Bring on the Sunshine!!!

With temperatures rising up to 110 degrees this weekend, we could not have asked for a better time for our pool to finally be done. I feel very blessed, a swimming pool has always been a dream for me. Friday night was the first night we grilled burgers and ate outside, following a family dip into the pool.... We were able to get the fire pit started too. Dan and I smiled at each other as we watched Matthew jump from every ledge possible.... We couldn't be happier! Stop by for a swim... ANYTIME!!

Early Lizard catches the worm????

HaHa! It's 2:50 and as I wait for my Monster to kick in, I thought I'd say Good Morning to all you sleepyheads!!!

GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE!!

Have a Wonderful Day... :)

Our Magic Kingdom...

This is the view facing away from our house... Matthew's room and the Guest room are the lucky ones to be able to look out and see this dreamy sight... Dan calls it "Our Magic Kingdom..." I say it's "Fairyland" whatever you call it, it's so cool and mystic when the clouds creep over the foothills like this...

Because I am a little under the weather today, I spent most of the day reading in the guest room with the shutters open, revealing this special place.... I told myself that pretty soon the Hot Summers will bring in the smog and cover our special view, so I wanted to soak it all in for one last weekend.... ;) Isn't it like a dream????

Strength in Numbers...

I know my uncle could not have done it without you Curt, thank you for being the Rock he needed and will always need....

Taking a trip down Memory Lane...

I just finished looking through an old backpack of mine that had old pictures like this one Dan took while on vacation in Alaska... It also had tons and tons of letters, cards, receipts, newspaper clippings, and brochures from the first couple of years of Dan and I together... I had to call him to read him a few of the letters and walk him down memory lane with me... He always tells me "I loved you so much, it hurt my heart..." there was a song out by Sting around the time we first met, and because we were both trying to be careful with our lives and hearts that we tried very hard to keep our distance as much as possible and take things slow, (which turned out to be impossible) we knew we had a long road ahead of us but we both were willing to go through the rain together... Here are the words to the song, which still "Hurts my heart..."

I dream of rain

I dream of gardens in the desert sand

I wake in pain

I dream of love as time runs through my hand

I dream of fire

Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire

And in the flames

Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire

This desert rose

Each of her veils, a secret promise

This desert flower

No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this

And as she turns

This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams

This fire burns

I realize that nothing's as it seems

I dream of rain

I lift my gaze to empty skies above

I close my eyes, this rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of her love

Sweet desert rose

This memory of Eden haunts us all

This desert flower, this rare perfume

Is the sweet intoxication of the fall...

Good Pool News...

E-mail from GREG the Pool Contractor:

Just got back from Pool Engineering & the city of Fontana. They approved the new engineering & will not require us to tear down the grotto. There are structural details I have to change, but not as severe as yesterday. I really don’t want to hassle this anymore. The schedule will be as follows.

Tuesday – Demo gunite wall under grotto,
Wednesday – Frank to tie required steel
Thursday – Inspection ( Preplaster & Grotto )
Friday – Gunite Pool & Seat
Monday – Paint grotto
Tuesday – Pebble

No need to meet tomorrow – I have confirmed this schedule with all concerned

I will keep you all posted, Funny that I posted Dan's fight picture before this!! HaHa He's a big Chicken, Dan would not hurt a flea!! :)

Ummm, is that MY husband????