Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
Blue throated hummingbirdAmerican KestrelI can't believe I haven't posted any birds in here yet!! Horrors! Another one of my soul dancing things to do - go birding! Of course, I never GET to these days except for any fun feathered friends that might stop by the back yard so I mostly have to just enjoy... Continue Reading →
Anyone who was around me last year knows that in October, when the walkers from the 2005 Breast Cancer 3-Day went past the NU buildings, it was all I could do not to join them! Yeah, I was in work clothes and shoes but who cares! I had walked in 02 and 03 and it... Continue Reading →
Wednesday night Padres game, Thursday night Little League game and school Open house for DS2. Friday is date night and another Padres game. One of those weeks when I home just to sleep!One funny note. DS1 has a girlfriend which means that he comes home with her some nights - along with a couple of... Continue Reading →
Two tickets to the Padres home opener at Petco Park with parking: $54Two waters, a sprite and a hotdog: $17.50Face painting: $3An afternoon off with DS2: PricelessOur third year in a row at Opening Day with all the festivities: PricelessSeeing Mike Piazza introduced as a Padre for the first time: PricelessSeeing Mike Piazza hit a... Continue Reading →
Ok, I need a weekend to recover from my weekend. And I took Friday off work! Since Thursday DS2 has played in 3 baseball games (won 2 of them), I have had lunch with DS1 and co-signed on a loan for him to pay off his medical bills, I caught up on Powerhouse bills, and... Continue Reading →
Two new fuschias. Winston Churchill and Miss California are their names.Pansies and impatiens in pots on the back planter under the peach tree.One of two ceramic pots brought back from Mazatlan from the last cruise.There are now flower filled pots on all four posts on the long side wall above the hillside.
The newly planted flowers are happy that more rain has come in, but it is also thwarting my plans for my next post here which was supposed to be pics of the new plantings. So excuse the break in the action while we wait out the storms and run all around with DS2 and baseball... Continue Reading →
I have memories from I dont know HOW far back to taking a great deal of enjoyment from digging in the dirt. I remember this really awesome hole that I dug - quite deep but with ledges and caves for some animal figurines that I collected from a gas station giveaway. Oh man so I... Continue Reading →
I shouldn't complain about my need for sleep. I mean, I dont suffer from insomnia in the least or anything. But if I dont get those 7-8 hours a night, I am a waste. Worst though, is that I am a light sleeper. Worst still is that if within that first hour or two of... Continue Reading →
Oh man, one of those days that you dread as a divorced parent. I arrived at his Little League game just before it started to see....no DS2! EX2 had called me earlier in the day to say that he was sending my dad (who works for him!) to get DS2 to the game. Fine, my... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 