Janae Says...

Good California and the beach. I stubbornly insisted on a beach trip during our California trip over the 4th of July weekend. There was a lot of noise in my ear about traffic and crowds. But we went to Crystal Cove, arriving about 9am, and it wasn't bad AT ALL. The hike down and back up with a three year old whose flip flops kept sliding off was a little challenging. But otherwise it was an awesome time. AJ loved it. Memories made.  Garden. It's fun to have AJ help me round up ripe tomatoes almost daily. He loves it, and he loves to eat them, I think mostly because we grew them! We’ve had a lot of cucumbers but sadly they haven’t tasted very good. Two jalapenos are coming in, and I’ve attempted another round of squash that has brought up seedlings already. We will see. I’m excited to get some things planted for fall harvest – spinach, lettuce, and carrots.  The tomatoes are now bending over the tops of the cages Freebies. Our company has a "swap shop" online, and s...

July 1 I missed my alarm for a morning walk. We went to lunch as a team. I worked on ESL lesson plans. I got home early, tidied, did a load of laundry, picked up AJ, and stopped at Harmon's. I fed AJ and had the neighbors over to show them how to take care of Max. Matthew did bed and bath time while I packed for myself and AJ.  July 2 I went to the gym and went to work. I worked until 3pm--popcorn day. I came home and finished packing and getting ready. We left at 5:00 to get AJ, then hit traffic going south. We stopped in Fillmore for dinner at Krispy Krunchy Chicken. We stayed there longer than I'd have liked. We got to Mesquite at about 11pm Utah time, which stunk. AJ was an absolute mess--totally incoherent and uncooperative.  July 3 We ate breakfast at the buffet at Virgin River and were really happy with it! We drove from Mesquite to Glendora with a stop in Baker. AJ took a super long car nap since he didn't sleep all night. We got to Glendora around 2pm. We went to d...