Blog Blues - Winter Woes!

Wow - it's been months since I've posted anything! So sorry for dropping off the face of the earth but I've been so busy setting up my new business and competing in several golf tournaments I totally ignored my blog!

I think Southern California has become the new "East Coast"! We have had one of the coldest winters I can remember, my poor back yard was frozen solid and we even had snow in the Malibu mountains! I even bought a pair of Uggs to keep my feet warm while walking the "Winston" during those chilly afternoons! I am looking so forward to the warmer weather of spring!

OK - updates on my business. I spent a grueling week in Northern California learning all about the credit card business of processing all those charges I racked up during the holidays! I am working with business that accept credit cards for payment and hopefully saving them some money while I try and make some! It's a very competitive business but I am enjoying the interaction with my clients and loving every minute of it!

Tracy is travelling constantly and Winston keeps me company while he is away along with all my wonderful girlfriends! In February Tracy finally turned 50 and I threw a surprise birthday party for him at the club (he finally caught up with me!). We played golf and enjoyed wonderful Spanish food that the Club created just for his special day! All of our friends were present and it was a total blast!

I competed in the January Member - Member tournament and shot the lowest round of the entire field and won the championship! First time my name will finally be on that trophy! Yahoo! I am getting ready to compete in our annual Club Championship tournament along with all the top players of our Club. Keep your fingers crossed that I make it through the four grueling days of the toughest competition ever! (Hope this ole body can handle it!)

Love to all and I'll try and be better at posting on my blog!

More Holiday Cheer

Winston wanted to get in on all the festivities. He wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and lots of bones in your stockings!

Happy Holiday Everyone! I know it has been a while since I updated my home page, but things have been hopping here in little Camarillo! Tracy has been traveling all over South East Asia, Manila and the Philippines (he just missed Typhoon Durian by 4 hours!) and I've been running golf tournaments and getting ready for the holidays!

Winston (the terror) had been experiencing some tummy difficulties, but with the help of our wonderful vets will be able to celebrate his 3rd birthday (OH GEESE HE'S 21 YEARS OLD ALREADY!) on December 17th!

Tracy has put so many lights up on the house I'm surprised the airplanes that land at the Camarillo airport haven't mistaken us for the landing strip! Our yearly donation to Southern California Edison (our electric company!), but what the heck, it's the holidays!

We send our love to our families and friends and I've inserted a few pics of the house decked to the halls! Love and Merry Christmas to everyone!

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Mom really does play golf!

Thought I would just add this to my blog - yes everyone - Mom (Grandma Nan to most of you) really does play golf. This picture was taken when she last visited in the early spring. I took her up to Las Posas Country Club and we had a wonderful time together. She also learned how to play "Majong" and we sipped wine and champagne and laughed till we couldn't sit still anymore!

Daily Lives in the Farming Capitol of Ventura County!

As usual, Tracy is off to the Club to play his Saturday round of golf with his buddies and Winston and I are holding down the fort here at home. Our weather has been extremely warm for November (86 degrees here yesterday) which has afforded us some fun outdoor time in the evenings to enjoy our back yard this late in the season.

Just an update on Tracy and his company: He is traveling extensively to Asia (mainland China, Philippines and Malaysia) working with all his factories to manufacture beautiful pottery, gazebos and water fountains (can barely wait till I get one of those water fountains!). With all the miles he is racking up, maybe I can get out of town one of these days!

Winston (wheaten terrier - or "terror" as the case is sometimes!) is doing well after all his testing, poking and retesting for liver disease! He got an A+ on his last vet report card, so worries over him have lessened quite a bit (wish the vet bill would lessen too!). Ah, my four legged child!

As for me, I just spent a few days up in the Santa Maria area celebrating a dear friends 60th birthday party! Twenty crazy women on the golf course, drinking tons of wine at the after golf dinner party and dancing to the tunes of oldies but goodies out on the patio till the wee hours of the morning! Girlfriends are one of the best things in life!

I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Tracy puts up more lights on the outside of our home, it's brighter than the landing strip at the Camarillo airport! One of these days someone is going to set their chopper down on our front lawn! If I figure out how to post a picture on this blog - you will see what I mean!

That's all for now. Love to my family, sisters, nieces and nephews, cousins and all.