GETTIN READY GETTIN READY CAUSE HERE IT COMES, gettin ready cause here it comes, gettin ready cause here it comes.

SUNDAY O YEA. I will need to get up around 6 AM to drive to Live Oak on the scooter to get doughnuts for the worship service. Then to McDonald's to pick up some Breakfast Burritos for the baptism at 8 AM. We have three adult baptisms in the lake at 8 AM in supper cold water straight out of the mountains. Then home to shower and thaw, get dressed to hold worship at 10:30 AM. After Worship there is a congregational meeting and pizza party. Then home to pack for the CO. trip. At 5 PM I leave for Sacramento and drop the car off at the park and fly then hitch a ride to the airport. Fly out of SMF at 7:12 PM to PHX (sky harbor).  Leave PHX at 9:45 PM to Denver and land there on Monday 12:25 AM; take a taxi to the hotel and SLEEP!!!!!

GETTIN READY!!!

LORD GOD ALMIGHTY COME ALONG!

Love you all

CA Out

It is blasting hot here again! Last night and this morning it felt almost cold as I rode my scooter to coffee! That's right .... I fixed the scooter myself. It now starts and there are no Oil leaks! Thank you NAPA who carries odd ball gaskets that no one but a Chinese scooter owner needs!

Got me some new Mountain Climbing boots! I am ready for the journey to ELK HUNTING HEAVEN! All the farmers at the coffee shop are jealous thinking I am going to shoot an elk.

Looking forward to seeing ya all

Love you

CA out

Where will I be?

On the 19th of August I will fly into Denver where I will spend the night. The Newton family will pick me up and take me to "Rockey Mountain High Colorado" in the morning of the 20th. The Newtons and myself will play at the elk resort until the 25th where we will drive to Iowa. We should arrive no later than the 27th but most likley earlier. The 28th is the surprise party the rest of the family is throwing for Sharon and myself. Labor Day is not set yet but BBQ at the Anderson's will happen if we are not on the road to some destination sought out by Sharon. Then rest a couple of days and fly back to CA on the 5th. I will return to Iowa on Sept. 10 to spend some time in NW Iowa and attending the BVU Kappa reunion. I have no return ticket to CA so who knows!

Thought you might want to know.

Love you all

CA out

It is soooooo stinkin hot here you can feel your skin sizzle. But I don't mind because at night it get down to the low 60's! I go to bed with the fan on, rolling in discomfort from cool spot to cool spot and awake shivering looking for a blanket. I love this place!

I haven't worked on the scooter because of the heat; it would be unbearable to ride anyway. No so bad when you are moving, but get caught at a long light and eternity passes by.

I am looking forward to Colorado in a couple of weeks, a little "Rockey Mountain High" is what I need. Wow ... just thought that I have been to Rockies, Tahoe, Redwoods, goldfields, ocean, and beach all in the last two months! I love this place!

Never caught the gopher, and after adjusting the valves on my scooter I have an oil leak so life is not all that it could be. O yea ... crap bird is back fighting with himself in my rear view mirrors of the mustang crapping all over the side of the mustang. Whit bird poop stands out on a black car.

I hope to ride back to Iowa with the Newtons for a couple of days then fly back to CA after the surprise anniversary party the children are planning. Should be a lot of fun!

Love you all

Later

CA Out

I had my final chemo for this round today. Maybe being the final one makes me feel as well as I do. Anyway I am feeling OK now. I hope I will be good enough to work on my Scooter. I adjusted the valves on it so it would start and blew oil all over the ground. So .... I have to discover what I did wrong. I have taken all the fancy stuff of it and will not put it back on .... no need for it ... I will own a "rat" scooter and be proud of it. My last Harley turned into a "rat bike" when I dumped it a couple of times and the dog ate my seat. It never got washed and sat in the elements all year. I wish I had it back.

I say Tink's picture of me ... Hummmmm ... I wish I looked that good!

CA out