Fun Times In Yuma

This is a catching up on the happenings here in Yuma blog.  We have a week left here before we have to leave the west for the south.  We need to be home for doctor appointments and hopefully start preparing our house to sell.  Also, we have committed to work at a MAPS RV project.

On to the happenings here.....

One day Victoria and I had a grandma/granddaughter day out.  I took her to get her nails done.

First Nail Salon experience.

We then went to dinner at one of her favorite restaurants (and mine too), Olive Garden.

We split a Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake.

Then it was on to her favorite store, PetsMart.  She loves looking at the fish, birds, hamsters, dogs, cats, actually she loves all animals.  She said she would be like Ellie Mae of the Beverly Hillbillies if she could.  Right now, she dreams of having a hamster.  She is a walking encyclopedia of fish and hamsters.

Here she is playing with the kittens.

We had a fun time together.  She is very smart for an eleven year old and almost as tall as her mother.

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One day we all went to the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix.  

It was fun watching the kids have fun.

Even the "Big" kids had fun.

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We have had a great time visiting family, I just didn't capture all the fun......


One day, Glenn and I had an overnight excursion to San Diego to the Navy Lodge on Coronado Island, compliments of Chris and Carmen.  It was so nice.

We walked along the beach....

It was a little windy and cool, but we had a relaxing time anyway.

Tiny Church

    Your invitation to visit, pause and pray. 

From Highway 95, going into Yuma, you can see a little church. It is located down a dirt road between fields of farm land. 

The "Pause Rest Worship" church was built in 1995 by Loren Pratt as a memorial to his late first wife.  The original church was destroyed by a microburst storm in 2011, but an outpouring of donations helped rebuild it. 

Many people stop for a visit. There is a visitors book to sign and a Holy Bible resting on the pulpit for anyone to read from God's Holy Word. 

Yuma Territorial Prison

Yuma Territorial Prison, Yuma, Arizona  

One hot day in September, we visited the Yuma Territorial Prison and Museum.

The prison was established in 1875 and I could only imagine the deplorable conditions the prisoners endured for their crimes. 

But even though the conditions were terrible, some did not learn their lesson and were repeat visitors. 

The cells were extremely small and four to six  inmates to a cell. No bathrooms, only a pot. 

Here is a link to a very interesting clip narrated by the curator of the prison, Tina Clark.  We met her and she has a wealth of interesting stories to tell.

https://youtu.be/DcyzOs0aY0Y

Another clip that is interesting.

https://youtu.be/6pS7BloOA1U

On the second link, you have to highlight the link and select the go to option.  Don't know why it did not link as the first link.