The French Babbette

Rembering lots of old skool cartoons, used to be that's what kids did on Sunday morning, and literally the only thing on tv back then. I'm so gonna order myself one of these tees:

My absolute favorite, hong kong fooey.

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Gotta love a little crambone, can't even understand what he's saying but he's the coolest...

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Love Love Love her art, thinking I'll paint a black and white day of the dead inpired supergirl, we'll see what I come up with

My sweet sweet Elvis, such an old soul. He passed away a few months ago and I swear I still get teared up when I think about him. I got him as a rescue a few years ago and he stood the test of time. I thought he'd be the last dog standing. The dog with 9 lives. He succumbed to cancer but not before 2 really hectic surgeries to remove a few tumors...one of which weighed a whopping 14lbs. The nurses at the hospital joking named the tumor 'Costello'. We all got a good laugh. But when I returned with him that very sad morning knowing in my heart he was so sick, no one was laughing. I went to work, they called me and said it wasn't good news. I had to go put him down heartbroken I had to make that decision, knowing it was the right thing to do. He was the kind of animal that gave you hope, hope that there is good in everyone, something about him that made you feel good about yourself, good about life and with that protected from all that is wrong. Sephra, in her infinite childlike wisdom, told me 'it's okay mommie, Belle (yes she named all the animals after princesses - Elvis was Belle)is in the castle in the sky where he can run forever and someday we'll be there and we can hold hands with him.' Honestly, I'll I could do was cry, tears of just awe, awe that my baby girl knows exactly the right thing to say at the exact moment I need it to be said. And as I sit here and type she still comforts me wiping my tears telling me its' okay.

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I was reminded today that I am human, I am not invincible, I have emotions that I can't always contain, I sometimes fail, I sometimes say the wrong things, I'm not always right and sometimes I have to dig deep, for what? I'm not always sure I just know I'm digging deep. Maybe all of these things inspiring me to start blogging again? Also reminding me of the 20 great words of wisdom from that fantastic book the last lecture, EVERYONE should read!
1. Dream Big
2. Earnest is better than hip
3. It's ok to raise a white flag
4. Don't complain, just work harder
5. Treat the disease, not the symptom
6. Don't obsess over what people think
7. Look for the best in everybody
8. Watch what they do, not what they say
9. If at first you don't succeed...try a cliche, my favorite is 'luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity'
10. Be the first penguin, you'll have to read the book to find out what this means, very funny & cool
11. Get people's attention
12. Hand-write a thank you note
13. Show gratitude
14. All you have is what you bring with you
15. A bad apology is worse than no apology
16. Tell the truth
17. Get in touch with your crayon box - Sephra's Favorite!
18. No job is beneath you
19. Know where you are
20. Never give up

has it really been almost a year since I last posted, unbelievable. Tycho will be a year old next month. Sephra is 3 1/2,is that at all possible? really no really? I just want to do this...
Life with 2 kids is as rewarding as it is challenging & add a full-time job to that just to keep things entertaining, good times. Sephra and I made shrinky dinks today, mermaids & pirates, forgot how fun those can be! I also managed to pick up some extra fine black pens to outline my watercolor pics, can't wait!

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