Another Hurricane?!

Yet another hurricane for Florida?! My friend Jeanie lives there -- goodness knows why they want to stay! Well, my prayers are with her & Wade and everyone else in Florida and the other states to be hit with Dennis... Love, Starla

Disneyland was a blast!!

We just got back the other day from our trip to Anaheim. We had a great time! We went to Disneyland all day on Tuesday - wow, that was a lot of walking, but it was fun! We loved Splash Mountain, the Matterhorn Bobsleds, and the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Actually, we went on quite a few rides that were pretty cool, but those were our favorites. I was so bummed to miss Space Mountain, as they are redoing it and won't have it open again until July. That was my favorite ride when Dad took me there years and years and years ago.

On Wednesday, we drove to Hollywood and went to Universal Studios. That was a lot of fun, too. The studio tour is always fun. We only went on a few rides, but they were awesome. Jurassic Park and the Revenge of the Mummy rides are excellent! Intense and scary, but so much fun! Wednesday night we went to the Medieval Times themed restaurant, which was pretty cool. It was definitely entertaining.

Then Thursday we went to Disney's California Adventure park. I think we were pretty tired by then, because we sort of took it easy - but still went on a few rides. California Screamin' is a heck of a lot of fun, and Soarin' over California was really awesome. And I have to say that the Grizzly River Run was really fun -- and wet!!! It tops Great America's Rip Roarin' Rapids, definitely!

Now I'm looking forward to my trip with Dave to Washington state to visit with my mom, sister, & nieces -- and especially my new grand-nephew Dominic. I can't wait to see him. I finally have some pictures, and he is the cutest baby boy ever! I only get to visit for a few days, but I'm still so excited because we're bringing my mom back down here to visit for a few weeks, then we get to go back up with her and spend one more day with everyone again before we fly back here, on a flight which my sister, niece, and her friend will be taking with us to visit with us for a week.

Oh, but my summer plans don't stop there, no no no...
A couple of weeks after that, I will be driving up north to see my Dad, brothers, & other sister in No. Cal. I always look forward to that trip because I don't get to see everyone very often, plus I get to hang with my best friend Janis. On my way back home, I'll be stopping off at a campground where Dave & the boys will be and stay with them a couple of nights. Busy busy summer!!! Okay, so I let you get back to your normal and probably more interesting life... :-)

Welcome, Domenic!!!!

My niece Valerie had her baby boy! He was born either late night Monday 5/9/05, or early morning Tuesday 5/10/05. I'm not sure how long he was born before my sister called me at 12:30 Tuesday morning, so I'm not yet positive of the birthdate. He's a healthy baby boy - 8 lbs 1 oz at birth, 19 1/2 inches long - I can't wait to see pics & see him in person!!!!

So far so good...

Not to jinx it, but so far so good in the new place. Renting is not the optimal housing situation for us, but we can't afford to buy in these parts. So we'll see what the future brings in that regard...
But for now, this house is working out well. We've had a good month of rain here since we moved in, and thank goodness no leaks in the house. The next door neighbors are the epitome of your typical white trash: mullets galore, oil stains running down the driveway, a home-made wall built up in front of the garage/side yard fence area, and of course about five cars parked on the street that Mr. mullet man works on for most of the night (midnight & later in some cases). But even so, it's so much better here - I am not stressed out when it rains, we are warm all day and all night without having to crank the heater up, and our water & PG&E bills are much lower.

So, enough about the new place. I have a webcam that I run when I am on Yahoo, so just click on "view my webcam" when you see me online on Yahoo! Cool, huh? My niece Valerie is due in a couple of weeks, so I'm excited about that. I don't live by her, so I won't get to see her and the baby until July. I'm looking forward to that visit! My sister Sheree's birthday is tomorrow - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHEREE!!!! I will see you in August! Let's see, I guess that is it. I hope this finds everyone happy & healthy. Send me a quick hello or something -- keep in touch!

And, We're Done

Whew, that was a long freaking month!! It rained so much, making it difficult to really get moving going. We finally finished and now, of course, it's sunny and beautiful. That's okay, at least we're out of that place once and for all. We still have a ton of unpacking and sorting to do here at the new place. Which reminds me, I guess I better get back to it. All my love to my family & friends...
Starla