Ian graduates!

I'm so proud of him! He decided what high school he wanted to go to because they had a fantastic arts program. He made it! Four years away from the kids he grew up with, making new friends at Santa Rosa High School. A tough pill for me to swallow since we were so close to Rancho for him to graduate with my old alma mater, I was hoping he'd graduate a COUGAR. Well, he was close....SRHS mascot is the Panther.



He chose to continue his education in Southern California at Fullerton College. Three days after this picture was taken, he moved to So Cal. *sigh*

Safari West

I SWEAR there were birds in that tree!

I'm combining two posts into one. I got to go to Safari West for the first time this year and lucky me, I got to go twice! The first time was a trip for work after we had completed a major project. It was an awesome 'Thank You' and I had a great time. The second time in the fall was for an event called "Twiga at Twilight". It was a benefit for the animals and Twiga is one of their giraffes. Yes, that's me holding the snake (just to give Vicky the willies!!)

And also seated near me is former San Francisco Mayor, Frank Jordan. He was kind enough to take a picture with me....