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I got cabin fever so we all decided to meet up in Southern California.Fresh off the plane in CaliLori's in town too!Lori and her posse flew in from West Palm BeachWazzup?I'm hangin' with GrandmaI'm loving Cali.Elizabeth & Slex (check her tattoo). You go Girl!All the kids had fun......and so did I.Meet SpongebobLook at the expression on the librarian's face. Is she serious or what?Making homemade taquitos and guacamole, yum yum!

My young menEverybody cooks around here!Mom & daughterCousin Diane, "girl we're ready to roll"Damon & DianeNoah, Diane & KylahWhy are we taking pix in the bathroom? Let's go see the town!That's more like it.A taste of the Long Beach Gay Pride parade...Cheeks? --OMG!!!Yes lawd, some of everything went by...and festival, along with 75,000 others.Long Beach's "finest" keeping the crowd in checkOh no, Grandma's on the keyboard!It's a "Burberry" thang!Snaire has been around since he was a little kid, so he's part of the family "Bitch Club Members"I'm wearing my red hat somewhereAunt DebbieLori, Debbie & AmberLaurie, the party monsterWhat's going on at Venice Beach?You haven't seen it all until you've seen Venice! There is a sandy three-mile beach here, but that is not what attracts visitors. You go to Venice to shop and gawk. During the summer season and on weekends, there is street entertainment at every intersection along Ocean Front Walk. Street performers include instrumental musicians, singers, jugglers, acrobats, mimes, comics, magicians, prophets, fortune tellers, and other assorted entertainers and the world renown men and women's "Muscle Beach Competition".Good boogalee doogly!The finalistsIt's a Muscle Beach Competition & Cousin Cheryl takes center stage!First-place trophy winnerSoni, Alanna, Cheryl & me"Girl, the show is over, go put on some clothes!"This place was incredible, huge and quite artsy!Yeah, I finished 6 laps.Noah swims like a fish, but I still beat him across the pool with super-dooper fins.Hey kiddo, it's time to rest!Are we there yet?Simply had to stroll back through the old 'hoodAnd cruise through notorious South Central L.A.LaVonneVeda, Vonnie & Cousin LandonI had to get a shot of Landon's green alligator & suede shoes.JohnnyVeda and I have been friends since we were little kids.Gloria & CharlesMy Grandfather & grandmother, R.I.P.And visit my first schoolOriginally named Krist Park, this facility was acquired and purchased by the County of Los Angeles in 1958. In 1959, the Board of Supervisors officially renamed the park to honor a great Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player, Roy Campanella. Park improvements began in 1958 and culminated in 1962 with the completion of a new multipurpose room, lighted ball diamonds, and a swimming pool and bath house. Campanella Park is surrounded by several schools within the boundaries of the City of Compton and the unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles.The last time I was in this swing, I was four.Back in Seattle, here's my ride home.I'm home! Just wanted you all to know that I had the best time. Next stop: West Palm Beach, Florida, for Thanksgiving. Hope you can make it.