Welcome to the World....
My very good friends Nancy and Jim just had their second baby today. The latest addition to their family is a little girl named Morgan. She is 8 lbs 3 oz, and measured 23 inches in length. I haven't seen Jim beam with so much pride since Max was born. He was as giddy as a school boy! I'm so excited for both of them! Mom is doing well, and so is baby. Both should be home soon. :o). Hopefully I'll have pictures to show in the next few days.
Sara
-Who can't wait to have her own, but will settle for other people's for now.
Komo Mai I Palekaiko
I have been dying to paint a mural on the bare white walls in our hallway for months now. If there's one thing that drives me crazy its white walls. It's so drab, and just screams for a punch of colour lol. Well, my insanity drove me to ask my super if I was allowed to paint a mural on the walls. He said that he didn't care, but that he'd check with the owner just to be sure. I patiently waited a few days, and one day when Matt picked me up he told me that Norm said I was allowed to paint, as long as we paint over it before we move. SCORE!! So what were my big plans for this oh-so-bare white wall? Well a Hawaiian beach of course!
I started my journey back into the world of Murals on Saturday morning. I painted for a few hours in the morning, comp
leting the sky. Or so I thought. I wasn't thrilled with it, I could see too many brush strokes, and it just didn't scream "sky" to me. I decided to take a risk and sponge paint the sky. Well, it worked! I mixed blues and whites and made it look like a sky...or at least more like a sky than it did before lol.
I find the same problem happened with the ocean. I knew how I wanted it done because I had done a small painting of the exact picture I was doing in a large scale on the wall. I would use that painting for reference, but my scale is a little off. I got the right idea, it's just not quite what I wanted it to be. But, as is the typical problem with me, what I see in my head isn't always what comes out on the paper or canvas, or in this case, wall. Either way, I had fun. Saturday night I finished the sky and moved on to plotting how I would paint the ocean.
Sunday morning was the morning of my early birthday party. I had some time to waste before family started showing up so I grabbed my paints and got to work. Today's task was the ocean. I used a gradient technique with the colour, making the water darker near the horizon and lighter near the shore. It didn't turn out too bad. I was having trouble with the waves, and fixed it the best I could. They turned out pretty good considering the trouble I had getting it "right".....
Next was the beach. That was the easy part. I knew exactly what to do with that. Same as the tree. That was easy peasey....the part I was looking forward to the most was the palm tree and the leaves. I love doing the leaves. It's tedious, and yet strangely satisfying. The last finishing touch was the wooden sign stuck in the sand that said "Komo Mai I Palekaiko", which means "Welcome to Paradise" in Hawaiian. I had Matt do some research for me to figure out what Welcome to Paradise was in Hawaiian....he got me the closest he could find. He said the exact translation would be "You are welcome to Paradise"....but it was close enough lol.
Aaaand I'm having trouble with the Blogger pictures.....so I can't post the pics! Sheesh!!! This has been happening to me a lot lately....so if you'd like to see a picture, you can leave a comment, or email me and I'll send it to you. What a scam lol.
Sara
-Who really dislikes blogger sometimes.
OH THE PAIN!!!.....but what a delightful pain....
My title is somewhat misleading....
I went to an osteopath today, my first time ever. Matt and I went into her office, discussed my soreness, what's been bugging me, etc....and it came time for the assesment. I honestly, couldn't believe it. I knew things weren't right, and I was having a lot of pain, but I didn't think it was that bad. I was in such a mess. My pelvic bone was misaligned, my L2 and L5 vertibraes were misaligned, my knees were twisted, my shoulders were messed up, even my wrists were misaligned. My jaw was crooked and the joint on the right side of my jaw was jammed up into the socket because the muscles were so screwed up, there were problems with my cranium and neck.....I was just a mess. I was in there for an hour total...I got tugged, twisted, and popped....I got poked, squeezed and massaged.....and in the end I felt so relaxed, so unbelievably loose. There were some points when she was "fixing" me, I could feel things pop into place.
The biggest problem, and the main reason I was there, was for my jaw. That was the most painful part of the whole session. She said it was so bad, she warned me it was probably going to hurt like hell. Guess what??? IT DID!!!....but when she was done...holy crap, it was unreal! When I yawn, I can yawn straight, I no longer have to worry about only "half yawning" because of the pain.....I can have a flip-top head and not have any pain. My teeth touch where they're supposed to, and I can finally eat again on that side of my mouth. She was explaining how everything that was wrong was almost all linked to my jaw problem. The muscles would get so tense from my daily activities that it would spread into my neck, down my back, and I would compensate for the pain. She decribed symptoms to me, asking me if I had ever had ringing in my ears, really bad headaches, sharp pains, and dizziness....and it was all related to the muscles in my jaw!!! It just blew me away.
She fixed my knees...and my knees haven't been that straight in years. When I extend my legs now they look straight, they don't look crooked anymore. She put my shoulders back into place, and popped my pelvice back where it's supposed to be. The great thing about all the work she did? She didn't touch one bone. She didn't have to put pressure on my spine, nothing. She did all by manipulating my muscles, and forcing my body to go back the way it's supposed to.
I also got into trouble from her...*sheepish look*...she asked me if I tended to focus a lot on my left side when eating, or talking to my kids, or if I do things like bite my lips, etc. I am HORRIBLE for biting the left side of my mouth. I'm always biting my lower lip on the left side. She said between biting my lip, sleeping on my left side all the time, and being a stomach sleeper, I really messed up my body. Sooooo....I'm under strict sleeping orders, and she said if I keep biting my lip I'm in big trouble lol.
When I left her office today I was so relaxed, and I felt so free....all my joints felt they had all just been given a fresh start. LOL Freshly oiled so to speak.
I will definitely go back to her whenever I need a realignment.
Sara
-Who can't believe how good she feels.
I have new toys!!
It never occured to me, until I started checking out other people's blogs, that I could have neat little toys on the sidebar lol. So, many great thanks to Bea and Osquer for two great ideas, and thanks to my mom for the Tarot a Day dealy. I hope to find some more cool stuff to put on the side. :o)....I'm thinking a picture of the day, or something of the sort. I'll have to take a look and see what's out there! Either way, enjoy the tarot! I've been playing with it all night lol.
Sara
-Who's going to go watch Rockstar now...
In Honour of Bea's Rant....
Smell My Feet (The Time Song)Tim Pacific's Musical Recall
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Big Bad Billy was the smartest kid in class
But he had smelly feet.
When the teacher was teachin’ how to tell time
Billy stood up in his seat
He said, "I’m tired of you kids makin’ sport of my smell
So listen up everybody I got something to tell
You can all smell my feet!
There’s 60 seconds in a minute
60 minutes in one hour
24 hours in a day
7 days in one week
30 days in one calendar month
12 months in a year
It's time to smell my feet
There’s 365 days in a year
10 years in a decade
20 years in a score
100 years in a century
1000 years in a millennium
Step up, and get you a whiff of 'em!
It's time to smell my feet
It's time to smell my feet
http://www.songsforteaching.com/recall/time.htmSara
-Who had really smelly feet today...and the poor doctor had to touch them! ACK!!!
Why yes, I do happen to be a princess...
What Kind of Princess are You? - Beautiful Artwork
The Traditional PrincessYou are generous, graceful, and practical with both feet planted firmly on the ground. You tend to be a little on the old-fashioned side. You value home, hearth, and family life and love to be of service to others.
Role Models: Snow White, Maid Marian.
You are most likely to: Discover a hidden talent for spinning straw into gold.
What Mythological Creature Are You?
You scored as Mermaid. Mermaid: Mermaids are also known as Sirens. These creatures were beautiful women who tricked sailors into becoming completely entranced by their haunting voices and found death soon after. Not all stories of Mermaids are about gentle loving sea people. They are mystical, magical, and extremely dangerous. They have a way about them that brings anyone they are around to seem enchanted. They are very mysterious creatures and to meet one... Would mean certain Death. Let the song of the Sea fill your soul, for you are a Mermaid.
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Well, I've Gone and Done It....
I've out myself out there and put my work up for slaughter. I finally bit the bullet and submitted my Amelia stories to a publisher. Kids Can Press is accepting submissions for children's stories, and picture books. I've been getting my mom to edit my two favourite Amelia stories for me, and I finally got around to finishing the edits on the second one day. I did some research and found a publisher that is accepting manuscripts. I was terrified to sit down and write a query letter though. I had no idea how to write one! I had no idea what I needed to have in it, and no idea how long it should be. So, I found a template online, and just went with it. I sent it to my mom to go over. Hopefully she'll have some good advice for me.
I can't believe I'm finally doing this. I've dreamed of being a children's author for years now, but never thought I could do it. I created my Amelia character on a whim one day, and wrote a story. I got rave feedback from friends and family, so I thought I could keep going with it. I've written 5 Amelia stories so far, with a few ideas sitting on the back burner. Matt, my mom and a few of my friends have been urging me to submit them to a publisher, but I've been too scared. It's that age-old fear of rejection. But like my mom says, if I don't submit I'll constantly be wondering, "What if"...and of course, what if someone has the same idea as me and beats me to it!? So, it's taken me 2 years, but I'm doing it lol. Here's hoping I get a nice reply!
Sara
- Who doesn't think she can wait 3 months to hear back about her stories....
Well....That's interesting....
Okay...so matt and I were finally able to go and buy some fish for our tropical tank. We bought 3 neon tetras, 2 dalmatian mollies, and a black mystery snail. Sadly one of the neons died, but the rest are alive and kicking. And boy are they alive. We woke up this morning to a plethora of baby dalmatian mollies....I'm not kidding. Unfortunately most of them were dead, but 16 managed to survive. So now we have to go out and buy a nursing tank/live well for the babies so they can actually survive. After that we're not sure what we'll do with all those damn fish lol. I remember what my aunt went through with her guppies. I might have to giver her a call and find out what she does with all the babies lol.
Sara
-Who can't believe they're the grandparents of 16 new mollies.
Dinner Out...
Friday's Feast
Feast One Hundred & Six
Appetizer
Tell about a toy you remember from your childhood.
- Honestly, I was a toy-hog. When I played with toys, I played with all of them. I used to love my She Ras, and I loved to play with my stuffed toys. I have very fond memories of playing "teacher" with all of my stuffed toys, and making attendance lists, marking worksheets, etc. lol I was meant to be a teacher from day one hehe. As for sentimental value, my favourite toy from childhood that I still have to this day is a pink and white mouse. It never had a name, but it was well loved just the same.
Soup
If you could make one thing in the world absolutely free for everyone, what would it be?
Definitely healthcare, and housing, I agree with you there Bea. But I'd also make travel free, so you could go a visit loved ones whenever you wanted. (And while we're dreaming, scotch should be free too!)
Salad
Approximately how many times per day do you think about your significant other?
- It all depends what I'm doing. I'm always talking about him, so really, I guess I think about him all the time lol. I'd say somewhere around all the time hehe. I'm always fighting the urge to call him while I'm at work and while he's at work lol.
Main Course
What is something you believe in 100%?
The energies of the world around us. All you have to do is send out a thought to the universe and believe that you deserve it....it's amazing what can happen.
Dessert
Name one thing you have done this week that you would consider a "good deed."
I hate to sound like a little goody goody, but I do something good every day. I work in childcare, and I honestly can't think of too many careers that are more rewarding. I get to do "good deeds" all day.
Sara
-Who can't wait to get rid of all her yard sale stuff.
Song of the Moment
Simple Man
by Lynyrd Skynyrd***
Mama told me when I was young
Come sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say.
And if you do this
It will help you some sunny day.
Take your time... dont live too fast,
Troubles will come and they will pass.
Go find a woman and youll find love,
And dont forget son,
There is someone up above.
(chorus)
And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Wont you do this for me son,If you can?
Forget your lust for the rich mans gold
All that you need is in your soul,
And you can do this if you try.
All that I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.
(chorus)
And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Wont you do this for me son,If you can?
Boy, dont you worry... youll find yourself.
Follow you heart and nothing else.
And you can do this if you try.
All I want for you my son,
Is to be satisfied.
(chorus)
And be a simple kind of man.
Be something you love and understand.
Be a simple kind of man.
Wont you do this for me son,If you can?
Sara
