I haven't logged on here in ages.

Reviewed my earlier posts. That was nice.

It's been a bit of a journey between then and now.

I'll have to post another entry shortly.

More to follow.

Through the grapevine I heard that a cousin of mine got to have lunch with George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, during the final days of their adminstration. She has been heavily involved with a support group of mother's whos children have been killed in Iraq. Her son, my second cousin, was killed in Iraq about 3 years ago. And it was through her ( Read more... )

It's Summertime, The Bark Is Falling ( Read more... )

I read in the paper that it snowed a lot in Las Vegas, my old stomping ground. Too neat. It would be beautiful there. Red Rock Canyon is gorgeous with snow. The red sandstone with the white snow would be a spectacular sight. I love the smell of cresote bushes and snow. The winter smell of the desert. I miss that sometimes ( Read more... )

Today was Michael's last day at work. Wow, that came quickly. After I dropped Aeryn and Logan at daycare, Ellen and I went to the CBD (Central Business District) to pick up Michael's boxes. After he turns in his keys and finishes up for the day, he's going out to dinner with some of his now, former co-workers this evening ( Read more... )

Christmas Spirit and the Childsafe Tree ( Read more... )

Actually, we don't have a field of Strawberries, we have 10 plants. We planted them last year in the area formerly occupied by our rose bushes. We thought you can't eat roses, so Michael dug them up and we planted an herb garden along with some strawberries. Now that it is spring out, we are getting about a handful of strawberries every 4 days ( Read more... )

MySpace and Facebook ( Read more... )

Nearly every time I drop my kids off or pick them up at daycare, there is an elderly gentleman, standing in front of his house working in his front garden. So after I've loaded the kids into the car, and as I drive off, I give him a smile and a wave. He waves back too. I can't recall how long this has been going on, but I think for a year now. ( Read more... )

Today in Australia is Rememberance Day ( Read more... )