Mom's minutes at Gainesville home

Saturday August 4 Mom was taken from the Village of Osprey to the City of Gainesville and got the 15 minute tour of our Gainesville home.  We took pictures to prove to her we drove there and back without having to rent a room for the night - for the driver.

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New Mexico 2012

NEW MEXICO 5-27/6-7/12
Dan and Ali took a week long cruise to Alaska and I got to come to NM and babysit Dexter, Ophelia, and Bosley.    It was a great time!   The dogs were OK but Dexter was outstanding!   He was terrific to be with—wonderful to have him talking so much.   We had fun reading, going to the parks, taking walks, going to the zoo, and, of course, riding the bike.  Thankfully Allan came for 5 days around the weekend so he was able to ride bikes with Dexter (I’m not a biker) and Dex rides so fast that it is impossible to keep up just walking.   He never once had a potty mishap proving what a big boy he has become.    We baked banana bread and Dex got out all the ingredients and helped, helped, helped.   It was yummy!  

This was the prettiest NM has seemed to me with so many trees and shrubs in bloom.  While Dex was in school on Friday Allan and I took a road trip through the surrounding area finding the delightfully  artsy small town of Madrid full of fun shops and people playing music as we walked around.  This was a spot to return to next time.  Dan and Ali had a great trip, too.   So, it was a wonderful time for all of us! 

Enjoying our front porch rockers

See who is using our front porch chairs - the real owners of our house, Chloe and Aja

1st Baseball City?

Should we go to the new Marlins ballpark or maybe Wriggley Field in Chicago?

2012 the Baseball Trips begin

Sharon and I have set a goal of visting the Ballparks of America.  I will attempt to rate the expierence from a fans point of view.
Any suggestions what you want rated at each ballpark would be helpful.

Knoxville winter evening

Sharon walking through the old World Fair Park on her way to dinner. It was cold for us but the walk was great and the food top notch.

Tree, Aja, & Reindeer

Aja asleep under the tree, your stockings are hanging under the reindeer.