1985 eliminator

this is one of my personal favorites so far. i love this boat!


before.............

yard house fountain

still rockin the dance floor

i am so old. my guys working for me are totally apalled by the cds i am spinning. i have beastie boys solid gold going right now, and yes, i am old enough to appreciate a greatest hits cd which i totally used to make fun of. i had beatles abby road this morning (she came in through the bathroom window is one of my favorite songs although i love joe cockers version the most but i have overplayed that cd and need a new one).......................................... and last night had on the blue album for the boys, they totally love the beatles. they also love genesis and paul simon. my kids totally rock. so tomorrow morning mike and i are off to llano texas to see jimee graduate which i am nervous about but whatever. suck it up, keep my mouth shut and look really great. that is the best i can do. janice and i have never met face to face and i have not been looking foward to it based on our past phone conversations. she is crazy and who can argue with that? so, off we go and i will let you know how it goes. on an up note, i had my hair permed earlier this week --love it! and today, i got a third hole added to my left earlobe because i was bored with having to choose 4 earings. now i can choose from 5. i was the speaker at referralls this morning and it was crazy trying to explain my life in 10 minutes or less. all i could get out was that i have lots of kids, take in strays and will take anyones who will give them up. he he. my life is so revolved around kids, but i love them and i don't know what else to do. i am a total nerd, don't like tv and would rather read or needlepoint. old-lady-dom here i come!!!! i am one damn hot happening old lady though. everyone has to have a mantra.

memorial day

the boys left yesterday with nana for california. they went to see aunt rachel and spend some time with nana. they will be back tomorrow. mike and i spent the day at work and have much to attend to this week as we leave friday for texas. jimee ann will be a high-school graduate. i am totally frustrated with my camera and not being able to get the pictures onto my computer so i may have to break down and buy a new photosmart. we will see. so our weather has been super crazy. last tuesday was 116 and i had frozen towels on my neck and head to cool down all day and then friday was rainy, and 58. i nearly died of cold. we had a fire in the fireplace and had tomato soup and hot chocolate for dinner. it was super cold saturday and yesterday too. today is warmer, but not hot. only in the 90s. so, it must be the end of weather changes and will be getting hot again. i wore heels out saturday night and have been paying for it since. my feet are so screaming at me. mike and i might go to the movies since the boys are in california, will keep you updated tomorrow.

end of school

today marks the end of another year for the boys. school let out at 11:30 making ian a junior high kid (scary), jule a 1st grader and owen is still a second grader until he completes summer school. he will miss out on the summer with his dad as we were unable to get morenci to enroll him there. so, lessons to learn, i bet he will do his homework next year so he doesn't miss out on his vacation. ian came to work this afternoon with a good attitude, kept focused and did a great job. i have to say i am very proud and he somehow seems older today. my roof on my house is paid for and will begin being torn off soon (i hope) and my bathroom is nearly done in my room which i am so looking foward to not have to walk through the house in the dark in the night. i get very lost. he he. i am losing weight and am much more comfortable in my shorts so the running is paying off (i am sure it has nothing to do with quitting drinking..........) and i am busy as ever trying to keep up with everything. will post more pics soon.

my great brother and some stuff.

this is my brother douglas, which is one of the hardest workers i know. he is an incredible welder and fabricator, taught by my dad. i took this picture yesterday because i was infatuated with the amount of grease he attracts daily. he is getting married june 7th. amazing how time flies. my brother is one of the most wonderful people i know.
corian countertop on an upholstered built-in aluminum cooler box we fabricated out of an old potty closet in the cuddy of a fountain boat. we cut down the bulk head to open up the space (not structurallly changing anything as far as stregnth wise) and made this. we obviously still have to carpet under it.
embroidery on captains chairs which are totally baseball stitched and beautiful.

spring cleaning

my soon to be sister-in-law (rachel), has been working for me for about a month now. one of her many assets is that she is an organizational wizard. she cleaned and totally re-organized my office and now we can 1. walk, 2. find what we are looking for, 3. get to the water dispenser without tripping over many things that don't belong there and lots that do, 4. display the sample books so customers and us can find them, 5. water the plants easily, and 6. have the tv\ vcr where the kids can see it on long days here. amazing what alittle time and some elbow grease will do. we are still busy and seem to be on a smoother production scale since we got some good employees. things really seem to be running with less agravation. we are finishing up the large fountain job that we have been working on for the last month and are getting excited about getting that boat back to its home. this morning i went to run, ran out of time so i had to get to my referrals meeting right away (it starts at 6:15) so i showed up in my running cloths all sweaty and no make-up hair not brushed and had to be the greeter for the morning. then, i had to come straight here so i still have on my running attire and am anxiously awaiting my bath tonight. we made the orchids and onions section of the newspaper again this morning which is always wonderful. it read: orchids to mike and becka at main stitch upholstery on lake havasu avenue for recovering our handicapped son's seats for his cart. you did a beautiful job, and we appreciate it. it is always nice to get a thank- you. hope you are all having a wonderful evening!