Rain rain go away. not really

It has been raining for three days. Two more to go. I love it. I even make Jake go for walks in it with me. Southern California is not prepared for this much rain. All the drains have trash and etc. in them because they are only used once every 3 or 4 years. Then all the hill sides that were burned last fall are now mud slides. dry river beds are now homes to flash floods. Low spots are flooded. It is a mess here when it rains like this. But I still love it.

We live on a hill and it hasn't burned so we are okay. I have been out and cleared all the drains and made earth banks where needed, too lazy to go fire station and get sand bags. We are high and dry. I just stay home and make soup and watch it rain. I had better enjoy it because it may not rain again this year.

These are pictures of the water running off our yard. side walk in back yard a new river. Yes it is a river for southern California. Most of our rivers are dry year round.
The water is about 1 inch deep running across the back yard.

I love love love it. And we need the rain so bad.

We get rain and the rest of the nation will be getting snow.

Cajon Pass and the Grape vine are both closed because of snow. Remember, we don't even have snow plows here. So just 5-7 inches of snow, plus California driver who have never even driven in the snow is bad news on the freeways. So they just close the roads to save lives.

JAKE, the yorkie

Jake is 10 months old. Standing on the couch waiting for a dog to go by, so he can bark at it.

Waiting for Dad to throw a toy to run and fetch. He could play this all day long.

The day is over and he is ready for bed.

Enough said. Jake is a very spoiled yorkie.

2010

Happy New Year God Nyt Ar Feliz ano nuevo bonne anee! happy new year

saga of ZHU-ZHU pets

If you are like I was, you have no idea what a zhu-zhu pet is. This is one. they are small, 3-5 inches long. They come in different colors. They chatter, scatter, scoot, n'scurry like a real hamster. Also they are the hot item this year. Real cute with their own personality. Just like a live hamster only it doesn't eat or poop. It couldn't be better. this is how this story begins.

Last Wednesday I call Melissa to get an idea on what to get Poppy and Phoenix for Christmas. Much was discussed and we came up with the idea to get Poppy some accessories for her zhu-zhu pet she would be getting. All four of them are getting a zhu-zhu pet for Christmas. No problem. We live close to toys R4 Us, and target.

Thursday morning I take off to find some accessories. Toys r4 us have pets but no accessories, Target and Walmart have neither. I now know what they are and what I am looking for. ( car, ball, slide, fun house or boat will do) A truck is coming into toys r4 us, Friday night so come back at 6 when they open Saturday. I arrive back at toys r4 us at 6;15 Saturday and find out when the truck came in Friday they sold all of them in 30 minutes. I am now on a mission to find an accessory. I check the Internet. Walmart will have them and start selling the 7:00 Monday morning. Monday morning, I check toys r4 us on my way to walmat, they have only pets. I get to Walmart and about 10Th in line. I wait my turn and get the second to last accessory not the one I wanted but it will do. I got the fun house. We are told they will do the same thing both Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Poor Jake won't be getting his morning walk either day. I leave at 6:20 Tues and this time I am 16Th in line all the accessories are gone before I get my turn. Wed morning comes and I am down there at 6:10 and 4 in line. I know I will get to pick one this morning not just take what is left. We wait. (What is wrong with all these crazy old grandma waiting in line for a stupid toy for a grandchild. Most of us were grandmas.) At 6:55 they come out and say there are no accessories just pets. So we all leave and no line is left.

The next step for me is to make some things for the kids anyway. I pull out all the scraps I have. Magical all these ideas start to pop into my head and I start creating. A ruff with some trim sewn on some elastic and we have a dress. Aleca do you recognize the pink stuff it was in my suit case when I got home it is now a hamster dress. Red material with a marker and you have a Super Hamster cape. Each pet will get his own sleeping bag out of scraps of fleece and etc. and best yet I didn't need to spend any money on them..

What fun creating little clothes for a hamster. My head is just popping with ideas. I just need time to create them. Aleca you should be here helping me make hamster clothes. Is this not silly making clothes for a mechanical hamster.

I will get them some accessories in the spring when the accessories make it to the store sheves.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone who surfs my Blog.

I just got back from Target, I was to Stater Brothers earlier today. People were all over and parking spots were hard to find. But at least I got my exerise walking to and from the car. Has the world forgotten the real meaning of Christmas. Is Christmas really just shopping, eating sweets and going here and there, and partying.

I know that I am as bad as everyone else, what is wrong with us. I too get caught up in the excitement and forget why we really celebrate Christmas. I was to 5 stores today getting the last minute things.

Merry Christmas and I hope for just a minute or two we can all remember the real meaning of Christmas.

Christmas payoff

We don't ever have snow for Christmas, but I do have roses in my garden. I guess my roses are the payoff for no snow.

These roses are the ones that were left after the rain. Most of roses fell off during the rain.

part II homemade candy

The rest of the homemade candy I made. Cashew brittle excellent. Brenda Summer's peanut clusters. Easy and yummy like she said

Divinity. It turned out real creamy and smooth, I haven't made this since I was a kid living in Moroni. It is good and much easier to make with my kitchen aide mixer rather than an egg beater.

Dennis is already making plates and giving it out. Which is good because there is no way the two of us could eat all this candy.

I think my favorite was the marshmallows.