Musical Monday ~ What Moves You?

~ Brought to you by Jori and Diane ~



A little music therapy - a cathartic tune by Billy Talent.

Kinda helps me put my emotions aside for the moment
so I can think a little more rationally.

The video has a really cool ending.





What's inspiring you, bringing back cool memories
or keeping you going this week?

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My Girl

Vlogemotions - Live From My Bathroom!

Things are changing for me and my family.
FINALLY!

We still have a lot of roadblocks ahead of us.
But I finally feel like I might actually be gaining a little momentum here.

I have NO DOUBT in my mind that the support, prayers, well wishes and encouragement I've gotten from all of you guys has everything to do with it!

This vlog right here is for Tim. But I can not begin to thank enough everyone who's taken the time to put out a little positive energy into the universe on my behalf. It's kinda amazing how getting a little email saying that someone is thinking about you and praying for you can give you just that little extra push you need to keep going.

I Really Hate That I Stutter And Keep Kinda Repeating Myself!!!! lol

But, this is all about being brave, right?

So.... without further adieu, here's my good news!

Check out all the other Vlogemotions for the week,
or join in over at Fort Thompson.

Love Songs - Ugh!

Trinity is into this America's Got Talent on tv. I'm usually minding my own business, wrapping things up for the day by this time of the evening, and not really paying much attention to what's going on.

But today, this guy totally stopped me in my tracks. They only played a small clip of him singing, but that was enough to send me running to the computer to search for the entire segment.

He's got a great underdog back story which only adds to my enthusiasm for him to get the chance to really make it. But that aside, his performance turned me into complete mushy mess of tears.

Honestly, I've been going through some Love crap lately, and so maybe I'm just vulnerable right now. I don't even like country music! But this seriously gave me goosebumps. And I've still got a little case of the sniffles.

America's got Talent Kevin Skinner
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And, personally, I think this Kevin Skinner guy blows Garth Brooks out of the water with this one!

Interesting Neighbors

We went to a street fair a couple weeks ago.


We had to park kinda far so
the threatening sky was all I was noticing at first.

Until I walked up a little closer and noticed this.

Ironic.

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I Heart Faces - "At The Beach"

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"At The Beach"

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Musical Monday ~ What Moves You?

~ Brought to you by Jori and Diane ~

I LOVE this band.

No, he's not the best singer.
No, it's not the greatest band there ever was.

But, gawd do they feel my pain!!!

Their music speaks directly to my sense of outrage and joy,
passion and despair all at once.

He'll sing a line and I'll just look at my cd player and exclaim,
"I know!!!"



(Warning: F bomb at 2:32)

Blue October - "Say It" Official Video




Lyrics | Blue October Lyrics | Say It Lyrics

What's moving you this week?

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Amazing Bird Watching!

I know these pictures are not the best but there was no way in h*ll I was gonna get any closer to that thing for fear that it would kill me!!

So I was forced to zoom. Plus it's my phone camera.
But I had to get some shots!

Zoe and I were totally tripping out getting to see this guy so close and for so long.
It's as if he was just there for us to see.

Trinity was tripping out on us tripping out!
"You guys! It's just a bird!"
lol

Camera Critters!

She thinks she is hiding from me.
How clever.

Love Critters?
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Blog Hop '09!

BlogHer! HA!
As if I could leave for an entire weekend!
They'd hunt me down!!
But that's okay. I can stay right here and make a bunch of new friends!

A Little About Me...

I'm a Mom to two special needs girls - 8 and 14.

I'm an artist and I like to take pictures.

I have an etsy shop.

I've been blogging for about nine months and I love it!
I've made so many new friends and connections with people
who probably would never even talk to me if they saw me in public! lol

I have some fun giveaways from time to time.
You can always see what's going on by checking the sidebar! :)
<--- I also have another blog, Wouldn't You Like To See Something Strange?,
if you like things a little more on the creepy side.

And if you enjoy art challenges, join me every month at
Good Mourning, Glory! Studios!

And.... that's pretty much it!

Can't wait to hop around this weekend and say hello!!

Blog Hop '09 is hosted by
Robin @ Pensieve
and
Jo-Lynne @ Musings of a Housewife

If you wanna join in,
head on over and sign up!

Aloha Friday!

Aloha Everybody!!

So, how do you like my purse?

Kinda cute, huh?

Yea, well I've been carrying that sucker for like TWO YEARS now!!! :(

It's not that I haven't tried looking for a new purse,
I just get so settled into something sometimes that it's
really hard for me to make a change!

Plus this one fits so comfortably under my arm.
And it holds everything.
Really. Everything.

One day I'm going to have to find a new perfect purse.
I mean, this one's not going to last forever.

So, how about you?
Are you one of those match-your-purse-with-every-outfit kinda gals?
Do you change with the seasons?
Or do you find a trusty bag and stick with it until it falls apart?

Dudes, sorry I guess this is not a question for you.
But please tell us, how long have you been carrying your wallet?
Do you fear changing wallets, like I fear changing purses?
If so, why are we so neurotic??!! lol

For more Aloha Friday visit
An Island Life!

Just... Stuff

Aside from reading the phone book - and oh, do I ever love the phone book company people right now because they also sent us a small one that is perfect for the car!! - Trinity has also been very interested in the show Family Feud lately.

It comes on every weekday at noon, right after The Price Is Right, which is also a favorite, but not so much as Family Feud. So, she always has lunch during these shows and watches as she munches away, shouting out answers. The whole thing is pretty entertaining cuz it's just kind of adorable in a quirky way.

Anyhow, today one of the questions was

"According to 100 women -
When you see an attractive man, what do you wonder about him?"

Trinity shouts out, "Why is he so cute?" lol

But then everyone on the show starts shouting out things like,
"Is he married?"
"Does he have children?"
"Is he gay????"

I instantly had a really bad feeling wash over me.
I knew, I just knew, she was going to ask me.

"Mom, what are they talking about? What's gay?"

I so do not want to be having this
conversation with my eight year old right now!

Under my breath I cursed the producers of Family Feud and attempted to explain this very sticky subject to my daughter for the next 40 minutes, ending the conversation with the ever so brilliant, "It's complicated."

*sigh*

Hopefully I come up with something better between now and the next time this subject comes up. : /

Not that I have a problem here - other than just exactly how to go about explaining it....



Did you know

that there are only 99 days left until Halloween???

There's just not really much time!
Trinity is pacing the floor daily interrogating me,
"Where are we going to find a Sally wig that doesn't look lame??!!"

I don't know!
But I better get on it!!



And, hey, while I got you here...

You know my friend Joy? Well, her husband Eric is job searching right now, and her family could really use any and all prayers, well wishes, positive energy, and etc sent their way. So, if you could put them on your list, I would really appreciate that!


Happy Thursday,

Win A 16" x 20" Rolled Canvas Print - Online Poster Printing Giveaway

This is one of my very favorite photographs of Trinity of all time. She was four. And very full of sassafras, as you can plainly see. And she had verrrrry long hair. This was actually right before the first time she donated her hair to Locks of Love.

So, yea, instead of it sitting in my computer for the last five years, how cool would it have been to have a nice big print of it on my wall?

Well, yay me! Online Poster Printing is gonna give me one - a 16" x 20" Rolled Canvas Print! I've already started shopping for the perfect frame!

And, guess what? Yay YOU! Cuz you're gonna get one too! Well, one of you! A 16" x 20" Rolled Canvas Print of your favorite photograph!

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Here's what you gotta do to get it...

* Be a follower of my blog.

and

* Leave me a comment in this post telling me about a photograph that you'd love to have printed on canvas.

Entries will be accepted until midnight July 29th. A winner will be chosen by random draw. Giveaway is open to US/CAN residents. Shipping of prizes is not included and must be paid by winner. Online Poster Printing reserves the right not to print obscene or offensive materials.

Happy Birthday, Zoe!

Thanks so much to all of you who wished Zoe a Happy Birthday!
She definitely had one!!

There were a couple tough moments -
the little boy she likes made her cry.
(I could have killed him!)
But she handled it gracefully and maturely.
I was really proud of her!

Tomorrow is her treatment plan and we are going to
be setting a tentative date for her to come home...

I feel excited.
Scared.
Strong.
Nervous.
Happy.
Weak.
Optimistic.
And not so sure.
All at once.

Honestly, I don't know how to feel.

But I do think it's time.
And it feels like a new beginning.

I LOVE these pictures of her because I've honestly never seen her so happy!

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Seven Clown Circus!

My Almost 400th Postaversary... Errr, Whatever.

So... I'm less than 20 posts away from 400. I got a lot to say, apparently.

To mark this ever so momentous occasion,
I wanted to do something fun.
Yes, there's a little giveaway involved.
But more importantly, maybe a chance for me to connect with all of you guys a little better.

So, here's your chance to ask me anything!
That's right, anything.

It can be kinda silly.
Or deep and personal.
Seriously, whatever you want.



And, yea, it's just that simple.
Ask me a question, and it enters you to
win a $20 Visa or Mastercard Giftcard
that you can spend anywhere your little heart desires.

To submit your questions, leave them in the comments section of this post.

You should be (or become) a follower of either this blog or my other blog, Wouldn't You Like To See Something Strange?.
I kinda figure otherwise, ummmm, why would you even want to ask me a question, ya know?

If you want to ask me more than one question, I'm okay with that.
Each question counts as an entry.
So, ask away.

As questions come in I will begin answering them.
I'll do a couple posts each week until all questions are answered.
And I will link up to your blog in my post so that other readers can stop in and say hello.

But I'm only accepting questions until August 1st!
After that, everyone's name goes into a hat and I'm going to randomly choose a winner for that $20 Giftcard!

I will announce the winner no later than August 5th.

So... what do you want to know?

Musical Monday ~ What Moves You?

~ Brought to you by Jori and Diane ~

There's not much I like more than listening to Mike Ness' sexy voice...

Social Distortion - Ball and Chain


Except maybe looking at sexy pictures of Mike Ness...

*happy sigh*

So... what's moving you this week?
Post, link up and sign Mr. Linky.

And don't forget to spread the comment love!!