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24 agosto The 11th Anniversary of My 25th BirthdayActually. I didn't mind turning 36 at all. In fact, I had a magnificent day yesterday! I took the day off of course, as one should never have to report to work on their birthday, and actually slept in until 8AM!! Hung out awhile, got a few Birthday Greetings phone calls, showered, went to The French Quarter for lunch with L2, drank Mai Tai's and ate alligator tail. We ended up at the Tucson Mall looking for Disney's The Three Musketeers, you know- the one with Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen in it? I always forget Portho's real name though. He was also in A Time To Kill with Matthew McConaghey. In any case, no luck finding it, so went to the Mart of Wal, where they also did not sell the movie, but got a bit of grocery shopping in. Came home, hung out with L3 while he did his homework, OPENED PRESENTS!!!!, The DeVroeg's joined us for a MOST excellent steak dinner, and we watched Posiedon before turning in sortof early. I guess it doesn't sound like much, but I SURE DID ENJOY THE DAY! When I got to work today, the girls there all chipped in for a Foothills Mall giftcard (which really rocks!) and Eva bought pizza and a really wonderful Strawberry Shortcake Cake for lunch... YUM-Me!
So anyway... I guess there's no way around it now though... I HAVE TO GET INTO SHAPE! (And not my current shape of a pear either!!!)
Thanks everyone who made me feel so DARN special this week!!
 08 agosto Summertime HazeWhew... Where DOES the time go? I just don't know. Let's see... Since April.... We've been remodeling the backyard to make the tortoises more better. (The monsoon storms have been kicking our ass in that regard lately) My Mom and my beautiful little niece Skyla came to visit. (See Photo Album of niece and nephews that includes this visit) We went to Big Big Larry's belated Cinco de Mayo party which ended up being Memorial Day weekend. (See also Photo Album) My son grew taller than me. I've reread Angels and Demons as well as the Davinci Code, read Odd Thomas along with Forever Odd, read Goldie Hawn's book, and discovered that Jimmy Buffet is an entertaining writer. Seen some pretty good movies, including X-Men 3 and Omen 666 (on 06/06/06 by the way) at the theater, Chroncles of Narnia and Aeon Flux at home, and looking forward to next Saturday with the girls and The Devil Wears Prada at the mall. This last weekend, the 4th of July brought a visit to NM and the fam. (See niece and nephew Photo Album!)
Okay so I wrote the above on July 8th and it's now August 8th (see the pattern?) and I'm just getting around to publishing it. What's with all the changes on myspace? Now it's Windows Live Spaces? The editing tools are all different. I don't deal well with changes to how I operate a computer let me tell you. It took long enough to figure out how to do it in the first place!
In any case, I hadn't published yet because you see that I make reference to two new photo albums? The neice and nephew photos that I need are in L2's laptop still. So enjoy the Cinco de Mayo @Memorial Day album!
 18 aprile Another Wonderful Mexico Anniversary!Another year gone by, and another great anniversary spent in Mexico! We had a great time on this, our eighteenth! We FINALLY got out of town on Wednesday about 5:00 PM. (Vickie-We went home twice after we stopped to say goodbye- can you believe!!??) Fished on Thursday, and saw at least one whale, but since they rarely travel alone, we are sure there was more than one. I only got to see the back of one from quite a distance, but had to get a whale tail on Rodeo in honor of the occasion. L3 was the only one who caught a trigger, big one too! No picture, but I did get a great one of him captaining the boat! (See photo album!!) L2 got a sunburn on his shoulders and I caught one by napping on the bough. (Did I spell that right?) Went to Flavios that night where L3 ate a WHOLE FRIED FISH! (See photo album!!) Friday was sort of a blur, but Big Big Larry and Kathy got there earlier than expected, and we ended up at Lattitude 31 where we had a good meal, though the margarita's aren't as good. We went to Flavios again on Saturday. (Tried to Friday evening, but Rocky Point was so busy, they shut down the road into the fish markets where Flavio's is! Never saw that happen before!) In any case, Saturday's venture to Flavio's ended up with all four of us majorly drunk and though L2 and I quit when we got back to the cabin, Big Big Larry and Kathy ended up needing to sleep most of Sunday!! It's what happens when you're in Mexico occassionally- there is NO ESCAPING IT! (Hope you guys are feeling better now!) We spent Sunday about a 1/2 mile out from shore on Tucson Beach. L2 bought an island for us!! He towed us out to sea on the island, which was complete with anchor, munchies, and an ice chest, with one of the kayaks, then fished for awhile off the kayak. I read a really great book, (Taken by Dean Koontz) that I just couldn't put down! We both added to our sunburns, though L3 got away unscathed. Big Big Larry and Kathy headed home on Sunday evening, and we laid low. A rousing game of Yahtzee wherein I got my ASS KICKED by both the Lawrence's, and then a movie saw us asleep before midnight. We got up on Monday fairly early and sorted out the cabin and the van. Made it home by 3:30 or so to three VERY HAPPY TO SEE US DOGS! 31 gennaio My Baby Boy is officially a Teenager today Wow. What do you say to that? I say that Lawrence is the greatest gift I have ever been given. To have "a little piece of immortality" (what's your guess moviegoers?) is incredible. He never ceases to amaze me. From his grades, to his compassion for others, to his guitar playing, to his wonderful sense of self and humor, right down to his suddenly long hair and darkened upper lip amidst a room that just won't stay clean. Every day brings a new idea from a wonderful imagination and another day I am blessed with his existence. Thank you God.
 22 gennaio Post HolidazeWhat a whirlwind! To all of you who sent Christmas cards, Thank you, and I'm still working on my letter! We spent four days at Mom's, and got to see everyone except Mike and Joey. I sure hope to see you two soon. Nettie Belle, honey, Miss Thing... Wow. Actually, all of my nieces are amazingly tall from the last time I saw them! More hair and teeth too! I met little Kayla June for the first time too! Such a sweet baby! We had a great time of course, and got to visit some old friends. Alan, Becky, Greg.. here's to a great coming year. Mom hand-made something like 34 stockings, each fabric chosen specifically for that person. I don't know how she pulled it off! Mine was done in Frog fabric of course, L2's Tartan, and L3's Music Notes! Wonderful goodies in every one! We left Mom's day after Christmas, so I could go to work on Tuesday. (ONLY so I would get paid for having X-Mas day off of course!) In any case, I put in my time and then went to see The Goblet of Fire again, Thank-you-very-much-Monique! What a fabulous movie! They just keep getting better! The next day, (though not anywhere near as soon as L2 was hoping), we headed down to Choya! Our favorite place to be!! We were but 3 of 27 at final count New Years Eve. Great to finally meet Bambi, Melody and David's families. I went fishing twice, L2 thrice, and L3 once. I actually baited my own hooks, removed a crapload of rockbass, and did some bait cutting! I forgot my dramamine on a hangover New Years Day, and didn't feel so hot, but had a great time nonetheless. My first trip out I caught a sea snake and we saw a couple of seals playing with a fish. That was awesome. The De'Vroegs' joined us on the 30th, and we stayed until January 3rd! The longest time we've ever spent consecutively. How fabulous and blessed our holidays truly were. 
14 dicembre My Sister This rocks. My sister has finally left DM! Yeah! I can't wait to see her again. I have missed her. |
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