Journeys Unexpected

So, I think I have a problem... It's about socks... I cannot pass by a pair of fun socks and NOT think about it... Fuzzy socks... Striped or spotted socks... I just HAVE to make a sock puppet in my mind with it! In the past year, I made 3 sock puppets... two of which have been this month! Now, don't get giggly on me! This is a real problem... I'm sure there must be a support group for it somewhere... Just like for my other problem... My other problem, I'm absolutely, positively addicted to the game Angry Birds! I made little clay birds and pigs, painted a pig on my purse, and now have a green pig shirt I copied from the Hot Topic version... I wonder if I could combine the two obsessions and make a fuzzy sock puppet bird?

I put my few Thanksgiving decorations away this morning (after determining at about 7am that sleep just wasn't coming for this poor lady, that's right, I haven't slept...) and brought out some of my Christmas d ecorations. Among those things I brought in, was my Christmas Lizard necklace (beaded with pony beads many years ago!!). My nephew, Little Bear, immediately LOVED it! I looked at him and said, "I see that you, like many children before you, have found the joy that is the Christmas Lizard. Maybe I should write a Legend to go with it." So, without further ado, I give you my very own Legend. The Legend of the Christmas Lizard The Christmas Lizard is so named because of his beautiful colors of red and green, but this wasn’t always the case. The story goes that when the Christ Child was born and all the animals sought an audience with Him, the lizard was not allowed into the manger. It was thought that the lizard was too ugly to be allowed in

So I found this blog yesterday that did Turkey Waffles for breakfast... guess what our new tradition is?? Also, for Little Star's birthday, a good friend of ours gave her a homemade tutu: Good grief, she's adorable!!

So, my friend, Matt, came to look at my leg on Wednesday... I had squeezed a zit that had become SERIOUSLY ANGRY ! From across the room he sees it and says, "That's infected." and determined if I couldn't get the boil (yes, boil, aka staph infection!) to open on my own he'd bring his surgery bag. He had squeezed the absolute life out of my leg (mentioned I was gonna hate him) and told me to take a shower and try to get the scab off so peroxide could get in and do some magic. Well, after the hottest shower on my leg I was still nowhere near it opening. Cristy asked if I wanted her to squeeze and I decided to get Matt with his bag. At least it would be over and get to the healing part, right? He brought Lidocaine to numb, but I bent ALL FOUR needles with my skin! So, he asked if I wanted to go ahead or if he should get his BIG needles that he's never used, mentioning that it would hurt just as much to insert the big needle as it would to just do it...

What??? I have 6 followers now? Holy Cow! Thanks! I feel special! So, anyway, we had Little Star's birthday party on Saturday and it was SO fun! Wished more people would have come, but 6 out of 10 was good! My personal favorite part: The cupcakes!! I had SOOOO much fun decorating them! She loves Mario (well, actually, she loves Luigi!) right now, so that's what theme we went for. We've decided that every four years is a good time for a party, so it's not too expensive, and not too stressful for us! Anyway, take it easy and have a great day!

I think I'm headed for a depressive episode... it's getting harder and harder to convince myself that getting out of bed is the right thing to do and that everything will be better when I'm up. *sigh* Oh well. Life goes on. I've decided to go ahead and homeschool my children... now all I need to do is find a husband worthy to take me to the Temple, and then have a few kids. HA! Like that will ever happen.

Guess I should write something! I now have two followers on my blog! Hmmm... I am saddened by today's court ruling on Proposition 8. I have had the opportunity to vote on this very issue 4 times in 2 states and am tired of hearing that it is "unconstitutional" for whatever reason they deem necessary. I am also sad to hear that Massachusetts has already ruled that the Federal "Defense of Marriage Act" that was put into place MANY years ago is also illegal somehow. I think that the Supreme Court is going to have to make a stand at this point one way or the other. The people tell the states what they want, and the courts decide it's wrong. What has this country come to??? I've been following a lot of homeschooling blogs and have come to a decision that I will probably homeschool my children (when I get to that point in my life that is). With the way schools are these days, I see too many children fall behind because they can't get that one-on-one (or he

These are just a few of my favorite pix... Butterfly Pavilion in Boulder, CO and the Macaw was taken at the San Diego Zoo.

My "Adopted" Parents celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in June 2009, and of course I had to take pictures!!

Silly Kids!

This is another of my nieces... she would like to become a model, so we had a mini photo-shoot and both enjoyed the results!

My easiest subjects to photograph, as they are my sister and her family!

Another niece, M., who doesn't like to smile at the camera... But I was able to do it!