The Adventures of France & Deirdre: June 2009

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Mother and Daughter Haircuts!

Well, it is that time of the year.........summer! That means time for Deirdre to get her summer haircut! This was done on Thursday, June 25. Oh ya, I even got a real good trim too!

Before "the cut"!!

This is the other Dan in our lives.............our hair dresser, Dan Ochoa. We have gone to him for at least 15 years!

Ok! My kid got my camera...........

How come she is not this good for me when I wash her hair??

Sure.........she smiles now!

I am loving it already...........nice and short!

And she likes it too!

And this is the end result! Both very happy!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day!

With the great- grandparents!

Dan with Deirdre, no he is not her dad, but he does spend lots of time with her!

Rick and Lucas.

Carl and Emily.

At Apple Hill...........I love this picture!

Greg and Matthew..........this is Greg's first Father's Day!

Eric and his new family..............

Me and my dad.............

A Happy Father's Day to everyone! For me this includes my dad, my grandfathers, my brother, my uncles and Dan! Also to all my friends who are fathers or stepfathers..........Greg, Rick and Eric. Today Dan is spending his Father's Day trucking and he is in Segovia, Texas. I was trying to find out about this odd little town he is in for the night. Here is what I have found............

SEGOVIA, TEXASKimble County, Texas Hill CountryOn I-1011 miles SE of JunctionPopulation: 25 (estimate)
Segovia Area Hotels - Book Here & SaveJunction Hotels

The old Post Office in SegoviaPhoto courtesy Erik Whetstone, August 2005More Texas Post Offices See Texas Ghost Towns
Photographer's NoteSegovia now appears to be mainly a truck stop and a few houses. The Post office building was the only older building I saw. - Erik Whetstone, March 18, 2006History in a Pecan ShellSegovia, was named after the city in Spain and began life in the early 1860s. The settlement was granted a post office in 1900 and the population has remained small throughout Segovia's history. There were only 10 people living there in the mid 1920s but as highways improved, the area started receiving more tourists and soon 25 people lived there catering to visiting campers and adventurers. With the arrival of the Great Depression the population went right back to ten. It increased to 20 after WWII, swelled to 63 in the mid-1960s, reached over 60 in 1966 and topped out at 101 from 1974 through the mid 1980s. The estimate in the early 90s was a mere 25.

I am sure there is more on this town. But this was pretty interesting!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Columbia State Park

What a fun day we had today! We ventured to Columbia State Park for Gold Rush Days! The girls really enjoyed it and so did us adults.........lots of walking was done and panning for gold too! Of course I did take a few (okay........tons) of pictures. Would I go somewhere and not take pictures?? So, here you go........................

A fast picture before we roam the town!

Teahouse........this is the place Dan and I love! Last year we had lunch here.

The girls........yes they do get along!

A real stagecoach...........horses and all!

I think you know everyone in this picture..........

Emily and Deirdre in the saloon for lunch.

Deirdre took a picture of us in the saloon for lunch.

Me and my shadow..........I love my shadow!

And me and my other shadow.............yep! I love her too!

A pretty neat photo.

Deirdre and Emily playing a game from back in the day.

Our picture in front of a hearst!

The old school house........1/4 mile walk up a hill to get there.

At one of the desks.

My child in a dunce hat!

Carl's wife, Jenny, sitting at one of the kid's desks.

I took a picture of the schoolhouse in the "antique" setting...........came out real cool!

This flower caught my eye!

A beautiful bed and breakfast on the way to the old schoolhouse.

Deirdre found some real neat rocks to climb all over!

More flowers caught my eye!

Part of an old fireplace in the park.

Jenny, Emily and Carl.

Jenny and me.

The girls are ready to get rich!

Looks like a bunch of rocks to me...........LOL!!

Deirdre getting her one on one lesson to panning for gold.

Now Emily's turn.............

Okay, my brother and I had to give it a try!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

School is out!! Swim time!!

With today being Deirdre's last day as a 4th grader................summer has started!! So, the swimming season has begun. Here are pictures from today in our backyard! Note you will see our dogs and some roses I just couldn't help but take pictures of!

What is this? Neemo???