Feast 111 

Appetizer
What was the very last song you listened to?
-Because of you by Kelly Clarkson.
Soup
What is one company/store/corporation you would recommend that people stay away from?
- Circuit City absolutely the worst customer service, I’ve ever seen or have had to deal with.

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy having your picture made?
- 5 depends if I’m in a picture taking mood, or If I’m having a bad hair day!
Main Course
Besides a bookmark, what is something you’ve used to keep your place in a book?
- A love letter from my husband.

Dessert
Name a food that you like that most people don’t.
- I don’t know why but my whole family does not like Italian food, so I’d say my favorite Italian dish Manicotti.

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This was wonderful me to feel some connection to the angels of 9/11. Naomi was the same age as my father when he passed away at 52. Which I consider too young! I also share her love and passion for the art of music. I enjoy Broadway musicals and I have a dream that my 12 yr old daughter will continue her love of the violin and one day play for a great Orchestra. Here is Naomi’s story.

Naomi Leah Solomon lived in New York City until she was 10, but then moved to California when her father, Herbert, took a job at Stanford University. Naomi, 52, enjoyed being a classical pianist in her spare time, and was also a big fan of musicals and Broadway show tunes. She became one of the first female vice presidents at Bank of America, and spent many years as an executive at Chase Manhattan.

She left behind the world of banking for Callixa, (a small California software vendor), and moved back to New York City. She was at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. attending a conference on information technology at Windows on the World, the restaurant on the 106th floor of Tower One.

Naomi was loved and will forever be missed by her parents, Dr. Herbert and Lottie Solomon, and her brothers Mark and Jed who are lawyers in San Francisco,CA.

You can view Naomi’s United in Memory Quilt HERE!

Where was I when the world stopped turning?

My husband had called me first thing in the morning and woke me up with the news that All Fights were grounded because of the Terrorists Attacks, and the destruction of theTwin Towers. On my way to work in Scottsdale up the 101 Fwy, which is directly in the Flight path to PHX International Airport, you can see planes anytime during the day. All I could see were clear skies. And instead of the hearing the noise of Low-Flying planes, there was a dead silence.

What were you doing on September 11, 2001?

 13 Things I Love to do On A Rainy Day!

With today promising a major Thunderstorm, and temperatures dropping to hopefully 80Fs, I love rainy days!

1.) Curl up on the couch with a good book!

2.) With a nice warm fuzzy blanket!

3.)In my nice comfy P.J.s!

4.) With a nice HOT cup of Tea with milk and sugar!

5.) If I’m in a baking mood, it would be chocolate chip cookies, but today, I’m baking a Spice cake with Cream Chz frosting!

6.) I love to play games with my family. The new game the kids love to play is Sequence Jr.

7.) Taking a walk in the rain. A light rain, I wouldn’t want to take one when it’s pouring down buckets.

8.) Sit outside and feel refreshed! OK, it’s my choice not to go outside when it’s 110F during the summer, so when it rains I just enjoy the nice cool, and clean (not dusty) smell it brings.

9,)Looking at all the plants, and flowers come to life too! Most of them burned by the scorching sun, it’s nice to see them enjoy the rain too!

10.) While I’m curled up on the couch and NOT reading, I’d be listening to some soft relaxing music and talking with my family! Finding out what my kids are thinking (inquiring minds want to know), or what’s on my husband’s agenda!

11.)Watch a good LONG movie like Titanic, or LOTR!
12.) While eating Kettle corn!
13.) Some times I just like to listen to the rain and the Thunder and Lighting. Reminds me of the Sound of Music where all the kids jump in bed and Sing ,”These are a few of my Favorite Things!”

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Don’t you just love long weekends!! Except for the part where I was having Blogging withdrawls.
We actually had a weekend where ALL we did was RELAX! Me and my husband and the kids watched movies, and visited with family, and none of us ran around or really did anything.It was nice to sit and watch a whole program on TV. OK, I take it back, my husband and I did start going through MY STUFF in the shed out back, but only because he had my hands tied. That’s how he got me away from the computer this whole weekend!!Just kidding, but I did miss reading everyone’s posts, I’ll be sure and catch up with all of you!

I was playing with the baby this weekend, and it got me thinking about my kids. How much they depend on me and my husband and eachother, to learn and grow, and how in reality, I’ve learned so much from each of them! The baby is starting to crawl now, and what I love most about that is the determination in her eyes and in her face! What is it that keeps them going? They could give up and say, this isn’t working, I’m just going to quit! Does she, and never learn to crawl to get where it is she needs to go. No, she just keeps right on going. Getting closer and closer to her goal, which happens to be anything. Her little phone rattle, or a COKE can, or even my husband’s TV Remote. The lesson I’ve learned from her is to never give up. Try, Try again!
Things may get hard, and times may get tough, but I can just make it, if I don’t give up and lose hope!
Onto my 3yo daughter. She’s the most loving,thoughtful and caring one of them all by far. She has a genuine affection for everyone, and she’s just so full of life. Her valuable lesson, that I’ve learned from her is, her IMAGINATION. During my day to day life, just Full of grownup stuff, and everything that comes with Responsibility, she’s taught me to not only LET GO of all my worry and perfectionism in dealing with my son’s Type 1 Diabetes, and just have FUN again. How to laugh at all her silly imaginary friends in her world.
My son’s the hard one. He’s been through so much for such a young age, and tears are rolling down my eyes as I’m typing this, because, I can’t even imagine what living in his world is like!!
His story is really the highlight of this post for the simple fact, he doesn’t let being a Diabetic get him down. In a day filled with Testing Blood Sugars, counting carbs, and through all the Highs and Lows, it marvels me how grown up he’s become. How he handles it so well? I’d be coming apart at the seams. He just goes to show me, that Living Life is all about the attitude you by which you live it. He could have a bad attitude and give me a hard time about everything he has to do, don’t get me wrong in almost 3 yrs. I can count the times on my hands when he’s told me how he’s sick of it all, and I wouldn’t blame him. Yet he still runs in the nurses office at school, does what he needs to and runs back to class. Everyday, until a cure can be found.

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13 Places I have been and Things I have done!

1.) I grew up in So. Cal. , so we did Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Sea World, and San Diego Zoo. I’ve been to the L.A. Zoo too, but that was too much walking. Also Sherman Gardens, a gorgeous nursery in Corona Del Mar, CA. If you like horseracing, I can say I’d been to Santa Anita, and bet on a horse that won, I also remember the name Buttercup on the Rocks. Took a trip to Catalina Island. Also did Magic Mountain in Valencia,CA!

2.) We moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. I think I’ll post a couple pics. of when we went to The Hot Air Balloon Festival there. Santa Fe’s a great city too!
3.) We took a 3-Day cruise from SanDiego to Ensenada, Mexico. If you haven’t been on a cruise, I have one thing to say about that, the rooms are very small, but I loved the buffets, and once I got my sea legs, just enjoying watching the ocean.
4.) Now this trip, I’ll never forget. We spent a month in Mexico. Comparing L.A. to Mexico City, Mexico City is 10X bigger. We visited and climbed the pyramids. The Valley of the Kings is breathtaking. On our trip, we visited, Cuarnavaca, where Emperor Maximillian’s home is now a public Garden. I drank Pina Coladas in Acapulco. Saw the cliff divers. Now that’s something to see. Another charming city is Taxco, which reminded me of a quaint European city. Winding old world cobblestone streets. It’s a silver mining town, so of course I bought lots of silver jewelry real cheap.
5.) Washington D.C. is a great city! We visited all the memorials. I’d love to go back, there were so many things we didn’t get to see and do.

6.)Took a prop plane ride in North Carolina. Went to visit my brother in the Marines at Camp LaJeune. I felt like I was going to fall out of the plane.
7.) Las Vegas- Here’s the link to that trip!
8.) El Paso, TX- You can see straight across the Rio Grande to Mexico.There is no comparing the border cities of Juarez and Mexicali to the rest of Mexico. Shopping and Restaurants are great, but honestly I found the farther South you go, much greener and prettier.
9.) For skiing trips, I’ve been To BigBear,CA, BrianHead, UT, and Ruidoso N,M!
10.) For waterskiing, had fun on 2 skis in the Colorado River.
11.) My brother lived in Parker, AZ for a little, and that was the first time I’d ever jet skiied down the River.
12.) I love to visit my grandparents in Prescott,AZ! Coming up in the Fall, they have a DownTown Arts and Crafts festivals every weekend! I like to take the kids to Youngs Farm for their Pumpkin Patch! So I’m looking forward to that trip coming soon!