6 months ago.....

6 months ago today, my grandma passed away.... Sometimes it feels like and eternity ago and other times it feels like yesterday. This is Helga's first time holding her first and only great grand baby. (July 13Th, 2005 3 days old)

I feel her presence more than ever these days... I remember every detail as she took her last breaths in his world. I remember the chill in the room at 10:36, being 3 minutes and 8 seconds into Baba O' Riley, just finished reading page 577 of Mein Kampf, right after my Moms 3 trip to pee, the texts to my sis, the wall off tears that followed and the images that will forever be burned in memory...
I knew she wouldn't be here forever but we all had hoped for a little longer...

until we meet again XOXO Jeni

Wordless Wednenday

Riley's new condo

Riley mentioned to her daddy that she would enjoy a play house... We certainly have the the room in the back yard and daddy has the skills soooo, 3 days later this is what daddy built, complete with interior and exterior electricity.
Riley just loves it and adores her dad even more for building it.
This thing has everything custom curtains (sewed my me) carpet, heater, dutch door and the cutest little furniture ever.

Casa De La Riley is located a few feet from the master bedroom slider so I'm comfortable with her being out there alone..... I assumed that's why it was built in that location. (thus sacrificing forfeiting the optimal location for the future Jacuzzi) No no its there because she can still get wireless internet from the house. Daddy is such a thinker! LOL

.... OH well having 120 square feet of additional space to store toys and a happy child is worth the sacrifice!

..survey says?

Welcome to the 2010 edition of getting to know your Friends… The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends that you might not have known! Feel free to steal and repost

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:15 a.m.

2. Diamonds or pearls? Are we talking about the song by Prince... Cause Diamonds = sweat and pearls = (just gross) I know TMI, but I would have to say REAL pearls

3.. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Sadly, Tooth fairy... Riley didn't even like it

4. What is your favorite TV show? Nip/Tuck or House

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? A shake

6. What is your middle name? Lynn

7. What food do you dislike? eggs. bird fetus ewww

8. What is your favorite CD at moment? Don’t use CD's anymore.. Fav song-------- Lady A "Need you now"

9.. What kind of car do you drive? chry 300

10. Favorite sandwich? turkey and avocado

11. What characteristic do you despise? sneakiness

12. Favorite item of clothing? Little black dress(es)

14. Favorite brand of clothing? Michael Kors

15. Where would you retire to? Right here in Chino

16. What was your most memorable birthday? 21st Vegas... What happened in Vegas that weekend will forever stay there.... unless that midget Elvis stripper writes a tell all book.. Just kidding!

17. Favorite sport to watch : is midget wresseling a sport?

18. Furthest place you are sending this? I’m not really sending it ….

19. Person you expect to post it first? Loni, because she is unemployed and has nothing better to do... lol

20. When is your birthday? Jan 3rd

21. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night.... the mornings come way too early.

22. What is your shoe size? 7 1/2

23. Pets – dogs cats tortoise

24. Any new and exciting news you ‘d like to share with us? THINKING about getting some Ink to cover an old piece on my back... has to have a bird in it most likely a hummingbird as a tribute to my G-ma... still just getting some design ideas.

25. What did you want to be when you were little? grown up.. now I'm all grown up and I wanna be a kid.

26. How are you today? A lil Nauseous

27. What is your favorite candy? peanut butter cups

28. What is your favorite flower? Sweet peas

29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? Valentines Day.

30. What’s your full name: Jenni Lynn

31. What are you listening to right now? listening to a boring conference call (on mute) while I rock out to Ozzy

32. What was the last thing you ate? lemon yogurt

33. Do you wish on Stars? Yes

34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Red

35. How is the weather right now? chilly but clear and dry.

36. The first person you spoke to on the phone today - texted.. Brett

37. Favorite soft drink? Pepsi

38. Favorite restaurant : one without kids

39. Real hair color? don't know lol

40. What was your favorite toy as a child? My Lil pony.

41. Summer or winter Spring and fall : Summer, hot weather, the lake,spending the weekends in a bikini, boating...

42. Hugs or kisses : can you have one with out the other? (big kisses)

43. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanny all the way

44. Coffee or tea? neither, yuck

46. When was the last time you cried? its been a few days. Super emo lately.

47. What is under your bed? nothing

48.. What did you do last night? housework... super exciting!

49. What are you afraid of? Not at all. Its a part of life... I just hope it will be quick

50. Salty or sweet? Sweet... gimme some sugar

51. How many keys on your key ring? 3; car and 2 house keys

52. How many years at your current job : I have been a mom for 4.5

53. Favorite day of the week? Without a doubt Friday...

54. How many states have you lived in? Just 1

55. Do you make friends easily? No.... I'm "unapproachable"

56. How many people will you read this? I'm guessing 4.. My good blog stalkers April and Loni and my bad blog stalker... maybe 1 other person

57. How many will re-post? The possibilities are endless.... Big thanks to "the girl"


Have an amazing week, my friends!

Offically 30 Days into 30...

... And it didn’t hurt at all!

I thought that kissing my twenties good-bye would be slightly painful, but it has been good. (So far) I loved my twenties with all of its uncertainties, ups & downs. Had some crazy fun times thats for sure!... but I am soooo looking forward to the security and stability my thirties will bring.

NOW 40’s I could get a lil' suicidal... I'll cross that bridge when I get there!

My twenties were awesome, I floundered though selfishly, finding "me", spending money like water, eating, drinking like a fish, laughing until it hurt.  Then BAM... right in the middle I discovered what it was all about... well, shortly after 2 pink lines appeared. LOL. I found the deepest love of all on 7/10/05.

Some days I felt like an old lady, others I felt much too young to have this much responsibility. My life has changed drastically over the last 10 years... for the good (I think know). As for my thirties, I'm looking forward to watching kids grow, thankful for financial security and blessed with an awesome amount of stability.

LiFe JuSt KeEpS gEtTiNg BeTtEr!

Laundry made easy

I tried Purex complete..... And I LOVE it! Just throw one in sheet per load of laundry. It's so easy and mess free. The clothes smell good and it works well with High Efficiency washer and dryers (AKA special soap spend more $$$ machines) I was spending Approx 18 cents per load; this is 20 cents per load. The best part Riley can help with laundry without making a mess...

Merlin the hummingbird

What is the highlight of my morning?

Well, many things but one of my favorites is...

Catching a glimpse of little Merlin. (my backyard pet hummingbird) Yep, every morning I look out the sliding glass door in my bathroom and watch in awe while he sips nectar flawlessly.

I have always shared my love of hummingbirds with my Grandma who passed away last August. Its no coincidence that "Merlin" started visiting me shortly after. Ever since I have been planting Hummingbird friendly flowers, in hopes of attracting more HB's; so far no such luck.

Hummingbird facts:

• The hummingbird is the smallest bird and also the smallest of all animals that have a backbone
• They have no sense of smell
• Because they can rotate their wings in a circle, they are the only bird that can fly forwards, backwards, up, down ,sideways and hover in mid air
• During migration, some hummingbirds make a non-stop 500 mile flight over the Gulf of Mexico
• They are the second largest family of birds with 343 species
• Their heart rate can reach up to 1,260 beats per minute
  

Private or not?

I'm still alive I....promise. Just sitting here, pondering taking this blog private. There has been some creepy stalker stuff going on. Its just taking all the fun out of blogging. The whole point of this blog was, so that my relatives in Germany could see what my daughter has been up to. ... and now thanks to some idiot, I second guess every picture I post. I admit I stalk a few blogs...but I post nice comments with my email, this idiot in question will only post anonymous comments... to that I say what a wussy!

Good night to all the benign blog stalkers and the 1 creepy one.

Sunny So Cal....Oh I miss you!

Its been kinda depressing around here lately. Makes me appreciate how comfortable California can be, 99% of the time. I have had enough of my car smelling like wet dog, piles of dirty wet clothes, muddy shoes and a stir crazy child. Riley has been driving my crazy.... she has too much energy to be cooped up in the house all week. Today is day 5 of non-stop rain. The poor streets of Chino weren't built to hold this much water. Will it ever end?

Riley was so cute this morning... She crawls into my bed, after checking out the window and says "Momma, when is Jesus going to run out of water." Silly but cute.

Yep....Tonight's lesson will be how storms occur... As much as I LOVE her preschool teachers, I don't think they should tell the kids stories (lie) about weather anomalies. As of tonight she will know the real cause for thunder; no more of this "Jesus is bowling" business!

See that leaf on my hood?

Its been there for 2 days...Too cold and rainy to pick it off.. Pure Lazyness!

Have a safe dry day!

Patches' new coat.

Just a quick one; because I am tired of looking at the melting clocks!
(About friggin time... Huh?)
Riley and I have been taking Patches out allot lately. Its amazing how comfortable she has become around him. I love to listen to her talk to him, when she thinks no one is listening. So cute! Riley is so cautious and aware of his feelings, she now tells me how to handle him all the time... Don't worry she is still a girly-girl and refuses to scrape his hooves....
Side note: Riley can vomit on demand. A little poopy hoof is all it takes! Needless to say I don't dare ask her to do it. We don't need 2 messes to clean.

When all the horse maintenance is complete.... Step 2.) ridding....... the stuff!

Lastly, Patches got a new rain coat.... I think he looks so adorable handsome, brown with pink spots...... Patches does not agree. Hes going on a hunger strike!