Tuesday, April 20, 2010
A DAY WITH THE ANIMALS
Last week my son took my granddaughter and I to the Wild Animal Park but I didn't get to stay as long as I wanted so, I promised myself a walk up the hill to Balboa Park to visit(all by myself)the San Diego Zoo. I spent most of the day there just admiring all of those amazing creatures. Below are some photos I took.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
DOWN BY THE WATER
Yesterday I walked down by the water and spent the day browsing Seaport Village.
Below are pictures of the area. My favorite attraction was "Unconditional Surrender," a 25-foot, 6,000 pound statue by world-renowned artist J. Seward Johnson commemorating a famous World War II photo of a sailor kissing a nurse.
Below are pictures of the area. My favorite attraction was "Unconditional Surrender," a 25-foot, 6,000 pound statue by world-renowned artist J. Seward Johnson commemorating a famous World War II photo of a sailor kissing a nurse.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Shop till you drop!
Here are pictures of the Horton Plaza Shopping Mall downtown San Diego, where I successfully found a pair of earrings to wear to the wedding.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
A NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK
When ever I exit my son's building and look down the street to the left I can see what appears to be staduium seats. This is the direction I am walking in today to see just what that is at the end of the block.
Well what do you know it's the San Diego Padres Ballpark!
When my son got home from work he'd purchased tickets to see the Padres and the Braves. So it was a mother/son outing last night. It had been a long time since I was at a game and I loved the roar of the crowd!
Well what do you know it's the San Diego Padres Ballpark!
When my son got home from work he'd purchased tickets to see the Padres and the Braves. So it was a mother/son outing last night. It had been a long time since I was at a game and I loved the roar of the crowd!
Monday, April 12, 2010
A GRAND TIME IS BEING HAD!
I have been having too much fun here in San Diego!
Spending time with family is a JOY!
I've been wined and dined at some very nice places. Two of my favorites so far Is "Mr. A's" restaurant and a dessert bar called "Extraordinary Desserts".
I've spent the day at the children's museum with my middle granddaughter, shopped at Horton Plaza, walked and explored the downtown area, lunch at a sushi restaurant and the hustle and bustle of people to and fro is quite exciting!
I even had time to stop in the bookstore and I am happy to say I found a copy of "Prims" magazine! Yay! It's beautiful and I am so honored and pleased to say that some of my dear TDIPT Sisters are featured in Prims! Congrats Sisters, you all are awesome!
A view from the rooftop balcony at Mr.A's restaurant
At the children's museum.
Exploring the area by foot
Spending time with family is a JOY!
I've been wined and dined at some very nice places. Two of my favorites so far Is "Mr. A's" restaurant and a dessert bar called "Extraordinary Desserts".
I've spent the day at the children's museum with my middle granddaughter, shopped at Horton Plaza, walked and explored the downtown area, lunch at a sushi restaurant and the hustle and bustle of people to and fro is quite exciting!
I even had time to stop in the bookstore and I am happy to say I found a copy of "Prims" magazine! Yay! It's beautiful and I am so honored and pleased to say that some of my dear TDIPT Sisters are featured in Prims! Congrats Sisters, you all are awesome!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
A Look At City Life
I am here in San Diego staying with my son until his wedding date.
I stepped out onto his balcony to take a few pictures of the view and although the view is amazing I am not comfortable with height so after just a couple of shots I ran back inside.
I've already been to Horton Plaza Mall and had dinner at a sushi restaurant downtown.
Below are picture of the view from his 11th floor apartment.
I stepped out onto his balcony to take a few pictures of the view and although the view is amazing I am not comfortable with height so after just a couple of shots I ran back inside.
I've already been to Horton Plaza Mall and had dinner at a sushi restaurant downtown.
Below are picture of the view from his 11th floor apartment.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
TO ALL OF US WHO GREW UP DURING 1930 ~1970's
No matter what our kids and the new generation think about us,
WE ARE AWESOME !!!!
OUR LIFE IS LIVING PROOF !!!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered
with bright colored lead-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes,
we had baseball caps
not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes made with BUTTER or Ghee white bread, and Red Meat. We drank FLAV- OR- AID made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY?
Because we were always outside playing....that's why!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on..
No one was able to reach us all day. And, we were OKAY.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps
and then ride them down the hill,
only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Play stations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's,
no surround-sound or CD's,
no cell phones,
no personal computers,
no Internet and no chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping pong paddles, or just a bare hand and no one would call child services to report abuse.
We ate worms and mud pies
made from dirt, and
the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
Those who didn't had to learn
to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best
risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. What can kids today do besides push buttons..
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
If YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ?
~
The quote of the month is by
Jay Leno:
'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of swine flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
WE ARE AWESOME !!!!
OUR LIFE IS LIVING PROOF !!!!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered
with bright colored lead-base paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes,
we had baseball caps
not helmets on our heads.
As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.
Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle.
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this.
We ate cupcakes made with BUTTER or Ghee white bread, and Red Meat. We drank FLAV- OR- AID made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY?
Because we were always outside playing....that's why!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on..
No one was able to reach us all day. And, we were OKAY.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps
and then ride them down the hill,
only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We did not have Play stations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's,
no surround-sound or CD's,
no cell phones,
no personal computers,
no Internet and no chat rooms.
WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping pong paddles, or just a bare hand and no one would call child services to report abuse.
We ate worms and mud pies
made from dirt, and
the worms did not live in us forever.
We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team.
Those who didn't had to learn
to deal with disappointment.
Imagine that!!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
These generations have produced some of the best
risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. What can kids today do besides push buttons..
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
If YOU are one of them, CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good.
Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ?
~
The quote of the month is by
Jay Leno:
'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of swine flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'
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