tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76123522011-12-09T16:30:22.680-08:00A Nor Cal Chicky Poo Mom to a 10 year old totally athletic son, an artist, a sometimes writer, a taxi and booster club for all my son's sports, and a full time rockstar exec/personal assistant for someone who is a pretty big deal here in California...so, this is my blog to allow my head to clear some stuff out. And why not? Grab a glass of wine and start your typing!Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-49267461344366283242011-02-05T19:07:00.000-08:002011-02-05T19:08:04.331-08:00

New webbie page and Meetup.com sign up page for local chickie poos!  http://www.meetup.com/NORCAL-FASHIONABLE-CHICKY-POOS/ http://www.wix.com/ninoparks/norcalfashionablechickypoos Get to the Meetup.com page and sign up - we'll be announcing the Spring NORCAL Chicky Poo TOUR of SOCO - kinda like the bike tour of California (Amgen or something) but way more girly.  There may be some crashing

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The racks as we started up... The tables on one side of the room... A table at the end of the evening - maxed out! Girls just want more clothes! Silly me at the end of a swap - I try everything on at once but did take that sparkle dress for date nite!

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A random thought that's been speeding through my brain as of late.  Why is it, that as women - in general - we don't support one another in the workplace?  Why is it that some women just don't want to 'manage up' (as they say in the biz) one another?  Why is it that instead of mentoring younger women and supporting them to the best of our ability, that we cut them down, supress them?  I'm not

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Today I was asked to paint something, anything, for a local charity auction by a good friend of the family.  I used to work with her hubby at HP back in the day, and know that these people are the most generous and kind folks in the world, so of course I said 'yes'.  Saying 'no' would be a sin and totally selfish.  It's for the American Heart Association's local chapter and it's a good

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005 Knitting for Dyslexics (revised 2010) Forget the Prozac or your prescribed 20 minutes of 'sun time' outside each day or the damned "happy lite" - the answer is Knitting, folks! You see, as I learn the ancient art of knitting, this skill has kinda taken over my life and my home.  Wherever there's a nice sitting area on the couch you'll probably find some yummy yarns

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We move every two years, I believe.  We don't like to move, but it seems that it happens to us a lot.  We move because we relocated.  We moved because we thought it would be fun to live in a converted chicken house (not kidding).  We moved because we liked the last house we were in better, and moved back.  We moved again, then again as a favor to our landlords.  This weekend, we moved because if

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http://www.meetup.com/NORCAL-FASHIONABLE-CHICKY-POOS/calendar/13975230/ AUGUST 22ND from 6-8pm is our end of Summer-beginning of Fall clothing swap!  It's my little mission to help every chicky poo look FABOO for NO MONEY DOWN or NEEDED type of thing.  Girl Power! Yes, we're at it again, same place (490 Mendocino Avenue, SR at the Serendipity Studio) and hopefully some new and some newer

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It's the birthday party to end all birthday parties - the Fourth of July celebrations that go on all weekend long and especially the fireworks that hit the black skies when evening hits.  America sure knows how to party - and boy, do we do that well.  Whew! This year, we were invited along with some new and some dear friends from the neighborhood to go see the fireworks with them at the

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Miss Faboo Jo gave me this award for my blog although I have NO idea how to post it properly on my page.  I likey it - it's like the fakey colored daisies at my desk at work.  Pretty and bright!

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This pose isn't something I can do...yet.  I'm no spring chicken, but with practice and more practice and possibly some serious stretching in a hot sauna, I can do this someday.   I cannot promise you that I will be able to get OUT of this position, but we'll deal with that later. Yoga makes my body sing.  I wish someone would have told me about this when I was in college all those years ago.  I

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Last week was a heavy week - work, packing, new boss, meetings, kid events, camps, appointments, sick friends, you name it -it happened last week (or two now that I think about it).  I trudged along keeping my head up and dragging my corpse to bed as the energy light that read 'EMPTY' started blinking very fast.  And although I hate my cell phone with a passion, having it water damaged has added

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...and I worked very hard for it yesterday.  Here's the background on it.  The 'Life is Crap' badge is actually a magnet that each one of us get whenever we do the following:  drop our cell phone or blackberry in the toilet, drop it in the pool, run over it with our cars, have it stolen or maybe we have an energy glitch in our bodies that just kills everything electronic that we touch (yes, we

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To a guy, this isn't an important issue.  To us chicky poos, it's very serious - it can be the difference between a 'GREAT' evening out and an 'OKAY' evening.  We don't want an 'OKAY' evening when it comes to formals.  This is my second year earnestly seeking out a ball GOWN, not just a cocktail dress for the Christmas parties each year. Once a year we are invited to the Army's 579th Engineering

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If you'd like to learn how to be a CEO or president of a company and be made of teflon, watch the BP hearings going on right now on C-Span.  The BP CEO cannot answer any questions, of course, due to legal this and that.  Whatever he says can be used against BP in a court of law, so, of course, he's mute on everything. "I wasn't privy to that" or "Not sure about that" is all he can say.  He also

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    This is glam: This is not glam:  This is the fifth allergy season I've endured this Spring.  Seriously.  When Spring hits, I know that the long eyelashes, the dark lipstick and the makeup in general are pretty much 'out the door.'  Allergies mean that you can't always be 'glam' during the Spring when you're way too busy trying to breathe and see anything.  When the rains stop, the

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Here is a good quote swiped from my grade school friend, Angie's facebook status for today - great words, great saint: "First do what is necessary. Then do what is possible. And before you know it, you will be doing the impossible." St. Francis of Assisi

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Vote or shut up.  That's what we keep hearing around election day.  IF you can't get off your lazy American butt to fill out some forms and turn them in, then when things go wrong for you in politics, you have no right to fuss or complain.  Yes, we must read through the pros and cons and YES, it's a pain to do, and Y E S, sometimes is makes no sense at all, but we do our best. YES, I understand

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Communication 101 - a course that one must take each year while in High School and College/University years.  Each year the student will learn how to look others in the face while speaking, how to speak instead of mumble, how to make a proper phone call (personal and business), and how to use the English language in full sentences in order to be understood.  Failure of this class will render you

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Months ago I read an article regarding how the major networks and the cable networks were baffled about programming for boys.  Literally, boys in the 9-14 age group.  Cannot find the article, but I believe it was either in the New York Times or on The Huffington Post that I love to check out each week for fun. So, I was interested because I have a 9 year old boy, and I did notice that he was

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Today was the last day of the art show in our building.  Knowing that I had a few items on display and that my fellow co workers did too, I eagerly got downstairs to the lobby floor where the art was lovingly arranged on the normally stark white walls.  Well, it is a hospital, so we cannot expect color, save for the once a year art showing. Armed with my Starbucks latte in one hand and my camera

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Being lazy after the faboo Memorial Day weekend and events, I'm skipping to Wordless Wednesday this week. More of my rants on Thursday.

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When I first met my husband, it was in a junior college literary course that we both accidentally enrolled in.  Thanks to fate, who I credit for most of my life’s more interesting happenings, we both signed up for this journalism/lit class on a whim, last minute in order to fill our schedule up to the required full time 9 units. He was the grungy, long haired, cranky yet sharp mess of a guy in

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Besides painting and art, writing has always been a fun thing that I do.  When I was young, I would keep journals pouring my little pre-teen feelings out - much to my parents and younger siblings wicked enjoyment - and would love writing little creative stories in English classes.  I have always loved words and letters and will admit to reading the dictionary when I was in 7th grade and tried to

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Yesterday we actually had normal, warm, beautiful, bright and lovely SUNSHINE.  Normally, this time of year in Sonoma County, we're already complaining about the heat and the sun, sunburns, pool time, etc.  We are also planning and going to countless BBQ's and having birthday parties at the local pools. Well, folks, this is an El Nino year (no relation to me, I'm just 'Nino') and it's horribly

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Tonight I noticed that our kitchen sink is horribly, horribly backed up.  It's like a pasta eggshell soup that smells like death.  We have a garbage disposal system but it's hardly worth the effort of turning it and the water on.  It's the smallest one I've ever seen and it's way too small for a sink of this size with this much food going down it. Normally, when this happens, my hubby is

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Yes, today is French Toast Friday.  Yes, my son got his French Toast this morning - sometimes it's the ONLY thing that gets him outta bed.  Like father, like son only for daddy, it's freshly brewed coffee that drives him. Just yesterday I set up all my art items/projects and the like in my 'outdoor studio' (aka backyard) and this morning on the way to workie poo I hear it's gonna rain.  Time to

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Some girls like new Coach purses to make them happy.  Some chicks like bling bling from Tiffany's. Yet, still other ladies prefer a day or two at a posh spa in order to recharge their batteries.  Don't get me wrong, I do like all of that stuff, but NOTHING gets me going more than buying new plants for the garden, some new paint/colors and some clean studio canvases.  NOTHING. I love putting my

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A strange thing happened to me on the way to the photography studio on Sunday - I actually got comfy being in my own skin.  Finally.  Only took me 39 years. As a child I was told that coming out of the bath totally nude wasn't proper and that the Virgin Mary herself was blushing in shame.  Then, there's this American Culture that is so Victorian in principle that unless you are totally covered

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This Friday was eagerly awaited by my sanity due to the rupture of a week I had. The simple rupture has become a full blown lifequake on the workie poo side of life with a little overflow to my personal life. Today was sooo eagerly awaited that I jumped out of bed this morning in my beloved Luluemons and am still wearing them at work. We have a tradition in our household that states Friday is

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Thanks to Jo starting her blog up again and doing all of her writing novels and such, here I am, writing when I can between work, kids, hubby, the military and my paintings.I think I need MORE to do.

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...or something like that...That pretty much sums up my Woodstock week and weekend that finally ended on Mother's Day - around dinnertime.She's DONE. I have photos, and I promise, I will post.Next year? Ugh, not unless I grow three more arms before then. I can't understand what or how the artists who did up to three statues this year were thinking...they finished when I did...amazing!!!The

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...here's proof of the lovebirds at my son's birthday party...we think that when they broke the mold with me (so I've been told) that maybe some of the mold was pieced together somehow to create my little clone...hmmm. I almost was afraid that I had competition...this is how they were for most of the party. The little cutie kept raising her eyebrows at me and rolling her eyes so I asked her 'are

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http://www.slate.com/id/2140546/nav/tap1/?GT1=8019I think this article is quite funny because I was RIGHT THERE with her until my current job here at the hospital - here they actually REMEMBERED my day and gave me flowers, cards, nice notes and hugs.This article made me laugh as I read it today...sigh! It reminded me of all those old jobs that I hated so much...and why I LOVE MY JOB now...I

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First of all, here is my link to my little art page...fyi...and now you can leave lovely comments on it too!http://ninoparks.tripod.com/Also, if you haven't read a paper or seen the news in forever, you need to be updated on the horrible RAINS we've been having. Like 48 #$%^&*( days of the stuff...ugh!!!So, imagine my shock when yesterday the SUN actually came out. I thought I was gonna burn my

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The Republicans in Sonoma County are crazy drivers. There, I've said it.Keep in mind that I'm not a member of any party thank you very much, but man, I expected more from people with "W" on their cars and all the other anti-democratic stickers on their bumpers.They cut you off, honk, flip you off (which is really mature) and don't use their lights or signals. NO, the Kerry people can't find the

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http://www.apeainthepod.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=61934133&Media=MSNDataFeed_09_2005&MasterCategory_Id=1&Category_Id=4133&website_Id=6#Yeah, it's a long URL, but you won't believe what 'all moms to be must have' -- I laughed out loud when I saw this. JEANS for over $200 to wear possibly for a few months? Uh, yeah, right, that's realistic...and check out the model - is she really prego or is it

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...yeah, some idiot wrote a post it note on my Woodstock hockey design in the main design book that actually said "who are the Flyers"???What?????????????????????????????Okay, we're in California, but COME ON, the LOCAL hockey team is the Santa Rosa Flyers and the actual FLYERS are one of the original six. Idiots!That design is still in the 'designs to be chosen' book at the city manager's

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...Wow! What a mix of artists that we met last night at the first Summer of Woodstock Artist meeting at the Snoopy Museum (not it's official name of course, but what I call it).The meeting was run by Sparky's son - and the artists who helped out last year for the Charlie Brown statue. One artist did SEVEN statues. Okay, that's NUTS and he admitted it. Of course he's doing a few this year too.

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As Chicago Jen would say, "Crikey!!!"...now I'm going to have to have her fix it...sigh! I had to laugh when I read this today...from my favorite new (well, it's old, but new to me) show on TV - Good Eats...here are some quotes from the host, Alton Brown - just to get you laughing this morning!"Now, my wife may think she's locked me out of the kitchen, but MacGyver's not my patron saint for

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The unique team that I'm establishing this month for my May Mother's Day paint off for the Woodstock statue (Peanuts on Parade thingy) is almost in place. I'm so blessed to have so many artist friends who really are my friends too...not just along for the ride - these are people I really know and love!Besides Chicago Jenn (as we call her at home now) coming all the way out here to help me during

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When I was a mere child, one of my favorite and kinda creepy things I liked were the "Let's Pretend" books with the 45's that came with. No tape recorders here, we listened to records...tape recorders were too pricey and for adults. Go figure.Anyhow, I loved the drawings and the colours (shocking) of the well thought out books, and loved the records with the narrator and the wonderful way they

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...we're still in the Irish frame of mind over here in California...tee hee! And the party continues til this weekend when JP's name day - the Annunciation and St. Justin of Serbia - arrives on Saturday!JP is thrilled that he gets presents! Let's hope he launches into his prayers as much as he does his Teen Titans gifts! LOL!The weather is AWFUL today - especially after yesterday when we were

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This day started off with me preparing for 4 fillings at the dentists office...and while I was getting there I noticed that I had a unheard cell phone message (that happens a lot - why I don't know yet - delayed service???)...that let me know which one of my Woodstock entries were chosen for the Summer of Woodstock statue paint off and festivities.......It's totally official now, and I now know

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http://www.littleflower.org/What a cute site...I'm learning a lot and seeing what books are out there on St. Theresa. She's so NOT like me, that I love her. Just a gentle little soul doing little things for great results in Christ. I love that. I'm quite loud and out there most of the time - like a bumblebee or a hummingbird, not a quiet and dainty flower like her.It's so refreshing to read

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...apparently! LOL! So, to all of those lovely folks from the old Nicholas' Forum and the now shut down for Lent "Front Porch" - my apologies about the abrupt closing of the site. It's normally a Lenten tradition for CP to do this, and even I noticed it when trying to post something on there one day in the Knitting area.Even I haven't been posting here very much due to the hospital wide 'test'

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No Irish blood in you?No bother -- consider some of these traditionally Irish naming conventions:For Boys-Oldest son named after the father's father (so, my SON would be Dean after CP's dad OR CP would have been Harold?)-Second son named after the mother's father (my brother in law would have been George)-Third son named after the father - we don't have a third son in either tree either way you

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...to hear if I'm on board for the Woodstock statues or what. It would be nice to know sooner than later so I can plan my NON-Mother's Day working on the statue. Why that weekend, I'll never know.Anyhow, JP is starting TBall this month - he's on the 'Pirates' team. Perfect for him I think. Easy to do parties for the team too with that theme! Hey, isn't it time for the new Johnny Depp film to

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11611015/Check out the article, take the 'mini poll' and find out if you got it right. I actually did! WOW!

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From the 'little black Lenten book'"Many ancient people used ashes for religious, magical and medical purposes. Ashes of a certain burned object were considered to have a sacred character. They also signified mourning, penance and mortality.In the Old Testament, ashes, sprinkled on the head or whole body, were a sign of repentance.The Christian use of ashes is drawn from the Jewish Tradition.

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SO many folks are asking me 'what the heck is Fat Tuesday?' that I had to look it up for a better explanation than "well, it's pig out day before Lent"...and here's what I found...Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last hurrah before the Catholic season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. It also has links to the Christmas season through the period known as Carnival. Catholic Roots of Mardi

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Normally I don't watch the Olympics, but my hubby has been totally into it as of late (being sick will do that to you) and it's what's on at the house. Sometimes, however, I'm not sure if I'm watching a world class competition between top athletes or a daily soap opera.Take the Italian pair skaters. DRAMA! TENSION! STARE DOWNS! DENIALS! HATRED!...oh yeah, and they skated. Apparently this '

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11383819/...so much for a religion of 'peace'...lovely! What are these folks thinking? Yes, we get it, you're offended - move on! Let it go! How long are we going to have to hear about this one anyways?

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http://www.msnbc.com/comics/games/crossword.aspBut could do without the blasted timer in the upper left hand corner! Gotta start doing these before I turn into 'old timers' or Alzheimers girl! Get that brain going or something!I'm normally awful at crosswords anyways, but this style being on the computer is a bit more 'user friendly' in my eyes.Please pray for the hubby, he's very ill right now

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from Stitch n' Bitch by Debbie Stoller:"The legend goes it is bad luck to knit a sweater for a boyfriend, as it guarantees that the relationship will end. If you've spent a month or more working long and hard on a sweater only to have him not appreciate it enough or wear it very often, you might catch a lingering resentment and wind up dumping the ungrateful lout."...but in my experience,

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6941446/...sorry, the title was so darn funny I had to share it. He gave her a flashlight? LOL! Maybe he wasn't being a jerk of a husband, really - maybe she could have been a bit more creative with it! I'm kidding, of course!Let's hope it was a pink or red flashlight for crying out loud!Man, I hope I get a flashlight - that works! With sparkles on it! It's what

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http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=214899Okay, I don't own any albums of hers, I don't really enjoy seeing her all over the tabloids and newspapers and avoided her reality show featuring her courtship with her now husband.Yesterday I heard about her latest endeavor (baby in her lap as she drove home a few miles fleeing from the cameras reportedly) and at first was horrified, but then

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...still sick, but not as bad as I was last week. I could barely talk - well, maybe that's not such a bad thing for me! LOL!I'm not sure if I had the flu thing AND a cold AND a sore throat or what the deal was, but man, am I tired and very sick of TheraFlu. Gag!The strange thing is that I was feeling fine til I went to the gym. Hmmm. Maybe that's the problem! No, gotta keep going there if I

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...I did them tonight...with Justin...with coloured pencils! It was fun...I finished two of the three entries that I'm allowed to do. I'm taking photos of them tomorrow so I can post them here by Friday or Saturday and get your 'votes' as to which ones rock and which ones don't. It takes a lot of creativity to come up with something that A - I haven't done before and B- may not materialize

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Hi Issac and everyone who is saying "where the heck are you?" - I'm alive, but the family and I are still battling all these viruses that keep cropping up.Here at the Urgent Care centers they say it takes a year to buff up your immunity, but I think it's more JP's friends giving him their viruses, he gets it, brings it home, gets well and CP and I are sicker than dogs.The good part is that I'm

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http://p097.ezboard.com/fthefrontporch74819frm10Click on this to see the crazy polls that I've posted already on this thing. LOL! I'm crazy!

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(left) It's me with my new favorite Christmas thing - the Nutcracker. Justin is my personal photographer, by the way. () (above right) Chris and Justin at Christmas Dinner - very handsome! (above center) Justin on December 24th at some ungodly hour in the morning opening Auntie Jenn-Irene's presents from Chicago (see how proud he is wearing his jersey?) -- notice the 'no pants' thing still

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Happy New Year everyone and so sorry I've been totally out of commission over here - totally taken out by that awful virus that has been going around here in this area anyways. Hope everyone else is OKAY.Before I rant, please visit this site to read about the great Mr. Wilson Pickett. My sister and I met him in Memphis, TN, and took us out to dinner with his lovely family. He had no clue who

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...oh, and last year. LOL!Us children of the 70's are paying for the overdoing it of antibiotics when we were wee sprouts and now whenever we get an infection/virus/cold combo, we're told by TODAY's docs to 'hang in there and let nature take it's course'.Give me a pill darn it! I'm suffering here!!! I can't think, my hormones are in flux (due to the virus in my thyroid and glands) and I'm not

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Here's a thought. And you know that it's one of my random ones, kinda like the towel thing. Always in the back of my strange brain whirling about...along with the art ideas and the loopy ideas that come out once a day, or hour. Okay, you have heard of the teen who, before Christmas, jumped on a plane with his gift money and decided to do some immersion journalism in, oh, Baghdad for an

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How to bless your home for the new years...Catholic Style!http://fisheaters.com//customschristmas9.htmlpart of the article in the link:1) On the morning of the Feast of the Epiphany, children in some households will wake to see what gifts had been left by the Magi (or La Befana) during the night. (I have a gift for JP on that morning!)2) Take the blessed chalk and first write the initials of the

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Sunday, January 1st, New Years Day, is also a Feast Day of the Theotokos/Virgin Mary. It's also the birthday of my beloved Grandmother, Marie - who was named after the Virgin Mary (family tradition). Grandma Marie is no longer with us, but I still celebrate her birthday and pray for her. These two remarkable women were and are the best role models a young lady could have growing up. The

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...is Alanis Morissette's "Wunderkind" from the Narnia soundtrack...here's why I like it...some parts of this lovely song that's up for some huge award for 2005."I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wondermentI am a wunderkindAnd I live the envelope pushed back far enough to believe thisI am a princess on the way to my throneDestined to serve, destined to roam...""And I am a magnet for all kinds

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...talk about fussy...I hear that there are many Christians being picky over the new CS Lewis movie and I'm here to say "STOP IT!"Here's why...although I haven't read any critiques from the nay-sayers or any bad stuff from fellow Christians I, for one, LOVE the movie as much as the book. YES, there are a few things amiss with the movie, but certainly one cannot debate how FULL the movie is and

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Wow...for the first time in years I'm having a FUN Christmas...and still having it now. No depressing 'oh, it's over' thoughts, none of this over doing it stuff, just family, friends, good food and joy everywhere.No, it's not the Prozac talking...LOL! We had the BEST Christmas on record, to date, ever this year. We were with both sides of our families, nobody got mad, nobody freaked out,

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It's the 24th of December, and our son decided to wake us up at the ungodly hour of 4am. Yes, 4am. Starbucks was open at 5, so CParks went and got us some java to help out. JParks was ready to go, so we opened up family presents and magical Auntie (Jenn-Irene) presents which are always a hit.Of course, we had to call Chicago Jenn and get them to get them to open their gifts since JP was

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This is a part of the letter we all got from our CEO - I've NEVER gotten a letter that said something as COOL as this:"I want to wish each and everyone a safe and very happy Christmas! In this busy time before Christmas Day, we sometimes forget the real reason we celebrate this day, the birth of Jesus Christ. I feel very fortunate to be part of this ministry, continuing the healing ministry

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http://lifestyle.msn.com/HomeandGarden/Home/Article.aspx?cp-documentid=156816&GT1=7464This is about a family in Chicago (no, not my Jenn) regarding TOO MUCH decorations for the holidays...I had to laugh, I mean, the last time I checked it was a FREE country. Do what you want AND I'm all for it - hey, I have a four year old that loves this stuff! Someone wants to hang all that stuff up and pay

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Okay, let's figure out the Night Before Christmas and the morning of at our homes as kids and now with our kids.#1 We had a St. Nick Day at the beginning of December for SMALL gifts#2 We had to be good and go to church like good kids in prep for Santa's visit on Christmas EVE so we could get our gifts that next morning after church.#3 There is a HUGE difference between Santa Gifts and other gifts

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Christmas is almost here...and my cards still haven't been sent out. For those of you who I only chat with on line - I'll post a Christmas Day picture and message - although Miss Manners would NOT approve. (and you need new towels!)As for the last post, I'm still totally into getting NEW towels. It creeps me out not to have new ones - and Irene - BROWN towels sound so LUXE!!! Send me a photo,

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http://ci.santa-rosa.ca.us/default.aspx?PageId=1202Here's what they did last year (Charlie Brown) and here's what they're planning for this year...Woodstock! For those of you who were not here for the huge party in September when they showed off the statues, man, you missed out on a fun thing. The kids LOVED it, there was free music, Peanuts stuff, activities for the kids and you could meet

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You scored as Traditional Catholic.(me here: DUH!)You look at the great piety and holiness of the Church before the Second Vatican Council and the decay of belief and practice since then, and see that much of the decline is due to failed reforms based on the "Spirit of the Council". You regret the loss of vast numbers of Religious and Ordained clergy and the widely diverging celebrations of the

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...art and auction for the City of Santa Rosa where the Peanuts Gang hails from, mostly! This year it was Charlie Brown statues of all varieties, colours and ideas - and then they had a huge auction that raised tons of money for kids. This is how it shakes out. They choose a statue for the year (this coming year being Woodstock on his nest), contact local artists (oh please Lord!!!) who signed

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...well, it's finally happened. I guess the nuns always get you in the end. My family and I are attending a Roman Catholic Church. Okay, you can get your mouth off the floor and breathe. There, that's much better isn't it? Dropping religious 'bombs' on friends and close family members seems to be our specialty in the last oh, 6 years. Keep in mind that this recent move wasn't a planned move

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http://thisisnumbersix.blogspot.com/ this is cparks' new bloghttp://pumamomma.blogtastic.com/ this is irene's new blog...and I've almost found time to write to them. Almost.By the way, I JUST found out about both sites 24 hours ago - I'm the last to hear it, probably!I want to write about my new job again, because it TOTALLY ROCKS - and I've made friends with an expert knitter/crochet gal and

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...it was over a St Nicholas letter to my godson, her cute little Irish Redhead child - since I shamed Miss Manners by sending it via e-mail. Egads!Didn't mean to make her cry - really and truly! In other news, Justin actually sat on St. Nick's lap yesterday. REALLY! He wasn't so sure at first, but thought a bit differently about it when the bearded Bishop called him by his first name and KNEW

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...so don't forget to pray to St. Nicholas (especially the kids) on Monday, when we celebrate the wonderful Bishop!We are planning on going to the service at a church named for St. Nicholas that has a special HUGE icon of the saint that was mysteriously 'given' to the church a long time ago.Justin is freaking out - he remembers last year, putting toys in his shoes for those kids who don't have

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Yesterday's paper, which I actually read (been either too sick or busy to do this as of late) has the most interesting articles inside. The first one was from the AP out of London regarding how Christmas has gotten WAY too secular over there. Someone had to make a movie to distribute to the neighborhoods to educate them on who Jesus was due to a kid actually asking why Mary named her kid after

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Ta da! And just like that, I'm driving Grandpa's Ford Explorer. He's been gracious enough to allow me to drive this bad boy around for my job and figure out if I like it or not to keep it at a later date. So, now, JP and I are trying to name it. We keep calling it "Grandpa's Car" which is correct, but we need a faster and shorter name. JP likes the name "Stripes" because he just watched "

Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-1132783255391238562005-11-23T13:55:00.000-08:002005-11-23T14:00:55.400-08:00

...a new job that soooooo ROCKS - a great boss who I am friends with - wonderful times with my family at home doing family stuff -- getting a cut out cardboard leaf with the message "I am thankful for: Mom and Dad" from my four year old son (and he did one saying he was thankful for toys too...to balance it out I guess)...for a cute husband that keeps me from running on empty...for my lovely

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LOVE to knit, don't love what becomes of my hands and nails when I knit. They're all torn up. I'm a fast and furious knitter. What my hubby does with words and critical thinking is what I do with knitting! Watch out, there's a fire starting on the couch in Nino's hands! LOL!I knit a special nap time blanket for my godson - my Irish cute godson who I think needs a cute knitted something from

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Two very cute guys in my life...Monday's Birthday was for Patrick, the red haired Godson that I miss a LOTandTuesday's Birthday is for my hubby, the tall, dark and handsome guy that I love!So, happy birthday to both of these guys and an additional Happy Name Day to CP (Sunday) was his day - St. John Chrystostom.In honor of his birthday and his name day, JP and I decided to get him a Looney Tunes

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As I left work yesterday in my antibiotic/codene fog, there were two nurses talking about their upcoming vacations to exotic locals. It was lighthearted and fun until one of them brought up the Measure M topic. Measure M in California was the initiative/proposition to have parents or guardians notified when a young MINOR girl decides to have an abortion. It was defeated by a margin of 52.6

Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-1131591571850894252005-11-09T18:56:00.000-08:002005-11-09T18:59:31.860-08:00

Got this from Issac's site - it's who I would be if I were alive in the 1400 AD...I was hoping for something like Lady or Princess of the Shopping Mall, but then again, that wouldn't exist back then. Sigh. Not a good time for a gal like me.The PrioressYou scored 23% Cardinal, 51% Monk, 55% Lady, and 37% Knight! You are a moral person and are also highly intellectual. You like your solitude but

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...be nice to the poor dear! This ear infection that I have (at 34 not 3) is just awful. I'm so tired and flu-like at time that it's just unreal. The last time I had a real ear infection was sometime in High School, but I caught it early and it wasn't that big of an infection - however, the doctors were still passing out antibiotics like candy at Halloween, so I never really had to deal with

Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-1131217785876673922005-11-05T10:57:00.000-08:002005-11-05T11:09:45.890-08:00

Okay, we all know that I love my new job (almost totally official - long boring temporary/contract buy out story) and we know that I knit and paint...but haven't been doing much painting this half of the year. So, I showed my new boss my art website (that I really REALLY need to update) and she said to let her know how much duplicates cost from the lab (on canvas or other) with mats and frames

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...ahhh! So nice to have a job where your boss LOVES you and appreciates what you do. So very nice. The nurse manager that I work for is A) a female and B) thinks like me a lot of the time and C) is a pretty mellow person.Thank God! As I was running about today organizing the second office (I now have two offices in two different locations) I thought to myself "wow! I'm really working again

Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-1130472950557965402005-10-27T21:02:00.000-07:002005-10-27T21:15:50.570-07:00

...the details of my employment haven't been settled on yet, but by Monday, they will be. So, for now I'll be working under the 'temp' label - just to get me in there before the HR folks can officially do my background check and paperwork. It was the brainchild of my recruiter in HR and I really wanted to start, so that's what happened. I had today off to get things together, clean up and

Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-1130345655523529122005-10-26T09:47:00.000-07:002005-10-26T09:54:15.530-07:00

http://www.stjosephhealth.org/aboutus/...yes, folks, that is the Virgin Mary (albeit a statue, but let's not be picky). I was raised as a 'old school' RC, and darn it - THIS is how I know the Virgin Mary. From this exact form of statue. It's from a medallion/miracle in France that all good RC boys and especially girls were told to wear around their necks each day for protection and for Her

Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-1130340431843910222005-10-26T08:25:00.000-07:002005-10-26T08:27:11.850-07:00

Okay, Issac, time to finally exhale with me...the first interview that I had with this healthcare system two weeks ago may be the ticket I was looking for into this organization! The nurse manager came back from her tropical vacation and called me with three different numbers to get a hold of her. I called her this morning on her pager and she all but offered me the position.

Claudine 'Nino' Parkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15571580500398324403noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612352.post-1130278096642145092005-10-25T15:01:00.000-07:002005-10-25T15:08:16.643-07:00

All is not lost, all hope is not lost...well, that's the rule in Corporate America. OR it's just God teaching me, yet again, the virtue of patience.Patience and I, well, we just don't work well together. I'm too much of a control freak for it to ever work out. So, the handful of jobs at this place that I would LOVE to work at is kinda on hold until the Reqs get into HR - and then there's a few

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