Busy…

Posted on 2 July 2009 | No responses

The above photo of Baby the Maltese just about sums up how we are all feeling right now. What a crazy week.

• Monday was my mom and dad’s 37th wedding anniversary! When I was younger and didn’t totally understand everything, I told people that my folks got hitched 5 days after I was born. Of course later I grew up a bit and realized that there were 3 years of being married before I was born.
• On an unrelated note I also told people that all we drank at home was wine. My folks called sparkling cider/grape juice wine, and again, being little I didn’t know there was a difference.
• Tuesday my dad had a fall and hit his head. He had been having some difficulty walking recently too, and due to a medication he is on we needed to take him to the hospital. Well, it turns out that he has Type 2 Diabetes! That was what was causing weakness in his legs and what caused the fall. Gratefully his head was fine and there wasn’t any damage.
• Today we got to bring my dad home from the hospital. They have a lot that they will have to figure out with the new diet and medication routine. Now not only does he have to watch his sodium intake due to the strokes and high blood pressure, but now he gets to watch carb/sugar as well. Oh yes, and the 9 shots a day are going to be a hoot too! Luckily he has a good attitude about it.

Obviously we are all very tired and there is still a lot to do. Everything sure does get thrown off when someone is in the hospital. For example, I am playing major catch up on laundry and tomorrow I am sure that either I will be doing some major grocery shopping while my mom stays with my dad, or vice versa. It’s times like this though when I am very glad that we live so close to one another.

The simple life.

Posted on 26 June 2009 | 1 response

Simple pleasures… my favorite.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how life is both too short, and too long, to be unhappy. So, hopefully we can all find happiness in the simple things… spending time outside in the cool summer night air, sipping lemonade, enjoying the thunder, snuggling with your loved ones (both two legged and four legged), soaking in the sun, or watching a totally silly movie. What simple pleasures do you most enjoy?

Birthday wrap-up

Posted on 25 June 2009 | 3 responses

Yesterday I celebrated another year! Wahooo! I still can’t believe the number on the cake, because I sure don’t feel like I am 34! Anyway, my dear hubby spoiled me with something I had wanted for some time, a Flip! So, of course we had to try it out by filming the cutest dog ever. Check out Baby playing with her ball (she looks like she’s using a punching bag, but in the funniest of ways):

We got yummy food from Iggy’s Sports Grill, enjoyed some fun time with my folks, and did some dream shopping (meaning we dreamt about what we would buy at the furniture shop). Also watched a fun movie (Notting Hill), and spent some time in the yard enjoying the summer weather! Finally summer is here.

Thank you to all who sent birthday wishes, it was such a fun day in the email inbox and on Facebook!

Randoms

Posted on 23 June 2009 | No responses

A few random things from the past few days, weeks… it all blends together when you are enjoying yourself.

Noticed this little bug while we were barbecuing, and wondered what it was. It looks like a caterpillar and yet, it has long front legs more like a spider. Very odd, but colorful. Also, it was really, really, small.

We bought a Lego set so we could use the Lego’s for making a mold for an experiment, but it was much more fun to just use them as they were intended. Of course now we don’t want to take it apart!

The rain hasn’t been all bad… look at the clematis! They have done so well this year, and I know it’s because they have been getting the water they need (usually the sprinklers don’t reach them, and I have to try to remember to hand water them).

And lastly, Baby got a very cute hat in the mail a little while ago. Sadly it was a bit to small and so she wasn’t having it! This is the only photo I got.

It’s a little hard to tell, but that’s her paw (not an ear), and she is hitting the hat off of her head. Luckily some other things that she has been sent recently were hits, and have hopefully made up for her having to wear the hat.

New Venture

Posted on 20 June 2009 | No responses

I am excited to have a new venture writing as the local gardening examiner! My first article can be found here. It will be so much fun to take my passion for the garden and write on the topic more often.

Since so much writing is now taking place on other sites, I am planning to once again change the theme here so I can add my feeds in one sidebar (you will see them on the right). Hopefully it will make it easier to find my other writings (if you want to find them), while also making the site look nice in the process.

And speaking of the garden, we have been getting so much rain lately that not much has been happening outside. Hopefully we’ll get some dry weather soon and I will be able to tackle some projects.

Next up!

Posted on 19 June 2009 | No responses

YouTube – ?????? Okotanpe & Crystal Pakkun.

My latest on my “to learn how” list. Amazing! It reminds me so much of one of my favorite parts in the movie Labrynth. Showed the video to my hubby, and I have a feeling that we may be spending some summer nights trying to do this.

Thanks to Deanne for posting it first on her blog!

Roses, rain, and iPhones

Posted on 15 June 2009 | 6 responses

It’s been raining so much here lately! Of course this is a good thing, we do live in a desert after all. However, it’s not much fun. It’s supposed to be summer. I’m supposed to be tan from all the time spent gardening. We are supposed to be biking up the canyon, cooking on the BBQ, and stargazing. Instead we have been inside, enjoying movies, cuddled up, and listening to the rain.

The rain does bring good things though:

I just love how these photos of our roses turned out. It was not all the way dark yet, but the flash on the camera came on, which illuminated the raindrops on the roses. I couldn’t have planned a better effect! And of course, what good would rain be without a rainbow?

Now, where is that pot of gold?? If I found it I would buy myself an iPhone for my upcoming birthday (but I would want a hot pink one like Miss D has)!

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