Between Me And My Maker, My Musical Savant

Here is my post for the day... I apologize for sending you all over the place. I had too many links to rewrite the post. Have a great New Year's ! May 2015 bring to you peace, love and all your hearts desires!

Pay regard to 2014 today. Reflection is always good! Learn grow and prosper!

With the fondest of wishes for you and yours,
Tyna

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New Hair And Big Dreams

It's amazing what a haircut can do! Good way to ring in the New Year. Start off fresh and new. It helps when you find a great hair designer, a master with scissors and a blow dryer. I met one such individual. Our friend Jimmy of PhoVan introduced me to Hieu Le. A young vietnamese guy that cuts hair in a salon called Hung's Hair Design in the Mekong Center off of Dobson Rd., here in the valley of the sun. He was an absolute master with scissors. His scissors were flying through my thick mop of hair.  He really worked my hair into shape. When he got done my hair wasn't even recognizable to me. It was soft, manageable and actually pretty lol. I was so grateful to this guy! Probably the best haircut I personally have ever had!

  

Now to see if I can do this everyday myself lol...

In this next year I am hoping that we will be purchasing a new car. I have had it with car problems that threaten and plague me. Every issue more potentially costly than the last. I feel  I am always limping along from one bad part to the next. Damned Chryslers, never again! The only good thing going for the two cars that we have is that they are paid for in full! No car payments. No debt...

This is a huge plus for a one income family.

I will however be searching to see what deals can be found on something newer.  The cars we have 

are very old and were never meant to last forever lol. I don't know of any forever cars. One of our cars is 15 years old! In this past year I have really been appreciative to have a wonderful mechanic son in law. He has helped us keep these old cars limping down the road...Thank you Sam!

Such a sweet family! Son in law Sam, daughter Delcee, Korbin and Kadee!

Two very important services that keep people going... A good hairdresser and a great mechanic! Both are hard to find!

I know that my poor son in law cringes when we call him with car trouble. He has been urging us to get a new car for awhile now. My husband is stubborn. He doesn't want a car payment. I understand this but I also know that the day is coming that we are just going to need to bite the bullet and do it.

I would dearly love to make the extra money that this will cost us. I would feel very accomplished in being able to do so. This is a goal of mine for 2015. 

Out With The Old And In With The New

New beginnings, new thoughts and goals. Out with the old and in with the new. What have you got going on in your head for 2015? I am just now sitting down to think about this. I have no idea... I spent all of 2014 focused on my music. I worked hard at it. Really gave it a good shot! Exausted myself with it. So maybe my focus ought to be somewhere else this year? I will drive myself crazy and be very unhappy if I continue on the same path... What a disappointment that was to realize.

I still have the same affirmation in mind though. "Whatever I touch/ create, there I will prosper monetarily. Whatever touches me, I will make better." I still firmly believe that something more than being a housewife is in me to do. I want to leave my mark upon this earth somewhere! Not to mention feeling a sense of accomplishment all the way to the bank. I still want to get paid!

I'm glad that I have been available for my family. I have been able to be of help to my grown kids, my husband and my almost 13 year old daughter, the youngest. I have picked up the slack for everyone and kept everbody going and moving forward. I watched grankids so that my daughter could do her internship at a law firm. We accomplished that. She has finished her AA degree with her certification in ParaLegal and has interned at the most prestigious personal injury specialists office in the valley.

Now, what am I going to do? Where is my second act? Where is my accomplishment? How and where do I make my mark? Talk about lost, I'm feeling it! I have been a domestic engineer for so long that I am clueless. How do I turn my life experience into something marketable? I have a varied skillset but nothing that I have tried to use for monetary gain. I would love to own and run my own
dessert shoppe. Right by a theater where people could come after the movie lol. Coffee, tea and desserts...I could see myself doing and enjoying that.

I could always see myself owning a bed and breakfast... Lots of work I'm sure. I have lots of energy, good health and an active mind. Surely I can create a niche for myself in society? The problems associated with making a career out of being a domestic engineer are many. The most obvious are financial. No retirement and no 401K! Nothing! The hit to your self esteem is even worse than that! The isolation is almost worse than either of those things previously mentioned! The daunting what do I do with and for myself now realizations at 52 years old...

I have a lot to figure out and think through. Maybe 2015 will be full of wonderful positive life
changing opportunities ! Maybe I will just ponder on this over my morning coffee...

I'm Finished Elfing Around

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Bake, Bake Bake That Rum Cake

 Gift platter contents...

                                               Homemade bread was baked... Guess I was too caught up in it to take a pic of the bread...

Finished gift platter...

I have been in my kitchen baking for three days! This Christmas elfing is hard work! I baked eight
different batches of cookies.  Six loaves of homemade bread and my mother's rum cake. I had to assemble and wrap six gift platters and a huge box of cookies. Meanwhile, my husbands office was

having a potluck so I made a huge quanity of homemade mac and cheese. I'm also getting ready for 

the Christmas get together tonight with all of my kids and G-kids. Whew...

I am sure that a lot of people are feeling the Christmas readiness crunch. I notice that people are really focused and seem to be on a mission everywhere you go. I have decided that I really am cut out for elfing. If I could create a job for myself it would be a goodwill ambassador position. Surely the
world could use a few more of these.

The bread that I baked was my Uncle Ed's Olive Oil Loaf recipe. My Uncle had been perfecting this recipe right up to the time he passesd away last year. He was working on a packaging and marketing strategy in which to market this semi homemade product.  I decided that I would try to incorporate his bread into my holiday gift platters. I thought the world of my Uncle, he lived with illness and health issues for years. You never thought of him as sick because he chose to live to the fullest inspite of his health. He was busy and had a great enterprising mind. Not to mention his love, support and encouragement that you really felt. He was funny beyond belief... Always had up cracking up! To say he is missed is an understatement. Today is his birthday so I have been thinking about him a lot.

I also made my Mom's Rum Cake for the family Christmas party. I haven't made this recipe since
my Mom passed away 12 years ago. My big kids remembered the cake and the flavor of the cake. It
was nice to have that fond memory of my Mom at my family Christmas get together!

Mom's Rum Cake 

Dessert table at my family get together ...

My GrandElf Timmy!

My daughter Brittany has four young children. She just bought an elf at the request of her son Tommy. Britt sends me daily updates on the adventures of her elf that they named ” Timmy “. These are so darn cute, I just have to share them with you! My daughter is fun and very creative in this I see…

I love the pic of Timmy making a snow angel lol… Sooooo cute!

Omg lol! This made me chuckle….
And this… hahaha! This is of Timmy fishing in their fish tank…

Elf Timmy, tree climbing! 

I love this new found tradition… So much fun! I love that my daughter is being so creative with her elf ” Timmy “. Glad my G-kids have this to enjoy and look forward to! Go Britt!

x

Timmy is on the couch with the remote…watch out.

Of All The Many Hats We Wear, Mine Is Of Christmas Elf Today.

The Many Hats We Wear, Mine Is Of Christmas Elf Today.

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It is shaping up to be a busy week! I have been decorating, shopping, wrapping, visiting and today, baking! I will be baking like a mad fool for the remainder of the week. I am making loaves of bread to go along with my warm and cozy gift platter theme. I bought hot chocolate, international coffees, tea and assorted nice jams.

The only thing missing is the bread that I am going to bake later in the week. I am also going to throw in a movie for each family.
As you can probably see, I bought these Christmasy platters at the dollar store. You can of course buy very nice ceramic or glass platters. This is just a cozy platter for my own family.

I have plenty of baking ahead today. I am making several different cookies for my friends and relatives. I fully enjoy the opportunity to bake, decorate and spread good cheer. If I could create a paid position for myself it would be in the realm of good will ambassador lol.
I leave you with this link… My yuletide video Christmas greeting…I’ll Be Home For Christmas

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Christmas Whimsy Is All Around Don't Forget To Enjoy It!

We are in the process of setting this village up. This is our train villiage from last year. We aren't having a big party this year. Just my kids and their families will be here this Saturday eve for a family get together. My father is not doing well. His health has declined drastically in just the past couple of weeks. We fear his last days are here. So rather than have a big event we are keeping it simple this year. I went to see Dad this past weekend...

Dad and Zoe this past weekend.

My Elf named Huey. He hangs out in rather ordinary places throughout the house.

He has been seen trying to open the cookie jar lol...

Also spotted  recently  trying to mix things up in the kitchen...

So This Is Christmas... Made Complete With The Paranormal...Wow!

I have had a busy week... I so enjoyed the day I spent with my keyboard. I accomplished the goal that I set for myself. I did arrange and produce two Christmas cover songs this season. Here they are...

So This Is Christmas written by John Lennon

And...

 

I'll Be Home For Christmas written by Bing Crosby.

The process of getting these into video form is always a challenge for me. I am so not into the production factor of this lol. The lighting, the angles, the crappy  iPad camera... I apologize for the quality of these videos. I tried with my FundMe campaign to raise money for a new camera... Lol that didn't go over well. My FundMe project ends Dec. 19th. Here is the link...

                                                              My FundMe Link
Here is the SoundCloud for my cover, So This Is Christmas...

So This Is Christmas written by John Lennon


I had a very strange paranormal experience while I was recording this song to SoundCloud. I am still perplexed and confused by this occurence...
About halfway through my song my amp went out. The music just stopped. I thought omg, what broke! I got up to check all of my electrical connections fearing that my amp blew... When I got to my powerstrip, the plug from my amplifier had been pulled out. This is a high quality, tight fitting powerstrip. Not a loose wall socket... I was like wow, whoa what the hell?! I'm still shaking/ scratching my head... Nobody was home and my cats are never around when I play. So how did the plug come out of that powerstrip?! After gathering my thoughts and calming my nerves, I did finish
recording.
I thought it very symoblic of literally someone pulling the plug on this. Not much of a compliment I say lol... Someone wasn't happy with it lol... Awww!
I saved the experience and here is the link ...
So This Is Christmas And The Paranormal Sound Bomb...

Decking Our Halls, The Front Yard Edition...

This is how my  outside decorating endeavor began. A ton of leaves. I raked up a whole trash bin of them. I must have raked for a good hour +. As I was raking, the leaves were falling. A never ending saga. My goal was to at least start with a green lawn. We trimmed trees and wrapped lights for hours. These leaves by the way, are beautiful fall colors this year! Usually when I rake for Christmas they are just brown and dead looking. This is a rare sight in our Phoenix, AZ yard! Reminds me of growing up in PA.! They were lovely, now they are in the trash can!

We worked and sweat, huffed and puffed. Up and down on the ladder all day... We stammered and swore even? No not this year... No swearing lol. Just sweat... Then finally, 9 hours later we arrived at "Our", this years Christmas wonderland destination...

We still have the backyard and a train village to do! This is our prettiest to date, we are happy with it this year.

We had fun!

Decking The Halls, At My House

Huey is back! I know Zoe is too old for this guy but I happen to love the whimsy.

                                                        Zoe had her fill of tree trimming....

Clarice was a big help...

                                                      The trees in the bay window

Candy villiage

 Candy village

Dining room

Zig Zaggety Woop Woop...Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ Wild Horse Pass.

My oldest, Brittany and I had some time together on Saturday. Time without kids and craziness!  She took me to see her favorite band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy! She has loved this band since she was about 14. I have a real appreciation for this talented, awesome group of guys too. They rock the swing genre like no other band can. Also, rockabilly I suppose. They are without a doubt the best at what they do. This concert was part of their Christmas Tour. We heard a lot of Christmas music, covers and originals. The whole set was Christmas based. Although I enjoyed the full 90 minutes I had hoped to hear more Big Bad Voodoo Daddy originals! They have absolutely incredible originals that are really their trademark/ signature sound. I haven't a clue how and why they do this Christmas Tour thing that has become an annual event.

They are definitely unique in that they stick around after the concert to sign autographs and meet and greet  everyone that wants to stick around . Most concerts only a select few get to meet the band! It has been Britt's dream to  meet Scotty, the lead singer from the band. She actually got a hug from Scotty! I snapped a quick pic for Britt. Only goes to show that sometimes you really do get what you want! Britt was in awe of the opportunity.

The stage and production were very well done suggesting/ inspiring a era long ago. Really beautiful set!

It was a lot of fun and I'm so glad that I had some time with Britt. Such a rare treat! I'm also thrilled that I was there to see a long time dream of hers come true! Artists probably don't really realize how
special it is for fans to actually make eye contact one on one with them. I get that it probably annoys
bands to do the meet and greets but it means a whole lot to fans!

Heatmiser!!

Beautiful set...

A Britt and I selfie!

Britt with Scotty ! A dream come true for my daughter! So glad that I was there for this!

Thanksgiving Feasting From My House...

                                                      My Gram's Cranberry Jello Salad. I love that I read the recipe from her handwriting on this recipe card. I have a whole file box of these cards... I'm thankful to have a remembrance of her at my Thanksgiving table. She was a special lady! Domestic Engineer  extrodinare! Her house was always quaint and lovely. Her food was delicious. I strive to have the same said about me.

This was taken before it was completely set hence the bubbles...

Seating for 12, Clarice kitty photo bomb lol....

Our feast... I made all of the sides myself, from scratch.

My Pilgrims and Indians...

It has been a crazy week. Cooking and cleaning and organizing and carrying food back and forth to the garage refrigerator. Now that Thanksgiving is over, the arduous task of switching the seasonal decor to Christmas is pending. Here I go...I'll start with a Christmas song here is a linkThe Christmas Song written by Nat Kinghttp://youtu.be/4RSh95IyQQQ Colec

I hope you are enjoying this long weekend. Feasting on Thanksgiving dinner leftovers and pies!