Vortex Vertigo

Is there too much of a good thing? Sedona, Arizona is lauded as an energy center, or a vortex of subtle energy. They say if you actually go to one of the vortex sites, which is where the energy is strongest, it can be a very uplifting experience. The energy you take in at one of these energy centers can stay with you and affect you positively for days afterwards. Sounds good, right?
Our son and his girlfriend were here for a short visit and since Megan has never been to Arizona we wanted to share some of the beautiful sites around our state and traveled to Sedona for a hike. We drove to Boynton Canyon Trail for a short hike (short only because we were en route to the Phoenix airport which is approximately 2-1/2 hours away to drop off Tyler and Megan)

We buzzed around the Kachina Woman rock formation which is said to guard the Boynton Vista vortex and headed back to the car. There--we found our keys.

Keys are not a good thing to find in your car when the car is locked and there is no extra key around. Hmmmm....perhaps husband was buzzing with the vortex energy when we were exiting the car?

Tyler and Megan enjoyed the sun while we were waiting for husband to travel to Enchantment Resort (gorgeous) and find a local locksmith to get us back on the road. Of course, we were still a bit freaked out that the two could be missing their flight home to Portland...yikes.

The Lock Doc,"the #1 locksmith in Arizona",picked up husband and unlocked our car within thirty minutes. It was actually quite interesting to watch!

Thanks LockDoc--we made it to the airport in time and have a vortex happy ending story to tell of our trip to Sedona and the Red Rocks.

Frockz

This is one of those "why didn't I think of that?" kinds of ideas. A line of removable lamp slipcovers debut from Frockz. They are washable, stretchy and one size fits many lampshades. The covers are available in 29 patterns-great prices- and what an easy way to create a new look in a room. The website is easy to follow and ordering looks super easy. I also love the fact that the two women that created Frockz are "paying it forward" by helping other wanna- be entrepreneurs as well...good job girls!

so sad

I feel as if I grew up on Shabby Chic. Like a great story, it kept us begging for more when we learned about flea market shopping and that chippy paint looks beautiful and tells a history. Rachel Ashwell encouraged us to begin a treasure hunt of faded colors and tattered fabric and to use it all in our homes. Goodbye old friend and good luck with your next journey.

The nose knows

My workplace is a size of a really great closet. Seriously. I DO have the benefit of 12 foot ceilings and a wall of windows which makes it seem larger...but, at one time many years ago it was a storage closet for the third grade teachers. Actually before that it was a teacher's lounge where the teachers would go and smoke and I SO wish I would have been around to see these teachers with apples embroidered on their jumpers tokin off their cigs. But, I digress.
I had five first grade boys in my room and we were reading a story (that's my gig at school...reading). All of a sudden I smell cat urine. The kids are trying to read while I'm smelling my armpits, my pants, my shoes. Is it me?! Did my cat pee on an article of clothing? NO! It's not me. It has to be one of them...one of these six year old boys.
"So...does anyone have cats at their house?" I casually ask. And--with first graders you can casually ask anything...there is no "getting off the subject" because they ALWAYS are doing that on their own.
I hear about frogs, dogs, lizards, and rats...and then...one boy says "I have a new kitten!" Bingo. Then I casually say that I think the room kind of smells like a cat (again...nothing is awkward with first graders) and can I smell his jacket?
So, if you would have walked in at 9:36 AM into my class/closet room you would have found my nose smelling all over this kid's clothes. But you know what? I did it. We bagged that jacket and kept it out in the hallway that smells like cigarette smoke from the kids jackets that are scented with their parent's nicotine habit on the way to school. The nose knows.

TV Time

We are on to the second season of Dexter. Quirky? yes. Addictive? highly. Our second season of Big Love is put to bed (pardon the pun) and patiently waiting for Season 3 to be out on Netflix sometime soon.

Wild Horses

The photo is from PioneerWoman but reminds me a bit of what the kids were like on their first day back from spring break...wild!

Pretty as a Peacock

Spring fever has hit the blog. What can I say? I was anxious to put on a pretty frock and dance around...change is good, isn't it?