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Where have I Been???
Busy busy.Well we got back from our Thanksgiving road trip on Nov. 28th.On Tuesday Dec.1st I cooked a full fledged Thanksgiving meal for my small family of 3. It was my 1st Turkey and everything came out just as planned except for the fact that Brian...
Out for Blood...
I got this Venus Fly Trap plant a few months back in the garden section at Home Depot. I thought it might help with the few flies and gnats that escaped into the coolness of the house when temperatures soared out side. I completely forgot about the p...
Girls night out!
What better way to have a girls night out than at a magazine launch party hosted by the Art Bar for Stampington & Co.? Here I am with Lisa Guerin, I have not seen her since earlier this year aT CHA. You can that post here. We chit chatted a lot a...
All set!
I have my new dvd to watch while puttering away in the studio tonight. (I did house work & laundry all day long) so unlike me! So now I'm going to enjoy this movie I've been wanting since I saw it in the theater! And in between watching the movie...
Blogging for all the wrong reason
I just returned from seeing this movie with 2 close friends tonight.The movie had me in stitches and now I cannot wait to read the book!But the movie which mirrors the past life of Julia Child's becoming a chef to present day Julia Powell becoming a ...
More Vacations photo's from Northern California
~Mokelumne Hill...
Angels Camp
In June we went up north for a week long family vacation. You can see the first post here.This is the 2nd post from that trip.On the way back from Big Trees State Park, we stopped off in Angels Camp to let Dyllan play at this community park.Angels Ca...
Comic Con 2009!
Well Comic Con was a blast! Dyllan and I went down to my Dad's in Chula Vista on the 25th till the 28th. On Sunday, we took the trolley (10 min. from my Dad's house) to the San Diego convention center.( here I am, wearing pink. To match my pink back ...
I feel Empowered
Last night was my first free class of TaeKwonDo. Dyllan and I both signed up for one months free, just had to buy the uniforms. Our classes started Monday and Dyllan has gone both times. He loves it! But it kind of puts a "kink" in my regular day ti...
Soft Spot
I have a serious soft spot for things that are old and rusty. Especially this house that looks the same every time we go up to the cabin. I always like to think of what memories it must hold. If only the walls could 'talk'... I'd contently listen....
Mad Hatter Winners and Giant Wish Faeries!
Last night we arrived from our 5 day family vacation up in Glencoe which is in Calaveras County, CA. It was so blazing hot! On average..105 degrees and the log cabin had no air conditioner or ocean breezes. But we had fun. I'm still tired as I suffe...
Just for "me"
My Birthday was last February and I know it's since passed but I kept forgetting to take a photo of these darling little beauties. My friend Priscilla saw these and instantly thought of "Me'! What touched me most about this gift was it was not just a...
Just a "little bit" dissapointed...
~A couple of weekends ago, Brian suggested we go to his favorite Mexican Restaurant called , "Mi Casa" in Costa Mesa. I jumped at the invitation as it's directly across the street from "Paris to the Moon!"~ But since they closed "Paris Underground" a...
Welcome to my Garden!
I have a very small Garden patio.Most of my plants are in containers as our ground is either rock hard or filled with clay and gravel. By some miracle, the things that do grow out of the ground or through the pots thrive quite nicely.5 years ago, I...
Don't try this at home...
Ok, so the chicken did not exactly explode, but everything else did!It was one of those, "where the 'heck' was my mommy brain?" days!I was roasting a chicken in a dark Pyrex dish in the oven as usual.I had it at 500 degrees to later have it finish it...
Lollipop Flowers & Flea Market Finds!
I got the idea to make this lollipop flower from Helen Croft. I made this for my Mom, complete with a pin backing. I used stickles instead of 3-d paint as in the tutorial. I think it's just so pretty and can't wait to make more! Helen Croft, who's ...
Too many toys and a Mustache?
Last Saturday I did a garage sale with my friend Kimber. She had this amazing solution that I just had to pass on.Set out a small wading pool.Dump in all those happy Meal toys and other such items.Throw in a stash of brown paper bags.Attach a sign ...
Mystery Box
Last October, I had a Fall and Halloween Charm swap,and the above treasure was made by Michelle Betaudier. She hand crafted everything down to the little velvet lined coffin!Well she just recently sent what you see below to me last week!In the packag...
In Loving Memory of....
Ok, this is so morbid! To the Max!I've seen them here before, but sorta forgot until today when I had Dyllan with me.He rushed over and said, "Ooh Momma! Pretty flowers! Take my picture!"Instead of creating a scene by saying no, I took a few shots th...
Tomatoes
There is nothing more enjoyable than eating warm tomatoes, fresh from the vine.( from recent visit to my Mom's in Boreggo Springs, CA)...
Aprils Fool - Peas & Carrots
My Aprils fools joke on my family had good intentions but was a last minute idea and I really had no time to go from store to store looking for the right hue in candy.I used jolly rancher green apple, and starburst orange.You will want to heat up you...
Like Night and Day...
That what I say to myself about the weather.Here in Aliso, it's overcast and cool.In Borrego over the weekend is was hot.Almost to 95 on saturday and I'm still feeling it.It was nice though. Mom and Dyllan kept busy most of Saturday while I took my t...
What a FUN day!
~ The Orange County Scrapbook Expo falls around my Birthday, making my Birthday celebration more enjoyable. Last year I volunteered 4 hours and recieved $30 which I used towards my day of fun. This year however, the first day of the expo fell on my B...
