HiHoRosie's Place

Please excuse me while I organize myself here. Some of my posts will basically be catching up posts and are more for me so you might find them less exciting, mundane or random. But here we go… First up, thank you for your support and loyalty . You guys are so cool . I knew you’d understand when I say I blog when I can. Life is happening all the time; blogging can wait any old day. I figure those who don’t understand aren’t real people anyway. Ha! For YS2’s birthday last month we got him a Strider pre-bike or a balance bike. If you’re not familiar with a balance bike, it’s a little tyke bike without training wheels or pedals so the focus is on balance . Everyone can pedal or easily learn, right? But balancing on a bike isn’t that easy. When it’s time to transition to a “big boy” bike there will hopefully be less spills and owies and instead lots more yays and smiles. YS2 has gotten the hang of it and now sits on the seat and not just walk with it standing up (that's how they fir...

For Japan relief, click here . Hey, I’ve seen spring people! Yes, I have - I saw it over by Trader Joe’s. There were pink blossoms, lots of them, on the trees. It was a lovely and welcome sight. I still haven't seen much sun though. Anyway, I have the feeling I’m not alone in saying buh-bye winter, hello spring! You may have noticed some blog awards being passed around lately. I was bestowed a couple myself I’d like to share with you, plus a fun meme. First up, I received the One Lovely Blog award from Elizabeth at RAW Living and Learning . Muchos gracias! I was familiar with Elizabeth on my blog rounds but only recently learned of her blog (I’m apparently behind!). Now in addition to her lovely comments, I get to enjoy her blog, too. For the One Lovely Blog award :      1. Thank and link the blogger who has given you the award.      2. Copy and paste the Logo in your blog.      3. Share 7 things abou...

I have been nominated by two lovelies for the Happy 101 Blog Award! The two lovelies I speak of are Rawdorable and Raw Goddess Heathy - thank you ladies! What this means is I list 10 things that make me happy or more specifically: List 10 things that make you happy, try to do at least one of them today, and tag 10 bloggers that brighten your day. For those 10 bloggers who get the award, you must link back to my blog! In no particular order, my 10 things: 1. Family/Friends : where would I be without them? I have a family I adore; my husband, oh he's a treasure - my best friend, my companion, my strength. My baby, Caleb, he is my world. And my sister is the most awesomest and my best friend too. Of course, there are my friends. Both in person and online (you) are special treats. 2. Music : fits whatever mood and sometimes bring that balance needed at times. 3. Crafts : I love making handmade cards, although I sadly missed doing that this year. Too busy! And my new hobby, crocheti...

First off, happy anniversary to ME! My lil ol' blog has passed the one year mark. Well, it was last week on the 26th (oopsie!) but that's alright. It's been an interesting year. I began blogging with some apprehension because writing isn't typically how I express myself, although, I used to faithfully keep a journal (hand cramps!) as a teenager. With some inspiration and encouragement from my husband and sister I decided to venture into the blogging world. Or is it venturing into the dark side? ha ha! Hmmm... A lot of growth over the year. I've learned more about health, food and myself. I mean, hubby and I started gardening and I admit I actually enjoy it. My health improved, I lost weight and gained many friends. Oh, and I got pregnant too! Talk about growth....and so much for the weight I lost previously. Ha ha! At least, now I know what to do to get healthy and stay healthy whereas before, I just talked about how I wanted to get healthy but didn't know how o...

Woo hoo! I recently received the Kreativ Blogger Award from my blog buddy, Amanda . Thanks Amanda!!! You know how to make a girl feel special. :) I'm quite late in responding to this award but it turns out to be very timely with Valentine's Day coming up because the fun part of this award is I share with you 7 things that I love, and then I nominate 7 others for this award. So without further adieu, here are 7 things I love: 1) My husband, Sam - his love, support, and humor get me through many days (tough or not). He's taught me so much and I love that he's my best friend and companion. He's also dreamy. ;) 2) My unborn son - wow! It's amazing how much love there is for someone I've never met! I can't wait to meet him. 3) My sister, Lori - She means the world to me and I'm forever grateful she's my sister. She's the best! I'm also proud of the fact I finally get to make her an aunt. :) 4) My family/friends - I have wonderful family, nea...

I spotted this personality quiz at another blogger 's blog so decided to take it too. I'd say this is pretty accurate of me. If you want to take the test too the link is at the end. Your result for The Perception Personality Image Test... NBPS - The Idealist You perceive the world with particular attention to nature. You focus on the hidden treasures of life (the background) and how that fits into the larger picture. You are also particularly drawn towards the shapes around you. Because of the value you place on nature, you tend to find comfort in more subdued settings and find energy in solitude. You like to ponder ideas and imagine the many possibilities of your life without worrying about the details or specifics. You are in tune with all that is around you and understand your life as part of a larger whole. You prefer a structured environment within which to live and you like things to be predictable. The Perception Personality Types: Take The Perception Personalit...

Got this email from both my aunt and my dad - I thought it was a fun quiz so decided to share. Click on the link below. 15 pictures will come up with a category noted at the top. (Such as most appealing drink, landscape, etc.) Click on a photo in that category that appeals to you most. It will then show you 15 different pictures. Click the one for you and move on. Just continue to keep picking and it will automatically go to the profile. (After you answer a couple of questions.) It will give you a profile of yourself. It's called a visual DNA. Your choices dictate your profile. Just click on the tabs to see the next area of the profile. It isn't complicated........ Give it a try........ Http://DNA.imagini.net/friends Here are my results: http://youniverse.com/personality/feedback/6d9a0f620810c6cf50a151c0d638e57a

Remember this post , when I shared with the WORLD my results of the Blog Readability Test, which was labeled Junior High? Yeah, well, check this out. I took this very difficult test again today and here are my new results: Movie Reviews This one's a keeper! My mama's gonna be proud! Thanks to my fellow genius blog buddy, TheAnnieWithin , who suggested when entering your blog address to use the url for a specific day's post. Well, me being the lazy one (I cram) just entered my plain ol' address because honestly with all my (ahem) intelligent posts how could I pick just one? But hey whaddya know? My blog is now GENIUS level! Did I get like super smarter or sumpin?! Did my writing really improve (I cried for days the first time around) or is it because I've been including a lot of pictures lately? Because you know, having lots of pictures is smart! I dunno the reason but I think I'll keep my new results. For those who received elementary status the first time may...

I snagged this from my SIL’s blog. It looked harmless enough until it caused me to think! ;) Four things I'm looking forward to this year: *Going to the chapel to see my nephew and his fiancée get married! (that line doesn't work into a song like I had hoped) *Harvesting our garden *Visiting family out of state *Seeing my sister! Four joys in my life: *My family *Garden *Photography (new hobby as of late) *Making new friends Four movies I've watched more than once or twice: *The Matrix Trilogy *V for Vendetta *Little Miss Sunshine *The Wedding Singer (I’m not ashamed to admit it – ha ha!) Three fears: *Fear of the unknown/uncertainty/instability *Family getting hurt (same as my SIL) *Chopping off a finger (gotta be careful with those knives!) Four favorite foods: *Anything with avocadoes, especially homemade guacamole *Strawberries *Coocoonuts (I'm cuckoo for coocoonuts!) *Everything else that doesn’t include foods I don’t like – cop out? Okay, how about my fave at the...

This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone: TV Reviews I snagged this from Mama's Losin' It .

I spotted this meme from Rawleen 's blog today and thought I'd play. For any of you reading this feel free to tag yourself if you want (not limited to raw fooders-FYI). :) Since raw foods are mainly found in our house, I, too, am omitting the obvious gadgets from this list (i.e. Vita-Mix, juicer, food processor and dehydrator). List 5 kitchen gadgets you can't live without: 1. food saver - we use both the bags and the containers. This is a handy tool for freezing seasonal or bulk fruits and veggies or storing leftovers. We also use the containers to store more fragile things like breads or crackers. Of course, we still use ziploc baggies but this works way better keeping things fresh. 2. salad spinner - well to spin our clean greens dry with! I *love* this thing! Even before my high-raw days I'd use this to spin fresh peas (actually the frozen ones) prior to making my family favorite pea salad. Anyway, this is handy to dry off the greens with or anything else that ne...

A fun meme for Monday borrowed from my lovely sister . a) Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search . b) Using only the first page of results, pick one image. c) Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers. The questions: 1. What is your first name? 2. What is your favorite food? right now? 3. What high school did you go to? 4. What is your favorite color? 5. Who is your celebrity crush? 6. What is your favorite drink? 7. What is your dream vacation? 8. What is your favorite dessert? 9. What do you want to be when you grow up? 10. What do you love most in life? 11. What is one word that describes you? 12. What is your flickr name? 1. heidi cosmetic bag :) , 2. First find the Heart, then eat!!! , 3. Brighton High School , 4. again let’s do a panning…♫ black crowned night heron from bali♫ , 5. My cousin George! , 6. ripe , 7. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cesar_ramos/862770109/ , 8. Thr...