magic schoolbus

that would be the title to about one third of olivia’s pictures from dc. it looked like they had a blast though. i think my favorite is the ring-ding-ding- (politically incorrect term) umbrella man. apparently he drove all the kids nuts. but really, she had tons of great shots. and had a great time. the tape on the outside of the hotel door is a trick i’ll need to remember. :)

reiki

my friend, michelle, practices reiki and balanced my chakras the other day. she is planning on getting mote serious about it, so i am going to help her with business cards and stuff. it”s a lot of stuff to put on a card...and she wants it only one-sided. do you have a favorite? olivia likes the water color one because she says its more spiritual. and i just love that she gave it that kind of thought.

lists

cleaning out my emails and found this.
i know most people hate them. but they always make me think and i usually find out something i didn’t know about my friends

where is your cell phone? > in my back pocket.
your significant other? > brian.
your hair? > dark brown.
your mother? > deceased.
your father? > in naples, florida.
your favorite thing? > hearing my kids belly laugh.
your dream last night > work. more like a nightmare.
your favorite drink? > la croix.
your dream/goal? > an airstream trailer in the everglades ;)
the room you're in? > my office at work.
your fear? > besides constant fears about my health...anything happening to brian and the kids.
where do you want to be in 6 years? > alive. helping olivia decorate her dorm room.
where were you last night? > home. watching random tv with brian.
what you're not? > outgoing.
muffins? > ehh. not really.
one of your wish list items? > our own place on the beach somewhere.
where you grew up? > all over, but high school in wadsworth.
the last thing you did? > got a plate of food at our company cookout.
what are you wearing? > surprisingly, not black. jeans and a summer top from nola true.
your TV? > at home...probably on a station olivia is not supposed to watch.
your pet? > sparky the turtle, and lily and aya...our gerbils.
your computer? > mac.
your life? > always something new.
your mood? > right now...a little melancholy.
missing someone? > sammy. he slept over a friends house last night .
your car? > jetta station wagon.
something you're not wearing? > a bathing suit. i’d like to be.
favorite store? > anthropologie.
your summer? > treasure island.
your favorite color? > green.
when is the last time you laughed? > last night...jon stewart.
last time you cried? > couple of days ago.
four places I go over and over? > work, grocery stores, kid’s sports,
four favorite foods? > goat cheese, quesadillas, gazpacho, flank steak

overheard

“let’s pretend that i found you from the undead...and that we’re friends.”

james, sam’s best friend.
sam was dressed up in his halloween costume...a skeleton zombie.

skip

skip erb is our best friend heather’s brother. he has terminal metastatic cancer of the pancreas. but more importantly, he has a wonderful wife, 2 beautiful little girls and friends and family that love him dearly. heather has put together this awesome fundraiser so skip can worry less about them and just concentrate on beating this thing. it’s friday, november 14 at the mayfield heights boneyard...starting at 7:00. $65. run avril run and will cheshier and his tiny orchestra are playing. along with food, drink, raffles and games. (and in case you haven’t been to the boneyard, it’s a kids paradise! so many video games i think it makes sam’s head explode.) hope to see you there.

the food store

that’s what sam calls our neighbor’s garden.
black raspberries, tomatoes, rhubarb, green beans, soybeans, basil, all kinds of peppers, sweet potatoes, broccoli...
thank you, carol and charlie, for sharing!

no puppyguarding

from the urban dictionary...

When a person guards a "safe" or "base" spot during a game of tag, forcing the person at the base to get tagged when they come out. "Hey, thats not fair, no puppy guarding!"

it makes me laugh everytime i hear it.

back 9

i hear this is a pretty nice place...so no throwing things at the band.

daisy

meet daisy.
thank you, ruth, for sharing her with us this weekend.
as sam would say...shes showing us her cuteness.
(and much happiness to ruth’s friend and her new baby!)