Another year older

Today is my birthday! So todays blog is going to be one that I come back and post pictures of. I plan on taking a walk somewhere where there are beautiful things all over the place and take lots of pictures. I know that I am getting a fantastic lunch and that I will be spending my day with people I love. So stay tuned for shots of the world around me on my special day.

Well I forgot my camera when we went in to have our lunch so there will be no pictures of my glorious lunch. My husband took the kids and I too a wonderful Japanese place in town and I ate tempura veggies, rice, salad and tried 3 kinds of sushi. It was wonderful!

We did drive over at sunset though and I got to take some wonderful pictures of the sun setting over the smallest complete mountain range in all the world, The Sutter Buttes.

Happy Cows~ California Happy Cows!

The sun is just going down over the hill. 

The fog rolling in

An owl sitting in the tree at dusk

The fog creeping in, with multi colors from the setting sun

Sunset's reflection.
(now if there were only no power lines in the shot!)

I hope that you all enjoyed the pictures I took today on my birthday! I enjoyed myself today more then I have in a long time. I hope to get out with my friend the camera and try some more shots soon. I have one shot of that owl there that I would like to play with and see if I can clean it up before I post it. perhaps I will do that soon. :)

If your a friend and you have a special memory you would like to share then I would love to hear it. Just post a comment and I will be sure to read it when I come back later with my photos to share. :)

1/1/11

I see many people set new years resolutions. I myself have given up this archaic thing myself. I however start each new year with hope and desires for the coming year. Each year is like a clean slate to start over again.

Here is a list of things I hope the new year brings for my family and I.

A Job. -
But not just any job. THE job. The realms know what I mean by this. The job that we have waited 3 long years for. The job that is going to make this long wait worth while. The job that is perfect for our family. The job that provides exactly what we need financially as well as emotionally.

A Home. -
Not just any home but a home that is built on love. A home that we can make our own. A home that we can garden in the yard. A home that we can modify to use less energy and be as green as possible. A home that allows us to grow together as a family.

A Move-
A move that allows us to get the first two wishes. A move that brings the perfect job to us and a move that takes us to a place where we can explore new things. Adventures in a new spot is the best thing I can think of right now.

Peace-
peace in our family that comes from stability. A solid constant job that allows us to do the things we want to do for fun.

I hope that we can continue our life learning adventures with vigor and promise. I dream for health for each and every member of my family. I long for consistency and in that consistency we can find adventures.

One a last note~ Today is my grandfathers birthday. He has been at his new address in another realm, time and space for 17 years now but not a day passes where I do not think of this as his birthday. SO wherever you are Grandpa Happy Birthday from this girl who thinks of you often, feels your love still and hears your voice in the important times.

Goodbye 2010

Thank goodness this year is over! I am so done with 2010, its played out. It has been one heck of a roller coaster ride (Have I mentioned how much I hate roller coasters? no? O well consider it mentioned!) I am relieved that the new year is starting with new promises in it.

Here is a pictorial look back at some of my most cherished moments of 2010... There was some good in there, not a ton but some. ;)

selling girl scout cookies

Getting caught in the rain

Glass Beach Fort Bragg California

our anniversary in Fort Bragg

The Pacific ocean after a storm

Vietnam Vet memorial

My love escorting the Senator who wrote the bill

our actual anniversary

The sign says it all 

Jason singing to us

My beautiful daughter & I @ the concert

The main attraction

The Last Rodeo Brooks & Dunn

Big foot

Cheese factory mmm

Amethyst @ gem & mineral shop

The Jeffers clan 

Camping in the redwoods

we went here.

The kids on confusion hill

Labor day parade, my beauty in front with the flag. 

Christmas tree hunting.

My what a year its been! I am looking forward to 2011 and all the wonderful adventures that we are going to get. I hope that you all have a fantastic ringing in of the new year and that your year to come is blessed with all the good you can imagine. I hope that the bad is overshadowed by all the great and that you can see the good times even in those bad ones.

Christmas Ornaments

 So I wanted to post a pictorial of directions for how to make this years ornaments but I have not gotten them done yet. I made two different ones so far. They were examples for the girl scout troop but were lots of fun to make and my kids loved them! We also had another ornament planned for this years special ornament making event. We will likely get it done in the next day or so but for today here is a look at the ones I made for my daughters girl scout troop.

Penguin on a sled snow globe ornament

Snowman Snow globe ornament

The Wish list

We modified the wish list a little by adding the child's name to the top before the word wish list and then asking children what they wanted on their list.

these were a lot of fun to make. I must say putting the pictures in my blog today though was not so much fun! blogger kept putting all my pictures at the top of my page before all my words. I hate it when this happens and I have to keep editing my HTML just to get the pictures where I want them.

Off to do some fun things with the kiddos now... we are off to the Library! :)