Count the Skeletons With Me

I'm learning that the magic of St. Johns is that you can drive a few minutes in any direction and you're suddenly in the middle of the wilderness. No other human for miles. Today was a wonderfully blustery, windy, grey day. Our family decided to get out and enjoy the many beautiful sites within a close drive from our house. Our first stop was the grave site that Cameron created for our Gracie. The scenery does her justice. She is buried next to a tree with many limbs that reach up toward the heavens. Skeleton #1 Gracie's skeleton.

The view from her grave across the basin overlooks a vast monument to the beautiful color of her fur. It looks like a giant silvery-grey tabby cat buried in a layer of earth. A reflection of her grave...

A hike down the decline to the dry-bed basin produced a skeleton of a different kind... Skeleton #2 A rusted out, shot up skeleton of a car.

Skeleton #3 Cow Skeleton

Skeleton #4 Windmill Skeleton

The brutality of the last skeleton of the hike is felt in the ghostly images of an abandoned cattle chute. Skeleton #5 Cattle Chute Skeleton

All Night Extravaganza!!!!!

Okay, so this is a long overdue post. It's Tuesday and I'm just now starting to feel like I've recovered from Friday. Friday was an all-out party for me. That's right, for ME!!! I dropped the boyfriend and kid off at grandma's house and headed down to the valley to join my cuz, Danielle for an extravaganza to remember!!! We started off our night by heading to the Chris Brown concert. We had VIP tickets so we got to go through a special entrance and enjoy the exclusive VIP lounge.

The opening performers included Tyga, Lil' Bow Wow, and T Pain. It was totally to my surprise that Tyga was the most entertaining of all the openers. Maybe it was because I had no clue who he was, so I had no expectations. He was really energetic and knew how to get the crowd going. Lil' Bow Wow was so small and angry. I couldn't get into his set. I felt like he was a long lost nephew of mine in need of parental guidance. T Pain is a pretty angry guy too, but at least when he took the stage he had back-up dancers to look at.

Who are we kidding anyway? When you go to a Chris Brown concert, you're there to see CHRIS BROWN right? He really blew me away with his entourage. He had rows of dancers, 4 piece band, back-up singers, lights... hell, his clothes even light up! So much for my eyes and ears to take in all at once!!!!

See that stocking cap on his head? He threw it into the crowd and the girl right in front of Danielle caught it! If only he would have thrown it just a little harder to make it to us in the 2nd row!!! Oh well. The girl that caught it was nice enough to let us smell the hat before she put it away for safe keeping. We enjoyed the rest of the concert in the wind and rain. To tell you the truth, it felt really good! Perfect weather for a concert in my opinion! After the final encore, we hung around for a bit to see if there was any chance to get backstage. No go. The security guards started waving their flashlights at people to make the final clear-out. We still wanted to party so Danielle took me to a country music night club. I'm not usually a fan of country, but I'll take what I can get! We had an awesome time cuttin it up on the dance floor! I never thought country music could be so great! Not only was the music great, but the decor in the bathroom was awesome! Ok, fair warning... if you don't want to see nudity, don't go any further..... But if you do, scroll down! ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. This is what I saw in the bathroom when I opened the stall door....

YEEEEEEEEEEEE HAW! I LOVE ME SOME COUNTRY!!!! After the band was done playing, we STILL weren't ready to quit so we went over to I Hop for some late-night grub. Wow, what a night. I think we finally made it back to Danielle's house after 3 am. It has been YEARS since I've partied like that. I'm really glad to know I still got it in me!

Painting With Chocolate Yogurt

I noticed today that instead of finishing his chocolate yogurt, Danzo was spooning it onto the table and moving it around with his spoon as if it were a paintbrush. I realized that he was taking some great initiative to do some artwork, so I got the paintbrushes and paper out and let him go to town. It started out with just yogurt then after a while he incorporated the new water color paints I got for him. He enjoyed himself so much that it practically turned into a day-long event. The best part is, I was able to focus his attention to working on a painting while I cooked dinner. We worked side by side on our own individual projects. No distractions for me! I LOVE it!