And Saturday morning has arrived. The graduations are all over, the party is all over, the grandkids are sleeping in this morning, although they wouldn't call it that since it is only around 0730. Our day is centered around the activities of the grandkids though today. Jon has these big plans that we will go get donuts and coffee and then take him to the skate park where he can spend a couple of hours showing us all of the tricks he knews how to do on his scooter. He is pretty good on that thing a a daredevil with it, but frankly we'll see everythinh in about five minutes and the rest will just be him riding and fooling around with his friends. But it will be time dedicated to him which is important. I still remember the days many, many years ago that my Grandpa Heumann would sit in his lawn chair out under the tree in his back yard doing nothing but paying attention to me. Those are the most precious memories I have of my childhood.

After we spend a couple of hours at the skate park, we will be heading to the Lake Elsinore Motocross track to watch Lauren ride. We haven't had the chance to do that yet this week and once again --- it is nothing we haven't seen --- but it will be precious time with her. Heather and John have a wedding to go to this afternoon so the kids are ours for the day. Tomorrow they go back to their dad's house and our visit with grandkids will be over. So we'll take full advantage of it. Of course, I also know that when we get back home ---Jon will be in his room playing video games and Lauren will be in her room doing whatever she does.

It is a cool 62 degrees this morning and the air is a little damp. It isn't foggy here but there is a layer of clouds. The dew was pretty heavy last night. John needs to mow his yard but it is too early and too damp to do that. I think he plans to ride his stationary bike for a couple of hours first thing this morning. He is a long distance bike rider, and he and his bike riding buddies have a trip planned to ride from some place in Idaho to Jackson Hole Wyoming (100 miles) in one day and then ride back the next day. It wears me out just thinking about that.  That is almost all mountain riding.

This vacation is almost over and Monday we will get on the plane in San Diego and head back home. It has really been a blessing to be able to do this and to be here for the kids as they graduated from their respective grades. We are running out of kids to graduate. Matthew will graduate from high school next year in North Carolina, and then Jon will graduate in four years from high school here. God willing, we will still be around to see that too. I guess then it will be time to come for weddings and such. We rely on the grandkids to keep us young.

The 62 degree temperature has cooled off the coffee so I must go heat it up and close this out. The kids might even get out of bed sometime soon and then we must get busy being busy. Have a blessed weekend. Take time to go to church and join in with other people who are celebrating the goodness of God. Don't ever forget that every good thing in your life began with God and will finish with God. Every bad or unfortunate thing in your life can be overcome with a relationship with God. Maximize your relationship with the Lord Almighty.