Mendel exploring the area

My two Mendel's at a rest area in southern Arizona.

We are in Arizona now!

We are in Arizona near the Mexican Border. We'll be heading to Flagstaff shortly. Mendel 1.0 is trying to fix the air conditioning in the volvo right now. It is HOT here. Okay, so it isn't TN, heat and humidity hot. But it is still hot. At least I can handle this heat. I think I will lose weight here for sure, I sweat about as much as I drink, maybe more. Hell has competition. But the town we're in is nice, the people are friendly and most signs are in spanish. I have been practicing what little spanish I know, which isn't much. I have been amusing myself trying to figure out what the signs say that are written in spanish. So far, I am doing better than I thought. I can read spanish better than I can speak it.

 

The boys are melting but having fun for the most part. They got to watch TV last night and this morning. That is a big treat for them. They think it's funny that dad's "vacation" is into the pits of hell (the heat that is) and we've been giggly amongst ourselves. Must be his TN training. See, some good comes out of TN. Well, I better run for now, we have 20 minutes to check out. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures soon. I had to charge my cell phone.

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Happy Birthday to Miles!!!

Miles is another year older today! He is 12 years old now! One more year and he'll be a teenager! UGH! My baby is growing up!

Today he got to go swimming to scrub the neighbors boat. He was thrilled. Mendel 2.0 and I drive to the North Island Commissary to get him a cake and had them put "Happy Birthday Miles" on it. I forgot to get pictures of it before we sang the birthday song, cut the cake and ate it. But it was a 1/8 sheet cake done in blue. It had a hot wheels car on top that clocks the speed (to scale) of the car. That was my decoration, they don't really have one like that.

Tonight we are going to the movie at North Island to watch Pirates of the Caribbean 3. It's free :) I love the perks of Navy life.

So happy birthday to my Navy baby!

PS... we leave town in 3 days. We'll head to Arizona to buy the van and see the Grand Canyon and then head to Texas to visit family. We'll be back by the end of August for sailing camp. But I'll work on keeping the blog updated.

Later, Dotchi

I am a new AUNTIE!

My brother Daniel and his wife Yuri had baby girl!!!

 

Aurora is 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20 inches long and born about an hour ago!

 

Way to go you two! I am so happy for you! I'll have to try to get out there to see the beebee soon. Just HAD to let everyone know!

 

Dotchi