Simply Angebella

Little birdies and little nests

2010-02-06T07:03:00.011-07:00

I am smitten with all the little birdies and little bird nests I am seeing everywhere. I stole one of the kids nests and placed it on a tall wooden candle holder and it is so cute. (twas inspired by a picture I saw in Pottery Barn) Now the kids have something to hold over my head. (If you don't let us stay up all night we'll take away the nest.) HA, they've got me. Now, I have forgotten about my room, and I am on a birdie and nest quest.

Our Love Nest

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Sometimes I wonder if there is a little nestling missing....

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or what it will feel like to be empty nesters....

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Nest : a place of retreat, (n.) rest or lodging: \'nest\

Realistically

2010-01-14T10:57:00.007-07:00

I really want to re-do my bedroom and I think it is going to be my yearly project.

A room with wallpaper...maybe.

This room I would take in a heart beat. I love everything about it.

The simplicity of this one.

The big window with a garden outside...the lighting.

The bedding...mmmmm!

The colors in this one are lovely, oh and the headboard!

But this one takes all....wouldn't it pair nicely with my bedroom below. I wish I could recreate this. Maybe when I convince Dave to take time off this summer to spend on Echo Lake. Something to dream about while I wait for winter to end.

Bedroom

2009-12-29T12:06:00.006-07:00

My new bedroom...I can't stand it's perfection. Oh how I wish it were really mine. One day I will have the bedroom of my DREAMS!

My inner Srooge

2009-12-08T12:13:00.006-07:00

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I have wasted the whole morning window shopping, looking for that NOT black dress for a Christmas party.

My inner Scrooge tried to get out of Dave's Christmas party. How rude HUH! It is held by his two business partners, so it's basically a group of 90+ doctors, medical reps, their wives, a prosthetist (Dave) and Me....JUST A MOM! It's simply out of my element. I figured this out last year when I was greeted at the door by a butler. It turned out to be a long awkward night. I would rather stay home and hang with my posse where I am comfortable.

There has got to be a way out of this, right? I could come down with a really nasty sick bug, yes or no?

Flippin'

2009-12-03T15:50:00.004-07:00

These things look so FLIPPIN' cool! I think I want one.

Change

2009-11-13T12:22:00.007-07:00

Change was in the air, really just tired of muckin' around! Angebella is my alter-ego, really just a nickname my mama used to call me when I was a little girl. I like it, it ties in nicely with Simply Love.

Relax

2009-11-13T07:43:00.008-07:00

Relax 1. spend time at ease

Relax 2. make or become less anxious or hostile. Done by engaging in a game of sticks. A very dangerous game which involves skill, stamina, and flexibility.

Two highly skilled men are on location just in case a digit goes missing. (Do not try this at home. These are trained athletes.)

Relax 3. make or become less tense or tight. Later in the evening we soaked our old bones in the cottonwood hot springs.

RELAX 4.to hike to the other side of the valley, take a nap under a tree and

soak up the sun.

Aaaaah!

i love boots

2009-11-12T14:57:00.009-07:00

It's the red zippers!

Charles David I love your 'Rowdy' boots, but why do they have to cost an arm and a leg?

Texture Continued

2009-10-02T23:30:00.017-06:00

Just a quick tutorial if you want your texture just on your background and not on your MODELS face...LOL!

1. Open your photo and texture. Make sure your picture of your subject aka my model is open on your work space and then drag your texture on to it. Need a reminder just look at the previous post. The texture I used was from Pay It Forward by Michelle.

(Notice how red this texture makes the face look....not good...must erase.)

2. Make sure you click once on your texture layer which is down on the right hand corner. Once it is selected or highlighted black you can choose your erase tool from your palate on the left hand side. At the top you can choose your brush size. I usually use 200 soft round, just depend on how big an area you are erasing.

3. When you start to erase on your subject it will ask you to simplify your layer, so click yes.

4. Remember that you can change the texture from normal to soft light or overlay? I usually choose dissolve and lower my opacity to 50, so that I can see what I am erasing.

5. Dissolve looks like this, but it helps to see that I am erasing all of my texture from my models face....so funny to me!

6. Once you have your texture erased from your model, change the texture to overlay or soft light and play with the opacity.

I think I left the opacity on this one at 75% on soft light. Gives the red shed a little more of a grungy effect and a color boost...ME LIKEY!

Original

Hope this helps...have FUN!

Layers and Textures

2009-09-16T12:35:00.033-06:00

Great for your wardrobe and great for your photos. Amy got me thinking about textures the other day.

Just a little forewarning and disclaimer, I am by no means an expert on photography or photoshop. I am just a mama who is crazy in love with her kids and wants to capture every second of their lives and have them look cute too. My first and only class on photography was with Rebecca Cooper. I owe my new found love and hobby to her. (I bet she doesn't even know that). And I owe a BIG HUGE TEARY HUG to my mama who bought a camera for herself and gave it to me. Hence my new passion, obsession and finally something that I have stuck with that my ADD didn't take over.

P.S. I am still learning and it has taken me 2 years to figure out my camera and photoshop elements. I can't even tell you how many books I have read, pictures I have taken and blogs I have stocked to figure out textures and actions and exposure and so on (not to mention the time I have wasted.) So here is hoping that this post will help out.

Here is a texture I accidentally created when I went to scan something from my printer. I love it though cause it gives a canvas effect. Feel free to right click on it, save it and use it.

Tutorial done in Photoshop Elements 7.0
(click on the images to see them in a larger version)

1. Open a photo you want to use. This will become your background image. Then open a texture that you want to use. You will have two images in your project bin (see small images below). Make sure your picture image is open (mine is the graffiti image)

2. Drag your arrow onto the texture image that is in your project bin. Left click once, hold and drag it onto your image (graffiti image) and drop it. See my texture on top of my image?

3. Your texture should have the move tool around it which are the little boxes at the corners of your texture. If you don't see them double click on the left of your mouse while your arrow is on top of your texture or select the move tool which is the top tool in your palette (top left corner).

4. Now move your texture so it covers your entire image (graffiti). It will completely hid it. (I just did half of mine). Click on the green arrow when finished.

Notice how you have two layers located at the bottom right of your screen. You should have a background image and a layer on top of that which is your texture. Click on your top layer if it isn't highlighted (black)

5. At the bottom right corner of your page where it says layers. You should see opacity and normal. Start with normal and click on it. It will shoot up a list of options. I usually just use overly and soft light. See them in the middle of the list? Click overly, but try them all it's fun.

6. Here is what mine looks like with just changing it to overlay.

7. See the opacity right next to normal? Change the % by clicking on the downward arrow and sliding the slider. Take it to 0%, 50%, and just play. I usually keep my between 30% and 50%. Depends of the picture and texture. I think my over all goal is to make it look like something is done to my photo, but not over done. It keeps you guessing and thinking (what has she done)?

8. To finish open the layers option at the top of your screen and click on flatten image. Then save.

Here is the original

Here is the image with the texture. Subtle but enough of a change to make it a little more interesting.

What do you think? I hope this tutorial helps someone...anyone. Let me know if my steps are clear and easy to understand. I would love your feedback. If you try it out share with me what you've done.

Fall Fashion...MUSTS!

2009-09-02T08:28:00.012-06:00

It's Fall, well almost, and girls we are going to need a fall fashion make over...don't ya think! Here are my fall MUST haves...wishin' and prayin' and hopin' that I will wake up to find them waiting for me me me.

Skinny Jeans...lovem'...been wearin' 'em...takes me right back to junior high when I would peg my levis...could barely get those suckers over my ankles, let alone buttoned up...yup the tighter the better!

Skinny jeans tucked in to these boots...for reals!

With this rugged t-shirt and a tank top underneath....deadly combo.

For my inner cowgirl...that doesn't need to saddle up and ride for a looong time.

These little leg warmers would be oh so fun peeking out of those boots up there.

Here is were my RUFFLE fetish comes in...love them here

and on this mini

oooh and this tank which would pair nicely with my skinny jeans and boots!

Wishin' and prayin' and hopin' and waking up to the same old clothes in my closet.

Lunch

2009-08-21T13:14:00.006-06:00

Looks good huh...it wasn't!

Strawberries: firm, red and mushy wierdness in the middle.
Blueberries: plump, purple, and tasted like dirty nothingness.
Grapes: crisp, juicy, goodness.

All was not lost.

I would rather have had icecream or chocolate!

Cowgirl

2009-07-18T19:23:00.005-06:00

I was talking to my neighbor friend Michelle the other day about how she had taken her grand kids on a trail ride. Fun, I'm thinking...and before I know it a few of us are committed to saddling up and riding some big ponies. We were going to do the whole giddy up and put on the shit kickers, plaid shirt and hat but, I only made it out of the house with a hat I found in the dress up box. You know I can talk the talk, but when it really came down to it I had to convince myself that it was going to be good times. By the way I am scared of horses. I've been bucked off twice and fallen off once...another day another story.

Before the ride with my nervous smile and hat cinched tight...just in case I have to throw my hand in the air, lean back and ride for 8 seconds or something like that.

I am the last to saddle up on my horse named Geeves.

I should never have worn the hat...cowboy Jeremy just assumed I was skilled and stuck me on the one horse that wanted to gallop, trot, canter whatever it was doing and I was the last one...all alone in the back to fend for myself. I think that I did more deep breathing out there on that trail than I did during labor. Oh lawdy was I glad when we hit the home stretch.

The Cowgirls

These, This and That

2009-06-30T15:53:00.006-06:00

I came home early to a vase full of THESE...

and THIS guy...

THAT is all a girl needs. :)

Summer Salad

2009-06-12T09:46:00.004-06:00

I'm bringing salad back...yeah! (cleverly sung to J.T's. I'm bringing sexy back). Oh, Angie...why? Anyways, here is my summer salad. It is so yummy. The kind you can actually eat.

Citrus Vinaigrette
2/3 cup extra light tasting virgin olive oil
1/4 cup sugar
3 tbsp water
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
1 tbsp orange juice concentrate
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Combine everything, whisk well and chill for an hour before serving.

Salad
romain lettuce
diced cucumbers
diced tomatoes
pine nuts
blue cheese (give it a try you may like it) or feta
hearts of palm (optional cause they are expensive)
or toss anything you like in there

Enjoy!

Once Upon a Time...

2009-05-05T15:45:00.015-06:00

Once upon a time there was a girl who went MIA and slipped into a FUNK all because of a TROJAN. The End

Really...end of story. Well, not really...let us or me delve into this a little more. You know do some self reflecting aka a little personal therapy session.

So, Angie, what do you think caused this FUNK?

I'll tell you what caused it:

1. virus on my computer(TROJANS do not belong on computers!)
2. computer in the ICU for 3 weeks
3. the thought of loosing all of my photos
4. not being able to tap into my social pipelines
5. trying to eat well
6. not exercising
7. weather
8. cabin fever
I think that about covers it.

And then what happened?
KAPOW (stole that word from some kid I know...wink, wink!) I slipped into a FUNK!

How long were you in this funk?
Oh, a week or two....I think.

What kind of behaviors were you displaying during those 2 weeks?
Well, I consumed a lot of ice cream bars drizzled in caramel and watched my fair share of the boob tube.

Did you pull out of this funk and how?
Yes, I pulled out of it just in time for a little vacation to Kauai.

FUNK be gone!

Spring Cleaning

2009-03-09T12:39:00.008-06:00

Do you spring clean?
a. yes
b. no
c. what?

(really)

How do you do your spring cleaning?
a. follow the real simple spring cleaning guide to a T
b. top to bottom
c. bottom to top
d. little here little there
e. make your kids do it
f. call in Merry Maids
g. make a list and go from there
h. what is spring cleaning?

Do you spring clean because?
a. it makes the domestic goddess in you giddy
b. your mother did it and her mother did it and so on...
c. you have too...aka clean freak
d. Huh!

Flowers

2009-03-03T11:50:00.003-07:00

My flowers are coming up...

Sweeter Than This

2009-02-19T14:21:00.008-07:00

One day long ago in another life (pre-kids), Kristin and I just went on a grand adventure. Funny thing was, we really didn't know each other well back then. We just came up with this big plan to drive down highway 101 from Canada down in to the Baja. We packed her car with the following:

- back packs
- tent
- sleeping bags
- bikinis
- tank tops
- Daisy Dukes
- birkenstocks
- guitar
- bongo drum
- few burned cd's
- bagels
- rice milk
- cereal
- bowl and spoon
- and some random paraphernalia

That was it...and off we went saying good-bye to Dave (who worked and kept the bank card full) and my mom (who I am sure thought we would make it to the boarder and be back in an hour.) But we cruised on and were gone for 6 weeks.

This song reminds me of our adventure...although it wasn't a hot guy by my side it was better...my Kristin and it was LOVE...lovin' the reckless freedom and random unplanned craziness that happened along the way....those were the days.

Ever since we have been scheming...going as far as looking for an old bus, JAZZING it up, loading the kids in and just driving. When we run out of gas well just pop out the lawn chairs and draw up a real nice sign...and MOVE ON when we get enough money.

It's gonna happen...minus the kids and FUNKY bus. We're just gonna add 2 cute guys. It's gonna be SWEET! BLAAAAH!

Macro Monday

2009-02-16T14:24:00.004-07:00

I have been trying to pull out the macro lens and really learn how to use it. I have found that I am going to have to invest in a GOOD tripod. It moves and I can't have movement, not even a little...well that is what the guru's say.

Dave's flowers that he gave me for Valentine's Day only lasted for a day. Really, they just gave up and started dying. It was so sad cause they were beautiful.

The last surviving rose

X O

2009-02-13T08:53:00.002-07:00

Have a lovely VALENTINE'S DAY.....spread the LOVE!

XOXO Angie

Lucky...

2009-02-10T15:35:00.004-07:00

It's all about the mushy gushy love this month...

And you have to check out these two...too DANG cute.

Luv...

2009-02-03T11:37:00.009-07:00

It does crazy things to you. There were a couple of years when Dave and I were dating that I was oblivious to the outside world. It was just the two of us on our little adventures...and me in the hazy luv fog.

Hot Date on the Incline

2009-01-26T15:03:00.015-07:00

Dave and I set out early, 7ish, to do the incline. Oh is was beautiful...and the light...awe it was incredible.

What is the incline?

My definition: burn and breathe!

It is straight up the mountain one railroad tie after another. You will breath, muscles will burn, you'll be a sweaty hot mess, and it's fun! REALLY!

The beginning...once again NO TRESPASSING (we take them very serious.)

Baby steps....

...BIG steps!

Crazy thing was, once you hit a certain height there was no snow or frost. It was all down below. You just hiked right out of it.

The top...it was like we were in heaven. The clouds were below us and the light was beautiful glistening off the frosted trees.

And then the trail down was just as fun...

and the light just as enchanting.

I love spending time outside with Dave. It is my favourite thing to do.

And a big thanks to my little camera for doing such a great job on capturing the moments. I like you my tiny powershot...you are a keeper.

How Fun

2009-01-17T19:48:00.006-07:00

Look how freakin' fun this is. This is retail therapy...here is what I am lovin'

Find me on Polyvore

BOGS

2009-01-13T08:28:00.011-07:00

Yesterday I was out shoveling the driveway in my rubber boots and I got to thinking. These boots I am wearing are dangerous, dangerously cute and dangerously slippery..not to mention cold on my big toes. I could wear my Sorels, but a mouse made a house in them and I had to have Dave clean them out. (I don't do mice) And that is when I thought....I am going to make my millions by designing funky snow boots that resemble rubber gum boy boots. (what I called them as a kid...and still do) So, I got done shoveling and went in and completely forgot about my fabulous idea...until 4:45 the next morning on my way to the gym with Julie and Charity and I look back and there they were...my vision...the boots that were going to make it so that I could be a lady of leisure. Charity had told me she was buying them, but I had no idea what they were. She just called them really cute boots. They are a must have...not a need or a want.... a MUST! I love them...and I am coveting them.

Two Moons....

2009-01-11T21:05:00.003-07:00

It's got me thinkin'....and I can't explain it....cause I am certain that I live on earth...and on earth we only have 1 moon...so could somebody tell me what that other thing is doing in my picture. Yahoo informed me that the full moon was supposed to be 19%...I think...bigger on Saturday night. So, I pulled out the tripod and camera and set out to get a nice crisp shot of the mooon...with no success. Instead I got a fuzzy white spot with something else. In all 5 photos I took there it was a second moon...I can't figure it out. But, I like it.

A Strange Feeling...

2008-12-31T16:50:00.017-07:00

I am all alone...my mama took the kids up to Denver for 3 days. I dream of this all the time, what I would do if I was ALONE...and then it happens and I can't seem to figure out what to do...so I sat and worked on my puzzle for an hour (could of used some help Uncle Rod...but I hear you are busy working on a 25000 piece one and my 1000 piece would bore you...so I am on my own.) I did pull out the macro lens and play for awhile before...

I busted out of the house and went window shopping in Old Colorado City.

The window shopping was relaxing and I kept hunting for that little find that just screamed GOTTA HAVE IT...but I never came across it. But, I did get a BIG bargain, well a big piece of chocolate at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. Guilt set in after some consumption and I grabbed a bowl of soup at La Baguette...and after all of this I was still really lonely until...

I ran into this really cute guy when I was having tea and I was LONELY no more...

Later that evening we had a great dinner together, sat by the fire, went back out for dessert, and then crawled into bed. I thought that we had partied hard and burned the midnight oil until I looked at my watch and it was 8:45. We are a ROWDY couple.

For the next 2 days I settled in nicely with this STRANGE FEELING and took advantage of my time ALONE.

P.S. Mama I LOVE YOU and THANK YOU there is no other like you....xo...Angie

Alone at Echo Lake

2008-12-05T19:18:00.007-07:00

I love mornings alone...to wonder...and pretend. There was a lot for sale and I could see a cozy little cabin on it, with a workshop out back, and a garden.

Echo Lake

I kayak here every morning...with my tea...and a book...pretend.

My fence to my cabin....pretend.

An imagination is a good thing....

Wishes

2008-11-21T13:55:00.006-07:00

Did I out do his b-day gift to me... No, but I did bake him a delicious german chocolate cake that took me all day.

one CRAZY night...

2008-11-13T08:18:00.014-07:00

It was pure CRAZY fun! It started with some MAD last minute shopping (cause that is how we do things). And just when we thought that Jen's outfit wasn't going to be complete, I spotted a black faux leather tube skirt that was straight 80's. It was like I had a vision and the clothing rack opened it's self and there it was in ALL it's glory... the mini shirt!

LOOK OUT MADONNA here we come. It was a frenzy of bangles, true blue eyeliner, leg warmers, mini shirts, tights, big earrings and VOILA we were ready to take on the dance floor.

Feel free to hit the play button down below and dance to the music....I wont tell!

I'll have to admit we were BORDERLINE out of control...When she came out we went INSANE. We danced, screamed and SANG the entire time.

AFTER EFFECTS: went on and on and on....I was a wreck the next morning. I was running on maybe 1/2 a cylinder...if that. Not even a 3 1/2 hour nap could pull me out of the state I was in. Every muscle I owned hurt...and some how I pulled a little something under my ribs. I must have been BUSTIN' some WICKED moves. I'm gonna need a HOLIDAY!

WARNING: I recommend at least 2 days to re-coop. I don't know of anyone who can get their beat on and act like they're 13 and then pull it together in 5 hours and be 34 again.

Ladies this was a definite MUST DO!

MADONNA.....

2008-11-09T18:37:00.003-07:00

My Sissy, Jen and I are going to MADONNA on Tuesday night. I have saved up for a whole 6 months to see this concert. BLAAAAAH!
I am just a little bit excited...but I am wishing that it was all OLD SCHOOL Madonna. Can I just tell you how GIDDY we were when we purchased our tickets. Yes, we were singing our hearts out over the phone (Me in Canada...Jen in Denver). We kept calling each other every 10 minutes. We wouldn't talk, we'd just sing. Aaaah! There was something about the 80's and early 90's. I think it was the big hair, clothes and those dance moves. Those were the days...when we would crank MTV with Down Town Julie Brown and dance our hearts out. This madness was preparation for the junior high dances.

A Love Affair...

2008-11-07T22:14:00.003-07:00

It's My Birthday!

2008-10-27T12:15:00.009-06:00

Happy B-day to ME! For my BIG day we went with our friends, Jason and Debbie, up to their cabin outside of Breck. That night we made tacos, my favorite, and then went for a hike. The Milky Way was insane. I can't remember a time when the stars were so bright. When we got back we sat around a fire, talked, and laughed until we couldn't keep our eyes open.

Me and the Morning...you would think that I would have slept in, but oh NO...I snuck out early to play.

Here is what I found soakin' up the morning sun when I got back. Have I mentioned that the mountian air is good for the hair.

I could not think of a better way to spend my birthday then to just PLAY. We headed up to Windy Ridge to check out the Bristol Pines that are over 1400 years old. It was so cold that we didn't last long. I did get a chance to chat with the old lady in the pine, and she gave me some tips on aging gracefully.

Then we did a little TRESPASSING, just a little and checked out this old mine. I LOVE this kind of stuff. I don't know why I am so fascinated by it, but I could explore all day. I wish there was a way to travel back in time for a day to see it all in action.

A PINK SURPRIZE

2008-10-22T08:51:00.011-06:00

It's almost been a month since I flew to Portland to see Kristin. Darcy had called to see if I could make it to go backpacking with Kristin and a group of girls. This was all on the down low...she had no idea.

Oh how I wish I knew how to upload a video...working on it. It's a video of me coming out of the airport in a PINK wig and looking fabulicious...more like embarrassed, and capturing the surprised look on Kristin's face. She thought they were picking up their friend Matt, but SURPRISE it was ME!

This is what was coming at here with a video camera in my hand minus the big sunglasses.

This is the group of girls I joined for the backpacking adventure. They were all a lot of FUN and kind to let me crash on their party. Check out preggo Ellen the trooper, and her sweet sister Megan lovin' her belly. Megan and Darla (sister-in-law) carried the majority of Ellen's gear in for her. SISTERS... Love'm!

Kristin and I lovin' on the trail...LOVE this girl!

Getting our hike on...Tosha, Me, Kristin, and Jen

Base Camp...NO CAMPING...Nonsense!

Potty Break...a girls gotta go when a girls gotta go!

I am missing the picture of Tosha and I hauling out a big ol' tree on our shoulders. We had to search hard to find anything that would burn. It had rain the night before and everything was soggy. I think that "neck of the woods" is ALWAYS soggy.

Last picture before we headed off the mountain. I could do this forever.

Night out with the Girls...

2008-10-15T09:56:00.004-06:00

I got a little rebelious, border line CRAZY! Hardly, I went out with a great group of girls the other night. Sounds like NO BIG DEAL, right? Well, for me it is. I have a hard time getting out. I don't know why. I could use a little evaluation in this department. I think that sometimes I come off as rude, snotty, etc, cause I'm a HOMER (Made that word up). I seem to just like to be at home, but then here lies more of the problem. When I am home I'm lovin' it, most of the time. But now and again I start going a little NUTS and get to thinking, I need to get out more...break free...go my own way...REBEL! Funny thing is once I am out I'm LOVING it. So, why does it take so much ENERGY for me to get out?

Let's Shop...'Til We Drop!

2008-10-10T12:06:00.008-06:00

What is your SPLURGE? What do you spend a pretty penny on? Or are you super duper thrifty and WORK IT? I love jeans and I am willing to pay for a pair that doesn't turn into saggie maggies. You know the kind when you put them on in the morning and they are fitting just right. Then a half hour goes by and they are baggy, like you just instantly dropped 10lbs. WISH!

Here is how I justify them:

* I NEED them!
* I WANT them!
* I MUST have them!

NO, I have to save. I have a little system. I tuck money away. The money I find in pockets. This past week I have found a $20 in a pair of capris, $10 in my down jacket, $5 in my hoody and another $20 in my underwear draw. As you can see I am really good with money. HA HA! After awhile it starts adding up and voila...it is time to shop. Here is what I have got my eyeballs on.

I promise that they will make ALL BOOTIES look this good. Well, this one is looking a little constipated so let's go with the one bellow. I like them darker, minus the faded patch on the rump, unless it makes your butt look smaller. Remember when it was called a bubble butt? I do cause I've got one. I really appreciate that it is now considered BOOTILICIOUS.

Let's keep shopping cause I am having fun. My next splurge a hoody. I am a sucker for them. Love'm! Try to break free from them but come crawling straight back. They are my CREATURE COMFORT.

Cute HUH? WANT, NEED, MUST HAVE...gonna have to SAVE!

I know, YUMMY!

This is what I will be tucking ALL that money in...I would REALLY like it in turquoise, but pink is FUN!

That was exhausting...Want to do Lunch?

A Little of This and A Little of That

2008-10-01T13:59:00.011-06:00

It is beautiful in Colorado Springs right now. We have a little of everything happening around us...and I love it.

Our days are still warm. We have had a really warm September and hopefully October.

There is nothing like our yellow Aspens.

Until you see them with my toes. Hello Toes!

Hello Dave's chinny chin chin!

Pikes Peak with snow.

The frost has arrived, but only once.

A little of this and a little of that is what gets me on a kick to get all domestic.
Here is what happens:

1. I bust out the crock pot cook books.
2. The lists begin...organize this, organize that.
3. I attempt to shop ahead for a weeks groceries.
4. I pretend I like to bake. (you know pumpkin bread, zucchini cookies, etc.)
5. I think about prepping my meals before lunch so that when 5 o'clock comes I am not scrambling to make something and end up feeding us ogumbugum (whatever can be thrown together to make a meal.)

This is what happens to me when it is FALL.

Little Miss Miserable

2008-09-18T21:18:00.004-06:00

I have had a cold...sinus infection...ear infection for going on 10 miserable days. UGH! I HATE being sick. Somebody anybody send me some home remedies ASAP on the tree sap...I need help.

The Paraphenalia

istinkr

2008-09-05T12:16:00.007-06:00

My little istinkr....I lub you...I love whatcha do when you do whatcha do you make me wanna shoop....Oh let me count the ways:

1. I love your wild and crazy hair....I always wanted big funky hair...oh yes I
did.
2. I love that you leave me looooong messages on my answering machines...which
I never listen to...fully... but I love'm so don't stop.
3. I love that we could live in a car together for a month and never get sick of
each other...and tell me did we ever stop talking once....noooo!
4. I lub that you make me good good sandwiches when I visit...Yum Yum!
5. Can't get enough of our random phone calls talking about the Woes of Life.
6. I love that you're a LOOKER...you know what I mean.
7. Pssst....you make me laugh.
8. Have I mentioned that you've got a HOT bod and I lub it...so there.
9. I love that we sing to each other.
10. Love your stories...and there detail...and all the funny things that only
happen to you.

Yup...Lub Ya...so tell what's his...PINE nuts...to go straight to H-E-double hockey sticks. (That is not a swear word if it involves hockey sticks...right?) Ooooh that wasn't very nice. I take that back especially cause we don't know the whole story.

You are so beautiful tooooo Me! Can't you seee....eeee...eeee! (Sung horribly off tune.)
Me lub you long time....my little istinkr!

Spangerelly

P.S. I am inviting you over for dinner tonight...and we are having porkchops. You're gonna love'm!

Sunset in The Park

2008-09-02T15:06:00.003-06:00

It felt like I could reach out and eat a little piece

It Wasn't Me...

2008-08-29T13:56:00.005-06:00

It came...It finally came...I had hoped that it would have somehow not come....Cause it wasn't ME....but it did. I thought it was going to be WORSE....I really did. It made me slightly sick to my stomach. I was really confused. A bright light kept flashing and flashing...At first I thought it was lightning in the distance, no a bad reflection bouncing off of something or Martians coming to take me away...and then...I saw the little fart mounted on the traffic light pole...a bleepity bleep bleep camera..GRRRRRRRR! It was his fault (DAVID)...(I like to blame things on him). He was in a hurry to get back to the Springs to see a patient.

As you can see, it clearly wasn't me. I don't know who that HOT girl is driving that Yukon. I really wished that they had gotten a better picture of her...instead of that stunned and befuddled look.

1. NOT Me
2. NOT my license plate...Nope
3. That is NOT a red light
4. Still NOT RED

Can't be me....must be DAVE...it's his name on the ticket.

And then to TOP it all off I left my flip flops outside in the sun.
...and they shrunk...and now my chubby hobbit feet (David's name for them)...hang over....so NOT cool.

They were my faves... now they are not...and I am mad.
(Could somebody PLEASE paint that girls toenails)

Beeeeutiful....

2008-08-25T14:50:00.001-06:00

I like to think that I timed this shot ever so carefully.

Flower

2008-08-05T18:59:00.003-06:00

I got to play a little this weekend with my little lens and I love it. I don't know why I don't use it more. Maybe it is because you have to move to get the shot. There is no zoom. But I love it's guassien effect on the background and how sharp it is. Now I think I need a wide angle and a macro.

I am a ROCK STAR...

2008-07-31T12:56:00.003-06:00

Have you ever been told you have a twin? Well, the other day my twin was found by a friend or is mama a closet rock star. Could it be that when I say I am getting a babysitter to run errands I am really off jammin' with my band...

I am one cool rock star mama!

Bumper Girl...

2008-07-30T16:04:00.003-06:00

I love to capture pictures of me in random reflections and windows or those funny mirrors especially when they make me have long legs.

The bumper of my Yukon....yup with bug guts!

Half a family photo in a diamond shaped window

Sanuk...These are not Shoes

2008-07-25T21:39:00.004-06:00

Oh, I love you my little Sanukies aka sidewalk surfers. I first bought a pair of these when I was up in Canada and fell in love.

I Like:

Scribble
by Sanuk

I just love love love them. Well, until I found these.

Hello my new lover!

Check out the fuzzy fur on the inside...Purrr!

Transience's E-mail

2008-07-21T20:34:00.003-06:00

I have been intrigued lately by trains, train stations, grafitti, old signs and run down buildings. Today when I was out I drove down by the train station and found this old board with several clips on it holding messages.

It read...

Friends, I have no e-mail. Let's communicate with notes here or else with phone. Phone #. Pete

MUCKIN' AROUND

2008-07-19T09:26:00.011-06:00

I am finally going to do something with this blog after it has sat idol for 2 years.

This blog will be all MINE. Where I get to PLAY, create, ponder, DREAM, pretend, vent, covet (yes covet), act on impulse, smoke driftwood (Grandpa Beazer did, so I can too), have a random pity party, LAUGH no GUFFAW, cry, and folks might say that I've gone WILD, but really I'm just gonna be MUCKIN' AROUND! Trust me I'll pull it together before I go back to the REAL world.