Happy Halloween!!!

This is what happens when the pumpkins drink too much!!

Pete's cousin Tracy sent this to me in an E-mail.  I had to put it on my blog.  I thought it was cute.

Happy Halloween!!!

New Background!

This is the cutest one so far. "The Cutest Blog on the block" is constantly coming up with great new backgrounds. I just love them.

I got tagged by Gary AKA "OLD DUDE"

1. GO TO PICTURES
2. UPLOAD THE 4TH PICTURE
3. OF THE 4TH FOLDER POST
4. TAG 4 OF YOUR FRIENDS.

AND the result is this picture:


This is a picture of our trees before we cut the back side of the house.  It was a big canopy under all the trees.  They were 20 years old.  It was beautiful.

I am tagging Heather, Jeanine, Missy, Mandy.

Update on Wendy

Wendy's surgery went well. She is home and had a nice dinner her mother in law brought over and took some medicine and was going to bed. She will have a follow up next Tuesday and be out of work for a few weeks. I am sure she will be on blogging later this week.

She did say it was only 40 degrees there. I could not stand the cold weather. It was 85 degrees here last night at 6:00 p.m. We have been sleeping with the sliding glass door open and the fan on all night long.

Wendy

Wendy is having her foot surgery today. I haven't heard from mom yet but I am sure it went OK. I will try to keep you posted on what I hear. I think she will be out of commission for a few days. I am sure she will get right back to blogging as soon as she can. She does have a lap top just for these specific reasons.

Happy Tuesday to all!!

Layla & Avi!!

Pete found this picture and thought it was cute.  He said it looked like Layla and a baby Avi.  I think it is pretty close.  I think it was on an ad he saw somewhere.  Not the real thing but kinda close.  It is funny to see a Boston Terrier and an Orange cat.

Zach's New Tires!

The before:
Here are what the old tires look like.  They have the truck jacked up and ready to be taken off.
The new tires and rims before installation.  These tires & rims were purchased on Craig's list.  Zach had to go to Ocean Beach to pick them up.  That is about 1 1/2 hours away.  They were a real good deal.  Then once the tires were purchased he had to find Lug Nuts.  That was not so easy of a task.  The dealer wanted a fortune.  So he went to a few Auto stores here in town until he found them for 1/3 of the price.
The After:
After the installation.  They looked great.  Now he needs some other work done.  He promised to wash & wax this weekend.  Not sure if that is going to happen.  He was pretty busy.  He did get the Transmission serviced on Saturday.  He said the truck is running like brand new.  This has been a great vehicle for him.

Saturday Happening!

I have been cleaning out parts of my house sections at a time. I have been working on the closet for several weeks now. I had three more shelves to do and the dreaded shoes. I had seen somewhere an idea if you use shoe boxes, which I do to put a picture of the shoes on the outside of the boxes. So first I had to clean all the boxes inside and out. I put my dress shoes in these boxes because I don't wear them very often. I took pictures and attached the pictures to the outside. I think I will wear these shoes much more often now I know what I have. I tend to grab the same old shoes every time.



Here is the finished project. This took me about two hours. It always takes more time than you think it is going to.

Then I had time to play in my room. I finished my "A Week In Th Life" book. It turned out very good. I started some christmas gifts. I am making my Nieces kids who are 10, 11, 13 years old a Card box with a variety of cards in them. I am going to cut out some words (Happy Birthday, Thank You, etc.) to put in the blank card box. I have some colorful blank cards and of course some embellishments. I think I am going to include a small calendar as well as some stamps. They are at that age where they love to send little cards and notes.

Just one of my many craft projects that I need to get finished. At least I have started. Christmas will be here before I know it.

Have a great Sunday!!!

Happy Friday!!

It is going to be another beautiful day here on Shogo Mountain. Not much going on today. A little house keeping and maybe some time for crafts. I am still trying to finish my "A Week In The Life" book. It is almost done. I am going to need to buy some more pages I already ran out.

The winds have been playing with my sinuses. I am trying to not get a headache today. I can feel a lot of pressure. Yesterday the winds were really bad.

Have a great day!!!

The world of Cats!

The world of Cats!! I wish I was a cat sometimes. They haven't got a worry in the world.

Who can resist this one.  She is so sweet.  I am not sure why but she loves to get under the T.V. and sleep.  This is the first time I have seen her use the electronics as a pillow.

Then there is the big man.  He always has the I don't give a damn look.  He was getting irritated with me for taking pictures.  It is really funny when they both try to get in this top perch.

"A week in the life"

Here are some of my finished pages in my "A week in the life" book challenge by Ali Edwards. I enjoyed this project alot. It was a little more work than I thought but it is turning out great. The challenge was to take pictures of your every day life. Things you do all day, things you eat, anything you want to document your life. You are also to write a little document every night. I wasn't very faithful on the writing part and now I am struggling with that part of the project.

This is one of those projects like the "Photo a day in the month of December" that don't mean a whole lot in the present day but in ten years from now it will be great to have and look back on. I wasn't sure about the December project but I am definitely going to do it again this year.


Here is an example of the way I decided to do the writing part.  I really like the way it looks.


This is my cover page.  You are encouraged to take pictures of yourself. So I decided to use this as my cover page.  I would encourage every one to give this a try.  I think it is my favorite challenge so far.

Thanks Ali for challenging me.

Coyote Watch!!

This is one of the many Coyote's that we have here on Shogo Mountain. This one came to visit one morning and I was able to get a picture through the window.  They like this fountain area because it is protected and cool. Our Coyote's are harmless here in nature.  The people who have problem live in the residential areas and the Coyote's have been misplaced.  Here on Shogo Mountain they are born here and feel quite at home.  

IF.......

I got this book several years ago after a weekend with the Graykowski's.  This is actually the 2nd book.  IF... is the first.  I like this book.  It has all types of thought provoking questions.  Here is the first one for you to think about.  Please don't forget to let me know what your answer is in the form of a comment.

Question #1

If you had to name the one thing that most frightens you about growing old, what would it be?

I would have to say I am most frightened about the lose of my memory and mind. I think that is the worst for the family members to experience and I want my family to have minimal pain when I get old.

Sunday!!

We are going for a motorcycle ride again today with the Libbrecht's. Last Sunday we when up to Idyll for lunch it was a beautiful ride. Today we are going to Oceanside for lunch and to watch the Charger Game. Then we will stop by the Phil & Alexi's to say HI. I will try to take some pictures.

Have a great Sunday!

Saturday!!

We went to dinner with Ed & Sherry last night and stopped at one of the winery's in Temecula for a drink afterwards. It was a nice evening out. Not much on my plate for today. I am going to work on my book and some Christmas presents today if I do nothing else.

It is a beautiful day 72 degrees out at 7:25 A.M. It will probably get a lot hotter before the day is over.

Happy Saturday to all!!

Being Creative!!

As we enter this Holiday Season it seems to get hard to be Creative. I am trying to not let it get over whelming


"believe in your creative potential,
enjoy the creative process,
try something new,
explore new possibilities,
but most of all believe."

Thursday!!

I am home today. My new schedule is three days a week unless I have a big project I need to get finished. I am glad to be home. I haven't done much. Slept in until 9:00 a.m. that is very late for me. Vacuum the house and I am now doing laundry. I am hoping to work on my "A week in the life book today". I have all the pictures printed and ready to go. I picked a TLC book that comes with matching paper so that will be easy. I have some of the words written down but not all. I can't wait to get started.

No news on Trevor as of yet. I will call today and find out what is going on.

Wendy is having her own drama this week. Her dad was just diagnosed with Mouth Cancer. He had a spot on his tongue removed last week and will have another spot removed that is on his vocal cord next week. I don't know what is going on with this Cancer thing but I do know I don't like it. I have way too much experience with it for my taste.

My Dad is doing OK. He is still fighting his Cancer. It has been several years of ups and downs and he still can't seem to get better. Maybe now he is on an up hill swing. I hope!!

I think when you get sick like this it is all in how you deal with it. It also is when the real faith comes out. What do you believe? I am searching for those answers daily. It is hard to understand what God is up to and why these terrible things are happening to these specific people.

My Sister said yesterday to her mother in law that "God must have gotten her mixed up with someone else because she isn't that strong" I got the biggest laugh out of that. She is very strong and was raised by a very strong mother. God is always testing us and when times are tough that's when it all comes together. Now what his purpose is I have no idea and I probably won't ever know. That is the mystery.

I am grateful every day for my life and what God has given me!!!

Happy Thursday!!

Tuesday News!!

All is well here. We have been having lots of fires again in our area and the Santa Ana winds have started. This isn't good for my sinus problems. I am not feeling to great today but I think I will survive.

On another note. I need a few prayers. My Nephew Trevor has had alot of medical issues over that last few years. Last year he had brain surgery. He has been fine for a few months now. Recently he has started having severe Miagraines. They are very bad. The CT showed nothing and yesterday they were doing some more test. I am not sure what is going on with him, but I really could use some prayers. I just hate to hear that he is in such pain. If any of you get Miagraines you can relate. Imagine having a Miagraine for 2 weeks solid with no relief or end in sight. I so feel for him. And I hope they find something soon.

Please keep him in your prayers!!

Sergie

Sorry I had to post these. This Cat is so cute. He loves to play. He was purring very loud the whole time we were playing.

More Gifts!!

These blankets are so fun to make. I have several now done. It seems like everyone is getting pregnant these days. They take so long to make I like to have them made up in advance. Then Alexi comes over and I am wiped out. She has several pregnant people in her life as well. There must be something in the water.

Happy Friday!!

I had to put this picture as my Header. It was so beautiful in person and was captured perfectly in this photo. Happy Friday to all!!!

IBC

This is shocking news. I have never heard of IBC (Inflammatory Breast Cancer). There is way to much Cancer in this world. It makes me anxious and worried daily. But I do feel that knowledge is power. The more you know the better.

Check out Mandy's blogsite and watch the video.

mandyminutes.blogspot.com/

Wedding gift!!

This was a project I finished this weekend. Our friends got married at the Colorado River. It was a very informal wedding. I made them a photo album that they could just add their photos to. This is harder to do than having photos to scrap. I hope they like it.

This is the card I made to go with the gift.
These are a few of the inside pages.  Some are more plain than others.  All she will need to do is add her photos.

This is the first page of the album.  Also this is the wedding invitation that we received.

This was a fun project to work on.  I don't have any of these to do for awhile.

Sunset!!

This sunset picture was taken in Mexico on Friday night.  You don't often get to capture the sunset like this.  We have beautiful Sunsets on Shogo Mountain this time of the year as well

Halloween Card!!

I was playing this weekend with a Halloween card.  I used my Circut to cut the letters and some spider stickers that I had laying around.  They turned out cute!!

Rainbow

This was a beautiful rainbow.  We were waiting for the rain that never came.  We got this instead.