John and I wanted to share this blurb from our favorite section, "Rants & Raves", of the local paper. "Rants & Raves" are submitted via phone, mail or email to The Observer.
Sunday, December 23 2007 - Page7
"Boy, howdy! What I'd like to give to get my hands on them little heathens who came around my country club neighborhood and place all our beloved and tranquil holiday reindeer in compromising and outlandish positions. All out hard work and painstaking effort to provide a beautiful and happy setting for all the good children was quickly turned in a scene of debauchery. I also wanted to say that all thee cats are coming into my yard and tearing up my outdoor furniture. I even saw some trying to climb down my chimney. I need some traps to stop them little rascals as well. Lastly, I want to say that all this cold weather is making me miss the bikini carwash girls."
The Observer is a small newspaper serving Sandoval County and Albuquerque's West Side. You will be able to find The Observer online at www.observer-online.com
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Happy Holidays
The holidays are upon us! Merry Christmas Everyone!
Here's a brief update on us...
We've had a couple of very brief snowstorms that amounted to very little and melted as quickly as it fell, but the temperature has been very cold. It has been great weather for sitting by the fire and watching the sun set against the mountains.
Sam and I spent some "special time" together the week of December 3rd. Sam and I constructed a gingerbread house from a kit. Sam had great fun decorating his house. I managed to get a few good pictures, but sadly, gingerbread houses don't last very long, and the roof managed to slide to its doom before John got home from work that afternoon. Sam enjoyed eating the decorations regardless of the structural damage.
Sam also helped to decorate the house this year by cutting out giant snowflakes that we taped to the windows. I showed him how to fold the paper, and what sort of cuts you could make, and he went right at it and made some really neat designs. I also bought him a book on snowflakes - it had instructions for designs you could use all year, including teddy bears, pumpkins, hearts, shamrocks and much, much more.
Sam has grown up a lot this past year. His reading is improving daily. He's able to read Curious George books almost independently, and on several occasions has gone to his bookshelf to entertain himself, rather than playing with his toys. Sam is doing wonderful in math. He is adding and subtracting double digits.
Sam has recently explored several new hairstyles. He briefly dabbled in spiked hairdos before launching full-on into about 2 weeks of Mohawks. He recently stopped his designer antics, but I've got his gel and hairspray set aside as he's sure to continue his experiments.
In early January, John will be having day surgery on his knee. He'll be home from work for at least a week, but knowing him, recovery will be quick - John's not much on patience when it comes to illness or injury. I fully expect John will be back to racing in the spring - the only change will be the addition of a knee brace or two.
John had a great year racing. Overall for 2007 at Sandia Motor Speedway, John placed 3rd in the SuperMoto Open and 5th in Novice Club Sport. Information about the track, standings and more can be found at: http://www.smri-racing.org/
My business, Cookie A Day, continues to grow. This year I had several new customers including:
Mainly Rugs - http://www.mainlyrugs.com/ - online sales of area rugs
Elegant Mommy - http://www.elegantmommy.com/ - online maternity clothing resale
Caroline's Pet Connections - http://www.petconnectme.com/ - pet care & sitting in Southern Maine
Women's Empowerment Resources - http://www.womensempowermentresources.com/ - a resource directory
For the American Heart - http://www.fortheamericanheart.com/ - online sales of greeting cards and daily devotionals dedicated to American soldiers and veterans
Art-Carnage - http://www.art-carnage.com/ - online sales of commodified art
Pinky Lee Productions - http://www.pinkyleeproductions.com/ - children's stories and homemade products
With each project I had fun developing new designs and building new friendships. I also had the pleasure of continuing my work with:
R&W Engraving / Quick Copy Center - http://www.rwengraving.com/ - engraving, gifts and printed goods
Maternity Fair / Baby Furniture Fair - http://www.maternityfair.com/ / http://www.babyfurniturefair.com/ - maternity clothing and baby furniture resale
Energy Pulse - http://www.energypulsesource.com/ - metaphysical talks and products
Sussex Foot and Ankle - http://www.sussexfootandankle.com/ - podiatry
The Friendly Fish - http://www.thefriendlyfish.com/ - hand engraved jewelry and more
Energetically Enhanced Jewelry by Eduard Oganov - http://www.oganov.com/ - jewelry designs
I am very grateful both to and for my customers. I love what I do and I'm looking forward to my 8th year in business!
Here's a brief update on us...
We've had a couple of very brief snowstorms that amounted to very little and melted as quickly as it fell, but the temperature has been very cold. It has been great weather for sitting by the fire and watching the sun set against the mountains.
Sam and I spent some "special time" together the week of December 3rd. Sam and I constructed a gingerbread house from a kit. Sam had great fun decorating his house. I managed to get a few good pictures, but sadly, gingerbread houses don't last very long, and the roof managed to slide to its doom before John got home from work that afternoon. Sam enjoyed eating the decorations regardless of the structural damage.Sam also helped to decorate the house this year by cutting out giant snowflakes that we taped to the windows. I showed him how to fold the paper, and what sort of cuts you could make, and he went right at it and made some really neat designs. I also bought him a book on snowflakes - it had instructions for designs you could use all year, including teddy bears, pumpkins, hearts, shamrocks and much, much more.
Sam has grown up a lot this past year. His reading is improving daily. He's able to read Curious George books almost independently, and on several occasions has gone to his bookshelf to entertain himself, rather than playing with his toys. Sam is doing wonderful in math. He is adding and subtracting double digits.
Sam has recently explored several new hairstyles. He briefly dabbled in spiked hairdos before launching full-on into about 2 weeks of Mohawks. He recently stopped his designer antics, but I've got his gel and hairspray set aside as he's sure to continue his experiments.
In early January, John will be having day surgery on his knee. He'll be home from work for at least a week, but knowing him, recovery will be quick - John's not much on patience when it comes to illness or injury. I fully expect John will be back to racing in the spring - the only change will be the addition of a knee brace or two.
John had a great year racing. Overall for 2007 at Sandia Motor Speedway, John placed 3rd in the SuperMoto Open and 5th in Novice Club Sport. Information about the track, standings and more can be found at: http://www.smri-racing.org/
My business, Cookie A Day, continues to grow. This year I had several new customers including:
Mainly Rugs - http://www.mainlyrugs.com/ - online sales of area rugs
Elegant Mommy - http://www.elegantmommy.com/ - online maternity clothing resale
Caroline's Pet Connections - http://www.petconnectme.com/ - pet care & sitting in Southern Maine
Women's Empowerment Resources - http://www.womensempowermentresources.com/ - a resource directory
For the American Heart - http://www.fortheamericanheart.com/ - online sales of greeting cards and daily devotionals dedicated to American soldiers and veterans
Art-Carnage - http://www.art-carnage.com/ - online sales of commodified art
Pinky Lee Productions - http://www.pinkyleeproductions.com/ - children's stories and homemade products
With each project I had fun developing new designs and building new friendships. I also had the pleasure of continuing my work with:
R&W Engraving / Quick Copy Center - http://www.rwengraving.com/ - engraving, gifts and printed goods
Maternity Fair / Baby Furniture Fair - http://www.maternityfair.com/ / http://www.babyfurniturefair.com/ - maternity clothing and baby furniture resale
Energy Pulse - http://www.energypulsesource.com/ - metaphysical talks and products
Sussex Foot and Ankle - http://www.sussexfootandankle.com/ - podiatry
The Friendly Fish - http://www.thefriendlyfish.com/ - hand engraved jewelry and more
Energetically Enhanced Jewelry by Eduard Oganov - http://www.oganov.com/ - jewelry designs
I am very grateful both to and for my customers. I love what I do and I'm looking forward to my 8th year in business!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Sam's Sixth Halloween
For Halloween 2007, Sam was a penquin, complete with a "fish" candy bag.
Sam is a big fan of Disney's Happy Feet and has been driving me insane for several months now with sudo-tap dancing outbursts in stores, banks, at school, and in the middle of the street. I figured channelling this energy was a good idea.
I think Sam enjoyed it, although the pattern called for self-sticking Velcro, which continually separated from the fabric, so we spent the night him waddling dramatically door to door with me sticking him back together in between.
Brush with Hollywood - Swing Vote
I had the unique pleasure of being contacted by a casting agent (out of the blue) for a part reading in the upcoming movie Swing Vote, and was selected as "Butch Gay Cop". For more information about the movie, please visit Internet Movie Database at http://imdb.com/title/tt1027862/ .
We had one day of filming. My part is basically a female NY police officer in support of the republican incumbant President's (Kelsey Grammer) promised "open door policy" if he is re-elected. I will be in the President's television ad announcing this campaign promise. It should be said, the movie is a comedy, and I'll be on screen perhaps a total of 3 seconds, but I had a great time.
The people I worked with on the set were all really fun and wonderful. My costume was labeled inside as "Will Farrell - SNL" which I thought was just cool, but even cooler was the paycheck - as this was a speaking roll, I now qualify for a Screen Actors Guild membership, and get paid at the union rate. I received my SAG invitation in the mail yesterday. I'll register if/when I ever have another roll.
Once the movie filming wrapped, I was invited to the wrap party. Most everyone I worked with attended. I also briefly met Kevin Costner. It was great to get together with everyone again and get to know them better. John took the above picture of me and "the boys" - left to right, Brent, myself, Scott, Rob (a professional Liberace impersonator) and Preston.
Since the wrap party, we have also attended Rob's Birthday/Halloween party. John and I have really had a lot of fun with our new friends!
We had one day of filming. My part is basically a female NY police officer in support of the republican incumbant President's (Kelsey Grammer) promised "open door policy" if he is re-elected. I will be in the President's television ad announcing this campaign promise. It should be said, the movie is a comedy, and I'll be on screen perhaps a total of 3 seconds, but I had a great time.
The people I worked with on the set were all really fun and wonderful. My costume was labeled inside as "Will Farrell - SNL" which I thought was just cool, but even cooler was the paycheck - as this was a speaking roll, I now qualify for a Screen Actors Guild membership, and get paid at the union rate. I received my SAG invitation in the mail yesterday. I'll register if/when I ever have another roll.Once the movie filming wrapped, I was invited to the wrap party. Most everyone I worked with attended. I also briefly met Kevin Costner. It was great to get together with everyone again and get to know them better. John took the above picture of me and "the boys" - left to right, Brent, myself, Scott, Rob (a professional Liberace impersonator) and Preston.
Since the wrap party, we have also attended Rob's Birthday/Halloween party. John and I have really had a lot of fun with our new friends!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Sam's First Visit to the Emergency Room
It is official - Sam has finally been to the Emergency Room. Sam fell off the monkey bars in the big kid's playground at school yesterday - his 4th day of 1st grade.
Sam has a buckle fracture of the left wrist. He took today off from school to adjust and tomorrow we are going to the orthopedic specialist for casting.
If you look closely at the x-rays, you will see a line and bump in the right arm bone about a screen centimeter below the wrist joint.
Sam was pretty oblivious to the pain - if any. In the hospital he flirted with the nurse and x-ray technician. Last night it throbbed a little. Mostly he's fine, but for the inconvenience of a cast (4 weeks) and the lost monkey bar time.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Before & After...6 Months Later
Chris and Sam just got home from Maine. For the week they were away, we had Morgan and Bitsy at our house. Needless to say, with four dogs in the house it's been busy. Chica always comes away from these "visits" disgustingly dirty. It's been six months since Chica's last grooming, so she was due. We decided it would be fun to do another before and after. In these photos, it's much more believable that it's the same dog, just shaved.
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