The "Ides of March"

Well here it is halfway through March and we are almost totally back to our old routines. We were so lucky to have our friends Don and Carolyn Fickes come to visit us for the weekend. We have become so close, even though they live in Idaho and we live in California. Bob and Don converse almost every day on the phone and when we come together, it's like we never were apart. They spend their winters in Yuma, and decided that before they head home (about the first of April) they needed to see us in "real life"; so they braved the freeways (Carolyn HATES our freeways) and drove up from Yuma. We talked and reminised about our two Missions together, and caught up on families, and played Dominoes, and sight-seed(?) sight-saw(?) hmmmm showed them Long Beach. It was CUW on Saturday so Carolyn got to shop with us and then have lunch at Shenandoah (YUMMMY) , while Bob and Don went South along the ocean and then returned to have lunch at Joe Jost's. (and didn't even bring us an egg!) Wow! It was so great to see them. CUW is always fun,too. Amy-Sue, Tiffany, Rylee, Cassidy, and I met up with Melissa and Jessica Johnson, Courtney, and Natalie and Faith Fields for the lunch experience. I love the chance to be with the family girls and I found myself thinking what it will be like when the younger girls get old enough to join us. Will we all fit at Shenandoah, inside?
I'm starting to save now for the luncheons. We are starting to gather items and make to-do lists for our upcoming Mission. May is not that far away and time is flying. Meantime, Sabrina's birthday is approaching and before that, Spring Visitation at Carden is this week. Gotta get that art work up, and my "parent lesson" ready. Busy Busy Busy. I love it!
Blessings: family, friends, missions, health.
Make it a Great week!