Something you may or may not know about me is that I am kind of a geek. My one regret from my time in California and the US is that I never had the opportunity to go to ComicCon in San Diego. I did however take the boys to Comic Con in Tucson, AZ in... Read More »

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So thankful for our neighbour who took our boys to and from school yesterday, as well as today and has offered to have them over for dinner tonight too. Starting to feel better, but taking myself out for a walk to get the last of the sunshine (and vitamin D) before the rain and cold... Read More »

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‘The weather today': Here in England and back home in Hawaii#photoadaymay #weather #photoadaychallenge #Hawaii #Englandhttp://instagr.am/p/LLmHPxIkyt/ Gone but not forgotten': Remembering both my dad, LT. Col Nystrom ret.,and his father who are both veterans of foreign wars.#memorial #VFWhttp://instagr.am/p/LLrca_ok12/ ‘Stars': Hollywood  #maycreative #Marilyn  @welovemarilyn @dailymonroe http://instagr.am/p/LL-89Nokwj/ First thing I have been able to eat all day and it’s 9:25pm.A... Read More »

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‘Chocolate Candy': Maltesers beat out whoppers. #maycreative #photoadaychallenge http://instagr.am/p/Kxn26Dok5z/  ‘Something you made': My She-Ra head piece for my cosplay debuted at Tucson Comic Con 2010.  #photoadaymay #photoadaychallenge #cosplay #she-ra #comiccon  http://instagr.am/p/Kx9pb4ok0r/ Geometric styling day. #fashion http://instagr.am/p/KxWr1Xokyd/ Champagne for Ryan’s A in his Irregular Warfare course. @ryana_officialhttp://instagr.am/p/KyEmOuok38/ Live and let live. @the_bonnierose on Twitte · via Twitter

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Maddox as Batman for his 5th Birthday party at the bowling alley.  He chose the theme of Justice League and I tied in a little Pop Art to give it an added PUNCH! (No pun intended) Older brother, Ronan, went as Green Lantern. Batman & Green Lantern before the party commences.  Batman, Superman, and Green... Read More »

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I have been pretty busy getting things ready for Maddox’s birthday party.  There is not a good selection for what he wants online and I definitely can not find anything here in England. So below you’ll see what I have been up too so far.  I took comic book sheets and made a banner with... Read More »

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Comic book shop finds for my sons 5th birthday coming up. #comicshttp://instagr.am/p/KXfigGok5l/ The M collage of Flash I made for my son Maddox. #comics #flashhttp://instagr.am/p/KXsibDIk7h/ I am about to select which of these make it to be Maddox’s birthday presents, and which ones will be less fortunate and get to be mutilated and cut up so that... Read More »

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