Time Flies!

I spent a few days in southern California two weeks ago for work and doing a speaking engagement. Got to have dinner Friday night with a friend from high school who lives in the LA area. It took me 2 hours and 15 minutes to get from Palm Springs to Orange County and it took her 2 hours and 45 minutes from the San Fernando Valley. California was beautiful and the weather was amazing - in the 80's in February - but boy the traffic was unreal! Got to spend Saturday afternoon and evening with Aunt Cindy and Uncle George. We went to the Crab Cooker in Newport Beach for dinner after a visit to Trader Joe's. We don't have Trader Joe's in Toledo and I've found a new addiction to their peach salsa. I bought dried apples to eat on the plane since the deli boxes don't seem to contain anything besides turkey and cookies, neither of which agree with me. Both kids had Valentine's parties but we were pleasantly surprised at how little candy they brought home. Five kids in Estelle's class (including her) have February birthdays so they're getting their fill of treats as it is. She's got John set up to do a science show for her class and the first grade on her birthday so we won't bring cake to school for her, just dancing spaghetti. Both kids took the day off Monday for President's Day and we saw Curious George at the theater then went to the dentist for checkups. No new cavities, though Estelle's one filling had fallen out for the third time and had to be replaced. Tonight we received the Marrietta Hubbard "Good Neighbor Award" from our neighborhood association. Now we have to figure out who to give it to next month. It's been passed around since 1998. Can't believe it has been almost two weeks since my last entry in this blog. Sorry about that - time just seems to fly by! And, p.s. the blog entry won't let me hit return to start new paragraphs tonight so you get to read "stream of consciousness" style. It is hockey for John and Estelle tomorrow night!