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About Me

This video pretty much sums me up!
I'm Dia. 35 years young and going strong! What can I say that sums up exactly who I am? I suppose we are all so MANY things that to try and write this little page is difficult at best. I will start with the obvious and most important.. I am a mother to the most amazing 6 children you could ever be lucky enough to know. My husband, Mark, is strong and intelligent. He makes me laugh, teaches me patience, loves me with all his heart, and truly defines the words "Soul Mate". I cannot imagine sharing my life with any other man. (Nor do I think any other man could handle me!) He is an artist at heart making video games by trade, but is also one of the most talented musicians I have ever heard. We first met in Los Angeles where he was an aspiring drummer for quite a few bands. There was just something really special about him. I fell for him the day we met.
8 long years ago Mark and I made the journey from our home of Los Angeles to Chicago, and although we have met so many awesome people here in the windy city, it is most definitely time to journey back. I miss so much about Los Angeles and anyone who knows me will tell you it's where I belong.

Hermosa Beach at First Street. Where I met Eric, and where Cindy and I spent most of our summers... SO GOOD TO BE HOME!
We have 6 fabulous children with a 7th on the way. They are the joy of my life and bring me happiness I had never before known. I look forward to September of 08 when we lovingly welcome the newest Smith into the world!
Our daughters are Hula dancers and with the sunshine comes the Hula season. Our Ohana brings us great joy and the gift of the Islands into our lives!
Taren (on the right) dances the Aloha Week Hula
Ashley dances to Hawaiian Hospitality. She is lovely!

My Interests

Things I am looking forward to doing when I am home:

~Spending time with:
*Gia
*Sam
*Eric
*Jeffy
*Cindy
*Darren
*Mark L
~The patio at CF
~Carl's Jr.
~2 words. GUAVA CAKE
~Venice Beach
~Melrose Ave
~Winnie's birthplace
~The house I grew up in
~Disneyland
~Catalina
~Santa Barbara
~The Inn of the 7th Ray
~Hemosa Promenade
~Redondo Beach
~The strand
~Malaga Cove
~Karaoke
~Sushi
~Sunshine
~Surfing
~Cat & Fiddle
~Hansen's Cake
~Shopping
~Coffee with a view
~Lazy Afternoons
~Saltwater in my hair
~Sandy toes
~An authentic tan
~The journey home
Things That Make Me =)

+ My Family
+ My Friends
+ California
+ Walt Disney World
+ Hula Dancing
+ The Smell Of A Newborn
+ Thunderstorms
+ The Ocean
+ U2 Music
+ Mark singing U2 Music
+ Barack Obama
+ The Saving of Africa
+ Martinis
+ My Porch
+ Martinis ON my porch
+ Na Moku Kaulana
+ Paradise Park
+ Sushi
+ Running
+ Choxies Chocolate
+ Decorating
+ Singing
+ The Bears
+ Acting
+ Carlos Mencia
+ TPing
+ Karaoke
+ Honesty
+ Intelligence
+ Harry Potter
+ Black Pearls
+ The Cubs
+ Meditation
+ Cessation of war
+ "Fur Hole"
+ Photography
+ Homebirths
+ Roses
+ Irish Music
+ Candles
+ Michael Jordan
+ Reading
+ Taren's Eyes
+ The Smell After Rain
+ First Snow
+ Last Snow
+ Christmas
+ Weddings
+ Presents
+ Shopping
+ Jewelry
+ Pink Lipgloss
+ Lotion
+ 70 Degree Weather
+ Surfing
+ Hobbits
+ Bono
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Things That Make Me Go "GRRRR"

- Miscommunication
- Debt
- Illness
- Death
- Dishonesty
- Ignorance
- Racism
- George Bush
- Bad Breath
- Feet
- Bugs
- Lonliness
- Dirty Diapers
- Housework
- Burberry Perfume
- Messy Teenagers
- Running
- Uni (GAG!)
- Formula
- Hospitals
- Watching, in person, that guy catch the foul ball at Wrigley Field, thus ending the Cubs hopes of a spot in the World Series. That really SUCKED!

I'd like to meet:

"Take This Soul and Make it Sing..." ~Bono

And of course, our future President

Senator Barack Obama

And last, I'd like to find my long lost Scott who I have thought about more often than I'm sure he knows. Life hasn't been the same without him.

Music:

The Soundtrack to My life:

U2
Passengers
The Smiths
Radiohead
Travis
Hellogoodbye
Coldplay
The Doors
Jeff Buckley
Red Kross
Imperial Drag
Angels & Airwaves
Rufus Wainwright
Pink Floyd
The Killers
The Cure
My Chemical Romance
Bruce Springstein
Journey (No, really)
Hannah Montana
Hawaiian Music

Movies:

And the Oscar goes to:

Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Field of Dreams
Rock Star (This is my life!)
Fight Club
40 Year old Virgin
Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Ace Ventura Nature calls
Shakespere in Love
Contact
Shawshank
Forrest Gump
Peter Pan
The OG Star Wars Trilogy
Airplane

Television:

And the Emmy goes to:

Mind of Mencia
General Hospital (Yes, really!)
And my new addiction
The Office!
Not much time for TV with 6 kids!

Books:

Things That Make Me Go Hmmmm:

The Harry Potter series
The Da Vinci Code
The Power of Intention
The Way to a Meaninful Life
The Buddha Within
No One Here gets out Alive
Jurassic Park (still one of my favs)
Dr. Seuss (of course)
Shakespere
Parenting books (Dr. Sears is my fav)
Spiritual Midwifery
and Many Many More...

Heroes:

People Who Inspire Me:

Ashley
Taylor
Winnie
Taren
Declan
Shaylon
And of course the man who makes it all possible:
My Bono-licious Hubby, Mark!
Others Include:
Bono (The REAL one!)
Barack Obama
Oprah
My Parents
Julie, my mentor in home birthing and parenting.
Mothers of the world who are changing lives every day.
Eastern Philsophers
Women of the world fighting oppression.
People of all places who are seekers of peace, love, truth, knowledge and freedom.

My Blog

What it feels like to lose control...

I think I now know for sure. Writing is generally theraputic for me but this blog has been very difficult to start... as if once I put all the words together the reality will sink in even further. Li...
Posted by 6 and 1/2 Babies on Wed, 28 May 2008 11:54:00 PST

Riding Bikes and Eating Ice Cream

I have a really silly question to ask:Why do we work? No, really. I want to know why we work. I suppose the very simplest answer is to obtain money. Perhaps a VERY select few of us work because we are...
Posted by 6 and 1/2 Babies on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:37:00 PST

Yes We Can

"It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can.It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom. Yes we can.It ...
Posted by 6 and 1/2 Babies on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:03:00 PST

The meaning of loss

The fog is thick tonight. As if the gray of the day just melted into this sorrowful mist. I remember thinking to myself when Ashley woke me this morning that this was just the kind of day funerals sho...
Posted by 6 and 1/2 Babies on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:31:00 PST

The Placenta Tree

I will start by saying that this is not a blog for the squeemish. There are a few semi-graphic photos in here and if you don't want to see them... I suggest you leave! That said...For 5 years now I ha...
Posted by 6 and 1/2 Babies on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:27:00 PST

Birth and My Rite of Passage

The sun danced her wake up call over the dew kissed grass, sneaking quietly into my room to steal a jealous glance at the light filling up my arms. He was here, and even the morning wanted to greet hi...
Posted by 6 and 1/2 Babies on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:20:00 PST