Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Dream of Death

This morning I awoke form a very lucid dream that left me deep in thought today. Have you ever had a dream that was so profound you knew it had a special purpose? This was one of those dreams. Although some things that happened in this dream would never happen in real life, it was all so very real to me. I always dream in color, and I was myself in the dream, not an observer.

I dreamed that I was dying of cancer. I had been suffering for a long time, and decided that I would take a prescribed pill to end my life. I went to the mortuary and sat in a room with my empty casket with loved ones all around me, and I took the pill and got ready to climb into my casket. As I was about to do this, a strong feeling hit me, and I stopped and said, "No, I don't want this to happen right now! Call a doctor to save me from this pill I just took!" So the Doctor came in and I said, " I don't want give up! I will fight this cancer and win! I will exercise more, and eat better!" So I got another chance, still not knowing how long I would survive, and I had the feeling that I could still die very soon.
Later on, I was at my home and there were people stopping over to see me. A woman who was an artist that I had booked for a show at the Ibis came to show me some of her work. The frames that she had her work in were very cheap and you could see tension brackets around the sides of her work through the glass. Normally, I would be very sweet and apologetic and suggest other options, but after all I had been through, I said " I hate those frames, they look awful." Then, a nice person in the room suggested that she outline her work with a pen. I said "No way, that would look terrible. You need to do some serious work to make these look presentable."

I remember feeling like, "This lady should know the truth or she'll never make it as an artist."

End of dream.

(I do not remember the people at the mortuary with me, but I know for sure that my girls weren't there. I also don't remember who was at my house, or if Ryan was in this dream at all.)

I am no dream interpreter, but this was very profound. I got out of bed, really ready to devote myself to more exercise, and healthier eating habits. I did yoga, and went for a walk this morning. As for the art thing, it made me realize that with the idea that I could drop dead any minute, I was more honest and less like my "try not to offend anyone" self.

Any interpretations would be appreciated and entertaining I'm sure!



Death
(taken From http://www.sleeps.com/analysis.html)The most feared dream symbol

Nearly any dream you have that refers to death, dying or attending a funeral, or the like, pertain to change. Most all the time this change is very dramatic and major. It can be change in your life attitude or emotional balance. These types of dreams can also symbolize confronting fear, usually fear of death or change. Since most of use will agree that death is the ultimate change, and many people fear it. Death dreams are generally big changes and should never be ignored. Sometimes they really do signify death! Another possible symbol of a death dream is threat. Whichever suits the dream depends on how well the theme was arrived at. Most death dreams are about major change and not about literal death though, so don't panic if you have one. Just patiently go through the analysis process, and make sense of it.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

My house smells so good!

We are so lucky to have a beautiful thick row of mature lilac bushes in our yard. There are light purple, dark purple and white and they smell so o o wonderful!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Disneyland Video #1

I have a couple Disneyland videos that are short and cute that I've been wanting to post...

We were standing in line waiting for the Holy Gates to open to Disneyland, and there was some Disney music blaring so Emma started dancing. I just had to get a video. (She didn't know I was taping her at first.) She is so fun! Dinsneyland wouldn't have been the same without Emma. (I hope you don't mind me posting this, Emma! ps. you rock!:)


Monday, May 19, 2008

Happy Birthday Joel!

My cute nephew Joel turned 4 today! He is such a fun and sweet boy! I wish we could see them more often. The last time they were here, Joel said that he was "Optimus Prime", and of course we were all supposed to call him that. He is so funny! He and Lydia love to play together too.

Happy birthday big guy!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Lydia's 5 Year Check-up


(I'll be posting about Disneyland soon. But first...)

I took Lydia in for her 5 year check-up with Dr. McKenna today. Everything went well, except that she has scoliosis. It is not bad enough to treat at this age. He said she has a 7-10 degree curve. They usually don't treat children unless they have at least a 20 degree curve. He wants to check her again in 6 months and possibly have some x-rays taken. He said that before and during puberty, when she has a big growth spurt, she will probably have to wear a brace. I'm sure that won't be very fun for her, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it!

On a lighter note, she had a hilarious conversation with the Dr. that I just have to share! This is how it went...

Dr: Lydia, do you know what the first thing we have to do in a car before we can drive anywhere is?

Lydia: Yes! Pay for it!

Dr: Well, yes, but what do we do when we get in the car?

Lydia: We drive around and try not to get in an accident.

Dr: Yes, but what do we have to wear when we are in the car?

Lydia: I know! Clothes!

Ha Ha! Eventually she got it but the Dr. and I were cracking up the whole time!

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

My Art Show

I hung my art at Caffe Ibis last Thursday. Here is a slide show of my work. They are all in black frames . They are also different sizes, but the photo show made them all the same size. It feels so great to see them all up together in an exhibit! Enjoy!








Saturday, May 10, 2008




You Are Ginger



Like ginger, you are a total shape shifter.

You can be sweet, spicy, mellow, or overpowering.

You are both soothing and unique. You are popular... yet you are often overlooked.

Lydia's 5th Birthday!


On April 26th, we had an awesome Island birthday party for Lydia. Her favorite book is Island of the Blue Dolphins, so she wanted to have an Island theme. At first it was going to be "Barbie, Island Princess", but she wanted to invite boys and I told her that boys might not want to come to a Barbie party. So then she said she wanted to make it "Barbie Island Princess/ Spider Man". I told her I wasn't going to buy two different themes of birthday supplies, so we settled for just "Island".These are the island cupcakes I made with sugar cookie palm trees.











There were 10 kids including Lydia. There was supposed to be 11, but Madison, a little girl from Lydia's class had to go home because she was scared of Ryan's pony tail (that's a different story...). Right around present time, Lydia siad she didn't feel very well. Then about 2 hours after her party, her and Violet began throwing up which lasted throughout the night. So far, Lydia has puked 3 out of 5 birthdays. I don't know what it is! The rest of us were fine. Poor girl!

She is so big now. She does so much more now that she's five. She is constantly reminding me that she is too!

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Quick Post- my birthday

My Birthday was so sweet. It was way back on April 14th. I received lots of love, and some great gifts. I love all of them, but I just wanted to share two great gifts I received.

These lovely tulips and vase were from Emma.



This was the ipod that I got from Lydia!