From the monthly archives:

October 2008

October Sky

 

Today someone who knows me very very very well said

“I know today is the kind of sky you like to photograph”.

And she was so right.

No one knows me like my mom.

Photo clockwise: 1) Suburbia home touches the sky 2) A Yorba Linda Oil Rig- They are everywhere around here and I kinda love them. 3) The prerequisite MOMfia suburban SUV. 4) Construction continues under Orange County blue skies.

Have a sec? Go over to Sky Watch to see more great sky photos…

 

 

 

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Oh Halloween!

Take a little click-trip over HERE to read my take on children’s Halloween costumes. Ooo, scary!
 
You want REALLY scary? Click HERE and see what Foolery thinks is scary….trust me it is not what you would expect-but I am sure you will agree.
 
Meanwhile I wanted to share a lovely illustration from my good friend Lisa Mertins. [...]

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Mary’s Revenge

Technorati Tags: diner,menu,BLT,S.O.B.,revenge

You have to love a menu that has “BLT (enough said)” AND something called an S.O.B. which as it turns out stands for chicken fried Steak served On a Bun. Whaa? I think when Herb asked Mary to write up the menu he had no idea she was going to get her revenge [...]

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Look at my bewbies!

Note: The original purpose of the We are THAT Family linky was to show the photos that never made it into scrapbooks, because they are a) too embarrassing b) shows how weird your family is or c) just bizarre. So today- instead of my usual humiliation by showing a photo of ME…I wanted to share [...]

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Oh Clementine.

 
I asked the boys to put the clementines (related to tangerines, although I don’t think they claim this side of the family) in the bowl on the coffee table for me.
The boys added the seasonal decoration. Nice job boys.
Aren’t they cute? I am tempted to the sharpie and draw little jack-o-lantern faces on each [...]

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A brand new classic.

Jack: Hey mom have you ever heard of Huck Finn? Its a book.
(I am in the next room folding laundry)
Me: Ah, YEAH Jack. It is like a classic ya know.
Jack: Yeah, it is pretty good. I heard there is another one by this guy called Tom Sawyer.
Me: Actually Tom Sawyer was written before Huck Finn.
Jack: [...]

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Boy. My face is red.

 
In an attempt to take my head out of the sand, I decided to actually read a few news sites today to see what I had been missing while avoiding all things political. And of course, I come across this. Another ‘Uh, duh’ study from the halls of wisdom and science. According to this study [...]

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A Single Story

 
I can’t believe there is still new home building going on in Orange County. Just seems surprising.
Of course this guy wasn’t in any hurry to finish. He stayed in this little pose for 5 minutes. I guess he was just looking out over the sea of existing homes around him and counting all the For [...]

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Cold. Hard. Steel.

Nothing says ’come on in and make your self comfortable’ like this steel cold office space brought to you by All-Steel. The name really says it all. I can practically feel the leg bruises Peggy the office gal gets every time she rushes around the jagged corners of her lovely desk. And if I am not mistaken- [...]

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Tagged. I’m it.

I was tagged by Diva Ma-Mommy Fabulous!….so here are 7 things about me. No theme. Just seven things. Enjoy.

I painted the entire interior of my house. Every wall. Every room. And it looks darn good.
I once had an interior design business called “Make Room for Me”. People paid me to critique their current decor and make [...]

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Fiesta Day Parade

 

Every year, for as long as I can remember, my town Yorba Linda has a ‘Fiesta Day’ parade and fair. Our part of Orange County was founded by Spanish cowboy farmers, and is now one of the last cities in Orange County which is still zoned for horse ownership. Something we are all proud of, [...]

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Margaret finds the answer…

 

 
(a private moment under the sheets in a dark bedroom of Margaret and Alan)
Margaret: It is right there Alan….. A little higher…now lower…gosh let me do it!
Alan: NO! I want to take it off. It is my ‘thing’.
Margaret: Fine. Keep trying.
Alan: Gosh Margaret can’t I turn on the light? I can’t find the clasp…
Margaret: NO. [...]

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Friday Foto Fun.

 
 
Yeah the joke is on me. Literarily.
Do not worry-I did not buy this purse. But my gosh…who WOULD?
 
Tons of fabulous fotos to be found at both Candid Carrie and Photo Bliss today!
Technorati Tags: botox,purse,funny photo,funny foto

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Pouring my heart out. Brick by brick.

  
Dear Lego;
I wanted to take a break out of my very glamorous life (which includes a constant rotation of laundry, ironing, dishes, drop off, pick up etc) to express to you, my true adoration for all things LEGO. My enjoyment started early, when as a child I received a flat box with a flip lid [...]

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Um, you look familar…

Look at Marcy. Isn’t she tough? And so cool. Standing on that sand dune in Death Valley with the motorcycle dudes behind her? Ya, she rode them too. (the motorcycles not the dudes). But gosh her look is so familiar. Like maybe she was channeling her look from someone else? Hmmm…who could it be? Could [...]

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I actually said it.

 A few days ago I was talking to my boys after school and they were both talking about the kids in their classes that are….weird ‘unique’. They described kids I knew from my youth: the ones who seem to always have a runny nose, the ones who ask a million and a half questions just [...]

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G.I.R.L. Party- come on in!

Welcome to the monthly Glamorous in Real Life Party (Yeah, that means it is a G.I.R.L. Party – but we welcome fellas too!) Learn more about what to bring to the party here.
Recently I purchased a lovely rhinestone encrusted keychain in the shape of a vintage key. It is very very glamorous. But when I [...]

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Tomorrow! Be ready!

Tomorrow is the monthly G.I.R.L. ( Glamorous in Real Life) Party. Right here!!! So get your posts ready about something (UN)glamorous or even a great product reccomendation!. Mr. Linky will be joining us and he is bringing the wine. Can be an existing post as well!!!

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Hold your breath. I am taking you to a diner.

While in Texas, we found a small local diner to have our first breakfast together. I love diners with all my heart. Something about people eating grease and fat and lard with reckless abandon that excites me. It is as if the news from the outside world that this kinda eating can KILL you doesn’t [...]

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Waving not Drowning…laughing not crying.

I have just returned from a weekend in Dallas to meet up with 5 other blogger friends. Now this whole idea sounds odd to everyone except other bloggers. “So you are going to Dallas to meet people you have never meet and only know on-line? And one of which doesn’t even give her real identity [...]

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Now that is a dare.

 
Oh Seventeen Magazine- what were you doing to these poor girls? Yeah, juice cans for your wedge heels is going to rocket you right to the top of popularity list in school…..or to the top of ‘girls that wear cans from the TRASH are loonie’ list.

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Friday Foto Fun

 
Disneyland embraces Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). A ‘lively’ celebration of Mexico in which the deceased ancestors are remembered. Often thru the use of comical and animated skeltons. I love this holiday, and it is celebrated November 1st and 2nd. So get ready…it is coming! I tried to get my kids [...]

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He never trusted me again..

 
“Honey just stand right there on the rock while Mommy gets your picture! There is no way you will get wet. Trust Mommy!”
Yeah-I was wrong.
Visit We are THAT family today for more photo fun.

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How the heck did that get there?

Over the weekend we carved our first pumpkin of the season. Yes I said FIRST. I love Halloween so much (and salty pumpkin seeds I confess) that we often carve 2, 3 or 4 before the big night comes around. And this year, I showed great mothering discretion by letting the boys use the [...]

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Sharing is caring. Right?

 
I need to learn to SHARE. I have a bad habit of not linking to my friends blogs. People link to me ALL THE TIME. But me? I always forget and think ‘hey that is what my blogroll is for right?’. Ya except my blogroll is as long as Santa’s Naughty and Nice list…so it [...]

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How I talk about what I can’t talk about.

The problem with advertising your blog address at the bottom of every single e-mail you send out, is that you lose all control over who is reading. So you have to assume EVERYONE is reading. Well if you could see my Sitemeter numbers you would know that EVERYone is not reading…but a lot are. Well, [...]

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Family Field Trip: Oak Glen, CA

 

 
Having moved around a far amount in the 10 years we have been married, both my husband and I have always enjoyed taking ‘Family Field Trips’ for just the day. There is so much to do- not matter where we live…that we always have lots of options. And today we drove about 60 miles to [...]

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Bob and Mike open up shop…

Bob: Hey look at the sign I had carved! Don’t you think it is funny?!
Mike: Um, it is sort of rude don’t you think?
Bob: I don’t care! You can put up your own sign too.
Mike: I have already. It is a frame in the window.
Bob: Ya know Mike I am starting to think I am all [...]

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Something I learned today…

*BEFORE you read: I am a Christain. I love me some Jesus.
After calling my children’s school district to find out more about a ‘Release Time’ christian education trailer parked at a park near school property, I learned many many things.
1. I learned that while the school allows children to leave campus and go to this [...]

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