March 8th, 2010
I OD’d on our 2yo Nate this past weekend that I was seriously sad last night. Withdrawal, ya think? It seemed so quiet when I got home from visiting my sister. No noisy kid ~ no sounds of Thomas the Engine ~ no child’s noisy feet running around the house. At the same time ~ Newman [our cockapoo] was flat out TIRED and didn’t even get up to greet me.
So today ~ I needed to wean myself. I spent lunchtime with the kids and the kiddieGrands who were in the same house. I met up with my DH and we left together. Got my fill and my fix.
Nate was off to Toys R Us with my son for some uncle-nephew bonding. He came home with a baseball and a bat ~ a football with a goal post ~ and a Lightning McQueen puzzle that they put together. My [nurse] daughter was off today so she was home with Alyssa who was asleep when I arrived. Like this. On her fists ~ cuz she didn’t to ruin her hair ~ or maybe it was too bright? She wasn’t really going anywhere ~ but she was dressed for a party.
I was able to feed her ~ rice and peas. She’s loving food! Next week I think she’ll have green beans. I can’t wait till she can dig into some ice cream!
That was my lunch hour. A 2yo FILL and a 6mo FIX. That should get me through the weekend! It’s all good now!!
This past week ~ a group of bloggers traveled to Kenya with Compassion International to document the hardship and lives of children of poverty. Each day ~ I read moving testimonies about days visiting remote villages, and time spent with children who are in Compassion’s programs. The goal was to bring attention to the plight [...]
Read more
I miss the boy He is spending the night at his cousin Alyssa’s home with his aunt and uncles. I spent the afternoon with my sister, BIL and nieces and then came home to remnants of a great weekend.
And I’m sad. It went by so fast. My kiddieGrand has stolen my heart and [...]
Read more
First of all, I have to address all mothers who blog. I don’t know how you have time to do it without giving up quality time with the little kids. If you have them at home all.the.time ~ it’s quite a feat! We have Nate with us for another night and it’s almost 7:00PM and [...]
Read more
I haven’t been in this place in A.G.E.S. !!!! Years!!! Stores have come and gone ~ this one is still around ~ barely!
I got the 2yo kiddieGrand for a couple of days and then pass him on to his aunt for another couple nights. Mommy and Daddy have handed him over and jetted off for [...]
Read more
~ but you will see children out playing any time the sun is shining! I’m watching out my office window and five kids are playing with a football. Dad’s throwing and they’re tackling in the yard. And another four little ones are taking their bikes for a spin around our very close knit neighborhood. Momma [...]
Read more
In 1998 when I was hired into a pre-IPO corporation in the Silicon Valley, I swore it would be my last job. I would work there forever and retire when I’m good and ready. I believe at the time I was employee number 112. When I left almost 5 years after ~ there were about [...]
Read more
My youngest ‘baby’ turns twenty three four tomorrow. Yup, all grow’d up, that one. It was a pleasure to treat him to lunch today. I remember the day he turned 21 ~ we took him for dinner to a restaurant where we could legally order him his first official pint of beer. Today’s lunch was [...]
Read more
I have an immense craving for something really sweet. It’s because a family friend of ours posted this photo of Sticky Buns on Facebook.
Good grief, it looks sooooo delicious with a hot cup of coffee! I hope I get the recipe and when I do ~ I’m going to be making this ~ hopefully this [...]
Read more
See this hoop? I wish you could have seen the shot I made today from 15 feet away. A free throw shot and the ball didn’t even touch the rim. Just ‘swoooooshhh! Smooth and clean! And then, just to make sure it wasn’t just a lucky shot, I went back another 5 feet ~ this [...]
Read more
I want the world to know that I’m married to the most wonderful ~ thoughtful ~ giving man on earth, bar none.
We babysat my son’s two dogs this weekend and coincidentally ~ I came down with a nasty respiratory bug. It knocked me out for most of Saturday but my DH let me rest and [...]
Read more
I must thank my parents for teaching me how to spot class. Good breeding from the crib through adulthood ~ from our ancestors passed down through the generations. De la cuna is how mom likes to refer to it. And it’s true. It takes one to know one. In real life, it’s easy to spot. [...]
Read more
I switched to SmugMug yesterday and I must say I LOVE it! I’ve been on Flickr for a while now and will remain on it, but SmugMug allows you to create albums and themes for your photos. These are my October and November pages.
It also allows me to add private pages for photo shoots we [...]
Read more
I am SO NOT READY for our next big earthquake. Our home is close to a fault and right next to us is a hillside subdivision that’s right on top of a fault. The BIG one is due. But are we ready or worried? No. Should I be? YES!!!
It’s [...]
Read more
First things first! I picked a winner for the messenger bag!
NamastebyDay Congratulations! Please contact me at grammiemommyATgmailDOTcom. I hope you enjoy your prize and thanks for participating!
I hope everyone has plans for a splendid weekend! I’m not sure what we’re planning on our end. We have houseguests beginning tonite. Yup, we got the Muttley Crew [...]
Read more
I am at a wonderful place in my life where I’m able to share with my daughters all the feelings of motherhood. The highs and the lows ~ the whole shebang kit kat and kaboodle. As a mother, I often heard my own mom telling me to “wait till you have your own kids” and [...]
Read more
I couldn’t take it any more. Every evening, when my sweet husband comes home, this is the first thing he tells me after a kiss and a hello. “I got to hug me a baby again today!” And every night, I’m jealous that he works so close to my little babyGrand Alyssa. She’s been enjoying [...]
Read more
This is my second post today. My first was a photography blog roll entry HERE. Hope you enjoy that post and visit the other participants sharing their entries on Aperture Mode.
Today ~ I had a hilariously long lunch with a grade school and high school classmate and another friend who is also our hairdresser. We [...]
Read more
If you’re loving your DSLR and following Manic Mother and Better in Bulk you’ll know that last week’s tutorial was on shooting in Aperture mode. When I finally got the nerve to get off my DSLR’s GREEN automatic mode, aperture value (AV on a Canon) ~ and understanding it ~ got me really excited and [...]
Read more
Original post in Newman’s Own Blog
I thought they forgot. The preventive wellness reminder was for a check up due last October but my masters were so busy and I thought I was off the hook.
I wasn’t that lucky! Nope NOT ME! They didn’t forget how much they loved me ~ so off we went today!
To [...]
Read more
This is my first ever Not Me! Monday post! Who’d have thunk! Not Me! But first times are always interesting. I’ve found some cool blog hops in the last week and find it rather fun to do. So here’s hoping this first one with MckMama’s community will be just as fun as the photography one [...]
Read more
It was a doggone rainy Sunday today but we didn’t let that deter us from having a wonderful day. We capped the evening off together and watched the USA vs. Canada hockey game.
Well, then we kind of had the major sweet munchies ~ and our shot nerves from watching the hockey game wasn’t helping any. [...]
Read more
Today is a teaser, weatherwise. It’s chilly and the sun is out. It’s suppose to rain for a few days beginning tomorrow. Just like it always rains when I wash my car, same thing goes for right after I get Newman groomed. But today, as we took him for a walk around the neighborhood ~ [...]
Read more
After spending an afternoon yesterday with my blog designer ~ Paulo ~ from JustHost who was kindly referred to me by Lolli of Better In Bulk [thank you!!] ~ and after weeks of playing ‘tag’, my blog is finally getting to where I’ve envisioned it to go. I still am in ‘creating mode’ so I’ll [...]
Read more
This is the first time I’m participating in Fix It Friday, a blog hop for photography aficionados. I love playing with my camera and even more so, with my photo editing software of choice, LightRoom 2. You can visit other participants in I Heart Faces.
Here’s the BEFORE photo for Fix It Friday #44
and my rendition [...]
Read more
I love Photography blog carnivals and today, I’m participating in PSF and GMYBS hosted by Lolli and Cecily.
It was a pretty busy week for me but I managed to sneak in a short lunch visit with my daughter and babyGrand in the middle of the week. Alyssa’s growing so fast. In fact, last night I [...]
Read more
If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…
Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
~Atticus Finch: To Kill a Mockingbird~
I’m going to digress from [...]
Read more
I am a liker of spontaneous meetings or meet ups. My family will attest to that. I love it what I get a call that says “Hi! Whatcha doing for lunch today?” And better yet, I get that call when I’m already on the road for scheduled appointments, but was flexible thereafter.
Thus ~ today I [...]
Read more
“Look at me, Newman! Over here, pup!”
“Here, boy! Yoohoo! Look over here!“ [jiggle noisemaker above camera]
I swear this dog can talk ~ or whisper. And he normally is very obedient. Today, he’s mad at me because he got groomed again. So, he won’t look at me. I tried getting his attention but I got [...]
Read more
Definitely on top of the world today with the sun in our eyes ♫ ♪ ☺ ♫ My sister and I spent a wonderful late morning and afternoon together just chilling and thinking about life ~ past, present and future. Unplanned ~ the way I like things on my weekends.
It was incredibly gorgeous out today. [...]
Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day, My Lovely!
Dandelions! Who said I needed roses today! Not when I get to spend the whole day with Mr. Lovely and a cuddly furball, choice munchies, chocolates and Olympics on the telly!
Actually, it was a GREAT day to be outdoors. I walked around my neighborhood a couple times today with and without [...]
Read more
I forgot to show you Nate’s kitchen, right beside mom’s. He makes a mean burger and pizza and can make coffee for me. There’s a lot that goes on in that little mind with the big imagination. It’s totally entertaining. I wish I had this when I was growing up!
His bedroom is another world of [...]
Read more
UPDATE 11:13PM
Turns out my son and his girlfriend spent the day at the Japanese Tea Gardens today to photograph nature as well. Here is one of his photographs I lovingly stole from him
and here are a couple of the shots I took at the Cal game today ~ (can’t wait for March Madness!)
and [...]
Read more
A lot of my photography ‘learn’ days are from friends I’ve met online ~ more precisely from Twitter. I’m blown away but the knowledge I’ve obtained on hardware AND software technology.
With that in mind, let me introduce you to X-Equals and it’s founder, Brandon Oelling. On Twitter, he is @xequals.
Get to know this logo and [...]
Read more
California Time
