Gotta a haircut, gotta a haircut......

I realize that I am not very photogenic, and this is the best picture I could take of myself:

It's a little poofy because I just washed it, but, if you have seen pictures of Jenny McCarthy lately, this is the look I was going for. This is the shortest I have EVER had my hair. It's shorter in back. Let me know what you think, I can take it. Have a great day!

Lucky Mom

Okay, the weather is changing and everyone is getting busier because you don't need to plan a week or two in advance how to navigate doing your normal errands in the heat. Yeah!!! Gals, do you ever feel a little too appreciated? I know I do, especially when I look around and it appears that no one in my family has broken arms.



Well, it has been one of those weekends where I had absolutely no time to do anything else. Before proceeding, please know that this is incredibly embarrassing to me, especially when too many people think that I have it all together all the time. Please know that is only my facade.

I wake up this morning, and I guess I know what I need to do first:

You'll notice that it says "Charmen's kitchen" in the back of it all. Family, please don't take this so literally!!!

To all of my wonderful friends who have little children, they just get bigger and move out! I hope you all have a wonderful day. I've got to go because Berkeley got hold of a new roll of toilet paper and has now shredded it in the living room!

I've been tagged!

Thank you Crystal. This is fun:

4 JOBS I HAVE HAD:
1-Housekeeper
2-Administrative Assistant for 3 companies
3-Accounting/Builder Services for HOA management company.
4-Mom, taxi driver, housekeeper, nurse, dog walker, landscape maintenance, small repair, laundress, dishwasher, hostess, flop house manager for a bunch of teenagers that blow through here, friend, confidant, problem solver, detective, accountant, car washer, dog washer, window washer, I could go on.
MOVIES I COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER:
1-Tommy Boy
2-Titanic
3-The Lake House
4-The Wedding Date
FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOWS:
1-Friends
2-48 Hours Mystery
3-Dr. Phil
4-This one is kinda stupid, but I've been watching the re-runs all summer: America's Next Top Model
HOBBIES:
1-Reading.
2-Dancing
3-Blogging is fun. It forces me to take more pictures.
4-Catching up with friends.
PLACES I HAVE LIVED:
1-Long Beach, California
2-Federal Way, Washington
3-San Diego, California
4-Mesa, Tempe, and Chandler, Arizona
PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1-Paris, France
2-Washington state visiting family
3-New York
4-Sitting atop Piestewa Peak as the sun is rising, beautiful.
SITES I CHECK DAILY:
1-Blogs of family and friends
2-my email
3-my work email
4-County assessor, for my job
WHO I'M TAGGING:
1-Clarissa
2-Sarah
3-Mekell
4-Lynnae

Have a wonderful day! I am tired and I need a nap. I had a great time playing Bunco last night. I meant to take pictures, but, I was hosting and I didn't. I'll take pictures next month. It's a great group of ladies.

Ooh La La!

My dear sweet Brittany! One thing she likes to do is mess around with her hair and makeup, usually before bedtime. She likes to look beautiful when she sleeps, and she does. After she pretties herself up, she takes the most beautiful pictures of herself. Wendi Brown always told her she would be the next Lancome model. I agree, how about you?

Pretty Brittany

Dog Days of Summer....

Well, the monsoon season is officially over. This is the 8th driest monsoon we've had. Okay, I shouldn't say "we". I don't condone this weather at all. But, what do you do when you are sick of the heat, it's too hot to go outside and play, and you and your friends are trying to figure out what to do?

Why, you dress up the dog! Poor Berkeley, he is such a good sport. He'd do anything with Mark, Colton, and Connor. Berkeley thinks he's just one of the guys! Such a good puppy.

Happy Grandparents Day!

Today is Grandparents Day and I just wanted to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the greatest grandparents ever.

Thank you for all that you are to 3 children in the Lee Johnson Family.

Brittany

Mark

You have stepped up to the grandparenting plate to be all the grandparents that Mark, Brittany and Andrew would need. Thank you for your love and support and yummy Schwan's chicken sandwiches that they ate at your house. Thanks for all the yummy banana bread and round bread that you made for us.

Andrew

Thank you for all the jumps on your trampoline, the summers when we would vacation at your house for a week. Thank you for always remembering our birthdays, and being there for all of the important milestones in our lives. Thank you for all of your listening and your advice, even though it probably seemed that we weren't listening.

Thank you for sharing what is important to you, so that someday we can share them with our own children and grandchildren. Thank you for coming for Thanksgiving these last few years, so that you wouldn't have to eat at JB's.

Berkeley

Most of all, when you ask Roger and Sharon Johnson about their three adoring grandchildren, make sure that you ask them, with sincerity, "how is your grand-beagle?" I love you Grandma, Love Berkeley. P.S. I love you too Grandpa, but Grandma has a special place in her heart for me and I will make her love me! (Hehehehehehe)

I've fallen.......and I can't get up!

On Saturday, September 1, 2007, I woke up and thought, "What a great day to do the yard. I have this wonderful 3 day weekend and I am going to make the most of it." So, I went out into the backyard and trimmed the tree, trimmed the bushes, and mowed the grass. I then blew all of the clippings into a neat pile, so that I could pick it up and put it in the green can. After the back yard was done, I decided that the tree in the front yard needed a little trim as well. I started trimming and all of a sudden I became very weak and shaken. I thought, I think I'll take a break and go into the house and have some Gatorade.

Well, I never did get to the Gatorade. Apparently, I fell down in the hallway and passed out. Next thing I know, this is what arrived out in front of my house although I didn't see them for myself.

Well, long story short, I got a ride to the new hospital Mountain Vista Medical Center, an I.V. of fluid, and a range of tests, and a few hours later, home. Diagnosis? Heat exhaustion. Who knew, I am mortal. My friend Sharon would be envious that a white fire truck came to my house, and about 8 firemen were in my living room. I also knew the EMT from Southwest Ambulance. If you remember the Hawkins family in Evergreen ward, Ashley is the mom of two little boys and is an EMT and going for her paramedic. What a small world!

If this isn't a testament to men doing yard work, I don't know what is. Trouble is, nothing will change. I've got to go do the laundry now. The yard looks fantastic though!