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While I am melting away in this so called "Indian Summer" really it's California  on Menopause, I have in front of me three drawings that I need to finish for my classes tomorrow, a play list to create to make it through my first scheduled morning run (it's been a LONG time), home work to check before L turns it in tomorrow, laundry to be folded, pants to be ironed, lunches and snack for 4 to be made (make that 5, Budster goes to Puppy Care and needs his snack pack), chickens to be tucked in, ... I could go on forever.

I have completely and utterly abandoned this beloved blog of mine.
No {this moment} or "comment of the day", no funny conversation recorded (and there have been quite a few good ones lately) it's just busy, busy, busy over here.

I almost had given up on my dream of a new Solstice Celebration hidden away from the world when we stumbled across a dream offer on Craigslist for the x-mas week up in the mountains, in Arnold, near Bear Valley.
One week for the price of two nights ... THANK YOU LORD!!!
CZ Solstice Celebration - CHECK

Then our beloved Yosemite View Lodge opened her doors to Groupon again and we were able to score a super deal (with a groupon credit) for two nights in heaven the Thanksgiving weekend.
CZ Thanksgiving sneak away - CHECK

L decided that this year she MUST have a b-day party. We had opted for trips last year and it was oh so heavenly BUT the girl wants to hang with the boys that she oh-loves-so much and so we agreed and let her Laser Tag her buddies :)
Now goodies have to be MADE (which means ordered and then made ... like by hand)
Cake has to be made, by hand as requested by my little Ninja-Jedi.
B-Day-Bash-Planning-Action in full motion - CHECK

My baby sis is coming in just a few days which means this house has to be finished (last year she arrived to a gutted down bathroom).
We are in full finish mode (but of course we'll never be finished).
Total freak-out-must-clean-up-mode - CHECK

So I just post whatever I found in my iPhoto box of the last few days, weeks and  months :)

moments captured

Lee Love

Chicken LOVE

Sister Love

Baby Hat Love

Running Love (trying to love it again)

Silly Love

Movie with Friends Love

We had the WHOLE row full with kiddos. We looked like the Dugar's on a family outing :)

Best Buddy Love

Best Buddy Love Again

Lulu and her friend Miranda getting ready to run their first 5K!!!

The Curtner Running Team :)

Before

After 

Lulu finishing her race!!!

Trampoline "Love"

I am sure it'll look even better tomorrow.

This is how your eye looks like if your 68 lbs sister catapults you into the net (and you hit the one part of the trampoline that isn't padded).

OUCH!!!

If I ever figure out how to download my instagram pics onto my computer I'll have more pics but for now this has to do as my monthly-check-in.

How sad is that!

But all is good, everybody is well (aside from obvious fight wounds) and once that heat leaves us alone and fall finally arrives we'll be ready for trick-or-treatin' fun and "scary" princess outfits.

Now onto my LONG to-do-list.