Moyer's Menagerie

Gini's trip

2009-07-13T08:15:00.001-07:00

The Wedding

2009-05-10T18:44:00.001-07:00

Mandy and Eric got married on Sat. May 9th in the chapel at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finches

2009-04-25T08:58:00.001-07:00

Spring Flowers

2009-04-12T18:28:00.000-07:00

The flowers in the yard looked so beautiful today that I thought I would share them with all of you who are waiting for your own splash of springtime.

Easter Sunday 2009

2009-04-12T18:17:00.004-07:00

We had a beautiful Easter Day. We started out with lunch at the Hilton then came back to the house for an Easter Egg hunt. Hope everyone had as an enjoyable day as we did. We missed you Brad.

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Missy's Birthday

2009-03-19T07:13:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday Missy!

Joseph's 13th Birthday

2009-03-05T07:40:00.000-08:00

It seems hard to believe that 13 years have gone by and Joe is now such an accomplished young man. Also, congratulations to you and your soccer team for having an outstanding season.

2009-01-07T18:37:00.000-08:00

I was looking through some old photos that Mikie O had shared with me and was wondering how did so many years go by so quickly. The baby I am holding in the picture is Michelle who will be 40 on the 30th of this month.

Rockers

2008-12-31T10:51:00.001-08:00

Is this how the Carpenters started?

The Best Things in Life are Free

2008-12-27T11:46:00.000-08:00

Like any other community, living in California has the bad along with the good. Right now like much of the country, we are experiencing difficult economic times (politicians!). However, the best things in life are free and this is what we get for free in the Golden State.

Still getting ready for Santa

2008-12-14T12:16:00.000-08:00

Mike was literally hanging up lights in the rain yesterday, but all came out well.

Getting ready for Ho-H0-H0

2008-12-14T11:23:00.000-08:00

Every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving Mike begins hauling our "Christmas Stuff" from our rental storage facility. It took Mike 2 days and at least 5 trips to the storage unit to bring it all back to the house. My T-Bird has been temporarily displaced to accommodate the many boxes and bins. Over the 40+ years we have accumulated many holiday treasures. Our daughters have mentioned intervention several times, especially to their dad, but we continue on. I grew up in a home where Christmas was magical to me and I always wanted to convey that sense of awe and wonder to my own children and grandchildren. We now decorate 5 trees and put up hundreds of Santas. We have our traditional (9 ft) tree in the living room and it contains all the special ornaments that we have collected over the years, including homemade ornaments from the girls, grandchildren, and friends. We also have a more traditional looking tree in the family room. It is decorated in white, silver, and gold ornaments. One year St. Nick visited while I was at work and there stood what is known as our Upside Down Tree. Most of the decorations on this tree our Victorian in nature. After we visited New Orleans one year we wanted to continue experiencing the unique feeling that city gives, so we have a Marti-Gras tree with all the fun and glamor of that town. Finally, last year I was surprised with a Travel tree. I had been collecting ornaments from the various places we had visited over the years, so Mike brought home this cute little Fir/Palm tree that is perfect for these ornaments. As to the Santas, it all started the first year we were married and I bought the cheap little plastic Santa that stand with one leg up. I'm sure many of you have seen this little guy. The idea grew, and over the years, just about everyone I exchange gifts with has sent me some kind of Santa. It took Mike and I at least 3 days to decorate the trees, day for Mike to put up the Christmas lights, this year in rain, and another day to place all the Santas and other decorations in their own special spots. Mike especially loves people coming into the house for the first time and hearing all their oohs and aahs. It is all a labor of love.

Thanksgiving

2008-11-28T10:29:00.001-08:00

Hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Michael and I did. All of the girls, their husbands, and kids joined in the celebration. Mike and I are very thankful to have our family.

Back on Track

2008-11-28T10:13:00.000-08:00

On Monday Nov. 24th I returned to school for a work day. Fortunately for me, the teacher going off-track allowed me to start bring in all my teaching materials. Due to construction on campus, we can no longer pull our vehicles near our classroom to unload. So, I had to schlepp everything from the Excursion to my classroom, approximately an 1/8 of a mile. The first load saw a wheel break off of my rolling cabinet that I use for all my desk supplies and etc. The second trip was just as eventful. When I was almost to my door, things began sliding off the hand truck. And, that was just the beginning of my day. The teacher whose room I'm going into captured the mess. Students come Monday.

2008-11-19T10:48:00.000-08:00

At Mike's and Nettie's

2008-11-19T10:19:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday, November 12th, Mike and I drove the 355.8 miles to New River, AZ to visit Mike and Nettie in their new retirement home. We had a great time. It is hard to believe how many years have sailed (that's for you Mike) by. We also visited Scottsdale and Cave City. The two Mikes were good sports about looking through shops.