It's finally official. We're moving. Downsizing considerably. A new adventure awaits. Stay tuned for lots of pictures and other updates in the next several weeks.

Honestly I'm still alive. I've not been abducted by aliens or gnomes or anyone else. Work has been chaotic and hectic. Leaving me so tired when I get home that I have no energy or inclination to do any kind of project. Then I've had a horrible flair up of tendinitis in my right shoulder. I'm right handed and I can barely brush my hair or get dressed. I hate being incapacitated. And here I am whining. I just wanted to let you all know that I haven't forgotten the blog world. Actually I'm spending way too much time on Etsy and Pinterest.
Hugs, Amanda

Road Trip

So seems like all I do lately is work. No fun. We're really short handed so we all pitch in as we're able. So I haven't been getting any projects around the house done.

Enough whining. Recently my two best friends and I went up the road to Good Goods. I had read about it from another blogger, Secret Garden Cottage, who lives here in the valley also. Was the second trip in just a few months. Went for my birthday back in July. I'll share a "few" pictures of this gorgeous place. I could move right in and only have to bring my clothes. I don't think the gentleman who owns it thought I was serious. Go figure. Enjoy some great eye candy. 

Goofy daughter and niece pictures.

Yep, that's an indoor outhouse. 

These were taken with my cell phone, so they're not the best. I keep forgetting my big camera. I guess I'm so excited to be going that I just hop right into the car. 

Good Goods is this fabulous place on quite a few acres located in Farmersville, CA. Don't remember how many acres the gentleman told me he had, but he has brought several buildings to his property from the surrounding area. Its a little history lesson just being there. He has the barn, a school house (seen in the background in the 2nd picture), water tank house, a little cottage, and of course the house. Sigh... I could stay there all day. Also went to Hobby Lobby. Love this place and though a bit of a drive its closer than any other. Hope you enjoyed the trip to Good Goods. 

Hugs, Amanda

Summer Travels

It's been such an eventful summer and a tearful summer. Didn't get a whole lot done, but did travel quite a bit. Even got to mark a state off my map that I hadn't been to before. That's a good thing.

In June we traveled to Sacramento to see our kids graduate from their tech school. Was a very different graduation and that's enough said on that subject. Tina traveled to Wyoming with some friends and found a job there. That's been a little rough to except. That my baby girl is living in Wyoming now. But I'm getting ahead of myself. 

We went back up to Sacramento for a great time with the kids and their friends for the 4th of July. We also did our annual camping trip to San Simeon on the coast. It was wonderfully cool and was hard to come home to hot weather. Yuck! We did visit the elephant seals and played in the sand, sun and surf. So much fun.

 

The big kids all played ultimate frisbee, soccer and volleyball.

Afterwards we all gathered for yummy hamburgers and hot dogs with a whole bunch of fixin's. 

Camping trip - San Simeon

Beginning of August we packed up our daughter's little car and our van. We drove to Sacramento where we picked up her brother and headed for Wyoming with a stop over in Salt Lake City and a midnight tour of the downtown area because we got seriously lost. Our GPS did not like that city. A little embarrassing to show up on our friends doorstep at 2 a.m. but it is what it is. From there we went on to the little town in Wyoming where our daughter now lives. 

 Early morning view outside of Salt Lake City

 Mineral Springs

 Small Wyoming town

 Red Canyon in Wyoming

I believe this is an old rock quarry but it didn't say anything and it was my best guess.

Leaving Wyoming was hard. Hard to realize that our girl is old enough to live so far away from home. Our son has chosen to find a job in Sacramento and live there. So our closest child is 5 hours away. We are definitely empty nesters now. 

I did work on my sewing room and the yard a bit and I hope to spend a lot of time this fall working on projects around here. Hope your summer was great too. I can't wait to spend Friday evenings catching up on blog land. Take care. 

Hugs, Amanda