Craig, Brenda and Cutter's Adventures

The Flying Puppy

2011-09-02T20:58:00.001-06:00

Cutter may have had a late start but he is more than making up for it now!!! He has "Flippy" fun on the golf course! He clears 4 feet on average when he jumps - that would be a measurement from the ground to the bottom of his feet!!!

Coach and athlete discussing strategy.

Kung Fo Tournament

2011-08-27T17:29:00.000-06:00

Drew had his first tournament and had to compete in the two levels above him and placed 4th !!!!

Swimming in the Ocean

2011-08-18T12:00:00.001-06:00

Cutter loves the water and swims for his ball - he is a little slow (no webbing in his feet!). He does get a bit frustrated with the sand/ball situation as you can hear on the video. Sand was flying everywhere!

Back to San Diego America's Finest City

2011-08-11T11:48:00.000-06:00

We are leaving tomorrow morning for a couple of weeks in San Diego. It will be another new adventure for Cutter to be on the boat... We will be going to a BB King concert on Monday night!!! I can hardly wait! Seeing him in concert has always been one of my wishes.

Eli Loves Camping

2011-07-05T15:38:00.000-06:00

July 4th at Taylor Fork

2011-07-05T15:32:00.000-06:00

Some photos of the family before it rained!

We enjoyed 80 degrees until 5pm and then it rained. The guys still managed to do a great BBQ and we all over enjoyed. Back to Big Sky to enjoy fireworks from our lot and dessert - thanks for the root beer floats CJ & Lynne!

Taylorfork Fun

2011-06-30T14:24:00.000-06:00

These pictures really don't need a narrative...

Snow still...

2011-06-18T22:46:00.000-06:00

Summer has taken a detour from here so far this year! Snow on the mountain this week and cold rainy for the rest of the area. Kinda feels like Seattle - YUCK!!

Cutter is trying my training skills every hour. It is a dang good thing puppies are cute or they would never make it to dog! It is harder being so confined to the house because of the weather.

Meet Cutter

2011-06-02T09:38:00.000-06:00

Cutter is a 6 month old Border Collie. We brought him home June 1st and he has already won our hearts. His life has been very sheltered and so a huge amount of new things were introduced into his little world yesterday. Cutter had to go to the store and meet "Aunt Lynne" and learn about taking treats from your hand. His name was Banjo but he would not respond to it. Last night Craig came up with a bunch of nautical names and we tried Cutter and now he comes when we call his new name- less than 12 hours later!

Not Sure Why ...

2011-05-29T14:59:00.000-06:00

We arrived home in pouring rain on Tuesday and I am not sure why we came home. It has snowed and the wind has blown and I am freezing! I got a very short window to work outside in a flower bed yesterday for about an hour. I did put out the bird feeders and have decided the following:

Magpies are killers - Chickadees are fearless - Finches are timid- Robins are tough.
Final note - I WANT TO GO BACK TO SAN DIEGO!!!!!

We Just Left

2011-04-30T20:42:00.002-06:00

After being home and having it snow all but 2 days out of 11 and there is still over 2 feet of snow in our yard - we left! We loaded the car and drove back to San Diego!!!! We are staying on the boat and enjoying sunshine, flowers, trees, boats, water, friends and every good thing San Diego has to offer!!!

Happy Easter

2011-04-26T21:34:00.002-06:00

Amber, Dayn and Drew Easter Day 2011.

Truth in Advertising

2011-04-13T13:52:00.000-06:00

I don't know where this is - I found it on one of my facebook friend's wall and couldn't agree more with "Ed"!!!

Bike Miles

2011-04-12T12:18:00.000-06:00

As of this morning Craig has logged 1,405 miles on his bike!

Another Day at the Ball Park

2011-04-10T22:36:00.002-06:00

We went to another Padres vs Dodgers game and the Padres finally won! Craig got a foul ball today. It was a line drive foul it smashed into the empty seat right next to him!

Samantha and Mike

2011-04-09T12:03:00.000-06:00

Samantha and Mike enjoying the 4th of July fun at our home 2010. Going to have to get a new picture of these two. Samantha was hired yesterday by real estate company as a office manager.

Amber Dayn and Drew

2011-04-09T12:00:00.000-06:00

Dayn is the diagnostic team foreman now in the BMW Austin TX dealership!
Amber is in school and will graduate in December as an OR Technician.
Drew is just a wonderful 4 year old who keeps mommy busy!

Hail in San Diego!

2011-04-09T11:56:00.000-06:00

Nope that isn't a typo. We went to the Padres vs Dodgers game last night and we were rained out in the second inning! Walking back to the parking garage we go over the new bridge (21 million dollar bridge!) it was seriously raining and hail!! Another man walking with us didn't know what those little white balls on the bridge were!!!!!! The game resumed about 9pm (we watched from the comfort of the sofa) and was promptly rained out again. We will get to see the rest of that game and the regularly scheduled one for tonight but, forecast is - rain...

Awesome Drew

2011-04-09T11:52:00.000-06:00

Third stripe on his belt in one week! He loves his Kung Fu classes and obviously is doing really well!

Hello, my name is

2011-04-08T15:20:00.001-06:00

and I am a coffee-holic, caffeine addict!! Had to have a cup before I went for my walk this afternoon and 1 mile out guess what else wanted out! Good grief. My girls call it "crack in a cup". Yup, sure is. I love it and those who have had the pleasure of my company first thing in the morning can attest to my being totally unable to even communicate without it. Craig still asks me questions right away in the morning knowing full well I can not form letters let alone a coherent sentence before the first cup!! All that said... I love Starbucks!

Biker Miles

2011-04-07T21:42:00.000-06:00

Craig has now ridden 1,310 miles!

Opening Day in San Diego

2011-04-05T19:53:00.000-06:00

We went to the opening game for the Padres here in San Diego. First thing - they won over San Fransisco giants! Padres are 3-1 now. The opening ceremonies were wonderful. The game was great fun! The sun shined upon our sweaty little heads and we are going to another game tomorrow! Season tickets are nice (one of the reasons we extended our stay by two weeks). I saw alot of hot dogs being consumed with beer chasers and some folks won't be able to talk tomorrow for all the yelling and cheering they did today! Great day today!

1,210 Miles

2011-03-30T22:51:00.000-06:00

Yup, he did it and then some by the 30th of March no less! I suggested another 200 before we leave on the 15th of April - the "look" was aimed at me once again......
Craig figured out that he will be able to wear shorts for 11 months and has only had to wear "big boy" pants twice since being here and that was because of where we were dining those evenings.

Mileage Update

2011-03-28T23:11:00.000-06:00

Craig has put on 1,162 miles on his bike in less than 4 months!

Do You Have Days Like This?

2011-03-23T20:44:00.001-06:00

Snow News and "Stuff"

2011-03-23T19:54:00.000-06:00

Craig and I both talked with family at home in Big Sky and got the snow reports. Sorry, but I am sooo glad we are missing it!!! I know it is melting shortly after it falls but that just becomes mud season for another two months.

We have been talking about bringing another Border Collie into our lives. We have decided that the breed is so smart and quick to learn and we just can't see ourselves with any other kind of dog. We are talking about a puppy (good thing they are quick learners) because Craig has not had the "fun" of a Border Collie puppy and we need to introduce the boat life, traveling and other life style demands that are harder on older dogs adapt to. So we will look when we get home for a new addition to our lives. I hope I am up to potty training, crate training and short nights.... May have to borrow another dog for a week to help with some of those training needs because they learn so well from the puppy see - puppy do type of situation.

One thousand Plus

2011-03-22T11:16:00.000-06:00

Craig hit his 1,000 mile mark plus 20 more miles today!!! Amazing determination and fortitude. So, again, I suggested another mileage goal for him (easy for me to say). I think he can hit 1,200 miles - he is "thinking" about it.

Rider Update

2011-03-15T09:10:00.000-06:00

Craig hit 902 miles yesterday. We extended our stay two more weeks and I suggested he could extend his goal to 1,200 miles. I got the "look".

Sounds of Freedom

2011-03-11T22:23:00.000-07:00

Last month the navy base here had a huge celebration. It was the 100 years of aviation celebration. The traffic coming onto the island was backed up the 5 for miles!! We left the island and spent the day at the marina to clean and enjoy the boat. We actually had a great spot to see the planes of all vintages, sizes, formations and noise level fly over us. On the island the locals refer to the few seconds of extremely loud noise that occurs several times a day as the aircraft flies over as the "Sounds of Freedom". We really like that term and really don't mind the noise.
Today we spent on Point Loma watching the activity on the bay and the aircraft flying from the Naval base. Lots of folks were checking on their boats. No damage where we are. Just really wacked tidal moves. High tide and low tide occurred in rotation every 20 to 30 minutes over the course of 5 hours!!!

Dinner Oops

2011-03-03T20:58:00.001-07:00

We tried Tika Masala (from a Jar) tonight.... We tried to be fair but Lynne and Jenny have spoiled us. In an effort to cut carbs down we didn't even have Naan... Big mistake all the way around. (Hope my spelling of the food isn't too bad.) So, the moral of the story is - if you have ever had this wonderful dish crafted by Lynne or Jenny DO NOT try it in the jar you will be sadly disappointed. Naan is a must have no matter what. I missed you today Jenny and Lynne!!!!

"Dirt Bag" Bike Rider

2011-03-03T16:04:00.000-07:00

The descriptive term is Craig's. Everyone else apparently wears the biker uniform that he sees out riding. Can you imagine Craig wearing the biker's uniform?? As he tells me when I suggest it - " I don't think so". (Yes, I cleaned that quote up). He is at 800 miles as of this morning. Then he went to the "office". We are having the teak re-done and he is doing the general contractor check up. :) I stayed home and cleaned house as our friends from Las Vegas will be here for the weekend.

Bike Riding

2011-02-27T19:23:00.000-07:00

Craig has ridden his bike 738 miles so far (since 12/2/10). He plans on getting 1,000 miles on his bike in the 4 months we will have been here. Can anybody say "Reichstetter"!!!! I would say he is riding his butt off - but, he has none to ride off! The man's determination is amazing.

Office Brief

2011-02-15T22:24:00.000-07:00

Craig is enjoying every puttering moment at the "office".

Just love the hailing port and name!

2011-02-11T17:55:00.000-07:00

Sophie - Italy 2009

Studying and Sailing!

Kyle being well... Kyle

This Last Year Snap Shots

2011-02-11T17:51:00.001-07:00

Italy November 2009

Elvis Graceland October 2010

Craig's Office March 2010

Caig's Graduation April 2010

Craig's Office

2011-02-11T17:43:00.000-07:00

Point Loma park is a good place to call your office! Our little boat being "slung" into the water. I was not there for that - it makes me ill to just see the picture! Tomorrow we will be moving it to the Bay Club Marina (home for the boat). The boat yard did a great job of restoring and refinishing!

Craig's New Office

2011-02-07T10:37:00.001-07:00

The sail boat arrived in San Diego from Anacortes last week and is in the boat yard getting the bottom re-done and the teak is getting varnished. It was supposed to be a sail boat that we could trailer to a destination and re-rig and sail. Well, it takes a professional rigging crew hours to take down and then reassemble the mast and lines! No more- it is being rigged permanently! Craig is there everyday to "supervise" the progress of the painting, staining and rigging! I tease him that he is going to the office when he heads out for the boat yard. I think that is the only "office" he likes! We are so excited to have "her" here to enjoy!

2010-08-10T18:15:00.001-06:00

IN LOVING MEMORY

JACK

SEPTEMBER 1, 1998 to AUGUST 9, 2010

WE LOVE AND MISS YOU.

Jack, Abby, Eli & Sophia @ Taylor Fork!

2010-07-16T11:02:00.005-06:00

Taylor Fork Adventures

2010-07-16T10:56:00.003-06:00

Kyle and CJ's version of the Polar Bear Club in July - snow run off is cold!!!

2010-01-25T19:05:00.002-07:00

We spent a wonderful Christmas in St. Louis with Amber, Dayn and Drew. Drew loves Jack (who doesn't). He asks Amber when is Jack coming home. He doesn't like to hear Jack lives with Papa and Nana.
The drive from home to St. Louis and back is the most butt numbing and mind numbing ride ever. NEVER again. We will fly the next time if they are still there. Could be they are moving on - looking at CA.
We are leaving in a couple of days for 2 wonderful months in the San Diego area!!! Our friends from Vegas are coming to stay with us for a week and maybe we can get Richard to come play with Craig too.

Craig is stuck tonight in South Dakota due to a blizzard. He went (drove) to Rochester, MN with the Palmer's to move Betty into a new apartment. Of course while he was gone we got a foot of new snow - Jack is happy...

2009-12-09T14:22:00.003-07:00

We are home again and I'm really wishing we weren't! Sub-zero weather and wind - yuck. Poor Jack's feet start to freeze after being out just a couple minutes.
Our Italy trip was just wonderful. We left and due to Miss Sofie's very eventful night we did not get to thank Jenny for her wonderful sense of humor about having us all at her home and for a wonderful time with the family.
Craig & I came home with a nasty rotten cold. I'm really over the cough that came along with it.
Now we are getting ready to go to St.Louis for Christmas.

2009-11-21T11:15:00.002-07:00

We are in Rome and it is amazing. I do not have the words to describe what is here and all you see. I believe we have had pizza for 5 meals in a row now. All different and all wonderful. We are leaving tomorrow for Florence and then Venice. More great things to see - my feet have officially declared war against me however.

PACKING FOR ITALY!!!

2009-11-15T18:34:00.003-07:00

3 Days and we are on our way!!

We are busy packing and trying to figure out how to entertain ourselves for the long plane rides. A little cribbage anyone?!!
Italy - wine and espresso - well... I will just have to enjoy the Anderson's share as well as my own!
My wonderful daughters have me addicted to Farmville on My Space. I don't recall my "real" farming days to be so easy or fun!!

Warning this video will requre a kleenex to watch!

It is entirely too wonderful! It was a forward from a friend that I miss greatly, never see or talk with anymore. Maybe it is a Thanksgiving blessing!!!????

8 Days and Counting Down

2009-11-10T14:43:00.000-07:00

We are so excited about the upcoming Italy trip. I just hope I can keep up with the infamous Kyle's tour regime!

Thanksgiving in Italy??!!!!!

2009-09-15T17:38:00.000-06:00

We have been waiting to make our plans for this fall and winter adventures. Craig had his appointment with the orthopedic surgen and he will NOT need surgery yet! A custom brace is being made for him that will hopefully allow him to play tennis and "white haired" basketball for another five years!

So... We are going to take a motor home tour come back to Big Sky around mid November and then go to ROME for 10 days!!! Kyle & Jen we are looking into our flights and are hoping to spend Thanksgiving with you!!! Let us know how that sounds to you guys! I've never been to Europe and Italy being my first trip ... WOW!!

We are then going to St. Louis to spend Christmas with Amber, Dayn and Drew. It will be our first Christmas with Drew. At three he should be loads of fun.

When we get back from St. Louis we will pack it up and head to Coronado for three months!

SURPRISE - WE ARE BLOGGING AGAIN!

2009-09-04T15:15:00.000-06:00

We have had a wonderful summer with the family! I did catch a bit of flack about not updating the blog spot from a few of the nieces in the family so...

We have re-painted the entire interior of the house! We put in a new back splash and tiled the kitchen floor and as I type we have been booted out of the house for a few days as the wood floor is getting stripped and refinished! All these wonderful things being done in time for us to run away for 6 months!!

Snow Shoveling Fool - Jack that is.

2007-12-20T22:02:00.000-07:00

Jack is the only one who gets excited about shoveling snow! He goes crazy when Craig asks him if he wants to go shovel snow. He waits to put on his coat and barks like crazy if Craig is too slow getting his hat and gloves on. If you don't shovel fast enough - he barks some more! I am sure the neighbors don't find it as cute as we do.

Craig has had enough already and is talking of re-visiting warmer and sunny California.

It's Almost Christmas

2007-12-20T21:49:00.000-07:00

Jack is the only one who is ready for Christmas. I know it comes the same day of every year and every year I say I am going to be "ahead of the game" I guess I am not in the right ball park or playing the right game because I am sure not ahead!

Hope this finds you all happy, healthy and excited about Christmas and all the good things the New Year will bring.

We miss you all very much and wish you all a Merry Merry Christmas!

Visit to Old Town San Diego

2007-10-19T21:23:00.000-06:00

We spent an afternoon at Old Town and these children put on a wonderful little dance performance. They are too cute in the grown up costumes. We enjoyed the day as well as the mexican dinner there that evening.

A Day of Fun at SeaWorld

2007-10-19T20:51:00.001-06:00

We spent a wonderful day at SeaWorld. Lynne and I love the sea lions! The day was nice- no sun but a good temperature and the shows were wonderul as ususal. Craig and I love it there and I guess that would be why we have an annual pass.

Touring Old Ships at San Diego Bay

2007-10-19T20:16:00.000-06:00

We spent an afternoon touring the 4 ships and a Russian Submarine that are here as a floating museum on the bay. Steve really enjoyed the submarine - it is the type he spied upon! It was fun going through the sub and having Steve be the tour guide; reading the russian signs to us, explaining the different tasks of the sailors on the sub and comparing it to the US subs and sailors. We toured the Star of India and the Surprise. The Star of India is 144 years old and the Surprise is a reproduction and was used for the filming of the movie Master and Commander. It was a great afternoon!

Drew's Halloween Costume

2007-10-12T22:08:00.001-06:00

Amber picked this outfit up last weekend for Drew's Halloween costume. I went to see my girls and Drew last weekend. Craig had to fly home to do his real estate class continuing ed. classes - it snowed on him! He was happy to come back to San Diego!! I bought Drew a tee shirt that has 3 pictures with monkeys on them - each picture has a saying above it. Monkey see-Monkey do- Monkey get in trouble too!!!!!

Jack's Likes Italian Too!

2007-10-12T21:58:00.001-06:00

Jack had a little taste of what we had for dinner - Great pasta dinner by chef Lynne!

Lynne and Steve's Visit

2007-10-12T20:58:00.000-06:00

We went to Sea Port Village today for Chowder, Fish and Chips. Had to do a little shopping too - this is Steve's idea of shopping! We bought the hat and glasses for Lynne's sports car apparel and I guess we should have gotten Steve his own pair of fun glasses too. Lynne is quite cute in her new shades and hat!!

Night Time Feathered Patrol

2007-09-26T21:42:00.000-06:00

The dock lights line the runway for the blue heron as he glides in for a silent landing. He patrols the docks every night or so it seems as I have never seen him fish off of the docks. He is the silent feathered sentry of the night.

Happy Captain

2007-09-26T21:22:00.000-06:00

That is the look Craig has pretty much every day all day - I'm thinking the captain is very happy to be here.

Drew's Birthday Party

2007-09-26T20:54:00.000-06:00

Happy 1st Birthday Drew!

Drew was one on August 30th! Amber and Dayn held his birthday party on September 1st. We had a lot of guests and of course presents. He was more interested in the cards. The cake was too cute as you can see. Amber did a great job on the cake and decorations. In case you hadn't guessed the theme - Pirates Arrrrrrrr. Even Jack got to be part of the festivities!

Samantha's Visit

2007-09-26T13:18:00.000-06:00

Samantha came for a weekend visit. We went to Cabrillo National Mounument where I took this "cheesecake" shot of her. We took Jack swimming in the ocean, visited the GasLamp area and we went over to Coronado Island. She is doing well with her new job and is planning on staying for a while. Apartment hunting soon. It is nice that the girls can come over on Friday nights and still have the majority of the weekend with us. Beats the 17 hour one way drive!! As you can tell it was another wonderful sunny day in San Diego - low to mid 70's every day. Can't hate that!

Do You Want To Play

2007-09-26T12:42:00.000-06:00

What else but playing flippy. Jack loves his twice a day walks with Craig. They go across the street and play doggy frisbee in the park and of course Jack has an audience every time they go to play. Lots of people know Jack by name now - not ours but the dog's! Craig is definately Jack's favorite playmate - I have to admit Craig is mine too!!

Beach Day with the Kids

2007-09-26T11:15:00.000-06:00

Gotta get the sand out of those sensitive spots!

Amber, Dayn and Andrew (Drew) came to visit us for a long weekend. We took them to SeaWorld, Doobie Brothers Concert, and of course to the beach at Coronodo. Drew's first time at the beach! Papa and I walked him to the water the first time and then it was we could do to keep him out of the ocean!! He loved it. Papa taught us all how to make dribble castles.

He did really well on the boat considering he is used to the run of a house and then he was confined to the small boat spaces. He thought it was great fun to toss his trucks off the back of the boat and watch us all scramble off to get them before they sunk. It was a great visit.

2007-09-25T17:58:00.000-06:00

Greetings from sunny San Diego! We have been doing the touristy stuff as well as a bit of exploring. We had Amber, Dayn and Drew here for a long weekend visit and then Samantha came for a weekend.