Denise- The gangs were encrorching on our peaceful neighborhood by the beach, that is why we moved to a small mountain community. That, and we had just gotten guardianship of our wonderful granddaughter. We could not see raising her in the city with gangs all around.
No one bothers us in our valley, I think most people figure that people on ranches outside of town have guns and WILL use them. Keep safe and look for someplace you will be happy and safe!
Yesterday was DGD's 11th B-DAY!!! She picked cedar planked bbq salmon, broccoli with cheese sauce, salad with my homemade dressing and croutons, hawiian bread, wild/brown rice. I found my grandma's marble chiffon cake recipe that she made for EVERYONE'S birthday in my Mom's recipes that I have been sorting through. I made that for DGD. I hadn't ever made a from scratch chiffon or angel food cake. I was REAL worried that I would mess it up. It came out JUST like Grandma's!!! Her frosting was always THE best! Neighbors came over and brought a small cake also. DMIL came to help us celebrate. I REALLY missed my Mom. I didn't invite Dad as he really has no interest in things like that, he only did them because of Mom.
Tonight is probably ribs, rice, veggies, salad, hawiian bread.
Monica