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About Me

i know i'm a handful - one of those smart, independent women who can take care of themselves. i have 4 beautiful children who are the loves of my life, in addition to my granddaughters mackenzie and lana and grandson kieran. my 'adopted' children - lana, piper and johnny - are very important to me, as well as my son-in-law, andy. i live in ventura, ca and can't wait for the weather to warm up so i can get out in the water and *surf*. i don't like air conditioning or when people drive slow in the fast lane. my favorite food is warm handmade flour tortillas smothered with real butter. blueberry pancakes with sour cream come in a close second (don't knock it til you've tried it!). and i LOVE driving a stick... This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!

My Interests

volleyball, surfing,trivial pursuit, running, yard work

I'd like to meet:

my ancestors, bono, more cool chicas who are learning to surf
Your Element is Water
Your power colors: blue and aqua

Your energy: deep

Your season: winter

Like the ocean, you evoke deep feelings and passion.
You have an emotional, sensitive, and spiritual soul.
A bit mysterious, you tend to be quiet when you are working out a problem.
You need your alone time, so that you can think and dream. What Element Are You?

Music:

U2, sublime, beastie boys, depeche mode, the killers, franz ferdinand, green day, social distortion, the doors, violent femmes, pearl jam, george gershwin

Movies:

the best years of our lives, it's a wonderful life, west side story, oklahoma, the untouchables, gladiator, the little princess, pulp fiction, reservoir dogs, independent films, foreign films, anything with steve mcqueen....

Television:

lost, survivor, desperate housewives, what not to wear, nip/tuck, the office

Books:

the shadow of the wind, shadow of the moon (maybe there's a theme there), the count of monte cristo (unabridged version), 100 years of solitude, currently reading atlas shrugged

Heroes:

my dad...11/13/32 to 11/09/06

My Blog

my gall bladder kicked my ass...

so I kicked my gall bladder to the curb...unfortunately the rest of my body took a while to adjust... what started as severe abdominal pain on a regular old Wednesday turned into an emergency room vis...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:28:00 PST

there's no place like home....

feb 16-19: austin feb 22-24: san francisco feb 27-28: seattle mar 2-6: palm springs mar 6-10: portland
Posted by yayacalifornia on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:27:00 PST

surfing sucks...don't try it!

actually, surfing is amazing....i'm still a beginner, but i'm getting better every time i go out.... a good hair day, but it's gonna get wet.. paddle, paddle, paddle.... i'm up!!!not very graceful, b...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:43:00 PST

springtime in paris

the weird thing about going somewhere by yourself is that you're not in any of your pictures... view from the top of the eiffel tower... view from the bottom... pere lachaise cemetery... oscar w...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:20:00 PST

baby kieran's arrival!

baby kieran finally arrived early this morning, 10 May 2006 at 05:15. (sorry not to have posted a bulletin when we left for the hospital, but michelle's contractions just came too close together...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Wed, 10 May 2006 11:23:00 PST

adventures in knaresborough

Mackenzie and I have been having fun hanging out, waiting for her little brother Kieran to be born... Mackenzie riding 'Noddy' (which has the most annoying music EVER) Mackenzie checking out the ki...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Sat, 06 May 2006 02:22:00 PST

puppy love

hi, my name is BEN and i'm a mutt. they think i'm an australian shepherd/collie mix, but all i know is i have a new home with some really cool people (even if they are all female). i'm in ...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:10:00 PST

photo shoot with my beautiful girls....

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Posted by yayacalifornia on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 08:42:00 PST

the happiest place on earth

So Kenzie and I went to Disneyland on Tuesday, with my friend Sue and her 5-year-old grandson Gavin. We had a blast! The weather was perfect and the crowds were non-existent...To our ...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:42:00 PST

My official "Most Embarassing Moment"

As of yesterday, I now have an official My Most Embarassing Moment. Of course, it involves slipping and falling in front of complete strangers. In the crosswalk at Burbank Airport, no less. A hando...
Posted by yayacalifornia on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST