June 26, 2009

Friday Fill Ins Return

Because I don't want to wallow in the sadness of the string of deaths of the week past, I'm returning to the lighthearted, the fun, the Friday Fill In:


1. She had a great sex appeal.

2. Sweetness is by my side, always.

3. I know this: life is only as good as you make it.

4. Stop and be still.

5. These words apply to me: in. need. of. vacation..

6. Always in Arizona, the sun was shining. 

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finalizing the Costa Rica plans, tomorrow my plans include getting my hair color fixed and presenting at a conference and Sunday, I want to finish packing!

June 23, 2009

Empty Nest on Temporary Hiaitus

This One

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had a 24 hour break, and she decided to spend it at home with her momma. YAY! Can't tell you how happy I was to see her this afternoon! 

June 16, 2009

Next Weekend...

I am off to get my hair cut - planned for 2 weeks prior to the trip to Costa Rica so it gets that 2 week growth in and then is perfect for the trip...


But I don't know what to do... something new? a trim? or do I go back to short and sassy?? hmmm, what do you all think? Voting starts NOW! 


Short??? or...

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Do I keep it long????


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June 14, 2009

Scrappin' Cures All...

I was scrapping - and moving - a lot slower than during the week, but I did make it over to friend Kim's house for a bit of scrappin relaxation. I couldn't completely get away from work while there as I did find myself checking out some Center for Disability Law blog posts through FaceBook and a few email responses were made via the Crackberry. But all in all, it was mostly a play date with Kim. Scrappin' is always so good when she's around...


Here are the two layouts I came up with during the few hours we were hanging together :)

The fun thing about these two layouts is that the photos are from the same day. Kim, her dd and I spent a morning traversing the Phoenix Farmer's Market, but the morning began at this cool coffee bar. The lattes were amazingly scrumptious. I can't even explain. And Kim, next time, get the whipped cream and forget the WW points! 

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This one is from the June kit from Studio Calico - Soda Fountain.

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June 13, 2009

You Know You've Been Working Too Much When...

  • You don't have a single clean pair of undies because you haven't had time to do laundry
  • You wake up STARVING because you worked so late you forgot to eat dinner and by the time you came home, you went straight to bed 
  • You try to comment on friends' blogs and you begin to type in your blog address, but instead you type in your work URL 
  • You realize your error above and type in your own site's address but you end it with .gov instead of .com 
  • The best thing you can think of to do for the weekend is just sit in bed typing on the computer. 
  • You're so tired you aren't even sure if you have enough energy to scrap 
  • You think waking up at 6:30 is sleeping in 

June 12, 2009

Burned

Monday - into work by 7:15, home at 8:00

Tuesday - up at 3:30 to read grant applications
finished reading grant applications at 6:30 am
into work by 7:30, review committee at 8:00 am, end review committee at 7:30 pm, home at 8:00
Wednesday - into work by 7:15, two ISA's, one grant application, and three meetings later, home at 9:00 pm
Thursday - into work by 5:00 to leave for Yuma, drive to Yuma, one grant application committee review, one technical review for another grant application and a 4 hour drive home, home at 8:00 pm
...So, to say that I am tired and cranky, and ready for the weekend is an understatement. 

June 06, 2009

I am Exhausted!

Most of these were timed challenges - some had to be done in an hour... the "LIFE" challenges had to be done in an hour, but halfway through the challenge a new rule would be revealed and you would have to in and figure out how to incorporate the new items! (one time it was add polka dot pp in two places and a punched circle; another time it was do NOT use handwritten journaling and use three photos minimum). So, I won 2nd place in the Anniversary party festivities at ScrapSupply.

Here's what I finished, just today:

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Just be 


Not yet! 


and if you're wondering why my photos are so wonky, well it's because my computer died (the cat spilled a whole glass of water on it), and the loaner I'm using doesn't have any good photo editing, so I can't crop! Ugh, I'm sick about that... but as you see, it didn't stop my scrappin at all.

June 04, 2009

Share and Share Alike...

My current production line up includes: 


These are for the game of Jacks - different number of each item from 1-10.

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And finally one for the game of Clue:

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June 02, 2009

And you thought you'd see some boring hiking photos, didn't you?

So, the coolest part of going camping this past weekend was not the nature, nor the hike, nor the quad ride into the Santa Ritas...


The coolest activity we did was actually a tour of a Titan II Missile site in Green Valley, Arizona - just south of Tucson. Check it (and yes, this is all real - no replicas).

Not much keeping the people out really. 

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It was all about Peace through deterrence.


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this would have powered the baby into the sky and 6000 miles had we needed to actually launch one.
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The actual control room and countdown clock.
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One of the two keys required for "go for launch"
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Dene snooped and found the top secret launch codes

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Dene played commander and actually ran the launch sequence, then all the buttons flashed at us! 

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So, we went through the tunnel to make sure the missile was still hanging around...

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and Whew! There it was - still there.

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May 29, 2009

As the Mother of Adults, I say...

HALLELUJAH! 


She is such a sassy graduate:

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And her grandparents are so proud...

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And who the heck is she waving to anyway? It sure wasn't her family!


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And really, what a ham!

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And the proud moment...


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CONGRATULATIONS darlin'! Be safe out there... and know that I love you.

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