DO YOU ZENTANGLE?

 

(found at: http://beezinthebelfry.blogspot.com/)

NO Picture to post! 

Besides reading my favorite blogs...

I'm drawing!

I'm unable to attach a link 

to my favorite U-Tube Zentangle.

So go to U-Tube & type: 

"How to draw a Mandala Zentangle style"

I'm in a Crowne Plaza Hotel lobby 
waiting for SLE to appear in the lobby!

This is the last "hour" of her 6-day Calif Bar Exam...

I'm helping her move some computer equipment, her suitcase, toaster, tea maker, some food items & several lamps (special lamps for her light-sensitive eyes) back to her apartment about 25 minutes from here.

She was in "good spirits" this morning, although exhausted!!

I'm anxious to give her a HUG!
(haven't seen her since
December 13th 
when she began studying)...

WOOO! HOOO! 

WEIGH IN!!!

Ha! Ha!

I bet you thought I was talking about WEIGHT...

I don't own a bathroom scale...

I know I should....

When my pants are getting tight - I know

I've been hitting the snacks too frequently.

Long day - got to work at 8:06am.

Worked late (5:35pm)...

JPE & I drove to work together,

so he had to wait for me!!

He's such a patient guy!

OH!

We hang the toilet paper

"over the top"

(middle picture)

How about you?

comic - Toothpaste for Dinner

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/

SIT NEXT TO ME!

 

 (Mendocino chair ~ taken April 2009) 

"If you haven't got anything nice to say 

about anybody, come sit next to me."

~ Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American socialite

(& daughter of Theodore Roosevelt)... 

MY RESEARCH ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS QUOTE 

I found that Teddy's daughter was described as the

"unconventional, hedonistic Mrs. L" 

& "the other Washington Monument"

She liked this quote so much she had it 

embroidered on a pillow for her couch. 

 

~ Love the detail ~

Do you see the fish fin? 

How about the pitcher handle? 

This chair was actually comfortable to sit in!!

Mendocino ART rocks!! 

NO EXCUSES!

 

(pic taken in Mendocino ~ April 2009) 

"The best day of your life 

is the one on which you decide your life is your own. 

No apologies or excuses. 

No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. 

The gift of life is yours; 

it is an amazing journey; 

and you alone are responsible for the quality of it." 

~ Dan Zadra, author

Work focused on $$$ today!

Flowers make everything better!

What makes you feel better??

STAY FOCUSED!!

(pic taken 6/23/07 ~ Prague, CZ)

"Let me tell you the secret that has led me 
to my goal. 

My strength lies solely in my tenacity."

~ Louis Pasteur, chemist & microbiologist

Tomorrow, my daughter, SLE, 

will begin the first day 

of her six-day* California Bar Exam. 

She, along with all other law school graduates, are embarking 
on this journey - culminating months 

of intensive study, following completion

of a three year law program. 

SLE has never enjoyed roller coasters...

...but she took a "front seat" 
knowing there would be 
twists & turns, dips & hills!

Like this wooden statue,  
my daughter is

S T R O N G!  

GOOD LUCK, SLE!
"Do the best you can, 
with the time & energy you have." 
143!  OMO 

*The California Bar Exam is three days - 

SLE's "test accommodations" (due to her visual impairment) 

provide extended test time...

" 1 - 4 - 3 "

 (pic taken 1/30/10 ~ "Button Jar" art)

“LOVE doesn't make the world go 'round. 

LOVE is what makes the ride worthwhile.” 

 ~ Franklin P. Jones, American author

"1 - 4 - 3"

1 finger...

4 fingers...

3 fingers...

=

"1 4 3"

...across a crowded room

...as we drive away from each other

...to catch each other's attention

It's a family tradition!!

We spell out 

I LOVE YOU

with our fingers...

What's your signal for LOVE?

~ tradition began in the late 1980's!!

helpful when dropping ACE & SLE 

at school, the dance studio, 

at their friend's houses, at college...

~ this tradition still exists! 

~ tradition has been adopted 

for use by JPE & CE-E

 

X-ACTO KNIFE ACTION!

(pic taken 7/13/05 ~ JPE at Orsay Museum-Paris)

This U-tube video is incredible!
Click on "New York" 

http://famillesummerbelle.typepad.com/fsblog/2010/02/new-york.html

I'd like to purchase their map of Paris.

find it at their Online Store link...

(left side of the blog)

JPE + CE-E 
= 

2005 HONEYMOON
VACATION 

(30 memorable days in Europe)

COLLECTION #3

(pic taken 1/30/10 ~ "Button Jar" art)

"BUTTON, BUTTON - WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON?"

Have you ever seen the "I Spy" books?

This board book series 

for toddlers & preschoolers 

helps them  

increase their observation skills...

as well as practice describing the objects they see.

Buttons can be sorted by...

color

shape

size

number of holes (2, 4, shank)

What do you collect? 

MORE of THIS!

 

(taken 2/4/10 in Buellton) 

"She has a laugh so hearty it knocks 

the whipped cream 

off an order of strawberry shortcake 

on a table fifty feet away."

~ Damon Runyon, author & newspaper journalist

Today was a day 

that I needed a good belly laugh!

... days that are so serious, stressful, 

or just plain uneventful are days 

that would be improved with a good joke, 

funny cartoon, or a humorous story!!

Do you have days like that?

SWEETEST DAY!!!

 

(pic taken 2/14/10 @ Dinah's Motor Inn-Palo Alto) 

HAPPY HEART DAY !!!

I've been throughly "pampered" today!

JPE drove us home from his weekend seminar this morning! 

the lovely, warm sun was coming in the car window... 

it was an invitation to doze ~ I DID!

After unpacking the suitcases, 

we settled into the Adirondack chairs

(on the back patio) for a cup of coffee...

I could sense JPE wanted me to 

open my "V-Day present"

... I can't believe it! 

he bought me

a new Canon Rebel

(sounds like the name of a BB gun,

but ~ it's a CAMERA).

I'm so excited!

To cap off this "fabulous day"

JPE cooked an incredibly-tasty

"pasta dinner" 

(w/yummy spicy apple sausage)

& vegies (carrots & broccoli)

I'm very LUCKY-in-LOVE !

How did you spend V-Day ?? 

A BLOGGING RESOURCE

I wish I had known about Tara Frey's book, "Blogging for Bliss ~ Crafting Your Own Online Journal" when I was setting up my blog...

She has some fabulous tips for "new-bee" bloggers... I'm considering creating a custom banner with some of my favorite pictures. Tara also gives suggestions for posting pictures (ex: re-sizing for the most impact, or using digital frames around your pictures...).


Plan to devour this book - I can't imagine any blogger would NOT find at least one new idea to try!

AND - the best part - she listed more than 50 colorful, creative blogs for inspiration!!

You can find tara frey

http://www.bloggingforbliss.com 

A MINI-BDAY CELEBRATION

 

(taken 2/12/10 @ Red Rock Coffee House - Mountain View) 

MY BABY TURNED 30!! 

At 6:18am on 

Thursday, February 11th

 we blasted

"You Say It's Your Birthday"

(Beatle's White Album) 

into the cell phone!

We added our 

BEST WISHES 

for the Bday Girl & 

hung up the phone!

I don't know when we started this tradition, 

but it was actually "a tad" 

more THRILLING

when the BDAY person 

didn't have caller ID 

or cell phones which

identified the missed caller!

And - although the BDAY greetings 

are no longer anonymous, 

it's exciting to be the BIRTHDAY person, 

knowing phone calls

could arrive at anytime during the day.

We met ACE (the BDAY girl) for a 

mocha & mini-lemon cupcake ~

the day after her birthday.

(JPE & I were on our way 

to a seminar near her hometown) 

She didn't look a DAY OLDER!

although we knew 34 hours had passed 

since she entered this world, 

30 years ago! 

HAPPY BDAY ACE! 

FYI - she was born at 6:18am, February 11, 1980 

WHAT'S YOUR IKEA TAG?

"SFRISTENN"

Wonder how this is pronounced? 

My IKEA moniker is a CHAIR! 

UMMM... Does IKEA know I collect minature chairs??

Go to:
IKEA FURNITURE

Insert your name... 

What's your IKEA name? 

What piece of furniture are you?

My favorite chair quote:

"A house that does not have 
one warm, comfy chair in it is soul-less."

~ May Sarton, American poet, novelist

I've spent my morning in a "comfy chair" 
reading & sipping endless cups of coffee!
Gotta get up & moving now! 

Please post your IKEA furniture name 
in the comments space! 

COLLECTION #2

(pic taken 1/31/10)

I don't remember when I began collecting HEARTS?

Maybe when my girls were young? 

Perhaps they will remember??

I know my collection is larger...

BUT 

I gave myself only 5 minutes 

to gather as many

HEARTS 

as I could!

Twelve years ago, 

Myra gave me the 

"winged" HEART to keep me safe 

as I navigated life as a 
newly divorced, single mom. 

A gift of love & friendship!

I <HEART> HEARTS!