Walking in the Desert

Most days

I have to force myself to put on my tennis shoes

grab my iphone and headset

and head out the door

to get my exercise

Recently

my town built a really nice

baseball soccer dog park

about a quarter of a mile

behind my house

since our government is broke

and we are borrowing money from China

it just seems fitting to call it

 the Chinese ball park

It's been a nice addition to our neighborhood

I love the fact that I can practically walk out my door

and get my two miles in without

really leaving my house

at night

the lights from the ball park give off a glow

and I can see the scoreboard flashing from my kitchen window

and when we sit on the back porch

you can hear the sounds of people chattering

and the crack of the bat hitting the ball

at first

I was a little miffed that they were destroying the desert

behind our house

I love living in the desert

but my opinion has changed

and so I would just like to thank the Chinese Government

for building such a beautiful park

behind my house

even if it cost a gazillion dollars

and our Government will be paying on it for years and years

Petie

A Birthday and A Famous Pizza Chef

The dwarf turned seventeen the other day

where has the time gone?

A few years ago

walking down the corridor of PCH

to get her annual mri scan

I had an out of body experience

I felt my feet leave the ground

and it seemed like my entire past with Ali

came flying by me and I had an overwhelming

sense of peace come of over me

and then within seconds

my feet were back on the ground

I really can't explain it

but to say that somehow I knew everything was going to be okay

living with a dwarf has not been easy

but it has been so worth it

I wouldn't change a thing

It saddens me today

to know that people are having tests to make sure their babies are okay

and if they're not, making some tough decisions

on what to do with a child that is not perfect in the eye's of this world

all I can say is that they are missing out

on so much JOY

every child is PERFECT

I wouldn't trade the past seventeen years for anything

Thank you God for blessing us with her

For her birthday

she wanted to go to Chris Bianco's Italian Restaurant

he is the famous pizza chef that lives in Arizona

since we kind of have a history with him and ali

I called him over to take a picture with her

Thanks Chris for making Ali's day

and by the way

the food was to die for

I can't wait to go back

Petie

Going back to the Holidays

Here are a few pics I took during the holidays

of my Christmas decorations

and

those **** sugar cookies

My sister in law does cinnamon rolls

for the family

I think we need to switch jobs

she has it too easy...

I made the pillows a few years ago

out of old table clothes and a western shirt of my hubbies

I still have my decorations to put away

but I am catching up

on all my tv shows that were recorded for the past month

Did you watch Downton Abbey's two hour special?

Loved it...

Petie

A Magical Christmas

i love this pic of Hank

monkey see monkey do

(maybe I spend too much time on the computer)

if he was quiet we knew where we could find him 

I really didn't mean to be gone so long from the blog

but I was busy getting ready for Christmas

family, food and fun

and

naps

There is nothing like having grandchildren around at

Christmas time

it's magical

My house was upside down for a week

and I loved every minute of it

and

my oldest daughter surprised me with

CHICKENS

eight in all

We kept them in the laundry room for a week

and then they started to venture into the kitchen

and pooping everywhere

it was time for them to go outside

My hubby built them a home

and we are having so much fun with them

they really are lucky chickens

Happy New Year's

a few days late

Petie