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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Zoo Pictures

 

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Pictures from when Hubby and I went to the zoo a couple of weeks ago…

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I love the fuzzy hairs on their heads…

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Labu turned two last October and is all over the enclosure now…

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Ndari turned two in December and is a bit more hesitant then her brother on getting around… she kept getting scared and whining for her Mom…

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Jabari will be one come April…

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One minute she’s running all around and the next being next to her Mom…

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During October we had seen the new joey’s feet sticking out of his Mom’s pouch… I don’t think he/she could fit in there anymore…

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The old Sea Lion/Seal exhibit is being remodeled for the River Otters…

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All of the Flamingos were taking a nap at the same time…

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He will be one come March or April…

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These fish are new…

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He doesn’t look too happy…

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These little guys are too cute…

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One of our Sea Lions enjoying their new home…

Happy Journaling…

February Second (again)

 

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Today hubby and I also worked in the yard…

These are the before pictures…

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Hubby was pulling all the Wisteria vines out of the trellis…

Many parts of the fence need mending now as the vines were holding it up…

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The beginning of the pile…

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Holly scratching on the purple tree for the last time as we removed it…

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Son2 needs to tend to his mandarin orange tree, blackberry bush and pineapple… he did not cover them when it got very cold the last couple of weeks… the orange tree seems fine but I don’t know about the other two…

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This vine is all cut back now…

The lemons need to be picked soon and put on the curb for free taking…

Our back yard neighbor asked if he could help himself today to picking some…

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And below are the after pictures…

We trimmed roses, cut down a tree, trimmed back vines, raked leaves…

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Hubby says he’ll finish pulling out the truck from the purple tree tomorrow… the roots were not letting go after thirteen years…

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Roses trimmed… leaves raked… I told hubby while others have three feet of snow, we have three feet of leaves…

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We made a big huge messy pile that all needs to be cut down so it can go in the tote over the next couple of weeks to be picked up on garbage day…

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Roses trimmed… We still have more roses and vines to trim… probably Tuesday… I’m still pulling rose thorns out of my hands and fingers…

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And a few roses that were blooming in a vase…

Happy Journaling…

February Second

 

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Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow so Spring will be on it’s way… Actually being in California we really don’t have seasons… our trees are already budding and will be blooming in just a couple more weeks…

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Hubby made breakfast this morning and then we went for a walk…

All the birds were at the water overflow…

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These birds were disappointed as we didn’t bring any snacks for them…

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On our way back we noticed three police cars at one of the homes in the neighborhood… as we passed a CSI vehicle pulled into the neighborhood… then a firetruck came in with it’s sirens and lights… followed by an ambulance also with sirens and lights… I have not been able to find anything in the news as to what happened…

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Son2 is off with friends as one of his friends is leaving for the Air Force on Monday and his Mom is having a surprise party for him…

Son1 and DIL went to a George Strait and Martina McBride concert last night…

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Son3 is off on the computer playing son2’s Minecraft game all day… picture above… and below…

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But only after I had him read from his Halo book…

He watches Son2 play the Halo game as it’s rated M for Mature due to violence and he’s not allowed to play nor should he watch but he likes the story line and the characters… So as a desperate attempt to get him to read I bought him a Halo book which has his favorite character Master Chief in it… and he has been reading my required three pages a day that I have set for him… he’s on page 58… just waiting for him to get hooked and want to read and not put it down after three pages… he is going to be in seventh grade next Fall…

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Hubby and I are relaxing and watching X Files and Bones…

Happy Journaling…

February First

 

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Friday night, watching Game of Thrones with hubby and son2… I am off this weekend and getting a start to my weekend now that I am home from work…

Pictures of Maple and Indy enjoying son2’s birthday decorations…

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It has been a whole week since son2’s birthday… Son1 and DIL took him out to dinner at Applebee’s and he hung out with his friends…

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It has been over a week since I blogged… I am settling into work quite well now…

However there is never enough time in the day at work or at home…

I understand that my day at work is not my own… but you would think at home I could have more control of the day… after work is son3’s homework, dinner, a bit of relaxing and then to bed to get up and back to work again…

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A rainbow from the other day when hubby and I went for a walk…

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While doing homework with son3 the other day I was thinking it would be better if school was from January through September… and have October through December off… with the holidays especially working retail there is just too many distractions during those months… and it gets dark so early every one just wants to hibernate… it wouldn’t be so bad to go to school during summer as the days are longer and there would be more time for homework and play with the sun being up longer… just a thought…

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Son1 got a new job… he starts on the 11th… he’ll have to take a test in April and if he passes then he’ll get into a five year training program with his new company for heating and cooling… HVAC… he’s very excited… I hope it all works out for him, he has been wanting to learn a trade or go to college but worries he’s getting old at twenty five…

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We just finished watching episode four of season two of Game of Thrones… it was a very graphic episode even for them with lots going on… phew…

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The balloons I put outside son2’s bedroom door on his actual birthday day…

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Below you will see all the “God wants you to know” phrases I saved each day intending to write an entry and then I ran out of time… I need to get into a routine of writing… I seem to have time to check my email and Facebook… I just need to change my routine around…

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So what all happened this week… work… son2 to college two days… son3 to school and homework… hubby job hunting… watching TV… sleeping…

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And lots of eating… I want to get back on my program of not eating… to get back to the thirty three pounds I lost a year or so ago now… which means I have about thirteen pounds to lose… but I keep eating… is It the winter hibernating… or stress eating of balancing work and home… or stress eating of hubby still not working… or just me sabotaging myself the more I say don’t eat, so I do… need to wrap my mind around it and then I can make it so…

Watching The Big Bang Theory and then to bed…

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

you are blessed.

You may think you have challenges, but you have so many blessings. Sometimes it takes only a moment of conscious effort to recognize those blessings. Once you focus on the gifts instead of the problems, your whole perspective will change and you will see blessings everywhere.

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

no matter how good you try to be to others, you will occasionally hurt them. Forgive yourself for it.

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

faith in yourself will see you through.

You are strong and can deal with anything that life throws at you. Take a deep breath and be filled with the knowledge that you can deal with all things.

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

it's important to appreciate and respect the young ones.

Let them feel your love. These children and young people will inherit our earth, and as they have been treated, so will they treat others.

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

if you relax, it comes.

Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax. If you relax, it is there. If you relax, God shows you the way.

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

there is a time for birth.

What is within you crying out to be birthed into the world right now? What talent do you have that is ready to be used? What project have you been endlessly thinking about that is ready to be birthed into physical reality? And what dreams do you have for this precious planet? God can help midwife your dreams.

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

you are loved and you are not alone.

Even when you feel alone, know that you are surrounded by divine love. Like God, love is not visible, but that does not mean it is not there. You are loved.

 

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Today, Linda, we believe God wants you to know that ...

a new beginning is always possible.

 

Tonight

Partly Cloudy 45°

Tomorrow

 Partly Cloudy 70°

Tomorrow night

 

Mostly Cloudy 47° Precip 10%

Happy Journaling…