New Year, New Me

New Year is under way and I am making some very positive changes.  It has been fun and I have enjoyed the changes feeling better overall.  

I have been planning a couple of trips for this coming year which is fun for me..... big fun this year Can't wait!!  


The boys are watching football today and the Packers play ~  Go Pack Go!!!

I am next going to get my pics out for scrapbooking......  I love looking through the photos again.

Moon at Sunrise

J and O after their haircuts

Good Morning Sunshine

Trail to success

Here are some recent pics from the last couple of weeks....  : )

 

Happy New Year Here is to 2012

Happy New Year!!


Here is to 2102!!!

I have spent the last couple of days off from work enjoying the family, putting away holiday decorations and getting ready for back to our normal routine.......

I enjoy this time of the year- a new year, clean slate, time to think ahead and of future goals.....
I have spent the last couple of days also thinking of my 2012 goals, the books I will read, the things we will do as a family......  I have some lofty goals, but this needs to be a year of positive change, saying NO more often,  being a little more productive personally, amidst all my normal day to day activities.....


I received a couple of books this Christmas, a couple by Sark and also one by Dr Andrew Weil, both of which I have read some of their previous works and enjoy......both of these books will coincide with some of the goals I am working on this year.....  My parents gave me a frappacino maker- it is awesome- I am trying to "tweak" my drinks, so I can control what I put in them and still be tasty... but this will save me some "mucho dinero" this year alone, as I will not be making my weekly deposits into the bank of Starbucks!

Today, I sat outside and caught up on reading magazines and watching the kids play in the backyard.  I placed a couple of chairs in the grass one for me and the other for my feet and it was incredibly quiet, except for the birds.  There were birds singing, and chirping, and then I saw a hummingbird fly by me, actually heard him, when I looked up.  The sun was setting and I realized, this is what it is all about, the simple things~ watching the kids play, sitting outside enjoying the sunshine and listening to sounds of nature and I was at peace.

Merry Christmas

   

 Merry Christmas!!!


Life is Good!   We had a great Christmas and today is one of the days of complete laziness.....

reading, watching movies, hanging out with the family,  all kinds of goodies as leftovers and this momma is not doing a thing........haha!

the end of the year is coming and I always think about goals for the next year.... I can't help it.....   I have many  for the new year!

Turkey Trot

They have an annual Turkey Trot  fun run at my son's school- and this year we were all able to go!!  They do a little dance, run around a field and play music- it is all in the name of fun and physical fitness!!! 

J was so happy to see that we all came!!!  Then after the trot- we then took the kids up to Williams for a surprise on the Polar Express...... enjoy these pics so far.... more to come

I had baked a couple of Pumpkin pies.....

More

Surprise....

Rob's new Blue Suede Shoes...... this will go perfect with our eclectic ornaments we have acquired over the years..... Rob loved them

Exciting evacuation today

So there was a  milk truck that hit a tanker truck today on the Freeway right at I-10 and Chandler Blvd-  there was an explosion and both trucks started on fire- one with milk the other with fuel-  
It was a huge deal on the news-    Rob actually saw the accident after it happened in his rear view mirror and he called me.   I heard the explosion when it occurred, but didn't know at the time what it was.... well as the morning went on..  they evacuated the area school, hotels restaurants- whatever was in a 1 mile radius of the accident

We got a call for O's school and I went to pick him up-  one of the many benefits of being at home- I was able to still work and he was so very good while I was working!!!   


Here are some recent photos with the Gus clan

 Fall Festival - Jake is trying to dunk Miss Christina from Kids Club- many close shots and on the target- just not hard enough to dunk!!!

Owen and Jake down one of the many bouncy houses/slides

End of October.....2011

Another month of 2011 to a close, man, this year has gone by fast.

Of course this year, we went out trick or treating and the weather was pretty good- not too hot, and not too cold-  when it was all said and done, the boys were a little sweaty with their masks on- but they didn't care.   They were more concerned with their "loot"

So here are some pictures of Batman and Optimus Prime!!!

So, onto my next discussion......  I am a part of Facebook... and there are at times, some very interesting comments noted people, some that really piss me off, and other that are just down right weird..... that is the beauty of social media.... but after getting into some "heated" exchange of words or seeing other peoples debates,  I am not too forth coming......   Not that I don't have my opinion- there is no lacking in that dept. , but sometimes I am just not in the mood, or feel "up to " write some long ass note or put my 2 cents in..... But here, I can do whatever I want on this thing!!!

So here goes,        ok, so the Duggars are having their 20th child??  really, do you really think you  need to populate the world anymore-  time to put a cork in it- or tie it off

This Penn state issue with coach and the so called sexual abuse of a 10 yr old boy - makes me feel sick-  once again, let's cover something up and then it comes all out later on after we have put these people on some pedestal( Coach, assisted coach)  for the ones who were told about the abuse and did nothing, or half assed it and didn't follow up on the reports, shame on you--just as much!!!!

Dr Murray conviction- first off, I agree with this verdict.... but let's not forget the drug addict is also to blame...... oh, yes, it is a disease, and who knows how he got into the Propofol- but wow- everyone wants to go after the Dr-  Now, do not take this the wrong way, he did provide, order the meds, and supply him ( and also had some questionable actions going on) but what about the pharmacists- or pharmacy or supplier - who was questioning this?? Isnt a little strange for 1 dr to get this amount- I really do not know the particulars on this- so not sure how this all went down- but where did this Dr GET the stuff from and was this questioned?????
AS Nurses and Doctors, upon getting your degree you do take an oath and promise to uphold your actions........  I hope the Dr does get his medical license taken away- but of course he has 4, ( in 4 different states) hopefully, he will not get to practice in any of them.

   By the way, for those of you who do not know, Michael Jackson's Thriller ALBUM was the first one I bought when I was a kid..... I was/am a  fan of his music..... such a waste and shame....... all I am going to remember is his stupored,  slurred speech caught on the dr's  I-Phone       Well
 I guess that is all my ranting for now!!!




PS-  I did get a really nice complement from a pt. today- she said I was very motivating, and positive and that made her very positive and motivated about her health and well being-  WOW, I Can really  make a difference from my chair! 

  Oh wait- I have to watch Parenthood- so pics will come-  I have to devote some serious time for my  year 2000 compueter to download, so I will post next, the pics!!