Count down to Monday!

Only a couple more days left then we go to Kelley and Tammy's for a couple days. They are having a 3D Ultrasound on the baby March 6th. Then we leave from Phoenix for home. They know they are having a girl and have picked the name Kaitlyn Elizabeth for her name. They are due in June. And I pray this baby stays in there till at least May :) Hear that Kaitlyn!

Melody and Alex don't know the sex of their baby yet.. But found out she is due Sept. 2nd. If it is a girl they plan to call her Jillian Fay. They are not sure if it is a boy what his name would be. But :) They have time. So will let you know down the road :)

Boy I can't say I will miss Arizona.. It has been sunny and nice for the most part.. But I swear (yes I do!) the drivers in this state..OMG.. GRRRRR and the dust. We had a dust storm today.. and I know when my it is coming since my sinuses go balistic. Not to mention.. how wonderful my back feels.. not.

We plan to spend a couple days up in Lake Havasu City. Then head on back up.. the way we came down.. through Vegas (might have to spend a couple days) then up and through Glenns Ferry and spend a night at the winery.. they have really good food there. Speaking of food.. man I tell you.. the food down here.. almost as bad as in Costa Rica! They try.. but it isn't there. We did find a place MIMI'S Cafe.. that was good. Will be glad to get home.. 1st.. Rosauers for breakfast.. yum!

Then up through Boise and will stop and see Laralee and Athena (her daughter), probably for a little while then head on out.

I will say it will be tough to figure out where we are going to ride our motorcycles at once we get home.. unless we go up to the Lake and ride them around the lake. It has been fun riding out in the desert.. EXCEPT for the deep sand.. I don't like that.. not at all! You fishtail to much and if you don't get it just right you either fall over or fish tale.. it has to be perfect speed to skim across the top :)

But I will be glad to be home.. I miss my pups.. CB and Molly.. I know they haven't forgotten me.. hope they don't forget who Jax-e is.. but she will whoop them back into place :)

Oh one more thing.. I noticed while riding out in the desert.. people just dump their garbage.. where ever.. what a shame.. Besides doesn't say much about you. I am sure all places have this problem.. but man.. it is all over and sometimes they roll it out the back of their vehicle and it lays in the road..

You all take care..

Keri

Well trip almost over...

As this month (Feb) is slowly coming to a close.. I am starting to get things ready to start our trip back to Spokane. I am ready to go home.. I miss Charlie Brown and Molly something horrible! I could care less about the house.. but I miss my dogs!

And I miss my grocery store! OMG.. the stores around here..I swear they need ONE WAY on the shopping isles.. and not to mention signal lights in the meat/dairy. And rude.. oh my gosh.. rude is not the proper word..and it is not the local towns people.. it is all the snowbirds down here! Horrible.. if my momma ever saw me act like that.. she'd have whooped my butt! And the traffic.. don't know what they are doing.. half of them shouldn't be on the roads.. a fourth of them shouldn't have a drivers license and the other fourth might just survive being around the other 3/4th.. scary.. just scary.. and it is not uncommon to hear sirens all day long.. and there is no wondering why either.. you know.

We have to head down to Mexico again.. I need some pills.. Mel needs some pills.. I want to go shopping :) There is a couple things I want to get. So ... maybe tomorrow it is going to be nice again.. have a cold front (in mid 50s) going through.. BUT does have rain with it.. and after being soaked last time we went to Mexico.. ahhh we'll wait for a good day. We also want to go to the Yuma Prison.. which I dont know if any heard.. they are planning on closing it.. Seems the Govt is cutting funding for National Parks.. and this is one of them.. and it is being cut. The people of Yuma are trying to save it and raise money needs for a year of keeping it going. I hear on the news they are doing pretty good.

Spokane made the news last night.. wasn't good news either.. seems some (&&^$^&( is going around poisoning dogs with meatballs laced with something.. I worry about my dogs which are outside all the time.. mainly because CB would eat anything if it meant filling his tummy (his priority). I hope they catch the guy and someone in jail slips him something! I could say something .. but best not.. ugh makes me really mad.

Well not sure which way we are heading home.. had thought of 101 up but to much rain and slides.. will probably go up the way we came down. I am not sure.. I am really to head for the barn.. but not sure what Mel wants to do.

March 6th my daughter in law and son (Tammy & Kelley) are having a 3 D ultrasound of their little girl done.. Kaitlynn Elizabeth, so will be here for that and then that following Sunday.. Monday we will be heading out.

We also had our first ultrasound of Mel's daughter Melody's baby.. Next month I believe is when they find out the sex.

I have been making little dresses for Karli and Athena.. helps pass the time and they are cute :) Well some are.. some I don't care for the material.. but I can't take it back.. consider them play dresses :) Then I have also been doing genealogy.. I have been working on Mel's family and he gets all excited when I find something and moans when I tell him now there is 2 reasons to go back to Ireland.. his Fay's are from there along with my Holmes. SO.. I see a trip someday in the future :)

Been riding our motorcycles.. I am doing okay.. have a senior moment every now and then.. but have kept it upright.. Mel well he has the "PIT" he likes to go to.. vowing he IS going to beat it.. as in NOT falling over (going to slow in deep sand). Soon I am sure he will need a hip replacement.. from all the falling. He said last time he went to the pit. he didn't fall over.. I guess that is progress.. sigh

We have been using the pool here. nice temp.. I have lost some weight.. enough where some of my shorts would slide down if I didn't roll the waistband.. Wish I could loose faster.. now to get home.. have a fridge and be able to put more fresh stuff in .. our little fridge here is way small .. but I do go to the store about every 3rd day.. TENDING to keep to after 7pm so I can walk.. it is almost empty then! And fruit.. oh I have been eating the fruit down here like crazy.. my diabetes is shot all to....and then some. But the fruit is so good.. how can you eat 6 strawberries.. sweet juice and fresh.. come on.. or fresh blackberries and raspberries.. ohhh so good.. I eat way to many. I try to off set it with eating a cheese stick then.. don't think it works though..

Well I have probably bored all of you enough..

You all take care.. Keri

Percy Jackson & the lightening bolt

Yesterday we went and saw the above mentioned movie.. We thought it might be kinda ugh.. but we gave it a try. It actually wasn't all that bad. It was along the lines of "Harry Potter" movies. It was okay

It was the type of movie where they will have more to follow.. only because of the way they had left it. OH.. and when you go (if you go) see it.. be sure to stay through the credits.. there is a little ditty at the end. But you have to make it through the credits.

Other then that.. haven't really been doing a whole lot. I have been making a lot of little dresses for the girls and Mel well.. before we leave he WILL be able to get through the "pit" .. without falling over! I think I ought to put training wheels on his motorcycle.

We are planning to take a drive over towards the mountains and through Quartsite and back down on the California side plus we want to go to Mexico again before we leave.

Well the natives are stirring so will cut this short and talk to you all later..

You all take care

Keri

From Paris with love

hehehe WOW what a movie.. was great to see John Travolta back in his action films. It was a pretty good movie.. It went from start to finish! If you like John Travolta.. then you will like this movie.

We also went and saw Book of Eli.. pretty good movie. Wasn't fast action packed like the one we saw to day.. but WOW what a zinger of an ending!

We have been riding the motorcycles last few days. it was pretty good. I got into a few soft sandy places.. but I didn't fall.

I do have to say.. it will be great to get home and away from ALL these crazy drivers.. Half of them shouldn't be driving and the other 1/4th shouldn't even have a drivers license. Scary.. I will use any back road I can use to avoid these streets.. We are talking ... we go out.. I let Mel drive! I could have road rage SOOOOO bad here. Or become an alcoholic. It is bad. I tell you.. if I get that bad.. they better take my keys and my license. horrible.. horrible...

Our rain has ended.. the sky is once again blue..and sat and sun it ought to be up in the high 70s. We are thinking of going to see Yuma Prison and then I want to go for a drive up to Quartsite back on calif side. It will kill time. There really isn't a whole lot to do around here. So we make use of the pool and the sand.. motorcycling.. then I ride my bicycle. So I guess this is my apology for not writing much. The sad thing about the desert.. people use it as a garbage dumping ground. You see so much garbage out there.. makes you upset with people.

Well you all take care

Keri

Yuma..

Well we are still in Yuma.. at least until the end of Feb. Then we will start making our way back to Spokane. I told Mel.. I might be like a horse headed for the barn.. and just GO... I miss my puppies.. Molly and Charlie Brown. They are my Siberian's..Molly is black and white and is the mother to CB.. he is called "red" color.. and he has the party eyes.. half blue half brown.. It looks like he is glaring at you! But he is a big ole baby!Molly is the lover.. but I think if push came to shove.. she would be the one to watch out for.. oh and she loves to "snort" in ears... lol.. just ask Bob Lewis!

Anyway we are thinking of going back one of two ways.. up through Phoenix and Las Wages and up.. or maybe along I-95.. then there is always 395 up or even 101.. So many options.. I am thinking maybe the way up is the way we came down..

I have been making (by hand) a bunch of little girl dresses for summer.. They aren't hard and they are actually turning out kinda cute :) I plan to give some to Karli and some to Athena. And I plan to make a few little things for the 2 babies due in June and August. We did find out Kelley and Tammy are having a little girl. Now to find out about Alex and Melody's baby.. I hope a little girl.. but little boys are pretty awesome too in my book.. seeings how I had 4 of them!

Guess tomorrow we are going to make a trip down to Mexico.. I plan to spend a little time there shopping.. I saw a lot of neat stuff last time we were there. This time.. I plan to buy :) (poor Mel) Well I don't plan to spend THAT much.. :)

I have been doing really good riding my motorcycle.. I got into about a foot deep sand the other day.. had a stupid pickup coming towards me.. no place to go and all I could think of was "Crap".. then I remember what Bob said.. (and he does.. say a lot!) when you get into deep sand.. go faster. So I did..I fish-tailed a wee bit.. but got through it (holding my breath also) okay and didn't fall! Thanks for the tip Bob! It has saved me more then once out there in the sand! I can hardly wait to get home and take them up to Priest Lake.. there are so many back trails and places to ride. I can hardly wait! This year we ARE going to spend more time up there. We are't getting any younger ya know. We want to put an addition on the place and have a awesome bedroom.. it will be super when it (ever) gets done!

Well going to stop for now.. Who knows.. I might write more later..

You all take care..

Keri