We're still having nice weather here - in the low 80's today and probably dropping this week to high 70's.

Another look at my phone options - this time online. And I saw that they have a discounted rate for seniors so I told my mom she should call to switch to that plan. $29.99/mo. for 200 min. and unlimited weekends. She doesn't use her phone much so that should be enough for her. (Note: she just called and I guess I was wrong, because they didn't have it...was I just seeing things?!)

And I think I've decided to get the iPhone. It's the cheapest plan that will do the most for me. I'm hoping to be able to take more pictures and post them on my blog while I'm on the go. So even though the phone itself is around $400, I figure because of the lower monthly cost, I'll save $1,200 to $2,400 a year (compared to getting PDA or Blackberry plans). I'm mathmatically challenged - it'd be more like $120-240 in savings! It seems like even if I just get a cheaper phone, I'd still have to get a data plan ($30 to $40 more a mo.) to make use of browsing the web and email. Isn't it scary to look at our monthly phone bills on a yearly basis?! But I may end up downloading more songs or videos from iTunes with that phone. And I'm kinda excited about the new stuff that will be coming out to add to the phone's versatility. New software made especially to fit the phone, etc. Although I've been away from Apple for a while, I still like their innovation.

Okay, enough talk about phones. I was thinking of going to Arizona this weekend because I don't remember being there before. I hear that Sedona is about a 4 and a half hour drive from here. If I do go, it'll be very last minute. Just start driving and find a place to stay when I get there. It's times like these when I realize that I'm much like my dad. When we were little (I was maybe 2?) our family went to the Grand Canyon and I guess my dad didn't make any reservations so we just drove around until we found a place. My mom's more of a worrier so I'm sure she was developing an ulcer then! But I can understand her side because if I had 3 small kids in the car and was driving around an unknown place in the winter with wild bears around and nowhere to stay, I'd be uneasy too!

Maybe I'll just plan to go another time. There's stuff to do at home like cleaning the pond and backyard, taking stuff to Goodwill, cleaning my room and letting mom take me out for my birthday. I want to try the new Japanese place that used to be Koto's - they had good food, but closed =(. It was a small family owned/run restaurant. Those are hard to find out here. I think the new place is Island Sushi now. Oh, and there's a Goldilock's bakery that just opened down the street. I want to see what kind of stuff they have in there.

Our next door neighbor Martha got her big tree in front of her house cut down. She called around and she was going to be charged $800, but it ends up she knew someone who does that and I think he did it for $600? I guess she was concerned about the roots becoming a problem. It was a sad week for her. She had her dog Osa put down because he was so sick. I wish I had a picture of him. He was a very fluffy dog. I'm not sure what kind of dog...maybe a chow? I think her other dog died about a year ago.