Finally - a new seating arrangement

The new furniture showed up today.

First we had to make some room.

You know who could care less.

The installers took only 15 minutes to get it all set up.

Did somebody say Chaise or Chase?

What happened to the old leather couch?

We put in theater seating in the living room.

Hot Wheels!

Finally time to turn in the old company car.

Good bye Ford Fusion.

Hello Toyota Camry Hybrid

Twinkie Meets the Gang at the Park

Some old and some new friends at RSM Lake

The pug is new, but Max the Bishon is an old pal.

Someone abandoned a family of white pekin ducks at the lake.  They are very tame.  They will come up to most humans.

While Twinkie meets the ducks a crowd looked on from a nearby rock.

Stash of Black and White Photos found

Grandpa found an old photo album of his days in Ensenada and LA.

Grandpa at work as a cutter in LA.

Enjoying drinks with his boys in Ensenada, Mexico.

Walking downtown LA with a young Uncle Raul.

Brother, Tio Memo, with their father, Melecio.

And their mother, Eloisa.

Grandma's New Apartment

Today we got a chance to see Grandma's house one last time before moving out next week.   Here's a final look at upstairs of the house on Kensington Rd.

Later we go to see the new apartment on Spring Street.  This is a video tour of the new apartment.

Continuation of tour of new apartment starting with the master bath.

Grandma's new apartment is on the top floor (#902).  One floor down there's a connector to the rooftop terrace on top of the adjoining building.  Here's what that looks like.

Here are some still shots of the new place.  First one is from Spring Street looking up.  Their apartment is the top corner on the left.

Alameda Street entrance.

Spring Street entrance.

Main living space (second bedroom door on the left).  Windows face South and West.

View from living room of Chinatown and Dodger Stadium on other side of hill.

View of Chinatown.

Roof top terrace tour with apartment manager guide.

Basement has a screening room.

Grandma and Grandpa counting down the final days on Kensington Road before moving into the deluxe apartment with a prime city view.

Happy Birthday Baby Sis!

Halloween Night at Campamento

Casa d'Campamento decor included a string of glow in the dark ghost balloons to go along with the candle lit pathway in miniature pots.   Each white balloon had a glow stick inside to make the ghost effect.

Here's what it looked like in the late afternoon light.  Sharpies were used to make the facial expressions.

The assembly of the ghost balloons took hours of effort!   I had to supervise the crew of one carefully.

Finally it was time to go trick or treating.  Here's this years costume - a super fan!

Only two of Steve's girls went out this year.  One was Harry Potter and the other Princess Leia.