These are SO Cute!!!

My friend Edi (southern Arizona) makes these. Are they not the cutest bags?!!!

At first she did not put pockets inside but after using them to travel she decided to put pockets all around the inside.

I love the flat wide bottom so that they stand up. That is one of my definite options when I buy a purse is that it can stand alone and not fall over the minute you set it down.

She makes these out of any and all fabric. I love the long strap one that she uses for airport travel especially...easy to carry and plenty of room...and again the pockets are so helpful in finding items you drop in it.

Anyway...if you are interested...she is selling them at various town festivals, etc. for $15.

FLU

To get the flu shot or not and get the HINI when it's (they are) available?

Being in the health industry you would think that me and all those around me would get it especially when we get it free. However, at least 4 in my office never get them...don't want to get them...never will get them...no way no how!!!

I have gotten them every year in the past and will probably get it again this year. And the HINI too if offered.

Vacation

Here I go again...trying to make up my mind on what to do. This time it is vacation. Ron would love to just get in the car and go...maybe have an idea of where, etc. but than, maybe not. I have to be using up some of my PTO (paid time off) from work.

For some reason I just don't want to travel this time. I came up with this idea that we spend the money we would spend on a vacation on doing the things around the house that needs to be done with that money and time. For some reason Ron was not hot on that idea. However, I do think he is warming up to it a little. Hey, he'll have help...me...instead of doing it on the weekends or during the week by himself. And it needs to be done anyway.

We have to replace our floor. Well, we don't have to but we put down the wood parkcay (sp) and we've had a couple of water leaks and thus the floor has buckled up in a few places. That pretty much did it for Ron. So we are taking it all up and putting down tile. This is something we can do so the cost is just the materials.

We have the door to enclose by the garage walkway...painting the kitchen...yard work...a fire pit to build...a garage to clean out and maybe paint the floor, etc. etc. etc. etc.

Anyway we'll see.

Light Rail

Virgins....yep that's what Ron and I were last night...Light Rail Virgins...not today!!! :):):)

We attended a small event with another couple and we decided to park and ride the light rail. It really didn't take that long to get downtown and it was not overly crowded. I know we could have driven perhaps a lot faster but that's the point...we did not have to drive. It cost us $7 for the roundtrip for both of us.

Actually, I found it was a lot like riding the bus. however I did feel it was easier getting on and off and perhaps a bit cleaner from the last time I rode a bus.

I do think I will take the little ones for a ride. I think they would find it different and perhaps a little exciting...just get on...ride downtown...get off and on again and ride back...but in the daytime so they can see everything. Pretty inexpensive entertainment...and sometime to talk about too.

Labor Day Weekend

Great Weekend!!!


Friday Ron picked me up from work and we headed out for Cochise, Arizona. Yep...it's just about 4 miles from the Cochise Stronghold between Dragoon and Wilcox and a bunch of little places in between. The drive through Tucson is so much better with highway 10 completed.

We arrived at Earl & Edie's about 8:30 (we had stopped in Tucson for a quick dinner). We had not been south or seen them for a while so we visited until late.

Saturday, we took off for Bisbee. Drove and walked all around. Bisbee has always reminded me so much of Jerome but than they are both old minning towns and built up and down on the hills. We actually went to three Bisbees...the tourist/historic...the old town...and the newer part. Everyone usually visits the tourist/historic part but there is so much more. We had reservations to eat at Cafe Roka...wonderful food....very nice atomsphere...overall perfect. There was dancing in the streets and little bicycle/tricycle (no pedals) vehicles to be raced the next day on display. Kind of like the soap box derby only adult type and they did look a bit more dangerous as they had a lot of stuff on them that could hurt you if they crashed. They shut down the main street, everyone dancing...it was fun.
That's us and Edie and Earl in front of the Hotel in Bisbee.

Sunday we were to ride horses, but there was a mix up so we took off to ghost towns and this very unusal place that had everything covered in rattlesnake skins you could every ask for. AND, OMG, the priceless antiques (and junk) hanging and leaning and sitting all over the place. These people had been there since 1979 BUT it looked like they had been there forever according to all the stuff around. It was a museum in itself. This was in Gleeson...a ghost town with lots of old foundations and a restored jail!!!

Monday, Edie and I rode Cisco and Snickers for about 1 1/2 hours. The ranch is gorgeous with huge boulders (kind like the ones on the way to Payson) everywhere. There were 6 of us on the ride and I had not ridden a horse for, oh about 30 years. I had forgotten how big they are. Of course I have a picture!!!!!

That's us on our horses after the ride. I did have an unusal dismount...as the wrangler was leading Cisco for me to get off at the steps (oh so much easier to get on and off with the steps) my saddle started to slide to the left right around the horses' belly and me in it. Now I should have just pushed down on the right stirrup and all would have been well. Who was thinking!!!!! Anyway I just slide down and around and just plopped on the ground. No cameras...no pictures of that thank heavens!!!! I wonder if Cisco took a deep breathe just so it would turn....hmmmm....I did let him eat a lot along the way...he should have liked me......

Not walking funny, not sore, an item off my bucket list!!!!!!


I was glad that Edie rode too. She has always been around horses and had not ridden for a while and she really enjoyed it.


It was time to head back to the real life so we got home late in the afternoon. We were treated like we were in a bed and breakfast...Edie would not let us do anything...friends/guests all rolled into one big weekend.


I hope you had a great one too!!!! :):):):)

BUNCO

I've been thinking....why not? I really think that we could have a BUNCO event and raise more monies for CFR.

I'm going to have to think about this a little more!

2 in 2011

YES, the AZ CFR is applying for a second retreat to be held in 2011...one in May and one in September. How exciting is that!!! ???!!!! :):):)

There is a lot of work ahead of us if approved by the home office. We have to have staff...we have to have the location,...we have to have supplies and all the little things that go into planning and executing the retreat and... the dollars...we have to have all our ducks in order...or why don't we just say "trout" in order.

AND, we will need participants for both retreats...you know that is not a problem...there are soooooooo many women who are Breast Cancer SURVIVORS...and will be able to attend because of the second retreat...

We have to grow in so many areas and continue to grow in order to be able to give these ladies a weekend they will never forget.

More to come...that's for sure!!!