My Futures So Bright I gotta Wear Shades!

32 and still growing...

Turning 32 can be what you make of it. And today didn't really feel like I was another year older, it was just a regular day where I kept saying to myself, I know there is something special about today, what was it again??? O ya my birthday....
Well I spent most of my day at Ecorse High School on a shoot with a couple of WWE Stars, Hacksaw Jim Duggan (Scary) and Diva Maria and then came back to the office scarfed down some lunch, worked for a couple more hours, left work and picked up Ella, came home spent player with her before dinner and bed, had a wonderful dinner and I will be off to bed soon. It's those little things through out the day that make you smile, your husband remembering it's your birthday (even when he hasn't had his coffee yet), the 8 am phone call from your mom who is singing (and even though she would never make it onto American Idol, it still makes me smile), the phone calls later through out the day from my family, the surprise flowers showing up on my desk at work, the sun shinning, the daffodils blooming, the grass turning greener, the special dinner, cards from my friends who remember (April Mae & Joanie) and a special card from my mom and a kiss from my daughter. Sometimes we look for more out of our birthdays, yet when it comes down to it, it's all the little (or big) things that add up to make the day so special.

Size 3 but the smell of a football player!

Ever since Ella was born, she has had this personal hygiene issue. Something that I personally don't have to worry about and either does Bob....so where exactly did she get this problem from? I haven't done the research yet to see if it's common in babies, but what I do know is that if this continues we are going to have to have the "hygiene" talk early. What is the problem you ask? Well...hmmm how do I say this, well, OK here it is, my daughter has the smelliest feet EVER! Yes, it is true and let me tell you, looks are deceiving in this case. She has really small feet and yet the smell that comes from them is like the smell that would come from a football player after a hard practice (I will admit that I have never had the pleasure of smelling this horrific smell). Today in the car at the stop light I reached back to take off her shoes and socks so that she could feel a bit free and wow was that a mistake! I think the only thing that felt free was the smell swimming around in the car.....the worse was when I turned to look at her, she had her stinky feet in her mouth! The joys of motherhood!

Year Anniversaries....What do they mean to you?

What does it mean when we say, "it will be a year, since...."? What does that year anniversary mean? It could be a first year of marriage, a first year of someone passing away, a first birthday? What ever it is, we seem to find that the first year is a big milestone, why is that? We don't just do that with one year, but it could be with days, months and years....yet that first year has a meaning behind it, like a secret code. What does that code me? It's one of those things in life that I don't know if there is a specific answer too, yet for me that first year let's me know that I am still here and that whatever the situation, I am still here to go through another year.

Fan Club?

So far I have had this blog since January and I am not sure how many people read it or look at it, but from reading the "comments", I do know that I have two strong followers (and one of them isn't the little furry one on the right). Now I could just post their picture and leave them anonymous, yet I think when you have two wonderful fans who revisit your site and read what you've posted, well... they deserve a loud "shout out"! So here you go girls, this post is for you!

You've been my sisters for many years,

We've laughed together

And shed some tears.

We've had harsh words,

And pulled some hair

But against the world

We are a terrific pair.

Our times together are very few,

I just want to say I LOVE YOU!

Spring has arrived!

There are things in life that just make you smile and I can tell you a huge one for me is Spring! This is the one thing that gets me through the long winter days. I don't know if it has anything to do with me being a spring baby or what, yet whatever it is, it makes me feel good!
I am like a little kid all giddy when I see my tulips poking through the ground. Makes me feel good about life in general. If you stop for a minute and smell the roses, it really can make your day! So as the clock strikes 8 p.m. and spring officially arrives, I will lay my head down on my pillow tonight and wake up to the birds singing there spring time song!

PS. I created that wonderful art work on this page, as well as the other one you see below. Wonderful I am not so sure, yet it is fun! :-)

Your Creative Media is now alive!

Of course I have to promote my new business that I have started! You can check out my work in progress website, www.yourcreativemedia.com. This is my first time building a website and it has been a learning experience to say the least. I even created some demos! It's been a long week....zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Feel free to pass along my name and the services I offer. Please check my website often, it will be updated and may have a new look soon!

Crazy world that we live in.

So I was sitting in my office today with CNN-Headline News on the boob tube, and I look over and to my astonishment they are showing a clip of a big black man hitting someone and the captions says "101 year-old woman mugged". The video clip shows a man punching this 101 year-old woman in the face. As I am watching this, I thought I was going to get sick. What the hell is wrong with some of the people in this world. What would poses someone to punch a little old lady in the face. If it's anyone that should be getting punched in the face, it should be him. I think the older I get the harder it is to realize that there are some really sick people out there that need serious help. It's hard for me to think that I am raising a daughter who has to live in a world where there is such hatred and crime. If only the world could be filled with kind hearted souls?

EKS

Dear Ella,
You are growing at a speed that I am having a hard time keeping up with. Every day when I awake to your smiling face I feel like you have taken off in your sleep and can't slow down. You are really trying to walk right now, yet because you were blesses or cursed (depends on how some look at it) with Howie feet; your little feet are having a hard time holding the rest of you up. Or maybe it's because you are so excited that you may just run before you can even walk.....
You are such a happy baby, and what a curious little George you are. Will you ask me all the questions that I ask (yes I still do) your grandma? "But, how come"? Or "Why"...that's a good one! I look forward to every day with you, you are the sunshine of my eye!

Time is of the essence.

Where does time go? Ever since I became a mother every second in the day counts. I need to have every second scheduled because I have a lot of HIGH priority things to do. Even though there are a lot of days that feel like ground hogs day, each one counts and I try to make the best of each day. Each day is different from working at home with Ella or maybe at the beautiful State Capitol; where a bunch of State Legislatures who are trying to figure out how to fix Michigan's budget or maybe I'm at the Palace of Auburn Hills where drunk fans are enjoying a Pistons game and not thinking about the budget. Each day is different in its own way, you take it for what it's worth.

Doors close and doors open

Do you ever see the signs when something in your life happens and you know that it was something that was meant to be? Now I am not talking about a de ja vu thing or finding a good shoe sale at the mall, I am talking about something much deeper than that. Something that makes you reevaluate your life and figure out what makes you feel like you are accomplishing something in life. If you haven't had this happen to you, maybe you missed that moment or didn't see the door behind you closing and the one in front of you opening?