bumper sticker xiv

spotted by tonerhuffer. lunch time. holy sheet. thats a galore of stickers. winner so far of most stuck.

bumper sticker xiii

spotted. by easy-e. saturday eve. i think you know why this is funny. meow.

"cats not kids"

bday bash

grabbed some pics from the birthday party on sunday. little madeline had the best cowgirl hat for her party. pink. with a tiara. perfect. i was snapping all the shots. while brother max indulged in his cake. with only his mouth. oscar next to him. thought that was pretty cool. then me managing the pinata. and walking out. my duties were done.

bumper sticker xii

spotted by two yulies. friday. enough said.

superstar

the weekend began with a trip to the sprint center arena. i was invited and extended a free ticket to the janet jackson concert. and i gladly accepted. i was a little worried about knowing her new songs. most of my favorites are from her early albums. control. rhythm nation. and my all time favorite janet. it was a 2 hour long. non stop. high energy. show. well until the uncomfortable s&m section. no details as this is a family suitable blog. and its monday morning. cant start the week off with such things. my favorite was actually the end. she played 'if' and 'rhythm nation'. back to back. i was so excited. and happy. and it was pretty amazing. we then went across the street. to a bar where they played janet songs all night. i danced a lot. and even with a second string back-up dancer for ms. jackson. he pretty much asked me why i didnt join the tour.

i needed a day to recover. watch football. and then prepare for my mini me's 5th bday party. when i asked her what she wanted last week. her response. a guitar. i found one. it was perfect. down fall. it was hannah montana. that little slut. i really try not to support things like that. but i guess i am realizing. it is hard to not. its purple. and i got the one that didnt have hm's name plastered on it. well not as big. but madeline loved it. and i know she will use it to become a little superstar. as thats what she wants to be. and her mom gave me permission to be her stage mom. so i can live vicariously in the stands. and do all the routines. and mouth the words.

the party was a success. it was cowgirl/western themed. so i wore my boots. and canadian tuxedo. with a nice flannel top. i was in charge of game time. with 11 little cowgirls. and one cowboy. i made a cowboy face/head out of construction paper for the bean bag toss. the children did not stay at the invisible start line. and by the end were just standing at the end of the wood. throwing the bags as hard as their little arms could toss. it was out at a farm. so in between. snacks. games. cake. opening presents. they also found throwing and playing in the free leaves was just as fun. it was very windy. and bit chilly. but we luckily had a coral/table area in the sun. the second game was a pinata. i started off spinning the kids. but this only resulted in them getting dizzy and coming toward me with the bat. that stopped. then the kids werent hitting as hard with the bandanna over their eyes. so we ditched that. left them swinging away. no success. so i had to take over. the horse was stubborn. i even kicked it with my cowgirl boots. i finally just ripped it open with my man hands. and the kids went crazy. except for the one difficult child. who didnt like the chips earlier. she only likes sunchips. and didnt want any of the candy. because it wasnt her favorite. she went home empty handed. her choice.

and now. for my own little super star. zola. the wonder dog. i went for my weekly visit. to play. and see how much she has grown. she still loves sitting on my lap. and likes to be held. zola also likes biting my face. and chewing anything i have on my feet. or even sweatshirts. i think she is finally responding to her name. either that or she knows to listen to my mom. one of her favorite things is to just sit out in the front yard and watch. watch the neighbors. and listen. luckily they live on a squar-desac. although it is not fenced in. she doesnt run off. and scratches at the door when she wants to come back in. i tried my hardest to have some good shots with the pumpkins. but she was being awnry during that time. so the shot below is through the glass front door.

bumper sticker xi

spotted. lunchtime. chefburger eatery. p&l district. is it a bird. no. is it a plane. no. not even a car. its a purse. not exactly the typical bumpersticker. but it has its resemblances.

how the cards split

last night. i listened to angela. the tarot card reader. tell my future. she also mentioned my past. and the present. with her glazed over. coffee colored eyes. looking at me. i went with lp on this little adventure. and according to ang. we were both at a cross road in our life journey. i went first. i was a little nervous. and shaky. while i shuffled the cards. and i cant shuffle cards normally. so i had to keep shuffling for awhile. then she spoke. here is what she said. in a nutshell.

i am an old soul. i have had many past lives. therefor i know what i want in this one. and basically can chose my own path. this could even entail passing on my soul mate. i have two guardian spirits. not family members like most. i will also live a long life. longer than most. (maybe i will make it on the today show when i turn 100). she then told me i should be in the medical field. and asked why i didnt stay with that. (hmm. maybe it was when i thinking about being a vet. could still happen). i will also come across a lot of money. and be healthy. i will have three children young. and marry young. (this is when i piped in and said - listen honey, as far as i am concerned my young years are over. so please be more specific). she said i will meet someone soon. and be married in a couple of years. she also threw in that i am a happy go lucky person. and i need to live more in the moment. and not think so much about the future. or the past.

lp also had some bulls-eye moments with angela. her guardian angel is her grandmother. she will have twins (she has twins in her family). and will also be getting married soon. she was also very in-tune with other details of lp's life right now. it was intriguing.

so angela might know what to tell twenty-something girls. that they will get married soon. come across money. and live a long happy life. take it for what you will. as long as i didnt receive the death card. i was happy. next time we go. angela would like pictures of some of the people that our impacting our lives right now. or better yet. would like them to come with us. oh and have us host a party. this is not a photo of angela.