Who's Kitchen Is This?

About a year ago I decided that I wanted my own t.v. in the kitchen. The day I got it put in I declared..."No cartoon will ever play on this TV and no kid movie will ever go in this DVD player!". Monday I started my sweet tea and headed out of the room for a phone call. When I returned I found Storm Trooper Rex watching TV on MY precious mommy TV! I did what any mother would do, I grabbed the camera and took a few shots of my sweet baby. Next, I reminded him about the dangers of resting your big feet on my stove top. I know, I know, mother of the year here I come!!

The Windy City

We always assume here in Phoenix that planning outdoor events this time of year is a guarantee. Well, as Felecia and I discovered, that is not always the case. Felecia is from Flagstaff, but she wanted to get her senior pictures done here in Phoenix. We decided on Papago Park for the backdrop. When we arrived it was windy, but we thought the winds would die down as the sun set. As things progressed, we found ourselves with serious wind gusts. Later that night on the news, I heard that the wind speeds were up to 38 mph. I've spent a couple of days now editing out her dad, and our make shift wind blocker. At one point, when Felecia was in a window of a Ramada, we considered having dad on the other side to catch her if she blew out. Most teenagers would have had a serious melt down (like the bride sharing the park with us.) Today, through sandy contacts, I'm trying to finish up her images, so she can see the fruits of her labor. She was a blast to work with.

Four Eyes are Better Than Two

It's never really been a question of if, but when. My kids have the ocular DNA of bad and worse. They really don't stand a chance, there are no fighter pilots in our future. Comedians, maybe, but no sharp shooters. Andrew had a letter come home from the school nurse regarding his stellar eye test performance. Our family eye Dr. confirmed the results. She had a good time with Andrew, who is always up for challenging your patience and your current way of doing things. He mentioned that she should go to war with the little air puffing machine. After his vision was corrected, the numbers and shapes that he named suddenly all became letters. He tried to further impress her by reading the random letters as words. She patiently laughed. He quickly found the lenses that he wanted and we were out the door. With no pun intended, we'll "see" how well everything works out in 6 to 10 days.

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OK, my headache is gone and I'm getting some creative juices flowing in my right brain. Let me know what you think.

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In my efforts to "brand" myself, I'm trying to come up with an offical logo. I can't say that any of these blow my skirt up, but so far this is all I have. Feel free to vote or leave comments, I need all the feedback I can get. I'm trying to stay simple and classic.

Fair Weather Saturday

Today we are anticipating a nice "fall" day. What that really means is a cool 90 degrees. We had a great breakfast and headed out. We had a rough start when Andrew decided to ride his scooter. He took the scooter to the back of the garage and decided to the a running start to the decline of the driveway by saying "I'm going for a RMA Boost, look out world here I come!" I had a bad feeling instantly. He pretty much planted it, face down, at the end of the driveway. He had some impressive road rash on both knees and hands.

Once we got to the park we had a great time with the freebie and football. Our friend Broady was busy working on his magic tricks in his backyard when he noticed us at the park. He and his brother, Audrick, came and we decided to get a football team together. We finished up adults vs. kids. The adults lost fair and square. Kind of. OK, not really.

Old Treasure Found

Thursday I decided to clean out the spare bedroom closet. Maverick, Abbey's dog, sleeps in the closet every night. Thursday morning Maverick had very bad "accident" so he kinda prompted the clean up effort. Any who, after school Abbey started rummaging through the lost and found pile that had accumulated on the bed. Behind me I heard, "Yes! I've waited my whole life to find these!" After finding the sunglasses (I'm pretty sure she has no memory of these glasses) she wanted to go out side and play. She hopped on the little red car that I've tried many times to throw away. We've had this car since Andrew was a baby, and it also used as a teething toy for Maverick. I just enjoyed watching her hair stick to the roof of the car. We had a good time filling up her car with rocks for her long drive to Texas. She said she packed only fruits and vegetables so she would not throw up. This was a reference to the vomit commit ride to CA in 2007. She said she would be home in one million days.