...to Grandmother's house we go.

Hello Blog Friends!
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We've been so busy re-tiling our floors and taking a road trip that I haven't had much crafting time. I thought I'd throw in a post with some photos taken last week of our road trip "home" for my grandma's birthday celebration. {There's craft stuff at the end if you make it that far!}
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We decided to go through San Diego, California on our way to central California. San Diego is not really "on our way" but it had been a while since we'd seen the ocean and we were craving it so we took the long way there. I took several photos from my car window that seemed like a good idea at the time, but ended up being kind of ridiculous when uploaded. :o\ Know what I mean? Anyway, the photo below is of the dunes just outside of Yuma, Arizona. This is where the Jabba the Hut scenes were filmed for Star Wars.

And some windmills along the way... (It always amazes me that we have this type of resource that's free and non-pollutant and we don't use it to its fullest potential...)

There are so many flowers blooming in the "Little Italy" district in San Diego ...

And of course, Carrie and I found an art store. It was a really good one but we felt a little rushed - which is probably a good thing! We still ended up spending some vacation money here!

Here's Doug and I in an British pub in San Diego. The beer was good and cold! (We laughed thinking about how my British friends would probably scoff at this place. The decorations were very cheesy - including a huge framed "painting" of Princess Diana amongst all the polo memorabilia.)

And here's Carrie in same said pub, not impressed with the parentals {Carrie's term of endearment for us} drinking beer.

Ahhhh...the ocean...

Everyone of us forgot to bring sunglasses, so we bought some cheap pairs on the boardwalk.

Breakfast on the boardwalk...baby's happy now... :o)

From San Diego we headed north to my sister's house. {We never want to drive through Los Angeles again!} On Saturday morning I made God's Eyes with Presley and Carrie.

Then Saturday afternoon was my Grandma's 90th birthday party! I took a TON of pictures but won't bore you with family shots...just a few little glimpses...

My mom made the cutest photo boards with pictures of my Grandma. Don't you love the one in the background of this shot? So cute. And the bird Mom used is one that I made. :o)

Here's a picture of Grandma with some of her great-grand kids. I asked her how many grand kids she had and she rattled it off with a sweet smile and a tone of pride in her voice: "11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren." {look at Presley in the front with her arm around Grandma - and my niece Britny holding a very unhappy Stone...}

We spent Saturday night at my mom's house. I was happy to see that she had her chalk blocks out - here's what they looked like:

And last but not least... Why is it that if I try to read in a moving car I get car sick, but I can stitch and feel just fine? I made 24 flowers with a few scraps I threw in my bag at the last minute. They need buttons in the centers and a project to land on...

I'd love to proclaim that I will make a mini-book out of these road trip pictures but I've gotta' be real. I'm really starting to think about the upcoming holidays and have some big plans for handmade gifts.

And I have a haiku to write.

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