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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I look like Jesse Jackson!!!

Passion Fruit and Chex

We went to a petting zoo last weekend and has so much fun. It's called ZooMar and it is down in San Juan Capistrano. 

He was also very excited to ride a horse named Chex.

Also I have a Passion Flower plant that a friend of mine gave me to many years ago back in Portland.  Last year it finally got a flower which was incredible.  

Now all of a sudden it is growing fruit.  And on top of that is growing another flower.   I am so excited.  I've never had anything grow fruit before.  Let alone something I have tended to.

Here are some Halloween Pictures. Enjoy....

Happy Halloween Everyone

Molly - a.k.a. Snaggle Toe

Molly has been in our family for almost a month now and I finally feel like I can share about her. I have a better sense about what kind of dog she is. We adopted Molly from the Newport Beach Animal Shelter, she is beagle/retriever mix and is around a year old.  Although she has been a great addition to our home she has also been a lot of work.  She is a bit hyper but lets Mason crawl all over her.  Her is a little more information about her:

Likes:

Treats

Being Brushed

Balls that squeak

Kisses

Bark Park

Rabbits

Car Rides

Shoes

Dislikes:

People running past her

Tail being pulled

Food

Her Snaggle Toe being played with

Short Walks

Her Harness

Her Snaggle Toe is a bit crazy. It is a little toe on the side of her foot and although she she has a nail growing it doesn't have much else.

I am sure I will be sharing much more about Molly because she is the first animal I have since Tiger passed away.  I think it has been an easy transition because she is not another kitty.  She is loved in a different way.  Of course Tiger would not have been happy having a dog in the house.  

With and Without TCS

This is a picture I took on my laptop.  Just a regular picture but you can tell the signs of my Treacher Collins Syndrome.  Mostly in the eyes.  That slight notch and down ward slop.  Well I was playing around and I took another picture using one of the effects called a mirror.  I was slightly surprised on how it turned out......

So I figured this is what my face would look like without the TCS.  I wanted to try and do the mirror the other way to see what I would look like if the TCS was worse but I was unable to.  I feel these two pictures are very different and although I have come to accept that TCS is and will always be in my life it is was a nice break to, even for just a moment, dream about what my life would be like without it.

Officially a Soccer Mom

As Fall slowly slips into the air I took Mason to his first soccer practice. The weather was cloudy but still warm out and I, along with a multitude of other over zealous parents following their small children around, try to get Mason to follow the drills and make the goals. But mainly we just kicked the ball and visited with all the doggies that came to watch.

He may not be the next Beckham but he sure is my favorite soccer player.

September

Listening: to the sounds of the power sprayer in the warehouse....and easy listening radio.

Watching: Waiting patiently for "The Office" to start.....I know Jim will propose!!!

Reading: "Raising our Children, Raising Ourselves" by Naomi, Ph.D. Aldort. I am doing a little over the phone book club with my sister who lives in Connecticut.

Making: A hemp band for my mother's new cowboy hat. Putting together Iron-On Sponsor Kits for dirt bikers.

Eating: Lunch, consisting of a half a turkey sandwich, pretzels, grapes, a banana and water. Yum Ü

Wanting: Summer to last a little longer and my mother to stop smoking.

Thinking: About the book I am reading. It says that you need to have one on one time with each child you have. This helps them to build self-esteem and confidence in them selves. I am just thinking about how much one on one time I got to have with my single mother growing up and if it had any effect on my needy characteristics as an adult.