Lake Hemet

Well we spent Thursday night and all day Friday by the lake, the boys went fishing (they didn't catch anything), it was still fun. None of us used sun screen so we all turn red. It was cold the first night, so we didn't stay the second night. Plus there were coyotes howling all night, which made the dog bark all night - so I didn't sleep at all, and well that just wasn't relaxing.

I think I need to plan a one nighter more often. Just go veg by the lake!

I'm in a rut!

After several months of going and going, I now seem to be in a rut. I have time in the mornings especially since I seem to be getting up earlier and earlier, like today it's only 6:30 AM and I've already walk the dog 2 miles, taken a shower and checked the cochenille email.

But yet, here I sit, with a long list of projects that could get finished before 9:30 AM when I start answering Cochenille phones and I'm not doing them I've checked every list, chat group and everything else on the internet I belong to except for facebook still haven't done that one this morning (see stephanie i'm not addicted).

I need something to get me out of Auto-pilot. We are going camping tonight and tomorrow night, we have to be back Sat AM for my husbands Dialysis (His kidney's shut down a couple of months ago, so he goes to Dialysis 3 times a week).

I really hope the Camping trip help. I'll be taking some knitting, Yay the first time I'll have a couple of hours to sit and knit in a very long time, I better take my Stitch n Bitch book incase I forgot how to Cast on, Knit or Purl - I've always needed a cheat sheet to bind off - for some reason I can't seem to commit that one to memory, I guess it only comes with Pratice.

Here's a few pictures of a field trip to MOPA in San Diego a few months back that I forgot to blog about:

Baseball, baseball and more baseball

Well I have enjoyed my 'nothing to do' in the month of May. I even actually had time to go see my nephew's play baseball. I had stayed away from the fields for a couple of years, because I'm loud, rude and intense! My nephew's became overwhelmed and my Brother's kept asking me to calm down and let the coach - coach them.

I'm so bad that when my child played soccer I wasn't allowed to go, so Dad went he even coached one year, I think they let me go to the last couple of games, with a bunch of rules, of course!

Any whoo- I found something that kept me quite - taking pictures - it also kept me focused on something other than what the kids where or where not doing. I was to busy looking thru the camera view finder to get wrapped up in the game.

Well both Adrain (Roy's son) and Marco (Alberto's Son) played on the same team and my brother Alberto was one of the coach's. They went all the way, they played 2 championship games the first they won, and made an undefeated team loose there title, and the 2nd they lost, which still gave them 2nd place in the league and there little trophy's were to cute.

May 11th, game - They won!






May 15th Game, They won!






May 16th Game - They lost - but are 2nd in the league.

Michelle & Roy's Sealing

My little brother was sealed to his Wife and Children in the San Diego temple, They were married in Las Vegas the first time, so My Sister in Law asked me to make her a wedding dress, so they could have 'Wedding Pictures' They came out wonderfully.

May Day - Loyalty Day

May 1st - is known as May Day - or Loyalty Day.

Cornell University Defines it as:

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/36/usc_sec_36_00000115----000-.html
TITLE 36 > Subtitle I > Part A > CHAPTER 1 > § 115 § 115. Loyalty Day

(a) Designation.— May 1 is Loyalty Day.

(b) Purpose.— Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.

(c) Proclamation.— The President is requested to issue a proclamation—

(1) calling on United States Government officials to display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on Loyalty Day; and

(2) inviting the people of the United States to observe Loyalty Day with appropriate ceremonies in schools and other suitable places.



Michael & Sonia Barton cooking Carne Asada:



Our Local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3699 and it's Ladies Auxiliary - put together a Loyalty Day Dinner where we invited Local Civil Services officers and other member of the community that dedicate there lives to providing there Country with great service. I would have loved to print the write ups I received from there chief's - they describe the great service and hard work each individual performs on a daily basis. (I didn't think to get permission) It's our first event so it was all a learning experience.

Indio Fire Dept - Andrew Barbosa
Indio Police - Sergeant Johnny Romero & Corporal Lisa Corton
California Highway Patrol - Officer Michael Sorg

Officer Michael Sorg:



Sheriff Dept - Corporal Myers & Deputy Anderson

Corporal Myers:



Deputy Anderson:



Border Patrol - FOS Tammy Herrera & Agent Julian Valdivia

FOS Tammy Herrera:



Agent Julian Valdivia:




Paramedics - Joshua Roberts & Michael Rojo

EMT/Paramedic Joshua Roberts:



EMT Michael Rojo:


Teachers - Jesus Angel Gallegos, Yessenia Garcia, Kandy Michelle Guerra & Ed Ogimachi

Jesus Angel Gallegos:


Yessenia Garcia:



Ed Ogimachi:



Girls Scouts - Juliet Badillo, Courtney Alacano, Miah Montigny & Mercedes Eylicio

An Award was given to the Herman Granados Post and it's Ladies Auxiliary - for there great help over the years, and allowing us to meet and have events at there building, before we were able to find a building of our own.

Doris Hein - American Legion Ladies Auxiliary President:



I forgot to excuse my husband who was in the hospital, and therefore I was on the mic. I would like to Thank all our Local Agencies for there support in returning phone calls and emails, to provide me with the information that I needed to be able to finish the job my husband started. Thank you all - and we hope this will be a yearly tradition.