My New Granddaughter.. "Sofia"!!

Meet Sofia!!!

A special event occurred, Our Daughter Stacey, our 3rd Daughter, had her baby." Sofia" was born on August 25.  Sofia was born into a Beautiful, Chaotic, loving
Family..  "Welcome, Baby Sofia"!!  We are so happy to have you in our Family!!

She is a beauty. Now, one month old. She is growing and changing everyday.
The hardest for me is that I live 3 hours away from her. I miss her and want to
cuddle and love her. My daughter, Stacey has done a wonderful job being a Mommy
to Sofia. I am very proud of her. My other 2 daughters have filled in as wonderful
Aunts to sweet Sofia. Brooke and Lauren live in the same town and are so good to visit them and
help Stacey out. I am so proud of my Daughters. 

I am making some Hair bows for her and have so many ideas of fun things I want to
make for her.. Lots of pink and ruffles.. Now, I just have to get my sewing machine
fixed :(

I am a blessed Woman. Being a Grandma is an added joy. I have Parker who is 5, and Nikos who is 21 mo. and now Sofia who is 1 month old.. They are truly blessings in my life. I love them so much and miss them terribly. 

I am looking forward to seeing them in 2 weeks and they are going to get smothered with lots of kisses and hugs :)

I just got back from a 5 day trip to NYC with my son, Ryan. He had some business there

regarding his Music, so I went along. Afterall, I am his Mother!

We had an eventful trip. We were busy and went from place to place. He went to Magazine interviews, 

was on CNN, met Radio People. Sang for a Showcase. Yet, we still had  time to enjoy

some of the sights and have some fun in this Huge, exciting, City. One of

the funny things is that Ryan, is a Foodie.. He loves Food.. So,

we went to some of his favorite places that he saw on the Food Network or

that some of his friends recommended. I have to say, that one

of our favorite places was the "Magnolia Bakery in NYC..

It was Delicious.. He especially loved the "Banana Pudding" 

It has vanilla wafers, whipped cream and bananas and Pudding.

I have tried to make this before and it was OK.. but, They

must have a "Special Ingredient"  because there version

was "OH SO GOOD"!!!  I also loved the Peach Crumb Pie.. Oh..

even thinking about it now makes my mouth water!  :)

So, if you are Ever in NYC, you have to go to

MAGNOLIA BAKERY!

Tell them... Ryan sent you ! lol

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Well, A lot has been going on in our Home.. Yes.. we moved to a new City after living in our previous home and area pretty much our whole lives. .. It has been exciting and adjustment. I think we are starting to feel like it is "Home"..
I still don't have it all decorated like I would like and have had to downsize some and make some changes.
Isn't that what life is about??  Learning to be in Acceptance.. I have had to really learn to "Let Go"  and Accept things as they are.. It has been a hard but good lesson for me. The funny thing is that we have had more Friends and Family come and stay with us in the past 6 weeks that we had in our last house of 3 years.
So.. I haven't really been that lonely :)

The other exciting thing is that my Son, Ryan  an aspiring Singer and Songwriter is really doing very
well.. It has been a Journey with him learning to adjust to the crazy schedules and management of time
etc.. There is a lot of driving and driving and adjusting. Yet, he is an awesome Young Man and has
a Passion for Singing. It is in his "Blood".. He has been singing since he could speak.. So, we aren't
really shocked that for now this is his path.

He has a EP coming out on July 24 available on I Tunes.. An album coming this year too.. He was nominated for a "Teen Choice Award".  Which is Aired this Weekend.. His Sister, Brooke gets to
be his Adult Chaperon.. Pretty exciting for her too.. He gets to walk the "Red Carpet". So, for a
Teen 16 year old it is exciting for him.   He recently had a concert at the Legendary "Roxy" in Los
Angeles.. It was a great Concert and was a step up for him since he is moving from a "You Tube"
Star and now a "Real" Singer/Songwriter..  Very exciting for him.

Lots happening in our Family.. Our third Daughter, Stacey is  having a Baby. She is due close to her Birthday, August
23. She is having a "Girl".. So, she is having our first Granddaugher. We are very Happy and
excited. More Grandchildren to Love!!

Well, a lot more exciting things happening to come.. Yet, Life isn't perfect for us.. We still have our trials and challenges. Days of worry and fear.. It doesn't last long though. Our Faith and Hope remains Strong.
Everything has a purpose and plan. We are just trying to follow God's will.. We know in the end it is
all going to be OK!!!!

Moving!

(Our new area)

Well, after months of prayer,pondering and waiting.. We are

finally making our move down south. It is a bittersweet feeling.

We have lived in the Valley for 25 years. We have many Family

and friends that live here. I will miss them all!

I have so many wonderful memories here. Now..

time for a new chapter of our lives. So, the end of this

week, Kenny, Ryan, Kev and I move to new

adventures. I leave behind my 3 grown girls and 2 grandkids with one grand child

on the way. I will be back many times to visit!!! I love them so and just

can't bear being away for very long!

To my family and friends that I leave behind....

I love you all and you are treasured and Loved..

Life is eternal and I know we are bonded forever!

Plus.. thank goodness for modern technology!

I will stay connected through my blog and facebook and

texting! 

Adieu! for now :)

 This picture turned out very blurry. bummer! This is a "Fairy Painting"

that I did for my most special friend, Kim.  She is precious to me and

she loves fairies and all things magical :)

Just another view of the Fairy girl hiding in the flowers.. I really liked how it

turned out. It is whimsical and fun. Just wish I would have not hurried and

took a better picture of the painting.  I definitely don't have a knack for

photography! 

"Painting Paris"

 This is the sketch before I painted.

This is my Finished painting. Not the best light

for a picture. It looks a lot brighter and vivid

in real life..

Just practicing and enjoying painting..

I have a lot to learn yet it is

a fun journey. :)

Sketch and Paint!

First I sketched out my design.

Since I am not very confident in my drawing abilities.. I

just decided to go for it!  I changed the design

a little. 

This is the finished Painting..

I think it turned out pretty

good. 

"It's tough being King!"

I guess I am going to keep practicing.

I really enjoy learning new techniques

and forcing myself just to "Let Go" and

Not expect Perfection!  

After all, I am completely far

from Perfect.. 

Phew!