What a difference a year (or two) makes....

Well, my eldest daughter was here for a very brief visit. I didn't realize how much I missed her (and how quiet the house is without her!!!!! Heehee!!) Here is a picture of all my kids!!!!!

And here they are just two years ago!!!!!!!
Honey and I have been sick with some God awful flu!!! But I did ace my cg test and managed to turn 44 last week!!!

Holy Cow!!!

Ok, so in addition to managing a major softball team, coaching a minor softball team, and helping out with the high school freshmen baseball team, Honey has now agreed to take on another team!!! Love her to death!!!



I am really enjoying my computer graphics class (only four more weeks to go until summer!!!!) I just finished my first project and get feedback (by the class) tomorrow! I'll try to remember put it up here soon.



Just some pics I took recently! More to come, and soon I should be able to do something really cool with them!!! HeeHee!!

Number four thinks she is too cool!! Her mom (me) thinks she is too cute!!


Anyone know how the yellow thing is used? Or even what is it? They are on the fields at the high school, just kinda showed up!!! Just curious.

Back to school tomorrow...

I am back at school after get this, a THREE week break!! Yea that's right, I totally screwed up my spring break dates! D'uh!!!!!!! So I got an extra week off. I hope I haven't been dropped. Of course, if I haven't, I have a TON of lab hours to make up. Why am I tellng you all of this? Because I feel like such a dork and I really need to purge and quit thinking about how far behind I am now. I did email my prof but haven't heard back from him yet. The first time around, I didn't worry about stuff like this, which is probably why I never finished. =)

Wish me luck!!!!!

A bit of this, a bit of that, and Easter!!!!

The beautiful flowers of San Fransico!! On Saturday, my daughters and I headed to the city to meet up with my step daughters, Katie and Jessie!! Ok, I know not technically my stepdaughters, but seriously, I met them when they were four and five! (They are now 20 and soon to be 19!!!!)

The kids have not seen each other since the funeral, five years ago!!!! But it was as if no time at all had past!!!! When I told my girls who we were going to see, they started crying. They have missed them so much!!!!!! We had a blast!!!!!! Hopefully we will see more of them this summer!!!

Before at Ghiradelli Square:
And after: (sort of!)
Truly after!!!!

So we are at BJ's saturday night, celebrating a friends birthday and who do we see? Scott Grimes!! My friend Darcy wasn't there, so I didn't meet him. But I do have this picture and I have the following one just so you can really see who I am writing about!!

Here is our easter table!!!
And the kids (the blond in the white shirt is Honeys brother!!!)
And the whole bam family! Honeys dad and stepmom!!! We love them to death!!!

Welcome home and Back....

I know it's been a long time since I have written, but here are a TON of pics to make up for my lack. Plus there is a new addition to our family tree and she is fabulous!!!! But first, my goddaughter (and new big sister).







I spent a week in SF for the new arrival and the day I was to come home, this happened!!!!













While I was waiting for the tow truck I took this picture. Aren't these flowers beautiful???




Here is the whole gang bowling. Yes I know we were absolutely crazy because, the woman in the braown sweater had just given birth 6 as in SIX) days earlier. But she said we needed to be out of the house for the cleaning ladies and so we went bowling!!! She paid for it dearly as she spent the next two as she was down for the next two days!!!!!






When she was little my mom made her a bunny costume for Halloween. She said, "I don't wanna be no bunny!" We have a picture with same look. Hence the bunny ears my mom bought for her for easter!!!
My nephew playing ball. He was so excited because his aunties and nona went to see his game!!!! Isn't he the cutest?!

















Cousins!!!!!
















We all had our feet made pretty!!!

The most delicious breakfast at Millies!!!!
















And here she is!!!!
















My mom, sister and baby girl!!!!

My girls and I on the couch!!!!









All in all we had a great time in San Fransico! More stories and pictures to follow, but right now I am in the process of REALLY spring cleaning and involves moving furniture and rearranging. And at this moment I am in the middle of piles sky high!!!!

stitches west

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We had so much fun! I have not laughed that much in eons!!!! Stitches West itself was OVERWELHMING!! The people, the yarn, the patterns, the stuff!!!!!! Picture is of Casey and Jess, the god and goddess of Ravelry!!!! Seeing the endless Hello my name is.... buttons was cool. And the garments..the things the women had knitted and wore was humbling. So of course I had to buy yarn and a lace shawl pattern. I also bought gorgous, to die for, Socks that Rock yarn - Rockstar and Christmas Balls!!! (Pictures to come!)

RAVELRY Baby!!!! Stitches West here we come!!!!

With any luck I will have some of this yummyness in my hot little hands tomorrow!!! That's right we are on our way at 4am tomorrow!!!! And my sister is now a ravelry member!! She is not the crazy stashaholic most of us are, but Ravelry could change all of that!!!!!

ok all, off to pack!!!!!

I have been tagged!!!

Darcy over at Darcys Knotty Knitter has tagged me so here goes!!

4 Jobs I have had:
1: Marineland
2: Criminal Defense Paralegal
3: Legal Secretary
4: Insurance Defence Paralegal - Yuck and double yuck!!!!!

4 Favorite Movies:
1: Hairspray
2: Dirty Dancing
3: Titanic
4: Sixth Sense

4 Places I have lived:
Sadly I have never lived farther then 100 hundred miles from where I grew up in California, that said:

1: Palos Verdes (hometown)
2: Long Beach (college town)
3: Redondo Beach
4: Lovely Palmdale

4 Places I have been:
1: Australia
2: Hell (Grand Cayman Island)
3: Las Vegas
4: Mexico

4 TV shows I watch: (Really, just four?)
1: Big Brother
2: American Idol
3: Survivor
4: Criminal Minds

4 Radio Shows:
Sorry its all itunes all the time now!!

4 favorite foods:
1: Moms enchiladas
2: Linguine with clam sauce
3: Sushi
4: Chocholate

4 places I'd rather be:
1: Anywhere Honey is
2: Beach
3: Mountains
4: Sleeping


That's my list, I guess everyone else has done this - so if you haven't feel free!!!!

Hello one and All!!!!

Off to the dog park. Of course Max thinks the center is for him and Baby thinks she needs to be there also!! The result is..... Precious knows where her place is sitting on mommy!!! She hates the sweater I made for her! Well, that is until we actually got to the dog park and it was freakin' freezing!!!!!!
Honey and I will be celebrating 5 years of togetherness tomorrow!!! It doesn't seem like five years. We have had our share of battles but mostly we laugh! Our middle daughter actually gave us a lecture because parents weren't supposed to laugh so much!!
I started school this past week, computer graphics. This is my classroom. Those macs are so cool!!! Honey said if I get an "A" she will think about getting a mac for me. (It's a debate because she is a Dell certified tech among her many talents!!!)

Here is Baby and me!! Aren't we pretty? I think I look pretty good for almost 43!!! (Actually, it turns out I am about be to 44!!!! - So I guess I still look pretty good for almost 44!!!)

I had to show this picture, Honey is under the dog, that's her elbow sticking up in the background!! HeeHee!!! Apparently it's Babys world we just get to live in it!!!

We had snow. Well, almost, missed us by about 500 hundred feet. But close enough. Here are some pictures:


Well, that's all for now! It's softball/baseball season, so pictures (lots of 'em) are coming. And I'm going to Stitches West in two weeks!! I cannot wait!!!! Eight of us Knottyknitters are going!! A girls weekend - NO kids - and yarn?!!!! Could life be any better!!!!