Isabella's Giraffe Habitat Project
Tuesday, May 27, 2008


She had an 11-page handwritten report to go with it complete with bibliography and table of contents and a beautiful powerpoint presentation all done in school. Ian and I went to her open house last week. Her teacher used her powerpoint presentation as an example to show.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 5/27/2008 02:26:00 PM 1 comments  

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Soul Bossa Nova
Sunday, May 25, 2008

A cute dance number featuring "Austin Powers". Performed at Dinosaur Caves Park on May 17, 2008.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 5/25/2008 10:59:00 PM 0 comments  

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Shop Around

A new dance number just recently finished. Shown for the first time at the Strawberry Festival in Arroyo Grande. Please excuse the quality...I was not close to the front.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 5/25/2008 10:57:00 PM 0 comments  

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A Solo Broadway Baby

As promised...Isabella's solo performance

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 5/25/2008 10:53:00 PM 0 comments  

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Busy May

This month has definitely been one of my busiest and the month has not even ended yet.

My busy month of May commenced with a drive to Union City during the first weekend. Simply Grateful for a chance to get together and engage in delightful conversations with great friends.

Upon return to Pismo I was ecstatic to finally finish my cabinet painting project. Then there was the wonderful times fellowshipping with my friend Tessie.

The completion of my cabinet painting fueled the onset of long desired decorating projects...hence, the "busyness" (i.e.: calling for and setting up appointments for quotes, attending a Home Expo, shopping:)

Then there was Isabella's rehearsals and performances. She had 3 shows this month, 4 if we were to include the "end-of-session show" of her Taking to the Stage acting class (a show of all the acting games they played throughout the 7-wk session). Not to mention her big school project involving a diorama of giraffe habitat. Thanks to my scrapbooking paraphernalia...most especially the papers came in very handy. She did her own report at school including a powerpoint presentation. I can't wait to see it during open house next week (another entry on my not-over-yet May calendar). Oh and there was her school's 3rd graders music show last week. I think that sums it for Isabella.

As for my own personal appointments (besides the decorating frenzy), There is my dental issue. A dreaded item on my list. The dread stems not from the possible physical pain but from the impossible cost. Almost a thousand dollars for a root canal! not to mention another grand for a crown! That's an expense I'd rather put on my dated kitchen. Oh well, so I "canvassed" the most reasonable dentist in the area. I found a very nice dental office offering a discount to cash paying patients. Unluckily, come to find out after my second appointment, the dentist can't get to my canals. Thus, requiring a referral to a specialist...an endodontist (who of course charges more and does not offer cash discounts). So not only am I back to square one, I have to pay more moolah. All that time and anesthesia... wasted.

Despite all that I am choosing to stay happy. And boy am I happy...I love God and He loves me. Well you think that sums it up for me? Not.

There is my car issue. The engine light went on and the van started driving "funny" or should I say more like "scary". It had bursts of power then it slows down. It felt like I was riding a horse:) So on to calling reasonable shops. Found one! I was lucky to schedule a Tuesday appointment when Phil is home to drive me around. Like I said God loves me.

So you think I'm done for the month? Well guess again...there is my new dance class. No, not the body jam class at the gym. As if I'm not busy enough, Tessie and I enrolled in the adult jazz class at CDMA (we will be performing at the Studio Show on June 29th). The group has been working on the dance and they are almost done. We are confident we can catch up (or I should say at least Tessie is). O.k. I'm done for now....time for my loving family and my loving God.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 5/25/2008 09:12:00 PM 0 comments  

Home Projects
Monday, May 19, 2008

...are keeping me happily occupied these days. I finally finished painting the kitchen cabinets and installing knobs. I am now on to drapes and granite shopping. Thanks to a willing son who is able to assist as needed (i.e. putting back kitchen cabinets and cutting the rod). Isabella and I attended a Home Expo over the week-end at the Madonna Expo Center after her successful show at Dinosaur Caves Park where she performed a solo number for Broadway Baby (stay tuned for the video). Then we finished the day with some shopping at downtown SLO. I got my first estimate for granite countertop at the expo. I am thinking of a black granite called Uba Tuba and possibly travertine backspash. I can't wait to have it installed. It should complement the newly painted cabinets quite nicely, I hope.



Well, here are some before and after photos of my recent projects.

Before photo of kitchen

After (for now...before the granite countertop)



Before photo of family room/kitchen dining area



After




It feels great checking off "to-do's". Besides the kitchen cabinets, I was able to check off traffic school, which I did over the internet (for my speeding ticket from spring break:)), ; and my dreaded dental appointments (dreading not the physical pain but pain from the cost:))
Stay tuned for more home projects:) I have quite a ways to go and I am looking forward to it all.

Posted byImelda@Inspired Simplicity at 5/19/2008 08:34:00 PM 0 comments  

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