a place...

this world has lost a charming man..

my hero...

my dad..

:(

gone from this place..but onto a beautiful, painfree place amongst the clouds..

a place where he laughs, hunts, and fishes once again with his father and a son.. and holds his mother's hand....

a place where he'll wait for the rest of us to travel to..

tho this place seems very far away...his place in my heart is just a thought away.

i will miss you dad.

xoxoxox

sam

Nobody Knows it But Me

There's a place that I travel, When I want to roam

And nobody knows it but me.

The roads don't go there, And the signs stay home

And nobody knows it but me.

It's far, far away and way, way afar,

It's over the moon and the sea,

And wherever you are going, That's wherever you are

And nobody knows it but me.

-Patrick O'Leary

....waiting...

anyone else but you...

[wait for song to load]

Instructions for my bestest friend...

1. hurry back

2. deliver hugs for me

3. hurry back

xoxox

Your part time lover and a full time friend,

The monkey on the back is the latest trend,

Don't see what anyone can see,

In anyone else,

But you

Here is a church and here is a steeple,

We sure are cute for two ugly people,

Don't see what anyone can see,

In anyone else,

But you

We both have shiny happy fits of rage,

I want more fans,

you want more stage,

Don't see what anyone can see,

In anyone else,

But you

I'm always tryin to keep it real,

Now I'm in love with how you feel,

I don't see what anyone can see,

In anyone else,

But you

kiss you on the brain in the shadow of the train,

I kiss you all starry eyed,

My body swings from side to side,

I don't see what anyone can see,

In anyone else,

But you

The pebbles forgive me,

The trees forgive me,

So why can't,

You forgive me?

I don't see what anyone can see,

In anyone else,

But you

Du du du du

du du dudu

Du du du du

du du dudu

I don't see what anyone can see,

In anyone else,

But you.

(sound of people running)

ahhhhhhhhhhh.. life is good :)

To celebrate two special birthdays.. Sara and I made cupcakes!!! My nephew, Jake, had his 20th birthday on APril 24.. and my brother, Scott, will celebrate his 39th birthday tomorrow! Happy Birthday Guys :) We miss you and love you!!

Surf and Sand...

...here I come!

Heading to the beach for a few days...

will be back with pictures :)

Falling Slowly

(wait for music to start)

I don't know you

But I want you

All the more for that

Words fall through me

And always fool me

And I can't react

And games that never amount

To more than they're meant

Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home

We've still got time

Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice

You'll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me

And I can't go back

Moods that take me and erase me

And I'm painted black

You have suffered enough

And warred with yourself

It's time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home

We've still got time

Raise your hopeful voice you had a choice

You've made it now

Falling slowly sing your melody

I'll sing along

Happy Easter!!!!

Happy Easter to all of my friends and family out there in Blogland :)

These two pictures were from our day of exploring the mountains yesterday... it was soooo cool up there..in the fog and mist..and sooooo quiet!!! i loved it!!!

April Marketplace!!!

The Pfatt Marketplace is Now Released for April!

Please stop by and see all the new art for the month!!!! :)

Mother's Day Tags

Im offering these sweet mother's day tags for sale.. a set of 4..perfectly 'aged'..and ready to add as package toppers.. add them to your scrapbooks or journals..
$4 plus $1 shipping

Email me to Purchase

Mad World

Spankings Needed!

WOw..My apologies..
I've been a very bad blogger!!!

Between Vegas..and camping..and family issues..and matters of the heart..and more camping..and moving my daughter back home..and then Rockband..and Wii..and that STooooPid Mafia Wars on facebook.. i've lost all track of of life online!!! YIKES!!

I did take some pictures a couple of weeks ago.. of flowers that were in my backyard..
thats about the only creative thing i've done!!

I need to find and get my mojo back!!!

Vegas Slideshow

The Vegas Blurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Stil recoopin' from our trip to Vegas.. and now trying to deal with a headcold that Tim shared with me ...so please bear with me :)
Pictured above:
Jeri, Christy, Karen and Me enjoying a Plum Drop Martini!!!!!

YUM!

R & R time..and Giveaway Time!

Whew..
Now that all of the family health issues and concerns are slowly 'mending'.. Tim and I have decided to take off.. head to the desert...and even VEGAS baby! to spend some very much needed R&R time with each other..and friends!
Christy and her hubby are flying into Vegas on Thurs..and we'll meet up with them then..to parttttay away the weekend!!
I CANT WAIT!!
We'll also be stopping in Calico, CA to visit a Ghost Town and plan on doing some 'geocaching' !

This is "Gary" (Tim has his GPS that he named, "Martha"...well this is my GPS for when we go geocaching..and I've named him "Gary Garmin" hehehehe)

I hope to get lots of pics to share with you when we return :)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Also..if you haven't checked it out yet.. hop, skip and jump your way over to the PFattie's Blog! We are having a Giveaway!!!!!!! Check it out!

All you have to do is leave a comment!! And you can win your choice of these awesome goodies!!!!!

See ya'll next week!!!!
I hope you all get a chance to find your own R&R and adventures..and remember to HUG your family today :) and let them know how much you love them!

xoxoxoxox

The Road to Recovery...

We received the some really good news tonite that my mother in law, Pat, made it thru surgery just fine :)
The doc went in and removed the mass from her lung..and didn't find anything else suspicious while in there. :)
She's a bit groggy still.. but I know she will be back on her feet before we know it!

She's a fighter..and one of the strongest women I've been blessed to know and have in my life.

This picture sums it up best... (click on picture for a lil bigger view)

Taken while we were in Hawaii last February..Mom stopping to take a picture of the cross at the top of the hill..

Her faith is the strongest I've ever come across..and her love and commitment to God even stronger yet. Her road may seem long, but she will have help from all of us to make her way back to a full recovery.

I, we, still have so much more to learn from her..and am truly blessed that she is my mother in law.

Stay tuff Mom..and hurry back home!

girl in pink

Tim gave me roses for valentines day..so I couldn't resist playing with them.. :)

ahhh..ain't love grand? Betsy-Boo and Tippy taking their nap together on a rainy afternoon here in Murrieta..

pretty in pink...

threw this together last nite..

today am thinking of my mother in law..

and tomorrow will hold yet more news...

lets pray its all good news..