More 'Cinderella' time!

The millionaire didn't get to come down for Labor Day. :o(
Oh, well, it will give me a chance to mop the floor, clean house, do laundry, and live like,...
well,... like Cinderella!

My Cinderella weekend...

With a millionaire, Thursday I got the tour of the town, and we dropped in on a few of his "projects". Had a wonderful lunch, and went to the Triple Door for dinner and a great show. WOW!

And this was Friday.

Salty's for lunch, with a beautiful view of Seattle and the Needle behind us. (with the phone in his ear.)

Then it was off to Pike Place Market, where we bought a Seahawks shirt so that I could fit in to the rest of the world on game day.
And then we went to one of my favorite places in Seattle, the fountain at the Space Needle. I LOVE to watch this fountain!

Then we went to a great restraunt near the stadium for dinner before the game,

then down the block to Qwest Stadium for the Seahawks vs Raiders game! Wooohoo!!!

This is Taima, the Seahawk. I figured they'd use an osprey or something, but she was something I'd never seen before. So of course, I had to find out what species she is. She's an Augur hawk from South Africa.

We were in the 3rd row, on the 45 yard line. Great seats!!!

The millionaire is supposed to be coming down to Portland this afternoon because I have tomorrow and Tuesday off! :o)
He seems to really like me... go figure...

I'm going to Seattle tonight,...

I'll fill you in on,... well, lets see,... I guess it will be Saturday!

I think I told you about Doug,...

...although at the time, I think I just called him "the mortgage broker from Seattle".

This is the one I mentioned very casually when I was in Boise for Mom's Birthday. (It's been arranged for a LONG time!) My friend, Bridget from work, set us up. Doug and her husband, Frank, have been buddies since high school, and although they emailed from time to time, they had not seen each other in several years.

We had SUCH a wonderful time. We went out for a wonderful dinner, and then went dancing. I stayed up until 2 AM!!! Doug is such fun. He's very funny and very sweet.



And it true hillbilly form, (you'd be proud sis!), I asked why we parked on the corner in what was obviously not a place to park.... Bridget whispered,... "Valet parking...."
Oh, yeah,... I knew that.
We got that sorta thing over there in idaho... some feller comes outta Jakes Tavern and moves yer John Deere outta the way so that George can git his truck up close to show off the 5 point buck he bagged that mornin'. ...I think its the same thing!

The designer calls it "Squeak",...

...but it's far from mousey.

Here are a few of the photos from the shoot Lisa did for the designer
that makes the clothes out of latex.
It's so strange to see her like this,... it's so not her.
But it definetly shows her ability to be deverse.
(She looks like something Andrea would draw!!!)

Wild, huh?

It's just soooo cool that she's getting to do this kind of stuff.
I'm so excited for her.

It just dawned on me,... If Obama is elected president, it will be the first time in my life that the President of the United States is YOUNGER than me. OMG, I'm getting OLD!!!

Intruder! Intruder! Intruder!

Ok, so I'm sitting at my computer last night, home alone 'cuz Lisa is out doing stuff. I here the door open and this comes walking down the hall...

My first thought is a space alien is coming after me, so I dive behind the sofa. But upon peeking over the top, I realize it's LISA, and she looks like she's just had the crap beat out of her.... THEN, I realize it's the weirdest makeup job I've ever seen - and I start laughing - really hard.
Her hair has been ratted and pinned up into a Mohawk, and she has green leaves on one eye, and major red on the other eye and cheek. Bazaaaarrr!

Apparently she had a photo shoot for a designer that makes clothes out of latex, (rubber), and so this is what the makeup artist did for the shoot!

The punker/goth look is sooooo NOT Lisa, it was just WEIRD to see it on her!

But I must admit, I cant WAIT to see the photos! Very funky, I'm sure. I've seen some amazing shots of her, these photographers are pretty creative, but this one... I cant wait!!! She said she had on huge platform boots, and was doing weird stuff like teetering on a tiny beam between two pools of water, crouching down in a pile of old scrap metal and wood, and hanging off a rope by one hand,... I can't wait to see this batch!!!

Taking a vote....

OK, I need opinions here!

Which one looks most like Kate?

I'm having fun with faces!

Ok, here's two funny monkeys!

Andrea and Lisa

Here's Mom!

I made Mom! Isn't she cute!

The transformation is complete,...

We are officially cartoon characters!

And I think we're pretty darn cute no matter how you see us!

Cartoon Central.... LOL!!!

I made a little
avitar manga of myself.
Does it look like me?

This is Kate's.
Do we look like sisters???

Now, here's Jodi's !

Are we cute or what????
Hey, we ARE comical characters!

The year in review... Good bye!

So much can happen in a year.
I had a fake wedding and a real divorce. I moved to an apartment in a big city that I don’t know, and where I don’t know a sole. My truck died almost immediately after getting divorced, so I rode my motorcycle in the rain. I started dating and at least now I’ve made a few friends. I sold my motorcycle, hoping to save for down payment on a house, but alas, it ended up going to Andrea’s shrink instead. I’ve bragged about my daughters, made fun of my mother and sisters, found out I need to have my gizzards burned out. All in all, it’s been a roller coaster year that I’m not sad to see is behind me. But I must say, I’ve grown stronger and more confident in myself along the way.
Ok, that about wraps it up!

But if you want to share the joy of this journey,… here are a few links to my posts.

Lisa, Andrea, and I went to the “Body Worlds” exhibit at OMSI.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/08/body-worlds-exhibit.html

I watched the Blue Angles over the skys of Hillsboro.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/08/us-navys-blue-angels-are-in-town.html

I blogged about Gracie, my lifelong roommate.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-lifelong-roommate.html

I planted a beautiful perennial garden in Bob’s front yard. (BTW, It looks great this year!)
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/08/earth-laughs-in-flowers-ralph-waldo.html

I became unemployed and stressed about daughters.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/08/so-much-going-on.html

I got a job.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/09/wooohoo-monday-i-get-to-start-my-new.htmlet-to-start-my-new.html

There was to be a vicious duel on the beach. Something about cotton candy and teeth picking…
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/08/so-much-going-on.html
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/08/so-much-going-on.html

I had a fake wedding on the beach, and a real and wonderful family weekend.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/09/this-is-how-memories-are-made.html

I invented snot-fuel.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/09/im-going-to-be-rich.html

I tried to see the Roloffs, for Jodi.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-tried-to-see-roloffs.html

I made fun of Jodi.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-you-see-is-what-you-get.html

I blogged about going to Africa, and shared my favorite words in KiSwahili.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/10/jambo-jina-langu-linda.html

I discovered that the most fuel efficient vehicle in the world is my body!
And I decided to power Portland with body fat.
http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=6151029189268768726&searchType=CURRENT&page=4

Lisa got a contract with a modeling agency.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/11/another-example-of-be-careful-what-you.html

I wrote about being a mom, and my wonderful mother.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/11/grace-under-fire-aka-mom.html

I stressed over Andrea.

Lisa and I made the winter road trip from hell.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2007/12/winter-roadtrip-this-is-gonna-be-long.html

I put panty liners in my shoes.
I grumbled about hating January.
I kissed Africa goodbye.
I changed my blog from Lala Land to Hooty Hoot.

Kate and I decided to become bounty hunters.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/01/kate-lala-bounty-hunters.htmlers.html

I blogged about Global Warming and niche species – still one of my favorite posts.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/01/this-little-blue-rock.html

I made fun of Mom.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/02/best-mom-ever.html

I had bush tits.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-have-bush-tits-oh-my-gosh-they-are-so.html

I bought a red hot-rod – computer.

I started my official “bucket list”.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-bucket-list.html

I made fun of Mom again.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/02/mom-isms.html

I said something nice about Kate. (just proof that it does happen sometimes!)
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-love-this-picture.html

Jodi, Kate, and I got our noses pierced!
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/03/we-are-sisters-we-will-always-be.html

I wrote about telling kids the truth about Santa.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-believe-in-santa-and-i-hope-i-always.html

I got divorced, and moved into the apartment from hell.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/03/ugh-rolling-eyes.html

I said nice stuff about Heather, ‘cuz she totally freekin’ rocks!
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/03/to-heather.html

I gave kudos to Eldorado, Texas for taking over 400 children away from a Mormon fundamentalists compound.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/not-all-heros-wear-capes.html

Lisa got Boobies!!!
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/fairy-tale-come-true.html

I admitted to signing up on Match.com, and the nagging began,… - sigh -
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/matchcom.html

I made fun of my sisters.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/opinions.html

I bought a car.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-love-my-motorcycle-but.html

I shared some of Lisa’s professional photos.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/kinda-cute-kid-huh.html

I shared some home photos of Lisa.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/wow.html

Kate and Anna came to visit.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/where-does-she-come-up-with-this-stuff.html

The source of the naked chicken photo, and a couple photos of Jodi too!
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/04/pictures-of-jodi.html

I made fun of Jodi.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/05/lots-of-people-think-about-doing-stuff.html

I shared three of my articles on house plants.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/05/inside-out-with-houseplants.html
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/05/bright-ideas-for-low-light-areas.html
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/06/clean-air-leads-to-bright-employees.html

I bragged about Lisa.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/05/poor-homely-child.html

I scolded my mother, bad lala.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/05/poor-homely-child.html

I declared my independence from Boise, and my love of the PNW.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/05/sorry.html

I blogged about dating again.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/06/whats-girl-to-do.html

I showed you Lisa’s Lucky McNugget.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/06/lisa-and-i-are-going-to-own-mcdonalds.html

I blogged about dating some more – I don’t learn.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/06/update-from-lala-land.html

I made Jodi a birthday cake!
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/06/update-from-lala-land.html

I bragged about Lisa again.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/06/lisas-1st-runway-job.html

Independence Day.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-am-greatful-to-be-american.html

Surpise! More posts about dating! (sheeesh…)
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/07/me.html
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/07/heres-whats-on-men-u-for-dinner-tonight.html

And again, I bragged about Lisa. – Ok, I’m definitely seeing a couple of trends here in my blogging…
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/07/poor-homely-child.html

I met "the attorney". (Warning! Major Change In Blogging Trends Ahead.)
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/07/yep.html

I bragged about Andrea.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-other-amazing-daughter.html

I got ticked off at work, but turned it into another post about "the attorney"!
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/08/grrrr.html

I whined about a medical procedure.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/08/well-i-went-to-my-doctor-yesterday-to.html
I felt so sorry for poor Jacki Dee.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/08/poor-boo-boo.html

I made fun of myself.
http://lovinglifeinlalaland.blogspot.com/2008/08/boy-we-are-bunch-of-bloggin-fools-arent.html

and that pretty well sums up my year.

The world can pretty much kiss my feathered little Hooty butt! LOL!

Here's a fun thing to try,...

It's called MyShape.com. I saw this in "O" magazine.
http://www.myshape.com/

Basically, you answer a few questions about lifestyle, taste and comfort level, and then put in some very specific measurments that they ask for, and it shows you clothes, in your size, and your colors, that will look best on you!

How cool is that? It takes a while to fill it out, but you can save it and come back to it to finish.

My shape is "M".

I'm getting some great ideas!

I have a terrible time finding things that are "appropriate for my age" and look tasteful, but are still fun, a little sexy, and trendy.

These are a few things it picked for me!
What do you think?
Do these look like me?

I think they are adorable!

Of couse, you can buy these actual clothes from the website, but I'm just using it to get some ideas.

P.S. I'm still working on the Year in Review post.
That takes a while!

Poor Boo Boo...

Boy, after reading Jacki's last two posts, I feel pretty stupid whining about my little medical procedure.

When I see one of our kids in pain, it just feels like someone has reached right through my chest, and ripped my heart out. I want so bad to fix their pain... but I know there's nothing I can do. I wish there WAS something I could do. I wish I was there so that I could just hug her and hold her, like I did so many times when she was little....

I love you Gocki.

...whimper...

Well, I went to my Doctor yesterday to get the results of my ultrasound. The good news is, there are no cysts or other odd growths that are causing my problems. I just have developed a uterus that seems to think it needs to be an over-achiever!
She said there is a procedure called Endometrial Ablation that she though would be a good possibility to try before going the hysterectomy route. They basically burn out the lining of the uterus. Eeeewww! It sounds dreadful, but apparently, it's much less invasive that the hysterectomy. The down time is much shorter, only a couple of days vs a few weeks.
What the heck!
I'm game.
Let's do the controlled burn!

Grrrr!!!

Self Control ~ the ability NOT to choke the life out of some asshole who desperately needs it.

I had a dreadful day at work, so I'm fairly ticked off. But I'm even MORE ticked off because I just had the greatest weekend ever with "the attorney", and I'm too pissed to properly write about it.

I'm telling you, I had a fan-freekin'-tastic weekend, with pictures and everything (wink!)! It had it all - drama, excitement, love, adventure! The Thrill of Victory! The Agony of De Feet! (Well, actually, it was de butt cheeks, ... I'll explain later.)

Anyway, it was a great weekend, but I'm too tired and angry to do it justice, so I'll try posting about it tomorrow. (first I said I was too 'pooped and pissed' and then realized that combination was kinda funny, and I DON'T FRICKIN FEEL LIKE BEING FUNNY, Damn it!)

ahem,... More on this later....

Just chillin'...

Sorry sis, I'm still kickin'.
Just nothing to write about right now.