John Mayer

Wayne and I went to see John Mayer again this year and it was, of course, fabulous. It is interesting to observe our concert watching skills because they are, well, very different.
Let me give you an example of the conversations we had:

(Crowd is going wild, house lights dim, stage lights flashing)

Me: Is that John Mayer?
W: Hey, what guitar is that?

(Spotlight shines on John and crowd goes wild).

Me: Oh my gosh! He shaved his head!
W: Sweet. Look at that guitar.
Me: Ugh. Look at that arm tattoo.
W: Oh man. Do you see that amp he is using?
Me: What kind of funky pants is he wearing?
W: Yea. That guitar is so great. It is a (blah, blah, blah).

Pretty funny. Some of my favorite parts were:

1) When he sang Stitched Up. I love that song,
2) When he played his version of Guns and Roses' "Sweet Child of Mine" and imitated Axl. Pretty hilarious.
3) The group of teenage girls next to us. One of them said "Oh my gosh, he looked at us!"(of course we were a few rows back and there isn't any way he even saw them) and then as a group: "John Mayer is sexy!" They were pretty cute.

Rock on!!!

In the Pines, In the Pines...

We recently returned from Pinetop/Lakeside where we spent a week with the parental units and Dr. Write, Middlebrow and Son. It was a fabulous time with fabulous weather. I have some wounds that are still healing, but that is a story for another time. It was hard coming back to the heat but, unbelievably, school starts in one week so I gotta get in gear.





The cousins, ready for fishin!

Ready for the cover of Fisherman's World.

The cousins chillin' at the playground.
We ate here. I don't know how I feel about eating at a place where the mascot is a big fat pig but it was some of the best BBQ I have ever had and I shared a plate, so there is that. We are all excited here that school is starting soon. I will try to make this week drag on.....

Has anyone seen my shoes??

One of the girls' favorite thing to do is dress up in my clothes. Here are a few of their latest outfits.


The black shoes are the ones I wear when I clean the counter!!

Dressed like me and the hubby. Lookin' good!

A grumpy old man and a fancy lady??
What will they put on next??

How I became invisible in Iowa and then began to drown in Arizona.

The best burgers and ice cream in town!!

Taken at Eleanor's burial site. Beautiful.

All of us and Grandpa George.

The girls, some kittens, and their cousin Morgan.

The barn that Wayne worked on. It is coming along!!

We have returned from Iowa and I think I ceased to exist the minute I arrived. Let me make a list of the things I did NOT have in Iowa:
1) Cell phone service
2) Email
3) Internet (okay to be fair I did have dial up but that is the same as not having it all, right?)
4) Stores

Wow! I did not know I could survive a whole week without all of that. However, here is a list of the things I DID have:
1) Family
2) Friends
3) Beer (see #1 and 2)
4) Laughter/Tears
5) Bugs

So when I "reappeared" in Arizona, the monsoons started and it rained, HARD, for about 3o minutes. (I don't have any pictures of that.)The streets were flooded and the temperature dropped to 75. Wow. What a crazy, crazy week. The above pictures are from our trip. Thanks to all of our Iowa family for making us feel at home. We love you all!!

In Memory Of....

Wayne's stepmother, Margaret Eleanor (Hamman) Harrison passed away today. She was 80 years old. I dedicate this post to her. She was a gentle, loving person and she will be dearly missed. Enjoy these pictures of her. They were taken two years ago when we went to visit them out at the farm. Our family is headed off to Iowa to attend her memorial. Rest in Peace Eleanor.