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Diving lessons start again

First day back into the pool for diving lessons this summer.
She forgot how high the 3 meter board was. There was a breeze up there and it was cold.
Getting some coaching.
Practice off the 1 meter board.
Time for diving off the 3 meter board.

Old Town San Diego tourist

James has acting classes on Saturdays for 2 hours. So I have time to act like a tourist in Old Town. I walked around taking pics to share.

This one is a store front with statues of Pope Benedict XVI, St. Francis, Our Lady of Guadalupe and Pope John Paul II. Along with some wrestling masks. Hmmmm. or how about piggy banks?
In the garden of the Immaculate Conception Church.

Immaculate Conception Parish Church, and its altar.
Lunch! Carne Asada taco, beans & rice. Yum.

This is a pottery store around the corner. We are looking at a statue for the backyard garden so I took a few shots to remember what they have at this store.

Some crosses for my cross wall in the entry way.

Some Seahorses for our ocean/beach theme bathrooms.

2000 Hail Marys

The neighbors celebrated a day of 2000 Hail Marys.
Friends came and went all day, including me.
They prayed 1000, had Mass, had lunch, prayed 1000 more and then served dinner.

For every 100 Hail Marys they lit one of the candles. I was too late with the camera to get them in the shot.

My Tree Huggers

If there is a tree.... Derek will climb it!

Katie wanted up there too.

friends + guitar hero = fun

having fun playing guitar hero!

Legoland visit before school's out

The Boat ride. Katie has a new little friend who loves her.
Their first ride on the new airplane ride.

Finally we made it on the Log Ride.
Everytime we go it is closed or the line is soooo long.
It was fun. We didn't get too wet.

the last t-ball game

It has been a great t-ball season for Derek. We met some great boys and very nice families.
No homeschoolers, but good to know some more boys that live nearby who are Derek's age.

His team was the River Cats! I don't know who came up with the names but there were the River Dogs, Sea Dogs, Lugnuts, Sand Gnats, (glad we missed those 2) the Volcanos and the Mets.

For the last inning Derek was the catcher.

The last trip to the snack bar.
Sometimes is seems the kids show up to play just so they get
to go to the snack bar after the game.

We are hosting the end of the season BBQ party at our house.
We are looking forward to a fun filled afternoon.

Pentecost Mass with the Bishop

Bishop Brom, Fr. Matt
Pentecost Sunday and Confirmation
at the Immaculata

my fav... Saffron Chicken

This is how you balance a box of Salad Rolls on your lap, in the car, while you use the camera phone....

My favorite take-out in San Diego
down near Old Town off Washington
(a block from El Indio) is
Saffron Chicken
You must go and try their Salad Rolls.
filled w/ romaine, rice noodles, carrots, chicken, cucumber, green onion
You choose 2 sauces to go with.
I get salsa & sweet pepper

their flame broiled chicken is delicious
so is the cambodian salad & cucumber salad
ummmm, time for lunch???

ding dong .. lunch at the door!

my wonderful neighbor brought me lunch!
she picked zucchini blossoms from my garden and
made a veggie saute with her garden veggies
& purple rice
specially imported from Phillipines

My Book Stack ... waiting to be read

My waiting to read pile.
Between the library and my amazon order I have
a lot of reading to do.
Guess I better let homeschool out for the summer, this teacher
is ready for a break.

Since the photo :
Read "The Rosary: Keeping company w/ Jesus & Mary"
I bought 4 copies on Friday. One for me and 3 for gifts.
One Came quick from Los Angeles to my mailbox on Tuesday!
Mary & Jesus were working overtime!

I'm 3/4 thru Life of Pi

Started Fruitless Fall

That (FF) and Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
are recommended by Lissa.

Wicked & Ugly Stepsisters I put on hold w/ library and they were available too quick.
Darn that fast service!

I enjoyed Stephanie Meyer's 4 Twilight Vampire books So Much I ordered "The Host"
It is about aliens. I hope it is good. SM said on her website she thinks
it is better than her Twilight series. We'll see.

Ok off the blogger and get the reading glasses on!.

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homeschool yearbook photo day

the kids were getting their homeschool yearbook portraits done
they had serious individual poses and then some silly group shots
I took a couple w/ my camera and my focus is off

library is bad bad place for bookaholics .......

We went to the library to p/u reserved books and there are piles & piles
of withdrawn books.
I got all of these (39) for $10
I can't pass up Books.
BookAholic Am I.

I just ordered Jeannie Fulbright's (Apologia) Botany and am waiting anxiously for her
Exploring Creation w/ Anatomy coming this summer.
That's why most of these books are on Botany and Plants.
Dinosaur & spider ones chosen by Derek.

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Coco