Summer 2024

We made it through another long and hot summer!

Just one more week of 100 degree temps!

 

 Beka was here till August 1st when she moved back to LA.

 

 She took a trip to LA to find an apartment.

Root is waiting for Beka to get home!

 

Out on the town at the Hitchin Post in AJ!

4 grandkids are Blackbelts in Taekwondo...

proud Aunt and Grandparents!

July 4th fun at Macs !

 

 Tim's 72nd Birthday at The Handlebar in AJ!

 

On Aug 1st we packed and moved Beka to LA

and helped her get a bit settled, just for a day!

James was out of town but we got to spend a couple

nights in his great apartment!

 

Back home - 

planting arms from our fallen Saguaro, hoping they grow!

 

Dad fixed Beka's keyboard!

 

The 20 year old kitchen counter needed new grout...

so Tim got a special saw to get the old stuff

out.  I refinished the wood edge and we put

in really good grout that should last! 

Such a wonderful improvement!

 

There was fire on the Mountain,

haven't seen this in all the 37 yrs we've been here!

Thankful it didn't get closer.

 We finally coordinated schedules and had Adah spend night.

So amazing that our oldest grand is almost 16!

Such a great time just hanging out.

 Away with Tim for our 46th Anniversary & my 69th birthday!

A beautiful solar lantern birthday gift from Deb! 

 Love the addition to my cactus garden!

More Summer Pics!

Spring 2024

 Emsley came to spend the night ... so long overdue!

Between ours and these teenager's schedules it's hard

to get dates.  But it's so special to be with the kids,

even if they whoop us at Monopoly!

 

 

 

 Sue was a rock-star getting through her liver transplant!

I got to visit her in the hospital and do her hair and hang out.

Her dear friend Michelle came from Michigan and was

her caretaker for over 6 weeks!   

Sue's home now and getting her strength back -

She's a fighter!!!

At the end of April we drove to NYC for the 2nd time this year! 

Beka was finishing up her contract and needed a bit of help

getting out of her apartment and into a temporary one, 

plus move a few things home (especially some plants)!

We stayed at the same hotel in New Jersey on the River, with

a view of the city.  We drove into Manhattan, worked, ate,

enjoyed the city and even drove through Times Square;

getting Beka into her high rise apartment with great views!

 Trip Photos

Less than a week after we got home, the giant Saguaro 

in front of our fence FELL!  So sad but thankful we have

a neighbor with equipment to help us move it off

the fence and get it chopped into manageable pieces!

Little by little Tim's getting it into the trash can!

We have a big arm re-planted and plan to plant

3 more little sections, hoping they take root!

On May 20th Beka and Root flew home!

They're settling in and taking some time before moving

on to what's next for them!  Just hard to be in 

Arizona in the hot summer!!

 

Her movers got here just after she did!  Thankful we have extra

room to store her stuff!

While Beka took short trips to CA to see James, 

and to New Orleans to celebrate James' birthday, 

Root stayed with us!  Such an easy girl!

James stayed for a while before and after their trip.

We enjoyed great times together ...  Going out,

playing pool and trying to avoid the heat.

 

 

Out to lunch with Rach and Beka and to Painting with a Twist!

This was a first for me - so fun!

We're into the hot summer!

Future week's highs are 102-110!  Hibernation time!

More Spring Pics here!