Pinedale Bridge Run

Shelby waitin on her mamma



Shelby and Trishas dog ...head bigger than her

Shelbys Dummy Roping

ALL THE KIDS DID GREAT

RECENT ART

Bull Elk

9 x 12, Charcoal

Alannas Sonagram

9 x 12, Charcoal

Dalai Lama (forgot the pre-frame photograph)

5 x 7, Charcoal 

Mom and Aunt Carol as Children

9 x 12, Graphite

Seahorse

9 x 12, Oil Pastel

Two Crabs

9 x 12, Charcoal and Graphite

OLD ART I LOVE

A THROWBACK...

Leonardo DiCaprio

(High School, Junior Year)

15 x 20, Graphite

Moon Sculpture

(College, Freshman Year)

Ceramic

EASTER 2011





SHELBY TURNS 5

ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER

CAKE AND MAKING HER BIRTHDAY GIFT





SHELBYS VOCABULARY...(lets keep in mind that she is 4)

This last week...

1. "Mom, this door is SO DIFFICULT!"

2. "Mom, you are practical" (I'm just guessing she doesn't really know what that means)

3. "Mom, you are my favorite disaster"

And just for documentation sake; Shelby LOVES to dance and is completely obsessed with Dancing With the Stars as well as Live To Dance, that may be because I don't let her veg out and watch TV otherwise. Besides a movie or two, its all she gets. She also has her first celebrity "crush", Taylor freakin Swift. ...yes she has posters.
I put shelby to bed one night in her pajamas, a couple hours later I snuck in to give her a kiss and make sure the covers where over her and she was passed out in her ballet tutu with a Taylor Swift magazine article draped over her tummy. sneaky sneaky girl.

SO FREAKIN FUNNY...

BACKIN UP SONG

ONE SINGLE THANKSGIVING PICTURE

Hooray for woodcutting!!!

Michael and Joaquin cut, I stacked.

SNOW ANGEL

THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 2010

Morenci Mine

About a month ago I went to spend a week with my grandpa. We went on a couple drives and ended up at the Morenci Mine where my grandfather worked as a mining engineer for Phelps Dodge. He mostly worked out of Bisbee but was asked to do a few special projects that kept him and his family in Morenci for a few years. I can remember this trip from when I was little. He took us into the big CAT bays where Michael and I did not even come to the center of a tire in height on those big loaders. I had such a wonderful time with him. I learn a new story about my family each time I see him.

I wish i could have known him as a young husband and father. He is so knowledgeable, so professional and respected in his community and beyond. It would have been cool to see him in action.

CALIFORNIA

last weekend we moved to tehachapi ca. It should only be for a few months. we followed kyles job here. we have had little luck finding a place to rent with a 6 month lease and a deposit under $1250. right now we live in a hotel but it honestly feels like a dream since i get to be a stay-at-hotel mom. here are a few pictures from the week.



golden hills community, tehachapi ca

the park



santa monica pier, santa monica ca



leo carillo beach state park, malibu ca



OH HOW HE HAS GROWN

AN OFFICIAL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEVE REEL

i sat down with Steve last week after he was finished with his trash duties at Rodeo Video. Steve was feeling talkative...which is odd, ha. i had always wondered a few things so it ended up like this.

full name is Steven Robert Reel

born November 14, 1965

5'10" tall

favorite color? red

favorite kind of car? (points at me and says) "yours" (oh how sweet, he doesn't even know what i drive)

any brothers or sisters? two brothers, Jackie and Joe

any pets? no

favorite outfit? the army one (from a recruiter in Show Low)

worst injury? bleeding pinky cuticle (holds it up for me to see)

how does he get his look? hair spray then carefully combs straight back

tanning method? natural, not fake (must be from all that walking)

favorite food? Bits Pizza

what kind of cell phone? Nokia from CellularOne

whats in his wallet? all kinds of passes (i.e. lobo football stadium, Thunder Raceway, back stage to somewhere) also a police badge sticker

coolest place ever traveled to? Las Vegas baby

whats in his cup? Pepsi

favorite movie? Pure Country (great choice Steve!)

and finally...

any hobbies? (shakes his head no) what i wrote down...popping his knuckles

well, this concludes our interview. i hope you enjoyed it.

Dear seemingly farther away outside world,

My phone died. ...well the screen did. I can hear text messages coming in, but I CANNOT see them!!!!! Its okay that it died, I was actually a little excited without an ounce of panic about having an excuse to not be attached to the thing but its the taunting that has finally gotten to me. The chime of some unknown person trying to reach out to me through text message, leaving me helpless to do anything about it.

However, there is coolness to this incident. I am eligible for my upgrade THIS WEEK! Two years and just a couple of days off little cell phone, you've done a good job (minus one little repair needed a few months ago) holding up to my four year old and our puppy, oh and my clumsy fingers. I only wish I could go down to the store and get one this payday. In order to get a way low price on a new phone I have to order it from a certain website and wait for it to come into a certain post office box. DANGIT.

Anywho, moral of the story is, to those who read this blog, who might be trying to reach me, my phone is dead for a few days. Thanks, and may he rest in peace, OH and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET THE NUMBERS IN MY PHONE BOOK BE SALVAGEABLE!!!!