Car Miles

Not exactly frequent flyer miles but CAR MILES.  After a long 7 hour slow drive home from Vegas  a week ago and lots of miles in the car we have decided to do another car trip.  Thursday we are off to the central coast and Ben Lomond to see Michael, Meghan and her family.  Mike called last week and Meghan had to be admitted to the hospital since she was in horrific pain (and she has been for sometime now) and needed stronger medical relief.  We have not seen this beautiful courageous  young women in 9 months and look forward to some small visits.  Her colon cancer most likely will never be in remission and what is left of her liver from the various surgeries still has cancer.  Rich talked to Meghan's mom last week and she told us what a supporter and how dependable our Michael has been.  And she said Mike and Meghan are more in love than ever.... (oh this just twist my heart into knots).  I must say for the past several years I have loved seeing them in love - they get that twinkle in their eye when they look at each other and they probably have no idea what they have done for each other in this life. I am going to say it- or write it. God I don't get it- I don't understand it and WHY? These two deserve so much to be in love and do the things young people in love do and to have those life experiences and joys and memories.  WE have joy that they found each other but great sorrow too that this "CANCER" has to be part of their relationship. We love Meghan so much and want a miracle.   Prayers lots of Prayers for healing, health and love! 

Sherry Sherry Baby.....

You know the Vegas Saying... What happens...

Spa Day

Oasis On Wednesday and the happy hour Ladies from Tuesday

Seeing the Jersey  Boys in Vegas had to be the highlight of #54! I am still singing the songs of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons... SHERRY BAAABBBYYYY. It was a great week with a  Happy Hour birthday celebration, Rich having the guys from CDM water polo (1971-1972) and the 80 plus year old coach Hooper, here at the Island (this is an amazing group of guys) the same day - Tuesday.  Wednesday scrapping with friends and a chocolate cake at the Oasis, Thursday off to Vegas. Massage with Donna on Friday, spending time with Susan and Deborah, seeing the Jersey Boys and finally Sunday seeing Barry and the girls. Our only complaint 7 hours to get home from VEGAS... UGH.  Here is the week in pictures.  Love to everyone who gave or sent me a card or called and sang to me on the PHONE... I love those messages - corny but great!

Vegas Baby

Vegas tomorrow for my birthday.  They might let me in the city since I had my eyebrows waxed, and a pedi and a mani... Oh the details of growing older and the MAINTENANCE.  Time to pack.  You know it takes me forever to pack all the Gucci gowns and tiffany diamonds.  There are just so many choices in my diamond collection to wear. STOP Laughing everyone who knows me knows this is not true.  This year is good since hubby-bubby will be enjoying the fun with me. Last year he was still recovering! New Year - New Day... Can't wait to get there and win the BIG MONEY Jackpot!  Actually looking forward to time by the pool and seeing the JERSEY BOYS.  Oh what fun it is to play.  

Started the birthday celebration last night with the Happy Hour ladies.  Tonight more celebration with the Scrappy ladies at the Oasis...  I will need to be careful since I don't want to start the day tomorrow with a scrap hangover and have to spend 4 to 5 hours in the car recovering.  Kidding  -  I hope  my tummy hurts tomorrow from laughing so hard, like it some times does after a rip roaring time at the Oasis.  Not a lot of scrapping gets done  but we make the walls shake with all the laughter.  

Happy day everyone...

Hibernation

Out of hibernation. After 5 months of sound (and we will assume) restful sleep. The tortoises have come out of hibernation. Can  you imagine sleeping for 5 months?  You would have missed so much good and bad and just life in general. You wouldn't know we have a new president or about Octo Mom or stimulus and bailout. Yes, this is a sign at the Island that SPRING has really sprung when Auggie and Baby come out of hibernation.  Actually, Baby just came out today and these pic's are of Auggie yesterday.  This guy is between 25 and 30 years old and we have owned him for about 8 years. Baby, we have had since she was a hatchling (baby, thus the name- took us 7 years to come up with a name) and we estimate she is about 15 years old now.   I guess you could say we have another teenager in the house.  How do they measure tortoise years?  After a long winter nap (they sleep in a cat igloo house in the backyard during hibernation), they get a good soaking since they have had no water this entire time, a spin around the back yard to get the kinks out, a food offering and a good sniff from Gracie.  As you can see from the above leg picture - hibernation does wonders for the skin.  They are either endangered or protected and we have a license for them issued by Fish and Game.   Oh the pleasures of tortoise ownership. 

Yes, it is officially spring time!  Wake up and eat the broccoli.  

So

So hello.  Interesting times we are living in but yet, they are thankful times.  I keep reminding myself how much better this year is so far compared to last.  Not that great things didn't happen last year because they did everyday.  It was just a very stressful time!  Let's see what is new at the island.  We celebrated Kelly's 16th birthday here on Sunday with a nice brunch.  Just a couple of pictures to share. We also celebrated Ronny's birthday.  Kelly had the cupcakes and Ron got the RUM CAKE.   The other picture is Kelly and her beau Andrew.  

Question - in the picture of Rich with the girls you see Cassie on the left she is 14 and will be 15 in April... (still she is 14).  She came to my house with those large pokey things that are about 3 inches long sticking out of her ears down the back of her neck.  I guess these are used to enlarge your ear lobe... WHY does anyone want to do this to their body.  TO have ear lobes like some tribal person.  What next a saucer in her mouth!  I just don't get it! My thoughts are when your 18 and no longer on the payroll of grandma or someone else do what you want to your body.  I am just ponding my head against the computer when it comes to this beautiful girl.  This is the least of the problems. The biggest would be LOVE... she thinks she is in LOVE.... Oh I wish someone would have told me when I thought I was in love years ago that it is so much more than your body and sex, possible unwanted pregnancy and sexual diseases.  It is about your head, heart, soul and very being....  Praying and Praying... I keep praying for wisdom and guidance to interfere more and make the gap between my mother and I larger or let it go and trust.  You see my mom supports 5 grandchildren and 2 adult children on a fixed income and she hardly has time to go to the bathroom let alone parent two teenage girls.  Rich may have had his bone marrow transplant last year - there was a plan a goal!  Things at my mom's just seem a drift with no plan, no goal.  FRUSTRATING.. 

So how is everyone doing out there in cyber land? How has your mood been? I wish I could put a finger on my latest mood.  I seem to be living in worryville and not getting much done - SO here I sit thinking this blogging will work like a therapists and help me to get it out there and DEAL with it.  

Only 9 days to go and the calendar will officially add another year to my age.  We are going to use some of those Marriott points and head off to the JW in Las Vegas. We rolled the loose coin last night and had over $400.00 in change (I now have gambling money).  Susan (the other sista) will be meeting up with us there and we (drum roll) are going to see the JERSEY BOYS.  Susan and I went to LV last year and stayed with Aunt Liz and had a wonderful fun time filled with laughter.  She will be there in spirit with us this year and she will be missed - you can be sure we will be raising more than one glass of spirits to her and enjoying her town.  

SO have a good one!

Pisces

Seems like good advise for the day.Horescope

Anything that you dream up you can make happen -- if you perservere and stay positive! Banish those clouds of doubt that you feel edging towards your brain right now. Yes, there is uncertainty ahead -- but there always will be. Why not choose to think the best and just keep moving forward? Stick with the people who always see the bright side of life and stay away from those who tell you that the things you want you can't have. That's nonsense, and you know it. Now you have to prove it to them.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Welcome March.  Recovering from another Scrapbook hangover.  WOW how does 16 hours plus go by so fast. Had a great time at Scrapbook Oasis at their CHA crop yesterday.  The dumb laughs about nothing - where your sides hurt the next day, prizes, giveaways and CUPCAKES, from SPRINKLES.  Oh what fun.  Rich just called and he is on his way home from a men's retreat with the guys from Church.  Can not wait to see hear the stories and find out if he was inspired and moved by the spirit. This week will be spent preparing for Kelly's 16th Birthday Brunch here on Sunday.  It will be our family and her beau's family we are (on her request) keeping it small.  She did Disneyland on her actual birthday Friday, with Andrew and Grandma and apparently had a great time.  Cheers here is to a wonderful week filled with SPRING coming.  I actual heard A (just one) bird singing through the closed window the other day.  I love to wake up with the windows open and birds singing in the morning, instead of the closed windows with the heater on.  Just makes me feel closer to God - fresh air.  This is the part on my blog where I leave you with some great quote or words or wisdom .......   BLANK! anybody got anything?