A good day

Rick and I went to Battery Point Lighthouse on Thursday morning. Since it was low tide, we could just stroll on out. At high tide, the lighthouse is an island. Rick said he liked seeing the ocean at such a low tide level. It was pretty cool. Once the sun peeked out, you can see how the heat was evaporating the water from the low-tide beach. All that is under water at high tide. My favorite part of the excursion was the purple flowers at the lighthouse. They were everywhere, and they smelled soooo sweet! Just filling the air with a great floral fragrance. I also enjoyed the view of Crescent City from the lighthouse. I included a picture of part of the coastline where you can see part of town. We also stopped at the Marine Mammal Rescue Center, which is right on the way to the lighthouse. There was a group of baby sea lions there, and they were just talking and barking up a storm. They were very cute.
It was such a nice way to spend the morning! I was in a good mood the whole day.

U.S.S. Litter Box

Litter box or space shuttle? (My shoe is next to it for perspective)The other day, Rick and I were discussing the fact that Weezie needed a new litter box. Rick said he would take care of it. I knew he would, because he likes to shop for the cat. So yesterday, I came home from work, and Rick said, "I got the litter box, go look at it!"
I peeked into the little laundry "room" where we keep the litter box, and behold, there was the biggest, shiny, silver litter box I'd ever seen! Five cats could fit comfortably into that box.
Here's the thing...I wasn't surprised that Rick went to the store and came home with the largest, most impressive looking litter box. It's like a Tim Taylor, Home Improvement sort of thing.
The litter box is not an isolated incident. Rick will, 99 percent of the time, buy the most impressive looking thing at the store. It's okay though. Gotta love him! I know Weezie appreciates it.

Beachcombing

Here we are at last, checking out a sunset on Pebble Beach.












Rick and his mom on Mother's Day.











We went to the beach one evening to check out the sunset and do a little beachcombing. Susan found a lot of pretty stones and some shells to take home with her, and Rick found a hiking stick among the piles of driftwood. I just took pictures and helped them look : )

Reunited

Rick and his mom, Susan, arrived on Sunday! Yeah! I was very glad to see them. Rick pulled a usual stunt and called me at about 8 p.m. to tell me that they were about two hours away. Right after I hung up, he knocked on the door! Those of you who know Rick know that's definitly HIM. It was a great suprise though.
On Monday, Susan took Rick and I to pick out a bed (our waterbed mattress sprung a leak before we even got here). She went above and beyond, and bought us some beautiful bedroom furniture. Rick and I have some great moms! (Dads too, but Father's Day isn't until next month)
Unfortunately, I've been overly busy with work this week because my boss is going on vacation for a week beginning Monday (May 14). That means that next week I'll be extremely busy with extra hours too. I really would rather hang out with Rick. He's been busily looking for a job, but has been slowed down some with a nasty ear ache/infection.
Well, I hope to post a photo of Rick and I out here just as soon as I can pin my husband down for a photo.

Tall Ships

The Tall-Masted Ships were here this week.This ship is the Hawaiian Chieftain. It's not the movie star ship, because that one came into the harbor second, and it started raining before it got close enough for me to get a good photo. If anyone wants to see photos on the Lady Washington, our photographer was aboard it for a couple of days and got some really neat shots. You can see his photos at http://www.triplicate.com/ladywashington/index.htm, or click on the title of this post (Tall Ships) and it should take you right to that site.
The day the ships came is was a cool and on-and-off rainy day. But now that it is the weekend, the weather is superb and the ocean is turquoise and blue, and it is so neat to look out, just outside the harbor, and see the ships sailing around. They are taking people on "cruises". This last photo, although you can barely see the ships off to the right of the lighthouse, is the view I was talking about.

Welcome home

This is what awaits me every day when I arrive home from work. What does this posture mean? I think she's happy to see me. Weezie has been behaving very well for being left home much of the day during the week. I make sure to play with her when I get home though. If this picture of Weezie didn't make you smile, I don't know what will.
—Laura