Do you see the drills? Get it? (giggles)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Bringing up the Rear
Local friend Bill is always the end of the parade. You can imagine what it says on the sign on the donkeys rear!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Lunch at the Park
This past weekend I traveled North to be with my daughter and her family for a few days. The weather was gorgeous and we took total advantage of it. Monday we shopped and ran errands and went to the park. You know how kids love the park... We just couldn't get over how nice the weather was. It has been a pretty long winter for a mom with three small children. Just being outside for her was heaven.
We grabbed McDonald's and spent the afternoon swinging, playing and just visiting. I love watching the kids play and interact with other children. On the way home Little Lukie was very upset that his mother had not gotten the phone number of his new "park" friend. This park was a half hour away and not one we would usually go to. How cute is he?
It is always a blessing being with my family.
Happy Happy Henli
It was a first for our baby Henli. You know how we as mothers and grandmas all make such a big deal out of "firsts". She loved swinging. She smiled and giggled the whole time.
Wasatch Mountains
It was a beautiful day and there is still so much snow up in the mountains. They are suppose to get more snow this weekend.
Henli's Walking
Baby girl is walking!!!!
She has been walking only for a few days but will turn 1yr. on the 26th. I just don't know where time goes. She loves to push her baby Cabbage Patch.
Baby Henli
Baby Henli finally can wear the dress that her great grandma Claire got her. Speaking of Great Grandma, that would be my mother. Little Lukie bear wanted to know where my grandma was. I said, you mean Great Grandma Claire? He said yes and that he misses her. How cute!!!!!!!
Easter Outfits
Yes, the cute girls had to give their "Nana" a little Easter fashion show. Their mom found cute matching skirts for both girls.
It's Springtime in the Canyon
Well, spring is finally here in the canyon but it feels more like summer as the temperature reached 78 degrees yesterday. Oh how I love the winter spring and fall here... I really am trying to do better with the heat but July and August are almost unbearable for me. You simply cannot be outside after one o'clock.
I decided I better get to work on my yard as there was much to do and so I did some racking, weeding and mowing. Today my body is telling me that It will be quite some time before it will be use to doing summer chores again.............Ha Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My reward: It's so beautiful to look at and that "is enough".
Springtime Quotes
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~Margaret Atwood
If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. ~Audra Foveo
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring. ~Bern Williams
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens
I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. ~Ruth Stout
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet
If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom. ~Audra Foveo
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring. ~Bern Williams
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens
I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. ~Ruth Stout
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Irish Humor
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place.
Looking up to heaven he said, 'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!' Miraculously, a parking place appeared.
Paddy looked up again and said, 'Never mind, I found one.'
Looking up to heaven he said, 'Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!' Miraculously, a parking place appeared.
Paddy looked up again and said, 'Never mind, I found one.'
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day
How grateful I am for my Irish Ancestors who endured the hardships of coming to America for a better life. God Bless "The Garretts".
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Oh My Gosh !!!
Oh My Gosh !!!!
He's wearing my sunglasses!!!!
D-list decorator Bobby Trendy took his petite pooch for a stroll in downtown LA while wearing yet another scary ensemble consisting of a bedazzled hoodie, skintight trousers, and patent leather platform heels.
FYI: THESE ARE NOT MY WORDS.
This is from the yahoo omg site: http://omg.yahoo.com/photos/what-were-they-thinking/2729?nc#id=7
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
4 Fun Facts About Friday The 13th.......
If Friday the 13th is unlucky, then 2009 is an unusually unlucky year.
This week’s Friday the 13th is one of the three to endure this year. Such a rare triple-threat occurs only once every 11 years.
1. Fear of Friday the 13th- one of the most popular myths in science - is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well a friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of number 13.
2. Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.
3. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal.
4. Mark Twain once was the 13th guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck." Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12".
Me............I love Friday the 13th.... I like to think of it as a "my lucky day".
This week’s Friday the 13th is one of the three to endure this year. Such a rare triple-threat occurs only once every 11 years.
1. Fear of Friday the 13th- one of the most popular myths in science - is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well a friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of number 13.
2. Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.
3. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal.
4. Mark Twain once was the 13th guest at a dinner party. A friend warned him not to go. "It was bad luck." Twain later told the friend. "They only had food for 12".
Me............I love Friday the 13th.... I like to think of it as a "my lucky day".
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
"Tiptoe Through The Tombstones"
In my "free" time I do a lot of gravestone photographing for others.
I am a volunteer for a website called findagrave.com. My cemeteries encompass
an area of about 300 miles. These family members contact me to go to the cemetery and find their ancestors grave and then photograph it for them. I have had a great love of cemeteries since my childhood. I grew up on a farm that was located up an old country lane by a small cemetery with only 130 residents. As a child I would play there. ...OK.....maybe weird for some.....I was always curious about who these people were? Who were their families and what legacy did they leave? I truly believe this is where my love of genealogy and family history began. I thought maybe along my travels I would post some of the stones that I love, that are unique and that tell a story.
The Symbol of the Dove
Seen in both Christian and Jewish cemeteries, the dove is a symbol of resurrection, innocence and peace.
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular symbols and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes towards death and the hereafter, membership in a fraternal or social organization, or an individual's trade, occupation or even ethnic identity. While many of these tombstone symbols have fairly simple interpretations, it is not always easy to determine their meaning and significance. We were not present when these symbols were carved into the stone and can't claim to know our ancestors' intentions. They may have included a particular symbol for no other reason than because they thought it was pretty.
Have you ever wandered through a cemetery and wondered about the meanings of the designs carved on old gravestones? Thousands of different religious and secular symbols and emblems have adorned tombstones through the ages, indicating attitudes towards death and the hereafter, membership in a fraternal or social organization, or an individual's trade, occupation or even ethnic identity. While many of these tombstone symbols have fairly simple interpretations, it is not always easy to determine their meaning and significance. We were not present when these symbols were carved into the stone and can't claim to know our ancestors' intentions. They may have included a particular symbol for no other reason than because they thought it was pretty.
Monday, March 9, 2009
This morning I am pondering on my goals for 2009 that I have written on a simple piece of paper and attached to the inside of my front door. I figure this way I am committed to ponder them daily.
So lets see how I’m doing.
1. Practice kindness.
2. Focus......on whatever I am doing at the time.
3. Be more loving and understanding of everyone.
4. Forgive others.
5. Read my scriptures at least once a day.
6. Pray more often
7. Stand tall........quit slouching and sit up straight! (Right mom?)
8. Exercise daily and eat only good foods.
9. Just Dance.............. no matter what!
10. Get involved with someone other than "the dead". I spend countless hours on my genealogy.
11. Work on my book......of course it’s on "finding your ancestors".
12. SAVE MY MONEY! MY HARD EARNED MONEY!!! SAVE.........SAVE!!!!!
13. Buy only needs and pass by the "wants"..............
and lastly.................."NO MORE EMOTIONAL EATING".....
So now we are into March and I must admit I have done pretty darn well. I don't think I have failed in any of the above with the exception of the Albertson's store cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing. I would just like to know why they always have to put the bakery right at the entrance !!! If only I could enter through the back!
So lets see how I’m doing.
1. Practice kindness.
2. Focus......on whatever I am doing at the time.
3. Be more loving and understanding of everyone.
4. Forgive others.
5. Read my scriptures at least once a day.
6. Pray more often
7. Stand tall........quit slouching and sit up straight! (Right mom?)
8. Exercise daily and eat only good foods.
9. Just Dance.............. no matter what!
10. Get involved with someone other than "the dead". I spend countless hours on my genealogy.
11. Work on my book......of course it’s on "finding your ancestors".
12. SAVE MY MONEY! MY HARD EARNED MONEY!!! SAVE.........SAVE!!!!!
13. Buy only needs and pass by the "wants"..............
and lastly.................."NO MORE EMOTIONAL EATING".....
So now we are into March and I must admit I have done pretty darn well. I don't think I have failed in any of the above with the exception of the Albertson's store cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing. I would just like to know why they always have to put the bakery right at the entrance !!! If only I could enter through the back!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Guess who is getting new trees?
Remember here awhile back when some of my trees were unlawfully cut down and some were stripped of their arms? Almost ruining my view of mother nature?
Well............Through much conversation and forgiveness on both parties we are slowly adding some new pines to "my family" of trees. Isn't she beautiful? The birds are already posing for me on it's branches and begging me to photograph them. I can hardly await the arrival of the first "Western Tanager".
Forgiveness...........is a blessing. It will set you free !!!
It's A Snow Day......Maybe my last for this winter.
Would you believe I woke up to snow yesterday morning? At 5:30 I heard this noise at my door and I knew right away what It was. I jumped out of bed (ok....maybe I didn't jump out of bed...not that I didn't try) and lo and behold it was a blizzard outside. It was a mixture of sleet and snow blanketing the earth before me. AWE INSPIRING........For heaven's sake it's March!!! It had been 60 degrees the day before. This may have been my last visit from Mr. Snow for at least another 7 or 8 months so I hurried and snapped some photos. Summer is not my friend and I will miss the coolness and the surroundings the winter months bring. I do not look forward to the Canyon's summer climate and all the creatures that it's heat brings to my house.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Pink Dolphin .......I never knew !
Charter boat captain Erik Rue, 42, photographed the animal, which is actually an albino, when he began studying it after the mammal first surfaced in Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary, north of the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana.
Capt Rue originally saw the dolphin, which also has reddish eyes, swimming with a pod of four other dolphins, with one appearing to be its mother which never left its side.
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"It was absolutely stunningly pink.
"I had never seen anything like it. It's the same color throughout the whole body and it looks like it just came out of a paint booth.
"The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink.
"The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating its albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws.
"Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drastically affected by the environment or sunlight as might be expected considering its condition, although it tends to remain below the surface a little more than the others in the pod."
Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, said: "I have never seen a dolphin colored in this way in all my career.
"While this animal looks pink, it is an albino which you can notice in the pink eyes.
Capt Rue originally saw the dolphin, which also has reddish eyes, swimming with a pod of four other dolphins, with one appearing to be its mother which never left its side.
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"It was absolutely stunningly pink.
"I had never seen anything like it. It's the same color throughout the whole body and it looks like it just came out of a paint booth.
"The dolphin appears to be healthy and normal other than its coloration, which is quite beautiful and stunningly pink.
"The mammal is entirely pink from tip to tail and has reddish eyes indicating its albinism. The skin appears smooth, glossy pink and without flaws.
"Surprisingly, it does not appear to be drastically affected by the environment or sunlight as might be expected considering its condition, although it tends to remain below the surface a little more than the others in the pod."
Regina Asmutis-Silvia, senior biologist with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, said: "I have never seen a dolphin colored in this way in all my career.
"While this animal looks pink, it is an albino which you can notice in the pink eyes.
Friday, March 6, 2009
It's National School Breakfast Week
National School Breakfast week is observed each year during the first week of March here in the U.S. According to the School Nutrition Association, research shows that children who eat breakfast have improved memory, problem -solving skills, verbal fluency and creative abilities. Don't we all wish this would have been in place when we were children? This whole article made me think of my times as a child growing up in a farming community and riding the bus to school. I loved riding the bus with all my friends. As farm kids, we had to eat lunch at school or carry it. In those days (days gone by!!!!) the cost was 50 cents and I remember the meals were great! You just couldn't beat the price. I have such wonderful memories of "THE LUNCH LADY". I even remember the cool milk machine and when they put in chocolate milk!!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Joe at the Nascar Race
My son -in -law at the Nascar race this past weekend.
He will be doing his first Triathlon on March 28 in Las Vegas . It's called "Showdown at Sundown" triathlon at Lake Las Vegas. If you want to check it out here is a link: http://www.sunsetracing.com/. We are all so excited for him and inspired by his hard work, determination, will power and self control. Seriously, on the self control thing.....No sweets..He did not even have one bite of the cheese cake on Sat.
You go Joe.........We are backing you!!!!!
Nascar 2009 Las Vegas Speedway
Sweet Race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and our Las Vegas home boy Kyle Busch took first place in the race on Sunday. This race is known as the Shelby 247. The race length is 427 miles. His average speed was 119.515 MPH.
And.....his winnings were $461.273.00. Not bad for a days work huh?
Las Vegas Weekend
This past weekend I traveled to Las Vegas to celebrate my youngest daughter's birthday. I never feel old until someone starts talking numbers and then.... I simply cannot believe it. My baby turned 28 on Sunday. We had such a great time together. We just did alot of hanging out, shopping, gardening, playing board games (she won at CLUE), cooking, exercising and then going to church. It is always so nice to be with those you love. Thanks again Joe and Mackenzie for a really great time and for being "My Family". I am truely grateful for my many blessings!!!!
The Future "Master Gardener"
Mackenzie posing with her "efforts". She was so excited to plant and create. Remember to keep them watered and talk to them. "giggles"
Color Mixture
The two Iris starts were given to her at the class and then we went to a local store and bought the others. Cute huh? Maybe she will grow into a "Master Gardener" !!!
Veggies !!
On Saturday morning Mackenzie and I attened a local gardening class and lecture. It was very informative and so she decided to try her green thumb. There were plenty of starts that someone had brought to share and so she just purchased a few pots, soil, bone meal and a tomato plant. When you live in Vegas you have to plant early because of the high heat. Good Luck Kenzie !!!
Cheesecake Factory
Located in an area of Vegas called "The District" at green valley ranch is one of our favorite restaurants. It was Mackenzies birthday so we went for lunch and then topped it off by sharing a piece of Cheesecake. Note the palm trees.......The temperature was close to 73 degrees on Sunday.
The Carousel
This is a beautiful little carousel located in "The District". You can even have birthday parties here.
Fashion Show Place Mall
Fashion Show Place Mall is located on the Las Vegas Strip. The shops are amazing here. They actually have fashion shows and if you look close enough you can see the cat walk located below. Pictured are my cute daughter and her hubby.
Fish Vase
How cool is this? The kids have been looking at this piece for almost a year and finally on Saturday we went to a shop called Z Galleries located in the Fashion Show Place Mall on the Las Vegas Strip. The best part is that it was 20% off too. We then bought sand, some live plants and 2 goldfish (that you can barely see). It turned out really cute.
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