It is very good!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Spring
Ahh. Spring is almost here. My little bulbs have started poking up through the soil, stretching into the ever more warm sun.
Spring is always a time of hope for me. I know in a few short weeks I can dig in the dirt and connect with the earth in my garden. I know my bulbs will become a riot of color and joy.
Renewal, planning the veggie garden, looking at gardening catalogues, what will I plant in my pots this year? When to start feeding the bees?
May this hope and optimism spill over into all aspects of my life.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Hamilton Island
Yes! we are officially in the running along with 60,000 other applicants.
Now go to the link and view....wish us luck!
www.islandreefjob.com/#/applicants/watch/--PSZjqvmRY
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Hamilton Island
O.K the web site says it may be up to 5 days before we make it on to their site.
So much for instant fame!
kids
I don't get it. We got Cinderella from blockbuster last Friday night. I swear Ella would watch it 3 times a day if we let her. Cinderella is even better than Barney in her book. Ella was not raised to be a girly girl. She has the cards stacked against her with two rough and tumble brothers. She had a hand me down boy doll (which she named brother) until she was 2 1/2 and I felt sorry for her because she was using duck head book ends as dolls. But Cinderella and the whole princess academy stuff must be hard wired in her DNA.
Then again Cinderella had Albert mesmerised and Henry is mad he couldn't see it because of his homework. I guess it is just a great classic.
Just don't live your life expecting hard working feet to fit in glass slippers.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Hamilton Island
I spent the day trying to upload the video to officially enter the dream job. Is it our video to big, is the site overwhelmed???
We sit here tonight waiting to see our application on the official site.
God I want/need to go.
Wish the dreamer good luck......to be continued
Monday, February 16, 2009
Resume for the dream job
Pick Me!
Here are some experiences that make me the best fit to become the caretaker of Hamilton Island.
Lived with the Bailey family, still in touch to this day
Attended Don College, moved to Leith
Spent time on a poppy farm in North Motton with the Shadbolt family
Pieman river experience of a lifetime caught eel, and so many crayfish!
Met and appreciated other students from Australia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Canada, Bali etc...
Enjoyed Vegemite sandwiches (still do), sausage on the Barbi, boxing day, Aussie cray fish,
Cricket and VFL
Learned incredible skills living abroad as a high school student
Willamette University, Salem Oregon 1990.
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science, a major in Art
Diverse wonderful small liberal arts education
College Exchange, Watford England 6 months Senior year.
Lived with the Hazelton family (still in touch)
Traveled extensively within England, visited my extended Howell family
Still love sausage rolls, and pasties, and cadbury chocolate, and Cricket
Then 6 year old son, David came to visit in Colorado Springs just last year
Eu Rail Pass 2 months
Traveled with a ruck sack, stayed in youth hostels all over Europe
Spent a week in Dubrovnik Yugoslavia, before fall of Communism
Spain, Ireland, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Germany
Was an INCREDIBLE experience that gave you just a taste of the local flavors
Keystone ski resort, Keystone Colorado 4 years 1990-1994
Waited tables at night
Skied 100 days the first year
Skied 80 days the second year....
Obtained Sommelier degree
Meet so many people, tourists and worker, and locals...fun
St. Thomas United Stated Virgin islands 6 months 1995
Sailed, snorkeled, sunbathed, waited tables
WOW!!!!!
Moved back to Colorado Springs 1995
National Distributing Colorado Springs Co 4 years 1995-2000
Represented over 300 wines from all over the world
Responsible for over 40 accounts, including 2 key accounts
Won numerous sales contests, trips
Increased territory dollars consistently every year
Chosen to participate in management training program (first Shelia ever)
Married Tom Burkle 1997
Home birthed 3 kids: 1999, 2001, 2005
Part time work at local wine stores
Vintages S. Tejon
Customer care specialist for Baroness Wines at Cheers in Colorado Springs 2004
Real Estate license 2008
Hobbies; gardening, reading, cooking, wine, camping, cabin life, beekeeper, hunting pheasant, dog training, children training, husband training (blue ribbon winner), hiking, adventure, enrichment of life, AND FRIENDS!!!
Pick Me.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
pictures of glass
Someone on craigslist was selling glass. How do you photograph glass. Hmmmmm.... Would you buy this glass? Maybe it is half empty? Or half full?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Keebler elves = stoners
What about all the MLB baseball druggies who get paid millions while playing on performance enhancing drugs? A-ROD. What are his consequences for cheating? We all know pot is not a performance enhancer. Thanks for the video suesun40!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
FROM ELLA
ELLA AND ALBERT SNUGGLING TOGETHER.
I LIKE ALBERT WHEN WE PLAY THE WII TOGETHER AND WHEN I READ A BOOK TO ALBERT AND WHEN I COUNT TO ALBERT.
ELLA
Monday, February 9, 2009
Big Hats
I forget what it is like to go out. First friday came and Sue, Jen and myself went out on the town. First stop was the smokebrush garage sale. I made a haul. They had these really cool theater hats. I could not help myself, because you never know when you are going to need a REALLY big hat.
We hit all the art spots, FAC modern, Rubbish, then a very entertaining artsy wine party.
It was a great time. But I love my 3$ hats!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Friends
Old Friends, new friends. I am very lucky to have both. I drove to DIA yesterday to have lunch with and old friend, Joanna. We have known each other for 20 years. She is just about the only one I keep in touch with since college days. How many friends have drifted off in that time?
It was so good to see her, but I wonder how things have changed for her. It used to be we would meet and it was like we saw each other just yesterday, but it could have been months. Now it was years and tears, and it took a while to have it feel like old times.
I realized friendship must be fed with: care, consideration, and communication, or it might just drift away.
Thanks for being my friend Joanna.
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