tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7259514199864887722024-03-14T00:55:15.870-07:00Down in the BogTurtle Soup and all the fixin's...Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.comBlogger336125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-63728750418210751482011-09-07T11:52:00.001-07:002011-09-07T11:52:05.049-07:00First Day KindergartenFirst Day Kindergarten, a set on Flickr.Crazy, but true. She's off to Kindergarten. Today was her first day. (sniff)Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-34027611260477203602011-05-08T11:21:00.000-07:002011-05-08T11:21:21.845-07:00Word to Your MotherThinking of my mom today, of course. What else can I say? Oh, I know... Hug your mom if you still have her, because it'll likely be one of the things you'll miss most when she's gone.
Mom with Declan, August 2006.
Me & my brother w/ mom, circa 1972.
Me & my Dexy Doodle, circa 2007.Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-88241717883558124652011-02-23T07:37:00.000-08:002011-02-23T07:37:00.067-08:00Spinny RidesCheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-24331324100357875622011-02-22T10:10:00.000-08:002011-02-22T10:10:53.325-08:00Alligator Feets
I gots 'em.
Well, except for long, scary, sharp toenails they have. I do NOT have those.
And no matter what I do; pedicures, lotion, filing, scraping, buffing, scrubbing... none if it seems to help, not for the long term anyway. My heels have gotten so bad in fact that I "cut" holes in my socks, tears in my sheets, and shred the footbed of my shoes and slippers.
What. The. Hell.
Ah, Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-42475550404950300452011-02-02T14:10:00.000-08:002011-05-02T11:22:54.431-07:00Hello 2011.
Thx to Natalie Dee for this awesomesauce comic.
http://www.nataliedee.com/011811/
Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-69045656122236323652010-12-31T16:57:00.000-08:002010-12-31T16:57:15.026-08:00Holy Hogmanay!Wait. What?
I said... Holy friggin' Hogmanay Batman! Can't you hear?
It's the last day of the year... How the hell did that happen? In a matter of hours, this fine (*cough*) 2010 shall soon fade away in a draught cider & food induced haze, sneaked ciggies in the car park (*cough*), fireworks at midnight, and the laughter of sugar-crazed children wafting up from the basement of our Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-25831928531316199162010-12-24T12:24:00.000-08:002010-12-24T12:24:00.217-08:00Twas the Night Before Christmas...
Not a creature was stirring, not even our little mouse... Happy Christmas Everyone!
Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-67888724161811031162010-12-23T15:27:00.000-08:002010-12-23T15:27:07.584-08:00All I want for Christmas is...I just lurves me some pork. Ham in particular. My pretend husband, Mr. Tony Bourdain has it right, piggies are one of the most perfect foods. And what's not to like? Ham, bacon, sausage, prosciutto, roast pork loin, ham hocks (for homemade split pea soup), pork rinds, pulled pork, pork bellies, pâté de campagne, Rillettes, pork chops and applesauce... * d r o o l *
So hey, dear Santa! Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-50934624207680595082010-12-22T16:36:00.000-08:002010-12-28T15:53:10.673-08:00Visions of Sugar Plums. Or Some Such Nonsense.Today would have been my dad's 86th birthday. I'm really missing him, and my mom as well, especially since she was the Queen of making the holidays totally AWESOME (and I'm so not). Yeah, yeah. I'm feeling the usual sense of loss and grief that comes with missing my family this time of year. No surprises there right? But to be honest, it's never been a particularly joyful time for me, even Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-80352758104083150192010-12-21T10:21:00.000-08:002010-12-21T10:22:17.762-08:00Happy ChristmasBest. Christmas. Song. Ever.
(for this old punk anyway)
"So happy christmas
I love you baby I can see a better time Where all our dreams come true..."
Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-57211431316582577722010-11-30T16:11:00.000-08:002010-11-30T16:16:04.433-08:00Holiday Greetings Post(al)Whoa! It's holiday time again. And it's going to get away from me if I don't get my arse in gear. Our second in Seattle. The fifth for Dexy. And this year, her daddy is here with us, so I actually get to include his name on the cards & gifts for OUR family/friends. How is it possible that my greatest wish has finally come true? Lucky me, lucky Dexy!
For most of my adult life, I've faithfully Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-48563768955432157422010-11-26T05:04:00.000-08:002010-11-26T05:04:00.960-08:00Attention [insert store of choice here] Shoppers!This is something I've chosen to do for the last 3 years... to NOT get sucked into the mass shopping hysteria of Black Friday (or Cyber Monday for that matter).
Instead, I'm going to spend time w/ my daughter and her dad. Put a log on the fire. Eat some leftover turkey and pumpkin pie. Watch a movie, or three, on the telly. Snuggle. Laugh. Enjoy the view from my window. And if we're not still Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-44790627101330286422010-11-24T13:49:00.000-08:002010-11-24T13:49:13.976-08:00'Nuff Said.Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-48893904154745325852010-11-05T09:44:00.000-07:002010-11-05T09:44:59.831-07:00Spooky Sprites!
Halloween 2010 -- This year we had a potluck bash at our house, starting early enough for everyone to enjoy their food and drink before heading out w/ the little ones for loot collection, errrr, I mean Trick or Treating. Since it was a school night too, and most of my friends have kids in grade school, it was important to be home and tucked in by 8pm. A good time was had by all. And gosh, the Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-43311777639698584312010-10-29T00:13:00.000-07:002010-10-29T00:13:00.245-07:00Undead Undead Undead
'Nuff Said. Happy Halloween y'all!
Chas Music Picks - For Friday Oct 29th Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
From Wiki: Together for only six weeks, Bauhaus entered the studio for the first time at Beck Studios in Wellingborough to record a demo. The band recorded five songs; one of the tracks from the session, "Bela Lugosi's Dead", running more than nine minutes, was released as the group's debut Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-34870905325863702992010-10-27T06:45:00.000-07:002010-10-27T06:45:00.631-07:00Warts and VeinsCheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-55438919751716203692010-10-13T04:54:00.000-07:002010-10-13T04:54:00.556-07:00Sharp-Shinned Hawk vs. Northern FlickerCheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-78928495026975937342010-10-10T15:22:00.000-07:002010-10-10T15:25:02.417-07:00Two WeeksIt's been almost two weeks since Dexy's daddy moved up to Seattle from Las Vegas. We're settling in nicely. At least I think we are. Mostly, I feel like Dexy and I have exhaled for the first time in months, if not years. And I'm definitely noticing a change in her with regard to having Daddy/Man Energy in the house, which IMO, is excellent. She needed this. And so did I.
Also cool... for the Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-66655188827973117322010-09-24T14:01:00.000-07:002010-09-24T14:01:47.964-07:00National RansomI just <3 me some E.C. But it kind of sucks when your favorite musician in the whole wide world (not to mention your daughter's namesake) is such a bloody prolific songwriter. Because frankly, I can't keep up with all the music my husband, errrr I mean Rock G-d, creates. But I try. I really do. And this one looks AWESOME (you can hear a clip on Shawn Stewart's blog). Duh. Of course it does.
OnCheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-18448616707393332402010-09-22T06:22:00.000-07:002010-09-22T06:22:00.363-07:00I Heart AutumnCheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-77321681119797513042010-09-21T16:43:00.000-07:002010-09-21T16:46:26.046-07:00Ch-ch-ch-ch-ChangesI still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test.
Changes - David Bowie
It's been five (5!) years this month since Dexy's daddy and I, you Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-51630519595871345292010-09-01T05:56:00.000-07:002010-09-01T05:56:00.053-07:00Put a cork in it.Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-35869947237938447442010-08-29T13:18:00.000-07:002010-08-30T13:41:00.317-07:00Favorite Things - The GettyOne of my favorite places on earth is The Getty Center in Los Angeles, CA.
I was going through some old pics this morning and came across some that I took on my last visit there. Sharing a few of them with you below; can you see why I love it so? Depending on the light, time of day/year, weather, etc. there is an endless array of interest for the eye (& camera lens) to take in. And I'm not Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-46223215653134127872010-08-21T17:33:00.000-07:002010-08-21T17:35:28.222-07:00Quiet Please!Dudes, sometimes I just want need it to be QUIET!
For me, one of the hardest things about being a single parent is how noisy it can be.
Now I know what y'all will say, that ALL kids are noisy and ALL parents want peace/quiet, so what does being a single parent have to do with anything? But you're just going to have to trust me on this one, it's totally worse for those of us doing this parenting Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725951419986488772.post-54349922638312517952010-08-19T02:22:00.000-07:002010-08-19T02:22:00.334-07:00Mr. Good Enough is Actually Perfectly AwesomeI was over on Ms. Single Mama's blog the other day and saw a reference to this book:
Do NOT be fooled by this title!
And of course, the title totally made me cringe. But I bought it anyway. And now I'm more than 1/2 way through it, and much like the PAX workshops I've been attending since May, this book is changing my life. Not just incrementally. But like, monumentally.
Cool right?
So I'm Cheryl R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06725016421225923344noreply@blogger.com5