Little Shepherd Preschool

Emma is now in her third year of preschool! I have a hunch that she will be SUPER ready for kindergarten! :) Now that we're back in Petaluma, she's going to Little Shepherd this year which is where my little sister Carli and her husband Travis went 18 years ago. Most of the same teachers are still there. She is sooo excited to go every day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CORI ANN!!!

28 years ago today, my big sister Cori Ann was born.

(Carli and I still consider her our "big" sister even though we're both taller than her) :)

What a cutie! (Her hair has more than quadrupled in mass since this.)

My mom used to dress us alike for Christmas and Easter Sunday every year.

She wanted to be a "punk-rocker" this particular Halloween.
I remember thinking it was sooo cool that she came
up with that idea on her own. She's always been so trendy and cool.

We had our own rooms growing up, but we still loved sleeping in each other's rooms sometimes, too.

She is now a successful Dental Hygienist

(this is her speaking at her graduation several years ago).


A happy wife.

A wonderful mother of two wonderful boys.

And one of my best friends in the whole wide world!

Love you, Cor! Happy Birthday!

(Now if only I could have had full lips like her-- dang it!)

I've been tagged

This is going around the blog world and it looks too fun!!!

1. ROCKSTAR NAME: (first pet, current car)
Patches Sonata

2. GANGSTA NAME: (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite shoe)

Mint Chip Dansko

3. "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first 3 letters of last name)

C-LIN

4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)

Green Giraffe. . . sounds lame-- let's change it to Spanish: La Jirafa Verde. . . much better!

5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)

Nicole Vallejo (love it!)

6. STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 of your first)
Lincr (it could work since it's Star Wars I guess)

7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Turquoise Smoothie ???

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)

Jefferson Joseph (doesn't that sound cool!?)

9. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mom & dad's middle names)

Ann Todd

10. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (your 6th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)

Tribble Tuscon

11. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)

Autumn Daisy

12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie")

Strawberry Shortie (hmmm. . . something about that sounds a tad familiar. . .)

13. HIPPY NAME: (what you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)

Granola Maple

14. ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + your favorite hobby/craft, favorite weather element + "Tour")

The Scrapbooking Sun Tour

15. CELEBRITY COUPLE NAME: (half of your name, half of your significant other's name, mixed together in whichever order sounds best)
Alsti

Life is Like a 2 Year Old's Birthday Party

You have many happy moments. . .

And surprising moments. . .

And even some rather intense moments. . .

You may feel shy. . .

There are people who feel left out
and need you to reach out to them. . .

You may feel like sitting on the fence. . .

Or running away. . .

Sometimes you just need to rest. . .

So you can climb those mountains. . .

And open new doors. . .

There are discoveries to be made
and treasure to find. . .

And people you love will always

celebrate with you. . .

Happy 2nd Birthday Brooke! We Love You!

I AM DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING'S BIGGEST FAN

My sister Cori Ann and my friend Heidi have recently gotten me into digital scrapbooking. There's no clean up, less storage space is required, kids can't tear things up while you're working on it, etc. And I am able to get it done MUCH faster as I can work on my pages on my lap top whenever I have a moment. And once you are done, you order them online and Heritage Makers will print them and send them to you in the mail! Here are a few examples of what I've done lately:


There are many programs out there but the one I'm using is heritagemakers.com. My sister is a consultant and here's my plug for her: if you're interested, check it out at www.daleymemories.blogspot.com and she can help you! It's a blast!

I can't believe it

When it rains, it pours. Last night I woke up with a toothache just like the one I had two weeks ago that I posted about. I saw my dentist today and guess what-- I had to have ANOTHER ROOT CANAL on a different tooth!!! I can't even believe it. When I got home I told Emma I had to go to the dentist for an owie on my tooth and she said, "I'll take care of you, mommy. Here comes the love machine!" and she gave me a ton of kisses. :)
Here's me with my numb, goofy smile.

Alan is really excited about all the dental bills I'm racking up this month. NOT!