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<\/a>in the back (after Brandee piled a bunch of blankets to make him a nice cushion of course :-) ) and then began the journey.\u00a0 It takes about 3 hours to get there.\u00a0 We arrived at about 11:30pm after stopping at In-N-Out Burger for a disgustingly, nasty late night dinner.<\/p>\nSaturday morning we got up early, ate breakfast then I treated my dad to a round of golf.\u00a0 We were joined by two younger kids and I tell you what, my dad at 89 years old can still out-golf those young wiper-snappers!\u00a0 He hadn\u2019t played in a long time so he was a bit rusty in the beginning but around the 3rd<\/sup> hole he was back to his regular self hitting the ball straight down the middle of the fairway.\u00a0 Meanwhile I was constantly playing out of the trees due to my horrendous slice that I can\u2019t seem to get under control. \u00a0We ended up playing a total of nine holes which was sufficient for me because it was getting really hot. \u00a0On one of the holes my dad had an amazing shot. \u00a0It was a short Par 3 hole and there was a man-made water fountain in front of the green. \u00a0The water level was really low. \u00a0Dad hit a nice shot but it was going to clearly come up short. \u00a0So the ball splashed in the water and bounced off the concrete floor of the fountain and ended up landing right in front of the green! \u00a0It was just a short chip from there. \u00a0I told him that with that kind of luck he should have planned the California Lottery! \u00a0We didn\u2019t end up keeping score but it was a lot of fun to get out there with my Pa and do what he enjoys doing.<\/p>\n Of course upon our return home Bella was a living hell. \u00a0She was so mad at us for leaving her alone for almost 40 hours. \u00a0She was biting me, attacking my legs and in a general piss-poor mood. \u00a0I did manage to live through the cuts and scrapes but I do have some battle wounds. \u00a0You’d think that she would have been nice seeing as how we were gone but I guess it’s her way of letting us know that we should never abandon her like that ever again. Although I\u2019m exhausted from the long drive back and forth it was really great to spend QT with my bestest peeps in the world! \u00a0We are thinking about planning a trip to Las Vegas for our next adventure so I can’t wait to make it reality then sharing all the fun details. \u00a0Viva Las Vegas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had a wonderful weekend! 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\nWe also got to spend some quality time with my mother watching coverage of the Olympics which was a lot of fun.\u00a0 We got to share a truly memorable moment when Oscar Pistorius of South Africa ran the 400-meter track and field event.\u00a0 Oscar was born with a birth defect that caused him to have both his legs amputated below the knee when he was 11-months old.\u00a0 He was fitted with special prosthetics that allowed him to not only walk normally, but he\u2019s one of the fastest runners in the world!\u00a0 Although he didn\u2019t end up winning a medal his courage was absolutely inspirational.\u00a0 His smile was so genuine that it was infectious.\u00a0 In general in our society, we need more great stories like the one that Oscar provided this past Saturday at the London Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/a>Another great memory was that my mom feeds the wild deer nightly so they are in a routine of coming up to the house for supper.\u00a0 This particular evening we were blessed by three rather large deer that came up to dine on tortillas and other leftovers.\u00a0 Brandee had cooked a delicious selection of steak, baked vegetables and dinner rolls so the deer got a tasty dinner indeed.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n