Reverse Planet Alignment

OK, know the saying... "If the planet's align correctly then..." such as "If the planet's align correctly I'll be able to drop the dog off at the vet, get child #1 to school, buy the perfect shoes for the party that is tonight, get a bikini wax, and tidy the house in time to make it back to the school play at 1:30." Well I've discovered that there is a force in the universe that aligns planets to pull against you and create the perfect storm.


Evening out should have gone like this... 1-5:45 meet for dinner at GReAT restaurant King's Kitchen (discussion on that at a later date) 2-Go to the Filmore to hear Matt Kearney play! (yea) 3- depending on what time concert was over MAYBE grab a drink somewhere on the way home 4-Arrive with the teenage sitter having decided to clean the house after my angel children went to bed on time and without any incidents.

Summer Night

Instead this is how it went... 1-5:45 meet for dinner at GReAT restaurant King's Kitchen (so far so good) 2 - 7:25 Left for the concert. Filmore is not where we thought it was. We weren't lost exactly but just not at the Filmore. After asking help for a lovely local to the First Ward of Charlotte, we make it to the Filmore (super great venue). Confused by the age of the crowd, not just young but looked like many still needed babysitters. But excited so sort of glossed over it... 3 - 8:15 Get a drink WAY too easily (should have been a clue) 4 - 8:30 Standing in the crowd a sweet girl next to us announces that Matt Kearney has already played and we are patiently waiting for a group called Owl City. 

 

5 - While still reeling from having missed a concert that must have been five minutes long right when the doors opened at 7:00, the electronic pop sensation that recorded Fireflies begins. 4 - 9:00 decided we'd had enough of the music but stayed a couple of minutes to see how long this young girl could hold a plastic owl up to tower above the crowd. To my knowledge she made it the whole hour. Impressive! 6 - BRIGHT SPOT! Got free tacos and burritos from the TacoBell bus that is traveling the country. 7 - 10:30 Attempted to find a fun spot to have a beer, visit with our friends and laugh about the evening. Three bars later due to drinking contest, country music and just general interest in the atmosphere. We ended up at a local hotel bar. Nice jazz, great drinks, created our own seating and all was looking up... UNTIL 8 - The fire alarm starts going off and we have to evacuate!!!!! 


At that point I decided that the Universe wanted me to go home and write about learning when to say UNCLE! And to realize that it really was a fun and funny evening. I loved hanging out with my old friends and making some great new friends and get a little glimpse of what makes a 13 year old girl dance and sing at the top of her lungs!


Back to experiencing that go with the flow thing...

The Bounty that is Summer

Summer's Bounty

available on etsy

I love the simple cooking of summer. Cold, hot, last minute grilling, breakfast for dinner, anything seems to go for dinner in the summer months. The farmer's markets are busting at the seams right now with white peaches (the real kind not the ones you get at the chain grocery!) so sweet that you have to eat them that day or they will go bad, white shrimp fresh off the Lowcountry boats, and the berries! There are strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and many berries you've only read about in novels you were forced to read in high school. It is definitely the time to be a bit more Tao and just go with the flow. 

Too quickly it will be over

Heart and Soul

I've been working on editing photographs from a Spring Recital Weekend for a local school of dance. It always amazes me what comes out of such young bodies! Thought you might like to see a little of what I have been working on...

We All Could Do More

I think everyone could agree that we all could do more... More to help each other, more to help the environment, more to help the children of the world. Here is a wonderful story that the journey is just getting ready to start.

Enter JD Lewis and his sons, Jackson and Buck. One day Jackson asked why they didn't do more to help, and it caught fire! Now through much preparation and a HUGE leap of faith and a HUGE dose of courage, the Lewis Clan is embarking on a Twelve in Twelve adventure, twelve months, twelve countries to donate their time to help. They will end up their year in Mississippi to show that we all could help right here at home. Please take a couple of minutes to learn about their journey and maybe take their lead and help out someone or something this summer!

Boop Boop De Doop

I love this picture. It just makes me smile and realize how much I love Pez dispensers. I'm not exactly sure why but I do...

Betty Boop Triplets

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75636938/boop-boop-de-doop-8x12-fine-art-print?ref=pr_shop

Harry

Hogwarts Castle 2010

available for purchase at http://www.etsy.com/listing/71282492/hogwarts-castle

I'm anxiously awaiting the next installment in the movie series (due out in July), and dreading it all at the same time. Sort of like Christmas, you get all geared up for it and then it's over in a few hours... what to do?  I wonder how long this phenomenon will last. It's an incredibly huge saga and really a part of what many children and teens will identify with as their childhood, so will they tell the stories to their children and start chapter book reading with their children and the first book?


We have a rule in our house that you are not allowed to see a Harry Potter movie until you've finished the book. My daughter is currently on book 4, the Goblet of Fire (my personal favorite). We have many years ahead of us to visit and get reacquainted with Harry and the gang....


I guess time will tell. 


In the meantime, if you are like me and need just a little fix check out Potions Class...

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dee2c34dad08eef03924808/potions-class?ref=pr_treasury

Great Collection from CallOfEarth

Periodically friends at Etsy create some lovely treasuries that I must share. Here's one of those from Maria at Callofearth.etsy.com


http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4dec0cca72048eef9b4517c0/dades-stuff

Green Peace

available at http://www.etsy.com/listing/74150721/green-peace?ref=tre-4dec0cca72048eef9b4517c0-16