Zipline!

Last summer i bought a groupon for gary and i to zipline. We finally used it this May~ and it was a blast. I would do it again in a second.
We saw this sign on the way to the staging area-I told gary it was to keep the sheet shooters from using zipliners as target practice :)


Then comes the "class" where you learn how to sit and all important: how to stop.
Now i'm ready for the real thing-it was scary the first time i let go~then it was FUN!


this is where the longest run comes to an end. This was a 1500' run-we got to do that one twice~Here i am finishing up my last run. Gary really was there! He had his phone with him, so he was the one taking all the pictures. Next time i'll get shots of him~

Art?

Will i ever create again? I'm beginning to wonder. It's been over 5 months now. I get ideas,
sparks but enter my art room and nothing. No desire. Maybe this is a good time to go through all
my supplies and purge. When i won't sit and think, "but one day i might need this" :)
i want my life back.

Easter Eggs-in a new way

My friend Shannon posted this on fb and her blog-i think everyone needs to see it! A new way of dying eggs.
When browsing blogs this morning, i saw some more done on this blog~so check it out because you will want to start hunting down silk ties for next year~
(click on "this" to go to blog sites, for some reason, it's not highlighting)

Images of Japan

Check this site out for images from Japan and the Tsunami damage-so hard to even
comprehend.

Yes I'm Still Alive

Can't believe it's been this long since i posted. I was hit with a viral infection that is in it's
4th wk now. I finally feel like it is weakening. It's caused me to miss most of the visit when some
relatives came to town. I coughed so much it feels like i cracked a rib, i haven't slept laying flat in a month-and i'm ready for my damn ears to pop already. Other than that, i'm here. :) I see that my roses have bloomed-the tulips and iris' never flowered this year-maybe due to that snow/ice we had. I'll have to post rose pictures tonight.
Night that i got sick i had gone to the park to feed ducks with Suzanne and Addison. (must have been that night air that got me) :)

Textures

Thought since i haven't been making any art i would post a few pictures from Ft Worden area circa 2008...Nothing like peeling paint and rust!

The Pulse

Be sure to check out Seth's blog sunday for another addition of "The Pulse."
A photo i sent in back in Nov '09 (of a collection of mine) will be in this addition.
Can't remember what i sent, but it might have been books~since i can't stop buying old
ones~
A Happy Birthday to my hubby too-won't say how old though :) ...

Book Giveaway

Mary Beth Shaw is giving away a copy of her new book on fri so click on the link to read all
about it-Haven't seen the book yet but it looks like it is a good one-esp if you like her art like i do :)

Feb Art Mtg

Sally, Traci H


Olga / Suzy

Today Jeanne and I co-hosted our art meeting. We decided to show our "expertise" at how to
make a steampunk heart out of clay. Once we arrived at the library, everyone pretty much dived into their clay-didn't even touch the snacks we brought! (that has to be a first) I broke the ice
so to speak by grabbing a cookie-then carrots, cake, chips....
These are the hearts that were made-most in progress:
April Donna G

Carol


Melody

Cold Weather Cooking

Today's special was potato soup-and boy was it yummy!
Here is Maverick playing in the snow-this guy still needs a forever home. Looks like we get a little break in the weather tomorrow. yea.

Did i mention the snow? we got about 4" on top of all that ice-and tonight it all turns to ice to make the roads a bit more fun...

Damn It's COLD outside!

We haven't had this many days of cold ever-that i can remember anyway. I just heard on world news tonight that it's colder HERE than Alaska-go figure. Normally we get 1 day of icy roads-everything shuts down because we aren't equipped for ice-don't get alot of it. It then melts the next day. Not this time-temps not above freezing until sat. But wait! (like those commercials) we get snow fri morning to top it all off! I actually left the house for a bit today-After being home since late mon night, i was stir crazy-actually showered and got out of my pj's. Did some cooking and baking yesterday though~
The one thing i'm sick of hearing is "they should have been better prepared for this" (mostly due to superbowl being here-well HELL-O people we don't GET this weather here. Schools closed for 4 days in a row-never happened before, so deal with it you northerners~it's a Fluke...
Below are the cookies i made-and made them smaller than normal since i've been grazing too much while stuck at home. The french toast was gary's, which was finished BEFORE the rolling black out-mine was just starting to cook when the black out it. it wasn't so good.

ICE

Well, we actually got the ice storm they predicted. My aunt was texting me from St Louis last night saying up there the grocery store shelves were empty of many items. She said normally they predict a storm, everyone buys milk, bread and eggs and no storm-so then everyone has to make french toast the next day. So i've declared today "National French Toast Day." I made a bacon/cheese sandwich though, so i'll make mine on wed.
The dogs enjoyed going out as usual, just not in long increments of time-except Maverick-his first cold spell. He was very frisky-had to make him come in. That wind chill is a killer. Lots of baking going on in N Texas~ That is Jack in the picture-chillin' after coming in from the cold. Looks like he just needs a beer and a chick and he'd be fine...

49 Years and Counting...

That's how long my parents were married as of yesterday!
Congratulations to them~

A New Site is Launched!

A new mixed media site was launched today.
Rice Freeman-Zachery and Tonia Davenport have been working in secret for many months to build a new community for all of us to visit, share, learn, and be inspired by.
It's being added to now-there is a free ebook to download once you sign up-i've already downloaded it for myself~
There are videos, pictures, slideshows, podcasts, blogs, tutorials, e-books, wallpapers, artist profiles, and shops.
so check it out!

Super Bowl XLV

Well, we had the World Series earlier this fall, next we're hosting the Super Bowl. Personally, i don't really care about any of the teams that could end up playing this yr, but since it's here, i had to at least take pictures of the stadium before everything is blocked off. Driving by you can see where large tents and stages are being set up for the upcoming parties. (and the stupid decision to sell tickets to sit out there and watch a screen so they can count that as "attendance") Anyway, here it is close up and as personal as it gets from my vantage point :)

Happy New Year!

So i'm a few days late-better late than never! All i can say is i hope that 2011 is much, much better
than 2009 and 2010! If it's not....well, no telling.

Merry Christmas

Riley say's "merry christmas"


Did our usual Christmas Eve at mom and dad's house. Ty, Keith and Sandra were not there for dinner (pizza's) but came later. We had a nice visit with everyone-had a few good laughs-sadly at Suzanne's expense. Sandra said to Keith, "honey try this, your sister made it" "Which one?" he asked. "Suzy...but it's GOOD!" have to know her history w/cooking (and the skunks) to understand why we laughed so hard. Wish i had thought to take a picture of everyone-we never
think of that when we are all together-until the time has passed.
Pat
Ty, Nathan, Travis
Keith and Sandra



here was the hit of the night.
Addison got a "babysitter barbie" it came with barbie, child and potty. (complete with toilet paper) i kid you not. She sits, then you see the "mess" then flushes (complete with sound) and
potty flips inside to reveal clean water again....(addison is fighting potty training w/a vengeance)


maybe this will help!

More from St Louis

Although it was a sad trip, it's always good to see family. We even had a few laughs~
Keith took a call when we were at Colleen and Eric's. We all noticed his pose through the window-that's when the cameras came out. Sam went out to strike a pose behind him, but only
got one in before he started laughing.
Here is Mike with Molly-the newest family member.

Grandpa and me on Thanksgiving Day-he flew down to spend a
few days with us-very nice to have him here with us.

For my Cousins~

St.Louis

Here we are again-in St Louis. It's a sad visit just as it was in august. This time we're here
for the funeral of my cousin, Doug. His passing was sudden and so unexpected-two of our families burying their sons too soon. It's cold here today-it was 25 last night when we got in.
I'm at my aunt Linda's-where the trees are bare and you can see the river below and for miles around. Saw a woodpecker up close this morning and a cardinal-the red sticks out when there is no green. We head to the funeral home this afternoon to visit with family and friends and say our final good-byes in the morning. I'll post more when i'm back in Texas~
Rest in Peace Doug, we'll miss you~