Just Got Back From Cali!!

I needed to see my kids and grandkids so I took a week in California!!! It was fun and kinda sad at t times but everything went well. My visit in small bits of thought:

Arrived late but what the heck. Public transit is like that. But then, why really late. I have nothing to do and plenty of time to do it so let me back up and say, "I was on time"!!

I arrived in Riverside, CA. What a city but like the sister county in San Bernardino these 2 huge counties are in the red ink and close to becoming bankrupt. The beauty of this town is in it's old age. The cafes, libraries, public transit. It's all beautiful. Unfortunately the city is rife within is terrible. Homeless and mentally ill people are in abundance. The begging is completely out of hand. But still, it's really nice.

My beautiful and wonderful daughter-in-law picked me up with my 2 gorgeous grandkids (my son is very handsome) that take after their Mom and Dad in looks!

Arrival at their home was punctuated by Weenie and Tommie. Their Doxie and their cat. After all the hugs and barking and meowing and joy we all settled down ... kinda.

I checked my e-mail and the small room suddenly filled up with the kids and the pets! Gabe was in a huge vinyl bin siting on a bunch toys and having a ball. Leo was lying down on the floor watching Gabe. And Weenie and Tommie started hissing and barking and wrestling like a couple of Sumo's. I turned away from the computer and had a good chuckle of joy.

i finally finished and sat on the couch in a slouching position and snoozed. he kids continued wrestling and filling the air with laughter and fun. Weenie jumped on the couch with me and Tommie went to the window sill thinking, I'm sure, if I could only escape for a couple of minutes!!!

Before you knew it time to eat and we had a great meal. My son came home from work and the family and I mean ALL of them met him at the door with tons of love. Did I mean the cat and the dog too? YEPPERS!!! I finally hugged him and told him much words about how things looked great!

5:30 p.m. and my daughter arrived and we hugged and smooched the cheeks til the sun set!! My sweet family was all together.

The 3 days ended and it was time to see my sisters. I took the Metrolink to El Monte, CA and from there I took the 487 MTA bus to L. A. Pershing square. I got off way before then.

I called my sister and she picked me up at the corner of Sierra Madre and Michillinda. She drives fast and brakes almost too late and I saw her whipping down the hill. I just shook my head.

We got to their house (my sis is an old maid and shares a huge 4 BR home with another old maid sister). My older sis is 93 and she's moving around in her last days ... just barely. She can no longer take care of herself so the younger sister takes care of her with nephew helping out.

The next day we help our niece celebrate her recent wedding to her love, Victor. They are a match made in heaven. They get along so well.

The food was great and the relatives were a welcome sight. They're thinning out. This group of cousins was once a young robust group that gathered frequently. Many were missing and old age was the culprit along with the cancers and diabetes. But we had fun. The celebration ended and we went home.

The next 3 days were spent just snoozing, watching TV and taking care of older sister.

The visit ended and I went to my kids home where we all met once again, had dinner together and then I went to the bus station for my Greyhound Bus Line trip home. San Bernardino, CA to Las Veags, NV to Bullhead City, AZ!!

I slept for the whole day and night. I was tired when i got home.

I love my family and I will see them soon again.

THE END!!!