The Heat Goes On...

Grandson Keegan was thrilled to go on a "big boat" recently during the Newport Harbor Yacht Club opening day weekend. Our friends, Barry and Tim, own a boat together and were working on it in preparation for the big opening day inspection. Their wives, Laurie and Leslie, were shopping that day. Keegan got to explore the boat and even went down a hatch on the bow. He wore his big boy Spooner shirt, as you can see from the picture here, and looked very "Newport."

It's hot-hot-hot in Southern California and I have created a great new cocktail to enjoy after work. I'm calling it a Green Tea Splasher. I love green tea drinks, especially the diet versions. So the other night I took a tumbler and loaded it with ice, squeezed in the juice of a quarter of a lime (scrub the skin of the lime first so you can put the whole thing into the drink), added a jigger of rum and then equal parts green tea and club soda. YUMMY!

Mom is finally home in her new bed and Gary is building a step so that Bailey (the Pavarotti of Poodles) can get up onto it with her. Bailey now weighs about 15 pounds and is supposed to weigh six to eight. I'm ready to take him back to the vet for a weeklong stay in "weight rehab" because Mom and Jack just can't seem to figure out that he shouldn't eat bacon, donuts and sugar cookies. That being said, he is their "sweet baby" and taking him away from them is just another form of torture. Saint Norma the Caregiver has lost 15 pouunds since Mom went into the hospital. I've asked her to consider the same kind of diet for Bailey and she said she would try to regulate his food intake.

We are still having our challenges in the realm of finances, but we intend to get everything handled soon. "Pain at the pump" has been excruciating. No vacations this year, and lots of dining in. Yet we are blessed to live in a lovely town, have jobs we enjoy, good friends, pretty decent health, and pets to make us laugh every day. Have a great weekend!