Last Week At This Time........I Was In Sacramento

Summer Bowling Adventure

Last week we went bowling on Saturday night. The kids had a great time!

Mom's Birthday Part 3

Last birthday call, Ice Cream!

Mom's Birthday Part 2

We stopped at Tom's Farms for lunch. I don't ever remember being there and thought it would be an interesting place to check out. It turns out it was super cool! In addition to shops they have restaurants and a kids area that includes a carousel, train, panning for gold, pony rides and more. Kim and Micah joined us there and it was great to see them! We decided to go to the magic show and Sydney volunteered to go on stage during the show (this was quite a surprise). The magician pulling coins out of her ear, elbow and asked her questions (most of which she didnt answer or answered wrong-lol) I was so proud of her! At the end of the show he asked for all the kids to come and Brooke and Micah went up and stood with the rest of the kids. It was really cute!  

Mom's Birthday Part 1

Mom wanted to go Blueberry picking for her birthday so this morning (early) we headed down to Temecula for some blueberries. We had a great time! On the cooking list for the week: A blueberry pie at Grandma's house, Blueberry scones at our house and XXXX at the Krueger's. Happy Birthday, Mom! We love you so much and are glad that we were able to do this today. You always have me doing things that I wouldn't probably do but those things ended up making great memories. I love you!!!!!

Happy Father's Day!

Last Father's Day we had crabs and last month I decided that it would be our yearly Father's Day tradition. This tradition results in a Friday night Father's Day celebration as you have to get fresh steamed crabs delivered overnight. So after work on Friday night we had Maryland Blue Crabs and they were delicious!

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The Restaurant I Picked Today

What I Ate Today

Ten22: Chargrilled Fish Sandwich

Fillipos: Chicken Picado and the best gnocchi ever

Hotel: Strawberry Gelato

In SF I Couldn't Throw My Lunch Plate Away

National Best Friend Day!

Ily Jane!

Happy Birthday, Bro ;)

Hope you had an awesome day. I love how Facebook orders me to give you a Starbucks card....I don't think so! You are an awesome brother and an awesome uncle. I love you!!!!!

Your Light Will Shine

I lost my dear friend Barbara Ankney yesterday. Since 2000 this antique Charleston lamp has lit up the desk in my home office. It was a gift for me from Barb and she purchased it on one of several trips we took to Lake Arrowhead. I loved it and at the time I couldn't afford it. She surprised me with it when we got home that day. That was Barb, one of the most generous people I have every come across. There aren't very many people that you know would do ANYTHING for you. Barb was one of the few. She was so special......

Nobody could do cliches like Barb, she used a cliche in almost every sentence . Her favorite was "If you pay with peanuts you get monkeys". I remember hearing "Yank your chain" alot too.  Barb taught me how to antique shop, we had fun with trips to antique shops in Orange and Arrowhead. She taught me so much about the different types of depression glass, Shawnee pottery and antique furniture. She showed me how to look for value and what was worthless-it was fun. I loved the dining room table she had at the cabin, her and Dale found it at an antique shop in New Orleans. It was beautiful.  She also introduced me to Thomas Kinkaid (her collection was beautiful), I'll never look for the "N's" in his paintings without thinking of her. 

I helped her start her first website, "Where's Kay's Spleen" and I remember laughing online with her for hours in the evenings. She would throw things up there just to make me laugh and I would laugh hysterically. She really knew how to make me laugh until I was in pain. My stomach would even hurt the day after-I have never laughed with anyone like I laughed with Barb. 

I can remember her going to visit her mother in Ohio (and that is quite a complicated story) and after her mom passed away I remember the day she met all her extended family members. It made her so happy to build those connections and become part of her extended family. Her Ohio family meant so much to her.

Barb was never quite the same after Dale passed away. She wouldn't want me to write and not mention Dale, it's been seven years since he died and I am sure she is enjoying the reunion. 

Barb was fiercely loyal and I think that's why we hit it off. It's a long lost quality and one of the most important ones to me-we share it. She was also an excellent nurse, her staff adored her and her friends loved her for who she was. Since Sydney and Brooke came along my time with Barb was limited but I always missed her and loved her. She barely knew my children but she loved them. If you look up the photos on her Facebook page there are pictures of her animals (which she loved more than life) and a picture of Sydney. She loved Jesus and she is now home with her Lord. Barbara Ankney I love you and I will miss you forever. Thank you for being the unique and special woman that you were. Your light will continue to shine in my house......The Thomas Family loves you.

Slow To Change + A Happy Birthday

My name used to say "Kim Evans Thomas" now it's just "Kim", I don't like it. PS it's Amy's Birthday. Happy Birthday!

I Didn't Kill Anyone

But my bathroom mirror looks like I did.

Girls Night Out

Sydney loved the Melting Pot and cooked up every last thing to take home for dad.

A 22 Lunch

Colgate Ad Campaign

It's Superman!

Good Luck!