Mom, Dad, Mary, James and I left San Diego the day after Christmas to head over to Tucson, AZ to visit my eldest brother, Brent, and his two, adult, kids.  The weather was supposed to be cold over there, so I packed a beanie cap, a scarf and a couple sets of cotton gloves along with my regular sweaters and jackets.  Boy, I’m I ever glad I did!  ( Read more... )

Christmas was super nice this year.  Money was tight so there was not the same craziness that most years bring…and it was really nice.

James woke me at 5am (I need to stop setting my alarm on Christmas…there is no need for it).  We boogied out to see what Santa left in his stocking.  He got a couple toy/game things and a bunch of candy, which he ( Read more... )

Christmas started today with much of my extended family coming over for a BIG lunch and gift giving.  Mary did the lion’s share of the food prep and cooking (and purchasing (with Mom’s help, too)), but I did a little.

We cleaned the house pretty well in the days leading up to today so that today would go smoother…and it surely did help.  We spent ( Read more... )

Over at my MySpace account: myspace.com/cadetevon I post photos to my mobile photo album all the time but that option over here at LJ is highly cumbersome and I've never really been able to figure it out.

Anyway, I plan to cross post them over here.  I can see you all on the edge of your chairs in antisipation.  *snicker*

Today's photos:


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Right now it’s 9:36am and the temperature is 49F/10C.

That’s too cold Mr. Heat Miser, can you get on this for me, k, thanks?

Seriously though, this is COLD to us weather-spoiled folks out here in “sunny” San Diego.  I function better in cold than I do in heat, (I’m a royal bitch when I’m hot.  I’m the perfect example of why the murder rate rises ( Read more... )

While watching an episode of House on hulu.com, one of the commercials that were shown was for the new Brad Pitt movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.  It’s based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story.

When the commercial was over I immediately wondered if the story was included in the copulation I have of some Fitzgerald’s work.  Right after ( Read more... )

James and I are home from school and work today.  When James came home last night from the batting cages (his coach picked him up and then dropped him off… nice huh?) he was complaining of a tummy ache.  He said this morning that it was still bothering him.  My guess is that his tummy ache is directly connected to the fact that this is Blue’s first ( Read more... )