USMC

So my son took his tests for enlistment in the US Marine Corps this past week. He scored a 98 on the qualifying exam and placed in the top 3% on the ASVAB.

His high ASVAB scores give him free choice of pretty much any job he wants, quite a few with hefty sign-on bonuses, so he's quite excited. He passed his physical today, so he will be sworn in on Monday.

He's been talking about joining the Marines since he was pretty young (ha ha, not THAT young... I just really like this pic of us!). While I'm concerned for his safety because of the state of the world right now, I'm so very proud of him for desiring to serve his country (and for scoring so high on his exams!).

Kat's New Look

So my "littlest girl" doesn't look so little anymore... Kat awoke Sunday morning with the desire to cut off her long locks. We were already at the mall after Mass and work, looking for a costume for her (we're having a Cartoon Mania dance at the church and she's going as Pepe Le Pew!), so we stopped in to the salon there and got it done. Wow, what a change!! She's excited and I'm nostalgic. I guess that's how it's supposed to work, right?





My son turned 20 on Saturday. No longer a teenager... I was blessed to catch him right before he left for an evening of celebration with his girlfriend, so I got to hear his voice on the phone! And not just on voicemail, either! I asked him if he got to have his favorite German Chocolate cake, and he told me he hadn't but he got to have three other yummy cakes in its stead. Lucky guy!















I got to see my eldest daughter last month, when her ship was docked in San Diego. What was originally going to be a really brief visit became a full afternoon-to-evening of fun with her and Kat. We got to meet a few of her friends, took a tour of her carrier (the John C. Stennis), and then the girls played bowling. It was a good night.




Oh, and we got a new cat, too! Her name is Pineapple, and she's 6 years old. She's so sweet (and I'm not a cat person!). So far, she spends most of her day up on top of the kitchen cabinets -- way up by the ceiling. She comes down occasionally, when she thinks Bo is otherwise occupied... He wants to play with her but he's so big and she's so small! They're slowly becoming friends, so we have high hopes. :) This is a photo of Pineapple's first morning at our house. She's hiding from Bo!


Wanna see the new card I made this morning? Stop by my other blog: Stamp Your Life to check it out!

Peace,
Pia

RIP George W. Kayo

Sad news... Kat's Grandpa passed away Tuesday night, before she could get there to say her good-bye. She's heartbroken, but she has faith that he heard her in spirit and that he's with Our Lord now. Thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers.

- Pia

Mother's Day!

I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day and were spoiled, pampered, and ....... what else is synonymous with spoiled......? :)

Kat and I went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park in the afternoon and then out to dinner with friends. We had such a nice time! Here are some photos of our day.


See those wooden frogs? They're musical instruments! Yep, they're on our list to buy next time we go!






Please keep Kat's Grandpa in your prayers. He had a heart attack late last night and is now in the ICU. She loves him very much, and we're all hoping he gets better real soon.

- Pia

Get Well Card

Here's a card I made for Kat's friend who broke his collarbone. I think this little penguin is just so cute! I remembered to decorate the inside and the envelope, and there's even a little decorated package of gum to finish things off.

I'm baaaaaack! With News!!

Well, we finally got Kat's (really, really old) laptop Internet-capable so now we are live once again! Woohoo!!

It'll take a little while to upload the photos and things and to catch up on my posts, but I'm soooooo excited to be back!

And the news.... drumroll, please......... Kat and I have become Stampin' Up! demonstrators!! Yes, we took the plunge and are having a blast! We even got a new blog that's just for our Stampin' Up! stuff! Please do go check it out and subscribe. It's called Stamp Your Life -- Kat thought of the name; it's pretty cool, yes? We have one whole post on there already! :)

So I'm off to catch up some online stuff and go blog hopping. I'll be back later with a sample or two of what we've been up to!

Peace,
Pia

Sorry!

Hi, everyone!

I'm so sorry to be away so long... my home computer still hasn't recovered from its viral ailment... in fact, it's completely dead now. (heavy sigh)

So until I can get a new one at home I have to use the computer at work. That means, sadly, that my posts will be few and far between for a while.

I've been working on new projects that I can hardly wait to share with you! I'll post them just as soon as I can!

Happy stamping,
Pia