♥ My nieces Chelsea and Joey ♥

I love this picture…but I’m not too sure if I love the way the page turned out. I’m going to see if it grows on me whilst waiting for my mo-jo to return. It’s on an extended vacation!

What started out as just taking a few pictures of the beautiful sunset this Halloween night, transpired into something much bigger. These may very well be, the only pictures of their kind to exist. Watch carefully…
*click on image for a larger view

After enlarging these on my computer, I was in complete disbelief! (you would be too) Suddenly, it all started to make sense to me. The image I captured was probably non other than one of the Henne Boys. Was this another ploy in search of fame? A desperate attempt to gain the media’s attention? Maybe. There is no knowing, however, WITCH one it was…only that it was, The Ba-room Boy.

My baby turned 23 this week and this Mama’s a hot mess! Really. Clearly, this can only mean one thing, I am no longer a Spring Chicken. It wasn’t that long ago, in fact it seems like yesterday I celebrated my 26th Birthday (yep, I have a kid that age too) with my son’s at Las Brisas in Laguna Beach.  Where. Did. All. The. Years. Go?

I guess it’s time to put my big girl panties on and accept I’m old as dirt my age. I need to learn to embrace each and every gray hair, wrinkle, pound, hot flash, memory lapse, wrinkle, hot flash, memory la…. It is just a number anyways, right? Right?
As for my birthday boy, may you have a wonderful year and many, many more to follow. And dude…enjoy your youth because in a few years, you too will be wondering- Where. Did. All. The. Years. Go?
I love you!!!

Focus. That’s what I need to do. I have been such an inconsistent blogger/poster/website maintainer/sharer/etc… lately! I need to work on that…and a bunch of other things as well! I have been adding new quotes, I love quotes and there’s days I can just lose myself in them. I’m so deep, huh?

Here’s a few pictures I took over the weekend. I tried to be cute but the jokes on me, I screwed up and left a line out…the moon up above, or is it the stars up above? Anyways work with me here…this is my version! For what it’s worth, here’s my attempt:
again, just click on the pic. for a larger view!

Let me tell you about~

It’s seems like forever since I have done any Scrapping, a lack of mo-jo perhaps? This is my son and his beautiful bride to be.

Love Remembers by Craig Morgan

First and foremost, THANK YOU for all the encouraging emails, comments, gift certificates for a lobotomy, flowers, etc….I appreciate and love you all!!!!! (yep, even you!)
A quick update, I have good, bad, great and horrible days, some days I just don’t get out of bed. It is what it is, I just have to deal with it. On a side note, my neighbors moved a few weeks ago….I didn’t like them very much anyways but what’s even better, nobody can hear me yelling at this O.C.D. demon that it’s “not going to get the best of me and to leave me alone.” At least that will buy me some time before the men in white jackets show up!
My aunt is out of I.C.U. but is still in the hospital dealing with some pretty heavy issues. Please pray, pray, pray!!! I love her so much….
Our friends that were in the car accident are recovering but have a l o n g road ahead of them. Two of the babies are now out of the hospital. Their mama not only has a broken back, her leg is also broken and she is missing a couple toes. We thank God they are just all alive. It was a single car accident, the Police believe was caused due to a combination of 70 m.p.h. winds and black ice. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as well!!! XOXO to Brittney, Brianna and babies!!!
I have a secret, but I’m not supposed to get too excited or say too much yet. Don’t tell anyone, but it has to do with my oldest son….a new job and moving back from Phoenix. Shhh, I’ll tell you more later!
Yep, she came out of the closet, my little reptilian girl, Kiwi. Been in there, in a box since October, I wish I was a turtle.

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More excitement, yesterday she peed! This is a good thing….means she’s hydrated and in working order.
So, I’m really trying to learn how to use my camera. It’s easy to use in the “Basic Zone” but it’s time to advance to the, well, “Advanced Operations.” It’s capable of doing so much…I’m just waiting for that ah-ha moment, when it all just clicks!!! (no pun intended!) Yesterday, after a nice visit at the hospital with my aunt it starts snowing as I’m walking to my car, snowing cotton. Huh? Through the flurries falling before me, I manage to find the source it’s coming from. Am I that naive? Never saw anything like this…. (pics are click-able for larger view)

There were also some pretty flowers on the grounds, what better way is there to practice my “Advanced Operations,” so I experimented away…

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———-You do realize I have many more (my apologies…humor me here folks) but I don’t want to whoa you too much in one day! Check back tomorrow… Again, thanks for all the love and support

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I climbed in bed Thursday night with a huge sense of relief. Although I’m still working at getting the whole D.M.V./insurance fiasco straightened out, I had crossed enough T’s, dotted enough i’s, faxed enough paper work and payed enough $$ to finally re-insure my car. Well…that would have been to easy, and easy would just ruin this streak of bad luck.
My insurance agent (who, by the way is an Angel as far as I’m concerned) submitted the final paper work and without skipping a beat, all hell broke lose. DENIED!! Problems, again! Of course, this too can be fixed…in 4-6 weeks. I cried. Like a baby, I cried. My Angel told me not to give up yet, she encouraged me to make a few more calls, and she would do the same. Long story short, by Friday afternoon my car was once again fully insured. I must say, I have never experienced such above and beyond customer service. Thanks Angel!
My youngest son ran me around to get some last minute paper work done. We decided at the last minute to go by his dad and step-moms house so I could see the new hummingbird nest and eggs in their yard. Because we were in a rush when we left, I had no make-up on, my hair was up in a clip and I had clothes on that my son said weren’t “too bad.” To top that off, my eyes are broke out in Eczema again! When we pulled up I was kind of hoping no one would be home and I wouldn’t  be seen. Of course, not only were they there, they had their 2 young grandsons visiting. They introduced me to the little guys, explaining I was Rocky and Ryan’s mom. The youngest one, looking confused looked at me for a minute, then turned to them and said, “you mean their grandma!” Note to self: Never leave home again in a rush!!! LOL!
Other than pictures, I had never seen a hummingbird nest up close before. Picture a shot glass with a few Tic-Tac’s in it. So amazing!!!! There was also a dove’s nest, they are almost flat with just a rim around the edges. Seeing this whole process just tickles me pink!!
While I was there, I couldn’t leave without taking a few pictures. They have put a lot of time and money into their property, creating a Backyard Wildlife Habitat. It’s absolutely beautiful and I could spend hours there! (I am sure they will be thrilled to hear that! LOL) I left (finally) with a bag of freshly picked lemons, grapefruits and my new favorite fruit, kumquats! I do hope to go back for a few pictures once the eggs hatch….sans the grandma look.      (pics are click-able for a larger view)

Insurance- Fair
Headaches- Unlimited
Fruit- Free
Things kids will say- Priceless
(p.s. I’m out of kumquats!!)

Heidi Mxx of Upland took this scenic view of Ventura Beach.
"Photographing moments like this allows me to relive the serenity,
peace and calmness the ocean brings me. It's beauty never ceases
to amaze me," Mxx wrote.

Woot-woot! My picture came out in today’s paper. Although cropped from the original, (which was a little disappointing) this is how it appeared….