{"id":712294,"date":"2009-07-28T21:24:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T05:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2009\/07\/28\/auntie-shell-and-kids-visit\/"},"modified":"2009-07-28T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T05:24:00","slug":"auntie-shell-and-kids-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2009\/07\/28\/auntie-shell-and-kids-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Auntie Shell and Kids Visit!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My sister of the heart and longest time friend (40-something years) made us her stopover on her road trip to her mom in Palm Springs.&nbsp; She and her two kids spent a night with us on the way down.&nbsp; I made a big breakfast, then David took the boys and Michelle&#8217;s son (age 13?) to the skatepark.&nbsp; We let &quot;Princess Buttercup&quot; (age 15\/16?) sleep in and Michelle and I walked through a nice outdoor mall nearby.&nbsp; When we returned, the kids were playing in the pool.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle continued on her road trip and a few days later we left for our trip to WA.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward three weeks&#8230;we return from WA\/ID, and Michelle drives back up and she and daughter spent two nights with us (her son flew home earlier).<\/p>\n<p>Here we are shopping.&nbsp; This is the door to the dressing room at &#8216;Pink&#8217;&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2669\/3767870732_27da13b553.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nA visit to Old Sacramento (some day, I will venture out and explore &#8216;new Sacramento&#8217;&#8230;).&nbsp; There was a woman with a cart, showing the kids toys that children played with in the pioneer days&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3440\/3767871568_68c25052df.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nThe gang poses in fron of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deltaking.com\/\">&#8216;Delta King&#8217;<\/a>, a steamboat hotel\/restaurant that the boys insist on visiting every time we go to old Sacramento&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2594\/3767872548_0286463a2c.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nA visit to the schoolhouse museum.&nbsp; Uh oh, look who&#8217;s sitting on the boy&#8217;s side.&nbsp; A rap on the knuckles for you!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3539\/3767074807_caf9964e54.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nGorgeous wall of flowers.&nbsp; Morning glories?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2517\/3767076459_c516626e1d.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nMichelle and me&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3516\/3767077951_e46371ecc7.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nMichelle and &#8216;C&#8217;&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3456\/3767878128_acfd69ecc7.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nCool restaurant called, the &#8216;Brick House&#8217;.&nbsp; Beautiful, old brick building with an incredible pianist playing in the bar, at lunch time!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2655\/3767081675_066aa81d67.jpg\" \/><br \/>\nSo wonderful to spend time with those you love, ya know?!&nbsp; Looking forward to more times&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sister of the heart and longest time friend (40-something years) made us her stopover on her road trip to her mom in Palm Springs.&nbsp; 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