Happy New Year - Whatever!!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. New Years. It happens every year. A new year. Big deal. Right now I'm waiting for my pajamas to finish in the dryer. Yeah, that's right, they're flannel. I'm warm at night, how 'bout you? I know you are so amazed that I'm up this late, so am I!! Some idiots are outside lighting off fireworks and they will most likely burn my house down (OMG I live such a full life!!).

Anyway, I'm here to say that I am shocked an appalled at the new law taking effect now (since it's officially 2009) that if the word Arizona is covered up on your license plate you will get a ticket. Cuz DPS may not be able to tell where your car is from....What! Like the frickin' cactus isn't enough to give it away? Give me a break. I could understand it if it was an out of state plate that you can't see where it is from but come on people, are our DPS Officers that stupid that they can't tell an AZ plate from the rest of the world? Ok, sorry, we all know the answer to that!

You know, the last part of 2008 I think I got soft hearted. WELL I'M BACK AND I'M GETTIN' PISSED!! Let's really think about this one, shall we?????

Love Thy Neighbor

I love when the neighbors get into the spirit and adorn their homes with lights. Here are some of my favorites ( I know it's after Christmas but I've been very busy doing nothing!):


























































Well, it's almost time to take the lights down. Seems like they just went up!

Yes, Virginia, there is an Autumn!

Pretty Teacher thinks she is the only one that gets to see colors in the Fall. Well, I have news for her! Even though this is Arizona and it's hot most of the time and people have a tan all year long even if you don't want one and in the summer you don't have to diet cuz you sweat buckets daily there is a very brief window of opportunity to enjoy some fall colors.

I walk most every day and this is what I have been walking in the past few weeks:

And this:

And this:

Isn't it wonderful? Can you believe that in a mass of cacti, freeways and Walgreens, I actually live in this neighborhood?

Also, there is cool wildlife that live in my neighborhood. There are white egrets and blue herons. The herons are enormous. At least 3 feet tall. There is a huge pine tree by the lake that is at least 50 feet tall and the herons have built a nest. It is the weirdest thing seeing this head poke out of the top of the tree. And that's the mother sitting on the nest. When I went to take these pics they weren't in the tree but the white egrets were out and about so here they are. This one escaping my evil stare and landing in a tree:















And this one allowing me to pass by without freaking out (the bird, not me).















At first I though both sets of birds were only the parent and child but as I thought about it I figured there would have to be two parents in order to make the child (who said biology class was a waste of time?).