northridge --> beginning of grapevine= 3 hours

i hitched a ride from geo to LA this past weekend. i visited the kiddies in northridge. it was nice seeing them out of oklahoma. they looked much happier to be in LA. it's most likely they will move back to go to the children's hospital. london looks a bit healthier but it's the inside that really matters. testing is still in process and it's almost been a month! sigh still waiting for the results... please pray for miracles.
fyi. if you don't know what's going on...london (2-yr old niece) was diagnosed with "auto immune deficiency" which is a broad definition for her body fighting off the white cells. leukemia was ruled out but it's still to be determined. please pray for her and the family.

looking at model homes is great! i had the opportunity to dream about my ideal home. sigh i can't believe how fast the prices sky-rocketed from 2 years ago in the northridge/porter ranch area. they were selling these homes at 750k and now they are around 1 mill. crazee stuff. these homes could fit like 2 families! amazing!

the ride home was part torture (not b/c of the ppl in the car ;P). imagine sitting in the hot sun with the windows open at a standstill for hours. we were stuck before the grapevine due to a brush fire. it took us 3 hours to get through it. my brain was sizzling from the slow heat. i made a trucker friend and took a few random pictures. well, tried to take a picture of a helicopter dropping water on the bushes. darn zoom on the s230! the rest of the trip was zoom zoom zoom!
tidbit in the car: i learned that geo likes to be scandalous...never believe a word of wat he says! hah!