This is the life...
Irvine Regional Park. We started our day with a picnic at the park...
A little bocce...
A little relaxing, exploring, and bonding...
A little juggling...
A little adventure...
And of course the zoo,...which is only $2 per person. Very small but fun for little ones. Now which goat should I torture next...
To end the day a train ride with mommy while I was tooting my train whistle that my big brother Nathan bought for me. 
Well after making the frosh soph team his Freshman year and after no previous volleyball experience, Damon moved on up to JV for a couple of games then on up to Varsity where he joined them half way through the season. He is so excited to have lettered his Freshman year,...a jacket to put your letter on...got money!!!
Stuart and his new board shaped by Matt Parker. 
Good food, friends, family, and the beach...what more could you ask for. 
How about a little beach volleyball.
Yep, they are 15 years old now, taller than me and where the same size shoe as dad if not bigger.
Brandon has been competing for the first time with the pole vault in track at Mission. It's a crazy sport when you really stop and think about what they are doing. I just hope he doesn't get hurt.
Damon loves volleyball. He never played on a team, just played for fun sometimes with friends but they convinced him to go out for the team. He made it and is having so much fun! Volleyball sure is fun to watch also. Lots of excitement and no down time. He is doing very well. He sure can jump for being one of the shorter ones.
Brandon and Damon singing and dancing.
Nathan and the others on guard.
The End!
I always knew I wanted to go back to nursing but wasn't quite ready for it yet. This economy has forced me to go back early. It took me a good 3-4 months of daily searching for a job. I always thought I could easily find a job with such talk about a "nursing shortage" but not now. These days new grads are lucky to find an internship. People like me, stay at home moms, have come back to nursing and have snatched up any available job. I sure am lucky to have found one in a hospital. I am working for Mission Hospital Laguna Beach on the medical surgical telemetry floor. I love getting my hands back on needles, IV's, and port-a-caths, but I don't love the 12 hour shifts. Boy what a view though. We are right on Pacific Coast Highway overlooking the beach. 
Brandon playing goalie for Mission Viejo High School frosh/soph.
Damon playing midfield/forward for San Juan Hills High School frosh/soph.
Why is it that the package is always more fun than the present???
Yes, we give fun sugary boxes of cereal for Christmas. That's what the economy will do to you.
Something good, they liked this one.
