He's a DRAGON!

Trogdor is a man.
He is a Dragon-Man.
Well, actually, he is a Dragon.
And this dragon likes to do the
La cucaracha! 'OLE!

Si' Senor

The sombrero is from Spain, circa 1988. It goes with every outfit.

The Sherbert Girls

We didn't plan this,

but put together

we look like

rainbow sherbert!

WHAT WOULD YOU SEE ON THE WAY FROM PHOENIX???

First of all, who really wants to be in Phoenix in the summer?? You can cook alive there. But, we did go for a little getaway before Alex left for the start of school. What did we see on the way home. Let me share the photos...

TITAN MISSILE SILO

We recently toured this Titan Missile Silo in Tucson. Cameron got to "turn the key" for the launch sequence.

If the big bombs were to come this way, Fort Huachuca would be no more. I hope the big bombs don't come this way...

FRIENDS

We are lucky. We have great friends. So, whenever we can hang out with our friends--well, that's a good time. And as life is far too short, we try to hang out as much as possible!

TASTES LIKE CHICKEN

We do enjoy the evenings in Arizona. Sitting out on the patio with friends, enjoying the wonderful climate, sunsets over the mountains, and the wildlife that decides to come visiting.

Let me just assure you that a rattlesnake does rattle (like maracas) and this little guy was sitting within about a foot of our friend Lydia. I got my photo, and all Tom was worried about was if his chicken was burning on the grill ("somebody check my meat!!") The chicken was fine, Lydia was fine, and the snake, well, "tastes like chicken"!

MAKING A PURCHASE

Anyone who knows me, knows that I do like to shop. And I really like to shop for bargains, and I really, really like to shop for unusual items. Well, after nearly one year of trying to purchase a very special item, namely a tequilla barrel made into a piece of furniture (something every household must have), we located a man in Tubac who knew a man in Mexico. My other man in Mexico had not been able to complete the mission--that of finding the tequilla barrel furniture. So, Angel, from Tubac, contacted his guy and went down to Nogales, Mexico to pick-up the tequilla barrel furniture that had come up from Guadalajara, Mexico. The only problem--one of the tequilla barrels had to be back at Fort Huachuca in time to go into the shipping crate of my neighbor and friend, Lydia. And...the packers were at the house on the final day of packing. Her crates were ready to head to Germany, with or without that tequilla barrel. So, Linda (another friend), her pick-up truck, and I headed to Nogales, AZ to meet up with Angel after he came out of Mexico with the tequilla barrel furniture. Unfortunately, he got held up in customs for 3 hrs--and he finally got to our meeting point. He loaded four tequilla barrel coolers into the truck from his truck, and we headed to Fort Huachuca. Lydia called and got the exact (or almost exact) dimensions, and we pulled up to her house with the packers waiting patiently with just that exact amount of space left in the crate. After loading it into the crate, it was nailed shut and ready for Germany. I was thrilled that we met the deadline and finally, finally had our tequilla barrel coolers.