Another Weekend at Loulou's Before School Starts!

Here are the kids all snuggly in the bed they sleep
in when we go to Loulou and PHouse's!

Snuggling with Uncle PHouse+!

Sometimes they are sooo cute to me that I HAVE to
get the camera and take pictures!!

Shadow beached out on the couch...

Very pretty saying....

Our picnic with Papa and Grandma!

Sometimes he WON'T smile nice for me and THIS is the
result!! Ok, boy, it's on the internet NOW!

Saila has a LOVE for pine cones!!

Shadow boy

My mom and dad

We played at the creek down a ways from my sisters.

She was digging with Shadow

She made "face paint!"

This Past Weekend at Home

Saila was so cute and UNshy the other day! She put on
this "half jacket" and my shoes and sang and sang into
the microphone that Elizabeth gave her for her Birthday.
SO adorable, I just HAD to take pictures!!

She actually walks around pretty good in those!

The first tomato from my garden.....it was YUMMY!

Trying to revive my dying grass turns into play time!

Cleo in the afternoon sunshine....

Again, my gorgeous tomato!

75 Things That I Am Thankful For

In no particular order whatsoever, off the top of my head:
1) My Kids: Johnny and Saila
2) My Family: ALL of you!!
3) My Friends: ALL of you!!
4) My Doggy and Kitty: Shadow and Cleo
5) My House
6) My trusting car
7) All the things in my House
8) My Garden
9) My Health
10) My Eyes and Ears
11) My Talents
12) My Taste in Things
13) My Spirit
14) Where I live- California, USA
15) My Travels
16) Memories
17) My Past
18) The View from the back porch
19) Luck
20) Dreams
21) My Heritage- Michigan and Bolivia
22) the Parks around me
23) Books I've read
24) Kind Words
25) Being a Mom (!!!!)
26) All the Love I('ve ever) receive(d)
27) My Sexy
28) Laughter
29) My House Plants
30) My Caring Heart
31) Chocolate
32) The Code I write in
33) All Good Wishes
34) My Blanket
35) The Amazing Pillow I sleep on!
36) Wise advice from all the Wise Women I know (men to!)
37) Being Female
38) My Strength
39) How I write
40) My teeth (gotta be thankful they're healthy!)
41) Destiny
42) Tarot
43) The Ocean Wind thru my House
44) My Art Supplies
45) Having Enough
46) Windows and Doors
47) Jewelry
48) Abalone
49) Kids Art around the House
50) Dancing and Music
51) Knowledge
52) Intuition
53) Sunsets and storms from the Deck
54) Flowers I notice
55) Art
56) Choices
57) Water
58) My Candlelit Fire Place
59) Good Intentions
60) Giving
61) My Etsy
62) Birthday Parties I throw for the Kids
63) My scented Oils
64) Past Pets
65) Reading in Bed
66) My Pumpkin
67) Sharing
68) Good Times
69) Sex
70) Vacations- all of them
71) Mother Nature around me
72) Hugs
73) Kisses and Kissing and being Kissed
74) Ambitions
75) Moon Light

These are a small list of the things that I have all around me at the moment.
I made this list when I was feeling very sad and wanted to remind myself
that I actually do have a lot to cherish. This list was random, off the top of my head
and I bet I could come up with 400 things that I have that are good in my
life and make it special. Thank you, everyone, you all make this life better.
Love always and always, forever and ever, Linda@*

Papa's Birthday at Garin

We had a really yummy BBQ picnic at Garin for Papa.
Here's the meat....mmmmm!

Shadow got his bone!

Paul cooked some really yummy organic, ocean-side
corn that he and Loulou brot- VERY yummmmmy!

Isa and Saila were catching things in the creek

The biggest thing they found!

This is a baby dragonfly (larva) that they marveled at,
showed the whole family, and then let go

In the shade of the creek on a perfect day....

My Mama and me

Papa's cake, their anniversary cake and other
yumminess!

I love them!

Lake plants at Garin

The water is alive!!

Happy Birthday Papa! It was a gorgeous day!