Now that I am about to start a new job I wanted to take a little trip. Jerri and I went on a four day cruise to Catalina and Ensenada.

Today the union Pacific Railroad started to move the 4014 big boy steam engine from Colton California to Chyenne Wyoming. It has been in the train museum at the LA County fair for the last 50 years. It will be fully restored and put back into service. I was fortunate to see it at a stop it took on highway 138 at Mormon rocks as well as at the Victorville Amtrack station.

On Friday Brandi had her birthday party. She hosted a murder mystery dinner. Stephen cooked. We all had a great tome with family and friends.

I am still working on my lifetime hobby of toy trains. Now I have added HO gauge slot cars to my obsession. It is more fun than collecting bottles from the bottom of old outhouses.

Jerri Sue has finally reached her dream. She has her own stamp store. It is right on main street. She has "small inventory" but I'm sure it will grow.

MY MAN CAVE

I have been busy turning half of my garage into a train  room. There are three o gauge lines that are 77 feet each and a slot car track too. For more pictures and a video check out my Dorfan trains blog. The link is on this page.

JUST MISSED THE HOUSE

We planted this tree when we first moved here in 1989. It grew so big that if it fell it would destroy our house. I cut down one branch at a time. Each branch was like a tree by itself. This was the last branch that leaned towards the house. It barely scraped the front door.

This is what was left. It has already started growing new leaves and branches.

While I have been out of work I have been just sitting around the house. Or maybe under it. A pipe broke and I had to replace part of the floor and repair the pipe at the same time. What fun.