Candlewood Suites Phoenix/Tempe

Erin is one of, if not, the oldest friend I have. We met in fourth grade and have managed to keep in touch over the years. I blame Erin. And this little girl I played tag with in elementary school is now a mother of an adorable little boy. She and her husband Mike had Alysia two years ago and we had a wonderful ...

... footed in the Pacific Northwest, you don't think about where your water comes from. And reclaimed water? Yucky.<br>But here in the desert reclaimed water is what makes the golf possible. And in Arizona, golf is king.<br>Water courses through Phoenix like an Oregon holiday--wet and extravagant. I cringe to see man made ponds, lakes, waterfalls and rivers in this desert decorate developments like baubles on a tree.<br>But when you know they've ...

I know that I have spent some time in previous entries trying to convince all of you that I have turned over a new leaf when it comes to my border-line obsessive planning!! I really do feel that I have made huge strides forward in this endeavor. With that being said I have to now confess that I am back to my 'old' ways. <br><br>We will be spending the winter 'season' in the heavily visited 'snowbird' region of the country. This area encompasses ...

... to over a hundred emails to catch up on! Someday I will get caught up!<br><br>Oct 25th Sunday&#8212;Just figured out my fuel costs to get here and it was around $800, approximately 6.8 MPG and I drove carefully. Hung around the house this AM, a visit to Jayne and Steve and he tried to fix my mop with no luck. I cleaned a bit in the bay on the shady side, then started figuring out the bills for the repairs to send to Darlene. Jayne came by and I went to Walmart with her and took the ...

... could show the taxi driver, i could have done with one of those in Montreal! Anyhow so everyone was sure to be on time. The landscape changed dramatically from San Diego to Scottsdale as we headed into the dessert. This was a long day on the coach, we didn't have too many days that were spent on the coach but if memory serves right i think this was one of them. We had plenty of stops along the way ...

... 4:15<br> PM 06 Sep 2009 <br> FLIGHT # 758 <br> <br>ARRIVES<br> Athens,<br> Greece (ATH) <br> 9:10<br> AM 07 Sep.2009 <br> <br> COMING HOME :-((<br> <br>11:45<br> AM 29 Sep 2009 <br> <br> 759 <br> Athens,<br> Greece (ATH) <br><br> Boeing 767 <br> <br> Philadelphia,<br> PA (PHL) <br> 4:00<br> PM 29 Sep 2009 <br ...

We started our trip from Tempe, Arizona (see how we currently lived there). Our goal was to find a new life and our destination was the south-west, southeast, and notrth-east sections of the United States.<br><br>So it was time to say our 'Good byes.'

... a good time at has been a victim of the hard times, so we'll miss that annual dress-up event this year. : ( We also took a little jaunt this past weekend, driving the car back up to Cottonwood (where we were about three weeks ago) to visit my old friend Sherry, and to do a few odd jobs around the house for her. Greg likes nothing better than to have an opportunity to fire up his cordless drill and tackle a project or two ...

... of the shops in this cute hippie town, took pictures along the historic route 66 in Flagstaff, and headed back to Prescott. Wednesday was a day to pack up the car, and get things ready to come back to Tempe, because Megan was leaving at 11pm. After packing the car, Rick took us downtown Prescott to see some of the art galleries and shops and we had lunch at a nice deli, where the sandwiches hit the spot. After lunch, we made sure we had everything in the car, and headed back towards ...

... with her to see if she'd be ok with her giving me her e-mail. Long story short. . .she was fine with it. Not only does she know about the city I'm going to, she is a travel agent who helps missionaries find cheap flights! It is such a blessing to know that God takes an active interest in the lives of His children. I look forward to sharing many more stories of how He provides. Until later. . .