Signs From the Illegals - 10 miles away....

This sign is 10 miles straight south from our home. We drove out yesterday after a friend of ours told us about it. This is where the sheriff's deputy was shot in a gun fight with illegal drug smugglers carrying AK-47s. We wanted to continue on out into the national monument but it isn't safe to go alone (or maybe go at all. Doors were locked (Mati was in the back seat) and Doug's gun was at the read. Ok -- My honey with his gun. Had to prove we were actually there.


This is the monument sign. What's wrong with our rights being taken away by a bunch of people too lazy to come to this country legally? I hate that this is happening!!! People feel sorry for the "poor illegals who are trying for a better life." Bullshit!!! Let them come here legally! Stop taking our tax dollars and our freedoms away!

The sign up close with me holding my husbands Kimber Pro-Carry II. I forgot my gun. It is a Breast Cancer Pink Walther P-22 that is small enough for my little hand.


The National monument sign is behind the Caution sign. Again I have to say Bullshit!

As the illegals enter our country they carry backpacks, water, change of clothes, deodorant, soap, toothpaste. They bring what they need to appear that they haven't just walked across the desert so people in civilization won't suspect they are illegal until they open their non-English speaking mouths. Anyway, they dump their backpacks, dirty clothes, garbage so the desert is littered with their garbage. It's really sad.

A marker to show where the trail goes.

The marker with the trail and garbage to the left.

Someones pants and water bottles. There is plastic out there that is mind boggling.

The garbage is everywhere, and now that we know more about what we are looking for and at, the danger from these creepy people is every where too. American needs to do something now. Just my thoughts.



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CAT BITE

Last Sunday Doug got bit by a cat stray cat. Mathilda caught the cat by the tail. Doug was trying to save the cat from Mati and Mati from the cat's claws. Doug paid a big price. Cat's mouths are way full of bacteria and puncture bites are immediately infected. If you are bit on the hand you can lose your hand. Scary. Well, 2 days after the bite Doug went to the doc cuz his leg hurt so bad and the "red" was spreading. Now he's on heavy duty antibiotics. If they don't work then there will be IV antibiotics. Live and learn. Turns out the poor cat didn't even have claws. If we had let Mati go to the end of the leash, the cat would have gotten away and all would have been well. The cat would still have hair on its tail too.

My Days

Amazing how quickly time flies when you are having fun. The last month has consisted of a trip to Idaho to deal with my dad's ashes, which we did. This was very sad but am glad that one more step is complete. Doug and I put the ashes where we wanted and gave up disagreeing with people who have their heads up their butts. So we just went forward anyway. The trip there was horrible! We went through a huge sad storm, 3 blizzards, and rain storms that were so heavy, we couldn't see small cars on the freeway. Took dad's lift chair to Doug's mom so she has it when she needs it. visited with the 3 sisters and then made a quick trip east, dealt with the ashes, cried, and drove home in more sandstorms, snow, rain.....Froze the entire time we were gone. So grateful to get home again to our pool, my flowers, and the warm Arizona weather.


Before we left Doug and I went to the dermatologist for a spot on Doug's chest. Turned out to basal cell carcinoma, and I had one that was squamous cell carcinoma. Both are removed and we have scars to prove it. Good thing we discovered them. The doctor didn't even tell us to stay out of the sun. lol


The rest of our days are filled with drinking coffee in the morning by the pool while reading the paper. Going to the grocery store. Today we went to the exercise room at our clubhouse. Swimming is in there. Eating dinner on the patio. Walking. Watching a bit of TV. Repeat. I guess this is what retirement is about....maybe. I know we get lonely -- both of us. Have made friends with some neighbors. Last Saturday we went to a Greek Festival with Tom & Nancy. This Saturday Paul & Debbie are coming over for drinks & munchies. Just need to find someone who has a jeep so we can go playing some more. Oh well........will continue figuring out what retirement is about.

Mathilda and the Swimming Pool - We have created a monster.

"I think I can do it!" "SPLASH! Score! Drownded mom! Wahoo!!"

"I'm Jaws, mom...gonna get you!" "Diving dog I am for sure! WEEEE! Look out, Gregory Louganis, I'm going to take away your titles!"


"GRRRRR! I am coming after that pink thing so I can attack it!"

"Look, mom, I'm a swimming dog and I want to swim ON you."

"If I get water in my ears when I jump and then shake my head I sink -- go figure."




Mati's tail is like a rudder. When she's swimming straight it is just twitching.


I can do it. Splash! Our lil' girl is ready for the swim team as a diver and a racer. We are so proud .... LOL Thanks dad for taking the pictures!

My House in AZ

I'm trying to get the hang of the placement of stuff on here. Let's see how I do. The front of our 3-car garage house with its huge pineapple palm and Aloe Vera plants. We cleaned this up but all we've added to the front is my sun deal with the kokopeli and a saguaro. Now there are two geckos above this garage door but am too lazy to go take the pics. The front of our house is sweet but doesn't let you see how really big it is. One of the criteria we had when house hunting was that the truck would fit in a garage. We accomplished that here but just barely.




The office. We also have a guest/sewing room and an actual guest room. There are 2 1/2 baths so our guests can have their privacy. The only carpet is int he bedrooms and the office. Otherwise it is all tile which is a dream.
Our great room. We need a larger TV to fill the space but otherwise it will do.
Man Cave -- my Jeep gets parked in here but otherwise it's Doug's hangout when he's not sitting in the sun by the pool.

The master bath is pretty nice. It's great having enough room so that we are not tripping over each other.



The master bedroom. We had a guy come in and clean the carpets in the bedrooms (there are 4). The master is on the opposite end of the house from the others. They call it a split floor plan. We have lived in apartments smaller than the mater suite. Heck, I have had bedrooms smaller than the closet with all of its built-ins.




Doug and BreeAnn hanging the dining room light fixture. The one that had been here was stolen so we had to replace it. It made a cozy room when we had Thanksgiving here. BreeAnn, her mom, sister & sister's family (Carolyn, Danielle, Justin, Asher) and my dad were all here. Carolyn, Dani, & BreeAnn prepared a wonderful feast and made me stay out of their way.This is the shot into the dining room from the entryway.
One of our attempts at decorating. Doug did such a good job painting -- the darker paints sets off the recesses.

Our back yard & pool in progress. When we purchased the house the pool had black, nasty water in it and a lot of rocks. Notice the large rocks attached to the pool. Doug and I worked really had to put it together. Doug laid sod for Mathilda to play on and we planted palms. Tab & Tera came to see us when we first moved in and Tab helped in the back yard too.

Mati is fascinated with the pool and is now a swimmer. (Story to follow) There were still too many rock and not enough cement so we hired some guys to add cement and put pool crete on it all. Eventually we will have an outdoor kitchen with cupboards & a fridge. Until then we are really enjoying the yard.
The finished pool area with the big rocks taken off the pool and the additional cement. No need to sit in the rocks anymore.
This is the before and after pictures of my kitchen. We (Doug -- I did a little trim work and watched) the entire interior before we moved clear in. A daunting task for certain. My kitchen is truly a dream as it is made for cooking. I love to cook as long as I have the room.