Pic o' the day....

They like their bike. We do too :') It was a lot of fun shooting Jon & Lucy. Their too adorable kids were fun too. More pics to come.

Things to look at

Many kudos to Mel, our "Silver " model is sick..so Leah and Mel filled in...

I did these Leah ones.. it's not Ben's fault if they look bad ..my light and auto focus etc..lol , I even did the photoshopping..

Guess where Were going at midnight???

Ana n I have tickets for the midnight showing tonight... I can't wait!!!!

More Photo fun...are you Next????

Mel is "Black" tomorrow, I can't wait. I did make up and hair, costuming shared..Ben alterations and lighting and photography.

My makeup & Hair work , Ben's pics..

Ev & Ana were very patient and let us use them as test models. I like the shots. Ev had a million great , really perfect shots so more to come.

Peter Schiff , Read the last paragraph

This article ..anyone check the crime in the paper lately? The robberies? This is for Mel. She will enjoy or well, maybe not like wow this is fun. Anyone wanna sell me their silver?

Pink Slip

Apparently Skincare isn't America's top priority right now. Skinstore cut 20% of it's labor force.. we were included in that number. We wanted more time together. Contract jobs anyone? At least we are not alone.. I found this great site
We are now one of California's 8% and climbing unemployment number.. I don't feel so anxious and Ben has wanted to take a leap artistically for a while.

Looks like Fun , and not Political

I
I AM … a mom to many children
I WANT…to be a better Mom
I HAVE … many , many things I'd like to do.
I KEEP …finding nice things , fabrics, plants etc that I like
I WISH I COULD … stay energetic all day long everyday
I HATE … the fact that money does not grow on a tree that only me and a few others own
I FEAR …what my children may have to deal with
I HEAR … voices..oh wait those are my kids
I DON’T THINK … I ever want to stop growing and changing
I REGRET … not having them put the wood floor or tile in when we bought the house
I LOVE … my family, nice fabrics, good leather , corduroy, big buttons, the gym, wall paper, fireplaces on chilly days, hot chocolate, jazz at Christmas, really fine chocolate (Baci), bernaise sauce. , Les Halles restaurant in NYC, Spain, I'll stop there...
I AM NOT …perfect or even close though I strive for it
I DANCE … whenever I hear a song I like
I SING …when I want to embarrass Ana
I NEVER … like to give up
I RARELY … wear pink
I CRY WHEN I WATCH … things people in the world suffer through , or when my kids perform. I cry when I watch Nolan grow up.
I AM NOT ALWAYS …calm, I would like to be
I HATE THAT …my carpet gets dirty
I’M CONFUSED ABOUT …why teachers make less than actors..it shows what our society values.
I NEED … self restraint
I SHOULD …eat better, be kinder to my family, be more attentive to them, cook great meals all the time, pay someone to clean my carpet
I HOPE ..when I am old Ben & I are able to travel, he can do art, I'll tinker with different passions and grand-great grand kids, and we have a pool.

Insurance

I wanted to write down what I have been doing. If I write it down I can look back and go ok..or keep myself honest. I have been seriously training my body now for about 3 or 4 weeks. I started off with my usual running like a mile or 2 4 to 5 days a week. I had lost a bit of weight over the last year or so but have remained stuck at around 128- 130. I added a personal trainer to wednesdays fo an hour, she likes to make us hurt for a week or so. I lost 5 more pounds after 3 weeks. Now I have a schedule more like this
Mon elliptical 30-40 mins with intervals 3 sets of 20 various weight sets ( ie abs, machines etc.)
Tues. Chizzled (upper body) class high intensity weight rep class 1 hr.
weds. Train with Sharon
Thurs. Chizzled (lower body) (OUCH!!!) 1 hr. / Yogilates 1 hr at 7pm

Friday off or light run and ab work
Sat either 9am fusion class or same as monday
Sun off

I really like this because I am not in charge of what I'm doing.. it's not boring and it's really strenuous. I feel so good when I see results like arm muscles , or pecs..or Inner thigh muscles ( I didn't know I had those..)
I really hope I don't lay off or get bored ..though this is almost 2 years of building up my workouts It all started with running 1-2 miles 2 days a week.

My Update on The Family

The past couple of weeks. Ana and I built an adobe house for her social studies project. It was actually fun. We have been weeding through and clearing out our posessions. It is hard as we have dumb attachments to many things. I do this best when I'm angry. :')

I made a calender for the bathroom , giving each kid a job in the bathroom daily. Not on weekends. Some success, mostly failure. We will keep at it. I think it helps some.

We went to a trunk or treat Fall festival at church. I went to a relief society crafty topics dinner thing. Fun. We made turkey things, I brought Ana with me.
I have realized I am addicted to Starbucks Signature hot chocolate, why can't I make this at home?

Ana and Gabe spent the night at Alex's and Emily's respectively for Halloween. Nolan n Leah went around the neighborhood and we had the James's over for tacos and treat handing out. We were going to watch a spooky movie but we all fell asleep.

I have been going to the gym daily and "treating" myself to a spa like hot tub and/or Sauna experience after I work out. It's quiet and smells good and is relaxing. I also have been doing a lot of strength training now.. when I don't do that I run and do weights on my own. The kids love going to the gym because they have a Wii in the kids lounge and Leah gets to makecrafts , Nolan plays on the big firetruck.

It began to rain Halloween day, somewhat soothing. The plants will be very happy. We turned on our gas firplace for the first time and I am going to put on our flannel/velvet bedding because it's so winter cozy.

I am thinking ahead to the holiday flurry of activity , cd making, turkey baking, etc. I am excited.

Ben has a photoshoot with a group he's in the 7th. Very "diesel" like with a little of a Dali photo thrown in. He really enjoys the planning and preparation. Half of the garage looks like a house. It's the set for the shoot.

That's it for now.

Tale of Two Roosevelts

I really enjoyed this historical article.


Tale

Spooky

More spooky news! Happy halloween , read all the way through.. higher dollar may sound good...but really wouldn't be.

Trick or treat!

Scary Halloween Stuff

I have been picking up some stocks. Fun. While doing my research came across this little nugget

NUGGET

Read carefully the details at the bottom, read slowly make sure you savor those numbers. Mel...maybe you're not crazy.. ~ cough * cough~

Prop 8

At first I was a hard sell,as I have many respected friends who are ....
then I found out the teachers union donated to defeat 8. I want neutrality in schools. Definition wise marriage should stay ideal man and woman. I worry about loss of religious freedom too.

My week ~ Dental and Chemical Peel

I did this first, Tuesday, Asante Spa. They so a few light exfoliating swabs ..with glycolic acid, then they apply the TCA peel the first one burned a bit, the second pass burned a lot for like 3 minutes. Is it worth it? This peeled slightly like when you put glue on your hand an let it dry. I got a few compliments on my skin. I want a medical grade peel now. For real.





For the filling of 3 teeth (don't laugh, I have been to the dentist like 3 times my whole life.) Dr. Cope's office is the Golden Standard in Dental care and patient comfort. I never felt a thing. I was not asleep however, just out of it for half the procedure. (It took 2 hours) I was given a lot of numbing shots and some nitrous. I started humming along with the drill. My smile is not crooked now, not why I went in but certainly a huge plus. I'm ready to do more teeth now :')

Today & Tomorrow ~ Swimming anyone?

It is sooo hot still.

Fri

85°F | 52°F

Fun....Stinson Beach

Ana took these for us. I love it when pictures of me are overly bright. I like these a lot.

We thought it would be really cold so no swimsuits it started out warmish, so we let Nolan wear undies. He was freezing a half an hour later poor guy!


Gabe n Leah being sandpipers I think

What is this Beast? They dragged it around for a while. Ben liked popping the "sea pods".

What now??

Stocks Plunge Again; Dow Under 8,600

The market is down 42% from it's high 1 year ago of about 14,000.

1932 graph compared to now.

Story of Stuff

I read others blogs. Duh. I really like this clip. Story of Stuff


I buy most things used, My kids don't have crazy presents parties, we cut waaaay back for Christmas. only 1 gift a small one from mom n dad, but a huge feast and lots of family. Clothes are hard I love them ..but they come from Ebay , or GULP goodwill. I for some reason CAN NOT pay store prices for things , unless it's under 10$. I still feel guilty and want to try harder. I want to try the 100 things challenge with my family. Each of us can own 100 things each. thats just 700 things including clothes in our house. hmm

100 Things

Ben Fisher says:
then we wouldnt have tons of stuff not being used.. get tired of one of your things replace it
L.Fisher says:
we need savings and trips
L.Fisher says:
not stuff
Ben Fisher says:
excess of clothes
Ben Fisher says:
shoes
L.Fisher says:
then things can be "precious" too
Ben Fisher says:
lets make some lists.. then talk about it more.

Ben has agreed! Yeah!!!

Oct 9th - Coming Soon!

7 years of Goob

You have always made us proud, sometimes scared. You are fearless , sweet, very smart. You want to be really good at everything. You are always a goof ball. We love you. Hopefully we will throw you an Indiana Jones party like you want.