dos eggies

Back in the day, I worked as a hostess/fountain girl/waitress at Ruby’s Diner  in Corona Del Mar.  Ok, so I was a worthless waitress.  Talk about not being able to multi-task...yeah, that’s me.  Anyhoo...  I was working at the fountain one day.  (Everybody loves the fountain girl!  I mean, really, you have to be in a good mood when someone is handing you ice cream, right?!)  A waitress asked me if I would grab her “dos eggies” out of the pantry room.  “Sure!” I said.  I thought it was strange that eggs would be kept in a pantry and not in some sort of refrigerated apparatus, but there I was searching high and low for 2 eggs.  ...to no avail.  I knew it was taking me an eternity, so I finally came back and told the waitress, “I’m so sorry but I can’t find a single egg back there.”  She had a puzzled expression and said, “I asked for Dos Equis...the beer?”  

“Ohh....I thought you wanted dos egg-ies.”  Needless to say, we had a good laugh and my hubby often reminds me of that story.

I’ve never been a drinker, so hopefully my naivete is understandable. ;)
Yes.  This is a true story.

Viva Las Vegas

The family spent last week in Vegas.
Here's the photo gallery.

On our way...

weird shoe tree in Amboy, CA

Joshua Tree Forest

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Death Valley

View of the badlands from Zabriskie Point

My super-cute hubby!

Poser.

Chuckwalla checkin' us out.

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Vegas

pre-Circus Circus meal

 As we left Circus Circus, Brandon excitedly says, "Wow! I never knew I could have so much fun in one day!"  He scored prizes and tickets and made out like a bandit.

The reason for our visit, our sweet friend, Jon!

BFF's

In the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

our sweet Brandon

Si's staring contest with a fish.

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Hoover Dam & Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge

So, it would seem that

what happens in Vegas gets posted to the blog.

Home schooling coincidences...I love those!

We are spending the week in Las Vegas.  As a homeschooling mom, of course I hunted all over the web for educational opportunities here in such a unique place.  (No, there's no vacation for home schoolers!)  We have narrowed it down to the Hoover Dam, Titanic (an exhibit at the Luxor hotel), and the state of Nevada.

Yesterday morning, we all sat down to breakfast and Jamie read from The Child's Story Bible about the Tower of Babel.   As he read, I was reminded that Jonathan Park has an episode where they discuss the Tower of Babel and the origins of languages.  I transferred the mp3 from my computer to my Blackberry so the boys could listen to it on our way to Death Valley yesterday.  We also spent a big chunk of our morning learning about the Titanic and I have told the boys numerous times that it was the pride of man that preceded the great tragedy that the Titanic's maiden voyage resulted in.   My two little sweeties always respond with "Pride goes before a fall." (Pr. 16:18)

Did you know that the 4th smoke stack on the Titanic is fake?
It was added to improve the appearance of the ship.

Anyway, we listened to Jonathan Park in the car and wouldn't you know that as they discussed the pride of man in the building of the Tower of Babel, they start addressing the pride of men in light of Titanic.  LOL!  God is soooo cool!  I totally had no idea that was in there!

Home schooling is the absolute best.   Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and everything else will be added to you! (Mt. 6:33 - click here for my recent post on this subject.)

Been there, done that!

Sorry I haven't written much.  I have a lot on my mind just no time to sit and write it.  Maybe during next week's vacation. :)
But here are some fun photos of our recent outings.  Enjoy!  And thanks for checking in!

Brandon on Palm Canyon Trail.
One of many hikes we have recently taken around our beautiful desert.
Our lovely friends, the Kottman's, were visiting from England
and Matt shot this pic of B.

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The boys at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Museum in Balboa Park.

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Sweet mom, Anne, and precious grandma, Debie at the Conference.

Mommies: Tina & Tiffany.
I've known Tina since I was 13 years old. 

We had a wonderful time when Sally Clarkson came to Irvine for the latest Mom Heart Conference.  She asked me to share a little bit about my time at the Intensive in Colorado for the moms that may be considering going to a future Intensive.  I was soooo nervous, but it all went well.  Praise the Lord.

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On our way to Orange County for President's Day, we made a stop at Pirate's Cove in Corona Del Mar. I told the boys not to get wet.  Yeah, that was funny!  Good thing I had a change of clothes in the car!

Nukka, a Malamute having a great time at the beach.

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For President's Day, we attended a fun event at the Nixon Presidential Library.  George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt were there to meet us!  My precious friend, Jeannie, let us crash at her house the night before.

Jeannie & I and a portion of the Berlin Wall.

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Si's little sleepy friend.
We had lunch at The Red Ocotillo with my bother-in-law
and the boys found this little guy who fell asleep in Si's hand.
Altogether now:  "Aaaaaaawwww!" 

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We finally made it to the snow.  Cuyamaca Mountain.

Life is a vapor!  Enjoy it!