Monday, March 16, 2015

monday lunch

snaps from today.
first a new do.
high ponytail.
yay or nay?


                                                               hmmmm...
                                                   i know i'm no j-lo..but...


                                                                   good enough. let's go!
             
                                                        

                                              lunch at nakato express. great japanese food.


                                                   our go-to for their great hibachi shrimp!


                                                      yeah we're happy girls.                                      


                              i love making this girl laugh so hard the rice flies out her nose!


                               all that good shrimp made me sleepy. as usual, woke up to this:


                                  Malcolm & Morgan had me pinned! One at my feet, one on my belly.

                                     
                                   What's a mom to do?  Tap out and go back to sleep, of course.
                                            zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Sunday recap

Today was a good day.  
Here it is in pictures, my visual diary.

Slept in after working late last night,
tried out a new church.


                                           It was nice. Not too small, not too big. Contemporary, but not too                                           trendy.  Emphasizes the "try 5" idea, sermon response time with communion and prayer in a setting that feels more comfortable to get up and move around, has opportunities to connect, grow, serve, and grow more deeply in small, same-gender "core groups".
   

                           Of course I still get very distracted by everything when trying out something new, so I had fun discreetly snapping my shoes on my phone, observing the woodwork on                                             the ceiling, critiquing the worship team.


                                         Afterwards, back at home, was inspired to start
                                     a "not Kim's closet", a parody of Kim Kardashian and
                                          her constant display of expensive outfits.
                                    Well, my version would be the el cheapo version,
                                             where i show how it's also possible to put together
                                        some normal, decent looks at ridiculously low prices!
                                                               such as this:

              (and i need to play with some photo editing to put this in a nice display with arrows:)

                                                          shirt: $3, goodwill.
                                                   gap jeans: $4, goodwill.
                                                         boots: $40, target.
                                                  no paparazzi: priceless

 

ok, so all that work made me sleepy.  time for a nap.
oh but look!! the cats are one step ahead of me!
they prepared the way, one for my feet, one for my head.


                                                  ahh, purrrrrrrrrrr-fect pillow!!!
                     

                                                         Nap complete, time for a walk.
                                                               Sights along the way...


                                                     a nice car visiting some neighbors.


a nice little copperhead visiting our street, as roadkill, that is.

and nicest of all, a baby squirrel my neighbor found in her attic!!


can we all say on the  count of 3: "awwwwwwww!!!"


yay! hope your Sunday was great too!
have a nice week!!!


Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Napping with my kitty-cat

Just me &Malcolm. Purrrrr-fect!

More sledding races...

Last one to land in the icy pond makes the next round of hot cocoa!!!

Check out jennifer nelson's post on Vine! https://vine.co/v/OxixBmALtxL

Olympic cul-de-sac racing!

Check out jennifer nelson's post on Vine! https://vine.co/v/OxiTQhzbDzw

Monday, February 16, 2015

Recycled Percussion vs. STOMP

ok i'm back... i just kept thinking about this show i saw last night, recycled percussion.

Wanted to give a better picture of their ladder act, so i found it on youtube. take a look:



and then just another little teaser, shows you a bit more...

http://youtu.be/Q8fHyks2YXQ

yes, it was entertaining.  you left with the thought of, yeah, that was a fun show.
BUT...like i said before, having seen STOMP several years ago...oh there's just no comparison.
as i'll show you in a sec, you leave a STOMP performance with more than just a "been there done that, enjoyed being an observer" kind of thought.  no, when you leave STOMP, a part of it goes with you.  a new love and appreciation for just pure rhythm.  the glory and fun that ANYONE can create on their own.  on their kitchen pans.  a broom tapping out a tune during a boring chore, a ball in sports, bottles of water, hands, feet, sticks, and oh yes, the majesty of loud clattery METAL GARBAGE CANS!!!!   You cannot leave STOMP without feeling rhythm in every next step you take, every physical movement you make, you think, hey this is a rhythm.  even the way your head jerks to look one way, the next.  it's a beat. keep that beat.  add a snap. a small noise.  double, triple it. that's it.  you don't need to be an experienced drummer or tap dancer to understand, to feel that marvelous creation God made when he created the elements of sound and time and how they interrelate. God created the universe in 7 days. actually 6.  so it was boom, boom, boom, boom,boom, boom, PAUSE.  a rhythm.  everything has rhythm!!!! it's so cool!!!

anyway, i know i'm getting carried away here. so go ahead and watch these next 2 youtube videos about STOMP, the first one's a short trailer, the next more of a documentary.  i hope you'll agree, how much better it is to really TEACH someone to fish, (or to drum) than merely to give them one.
happy rhythming!!!

http://youtu.be/0dM6-Bnm_5Q

http://youtu.be/0afeh59xiLE