The Nomadic Neuman's
December 2007

Sat 12/1/07
We drove into San Diego and there was a heart-lifting rainbow waiting for us
as we drove into Santee Lakes Campground. I was especially thrilled to be back near my family.

This group of pelicans fly in each early morning to fish for food.
I watch them right from our front window on my peaceful mornings
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Sun. Dec 2, 2007
Laurel, Devon & Olivia came to vist NaNa & PaPa!
Of course, NaNa had been collecting all sorts of "goodies" for Olivia. So she immediately removed her shoes to try on her new froggy boots.......as you can see, she loved them!
Then she had to try on all the clothes. What fun PaPa had helping her.
     
    
Santee Lakes has lots of interesting places to walk to so off we went for some fun & exercise.
First we fed the ducks some bread.

 
  
Then we stopped at one of the playgrounds. Whee........
     
No Daddy, I don't want to stop swinging! OK, let's play in the leaves.
  

"........It is not the world that needs peace; it is people.
When people in the world are at peace within, the world will be at peace."
   
   Prem Rawat, widely known as Maharaji

Dec 7th & 8th, 2007
A friend from the 70's in Ft. Collins, CO and his wife, Gerry & Pamela, came to
San Diego from Seattle WA for a celebration at the convention center for Prem Rawat, Maharaji.
Many of you who knew me from then, will remember that in 1971, Steve & I discovered Maharaji in our searches into spirituality. It was a very enlightening time in our lives and certainly had a profound affect on our inner peace.
What a special week-end I had visiting with Gerry & Pamela and hearing Maharaji's teachings again.



Over the next few weeks, Olivia & I were together a couple days a week. Always a thrill for NaNa.
We went walking to discover all sorts of fun things like running back & forth over the bridge listening to footsteps, climbing up & down, up & down, up & down over and over, coloring at the motorhome w/ PaPa, and playing games on NaNa's computer. Of course, each time we were together we had to feed the ducks
and throw rocks to see how far Olivia could throw and to giggle & watch the splashes.

       
        
Olivia's just beginning to understand about the potty and we had fun with the bubbles in the tub.
She loves her new electric toothbrush that Santa brought.
     

Friday Jan 21, 2007

On my way to visit Barbara & Merle Fowler, I stopped by the Blum property on Sycamore Creek Rd. where Dad used to live. That area was devastated by the recent fires.......the Blums home & property burnt to the ground.
How very sad for them. How grateful I was that Dad didn't have to go through that.
 

On the right below is what's left of the Ranger Station on the way to the Blum property.

   
Below left is what's left of their garage!
   
Nothing but ashes. See Dad's birdbath standing there?
Such a heart-breaking shame. Orsula & Mark plan to relocate to TX where his parents reside.


Barbara & Merle were thrilled to see Olivia again.
We had plenty of time to get caught up on all our news. Thanks for a nice lunch, Barbara!
        


Sat. Dec 23, 2007
Roberta & I took a day trip out to Julian and stopped at the Begent's new 35 acre ranch in Ramona.
I hadn't seen Dave & Mollie in a very long time so it was great to visit. Their ranch is awessome!

 
  

                            

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Mid-month Laurel & I got the tree set up in the house.
Then she Devon & Olivia decorated it.
  
Christmas morning was a treat for Olivia, all sorts of really cool presents!

A sock monkey, sock monkey slippers and a stuffed monkey!
  
The PlayStation with a car race was in use by the big boys!


Then over to Devon's parents, Roy Rena & Walt
to visit lots of the Handley family
and where a delicious prime rib dinner waited
 

Olivia was the hit of the party!


 
Twins, Darin & Devon still look alike.
  

 
           
           
           

 
Sunday Dec 30, 2007
Laurel, Olivia & I are off to the San Diego Zoo!

       
 
  On the right is Olivia looking at the hippo swim under water through the large observation glass.
  
  

 


Then, on Jan 1st, NaNa flew up to Oakland to be with Tara, Marc & Julia
during the last few days of her pregnancy and for the month of January..
 

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