June 14, 2010

A picture of a picture. This is my beloved Tutu. I miss her so fiercely. She would have been 85 years old if she was alive today. When I say I miss her, it's really an understatement... I can't even put it into words. She taught me SO much and yet I feel like I missed out on SO much. What I wouldn't give for even just 24 more hours with her. She's been gone for nearly 16 years. This is a picture of her as a little girl on Maui. I can't wait to be reunited with her someday!

June 13, 2010

Someone left these roses on our nursing unit so I happily enjoyed them.

June 12, 2010

I love carnations!

June 11, 2010

My sweet birthday boy. This is his made-from-scratch yellow cake with cream cheese vanilla frosting. (Don't let the number of candles fool you... he simply wanted the whole box of candles on the cake. Why not?)

June 10, 2010

This is my son's cherry tree. All he wanted for his 6th birthday was a cherry tree, so we bought him one. It was no taller than the lowest branch in the photo and had just a handful of leaves. In 2-1/2 short years, it's gone crazy! I'll have to prune it this fall for sure. It's really brought us a lot of happiness watching this little tree grow so well!

June 9, 2010

This is a little bear that hangs out in my car. I have a very specific reason for buying him. One morning we went to breakfast at the Black Bear Diner and they were selling these guys. I had just come off shift at the hospital and had done the death care for a baby that was nearly exactly the size of this bear. The baby fit in the palm of my hand the way this bear did. I fell in love with that little baby. All life is sacred, regardless of how small. And that baby was no exception. I bought this bear to help me remember that always.

June 8, 2010

This is another desperation shot. Late in the day, forgot to take a pic... what can I say? There is ALWAYS something Twilight-related to take a shot of! So here it is... I took a picture of the Twilight Saga Eclipse soundtrack cover art right after downloading my digital copy of the music!

June 7, 2010

This is one of those cheater photos. Not taken with the camera exactly, but a screen shot on the iPhone. I was excited about this... it's the official Eclipse soundtrack and I couldn't be happier to have it... it's awesome!! Note that the date on this is June 7. I know, I know... all you Twihards know this soundtrack didn't actually release until June 8. But it was already midnight on the east coast so iTunes had it available for early download. Lucky me!

June 6, 2010

Another day of slacking on the job. So sad...

June 5, 2010

Mt. Rainier looking mighty splendid this morning!

June 4, 2010

Blasted ants!

June 3, 2010

This is the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake I made Mike for his birthday. I gotta say... it was really yummy!!

June 2, 2010

I'm slacking... sadly no picture for today!

June 1, 2010

My happy boy...

May 31, 2010

Yawwwwnnnnn.... an early morning in the birth center but the shift is almost done...

May 30, 2010

This is the story of spring in western WA right now... rain, rain, rain...

May 29, 2010

Okay this is a really weird shot. Unfortunately, it was the only one I got on this day. It's a picture I took in the nursery. You can see the nursery reflected in part of it and the outside parking lot in the other. Odd...

May 28, 2010

Me and Jodi, drying our piggies under the ultraviolet light after treating ourselves to pedicures today!

May 27, 2010

Rainbow scratch art made by my son!

May 26, 2010

Rain-covered leaves from the Japanese maple tree in my yard.

May 25, 2010

Nothing in the world like good, grade B, pure maple syrup! I am lucky enough to have a Trader Joe's very close to where I live. Despite its $14 price tag, this stuff is worth every single penny!

May 24, 2010

I got to spend the day in Seattle with an amazing group of friends... 12 of us altogether! We were blessed with sunshine, blue skies, and warm weather. We ate downtown, shopped, rode the monorail, enjoyed one another's company. Couldn't have asked for a better day!

May 23, 2010

Evan learned how to tie his shoes!! Yay!!

May 22, 2010

I went to a wedding in a beautiful church in Tacoma today. I couldn't help but notice the beautiful flower behind the speckled glass of one of the church windows. It was such a wonderful ceremony, filled with lovely people!

May 21, 2010

My husband and I met up with some friends for lunch today at a local Chinese restaurant. We all eagerly opened our fortune cookies at the end and this was mine. As a side note, one of the friends we were with said, "You know it's better if you add 'in bed' at the end of any fortune." We were laughing so hard. Even funnier... my husband's fortune said, "You will receive a promotion soon." Make of THAT whatever you will! :-)

May 20, 2010

I have the BEST job. After giving babies their first baths, I get to make prints of their feet! I decided that I wanted to include this as part of my photo-of-the-day since it's something I do so often at work.

May 19, 2010

It rained so much that my rain spout went from empty to this in just an hour!

May 18, 2010

My rhododendrons are FINALLY blooming!

May 17, 2010

A lazy day with friends...

May 16, 2010

Don't you want to just walk right into this? I love water... so much... I don't imagine I could ever live far from it.

May 15, 2010

I am cheating with my photo today. Instead of one, I'm doing 3. I snagged a postcard app for the iPhone and couldn't help but play around with it. Not only was it warm and beautiful, but the Seattle Cheese Festival was going on at Pike Place. It made for some nice photo ops!!

May 14, 2010

Once in a blue moon, I take a picture out of desperation. This was one such picture. I was sent home from work early and as I was driving home, I glanced at the clock. It was 11:56pm and I realized I hadn't taken a photo for the day! So I pulled into an office building parking lot and took this shot of my headlights reflecting off the building. Not very creative, but hey, I got the shot!!

May 13, 2010

I met with some friends for lunch today and this is the 7-layer salad I took to share. It was quite delicious, as was all of the other fare we enjoyed! The company and conversation were even better!

May 12, 2010

Part of my kitchen... need I say more? :-)

May 11, 2010

The weather has gotten warm enough to bring out the deck chairs. At night, we bring the cushions inside so that they don't get rained on or dirty. My oldest son was rearranging them in the house and proudly declared, "I do believe I have perfected the art of couch making!" We had to laugh!

May 10, 2010

I did a little bit of late-night grocery shopping and as I left the store, I looked up and saw our beloved flag hanging overhead and couldn't help but pause as I felt a sense of patriotism.

May 9, 2010

This rose is very special to me. I received it in church for Mothers Day and I enjoyed it all day long. But near the end of the day, I received the news that something tragic had happened to another woman... something that should never, ever happen to a woman, but especially not on Mothers Day. So this flower was turned over to help another through a time of sadness and despair. I pray that her heart will heal. I am unbelievably blessed with such a rich existence.

May 8, 2010

My hubby was sweet enough to clean my office for me. You don't even wanna know what the "before" picture looked like!

May 7, 2010

This is one of many pieces of Mothers Day artwork I was presented with by my boys at a special mothers lunch we had at school. I could just cry all over again as I look at this. I'm the luckiest mom in the world!

May 6, 2010

Took the boys to a local frozen yogurt shop this afternoon. This place ROCKS!! This is but a sampling of toppings you can get on any of the 12 flavors of froyo they have!

May 5, 2010

I may have nothing here, but I can still frame nothing... wait... can't I? Sadly, I missed a day and was SO disappointed when I realized it. It's very hard when I work stretches of 12-hour nights. I start the day on one date and end on another and life just gets hazy. SIGH...

May 4, 2010

I can't remember what these flowers are called but they belong to my next door neighbor.

May 3, 2010

You can only work with the photos you've got. This was the only time I snapped the iPhone. I wanted to copy down an herbal recipe from a friend's book and took a snapshot of the page instead of taking the time to write it out long hand. Unfortunately, I didn't get the book's title or author but when I do, I'll be back to give proper credit.

May 2, 2010

This is nurse N. being silly by making faces at the monitor just outside the birth center doors. It was late and I still needed a picture for the day so she obliged me!

May 1, 2010

Now what would a blog kept by ME be without SOME kind of Twilight related picture? I went to a movie with a friend today and couldn't help but snap a picture of this Eclipse poster hanging in the hallway. These three look just gorgeous and I can't WAIT for June 30! I requested the night off back in JANUARY for this event!

April 30, 2010

These are Stacy's cupcakes from our cupcake swap yesterday! YUM! We had such a variety of cupcakes! I do hope we make this an annual (if not semi-annual) event!

April 29, 2010

Here are my chocolate graham cracker cupcakes for tomorrow's cupcake swap. Tomorrow they will get a toasted marshmallow topping. I can't wait!

April 28, 2010

My kids got to attend a Scout night being put on by the people of South King Fire & Rescue. It was a LOT of fun and we learned a lot of things about what these guys do! Here are the kids with Sparky!

April 27, 2010

These belong to my neighbor. I love spring flowers!

April 26, 2010

I have a similar shot sometime earlier this year but I couldn't help myself again. I just love how the rain looks on the windows of the birth center. This was taken in the wee hours of the morning as a hard rain moved in. This was one of the few moments in that 12-hour shift that was free. We were VERY busy!

April 25, 2010

Trader Joe's... one of my favorite places!!

April 24, 2010

Caught the sun breaking through the many clouds as I got home from work this morning.