Category Archives: Stories of my life

Babysitting… now with extra babies… part 1…

Posted on March 7, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Today was my last day babysitting little miss Olivia for a while, so I took her down to La Jolla cove… and we saw hundreds of baby seals… learning how to swim, and getting a quick meal from mom. Olivia … Continue reading →

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So, yeah… wedding shower at our house this weekend!

Posted on February 26, 2017 by pouringmyartout

We are on the final countdown for Jessica, my older daughter, and Jason, my future-son-in-law, to get hitched. A little over a month. So our house was full of love this weekend. It was also full of homemade snacks! Oh, … Continue reading →

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Well, my mustache seems to be missing…

Posted on February 8, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Yup… the one I have had since I was 14-years old… when I first realized that, A: I could grow a mustache, and B: that my mouth naturally forms into a quirky, smug little smile that makes me look like … Continue reading →

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A bright light on a dark day…

Posted on January 20, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Well, I sat down to do a simple little post about babysitting Olivia, the daughter of some friends of ours… And I glanced up, and guess what was on the TV? Yup. Inauguration day. And it hit me, right between … Continue reading →

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Rainy day fun…

Posted on January 19, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Well, I spent the morning babysitting my little buddy, Olivia, again. We had a lot of fun. She likes the camera now. In fact, she took a lot of these. For that one, I held the camera, but she pushed … Continue reading →

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Oh, Olivia… part 1…

Posted on January 17, 2017 by pouringmyartout

That is the face of a happy kid. And no, if you are new around here, that isn’t one of my kids. My kids are 17 and 26… because I’m old… and my older daughter is getting married soon… Babysitting … Continue reading →

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Just a sunrise…

Posted on January 10, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I had to take my mother-in-law to the airport yesterday morning. I took these pictures with my cell phone, so the quality could be better. Maybe I need to play with the settings. Anyway, I walked out on a little … Continue reading →

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Saying goodbye to my mom… no… she isn’t dead… we just left her in the Bay Area…

Posted on January 4, 2017 by pouringmyartout

There she is, that feisty ninety-something-year-old… playing our antique player piano… the cardiovascular workout of the early 1900’s… with one of the tikis I carved for her looking on, bedecked in its Christmas finery! We spent our last night in … Continue reading →

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One last Bay Area sunset…

Posted on January 4, 2017 by pouringmyartout

We are nearing the end of yet another adventure to the Bay Area… On the way back to my mom’s house from Berkeley, we stopped at the Berkeley marina. Looking at San Francisco from across the bay is always fun, … Continue reading →

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The last photos of our adventure in Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco…

Posted on January 3, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I know, we are already back in San Diego. I fell a little behind, but only because we did so many cool things while we were in the Bay Area. I hope you enjoyed this part of our adventure… the … Continue reading →

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