Today we are going to Los Gatos to reunite with Tricia's brothers. She hasn't seen her older brother Dennis for 10 years and her younger brother, Michael for about 4. They haven't seen the little ones so I am sure they will be fully entertained.
Glass artist Erin Davenport - Handmade glass beads and jewelry and my lovely family
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Monday, May 17, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Of Course...
Of course I get sick the day before a show. My house of 6 people have been passing it around since the week before Christmas and I have been nursing them back to health. Somehow I escaped coming down with it the whole time. Toddlers coughing in my face, snotty noses being wiped on my shirts, the whole 9. I went through two cans of Lysol and constantly washed my hands. I thought I escaped it. Well, I didn't.
Tomorrow I will be a vendor at a cool show in Concord, CA and it is supposed to be big. A bring in the new year and get a head start on you resolutions type event. If you are around the Bay Area, stop by. I promise I won't cough on you.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Happy Birthday To Me!
My 11 year old daughter made this for me early this morning for my birthday! It is so sweet :) We all went to the park for about 45 minutes before we took her to school. We don't usually go that early. I often will take the toddlers a little later in the morning but today I wanted my oldest to go. When we were dropping her off at school, she pulled it out of her backpack. I love it!
Friday, September 11, 2009
September 11 - We Will Never Forget
I just wanted to share the most fabulous pictures my mother took on September 11, 2004. These were taken in Vacaville at an event held in memory of that dreadful day. The top pic should be on the cover of a magazine. When I first saw it, I got chills all over. The red head is my daughter, and the other two cuties are my neice and nephew.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Not Going Through the Motions
As I get a little older, the little things touch me deeper. Nice gestures mean more, the cute things my kids do bring a big smile, I feel tingles when a song I am listening to touches me, and small things that remind me of special people in my life that I have lost bring tears to my eyes in an instant.
My oldest is 11 and she is now a big middle schooler. She sings like an angel and joined the choir this year. It is four weeks into our school year and they had their first recital last night at our Barnes & Noble book store. There was about 80 kids and about the same number adults crammed into the back of the store. I got my friend to watch the toddlers so I didn't have to wrestle with them while trying to watch the choir. My husband Steve was trying to fight traffic to get their on time. I brought the camcorder and texted him with my exact location in the crowd, which fortunately was the side Adrienne was on, and got the camera ready. I was trying to let Steve know it was okay if he didn't make it because I was video taping it. He said "I will be there. I am not going to miss it!" 30 seconds before they started singing I see him wiggling through the crowd headed my way. I was so happy he made it. He whistled his distict way, Adrienne looked up and smiled, then they started singing.
They sounded beautiful. I held the video camera above the crowd and taped, zoomed in on Adrienne. I didn't bring my still camera or I would post a picture. Steve and I traded off because our arms kept tiring. The woman in front of us had her cell phone flipped open, allowing the person on the other end to hear the singing. I had to fight the tears pretty hard when I saw that. I don't know why it made me that emotional, but it must have been a daddy who was still at work, or couldn't quite make it through the traffic we are cursed with out here in the East Bay.
They sang 15 songs. It was so full of energy and harmonious. Amazing for 4 weeks of school! The teacher looked like he was conducting an orchestra and sang along with the kids. He was so much fun to watch. These music programs are all in danger at our schools... what a loss it would be for the kids to not have an outlet like this. It was a great 15 minutes and then back to our regularly scheduled life that I am so grateful for.
My husband drives a lot for work and is constantly struggling with traffic. He called this morning and said he was experiencing really heavy traffic and assumed there must be an accident ahead, we talked for a few and then hung up. He called about 1/2 hour later to say he had just seen a deceased woman as the result of the traffic accident. She was covered with a blanket, but her arm was not and he saw she was wearing several pieces of jewelry. It was 7:22 a.m. and surely she was on her way to work, like she probably did every other morning at that time.
Right after this I go to see why my sweet little old neighbor's dog was barking so much. He is a widow and has lived alone in the house he shared with his wife for a few years. I look out the window and see a fire truck and ambulance parked out front. About 10 minutes later, out he comes on a stretcher. I don't know what happened, but fortunately another family member had already arrived.
So, I feel especially emotional today, with the primary feeling being gratitude. I am grateful for my health and my family and respectful of how delicate life is. I am humbled by my neighbor, and know that how my life is now will change greatly over the years. Have a great day, and I am off to put capes on my toddllers and play superheroes for a while!
My oldest is 11 and she is now a big middle schooler. She sings like an angel and joined the choir this year. It is four weeks into our school year and they had their first recital last night at our Barnes & Noble book store. There was about 80 kids and about the same number adults crammed into the back of the store. I got my friend to watch the toddlers so I didn't have to wrestle with them while trying to watch the choir. My husband Steve was trying to fight traffic to get their on time. I brought the camcorder and texted him with my exact location in the crowd, which fortunately was the side Adrienne was on, and got the camera ready. I was trying to let Steve know it was okay if he didn't make it because I was video taping it. He said "I will be there. I am not going to miss it!" 30 seconds before they started singing I see him wiggling through the crowd headed my way. I was so happy he made it. He whistled his distict way, Adrienne looked up and smiled, then they started singing.
They sounded beautiful. I held the video camera above the crowd and taped, zoomed in on Adrienne. I didn't bring my still camera or I would post a picture. Steve and I traded off because our arms kept tiring. The woman in front of us had her cell phone flipped open, allowing the person on the other end to hear the singing. I had to fight the tears pretty hard when I saw that. I don't know why it made me that emotional, but it must have been a daddy who was still at work, or couldn't quite make it through the traffic we are cursed with out here in the East Bay.
They sang 15 songs. It was so full of energy and harmonious. Amazing for 4 weeks of school! The teacher looked like he was conducting an orchestra and sang along with the kids. He was so much fun to watch. These music programs are all in danger at our schools... what a loss it would be for the kids to not have an outlet like this. It was a great 15 minutes and then back to our regularly scheduled life that I am so grateful for.
My husband drives a lot for work and is constantly struggling with traffic. He called this morning and said he was experiencing really heavy traffic and assumed there must be an accident ahead, we talked for a few and then hung up. He called about 1/2 hour later to say he had just seen a deceased woman as the result of the traffic accident. She was covered with a blanket, but her arm was not and he saw she was wearing several pieces of jewelry. It was 7:22 a.m. and surely she was on her way to work, like she probably did every other morning at that time.
Right after this I go to see why my sweet little old neighbor's dog was barking so much. He is a widow and has lived alone in the house he shared with his wife for a few years. I look out the window and see a fire truck and ambulance parked out front. About 10 minutes later, out he comes on a stretcher. I don't know what happened, but fortunately another family member had already arrived.
So, I feel especially emotional today, with the primary feeling being gratitude. I am grateful for my health and my family and respectful of how delicate life is. I am humbled by my neighbor, and know that how my life is now will change greatly over the years. Have a great day, and I am off to put capes on my toddllers and play superheroes for a while!
Monday, September 1, 2008
The Last Week
It is here... my last week of work. When I started working for the local municipality, I was sure I would retire from there. Since then, I have had two babies and my daycare expenses have grown to almost what I make. Plus, I had no idea my beloved jewelry making hobby would blossom into this fabulous business that is most often starving for my attention and a budding glass sculpture/blowing business as well. Steve and I decided it was time for me to stay home with our three kids and we would struggle but it would be worth it.
This week, I will close the door on my solid, reliable, benefit paying and retirement providing job and be a starving artist! I can't wait!
My little Stevie got really sick last Sunday as we were coming home from our weekend in Monterey. His fever came on through the night and was existent on Monday but was through the roof by Monday night. He wouldn't eat and he kept going over 103 degrees. I know moms typically overreact to fevers and I did my best to treat it at home with Motrin. The fever was relentless and his appetite was absent. His eyes hurt and they were bloodshot. We had glimpses of a healthy boy for a few hours at a time when the Motrin was working. I ended up staying home all week with him. On Wednesday we noticed he had these large swollen knots under his jaw line. It was one of the scariest moments of my life when I felt those things. We rushed him to emergency as fast as we could. He was blazin' hot and we had no idea what was going on. It turns out it was his lymph nodes that were swollen. One was 2cm by 4cm. Doc said he had a virus that his fever was trying to burn out and in the process his lymph nodes got a bacterial infection. His fever was minimal yesterday and he was back to normal today, except he still doesn't have much of an appetite. Hopefully we will have our old Stevie back tomorrow!
This week, I will close the door on my solid, reliable, benefit paying and retirement providing job and be a starving artist! I can't wait!
My little Stevie got really sick last Sunday as we were coming home from our weekend in Monterey. His fever came on through the night and was existent on Monday but was through the roof by Monday night. He wouldn't eat and he kept going over 103 degrees. I know moms typically overreact to fevers and I did my best to treat it at home with Motrin. The fever was relentless and his appetite was absent. His eyes hurt and they were bloodshot. We had glimpses of a healthy boy for a few hours at a time when the Motrin was working. I ended up staying home all week with him. On Wednesday we noticed he had these large swollen knots under his jaw line. It was one of the scariest moments of my life when I felt those things. We rushed him to emergency as fast as we could. He was blazin' hot and we had no idea what was going on. It turns out it was his lymph nodes that were swollen. One was 2cm by 4cm. Doc said he had a virus that his fever was trying to burn out and in the process his lymph nodes got a bacterial infection. His fever was minimal yesterday and he was back to normal today, except he still doesn't have much of an appetite. Hopefully we will have our old Stevie back tomorrow!
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