August 18, 2008
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WE ARE BACK FROM VACATION
Not sure what I am doing here…..
This is the porch of the our cabin..
Side view of the cabin….I love how it is surrounded by pine trees
overlooking Lake Arrowhead
We found a turtle
Feeding some ducks…others are watching under the pier
she is racing
this carousel is very old at the village
We have taken a pic of her with this bear every year since she was only 4
Here is a shot of Lake Gregory…we used to go there when I was a kid….lookspretty much the same
The love of my life Paul
Amy and her new found friends with their seaweed raft…or is it called lakeweed since this is a lake????
This is where we stay…..check out the hand carved bear totem pole….
Here is another shot of the carved bears
Another shot of my honey……what a man
This is Amy….waiting patiently for the internet….it was iffy at best but free….
Feeding a squirrel…..one actually stood up on her lap….did not have the camera out fast enoughWe had such a nice restful time. To be in the mountains, I just feel closer to God. Technically I guess I am. I learned a whole lot about myself and my family this trip. I will have to share about that in another entry. But all in all, it was just wonderful. Funny thing happened to me this time. My fibromyalgia was worse. I just could hardly walk around, much less go up and down the stairs that just about every store or restaurant had. I guess when you are built on a mountain, you just have to have stairs.
When I came home, I looked up why this funny thing had happen. Now we go there just about every year and I don’t remember this happening before. I read that the lack of oxygen could cause the muscles to tighten and hurt……maybe my fibromyalgia is progressing??? Some don’t believe it is a progressive disease. Now I am beginning to wonder. I have a doctor appointment on Wednesday and ask him.On the homefront, we started homeschooling again today. I did not know we would start so soon. Talk about back to reality. Amy is in the 6th grade….boy, I sure hope I am smarter than a 6th grader…….LOL
Comments (17)
I am so glad that you had a nice trip! That looks like a very nice place to go…..sorry about the Fib…..I have known others with it and has changed thier way of life substancially….I will keep praying for you! Enjoy your week! and God Bless!
I just got back on Xanga today – my computer crashed and my son’s friend, Kevin, just got it operating. He spent 5 hours on it. It was my hard drive, but he was still able to retrieve all my files. Thank goodness. Sounds like you had a nice vacation! I’m sorry about the pain you were having. I hope all goes well the first week back to school. Enjoy. ~Carolyn
LOVED THE PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great pics, Susan – looks like a fun vacation.
I’m sorry to hear that your FM was so much worse though~ 
My mom struggles with that, too.
I’m sure you ARE smarter than a 6th grader!
Hope it’s a super school year for you! I homeschool my youngest still (7th grader), and am so thankful for the time I’ve had at home with each of our kids!
Nice pictures!!! Looks like you had a great time except for the Fibromyalgia. I know the feeling about hoping to be smarter than your children. I am teaching eighth grade this year!!!
What a beautiful place! I used to go to Lake Gregory when I was a kid too! Haven’t been there in many years tho! I think it has been about 3 years since I went to Lake Arrowhead, love that place! Great pics of you & your family!
Have a wonderful Tues!
I’m so glad you had a good time! I’m sorry to hear that your FM flared up and I hope it was just a fluke thing. I hope you have an excellent week!
What an awesome place to go on vacation. And I know what you feel when you are in the mountains…I feel closer to God too.
I love that you have a tradition for vacation. It is a beautiful place to go.
Sorry about the pain on your trip…hope you learn something from the doctor.
that looks fun…nice pictures! Where is Lake Gregory by the way? Blessings on homeschooling. I can’t believe it started already!
What a lovely place and it sure looked like you all were having a great time.
Be blessed,
It looks like a wonderful place to spend a holiday. All God’s best on your homeschool year. Blessings!
Dawne
looks like a beautiful place to be closer to God. Sorry to hear you were in more pain though. Hugs!
I love the page!!! Wow!
Your daugher and my daughter are both going in the 6th grade! My daughter starts her homeschooling on Wed..the 27th..this is my son’s last year in regular school…it is his 5th grade year.
Well. I wanted to stop by and say “Hello”
blessings
Sherry
@SherryRitchie48 - so nice seeing you here….when do we start driving to Nebraska….LOL
@rsernas - in the San Bernadino Mnts….first comes Lake Gregory then Lake Arrowhead then at the top is Big Bear Lake….
Good Morning, Susan
I got my hot tea ready..I will be there in a minute!!! You bring the sunshine…I will bring the lawn chairs…and some muffins…Do you like bananna or blue berry muffins? Me? I will have both!!! LOL
blessings
Sherry
Pretty page!! Welcome home, Susan … but I might have wanted to stay a little longer there! I love the photos! What a great place to vacation, but I am sorry to hear that the FM was giving you some trouble! I do hope you got some encouraging news yesterday at the doctor, and are feeling better! Getting away like that does help us to strengthen our family relationships! I hope your homeschooling is going well for you this week! I miss that so much!
I want to thank you again for your thoughts and prayers for Elizabeth! Things are going well, but it will be a little while before she is feeling back to normal … she has good days and not so good days, and also had a bad reaction to her treatment on Monday, doing better now though … although, I felt so bad today, not being able to get around here to visit as often, that I didn’t see a friend of mine on here had a very serious health issue with her family! You might have been there yourself, Fwren … her family was in an awful accident, and they need prayer. I didn’t know, until I saw that her blog was on the ‘featured’ list with 200 visits on Xanga’s Frontpage! If you have been there, well you know all of this, but I know, after reading what happened, that they could use all the prayers they can get! Thanks so much, Susan! You have a blessed day in Him!
Hugs ~ Deborah <><
That was interesting~!
When I submitted that post,
your page changed from the ‘country rose’ look to this …
I really like this one …
it’s ‘sunny’!
Maybe you’re still up out there in CA!!?
I know my son is!