Mom-Me-Sis

WeSpentTheWeekendTogetherInPhoenix.LotsOfCatchingUpAndLotsOfLaughter:)

WeFoundSeveralGreatCoffeehousesToo:

ShotOfJava-DowntownGlendale

Cherbini's-Tempe

SunriseBagels-Gilbert

ThanksY'all!

Tempe'sCheribini

NewInARecession!

ExtraChunkyPeanutButter

WithAHandfulOfDarkChocolateChips...Heavenly:)

ThePerfectCombination.

Nuts and Berries

The last few winters I have discovered the beauty of sleep.  Ahhhh ... that bed with its comfy down comforter and all of its pillows just calling my name!  SO NICE!  

Well, now adays it is "so nice", but for most of my life naps and any sleep over 5 hours a day was just a waste of time; actually perceived as "evil" in my book; just ask "take-a-nap-a-day-Heather". I mean, I could be doing something else! 

Go, go, go.  Do, do, do.  I couldn't sit still at all ... I could simultaneously serve on committees, start a small business, raise2 kids alone, be team mom, be room mom, and train for a marathon! 

No wonder I sleep so much these days ... gotta catch up! :) 

Since it's mid-February and I have had fairly normal sleep patterns, I thought I had skipped the hibernation stage this year.  Woo Hoo!  I was ready to celebrate!  Maybe I'm 26 years old again!  (God forbid)  But today I got home from work at about 4:30 with plans to go for a long, sunny walk along the Rio Salado. 

NOPE!  Guess my body had other plans.  I sat down for just a minute.  Then I layed down with shoes, jacket and all ... for 2 HOURS!  Totally missed the sunset and everything :)  Crap!  Let's gather of nuts and berries!

Maybe tonight I will get a chance to read ... ha ha ha!  Reading ACTUALLY = "dozing-off-with-the-lights-on-and-my-book-on-my-chest". 

ZZZZzzzzzz, Lisa

Time with Mother Nature

On a gorgeous Valentine's Day.  I'm at Papago Park :)

Love is Free

I have spent the day listening to Sheryl Crow, John Lennon, Bob Marley, the Indigo Girls, and Hootie and the Blowfish.  Since I'm a bit of a rookie with the MediaPlayer stuff, I only have a few albums downloaded to put into a playlist.  And once I "do" a playlist I first celebrate that actually was able to make one, then I just let it play and play, and go and go - for hours even!

I heard "love wisdom" from those artists no less than 4 times each this afternoon while I cleaned.  There were some pretty amazing tunes and you'd think I'd remember each one of them in detail, but there is only one phrase that keeps popping up in my mind ... "Love is free.  Free is love."

So, why do I put limitations on it?  Why do I have to quantify and qualify it?  Why do I question and challenge it, especially as I sit here alone on Valentine's Eve? 

Makes me giggle!  :)  I think I have successfully gone a bit cuckoo!

So for today: I chose to embrace all of the love I can ever imagine - "to infinity and beyond"!


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Love, by John Lennon

Love is real, real is love,
Love is feeling, feeling love, Love is wanting to be loved.

Love is touch, touch is love,
Love is reaching, reaching love,
Love is asking to be loved.


Love is you, You and me,
Love is knowing, We can be.

Love is free, free is love,
Love is living, living love,
Love is needing to be loved.

The Feet Of Travelers

Millie needed a new battery last week, so while waiting for the bus I was lying in the inviting grass of Grady Gammage Auditoriam taking pictures of the blue, blue sky ... and my feet, of course.  I hopped aboard the little shuttle and met Louie!  He said, "I do that, too!"  (huh?)  He then showed me photos of HIS feet that he had taken all over the country.  I thought I was the only one!  Any who .... he has been traveling for 10 years; from upstate New York.  This is a photo of our feet together.

Love,Me

The Little Things

Like freshly vacuumed carpet!  Thanks for the little vacuum, Mom!
Santiago's carpets look FABulous now :)

SanFranShower!

ThanksJulie,ForWelcomingJJandILastWeek.BeingCleanFeelsSoooooGood!!

Old Friends, John and Dale Go Tempe Buffaloes!

We are in our new digs!

John Pickens and I have been friends since 7th grade at Gilliland Jr. High.  And Dale Douglas is one of his friends that I sort of remember from way back, but I moved to Denver in the 9th grade ... long time ago :)

Dale's family has an old building on an old lot in old Tempe that was a packing room for a date farm back in the 30's.  Cool!  There is just enough room for Santiago and the Bucket to be comfy amidst the hauling trailers, old cars, broom sticks and piles of wood.

They are providing us a very save place to squat with water, electricity and a 7 foot concrete fortress around us :)  We are like princesses of the desert!

And we are sooooo grateful!

Sisters In Ministry

These gals were so much fun!  We all worked an event at US Airways Arena in Phoenix called "Get Motivated".  It featured Colin Powell, Laura Bush, Sarah Palin, Zig Ziglar, etc. I was able to work for a day and meet these gals while we waited around for our assignments.

Deborah (left) and Diane (right) are from Austin TX.  They are involved in a Christian ministry that keeps them safe and off the streets ~ they shared their personal stories with me and in he few hours we were together friendships were formed.  In turn for the care and support provided by their church, they travel to each of these seminars across the country to work and commune together.

When I get to Austin I plan to visit them!  They promised me a prayerful church service full of gospel singing, dancing (they know 4 versions of the Electric Slide), love, and lessons on the life of Jesus.

I can't wait!

HaHaHa!

SantiagoGetsASpecialParkingSpotAtChaseFieldInPHX!

Ritz!

This guy parked next to me today while I was at the Coffee Plantation.  His passionately painted car is an expression of his love of music.  It had references to more than that though: Johnny Cash, Bette Paige, Alanis Morrisette, and Hebrew National Hot Dogs were all part of the montage. 

He has a handlebar moustache, wore "skinny jeans" and a red sport coat ... outlandish!  AND lovely!  He was nice enough to pose for this photo :)  Although it looks like he has a mohawk which would totally fit his persona, but that's just a few palm trees in the distance - funny!

Thanks for letting me chat with you, Ritz!  Good luck in Denver!

TheNewCoffeePlantation

IMadeIt!

While in Quartzsite ...

We met Cranston ...

He is a self-proclaimed "Rambler" from Denver.  26 years ago he left Denver on his mountain bike to follow a journey of freedom.  He is happy and loves "making wire into gold".  He calls it gold because he makes the jewelry with his hands out of love.

Cool, right?  Nice meeting you, Cranston!

PeaceGraffiti

WeFoundThisInAVeryOld,AbandonedBuilding(WithNoRoof)OnHighway60inAZ.