tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46452202894552173842024-02-07T01:51:47.524-08:00This Is Fifty With LilPerseverance, Purpose, Persistence, Patience & Progress: What middle age is made of.This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-46586500875926914082016-11-04T21:50:00.001-07:002016-11-04T21:56:56.544-07:00Five On Friday ~ Life With Lil<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's Friday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are 5 random things happening in this 52 year olds day:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Must get haircut. Note to self: No more self-inflicted haircuts, find a salon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Managed to get up by 12:00 noon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. I made a delicious soup!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Have lunch for the first time in ages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bonus: I get to use one of my kids' cereal bowls. Hello, Tony the Tiger,* you're GREAT!</span></div>
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This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-3198119635360143702016-08-25T21:24:00.005-07:002016-08-25T21:26:48.541-07:00I Made A Plan<div style="text-align: center;">
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This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-36831861876670692692016-07-17T21:26:00.003-07:002016-07-17T21:31:03.737-07:00This Is Fifty With Lil ~ Third Sunday<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ah, here we are: new home, new town, new state... same ol' same ol'.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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So, I did!This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-30564275775897647592016-04-01T23:08:00.002-07:002016-04-01T23:08:30.038-07:0011:01 PMI've been taking a break from stuff... I think I'm done now.<br />
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1. Cut my hair in the bathroom tonight.<br />
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1. Begin to rebuild some sort of wardrobe that will make me look presentable for College Girl's graduation day.<br />
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That's a start.<br />
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Who knew?<br />
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Who knew I'd enjoy producing videos... I've made 39 on TI50WL YouTube channel.<br />
Who knew how much I'd love editing... so much fun, so much pain.<br />
Who knew that anyone would watch my videos... 443 visits to date, which probably comes<br />
out to around 44 views all the way through a handful of them.<br />
Who knew anyone would subscribe to my channel... 3 and counting!<br />
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Who knows when I'll post my next vlog... stay tuned. It's FREE!<br />
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Oh, and Like and Subscribe if you think my videos are not terrible.<br />
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<i>Sunday, January 3, 2016 <b>Tomorrow Resolution</b></i>: I resolve to sort through photos to fill the dozen or so picture frames that I just dug out of moving boxes that were packed away in Colorado three years ago and finally relocated to California last Spring. Should be fun.This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-74613446865711905742016-01-01T23:59:00.001-08:002016-01-02T00:18:25.875-08:00Turning The Page On January 1, 2016Today was a good day with plenty to keep me busy as soon as I rolled out of bed. Errands run; kid pick-up from work and a second stop at Target got me back home in time to get started on Happy New Year Best Wishes Bash.<br />
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I don't entertain much, not at all, really. This holiday season was different. No weekend passed without friends and family dropping by for s'mores and hot cocoa out in our backyard "winter wonderland," or as close as we can get to that in the Southern California desert.<br />
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Tonight was downright festive... food, drink, music, games, and every sort of sweet treat you can think of, in the company of my nieces and their families, and my sister and brother-in-law. We shared a modified version of our traditional New Year's Day dinner, of salmon, wild rice, Hopping John black-eyed peas, and spinach salad.<br />
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This year's January 1st meal consisted of delicious crab and salmon cakes, black-eyed peas salad (for luck), wild rice (for health), spinach salad (for prosperity), and a buffet table overflowing with many more tasty dishes.<br />
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There were plenty of giggles from young and old sitting outside around a crackling fire. Inside we could hear all the fun the kiddos were having playing video games; ages ranging from 4 to late teens. The only tears came when it was time to shut the games down, our youngest guest did not want to leave. Loving hugs shared and off they all went into the mild evening air.<br />
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It was a good day, and a great start to the new year. I hope yours was too.<br />
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<br />This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-74208670874572827562015-12-01T23:58:00.001-08:002015-12-02T00:18:57.324-08:00And The Countdown BeginsHere we go...<br />
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December 2015. If all goes as planned, in just a few short weeks we will be closing out the year with a Carilo Family Marvel Movie Marathon; a New Year's Eve dinner of Salmon, wild rice, Hoppin' John, and spinach salad with warm bacon dressing. Good Times.This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-14400236401603145612015-11-25T21:51:00.002-08:002015-11-25T21:51:46.971-08:00A Home Not Our Own<i><u><span style="font-size: x-small;">An excerpt from <a href="http://ahomenotourown.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A HOME NOT OUR OWN</a> from November 25, 2015:</span></u></i><br />
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Today, I contemplate how grateful I am that the homeowner of this house accepted our lease application last Spring, and that this rental was available for immediate move in. Had another week passed we would have been homeless... again. Relief that that was not the case.<br />
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Although still in a home not our own, it's nice to feel safe and warm.<br />
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Take care, be well, good night and sweet dreams.<br />
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This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-42321481138372216322015-11-24T23:43:00.000-08:002015-11-24T23:43:14.784-08:00Prepping and Baking and Chopping, Oh My! ~ A Thanksgiving HaikuThe oven is on.<br />
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Prepping for long night.This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-45166513782322587132015-11-23T23:57:00.001-08:002015-11-24T00:54:25.771-08:00Let The Baking Begin!I mentioned yesterday that I'd tell my story from last year about our neighbor, a raccoon, a koi pond, and cuckoo accusations. But, I don't have time for that tonight. So, instead, this...<br />
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Tomorrow, I'm making it my favorite version... adding chopped walnuts, semi-sweet chocolate chips & chopped dates. Yum.This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-9126300968575678622015-11-22T23:59:00.000-08:002015-11-23T12:50:22.346-08:00Christmas Cards, Oh, Christmas Cards...Does anyone really want to receive season's greetings via snail mail anymore? Have we really ever liked the whole idea of sending and receiving Christmas cards? Well, I guess I do, or did. In recent years, the few I find in the mailbox during the holidays do put a smile on my face. But, I'm still not exactly sure if I'm just going to end up doing <i><b><a href="http://ahow-toguide.blogspot.com/2014/12/take-letter.html" target="_blank">this</a></b></i> again. But just for kicks, let's go back in time, <a href="http://ahow-toguide.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">to another blog</a>, and...<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">In the olden days, you know, back in the 20th century, December 10th was the day I mailed hand signed & addressed Christmas cards. When we moved out of state, and our kids were still little, I did the ol' holiday letter with photos thing. Well, today is the 10th and no cards... I haven't even bought any, plus I only have about 5 postage stamps. These days we're within a few miles from both sides of our family, so a letter seems a bit much. Anyway, what do you write that hasn't been communicated via text or Facebook on a near daily basis. Hmmm, what to do for <strike>2014</strike> 2015.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, here's a quick set-up:</span></i><br />
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<li><i><span style="font-size: large;">Begin with gorgeous/elegant/whimsical/comical/sparkly seasonal stationary w/ matching envelopes. And, don't forget special holiday themed postage stamps.</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-size: large;">Next decide on a font. Comic Sans where have you been all my life! Oh, wait... there's a curly-cuey elf style font? Let me at it!</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-size: large;">Greeting: [Greeting? Greeting? How do I open this thing? Must be catchy. Must say, "Read ME!"] "Hey," sounds about right, yes?</span></i></li>
<li><i><span style="font-size: large;">Body: [Flashy update of 2014 goings on at The Place... dogs included. Maybe include story about neighbor/raccoon absurdity.* Keep it clean & funny.]</span></i></li>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><br />ICYMI... 2014 a la Carilo!<br /><br />The Hubs? He's juuust greaat. No really. Consumed by handcrafted holiday ornament making for several weeks now, so try not to bother him.<br /><br />The Typist, aka Driver? She finds herself way behind on her dvr watching. Commercials on some programming still have Halloween theme! Near tears on weeknights trying to come to terms with Colbert Report ending and Craig Ferguson leaving The Late Late Show.<br /><br />Bookstore Boy? Twenty-two years later, still hasn't lost the ability to talk and talk and talk and talk his mom's ears off! Also, right there with mom, behind on favorite t.v. shows.<br /><br />College Girl? It snowed today!! Lucky.<br /><br />Miss Creativity? [Please, no questions.]<br /><br />And so it goes. This letter would arrive at your mailbox in a festive greeting card - see above. Of course, I could e-mail it, but sorry, not much time for that as I am busy watching last night's <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigyFerg">@CraigyFerg</a>. So, here it is in the old blog. Ho, Ho, Ho!<br /><br />Have a Happy New Year!<br /><br />The Carilos... but mostly Lil<br /><br />PS Shadow and Sombra say, "WOOF!"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>* </i></span>Oh, and you can bet your sweet bippy that I'll be telling you the "<i><span style="font-size: large;">story about neighbor/raccoon absurdity.</span></i>" Maybe I'll write about it tomorrow.<br />
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This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-76479040227315347242015-11-19T01:37:00.003-08:002016-05-24T12:33:52.020-07:00I'm This MomI'm the mom who believes what you think about you bring about. My daughter is fulfilling student-teaching requirement for teaching certification this semester. She is a senior double majoring in early childhood education and religious studies and will be graduating college next May. Her family is very proud of her and looking forward to attending her graduation in the Spring. I've heard it's beautiful in Vermont that time of year.<br />
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So what I'm thinking about is that we sure could use some help to start my daughter on her way. With this in mind, I have started a PlumFund campaign to raise money for whatever needs she may have upon graduation and beyond. Here are a few words that I have shared on her fundraising campaign:<br />
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<br />This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-89000041914515359442015-11-18T14:03:00.001-08:002015-11-18T15:00:49.608-08:00That Time I Posted This...<span style="font-size: large;">... over on A How-To Guide.</span><br />
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Crunch, crunch, CRUNCH! Aaaah, my tooth! It was one of my molars... actually, two molars. Since moving back to the desert, this has happened more than once. And, yes, twice is way too many times. Also, if you count the fact that this happened on two separate areas of the same tooth, well. What is this that I am going on about? Hear me out, because I'd love to share my favorite crunchy foods, and maybe compare notes, until then, this.</div>
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First of all, keep in mind that I've always feared going to the dentist. I'm old... 50, so consider the fact that when I was having a mouthful of cavities filled as a little kid things were a bit... hmmm, creepy. The dentist - a heavy smoker and coffee drinker, therefore gross smelling with horrendous breath; his waiting room - painted orange, green & really orange; the examination chair - designed for grown ups, not tiny third graders; the giant overhead lamps - that left me walking around with spots in front of my eyes on the bus rides home; the entire ball of wax, made for a miserable day. To make matters worse, my 3rd grade teacher (she'll be mentioned again in the "crunchy" part of this post) even kept my appointments marked for every other Wednesday on the class calendar. Wednesdays were spelling test days, and I'm pretty sure I was the best speller in class. That calendar was directly over my desk. Fun, right?</div>
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Another jump. February: A house... The Place. My family was together again after having been taken in by relatives. All I wanted was to find some sort of normalcy now that my husband was working and we were okay. One thing I wanted to do as soon as possible was to re-establish healthy eating habits. What was I eating? Frozen fruit with yogurt every morning. Munch, munch, munch. Mmmm. CRUNCH! "huuuuh." Whew! Only a piece of cracked molar that was more filling than tooth. Still no dental benefits; I had to hope sensitivity in the area would be minimal. It was fine; I could tolerate it. Months later, tacos! Crunch, crunch, crunch, CRACK! Aaaaghhh... PAIN! I weeded through a mouthful of spit-out crispy chicken taco to discover a huge chunk of broken off filling and enamely bits. Still no dental insurance, all I could do was be as careful as possible to keep from chewing food on the left side of my mouth. That took some getting used to - both the pain, and chewing on the right side. Not too long after that incident, mmmm... chewy steak. (Remind me to never again order steak at Applebee's, okay?). Chew, chew, chew, chew... crunch. Spit. Wow! A gaping hole with sharp edges at gum line. Yep, there went the other half of the molar on the left. *sigh*</div>
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I've since gotten used to all the gaping holes in my mouth, both from the extracted molars and the ones that have bits broken off. And every now and then I will enjoy a yummy, crunchy snack, as well as make crispy crunchy tacos or nachos. Here are some of my best memories of crunchy favorites.</div>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Once in elementary school, my 3rd grade teacher took a bunch of us "smart" kids to the Griffith Park Observatory (otherwise known, in my book, as the best field trip ever), but before that she had us over for dinner. I don't remember anything that was served that evening, except one thing - celery. Fancy celery. It was cut in four-inch length sticks, and the curved well was filled with some sort of creamy stuff and that was topped with raisins. All of us little inner-city Mexican children were at a loss. I'm pretty sure we all tried the fancy celery; I'm pretty sure we all hated the fancy celery too. Nonetheless, that was a very fun day.</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">I'm not a fan of apples. Don't hate me, please. Truth: I wasn't a fan of apples... until I had a Honeycrisp apple. I try to buy a few anytime I find them in a grocery store produce section; kinda expensive, but totally worth it. So good out of the refrigerator... crispy & crunchy. Yum!</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">I can't resist a delicious corn tortilla taco shell that's been filled with shredded chicken or beef. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs6oMyRqnw8" target="_blank">I even made a terribly produced taco-making video that I posted on my YouTube channel.</a> Tacos were great; video, not so much. I'll have to remember to brush my hair and wear tinted lip balm at the very least next time. But I won't make any promises.</li>
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I now try to keep from eating, therefore enjoying, kettle-cooked potato chips, granola topping on my yogurt, Almond Roca candy, and assorted crunchy foods. But the major bummer - mostly because I'm pretty sure it's the reason why the structural integrity of tooth enamel was compromised - is that I can no longer mindlessly munch on refreshingly crunchy ice for hours on end.</div>
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<i>... And the saga continues. Still no dental insurance means still dealing with crumbling teeth issues. Oh, and this time with pain and sensitivity while eating... anything. Well, actually, I just finished a cup of cream of wheat without much discomfort. I just hope there isn't another E.R. visit. End of Summer I had to wake up the husband at 2am to let him know I was leaving to go to emergency room due to unbearable pain. He decide it was best that he drive me because, after all, I was on the verge of passing out from pain with the slightest of movement. Apparently, according to my husband, some hunky t.v. doctor attended me. When you are in the pain I was in that morning, it could have been Thor and I would not have noticed. Go, IV antibiotics and demerol!</i></div>
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This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-24740732414965431272015-11-12T23:45:00.001-08:002015-11-12T23:58:13.282-08:00Tune In Tomorrow<div style="text-align: center;">
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This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-73902615823577287102015-11-11T23:51:00.003-08:002015-11-23T12:49:14.638-08:00An Excerpt<u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>From A HOW-TO GUIDE ~ </b></i></span></u><u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><i><b>November 11, 2014:</b></i></span></u><br />
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In past blog posts I think I've mentioned, or at least tried to convey, the fact that I am an expert at nothing, and any kind of profession is non-existent. Plain and simple, I am a wife and mother who possesses additional skills in typing and driving... not at the same time, of course.<br />
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With regard to this blog title, my decision to produce <b><u><a href="http://ahow-toguide.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A How-To Guide</a></u></b> was based on the idea of advising what not to do. That said, my personal goal to write about life-as-I-knew-it was to put emphasis on how to survive the hell that was the result of long-term unemployment that my family was going through in 2011 and 2012. I'm still posting here, regardless of the fact that there is little to no how-to do anything. I'm hopeful a few helpful how-to posts find their way onto this blog. My sincerest apologies for coming up short so far.<br />
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<u><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ThisIsFiftyWithLil/about?view_as=public" target="_blank">I have a YouTube channel where I vlog called This Is Fifty With Lil</a></b></u>. <a href="https://twitter.com/TI50WL" target="_blank">@TI50WL</a> features In The Kitchen With Lil On Wednesdays. Only one has been uploaded, but I do plan to post the few more very soon. I'll update this post for your viewing and constructive criticism. This is all I have for today. It was created specifically with my husband and kids in mind.<br />
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<b><i>automatic dishwasher in this house doesn't work either.</i></b></div>
<br />This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-50592603692164156602015-11-10T23:59:00.000-08:002015-11-11T00:20:01.901-08:00What I Did Last Summer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgIfunBrCtinNJ93535iGlheYGEByF6jmCyu35XGYAGPY-lhWZM9md2DGB3PN1waxaLEm1G1bI2u2_LU6A8YqByMsHuBx1_nhYfDgM_p6b3_BIcgKvLQoTFEdkPSG4qMSKiWIaXW1c7W4/s1600/Construction+phase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgIfunBrCtinNJ93535iGlheYGEByF6jmCyu35XGYAGPY-lhWZM9md2DGB3PN1waxaLEm1G1bI2u2_LU6A8YqByMsHuBx1_nhYfDgM_p6b3_BIcgKvLQoTFEdkPSG4qMSKiWIaXW1c7W4/s1600/Construction+phase.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgIfunBrCtinNJ93535iGlheYGEByF6jmCyu35XGYAGPY-lhWZM9md2DGB3PN1waxaLEm1G1bI2u2_LU6A8YqByMsHuBx1_nhYfDgM_p6b3_BIcgKvLQoTFEdkPSG4qMSKiWIaXW1c7W4/s320/Construction+phase.jpg" width="268" /></a><br />
On any given year, this could have been a very short post... two lines, maybe three. However, the same cannot be said for this past Summer, because I actually did something. It was totally unplanned.<br />
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As with previous years, it was going to be another dull, slow passing Summer, except with intolerable, sizzling temperatures that suck the life out of me. That's what is called Southern California desert living. Some people <i>LOVE</i> this climate. Also, those people are bananas... fried bananas. I think it's for the birds... or lizards. But what can you do? We became homeless; called on family to take us in. We drove away from our foreclosed home in Colorado knowing exactly what we were in for; we had moved away from this area with no intention of ever moving back here. Live and learn, right?<br />
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Anyway, what I did last Summer was got my craft on. I was bored one day and found an empty Duck Tape spool that I just couldn't throw away. An idea struck! I marked the cardboard spool with dots where I wanted my husband to pierce holes in it with an awl. By some miracle, he did not hesitate to fulfill my request. He went right out to the garage and came back with holes perfectly poked out just where I had instructed. This was good. This was unusual.<br />
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I have a large kitchen drawer were I keep cellophane wrap, parchment and waxed paper, and aluminum foil, as well as paper and plastic storage bags, random ties, string, and extra long bamboo skewers. I've never had a reason to use these skewers for anything other than arts and crafts projects. Creative juices flowing, I struck out full force to make something... anything. A wheel, maybe? No, a ferris wheel.<br />
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A PICTORIAL:<br />
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I never would have imagined my little spool holes with sticks in them would result in a backdrop for a friend's COACHELLA FESTIVAL themed birthday party. I was thrilled with my accomplishment and overjoyed that it made my friend so happy... it was exactly what she wanted.</div>
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This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645220289455217384.post-65745620430636909372015-11-09T19:45:00.004-08:002015-11-10T14:13:48.526-08:00I'm Up! I'm Up!... I don't want to be up. I don't want to be up.<br />
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That's me anytime I must rely on an alarm clock to wake me. This morning's alarm was set for 8:00 AM and I was less than thrilled to have awoken on my own just minutes before scheduled ring-tone sounded off from my cell phone by the bed. I didn't want to get up.<br />
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Here's the thing, my Monday mornings are designated do-not-disturb. Unless there's someone who needs to be driven to work or school, I will relish in the luxury that is waking up, rolling over, and falling right back to sleep if that's what my body and mind necessitate.<br />
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That wasn't the case today. Today, I <i style="font-weight: bold;">had</i> to get up no later than eight o'clock so as to allow a quick shower and enough time to down 36 ounces of water which had to happen one hour before a scheduled imaging appointment. Now, there's no other reason that requires anyone to drink that great amount of water - AND HOLD IT IN - unless it is for some sort of medically necessary procedure; mine was an ultrasound, and that's enough about that.<br />
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Problem: I couldn't make it the entire hour. I intentionally left the house early so that I could focus on driving versus temptation of relief down the hall and to the left. Problem: The drive to the imaging center was less than a ten minute drive from home. My thinking at that point was to while away the time on my cell phone until scheduled appointment or until I couldn't keep from wiggling around and with all of my being no longer able to resist racing against time to run into the building and find the nearest restroom.<br />
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Oooo... only fifteen minutes left to go! I couldn't wait. I got out of the car which I had purposefully parked a good distance away from the entrance - it's how I squeeze a tiny bit of exercise into my day. Once inside the building, my right foot tapping away at lightning speed, I asked for directions to imagining department. Fortunately that was just behind the reception desk. Hurting and nearing desperation I arrived at the counter to sign in; only 10 minutes to go... before being called up to process. I wasn't going to make it. I had to go NOW.<br />
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"Sorry," I said to the woman at the desk. "I'm not going to be able to hold on much longer." My kids could have told her that. They would have told her that I probably deserved a medal for going that long a time on such a great amount of liquid. The technician at the front desk was great. "Right around that corner." she said. "We'll wait while you replenish your fluid intake." "Whew!"Another 16 ounces of water in me and only a few minutes wait before being called into examination room. I made it!<br />
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The last time I had to drink so much water and hold it in was right before having ultrasound while pregnant with Kid 3 when we learned <i style="font-weight: bold;">it</i> was a <b><i>she</i></b>. Well, no, maybe it was a few years ago when I was rushed to E.R. with violent pain that required removal of gallbladder. I like to call it "the time I almost died." No, now that I think about it, I wasn't "drinking" anything that time, IV fluids were doing the job as nurses and doctors prepped me for emergency surgery. That was a frightening experience. I'm hoping cause of whatever the reason for today's procedure is nothing major. For now, I'll wait from the comfort of home... and with an empty bladder.This Is Fifty With Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00505731834859692252noreply@blogger.com0