Flower power 09-05-23

Log... May 23, 2009

There's Ikaika helping himself to some "salad" from my Sidewalk Garden. It seems my Clematis creeping vine by the front door is healthy and blooming lots of beautiful purple flowers this spring! And our American Elm in front now provides lots of shade to our yard and living room.

Can you see a polar bear underneath the tree? Keala loves spending time outdoors!

GIRLIE UPDATE: My beautiful Seniors!

Eight of my girls are leaving me and the crew. I wish them all the luck and joy in the world!

Tenisha Phipps, 8 semesters


Emma Anderson, 6 semesters and Ploy Keener, 5 semesters and 2 summers


Rebecca Balmer, 2 semesters and 1 summer, with Sam


Anjali Chaudhry, 2 semesters


Renee LaGue, 2 semesters, with Emma and San


Bella Gambuto, 2 semesters and Sarina Roma, 2 semesters

Happy 34th Aaron!

Aaron's happy because we are going to his favorite restaurant, the Rocky River Brewing Company.

My sister liked the salad there and Hoe liked the beers! Did my chest inflate?

Finals week... finally!

My 2008-2009 school year officially ended Thursday night! Say bye-bye to my evening shifts for the next 3 months! And hello to day shifts. It'll take me awhile (say several weeks) for me to get used to waking up when the sun comes up, like everyone else does! At least I'll be more productive and will enjoy the sun, my garden and company of my dogs more!

Thursday was also the season finale of Smallville Season 8. (And Michael and I managed to have dinner that night despite the desk being busy. Love my Thursday night desk crew!) You know I love Clark Kent and TW, but the series needs to end! I'll miss him but he is so Superman already!

I'll also miss JH!

Like I missed KK on the series.


Saturday was a busy day for me. I got my hair trimmed (And mistakenly put hand soap lotion all over my legs -- I thought it was a body moisturizer!), had lunch with Aaron at the Blue Sky Restaurant then finally went to see Star Trek. It was my first Star Trek movie ever, and I loved it! Captain Kirk aka Mr. Pine is a cutie!


Here comes summer!

Flower power 09-05-16

Log... May 16, 2009

My Lupines are blooming in my Circle Garden. I like the different colors and textures of my plants.

Aaron and I went to Pandy's our favorite gardening center to buy lovely hanging plants for Cookie and Grandma Brlas' mother's day, and some yard fertilizer and grass seed. I broke down and bought some plants to add to my Park Garden. Most of my purple and blue plants there didn't make it through the winter (or my cutting in the fall).

Our American Elm tree in the front yard is finally blooming some leaves!