Happy Birthday to My Youngest!!

 JUNE 24

Do your honest best,

think prosperity and the Lord will,

for a fact,

provide.

He will do the providing through you.

I just thought I'd publish and dedicate the thought for the day (from my desk calendar) to my youngest daughter because its her birthday!!  She's on a world cruiseship job right now so we have been keeping in touch via the internet and facebook.  It's really amazing modern technology.  She can be out in the middle of the ocean (somewhere in the Norwegian Sea right now) on a ship no less and still get INTERNET.  I just love it because I still get to see her and talk with her and she doesn't seem so far away.  I know my daughters are grown now but I still like them close though far.  She was a big baby 9 lbs 11 oz. As you can see she had a lot of hair. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOO... WISH YOU WERE HERE

Since...

normal programming is down the river with the donkeys and until normal programming resumes.... I'll just C.A.S.E. (C.opy A.nd S.hare w/E.veryone) stuff that I like instead:

Definiteness of Purpose the starting point of all achievement.

By: Napolean Hill

Don't be like a ship at sea without a rudder, powerless and directionless.

Decide what you want, find out how to get it, and then take daily action toward achieving your goal.

You will get exactly and only what you ask and work for.

Make up your mind today what it is you want and then start today to go after it! Do it now!

Successful people move on their own initiative, But they know where they are going before they start.

Positive People, Positive Thinking, Positive Results!

CASEd from Mind Power 365

Happy Father's Day!

 What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it ... Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~

The Seven Seas

My youngest daughter is off today for a 6-month around the world adventure. She accepted a position on a cruise ship working in the spa on board ship. First, she flies to Copenhagen, Denmark.  I like to track their flights, I just feel closer that way.

then she has this itinerary <---click

The first leg of her journey will be a 15-day round trip Copenhagen to Copenhagen.  I'll keep everyone posted.

The move is coming along.  We are going to move to the new house a week earlier than originally planned, the last week in June as it turns out (instead of the first week in July).  Boxes are everywhere and seems how I packed the craft room first.... aaagh.  I really really can't wait to get moved now.  Have I mentioned, I hate moving?  Pretty sure I have.  Stay tuned... one of these days my life might resume normal programming I say "might" because somehow I highly doubt it.  Waaaaaa.

It's a Good Thing!

A few of my favorite things...

• The morning light

• The Macbook (you can take it anywhere)
• Listening to music

• Coffee mugs
• Lists

• Me time (its not that I don't like you... its just that I like my quiet better? credits:Sh!t My Dad Says)

• $1 altar votive candles (from the grocery store)
• Books 
• EDITED TO ADD: naps

• iChats
• Ground zero on anything and today it's paperwork.

• Thin addictives, almond cookies. Yummo!

Onto another topic...  The hus and I had a successful "date night" we headed out again last night to see if we could catch the Red Algea tide.  The red algea were out like the waves and the California Grunion Run (<--- read about it here) was in with the high-tide.

 (Stock photo)

Its so random, we went out there to see if we could catch the red tide and instead we ran into a Grunion Run?  The ocean never dissappoints.

Note to self: do more often!

My cell phone keeps rebooting itself.  I wish it would stop.

I'm glad I've got photos of the home I'm leaving.  This blog is good for something.

There are some things I WON'T miss from my old neighborhood... the Gearhead's aka Greasemonkey's? on this street.  They've always got some engine PROJECT going on, please.  Can you say noise pollution hello.  Does anybody mind... if I nap.  Yeah won't miss that.  Then there's this go-cart that starts EVERY year right about this time and runs up and down the street until the 1st-day of fall.  Yeah, I guess its cute.  I won't miss that or the barking dog next door. There is something about this one house.  A while back the first dog barking owners moved, goodie, dog GONE.  So the new neighbor's that moved in after that dog barks and bites.  Nice. WHAT?

~Ciao for now...

Blue Tide

A majestic, giant glow stick, lightning, fire and ice, snow bursts are just a few of the ways I could use to describe the phenomenon of the "Red (looks blue or green) Tide". It was raw nature at it's finest for sure. We went out (its best to go late at night when its really dark (deep blue sea dark)) to watch the waves roll in like giant fluorescent blue/green glow sticks. It was really cool and worth the drive out. Its so hard to believe that there is this awesome display of nature right in our own back yards. It was right up there with lightning or the Grand Canyon. The ocean is so massive. The color it throws off even when its pitch black are amazing. The waves really do glow in the dark and its much prettier IRL.

I Can Breathe... Well Sort of

I found and closed on a house this morning.  Now I can breathe and my entire summer won't have to be spent house-hunting.  I can get on with the business of living.  But first, of course, there's all that purging, sorting and packing.  At least I can breathe and I have a plan.  The unknown factor just went down to a two instead of a TEN.

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Front of house, a bit pixelated (stock photo and not my autos, google stock photo). But you get the idea.  Low maintenance front yard with LOTS more trees than I have now with great curb appeal. (Doesn't translate in this picture)  I love TREES.  It's really a cute little house.  Just perfect for me and my family.

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Walking into the front door and turn to the left is the "Living Room".  This room is situated on the front of the house.  The pix (all pix below text) makes the room look a bit smaller than it is.  And it has a fireplace.  I haven't had a fireplace in 10 years.  The house I currently reside doesn't have a fireplace and I miss it.  I am just beyond that I'll have one again. 

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Kitchen wide-view

  

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View from back and covered patio of outdoor bonus room.  Landscaping much nicer than photo.

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Standing in the kitchen looking outwards to the front door.  The little carpeted room off the kitchen (just before you enter the kitchen and to the right of the fireplace room) the "Family Room/Den"  I will probably have a reading room/library wall here.  The carpets are taupe/beige NOT PINK as they appear in these photos.

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This pix makes the kitchen look darker than it actually is.  Its about the same size as I have now so that's cool.  The light fixtures are nicer.

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Master Bedroom below.  If you go out this sliding glass door off the Master and go left it goes into the sliding glass door to the kitchen.  Very convenient right off the Master.  No disturbing anyone when making a.m. coffee.  You don't have to walk through the house to get to the kitchen.  Kind of nice.  And the patio/"outdoor room" could be considered a bonus room since we have such great climate.  More pix of that later.

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Looking out from the master to the hall and other bedrooms.  To the left in the pix is the Master Bath.  Again similar to what we are currently in, so definitely will fit our needs.

Whew that's a relief.  Now I think I can put myself on a "whine" fast.  No whine zone.  But pretty sure I'll fail at that, since whining is one of my favorite pastimes. 


~M!ssPr!ssy

Comments

I'm still trying to figure out how to shake Mr. spammer <---click and get it to stop leaving comments on my blog.  I have comment moderation on and I delete the comments that are spam.  I've decided to activate the "word verification" function also, to see if this flushes him out.  If its a machine-generated comment, hopefully it will stop the bugger.  He's <--- click  been bothering me for some time.  Everyone else, please do stop by and leave comments.  Currently this will inconvenience all totaled approximately 1 person due to the overwhelming number 0-1 of comments  I normally receive on a daily basis.

Thanks

Random

is it just me?!?!? or does it feel like life can unravel faster than a roll of TP on Halloween Eve? (Where did I hear that?) Some days can just creep me out. Starting lineup FIRST THING THIS A.M. the macbookpro (13 mo. new) just quits. Like nada. I can't do anything with it. Worst timing ever since I NEED internet right now. Two words? HOUSE HUNTING. No sooner do I close the lid on the mac because it was worthless to me at that moment, we proceed out to our first house-viewing appt to find ourselves the FIRST to arrive at the scene of a fire <---click yes you guessed it at the house we were going to perhaps live? It was in the canyon right behind the backyard of the very house went to look at. 911 had not even been called yet. 911 what is your emergency... agh MY LIFE.  Like srsly. UNIVERSE?

But then these guys showed up and that was hot, no pun ;) and made everything ok.  I'm a sucker for a man in uniform.  It's no secret.  Hi hus.

This post almost had NO photos with it.  I took pictures with my phone but the network was too busy and wouldn't let me send ANY.  Go figure.  No really?  So I found some stock photos on the web.

This thing went right over my head.  Of course I missed the shot.  I'm fired.  Impressive.  It has words written on the bottom of it something to the effect, "Hotties inside Fire Safety" or something?  Let me tell you that thing was close. 

THEN, just when I feel completely abandoned by the universe... out of the blue I get phones calls from two people who I haven't spoken with in years and the conversations were refreshing.

Enough said.

Omen aside, the house shouted not me not me.  On top of this, I experienced smoke inhalation and it gave me a headache.

We swing on over to the Apple Store (we brought the computer with us - can you say Geek Genius Bar to the rescue) and actually that was a pleasant experience. One word: Geeks. You know how I love my Geeks geniuses.  I learned something new and of course I taught the geek something.  Always happens.  Oh incidentally, they were able to boot the computer right up.  Nothing was wrong with it.  Huh?

We left there and decided to grab a bite to eat.  Again, NO PICTURES, thanks network.  I ended up having a couple of nice conversations with complete and total strangers which for me is a stretch. ;)

I hear that Mercury went direct but it feels like retrograde to me.  Lies.

I didn't know that cats were THAT territorial over catnip.  OK?  Oh and I scored some great 50% off deals.  And I mean great deals.  Well that's a wrap.  I told you this was random.  

I snapped the coolest picture of a the most perfect rosebud today and NOPE again network wouldn't let me send to my album.

Rambling on

Promise Yourself

Come on over for a visit....

...pull up a box chair and stay a while won't you?  .  No-- I am not through whining about my upcoming, unplanned move.  I'm still in the denial phase, the why me phase, and possibly the bargaining with God phase.  Please God I promise I'll be real good.    Obviously I'm being punished.   However, I DO like the "kraft" color of those boxes.  They are pretty aren't they? 

Give UP!

I have great friends and some of them (you will go un-named, you know who you are) hate all my mamby pamby sugar wooger rahrah sisbabam boo go team talk. This same friend sent me the cute poster below.  Thanks for your support and encouragement. Hellerrrrrrrrrrrr

Thanks for your help <----click

Staying Put, I'm NOT moving, I'm Not moving

The upcoming move is not going to monopolize my life.  Its just a blip on the radar screen, right?  I'm way to busy making other plans. k.thx.  Move are you listening, boxes? pack yourself and while you are at it.... move yourself too.  Oh and new and perfect house for me and mine, please present yourself and forward me my new address.

Thanks again in advance for your help.

I'm NOT moving, I'm Not moving. I'm NOT moving, I'm Not moving. I'm NOT moving, I'm Not moving.

PS: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Help One Another

I stumbled upon this image and it made me think about life and how it's been going for so many people right now (including me, more on that later). Tumbling around upside down with so much uncertainty, and how some may just be hanging on by a thread (or a slim branch) for dear life!  We could take a lesson from these gentle creatures and all reach out to lend a hand and spread some love.  I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. Cheers!  Aren't they cute (it's probably photo-shopped but still cute)!

Live with Passion

Recently, I participated in a card swap with the famous M!ssy Ballance <--- click over at Crafty Carn!val. <--- click  So if you're participating in the swap and don't want to see your card, look away now. 

If you worked on the cards with me (you know who you are, HI Allison over at "Shadow Castle Stamps") YES I completely rejected the first batch I had started and this is what the ended up being my card!!! I know? Can you believe it?  It's a complete and total different card.  I just wasn't feeling the other one.  So I started to panic.  I had to come up with SOMETHING.  I ended up using a stamp set from Stampin Up called "Inspired by Nature" The inside reads "live with PASSION"

Here is a front shot.  Can you tell which card had an "opportunity for embellishment" (aka accidental ink smudge that needed covering up/hiding a butterfly and some glitter) 

Another angle

Boxed up and ready to go

 ~Enjoy, do something fun today, M!ss Pr!ssy

Hey You

Hey you Asian man .... can you please STOP leaving comments on my blog? You're the reason my comments are moderated.  Quit trying to sell me toilet bowl plungers or wowsers towels or what ever it is you are trying to sell me?  Guess what I can't read Chinese, Taiwanese, Japanese so I don't even know what language is below in my comments section oh and your comments ALWAYS get rejected.  Thanks for leaving and not leaving comments anymore.

Good Morning Sunday!

Yes, there is diesel in that coffee mug (aka Bailey's Irish Creme). I thought I'd share a picture of my famous "Poached Egg Bowl". Its definitely becoming a signature dish around here! Brown rice, fresh spinach and mushrooms sauteed in a little EVOO and a Tbsp of Worcestershire. All ingredients are organic including the eggs. Pretty healthy, no?

Now if I could just stay away from these:

We'd be all set!

We had a busy weekend or "I" should say I had a busy weekend.  I finished spring cleaning the kitchen drawers. Blahblahblah, with everything washed and put away.  We try to have 50% of our weekend a cat-free zone.  They get locked in jail (aka art studio, aka craft room) for as long as they will tolerate it so we can open up the windows, doors and generally de-cat the place.

Here is Punke in his jail cell:

I washed every single slip cover (aka sheets to keep the cat hair off of my furniture, have I mentioned that I am fostering these two cats, they aren't mine.  I'm allergic to cats technically) on the sectional sofa in our living room and all of the cat beds (no that is not a cat bed in the above picture) it happens to be my stockpile of paper because I love paper.  Speaking of HOARDERS.  Have you seen that show on t.v?  I was just getting ready to judge those people, srsly I don't understand how they can live like that.  But then I walked into my art studio and my "little" collections of everything and actually I started to identify with "those" types.  So all judgments have been shelved and tucked away in the back recesses of my mind forever.  Anybody want to run over to Containers and More with me?  That show makes me itch.  It makes me want to jump up off the couch and clean out the drawers in the kitchen and throw things away or something.  I see a pattern forming here.  Enough of all this "cleaning" talk.  It's exhausting me already...

Next, the carpets

My swap cards are all done and in the mail.  I have a swap post in a couple of days when I have time to do it.

Paint'll Make Ya' What Ya' Ain't

I put "the hus" on a little project today.   I didn't really think he'd DO it. But it was cool 'cause he did. Our cabinets in our kitchen are what you'd call "shabby chic" come on ya'll don't hate.  That's my catch all term for "old stuff".
Spring cleaning or spring fever has taken up root. No pun.

It's a good thing too, because according to my horoscope I am going to be useless for all logical and rational thinking until after May 11th?!? Aquarius....This month, Mercury, the planet of logical, rational thinking and communication, will shut down for a rest on April 18 and will resume normal functioning May 11. Apparently, I'll be ok to clean and organize things ...Mercury will retrograde from April 18 to May 11 in your house of home. Aquarius, take time to clean out closets, box up unwanted things for charity, and make needed repairs. Interesting. I put "the hus" on it and he's not Aquarian, he's a Libra. It is interesting bc I was just thinking it was time for cleaning out closets and boxing up unwanted items for donation.  Horoscopes aside... pshaw

This is the content of the drawers piled onto the counter.  Don't panic these are junk drawer-esck items.  Everything will be cleaned before its returned to its rightful place.

I wish I had taken a before pix, thankfully I didn't.  All contents were removed and the old drawer liners gone into the trash byebye.  I was reassured that the drawers were vacuumed and wiped cleaned.  I'm a skeptic, what can I say?  A fresh coat of white paint was applied all prepped and ready for new drawer liner.  We are going to touch-up the blue base cabinets by the sink area.  Wowser it's seems like I just did a facelift to the entire kitchen and everything is just so "shabby chic" already. 

I think he did an awesome job.  Spring cleaning commences!

See ya'll on May 12th (no kidding, I'm still here) when I will resume normal functioning.  Where'd that southern person come from?