Thunder, Lightning and a Rainbow

Weather of any kind is very unusual for LA, other than 78 degrees and sunny. We are spoiled living here, and I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm bragging... (but I am)... I LOVE IT. However, last week was nowhere near normal. Mother Nature gave us quite a show. We had rain, hail, humidity, thunder, lightning and even a double rainbow. 

I was just taking a photo of the rainbow, which was beautiful enough by itself... And as luck would have it, lightning struck LITERALLY! And I got this! The capture of a lifetime, I think.

Extreme Weather... Los Angeles Style! 

And by far, my BEST SHOT MONDAY.

Impossibly Delicious - BSM

When summer comes, it brings along the sunshine, going to the beach, BBQs, family vacations and delicious fruit.

It is also the time for amazing homegrown, sweet tomatoes.

There's nothing like them.

And I'm not even a fan of the tomato, but when you can pick them off of your own plant, still warm from being kissed by the sun all day... IMPOSSIBLY DELIGHTFUL!

-BEST SHOT MONDAY- BSM w/ Tracey Clark

Mood Lighting

Here's my BEST SHOT MONDAY.

Isn't this soooo beautiful???
I found this treasure of a chandelier at the club The Mint, while I was at LA's 1st Annual National Mom's Night Out...
I will tell you all about that on my next blog... So make sure to come on back for all of the juicy details! LOL!



BSM inspiration courtesy of TRACEY CLARK.

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

HAVE YOU HAD YOUR DAILY DOSE YET?



After being sick for about a week, and one trip to the emergency room, one diagnosis of Croup, and one grumpy baby...
It's so nice to see the child coming back to life that I know & love.
And the laughter is helping in the healing process! For all of us...



BEST SHOT MONDAY

Best Shot Monday: Tracey Clark - One To Watch!

Here's Tracey giving a lesson in holiday photographs to a captivated audience.


Watching someone you LOVE in their element is a good feeling.
Watching someone you LOVE succeeding in their element is a great feeling.

This week my BEST SHOT MONDAY isn't really about the actual picture that I took.
But it is about what's in the picture & what it means to me that makes it MY BEST.

You know those articles in the popular magazines, that have the section "Artist On The Verge"
or "One To Watch" or "Rising Starlet."
Well today I am writing one of those posts about my sister, TRACEY CLARK.
She is a rising star, on the verge, whom you should be watching.
She is a photographer, published author, mom blogger, and she is about to hit the big time.
We always knew she would. She's too talented, creative and driven not to.
She's got "IT". Whatever that "IT" factor is. She's definitely got "IT".

She's going to be on OPRAH!
And everyone knows that once you're on OPRAH, you have truly "MADE IT"! LOL...
I am very proud of her, nervous for her, ecstatic for her, etc. for her....
When something BIG happens to one sister, it happens to all the sisters!
She had a hand in helping to raise me....
And now, after years of being on the grind, she is about to have a well deserved, amazing life moment!

Growing up, I always thought she was the coolest girl I knew.
Now a million other people in the world will think so too!

Best Shot Monday: Rub-A-Dub-Tub!

We didn't do much of anything the past week.
Since Kaia caught the stomach flu.
But the one thing she did do a lot of was bathing!
After every DIRTY diaper, I bathed her.
Believe me, she needed it! Not Pretty! I don't think she's had this many baths, her whole first year of life, LOL...

So for my BEST SHOT MONDAY, here is my favorite one from this week!
The cleanest girl in all the land.

And I'm happy to report, that she is doing much better!
There's nothing like the flu to thrust you right back into newborn baby mode.
A lot of Sleepless Nights, A lot of Crying, A lot of Pooping, A lot of Nursing, A lot of Baby Throw Up.

Whew, I need a nap!

Go visit TRACEY at MOTHER MAY I to play along EVERY MONDAY!