San Tan Valley, AZ 85140

FYI ... San Tan Valley is the name of Arizona’s newest community ... ours! Just a little bit of background: San Tan Valley is Pinal County’s largest community in terms of overall population (80,000 residents). Prior, we were considered Queen Creek for postal purposes only. We actually live in unincorporated Pinal County and the town of Queen Creek would not incorporate us. So, San Tan Valley is comprised of a large area south of the incorporated area (meaning inside the town limits) of Queen Creek, Arizona. We got this new name because this area is not part of the Queen Creek town limits and there was often confusion about where people live. It was also good timing, as the Post Office needed to implement new zip codes to better serve the nation’s second fastest growing county, Pinal County.

The town/zip code change was effective July 1st ... but for those you who might procrastinate in updating your address book, you have about a year. :)

Happy Fourth of July!

Hi everyone - hopefully you all have plans to enjoy this great holiday. It has been quite the week here ... I took a couple of days off from work and really spent them working around the house. You know ... fun stuff: baseboards, plant shelves, kitchen cupboards, Cam's ROOM, things like that. Pretty much things that have been put off way too long. I also squeezed in a few appointments, so it was pretty busy. It felt like something had been accomplished, so I suppose that is always a good thing. Another week of skate camp is complete. Cam's been having so much fun, and really progressing with his skating. There was a skate contest this morning at one of the local skate parks, but the thought of skating in the heat didn't seem too appealing. Yeah, me either. Now how about an annual New Year's skate contest, or even Memorial Day? Seriously ... Fourth of July is not the holiday to expect a good turnout. The weather has been stifling. And pretty crazy. It's rained off and on the last few days which is great ... when it keeps raining. The few drops here and there suck - all it does is bring the humidity up and it is miserable. Today is clear and not a cloud in the sky. It should be perfect for our BBQ/party we've got planned for today. Looking forward to it! Our week also consisted of heading tot he theater to see Transformers. Loved it. Thought the first one was better, but this was really good. And ... we also watched Gran Torino which was EXCELLENT. Clint Eastwood was amazing in this movie. It was a tear-jerker, so watch out. But in a great way. It also had some great humor in it, which made it a great all-around flick! Honestly that's about all we've been up to. Not too exciting - but I'll take it. Have a great weekend!

The world is full

... of women blindsided

by the unceasing demands of motherhood,

still flabbergasted by how a job can be

terrific and torturous.

~ Anna Quindlen

A good chuckle

Out of the Mouth of ... Cameron

"Mom ... Do you know why Preston wasn't at skate camp today"

"Preston, one of your instructors?"

"Yeah ... he was at the dentist. He had to get his wizard teeth pulled."

Skate video

Another week of skate camp completed! This was Cam's third week, and by far his best. He really worked his tail off and nailed some great tricks. I went with Bryan to pick him up yesterday, and got there a bit early so I could see what they've been raving about all week. Neither one was exaggerating. He was on fire! I took some videos of the last half hour of his skating and you can see it below!