Acapulco

Here is a view of Acapulco from the "elite" area of town. You can see the ship docked at the upper right. We were on our way to a turtle preserve, lagoon trip, and the botanical gardens at Loyola University. Although nobody said anything outright, we had a police guard with us. This seemed rather surprising but who knows what is really going on with the drug lord war.

Cabo San Lucas

We left Los Angeles and headed out to sea. On previous cruises, I'd always had a cheap inside cabin, so the luxury of a cabin with a balcony was delightful and the shower was so big you didn't have to worry about banging your elbows either! This is also the first time I hadn't had an assigned seating and time in the dining room. Wow, that was really great because you got to sit with different folks each time and I met a whole lot of really nice people. Then there was the on board activities which I must admit didn't do much for my ego. I joined every contest and got beaten at chess, ping pong, suduko, and trivia. However, I did manage to throw two small bowls on a pottery wheel and that was really fun. When we reached Cabo, I had arranged for a boat trip to the famous end of the land arch. If I'd only known that the boat was going to dock right by it I could have saved $150. Oh, well, heads up for next time. Cabo was actually my least favorite port: too commercial and too deserty.

Hair!

Here is what happens when you get sick of hot rollers and you decide to go short!

The Easter services were phenomenal. Here are Sherry and I in between Saturday night performances. Randy Frazee gave a sermon on the rending of the curtain in the temple with fantastic visuals. I had never understood exactly what happened before.

Mustang Island

The boys loved this vacation and wanted to come back soon.

Sookie was very happy digging in the sand.

Here was an unexpectedly great place to take children. Unlike Goose Island which was great for fishing but had no beach, the sand was lovely, replete with sea shells, plus the ocean was shallow with minimum waves. In summer the water is bathtub warm, however was quite cold in March. This did not stop the boys from swimming.

Almost St. Patty's Day

Sadly the charity luncheons have ended for the season. However, the last one is our favorite because it is so close to St. Patrick's Day which means there is lots of Irish coffee to be had. We are now on to the plant sale and the shop hop, both of which I'll miss this years because I'll be on a cruise. Snorkling, oh boy!!

Rick mentioned that Jessi signs off her e-mails from school with a note telling what book she is reading. He thought that was pretentious, but Jessi pointed out that it was a good way to encourage reading and since she is an English teacher that it was quite appropriate. I sort of like the idea my self so:

I am reading The Adoration of Jenna Fox

St. Patty's Day, Almost

Sadly, the charity luncheons for this season have drawn to a close. We all made the most of the last one which is my favorite because it's always near St. Patrick's Day and that means lots of Irish coffee.

Yesterday, Rick mentioned that Jessi always closes her e-mails with a note telling what book she is reading. He thought that was pretentious

Flying L Guest Ranch

Austin with his new friend, Buck, who took us out for a hayride, taught Austin how to make s'mores, and sang to us by the camp fire.
We were worried that it would rain and we wouldn't be able to ride, but the day was perfect. After all going riding was the main objective for this trip.