visit to Disneyland.

Mason and Bob took their best shot with their Astro Blasters:

Here I am riding solo:

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Methinks I got extremely lucky...

Piratey Encounter and Pain

Mason and I ran into this buccaneer at Disneyland on Monday.

Quite the swashbuckling trio, are we not?

On a more dismal note, my dear husband Bob has been suffering excruciating dental pain for over a week, even after 3 trips to the dentist and a root canal. Ouch! He's back for trip number 4 tomorrow morning. Please pray for the man!