The Epic Tale of Clara and the Lemon

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Discovering Mt. Tabor

What can I say?! The sun and warmth have finally arrived...and the Wilcox Clan took advantage of it this past weekend. We spent the day hiking and discovering Mt. Tabor, near Hawthorne. It was beautiful and the views were spectacular. The first part of the hike really took the wind out of you. It was pretty steep. Kali did great, though she told me she was tired half way up and we both decided to take a break under the shade of an old maple tree. We couldn't keep that girl from picking every flower and soon we had a Hansel and Gretal trail of flowers. I had to give kudos to Steve on the hike since he packed Clara all the way up and it was in the 80's that day!



Miss Clara gave Steve pep talks and love pats on his back all the way up. Such a cheerleader! ;)



Once we got to the top, we had great views and stunning sceneries. Clara thought the grass and dirt were so exciting that she kept wanting to eat it. Fiesty Clara definitely made it known that she wasn't too thrilled that we were taking her "yummy" handfuls of dirt, grass, and sticks from her. Sorry Clara...you'll thank us later! ;) Kali, on the other hand, was drawn to climbing the trees and wanted poses taken of herself. Worked for me! :)


In the end, everyone survived and no dirt or grass was consumed. We had fun spending the day as a family and even topped off the day with Chuckie Cheese and pizza!

YAY for Professional Pics!

Steve surprised me for Mother's Day with pics of the girl's done at JcPenny's...so, do pardon the somewhat messy hairstyles on the girls...he really did mean well!!! ;) It was so sweet cuz I've been wanting, for a long while now, to get them done..and they desperately needed updated pics. So here's the link below to where you can view them and the info that you will need to access them. They will only be available for 90 days.

www.smilesbywire.com

Customer Name: Steve Wilcox
Access Code: LTPP0306115129JCP

Very straightforward from there. Steve always seems to know what to get me on that special occassion....he did good on this one for sure..thanks sweetie! :) We'll be hanging up some new pics here soon!

Our Kali is always heard singing in the Wilcox household. She usually sings about what she's doing or sings a select few renditions of "ABC's" or "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". She has always loved to sing, so I thought I'd put a little video together of her serenading us....and its always at the dinner table...hmmmm. ;) My food must be good! LOL. Just kidding.

Clara's First Steps....

Here's a little peek into the fun and mischief the Wilcox household will be receiving shortly.

Here goes nothing...

So I decided that I'm just going to apply for the graphic design program at Mt. Hood Community College and see what happens. Its a drive, its an intense program, and I don't even know if I'll get accepted....but I think giving it a try won't hurt. Who knows, right?! I'm getting excited again. I have to draw a self-portrait, submit 5 pieces of work in the area(s) of interest (drawings, photos, publications, etc), an essay and another drawing exercise that has specific requirements.

In the beginning, I was a little persuaded with the economic conditions, that maybe I should do something within the medical field. Seems like a "safe" option. "Everyone else is doing it". Ya, a secure job, more job openings, stable, etc, etc. After looking into it and I did find that the radiography program might fit me. But then after researching it and mulling it over and over again, I don't have a calm feeling about it. I could do it, but I don't think I would be really happy. Good money, but that's no biggie to me. If there were to be any gore, fluids, blood, open-gaping wounds...I might as well request a standing memo of "warning: will faint" for every time I worked! Its okay. Everyone might be going that direction, but I think I'm headed in another...more "Leah". And I'm glad I've come to that conclusion. I know I'm good at it, I already dink around with some graphic design stuff, I could even work part time for myself, better hours.......So, a lot of positives on this. I think I'm going to go for it.

So....here goes nothing! :)


AHHHH!!!!!!!!!!