WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WATER POLO???

NO MATTER HOW LITTLE IT IS, IT'S PROBABLY MORE THAN I KNOW. 

SYDNEY, #9 WHITE CAP,  HAD A THREE GAME TOURNAMENT TODAY, THAT COMPLETES TOMORROW.  WE MISSED THE NINE O'CLOCK GAME (THEY WON),  BUT GOT THERE IN TIME FOR THE ONE AT ONE O'CLOCK. 

AFTER A WARM UP,
IT WAS TIME FOR THE REAL THING.

DON'T EVEN TRY TO GET THIS BALL,

BECAUSE SHE'S PASSING IT!
THEY WON THIS GAME TOO.


THE THIRD GAME WAS A FUN ONE TO WATCH BECAUSE THE TEAMS WERE PRETTY EVENLY MATCHED.

 SYD'S TEAM GOT THE LEAD EARLY ON,

AND FOUGHT TIL THE END TO KEEP IT.

THEY ENDED UP WINNING BY THREE,WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 9 TO 12.

GREAT JOB GIRLS,
GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!!

AFTER A BUSY WEEK,

IT'S TIME FOR A DAY OF LEISURE 

WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO SAN FRANCISCO IN A WHILE, SO TOOK THE FERRY OVER TO THE FERRY BUILDING, AND THEN WALKED TO PIER 39.

AND LOOK AT THIS, THEY'RE PUTTING IN A NEW CRUISE SHIP TERMINAL.  IT MAKES A CRUISE OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO, TO ALASKA, SOUND PRETTY GOOD. 

WE ARRIVE AT PIER 39, ALONG WITH BUSLOADS OF SCHOOL KIDS  FITTING IN THEIR LAST FIELD TRIP OF THE YEAR.

IF YOU'RE IN SAN FRANCISCO, YOU JUST HAVE TO WALK TO THE END OF THE PIER.  EVERY TIME WE SEE ALCATRAZ, WE SAY THIS IS THE YEAR WE'LL TAKE A TOUR.  

I DON'T THINK I'VE EATEN AT CASTAGNOLA'S IN YEARS, 

BUT IT WAS A GREAT CHOICE, RIGHT ALONG THE WATER.

AND JUST LOOK AT THIS FOOD!  I HAD A CRAB SANDWICH, AND DARYL HAD THE CRAB LOUIE.  ISN'T IT THE BEST LOOKING CRAB LOUIE YOU'VE EVER SEEN???

IT'S NOT A TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO IF YOU DON'T GO TO GHIRARDELHI SQUARE FOR YOUR FREE PIECE OF CHOCOLATE.

REMEMBER, THEY HAVE THE LITTLE SHOP, OVER IN THE CORNER, WHERE YOU CAN GET CANDY OR ICE CREAM.  WELL, SINCE WE WERE THERE  IN MARCH, THEY'VE ADDED A SECOND  STORE WITH A LARGE PATIO FOR OUTSIDE DINING.

THE STORE IS HUGE, AND THEY HAVE A LARGE EATING AREA IN THE BACK OF IT.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS CUTE!

ANOTHER NEW STORE, FULL OF OILS, VINEGARS, AND SPICES, AND I DO MEAN FULL.  I SEE A TRIP BACK FOR SOME CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN MY FUTURE.

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE, LIKE THIS GUY AND HIS MUSICAL RHYMES,

OR GOLD MAN, SILVER MAN, AND WHOEVER THIS ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE.

TIME TO CATCH THE FERRY.

WITH A GLASS OF WINE FOR THE TRIP.
TRULY A DAY OF LEISURE!

IT WON'T BE LONG

 AND WE'LL HAVE A FULL CROP OF VEGETABLES.

AREN'T ARTICHOKE PLANTS BEAUTIFUL?
AND DELICIOUS!

THIS ONE HAS BEEN SUPPLYING US WITH WITH ARTICHOKES FOR THE LAST MONTH.

OF COURSE, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MAYONNAISE! 

I'VE GOT ENOUGH ZUCCHINI TO KEEP JENNY SUPPLIED.  SHE LOVES IT.  I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT HAPPENED, SINCE IT'S NEVER BEEN MY FAVORITE VEGETABLE (unless it's in zucchini bread, that is).  I PLANTED IT BECAUSE WITH THOSE BIG  SQUASH BLOSSOMS, IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL IN THE GARDEN.

THE TOMATOES ARE JUST STARTING TO TURN RED, WITH THIS BEING THE FIRST.  I'M GUESSING "EARLY GIRL" MEANS EARLY, BUT NOT BIG.  HERE'S HOPING I HAVE SOME LATE AND BIG ONES PLANTED.   

SUNNY DAYS

 AND ICE CREAM

THEY JUST GO TOGETHER!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE

 MIKE HAD HIS 44th BIRTHDAY DURING THE WEEK, SO SATURDAY HE AND JENNY WENT TO EXPLORE THE NEW GRATON CASINO TO CELEBRATE.  THE KIDS; AND DARYL AND I, HEADED FOR THE NEAREST GOLF COURSE FOR LUNCH. SOPHIA, HAVING THAT GAMBLING BLOOD IN HER, WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY HAD AN ARCADE.  SHE'S QUITE LUCKY WITH THE CLAW MACHINE, AND WON THIS BLUE BEAR.

 BEINGS THAT WE ATE LUNCH OUT, WE HAD MY NEW FAVORITE DINNER OF RIBS, CORN, AND MACARONI SALAD. THAT'S ABOUT AS MUCH COOKING AS I LIKE TO DO.

THE BOYS BOTH HAD WEEKEND HOMEWORK.  PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE ALLOWED.  GABE FINISHED HIS AND WAS LOUNGED OUT WATCHING TV, WHILE SAM DID HIS MATH HOMEWORK.  HE STILL HAD FIVE PAGES OF SCIENCE AND SOME HISTORY, THAT HE FINISHED UP TODAY.  WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PLAYING ON THE WEEKEND???

SAM AND I STARTED THIS PUZZLE, WHILE SOPHIA DID HER OWN OF A LION.  LATER, WHILE SAM WAS BUSY WITH HOMEWORK, SHE HELPED ME WITH THE BIG PUZZLE.     

WE WERE UP QUITE LATE WORKING ON IT, BUT WE JUST COULDN'T STAY AWAKE ANY LONGER, SO FINISHED IT UP THIS MORNING.

ONE OF SOPHIA'S FAVORITE THINGS TO DO, WHEN SHE WAKES UP HERE IN THE MORNING, IS TO GO THROUGH HER PICTURE BOX.  GOOD THING I WROTE THE DATE ON ALL OF THEM, BECAUSE IN THE PROCESS OF ENJOYING EVERY PHOTO AND REMEMBERING EACH OCCASION, SHE REALLY HAS THEM OUT OF ORDER. 

A TRIP GO PAPA AND GRANDMA'S IS NEVER COMPLETE WITHOUT A TRIP TO KRISPY KREME DONUTS.
GABE,S CHOICE, ONE OF THE FEATURED DONUTS, TRIPPLE FUDGE.

SOPHIA ALSO TRIED ONE OF THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DONUTS,
THE BIRTHDAY CAKE DONUT. 

SAM SETTLED ON DONUT HOLES, HIS FAVORITE. 

BACK HOME AGAIN, SO SAM COULD FINISH UP HIS HOMEWORK, BEFORE WE HEADED BACK OUT TO THEIR HOUSE.
ANOTHER JAM PACKED, FUN WEEKEND!!!