This is Sedona.
She is the youngest of my three totally amazing daughters. Tonight, she showed me what the holidays are all about. I was sitting on the couch in the living room admiring the Christmas Tree and enjoying the neighborhood lights. In walks my little one. She plops herself next to me, and with out any hesitation asks me to sing with her.
So sing we did. Christmas tune after Christmas tune… laughing all along the way. Joking the way only Sedona can. Lea and Xander joined us. The Xman added his own special brand of dancing – complete with kick ball change, marching, and even a little break dancing. Sierra and Savannah joined in adding more love and laughter. And ending our little “program” with our own rendition of the 12 days of Christmas - ”and a pickle in a white plastic tree”. All the glitter, tinsel, and lights are the outward expression of what this season is about. LOVE.
Thanks Sedona, you rock.
I will no longer be working for Northridge Publishing as their Director of Social media. That’s right, in the crazy world of publishing I am again a free bird. For those that are wondering, the split was mutual. I have accomplished a lot of what I set out to do with Northridge. And with the business moving in the direction it is, it was just time to step down. These changes have been coming for some time now, so it was not a complete surprise. The split just happened a little sooner than originally planned. However, it is a happy split and we already have some special projects in the works so we will continue to work together for sure.
So what does this mean? For sometime now, I have had an almost nagging feeling that it there is something more. That, I was not living the fullest life that I could. But with the responsibilities on my plate it has always been a little hard to find the time to “scratch that itch” so to speak. Well, no better time than now to change that I say! What that means exactly… I am not sure. Whatever it is, I want it to be fabulous…
stay tuned!
I know I have been a bad blogger. In fact, I have been downright MIA. But I have some fun things in the works… and promise to start posting faithfully again in the next day or so.
Until then.. come visit me at my food site!
ExplorationFood.com
Thanks for stopping by!
Another iPhone app for crafty types or anyone who likes to play around with photos. As always, I use and test the apps using an iPhone 4. So I can’t speak to how they work on other iPhones.
Photoshake 1.99
This app allows you to quickly combine several photos into one image. {click on the image to see it larger}
The app does a great job of laying out the images and allows you to go in and make adjustments.
You can colorize, adjust the shape of the images, choose the borders, and more.
You can also choose the resolution. The highest resolution is ok for small prints, so this is primarily fun for online use like blogs, Facebook, etc.
When you are done, you can post directly to your favorite social network or simply save it locally.
Overall, I love the results, and using the app is simple. Great for on the go, instant editing.
A few weeks ago, we discovered a little gem – after taking a wrong turn on the way home from Jackson, WY … Bear Lake. It is sits on the border of Utah and Idaho. And I have to say, this place has quickly become one of our favorite getaways. Just a few hours from home… I simply LOVE how gorgeous this place is. And I REALLY love how you can drive right up to the water. (great since I am usually the one who has to unload everything!) We’ve taken three trips up there in two weeks.
Sierra and Lea have found a new activity that they can’t get enough of… Wave Runners! Sierra is incredible. She has such amazing control and is totally fearless. She likes to jump wakes, take crazy turns, and go full throttle across the water. Even Mama loves riding the SeaDoo. We did have a little incident though… while Sierra was taking us for a spin and jumping wakes, the key popped out. The wave runner was dead in the water just as a wave hit us broadside, flipping the SeaDoo. Mama is deathly afraid of water… so she had a few moments of real fear -but we were fine. Sierra really impressed me at how she kept her head together, flipped the SeaDoo back up on her own and helped get us back on.
Even Sedona got in on the action taking her turn driving across the lake.
Savannah and Xander like to make giant sand creations. Savannah is also my swimming buddy always wanting to take a dip in the cool water. Bear Lake water is cold, but I have to admit, still quite swim-able.
No Cabrera outing would be complete without tasty treats. We have a bit of a tradition now to make some yummy sandwiches on the way up. And we grill a hearty lunch right on the beach. We usually end the day with a dinner at one of the quaint restaurants in the neighboring small towns. And with the summer season ending, I can’t help but be a little sad that we didn’t discover it sooner.
This past labor day weekend was pretty awesome I have to say. My lil sis had a gig up in Jackson, WY…so I decided to tag along. Savannah and I watched “the boy” while she worked. And now, I am totally in love. In love with Wyoming. (yes really)
It was too short of a trip I admit. I could spend a week just laying by the snake river, or eating under the stars. As most road trips that Lea and I go on.. it would not be complete unless we got a little lost, and hit a dead end or two. I ”saw” the sign that said the road was closed ahead, but I didn’t read it. I got as far as the word MANHEAD and didn’t read the rest of the sign. So after doubling back we finally were on our way.
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