Santa Cruz.

This is where I want to be. I can hear the arcade bells, the music from the carousel, and the people screaming from the rides. I can smell the fresh salt air and the deep fried food from the midway. I can feel the warm sun on my face and the cool sand on my feet. Can you?

Happy Easter!

I got an Easter surprise! Mom was always the best when it came to surprises. I remember one year it rained on Easter, so instead of having us kids hunt for eggs in the rain, she put different colored strings for us to follow through the house with clues as to where to look next. I don't remember which colored string was mine, but I do remember finding one clue in the oven and that my Easter basket was in the shower in the guest room. What a fun mom!

Water for Elephants

I went to see Water for Elephants. As usual, the book was better than the movie. But I liked the movie.

The sound of the train gave me a strangely familiar sensation, though. Like I'd been on millions of trains before. The truth is, I think I've only been on one in my whole life. Isn't that weird? I wonder if there's such things as past lives.

Uh oh. I'm in trouble.

So I'm watching Pirates of the Caribbean, and they get to the part about the compass pointing to what you want most in the world. I'm dismayed to realize that what I want most is something that I will never have again. I guess it's time for some soul searching.

A laugh while driving.

I just love a company with a sense of humor. I just had to go back and take a picture of this sign.

Spring has sprung!

Spring has sprung in Clovis, and this rose bush always makes an awesome showing. The wind is blowing, the wind chimes are singing, the sky is bright blue with white puffy clouds, and the flowers are blooming. Best of all, the weather is nice enough to have all the windows and doors open throughout the day. Yay for Springtime!

Just a thought...

I had a yard sale today with my neighbor Julie. I didn't sell Ginger's Dogloo. She was my "soul mutt" and an inside dog, so she never really had to use it, but it was HERS. Maybe I was asking too much in purpose.

UPDATE: I put the Dogloo on Craigslist, and I got the $50 I was asking for. A nice guy from Madera bought it, and he's got three little dogs who are going to share it. I was a little sad to see it go, but I'm glad to know that there are three little "doglets" out there that are going to have a place to stay warm when winter comes. (6/2011)