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.