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  • Yep - Another photo Contest!

    More to Vote for!
    http://www.competico.com/photo/aren-t-i-beautiful-2
    http://www.competico.com/photo/is-it-love-or-lust
    http://www.competico.com/photo/flags-flying-at-msu
    http://www.competico.com/photo/love-is-pink
    http://www.competico.com/photo/the-day-after

    Your votes are paying off - please check 'em out!

    Go Vote for my pictures!


    http://www.competico.com/photo/licking-the-beater-2

    http://www.competico.com/photo/silly-kids-2

    http://www.competico.com/photo/the-day-after

    http://www.competico.com/photo/field-of-hot-pink-tulips

    http://www.competico.com/photo/pretty-in-pink-83

    I was second runner up in the last contest: http://www.competico.com/photo/my-first-flower

    Thanks guys.

    I am still just busy busy busy trying to make some money to pay the rent. Hopefully I get this new venture off the ground. Have a customer that has asked me to do some work that could turn into a full time position - creating artwork! It is for a auto vinyl wrap company that is just getting started. Pays $90 an hour. PRAY it becomes full time!

  • I am so busy I am bored

    Does that even make sense? I need something different to do even though I have spent part of the day learning new software and doing tutorials. Bleh.

    At the end of this glorious afternoon I get the pleasure of cooking for 4 ungrateful children. At least J is always happy with a fresh home cooked meal. I am trying out two new recipes - hopefully they go well - at least they break the monotony!

    Question of the Afternoon: Should I or shouldn't I take a nap?

    RECIPES

    Chickaritos:

    3 cups finely chopped cooked chicken
    1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
    1 can chopped green chilies
    1/2 c finely chopped green onions
    1 tsp hot pepper sauce
    1 tsp garlic salt
    1/4 tsp Pepper
    1/4 tsp ground cumin
    1/4 tsp paprika ( i am using a smoky paprika)
    1 package puff pastry sheets (17 1/4 ounces)

    Salsa
    Gaucamole

    In a large bowl, combine chicken, cheese, chilies, onions and seasonings. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

    Remove half of the pastry from fridge at a time. On a
    lightly floured surface, roll to a 9"x12" rectangle. Cut into nine
    small rectangles. Place about 2 tablespoons of filling widthwise on
    each rectangle. Wet edges of pastry with water and roll pastry around
    filling. Crimp ends with a fork to seal. Repeat with remaining pastry
    and filling. Place seam side down on a lightly greased baking sheet.
    Refridgerate until ready to bake.

    Bake at 435 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with salsa and guac. Yield 18.

    Taco Joe Dip:
    1 can (16oz) Kidney beans, rinced and drained
    1 can (15 1/4oz) whole kernal corn, drained
    1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained
    1 can (14 1/2 oz) stewed tomotoes (I used 1 can of rotel tomatoes - I like it spicey!)
    1 can (8oz) tomato sauce
    1 can (4 oz) chopped green chilies, drained
    1 envelope taco seasoning
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    Tortilla chips

    In a 3 qt slow cooker, combine the first eight ingredients. Cover and cook 5-7 hours. Serve with tortilla chips. Yield about 7 cups.

  • Amazing....

    WOW - Check this out
    My Picture won a prize - not much but it still made me happy!

    Lorenzo the Flying French Man (<----CLEEK).

    See ya'll later - I am moving to Southern France to be with Lor.

  • Just not enough hours in the day!

    I am bad. I have not blogged at all in over a week. I miss you all but I am working two jobs and selling a ton of stuff on eBAY to make ends meet. Hopefully things will look up soon. It is looking more and more positive. In the mean time I work - A LOT.

    If any of you needs graphic work of any kind - please send it my way. Here is my web site www.citywidegraphics.com.

    Here is a funny for you and so very true!

    If you had
    purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would
    now be worth $49.00.

    With Enron, you would have $16.50 left of the original $1000.

    With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left.

    If you had purchased $1000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have
    $49.00 left.

    If you had purchased United Airlines, you would have nothing left.

    But, if you had purchased $1000.00 worth of beer one year ago, drank
    all the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling
    refund you would have $214.00.

    Based on the above, the best current investment advise is to drink
    heavily and recycle.

    This is called the 401-Keg Plan.

    Some PFMP's of my blooming community!

    Magnolia

    Pretty Reflections

    My boy - notice the little fingers behind him.

    Pretty waterfall

    More reflections

    Spring flowers - Petunias?

    Beautimous!

    Magnolia In full bloom

    Bradford Pears

    Silly Boy!

  • New Name for My Business

    I now have a new name and web site for my graphics business. If you are in need of a graphic artist check out my site. I really can use the extra money and I am a professional. I am depending more and more on the income from this side business I started and have a couple friends lined up to give me a hand with the stuff I can not do or for over flow work. Perhaps this will be full time sometime soon - but not with out your help!

    www.citywidegraphics.com <------Cleek

    New Logo

    Oh and BTW I am selling Vemma on eBAY (<---cleek) for CHEAP! Not sure what Vemma is? Go to their web site (<-----Cleek). This stuff rocks. It is the ultimate superfood!

  • Enough Said...

    I was driving to the lake last Friday with my son. We stopped at Sonic once we got into town. Next to Sonic is a discount grocery store. I always look at their sign to see what specials they have while waiting for my food. On that day there was only one special and the parking lot was FULL and women were charging to the front door - pushing each other out of the way. I have no idea why....

  • Wow - Happy Hump Day To All

    You all have given such awesome and honest responses! I will have to come up with other related topics. Thank you!

    This may seem inappropriate so I have rated myself.

    Graphic by City Wide Graphics (me)

    I just had to share though! A few minutes ago I had a mind blowing orgasm, actually 2, that has left me shaking from head to toe. Wow! And I did it all by myself which I love to do on occasion. Being in total control of my own body is exciting. Yes I would rather have a partner, but he is working and I got the urge. Funny too cause we had mind blowing sex 3 times in the last 36 hours. They say the more ya have it the more ya want it. For me this is very true... especially as I get older. Sex is just so much better than when I was in my teens and 20's - not that it sucked even then!

    Do you find you crave sexual release more and more as you get older?

  • What a Great Weekend... It Ended Weird Though...

    Easter weekend was fun, busy, full of activities and even a friends wedding. So this is mostly a pictorial post! Enjoy!

    My oldest daughter came home from college with my new furry grandchild Maggie - she is 9 weeks old.

    My son was instantly in love!

    Playing with toys!

    Maddi wanted her toys for herself. Imagine that...

    Awwww... she looks guilty huh?

    Sisters sharing the puppy!

    Sisters being silly!

    Maggie was getting wore out!

    Mommy and Baby

    Our beautiful Easter eggs made by J's girls and Maddi (I helped a little)

    Time for the Easter egg hunt at J's moms!

    Found some!

    What's inside?

    My handsome son!

    These are pics of the church where the wedding was - sorry no pics of the bride and groom - I do not post without permission.

    Now... the thing that made my weekend end on a weird note... My oldest daughter calling me last night and telling me she is now engaged. Her boyfriend of a year and a half proposed. Am I happy for her? Yes, but it shook me up pretty good even though her fiance had told me it was coming - had in fact told me over the weekend the ring had been purchased. He also told me he was going to propose in Orlando in May while they were on vacation. Oh well. I think they are to young but I will keep that thought to myself. Hopefully they will at least wait until they graduate college... sigh... but I doubt it. Pray for them.

    Her fiance (weird) proposed in a fun and romantic way. He had Ashley go out and buy some plastic Easter eggs. Told her that his family plays a game at the dinner table every year - a riddle game. All the clues are inside the eggs and each person gets one. First one to figure out the riddle wins. She thought it sounded like fun. So at dinner that night each person opened their egg and read their clue. Ashley was getting very confused as none of them made sense. When it was her turn she reached for her egg, opened it up, and inside was a engagement ring with a note that said "I love you - will you marry me?" Her jaw fell open. She had no idea what to say. She did say yes though and felt silly crying in front of his whole family. I was the first person she called .

    I really wish I could have been there, but she did not leave out any detail. For some reason when I went to bed last night I started crying. It went on and on. J thought he had done something and perhaps that was partially true.  After going to a wedding and then hearing of my daughters engagement and the fact that J and I have been together over 2 years made me wonder why he has never asked me that big question. I felt seriously deflated. Selfish I know. I told J it was not him but Ashley I was thinking about. I think he knew though why I was sad. He wrapped around me and surrounded me with love which did calm me down.

    My other bigger feelings were the thought of my baby, that I had so young, getting married. She has been my constant companion in my adult life. I know I have never been very stable in my relationships and have put her (and my other kids) through so much. But always I was there for them. Letting her go like that is going to be hard but I think the stability he offers is something she just can not resist. Quite frankly I don't blame her. All I want is for her to be happy. I hope he makes her happy always and vice versa.

    So here is almost 2 carats of her happiness - lol.

  • Happy 1st Day of Spring!

    It's a full moon, 70 degrees, and the 1st day of spring! I don't know what you guys are thinking, but I want to be outside with my man finding a cozy spot to enjoy the sunshine. Really enjoy the sunshine! Perhaps start working on my tan... However, he is climbing trees today and earning some $$$ so I will have to wait for another opportunity.

    Last night he came into the bedroom around 11 and said "Will you go for a walk with me?" It was so sweet the way he asked. I hesitated until he was throwing clothes at me. I was already in bed for the night. We went for a lovely walk through our townhouse community and fed the swans. A little moon watching was also in the cards. It was very romantic. After returning home he rubbed my back until I drifted away.

    Around 2am he woke me up for a little late night/early morning loving. Can a girl ask for a better night? I don't think so.

    Like my new Easter theme?

  • New Theme For St Patty's Day!

    Thought this might be fun. My daughter helped a little bit with the pictures and we had fun changing our hair color (thank you photoshop). Hope everyone is having a great week.

    Remember to wear green Monday or I will hunt you down and pinch you!!!

    ABOUT ST. PATRICKS DAY (click here for link to site I stole this from)
    Saint
    Patrick is believed to have been born in the late fourth century,
    and is often confused with Palladius, a bishop who was sent
    by Pope Celestine in 431 to be the first bishop to the Irish
    believers in Christ.

    Saint Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland
    who is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. Most
    of what is known about him comes from his two works, the Confessio,
    a spiritual autobiography, and his Epistola, a denunciation
    of British mistreatment of Irish christians. Saint Patrick described
    himself as a "most humble-minded man, pouring forth a continuous
    paean of thanks to his Maker for having chosen him as the instrument
    whereby multitudes who had worshipped idols and unclean things
    had become the people of God."

    Saint Patrick is most known for driving the snakes from Ireland.
    It is true there are no snakes in Ireland, but there probably
    never have been - the island was separated from the rest of
    the continent at the end of the Ice Age. As in many old pagan
    religions, serpent symbols were common and often worshipped.
    Driving the snakes from Ireland was probably symbolic of putting
    an end to that pagan practice. While not the first to bring
    christianity to Ireland, it is Patrick who is said to have encountered
    the Druids at Tara and abolished their pagan rites. The story
    holds that he converted the warrior chiefs and princes, baptizing
    them and thousands of their subjects in the "Holy Wells" that still bear this name.

    There
    are several accounts of Saint Patrick's death. One says that
    Patrick died at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland, on March 17, 460
    A.D. His jawbone was preserved in a silver shrine and was often
    requested in times of childbirth, epileptic fits, and as a preservative
    against the "evil eye." Another account says that
    St. Patrick ended his days at Glastonbury, England and was buried
    there. The Chapel of St. Patrick still exists as part of Glastonbury
    Abbey. Today, many Catholic places of worship all around the
    world are named after St. Patrick, including cathedrals in New
    York and Dublin city

    Why Saint Patrick's Day?
    Saint Patrick's Day has come to be associated with everything
    Irish: anything green and gold, shamrocks and luck. Most importantly,
    to those who celebrate its intended meaning, St. Patrick's Day
    is a traditional day for spiritual renewal and offering prayers
    for missionaries worldwide.

    So, why is it celebrated on March 17th? One theory is that that
    is the day that St. Patrick died. Since the holiday began in
    Ireland, it is believed that as the Irish spread out around
    the world, they took with them their history and celebrations.
    The biggest observance of all is, of course, in Ireland. With
    the exception of restaurants and pubs, almost all businesses
    close on March 17th. Being a religious holiday as well, many
    Irish attend mass, where March 17th is the traditional day for
    offering prayers for missionaries worldwide before the serious
    celebrating begins.

    In American cities with a large Irish population, St. Patrick's
    Day is a very big deal. Big cities and small towns alike celebrate
    with parades, "wearing of the green," music and songs,
    Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts,
    coloring and games. Some communities even go so far as to dye
    rivers or streams green!

    You will find me Here Monday :