As Train says, Save Me San Francisco....

 

 

 

Another summer has come and gone.  Not the best summer to say the least.  It was full of sadness about my dad and nine million errands and things that had to be done for our house.  I think that we all dealt as well as can be expected.  Time goes on, as always, and now it is the start of another school year.  I reported for the first day today of teacher work week.  No teacher likes that day too much, but it is nice to see friends.  I always enjoy trying to get my kids' schedules to work.  That is a lie.  That is the worst part of work week.  Hopefully it will all fall into place.  I am looking forward to teaching 6th grade again.

 

The pictures of the sodas above?  Well, they are Bug Barf, Toxic Slime and Kitty Piddle sodas.  I found a place called Rocket Fizz in Palo Alto that specializes in unusual sodas and candies.  I was all over that.  Brian took me and I think he thought it was as amusing as I did.  He got a Judge Wapner soda.  Just like the oh-so-famous judge from the 80's.  It was actually really good!

On the way down to Santa Cruz, Brian and I stopped to see the Redwoods.  All my visits up there, I haven't ever seen them.  They are very, very huge and impressive. 

These are very special ugly dolls.  Brian and I used to have two of them when we were kids and named them Larry.  Both of them.  We seriously played with them for hours and hours.  Forget TVs and Playstations!  Old fashioned Chuckie Cheese toys rock.

Squirrel is wearing socks.  Yes.  She loves them too.

We were able to get to Michelle and Pete's house out in Alameda to see their new house and sweet big boy Kai.  He is the cutest, smartest little guy .

I am guessing that any reader of my blog might be able to identify this bridge. :-)

We walked across the bridge on my last day.  It was something that I have always wanted to do.  The bridge was full of cheesy European tourists taking photos and rudely stopping in the middle of the walkway, which Brian was kind enough to point out to them.  They LOVED his advice.

I just had to include this photo.  It is hilarious and is what happens when Matthew gets ahold of my phone.  This is a super awesome photo of Dr. Jenny, the kids' dentist.