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Thanksgiving week 2009

2009-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:00

I am really looking forward to spending time with family in a few days.
David is coming home from school on Tuesday and on Thursday we will all
be family hopping. Tom and I saw New Moon tonight. It helps to have read
the book and have a teenaged daughter. I enjoyed it.
I love Joans art on view on her blog.

Hot dogs

2009-07-12T19:37:00.000-07:00

Tom and I went to a Mariners baseball game Friday night. I ate three hotdogs. I couldn't believe how delicious they tasted! Colleen and Ariel and Sandy went with us. Mariners lost but today they beat Texas 5-3. Last night we went to an amazing Italian restaurant in Bremerton with Joni and Alex. It was the best food and I was overwhelmed by the talent in the kitchen. Alex rented a limo to drive us around. We went to the casino afterward but I didn't gamble because I can't stand losing money. It was a special evening and I am still recovering.

I love flowers!

2009-07-09T16:51:00.001-07:00

These pink roses are vintage and smell like the most perfect rose. Just rich!

A small bouquet for our friend Joni's birthday today.

A large bouquet of just lilies for the table I just refinished.

These yellow roses are so fragrant!

A close-up of a lily.

july on the island

2009-07-09T16:45:00.000-07:00

I went to the drawer to get a potatoe...

Summer Sun

2009-07-02T10:37:00.000-07:00

Almost 80 today! Definitely took the convertible. I want to spend the day goofing off. Last night we attended a fundraiser for Patty Murray at the Pauli's. Their outdoor scapes and new pool are amazing and fit the property and beach perfectly. I was nostalgic for the place we used live a couple of doors down the beach. At a fundraiser for Patty Lent on Tuesday I met a man from Kitsap Lake which made me miss the house we had there. There are beautiful places everywhere though. Last night we had champagne and a bonfire in the Japanese garden. Zosia, Ariel, Sandy, Tom and I all toasted the day and had giggles and music.

Here is my thought for the day: Take your loved ones and friends down off the pedestal and let them be awkward, less than perfect and really less than the superhumans you expect them to be.

Have a FABULOUS day!!!

2009-07-02T10:20:00.000-07:00

Thursday, May 21, 2009

2009-05-21T21:12:00.000-07:00

Tom has his feet up watching the Mariners be bad at baseball. I'm happy because the LA Lakers lost to Denver. Although I'm rooting for LaBron James and Cleveland.
There was a tease of sun today. It was actually over 70 degrees. I feel like I am about 70 following the double prom after-parties we had here last Saturday. David and Ariel together, not happily, but both parties combined for an excruciating night of sights I'll not forget soon enough. All I can say is Yuk.

Who all is ready to join me in getting ready to attempt a run in the Race for the Cure June 7? This is how I'm trying to learn to be a jogger:
1. Do it every day. Even for 10 minutes.
2. Jog as long as you can, then walk, fast.
3. Jog again longer, then walk.
4. Continue in this manner until the jogging is the distance you seek.

I can't believe Crystal, Jayson and Jacob are about to leave for Hungary. I promise to visit because Tom loves to travel as much as I do.

February09

2009-02-06T12:52:00.000-08:00

Guess what? It's wet outside. I'm waiting for the sun. Was about 63 degrees the other day so I actually had to stop the car to run back in the house to get my sunglasses for the first wearing of the year. So fun to put on sunglasses. It's the little things in life...Took my convertible (vette) out the other day with a down parka and scarf-should have worn a face mask.
We leave for NY for a Valentine's Day treat (brr) on Friday the 13th. (Better update my will.) Taking the kids-I guess they are still kids- they are 16,17,18,18. I made a crafty card for everyone using paint and glitter and a personal tidbit of wisdom for each. I love Valentine's Day. I can't sleep for worrying about Payton Frances. I'm getting better at praying.

Brrr

2008-12-16T22:08:00.000-08:00

We're waiting for the snow. The kids are hoping for no school. Some of them have decided to forgo homework in case they get to take the next few days off. Hee hee. Maybe it won't snow. But it is super duper chilly. Colleen is going to Sun Valley for a bit of skiing with Morgan. The rest of us: me Tom, Ariel, Jake and David and Ariel's friend Sandy are all hanging around here. Co will be back by Christmas tho.

August 23 Saturday

2008-08-23T14:49:00.001-07:00

Beautiful sunny about 80 degrees here in beautiful Bainbridge Island, WA.
Just returned yesterday from mindboggling fishing trip to Sund's Resort, Malcolm Island, Canada. Float plane in, guided fishing twice a day, never left without a drink in your hand, gourmet chef constantly pushing out melt-in-your-mouth appetizers and meals. The lodgings were beautiful log cabins. Maximum 24 people allowed total. Catered to at every turn. Beautiful college girls and boys from Canada were the staff. Scott Sund the perfect host. Gorgeous, beautiful, best service ever.
Fishing the pristine waters for salmon and halibut. I caught a 13 pound Chinook. Joni caught a Tyee (over 30 pounds) Alex's mom caught a Tyee. Shirley (Ales's mom) won the largest catch.
Tom caught one but it popped off at the net. Big one too. Probably 20-something pound salmon. Flew back into Poulsbo dock.

Sunny, Sailboats

2008-08-02T14:12:00.000-07:00

August 1, 2008

*Saturday. Sunny. Supposed to be about 64 degrees. Saw a sailboat out the bedroom window powered by the breeze that blows today. Tom and I went to breakfast with the intent of eating at Salmon Canyon Cafe. The sign said Closed. Family Emergency. I ran to Walt's. The owners of Salmon Canyon were involved in the airlift car accident on Hiway 305 yesterday. The accident closed the hiway, diverted traffic, caused rearenders and another accident on Miller Road. Rumors were not good. Merrill spoke of two fatalities. I heard that if you had seen the cars, you might have guessed no one could survive. I'm saddened that Dave or Shauna might be gravely injured.
*Tom washed three cars today. So nice of him to wash mine for me. I cleaned up the vases of flowers in the house. Colleen swept the floor. I worked a little on my new shop contents. Did some advertising work for the Taste of Lynwood. Tom and I are going to the Waske's tonight for dinner. I want to make a gigantic floral arrangement for them. I think we are supposed to bring dessert. I love to bake. Think I'll bake up a blueberry something.
*Tom loves to take me to the Japanese garden on the property here at night. Last night there, in the swing, in each others arms, after listening to him grumble a little, I suggested (with a smile on my face) he might describe me historically as a woman with a vulgar mouth, who dresses too provocatively, leaves piles of weeds for him to pick up, leaves piles of things lying about the house...He said he would describe me as the most beautiful woman he has seen, with the body of a goddess who has the kindest heart of anyone he knows. I just don't think some things are a big deal. He focuses like a laser on one thing at a time and that makes nothing into something. Also he often feels like people are disrespecting him by their actions. To think anyone ever thinks that.... Or maybe he expects everyone to always think of him with every action they take in his house. Whatever, he is darling about it, in spite of being so sensitive, thinking we are always criticizing him. What a dorko.