11/25/2009 = Pop Irwin Day !!!

POPS..... on this, your
86th birthday I soooooooooooooooo hope we help you to
feel as special as you are. WE LOVE YOU LOTS!!

thar be whales here !

We've seen a few pods of dolphins the past few weeks but yesterday we saw a couple of whales as well. At first we thought it was some white caps due to the wind but when we used the bi-scopes (binocs the size of a telescope) .... we saw them- loud & clear.
VERY COOL

just one of many reasons

I have mentioned on numerous
occassions that we LOVE our neighbors. THIS .... is what happens when you
ask Dan a question - he shows up to help !!! Take a treat to them & bring home
twice as much of something else ! Not enough room in our recycling container ...
start filling up theirs. Smell something good on the barby - end up with a snack.
Need a kitty sitter ... they arrive on your doorstep. AND THESE are the tip of
the iceberg! YES- we doooooo love our wonderful neighbors (xo Julie & Danno)

Hope you are feeling better LouLou

my sissy is under the weather.
SURE HOPE she is feeling a lot better really sooooooooooooooon. XOXO

UNBELIEVABLE !!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe it !
If I wasn't saying it MYSELF about MYSELF, I would say ... SHUT UP!!

I dont' what's gotten into me this year. I have been ready to decorate for Christmas for over a week. SO FAR ... I am being good & keeping it to the fall/Thanksgiving thing (and I do soooo love the fall colors too) but the urge .... the constant pull of Christmas is wearing me down! I can guarantee that I will be doing just that the day after Thanksgiving! I have had to put away the little trinkets that I have picked up here & there .... because seeing them was almost painful (really) - like those black patent leather shoes I wanted for sooooooo long (and I never did get them by the way) I have decided to even put a funky white tree in my craft room since I spend so much time in there anyway ..... my mind is honing in on the boxes of Christmas decorations that are in the attic of the garage (thankfully) .... ummmm do I have this and will I find that ...

I have several Christmas tree themes to choose from. I don't usually even decide which one I am in the mood for til a couple days before we start hauling them down. Even then ... I still want to look thru nearly every one of the 20+ boxes in case there is something I want to put on my desk at work or downstairs in Pop's place. And this year is no different.

I have already warned the Captain that he will be decorating the exterior on Friday (if I can manage to wait past Thursday afternoon). Our neighbors are ON TOP OF THINGS each year so we told them we are tryin' to keep up with the O'Briens this year.

Well .... talking about it has actually made me feel a little more in control so I am going to turn off my decorating urges for now & watch a movie with the Captain.

DAY 7 of "a week in the life of" ....

da puddy tats were up & frisky a little more than
usual this morning - probably because I forgot to
leave out their nite-time dry food .... but it
meant I got up later than norm for a workday and
earlier than norm for the weekend!

they keep themselves busy while I am clattering about with
their food .... perhaps to keep their minds off the fact
that THEY think they are starving.
the Captain has
recently started heading out with the lighthouse crew on Saturday
mornings. (in addition to his Weds docent duties) He says it's to help out
& get some exercise. I THINK it 's to keep a watchful eye on HIS lighthouse !

DAY 6- part 2 of "a week in the life of" ......

This morning, I am off to the 2nd northern-ist office we have. Nothing
much to the drive usually. Every other week I am only accompanied by
a receptionist (and patients) but this being the week in between - I will
have a doctor & at least one more tech to socialize with. It's a nice change.

THIS ..... is what I have to come home to on a regular basis .... simply put .....
I'm glad it's me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sooooo here is where my weekend begins .... Friday afternoon :o) The TV
weatherman claims we are going to have a little rain this evening. It's not
looking toooo promising -but I doooooo hope he is right!

DAY 6 of "a week in the life of" .....

NEED

I

SAY

MORE??!!

although I probably will ...

DAY 5 of "a week in the life of" ....

ahhhhh the week is slowly closing
in on the BEST part ....
TIME OFF !! For some reason
this week as gone a little slower
usual. BUT- not long now. This is a pic of my Tues/Thurs
workplace. a quaint little B&B just around the corner. the typical
"view" I have for much of my drive (the ocean) and .... the exit sign for the biggest little town in California (inside joke). Harmony has a yummy wine label .... and 4 residents I think !!! It was a productive day ... but I'm pooped & the Captain is calling me for din-din.

DAY 4 of "a week in the life of" .............

WEDNESDAY is "emerald green"
day .... for scrubs. We are in the
process of changing over from
prints to solids so not everyone
has caught up yet. BUT TODAY
both me & Stevo (my supervisor)
had the exact color on & we looked
fab! I enjoy pulling into the driveway of this particular location of our
practice during this time of the year because of the beautiful colors in
the leaves of the trees surrounding it :o)

At noon(ish) I leave this office to head
about 22 miles south to another location.
Nothing special about the drive BUT- it
usually means there is one of my fav
lunches on the menu !!!


and












quite often a stop at stores that we don't have near to us .... so I make
good use of the opportunity to stop while I am in town.







This particular office of ours- is in a new
building that is modern & nice looking.
everyone likes this one.

THEN .... I get to go home

my most favorite "building"

of all !!!!!!

DAY 3 of "a week in the life of" ....

TYPICAL Tuesday workday.

Road trip about an hour to

the office ... but it is a leisurely

& scenic drive. Don't mind it

at all.

This is one of the 3 cubby holes

I work in on Tuesdays.

HOWEVER

also on my

schedule was

a meeting at

our main

location in SLO

I caught a bit of

the sunset in my rearview mirror. Not great,

but sorta cool to try. SO it was a little more

driving & a little bit longer than normal. (BUT-

this way, I get to see some fellow techs that I

often go weeks with only talking with over the phone on business matters.... so it's a little bit social as well. and we had pizza too)

DAY 2- part 2 of "a week in the life of" ....

THE CAPTAIN & I went on a "date" today. On Thursday evening, he
asked if I had plans for today so
he was in the planning stages already!!














A short stop to pick up the "right rope" for Dad's flag pole and onward to the ZOO.










Thank you my wonderful hubby .....
you think of me at just the right times
(and then some)











LAST STOP ....

dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse It was fantabulous (and ALMOST free!)

It's been a long enough day for me (just not a long enough weekend)
nighty-nite!