Slideshows and Flying

I just finished making a slideshow to music and a DVD of videos of Hailey for my Mother-in-law to play in her DVD player.  It's her birthday today, (I know, I'm running a little late).  Karmalee.......shut up (that's my seestor).  Ok.....so anyway they turned out pretty nice if I do say so myself.  She's been missing us lately.  We've been gone 4 years now and have not seen her since last summer.  Actually it will be a year this weekend.

Here's a fun trivia fact......you (you, me, anyone) can fly round trip to Germany for the same price as a round trip ticket to Montana from Minneapolis!  Here's the kicker.........they have 4 DIRECT flights a day from Minneapolis to Montana.......wether you are on the plane or not.  I DO NOT get it!  Ok I'm off my soap box now.

Anyway, I know she'll cry when she watches both of them.  I'm suggesting she watches the slideshow first so she'll be able to pick Hailey out of the groups in the videos.  My mother-in law is 5'1" tall, we had a good laugh Sunday that when she sees Hailey again they will be the same height.  What's scary is that is easily possible as Hailey is only 7" from there now and she grew more than an inch just in this school year.  At this rate she'll be a giant.  In reality I know one day she will slow down and that will be the end.  I know this from personal experience.

After watching this slideshow at least three times I started noticing two things about my daughter:

1 - She is never NOT POSING when a camera is in the vacinity.  (I think that picture of her sleeping is the only "natural" photo I have of her.)

2 - She has three shirts that are very obviously her favorites.  Because after watching the slide show you wouldn't think she has any more.  Believe me she does.......I do the laundry people.

So I'm hoping she enjoys these and that they make her feel a little closer to us.  Happy Birthday Bonnie!  Here's to many more.....'clink'......cheers!

Gentrie

Posotive Sunsets.......

Sunsets are beautiful, as are sunrises.  The only difference is that in the summer I do not get up early enough to see sunrises.  In the winter I am usually driving right into them.  There are rare times in the summer when my husband has talked me into getting up ungodly early for something or other and I get to sit and enjoy a sunrise.  Those are the best ones, because they are with him.........and if it weren't for him I wouldn't be in that moment anyway.

These rocks normally do not have a reddish hue.....that is the sun.

And here the sun is winding down another day.

These are my neighbor across the streets trees.  I have seen more beautiful sunsets here.......but this one is still nice.  I love the red and orange colors thrown across he landscape.  I find it interesting that colors that you would never imagine "going" with orange and red still look beautiful in a sunset.

Now if I could just loose 40 pounds all would be right in the world again.  OK maybe almost everything.........in my world.........mostly.

Well, just shoot me for being positive.............Goodnight!

Gentrie

Homework

I am working from home today and since it's not 8:00 yet and I technically do not start work until 8:00 I am taking a moment to blog.  I know all of you out there will understand.

Hailey is sick today.  What had started out as what I thought were growing pains from her latest growth spurt has turned into the flu, or some variation there of.  (Just to be clear, she didn't have a fever and all she kept saying was her legs hurt.......in the past that's growing pains.)

By yesterday afternoon she had the full blown fever, NO energy, and she hurt all over.  This morning she's still feverish and achy and she's sleeping in my bed.

This her just a few minutes ago sleeping......on her Dad's side.

Yep, she's still in her clothes from yesterday.  She came home last night and flopped on the couch.  Ate a bowl of Mac & Cheese, and went upstairs to our room.  I think she was asleep by 7:30.  Mark made me go up there @ 8:30 and mover her to her bed........dead weight.......I don't think she even cracked an eye.  I did take off her jeans (cause I hate sleeping in jeans).

At 3:30 or 4:00 this morning she was trying to climb over me into our bed.  I gave her more Tylenol (cause man was she HOT again!) and laid back down with her.  Where she proceeded to toss and turn and kick me for another 45 minutes before falling back to sleep.  Dad got up at 4:45 to get ready for work so I pushed her over on his side, and that's where she still is.

I like her like this, it's quiet in here!  ;)

Gentrie

Obsess Much?

So I have lots of irons in the fire and have lost my motivation.  It's just temporary, I know that.  I go through this every now and then.  It's like creativity just stops flowing, a blockage in my brain. Quilting stops, writing stops, it all stops.  I'm obsessing over a new book, well new to me.  I'm on book 'S' of the Sue Grafton series. 

When I start reading a good book and start getting into it I can't do anything else but read.  Lunch, before work, after work, after dishes.....or instead of dishes.  The problem with this is I usually finish the book in about two days......depending on if it's a weekend or a week day.  (A girl's gotta work.....well this girl does anyway.)  And......blocked.......all creativity stops and brain can't get past the book.........until it's done.

Hey maybe, subconsciously, that's why I obsess over it.  I know I won't be able to think of or concentrate on anything else so I hurry up and try to get it done!  Yeah....that's it.......yeah!

Phsycologists out there.........anyone?

Don't delve any deeper than that though, it could be scary, you'd be scared for life I'm sure.  I'm just sayin....

So now I have to get this book finished so I can move on with my creativity.  EXCEPT.....dun dun duuuunnn...I forgot the dumb thing at work!  AAAHHHHGGGG!  Pain and agony!  How could I?  Now no book until LUNCH tomorrow!  Are you guys hearing me?  LUNCH TOMORROW!  This bites.

I suppose I could get the writing going tonight...........blockage removed.........seriously.

Dance Recitals and roses

What a great and busy weekend.  Hailey had her dance recital this weekend.  They had two programs one at 2:00 and one at 7:00.  Grandma and I were going to go to the 2:oo one but by the time we got there (15 minutes early) it was standing room only.  So we all went to the 7:00 instead.  We went at 6:08.......we were waiting in line at the door.......and not the front of the line.  I'm amazed that a school dance program can bring that kind of enthusiasim out of this community.  Amazing.....the recital was great though.

Hailey (the ham she is) after her second dance, when leaving the stage, turned around and blew kisses to the audiance, then ran off the stage.  UNFORTUNATELY, I had just stopped the video camera and did not catch it on video.  CRAP!  The memory is stiil there though.

And of course a recital would not be complete without flowers.

Gentrie