I added Martha...

My girlfriend Dee asked me if I named my gourds..I did and here is Martha...Why Martha? My aunt worries a-lot and she looks worried even when shes not...Its just who she is..well this gourd looks worried but in a kinda cute way..She reminds me of her with her short red hair....
All I need now is some good words to put on her cute round body....I am thinking that maybe a Santa Gourd would be cool too....or Mrs..Santa..Have a great Saturday..and as for me I think I am feeling kinda quite inside and I think that's okay...actually its perfect....Happy Saturday..

The Pink Ninjas have the new inspiration up....

Here is mine...The promp was What was I thinking? and I was not when ths was taken...Story I am camping in a cabin in colorado ...It was winter so it was cold. On our hike I was dared to go in the water in just my underwear...I couldnt put that picture up....no way dude....But here I am freeezinnng my but off...but still I won the bet....

The fun award goes too...

I was given this award by my beautiful blue eyed friend Koleen..She paints these really fun and energetic girls. They give hope and strength and good advice...Go check her out...The Heartwing Sisters..Thank You my scarf sister for thinking of me...

To accept this award do the following:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.

5. Nominate 7 Kreative Bloggers.

6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.

7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they have been nominated.

So...here are 7 things about me:

1. In my life, I have lived here: Colorado, Arizona, San Diego, Mexico, San Francisco.

2. I am really looking forward to turning 40. I think my 40s are going to be amazing. I will have an 18 year old and a 11 year old and a 9 year old..( crazy)

3. My favorite meal ever is Ciopino with a glass of red wine.

4. before I had a navigation system in my car I used to get lost at least twice a week even if I had already been there..( honest )

5. My mom and dad were both hippies..We drove around in a VW van.

6. I absolutely love being in Love. I think its one of the most amazng things I have ever felt..LLOOVVEE

7. I have been scrap booking my life and my children's life for 11 years. I have the Albums and pictures to prove it.

Now to pass on this lovely award to these creative blogs...and it was EXTREMELY hard for me to pick only 7 because there are so many amazing woman out there that have killer blogs...

1. Carrie Ellias

2.Ally Serrato

3.Karen Tessandore

4. Giggling in the rain by Jennifer

5. Jennifer Priest

6.Liz Lamoroux

7.Jane Jolee

Race Day results..

I am so proud to say that my dad was just amazing out there, He came in 7Th in his age group. That just makes me so happy for him. I had such a good time and my time was okay for me . I have done better but seriously I had a blast....I love whole race day event...The night before setting everything up...having your gels and water ready..Leaving the coffee maker ready and charging the I pod and the watch and the cell phone...Getting up at 4am to start getting my caffeine on...Being in the car on time (that's hard for me ) as I am driving down to my dads house I call my best friend only to be reminded that OH boy!! I forgot my watch so I turn around and come back home to go get it...That's my norm... Then I start driving 45 min to my dads were we are being picked up at 6am so we can get to the starting line on time...then we freeze our buns of as we wait to start...go potty many times...I also love that point in the day right before we all take off everyone there for the same reason..It feels really cool to be a part of a race, The distance doesn't really matter .Your time shouldnt really matter..Its why your there that matters...I am there for me, for my health, for the joy of this experience with my dad for that moment in time were I am creating a story...Ohhh yeah and the pictures...

A-lot to say..on this Sunday...

I have a-lot to share...My life feels like its a little bit on fast forward...I am running from grocery store to my kids classes to who knows what...I hope to slow down next week...and just chill...Okay ,well I painted my gourds and all I have to say is Thank You Kelly-Rea for all your inspirational talent you've shared with so many of us, I am very grateful to you...I feel that through Kelly-Rea's book and her blog I am not as afraid of the white canvas. I am okay with messing up and starting over or not. I believe she opened the door inside of me that said Hey Gloria, just let it be whatever it may be...That is good enough...You are good enough..

Its really hard to for me to believe that all the time but the fact that I have started trusting myself with it sometimes is very cool..I think in those moments when I have artistic balls I really try to tell myself okay Gloria what does this feel like....now remember this feeling because its what you want ..You know be there present when I feel it..Artistic Balls are those moments when I let myself flow in whatever medium I chose and I don't judge what I am doing ..I let myself flow..After all its not a contest , its not going to be judged its just something that made me happy to create at the time..

Do you love color...I love me some color...I love random colors that go or maybe don't go..I just like color ...I made some headbands and I am not done but I still wanted to share all this big color..

The last thing is tomorrow at 4am I will be getting ready to run with my dad ....13.1 miles

I haven't really trained because I am injured but I'm going to do it anyway...because I love it...I am already a little nervous but that's good.. OK..well good night and have a great Sunday....

and Ill post some race pictures tomorow...I am going for anything under 2 hours..

Yeah...reading this I know I am all over the place...but so many things get me so excited...I just love it all...good night.

The Present...

I have been filling in for a friend who got the flu ..So I that's pretty much taken up this whole week...but Wed I had set a date with a kinda of new friend who is a great artist . We thought we were going to spend most of our mornng crocheting..so we thought..I got to her house and she showed me around her art studio...It was very fun and pretty...We had thought we were going to crochet somewhere.( oh I already said that ) I looked up on a shelf at her house and saw a gourd...I told her how cool I thought it was...She asked me if I wanted to go to a gourd farm...Yes, I said that sounds great! I would love too...So off we went in the Pruis to find the farm....

Wow...I never knew how beautiful gourds could be ...and how they were cleaned and all the ways you could decorate them..I had read on Elsie's blog that her dad paints them...Well, I wanted to try...I could see the little personalities coming up in all the shapes...I found gourds that were shaped like my kids and my mom and my dog ....What a cool adventure...I told my friend Dee I love today I am so glad we came...She said that's why its called the present....What I said..Yes there is yesterday ,tomorrow and the present...Everyday is a present....I loved that..Thanks Dee , I had a great time...

Now I am of to paint some gourds...Have a splendid friday....

My sister....

My 89 year old grandmother and my sister Angelica.....

I wanted to tell you about my sister...Angelica..She is mother of 4 in that four she has identical twin girls...and two boys...She is beautiful , really smart and talented...She can play the piano big time and she can sing..She was a great role model for me growing up and I love her dearly..She is recording her second CD and she said it would be done soon..so I thought golly Gloria why haven't you shared her music with your friends... so here's her website...I wanted to share...my big sis..Angelica....