I am in the Dog house now!

sadly I made a big boo-boo I didn't call my Mom and tell her I wasn't traveling to Colorado Springs last night. So when she called me to see where I was at 4:45 pm - I told her I had other plans and I was not on the road. YIKEs was she mad. In my defence, she ussually calls and gets all wrapped into the details to check out for sure that I was coming, well she didn't do that and time got away from me and I didn't call in advance to tell her I wasn't coming. - so my fault really. Today I ordered a blooming plant and a green plant ( they sent a peace lily LOL) and I think by the phone call I got that my apology was accepted.

Yearbooks and Funny things

My High School Classmates are organizing a reunion- an all school all years reunion. An interesting concept. A few years ago I helped to organize my 20th class reunion, it was fun but lots of work. There seems to be more interest from people of all groups to have this type of reunion.

Harrison High School, Colorado Springs CO - they have a facebook page, a myspace page and I have an '81 HHs reunion yahoo website I have maintained for many years. So the word is getting out - the Dates are set for August 7-8, 2009 - it should be a fun time had by all. There are still lots of opportunities to be involved with planing and other things.

Hh and I were looking through the year books I have 1980 and 1981 and she was pointing out the " cute" guys and I said well they were pretty cute then, but now they are all old and balding LOL - well that is just the facts you know. It is fun to look at all the style choices especially hair styles and all those wings and feathered styles, even the guys did it. ( my Brother Dave too) :)

so from time to time I will be posting more about this event - here on my blog. stay tuned.

skyventure

Skyventure is where Hh wants to go for the 13th birthday celebration. We went there today to see it live and in person, just to be sure she really does want to do it!, she came away more detirmend than ever. Should be a fun time, I told her she could invite one friend to do this with her. ( it is a little pricey) - we will try to get video of the adventure and post it too. She is all over doing this, next it will be the real deal out of a plane?!?!

Updates

Well I haven't posted in a while on the status of Mom- She is finally at home and doing well. She did get to go home the day before christmas eve.

So after the initial week I spent in Colorado Springs taking care of issues with the intensive care and hopsital stay. Mom was moved to a skilled care facility- nearer to home, my Brother ( older) went with Dad to be sure this was a good fit for her. She seemed o.k. with it. At first when she was in the hospital she didn't want to work on getting around, out of bed or anything, for the 1st week or so she didn't even want to watch T.V. ( her thing- soaps) - this was tough. My bro and SIL came down from WY and my Brother went back after two days., SIL stayed with dad ( she does not work at the moment outside the home) Then my brother came back the end of week 2 and took his wife, they had a trip scheduled for Dec- christmas holidays to HI - so off they went mid month. At that point Dad was doing better and the two of them were in a little routine.

I went down the monday before Christmas and then She went to the apartment the Next day. Surprizingly she was doing well at the skilled care and they really worked her to be able to do the stairs and get around. So she was back to almost her fiesty self by the time I saw them again.
She was still fatigued when I went down on the 5th of Jan, but overall the improvment is tremendous.

for the next three months I am on a every other monday rotation to c/springs for work. We are still tring to fill a position there and are filling in on a weekly basis. I am glad I will be able to see Mom and Dad regularly for the next few months. there isn't much more to it the apendix is out, the incissions healed and stamana is returning. So onward we all go.

soon it will be birthday time. yeah.

low brown belt

Hh graduated to Low brown belt!! way to go girl . SSD1 will be graduating to High red on Friday! way to go for him too.

Time- the simple things

When we take time to notice the simple things in life, we never lack for encouragement.

We discover we are surrounded by limitless hope that's just wearing everyday clothes.

from this year in photos

Bishop Rob comes to visit

We have the bishop at St. James today. we are installing father Scott Anderson as our rector and the bishop is doing this with us. originally we were just on our regular rotation for a visit, but after having scott as our priest in charge for 2 years we have decided to "call " him as our priest.

we are having a reception brunch afterwards and My friends Karen and Art from our Crew 1050 will be there along with a couple of others for help and showing off our venture crew- Bishop Rob did not know what geo-caching was so we spent a bit of time telling him about the crew and what we do. he got a very interesting look in his eye and I could see some wheels turning there for activities and things around this concept.
well I am off and running, because as ussuall I am in charge of many things today

Happy New Year

Wishing you all the best, I hope you have a positive, productive and purposeful new year.

I am going to work on a few of those types of things myself.
positve outlook
productive work and life
purposful spirit.


Working on my list

School Drum and then Rockband Drum !!

the newest obsession in our house is the Rockband 2 here is some video from last night and I will post a bit more from tonight.

Saddles and Sabres - school

The middle by Jimmy eat world - Rock band2

radio ready

eton radio

Self-Powered and Solar-Powered AM/FM/Shortwave Radio with NOAA Weatherband, Flashlight, Siren and Cell Phone Charger
When your outdoor adventures take you off the grid, you need a device that can fill multiple needs. The American Red Cross FR500 is a compact unit that you can toss in your rucksack and take anywhere. It functions as an AM, FM, and shortwave radio with NOAA weatherband. It also has a flashlight, an emergency beacon, and an emergency siren. Plus, you can use it to charge your cell phone or MP3player. This little wonder can be powered with the hand crank, or solely by the sun—solar panels make this a very “green” device. Of course,battery power and AC power are also options.

This cool product came to our home about a month ago - but I have had a busy month and haven't had a chance to say how cool it is, I have never had a weather radio before, now S has since he was raised in a tornado prone area. but with all the snow and bad weather wehave had the last couple of years it is nice to have.

This came as a gift from PJ and OLLIE - a big thanks for the fun stuff they always find for us.

Wii wish you a Merry Christmas

We bought a Wii- not yet hooked up but that was our gift this year. I am looking forward to " playing"

the other blessing is mom is home now, after nearly a month of hospitalization and care. I am truely happy because my dad was a lost soul without her, She has always run the house and he didn't know where to begin with her gone! I managed to get quite a bit of time to be with him and her - thank god. It sucks being in the sandwich generation.

we will spend time together with friends tonight and that will make a great holiday. Tomorrow i am off and I promised Hh some new Pj Flannel pants. I will post them when completed and modeled by the girl. So overall this has be a pretty weird christmas, not a lot of gift buying, not alot of fussing at home. more effort into making sure that everyone was well taken care of.

More photos if you follow my side bar link to flickr- happy holidays y'all

Your Christmas is Modern

Your wish for the New Year is more happiness. For you, Christmas is a spiritual holiday. You can't separate it from your beliefs. You are patient when it comes to Christmas. You don't celebrate too early, and you don't like seeing holiday decorations in October. You like Christmas traditions, but you're not uptight about them. You do things your way. You like to celebrate Christmas your own way, and you don't like to have to compromise. You love Christmas. You enjoy almost every aspect and tradition of the holidays. You give a big during the holidays but nowhere near as much as you'd like to.

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyourchristmassayaboutyouquiz/">What Does Your Christmas Say About You?

really bad head cold

it sent me home from work on friday! wish I felt better.

will update more in a few days, will be in Colorado springs on monday and fill in more details about recovery - then for my mom.

trying to lay low, to attend S's christmas dinner tonight at the Broker.

here are my newest altered things!

Secret santa is on his way!

at work we have a secret santa exchange, we draw names and the value of the gift is 15 dollars or less. Last year I draw Sam ( a man) and made him an mobile- picture hanging one with homemade christmas cards and tags. Everyone ranted and raved, but my suppervisor really ranted, she wanted me to be her secret santa for sure " next year" well it is next year, we drew names, I didn't get her's but my co-worker who did get the supervisors name ask if I wanted to exchange so I for sure get my supervisor's name?? well I accepted- but my co-worker said on one condition, that I get tto have you as my secret santa- next year!!! well I guess my skills are in high demand.

so what did I make you might want to know? - I purchased three unfinished trays at hobby lobby- the kind that are made of thin plywood and pine? I then went to the scrapbook isle to see what I could find to put in the bottoms of the trays, and found a k& comp. scrapbook kit with stickers, paper and rub-ons that I bought too, the papers and stickers liook a bit festive and could pass for christmas, reds and greens- but are quite homey too and will do for most any time of the year.

I used extra chipboard - and cut and pieced it to fin the bottom of each tray, then used modpodge and put the paper on the boards, and the boards in the bottom of each tray. I gave it tow more layers of modpodge on top of the paper and stickers and rub-ons - then decided it really needed a coat of varnish ( polyureatane) so that is what I worked on last night while we watched t.v.

well I took photos this morning and posted them up to flikr- you can see them there and so I could attach them here. Let me know what you think of my lates altered project- my supervisor needs to be very happy that my co-worker traded with me!!!

Pantone's color of the year 2009

2008 press releases
Pantone Selects Color of the Year for 2009: PANTONE 14-0848 Mimosa
Mimosa Embodies Hopefulness and Reassurance in a Climate of Change
CARLSTADT, N.J., Dec. 3, 2008 - Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT), and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 14-0848 Mimosa, a warm, engaging yellow, as the color of the year for 2009. In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow.

"The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the sun, properties we as humans are naturally drawn to for reassurance," explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "Mimosa also speaks to enlightenment, as it is a hue that sparks imagination and innovation."

Best illustrated by the abundant flowers of the Mimosa tree and the sparkle of the brilliantly hued cocktail, the 2009 color of the year represents the hopeful and radiant characteristics associated with the color yellow. Mimosa is a versatile shade that coordinates with any other color, has appeal for men and women, and translates to both fashion and interiors. Look for women's accessories, home furnishings, active sportswear and men's ties and shirts in this vibrant hue.

Mimosa is also one of the 3,000 colors available in Pantone’s line of superior-quality, eco-friendly paint. PANTONE Paints combine the accuracy of PANTONE Colors with the beauty of high-performance Dutch paints. Perfect for the kitchen or family room, painting a wall in Mimosa will add warmth and cheerfulness to any room, especially during the winter months. Mimosa also creates the illusion of being connected to the outside, making small rooms feel open and inviting.

I think this is the color I chose for the guest bedroom- funny huh??

just me again

red riding no hood!

Hh shot this one, I try to allow myself to be documented too. that way I am in my own life! :)

Hh encore hat

she is a real gem and a fantastic kido.