trip to AZ

the younger kids and I are headed to Tucson this weekend. we are adopting a dog from a friend and will bring him home with us. we will spend some time with family and friends as well as doing some training with the dog so we can continue what he has already learned. it has been a good summer and we will need the couple weeks to get into a routine with the dog. school starts in Texas on Aug 23.

School Starting means Fall

School will be starting soon. Some of our school districts are already back in session in Arizona. That means Fall and Football season. W. is excited about Football. He thinks baseball has too long of a season and does not watch regularly so the summer is very long without a sport to watch on TV. He watches Basketball after Football season ends.
Fall also brings yellow leaves on the ground, slightly cooler temperatures, and time to be outdoors again. The summer is so hot it is not comfortable to be out for
any time at all.
Fall brings apples, pumpkins, and Halloween.
What do you like about Fall?

Back in the Swing of Things

coming home from vaca is always hard. we had a great time at the shore and are glad to be home. daughter has a dental appt this afternoon and we (well me) are cleaning up and putting things away. will finish the mound of laundry today just need to put stuff away.:)

Read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society while at the shore with the sisters in law. they like to read while on vacation so i joined in. I liked this book and would recommend it to others. human nature with some history thrown in.

downloaded the 12 Andrew Lang fairy books onto my Kindle as well as the 15 OZ books. I am looking forward to going thru them again. it is hard to find all the fairy books now but I have a print collection of the OZ books.

need to sew a couple of needlework projects into pillows this week as well as put together a pillow cover for Will. he is always taking my giant pillow so i need to get his made so he has his own

Busy!

Sorry about being so late contributing; things have not exactly been quiet for me this summer so far! I do live in D.C. and work for a major medical center here as a Human Resources Specialist. I live with two cats who are not yet happy about living with each other in my apartment. I work a lot as my hospital is undergoing transformation and I am working directly on that project. Otherwise, I like to read, cook and exercise, although don't always get to it, especially with the heat wave we've been having this year. Yuck!

What are we Reading right now?

What kind of books are you reading, or are you doing much at all?

I tend to stop reading when I am very busy at work creating spreadsheets. Right now I am reading Urban Fiction in the paperback section of the Library. Which is not large as they are remodeling the Library. I like Anne McCaffrey books as well as vampire and other fantasy books. I like Jen St Clair from "DisOrganization'.
I tend to write fantasy when I am able to write.

I also play games on Facebook way too late at night. I can read and play games at the same time.

Hope your summer is going well.

Happy Holiday

Hope everyone had a good holiday. I had to work both days. I had my vacation the week before.
Did you all see some fireworks? They had some pretty ones here. Usually we have monsoon weather by the 4th, but not till the end of the week, the weather people say.
We still need to hear from the DC sister. Did you have some great fire works there?
And we need pictures for the other two. It doesn't have to be of you.
Anyone have an idea of a great subject to talk about? Remember to comment on each other's posts.

The Baby, Miss Spoiled to my sisters

I am the youngest and always the trouble maker although Booklady did her share. Currently focusing on school, just send my sweet daughter to MD to our sister that is queen of DC, at least her little part. Just got a promotion at work, YAY!

Second

I am Renni and I am the second oldest. I am married with 3 children, live in Texas and working on my Master's of Library Science degree. My family, with the exception of the oldest who is working this summer, is at the New Jersey Shore with my husband's brother and sister and their families. They came to the shore as kids and are now continuing the tradition with their children.

Tanya, oldest sister

This blog is about the viewpoints of 4 sisters. We are geographically diverse and also have diverse viewpoints about the state of the world.
I am Tanya, I am the oldest. I live in Arizona with my partner, W. I work at a resort in the Housekeeping department. I am registered Democrat but vote however I feel. I have 6 cats, 2 birds, and a fish tank. We recently lost our 12 year old Shih Tzu to a tumor. We will probably get another dog in the next year or so.
My partner is retired and we recently got back from a trip to Yosemite, California.
My son lives in Texas with my sister Renni and is getting married in September to a wonderful girl.