My art... The past & present.

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Turkey Day!

The Spread.

Mom's center-piece,



"The Bird",



stuffing, "The Pig" (Grandpa made something for everybody... Turkey, pork, beef[not shown], & veggies),



fresh cranberry sauce,



mashed-potatoes,



butter-nut squash risotto, fresh bread,



& the veggies.

Back to the grind...

Just some images from the dungon. ...I mean office.

The House of Champions

My princess recently began taking kick boxing lessons, in addition to the Karate she has been learning. After a couple of months, she tested for her first sash a couple of weeks ago. Another proud moment for yours truly. Especially since, she decided to go above and beyond what anyone expected her to do, and double her work load, on her own. Watching my princess pass that test and get her yellow sash was a very inspiring moment, on the day after my B-Day, that has motivated me to push myself, harder than ever, in my efforts to accomplish my own goals. It has been a struggle for her to adjust to taking the 2 classes back to back, so to see her succeed was awesome! It reminded me that I too (as we all can) can push past the struggles that keep me from my goals and accomplish anything I put my mind to. I am very blessed, and thankful, to have such an amazing little girl to inspire and be inspired by!

Election day!

Today(11/2/2010) I taught my daughter how easy it is to vote, and why it is important to do so. After work/school, we took a walk up the street to our local pole place, checked in, and got "our" ballot. We stood in line for a little while. It was just long enough for me to explain that we were there to help choose our new government officials, since their turn in office was over, and to help decide what new laws will be made. I told her that by voting we were doing our part to help pass laws that would hopefully help make our cities and state better. After a few minutes, we went up and filled out "our" ballot, and turned it in. To my surprise, my daughter was very excited and enthusiastic about the whole process. ...Especially when she got a sticker at the end.

What's your poison?

The local watering-hole...

Trick or Treat!

First we hit the mall,







...Then the streets for sweets and treats!