July 30th

Went to the Franklin Institute with Kristin & her kids, Traci & her boys and Mark. The kids had a ball. In Isaac's Loft there were 3 challenges. They are impossible to do.

July 29th

This is what techies do on a Friday night without alcohol. Notice the iPads. We are playing, 7 Little Words.

July 28th

We are dog sitting an 11 year old white husky with beautiful crystal blue eyes. His name is Haunchy and he is very well behaved. Saki is driving him crazy.

July 27th

Went to Rosie's house for dinner. Brought the kids and hubby, Mark, Traci and her boys. Rosie has 5 little dogs. This is Angel sitting over the air conditioner. How cute.

I went to Rosie's with Traci and Jon decided to squeeze in between the boys.

July 26th

I sat with J & R to clean out all the toys in their rooms and living room. They decided to decorate their toy boxes

July 25th

It was so nice to finally meet Ali. Paul talks about her all the time. What a great person.

July 24th

We were invited to our neighbor's house for their block party.  Had a great time with friends, then went to the bowling alley to bowl for Autism.  We went back to the party and drank the night away.  What a great time!

July 23rd

Brianna got her belated birthday present last night from my mom. She got a Samsung netbook. It's so tiny!

July 22nd

Went to Red Robin last night for dinner. Jonathan found his entertainment on the floor.

July 21st

Today was a day of presents. I got my new keyboard cover and laptop case in the mail (purple of course) and my 2g flashdrive bracelet. I know it's green, but it's for work. It will help me to encourage my students to go green.

July 20th

Went to Dorney with the Griesemer family. We got there early and stayed late. Rachel went on a ride by herself while everyone else (besides Gavin & me) went on Steel Force.

July 19th

We went to see the Harry Potter movie the other night. I came across this card board cut out.  I had to take a picture because it looked like Mark!

July 18th

Went to the stables yesterday.  We brushed Stormy and rinsed him with the hose.  This is what he did after.

July 17th

We went over to Victoria Stables so James could test out his new saddle.  We found a place to hang my gift from my Texas gal, Dorie.

July 16th

Me and my roomies in San Diego.  Jan made DENtinis and DENaritas all week.  Her concoctions were delicious. Liz decided she was MG!

July 15th

The only things I wanted to see at the San Diego Zoo were the Koalas and Pandas.  I was so happy to see them.  The Philadelphia Zoo doesn't have them.  It was good to be home to see my kids and husband, but I miss the California weather!

July 14th

Dennis was nice enough to let us store our baggage in his hotel room then drive us to the zoo.  We weren't sure how to get there so we navigated the old fashioned way, by map.  Linda, David, Mark and I had a great time.

July 13th

 Hall Davidson and I

DENnis Grice and I 

Mark and I did green screened pictures for the DENaritaville luau.  We all had to dress in a beach theme. We took over 90 pictures.  We had a ball. What a crazy way to spend my anniversary!  Happy Anniversary James!  I still love you!

July 12th

We did the DENmazing Race around campus.  This is my team, Genny, Dorie, Mark and myself.  We were called the "DENtastic Four".  We didn't win, but we had fun.

July 11th

We stayed the week at the University of San Diego.  What a beautiful campus!  I roomed with Liz, Traci and Jan (same as last year).  We were the party room again!  The entire group was split into teams.  Our team captain was Princess Porter.  We had to come up with a team name and then decorate our surf board.  The picture is our team jumping off the wall.

July 10th

We went to Sea World today with Discovery. We had a ball walking around and seeing some of the shows.  I walked around with Mark and Selena.  We didn't get to see Shamu, but we got to do the Shamu dance!

July 9th

We did the trolley tour today where we could hop on and off at different places.  We visited Coronado Island where we saw the beautiful Coronado Hotel which is made all of wood.  It even has an old fashioned bird cage elevator, still in use, with a person running it.  We also visited Old City and Horton Plaza.

July 8th

Arrived in San Diego for the Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute.  The weather was beautiful.  Tony picked us up from the airport and brought us back to the hotel.  He then played tour guide around the city.  We went to Mission beach and then La Jolla beach.  We were able to see the sea lions at La Jolla beach.  At Mission beach we all got matching henna tattoos.

July 7th

The horses were moved to a new stable called Victoria Stables.  It is about 300 acres and the horses don't stay in the barn.  They are out on a huge field.  Very happy horses here!

July 6th

Found this picture from belt testing of Paul.  I decided to put the world at his fingertips.

July 5th

Went to the mall over the weekend with the hubby. He saw this sign and had to get it. It is going to be hung in "man cave".

July 4th

Happy Independence Day! We had a nice BBQ. It was nice to see friends and baby Madison. Mark and I took the dogs for a walk and did some berry picking. The raspberries were sweet!

July 3rd

Went to a Mexican restaurant for lunch. The ladies room had an interesting stall. I guess this is the stall you go into when the food doesn't agree with you.

July 2nd

Went to Sam and Jeff's to celebrate his 30th birthday. The twins were catching fireflies.

July 1st

Went to see the fireworks in Ambler tonight.  I took some video of the fireworks.  Brianna and Jon rode the Salt and Pepper Shakers and Rachel is sporting her two dogs. One of them she won and the other is just her pet.  LOL!  As we were driving home, Brianna told us how the twins were sleeping in the car.  I had to snap the picture.  This is the only time that they can touch and not fight.  We had a great time.