A horse is a horse is a............

A few weeks ago I was animal/house sitting for my Mother and Richard. The Farm is located in horse country(Sussex County, that is). It was fun taking care of the Dogs, cats, and the horses even though it was the height of allergy season! I have attached some snaps of my stay in the valley of horses. They are certainly beautiful creatures! Still fighting the affects of the allegories!

The storm

Today it was a nice day for a winter snow storm. Nasty weather. My company let us go early so it was a real fun ride coming home. Yech. I hate to see my new car get all dirty. Just for fun, I have uploaded some pictures taken from my cell phone. It includes my Son who's reminds me of James Dean, young and moody! LOL! Sorry ladies, he's still underage!

This and that

January was an awful month. Seven people I knew passed away. Glad its February. Meeting some of my buds from College tonight with JL. We are going to see Eric Clapton and Steve Windwood in two weeks. Looking forward to that. Sunday we are going out with Karen and Gina with Amanda and Chen for Chinese. We enjoy that very much. Winding down with my Marketing class. This one has a lot of individual work. Later.

The Crash

Christmas has come and gone. How did that happen so fast? Did everyone get everything they wished for? Had a wonderful Christmas eve and Christmas Day with my family. JL and I hosted dinner at her home with family on both sides and everything turned out fantastic. Couldn't have asked for a nicer day. JL and I didn't exchange presents but we plan to go away soon with the money saved on xmas gifts. My kids did very well this year but really there were no surprises in their gifts. A few minor glitches with two presents but no other issues. Nana decided that she wanted to stay home this year. It was a tough choice but I understood the reasons. She just turned 89 on December 4th and feels more secure in her own surroundings. Simple. School is really a lot or work and I cannot wait for it to end. Work is crazy as usual. Got a lomograph camera from Mom and it should be fun to see what type of pictures it takes. We haven't decided what we want to do for New Years yet. Will see. Looking forward to 2008 and the challenges that the new year will bring. Bye.

Running.....

I have been on the run for months now. No time to take a breather! I have uploaded some snaps of late. Maybe in a few weeks and I can post a real update. Until then...

Monday, March 12, 2007

Have been way too busy. Let's see.. Oh, yeah,,, Had a nice time in Cali. Saw some of things I wanted to see since my last trip. Met Kristy McNichol at the HCS. She was awesome to meet in person! Simply a nice person. Also saw Jane Russell and Natjasa Kinski. I finally made it to A Studio Gallery. I liked all of the photographs and took a peak at AC's own studio. That lady is so creative...The weather was really great and I'm glad I went. Have been busy with school and trying to wrap up all my courses so I can graduate in May. I passed my clep test and that was a major killer of an exam. I also scored an "A" in my Money & banking class. I also got notification for my Photography class in August. Looks like it will be a lot of fun. Kids are doing great. Had them this weekend and we just hung out. Gina is recovering pretty well. I was over her house last Wednesday for Dinner and a Walton's episode. Work is hectic as usual. We are getting ready to convert to a new billing system, so there is much cleanup of the old junk. So that's about it for now.

Sunday, February 4, 2007

Man its cold out there! Well... Old man winter is HERE! The temps have plunged! Gotta keep everything covered! Gina has recovered from her surgery but is in so much pain. Had dinner with her and Karen last night. We were watching season 4 of "The Walton's". What a shame today's television is so crappy. They don't make shows like "The Walton's" . I had stopped over my Fathers house yesterday to pick up some things I was looking for and I came across an old Teddy bear that my Aunt Trudy has made me almost 40 years ago! I thought that bear was lost forever! I hardly have anything from my childhood. The bear is is pretty good shape but really needs a good cleaning! The tail has to be repaired but all in all he's in one piece. I have to give Trudy a call and tell he that I found the bear. She had asked me what had happened to it and I assumed it got thrown away! She will be thrilled that I found him again. I registered for my Photography class in August. I will taking "Wet-Plate Collodion" class by Michael Mazzeo. I am excited to be trying something totally different with my photography. I am so fascinated with the 20th century photography techniques. This will be a five day class from 9:00 to 5:30.
I take my clep test on Tuesday. I really need to get the 6 credits to I can walk in Graduation in May with my cohorts. I leave for California in 10 days. Looking forward to getting away for awhile. Nicholas was with my Mother and Richard last weekend and they had a blast. Nicholas did his first volunteer work with The United Way. I am so proud of him. He even was featured on NJ Herald website. Brandy was sick with a cold all weekend and I picked it up too. I was sick most of last week and felt like doing nothing. Only went to the gym twice. I went tonight and saw my buddy Alex. He's a cool guy to talk with. I spoke with Nana on Friday and she said her trip to The Tea Hive was cancelled. She was annoyed but she said that she's planning another outing shortly. Well, I need to hit the sack. Tired....Until next time. Ciao!