The LA "field trip" adventure must take a back seat today. Why? Because Daughter #2 turns 21! Is it a National Holiday? Well it should be!Now here's a story about Daughter #2 that I swear is true. You must trust me on this!
Daughter #2 worked on the movie "Spiderman 3." In one scene she was first placed sitting next to Tobey Maguire in a theater. In the movie it was to be Broadway theater and "MJ" was singing on stage. Movie magic: Kirsten Dunst's voice was dubbed in and the theater was an old one in Los Angeles. Well, Daughter #2 was too tall to be sitting next to Tobey Maguire and so they put her behind him. You can see her if you don't blink as the camera pans right. Then they cut to a shot of "Harry Osbourne" looking down at "Peter Parker." Who is James Franco really looking at? In order to make the shot look best, James Franco was actually using Daughter #2 as his 'focal point.' The angle was better. He's looking right at Daughter #2. They fell in love. Ok, it was only for a few seconds, but it was true love! ;-)
At an early age whenever Daughter #2 saw a camera, she was ready to pose.
"All right Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close up!"
How's this one? 
Even with a broken leg, she still managed to break out a smile!
Here's one with her Mom. Where's the camera?
In high school, you would find Daughter #2 on stage with Comedy Sportz or whatever production the theater department was putting on.
She has that "presence" on stage. I remember the first time I watched her perform. I got chills.
She is also an excellent writer. She wrote an awesome one-act play that won an award and was produced at The Theatre of Note in Los Angeles. She was only 16 at the time. I got to go with her back and forth to auditions, rehearsals, and performances. An awesome experience!
I am truly amazed at her talent. I'm her #1 Fan...can you tell? She's had so many adventures in her 21 years and as her mom, I've been lucky enough to be with her on many of those adventures!Eating lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel!
Such a beautiful place. I highly recommend it on any visit to Los Angeles!
Desperate Housewives...(she's there in the driver's seat.)
Mrs. Harris (filmed at the Wilshire Ebelle theatre.)
Cold Case....
...just to name a few.Probably our most memorable adventure was when we went to New York together a few years ago. Never a normal pose...
Here we are on top of the Empire State building...
In Time Square...(I call this picture her "Happy Place.")
Now Daughter #2 is on her biggest adventure, that of being a married woman! Here she is pictured with her Sweetheart.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAUGHTER #2, 
LOVE, MOM
"Forget it Jake, It's Chinatown." --Jack Nicholson, as Jake Gittes in 
Yes, that's right. Los Angeles has a 
Here is Daughter #2 (below) posing in front of one of the many pretty gardens we saw. 
Did you know Jackie Chan's
I just loved the architecture. This is a bank pictured below. I felt like I was in a foreign country...but it was still "My Los Angeles!"
There were plenty of places to shop. We saw lots of these little bamboo plants. I think they are for good luck. I should have picked up one! Maybe next time. Daughter #2 bought one to put on her desk at work.
What is Daughter #2 doing in this picture below? Besides trying to look goofy, she's actually throwing a penny into a pretty water fountain. She's aiming at the dish in front of the sign "Vacation." 
I aimed for Long "L-I-F." What does that mean.??? Seriously, that's what it said. So here you see me aiming for that! 
Well, here's hoping all of you have a long "lif." Tomorrow I'll tell you where we actually ate lunch. And it wasn't chinese food! You'll see. Come back again tomorrow. And I have another lovely sampler quilt to show you too!
"Look Mom I found a strange ocean creature!" Remember, things aren't always as they appear...it's just a sand crab.
Three beautiful children. Daughter #1 is the tallest, Daughter #2 is next and then the BabyBoy is shortest. Well, today things aren't always as they appeared in this photo.
Today the BabyBoy is the tallest, Daughter #2 is still next and Daughter #1 is now the shortest. How'd that happen?
Who is this scary guy below? The little lion on the left looks worried. Well, things aren't always as they appear and the scary guy on the right is just the BabyBoy. He's not scary at all! He's sweet and kind and very talented.
Wait a minute! What's this? Is the BabyBoy a '
The BabyBoy has many talents, one of which is making stencils. He visited the 
Here's another one:
Here's some more below. He started making these with my leftover quilting template plastic. He painstakenly hand cuts each one. Here he is, in what he calls his "Birthday Suit." (He got that suit for his birthday last year.)
Here's another one of my favorites. This one took many hours.
Here is another one of the BabyBoy.
This is where it started. It was a photo he took of himself. And then he cuts the stencil from that. Amazing.
Is the BabyBoy a 
No, he's just an amazing, talented young man who loves life. (and his Mom!)
Here's some teacher dressed in a cap and gown goofing around for the camera. Wait a minute! Things aren't always as they appear. It's the BabyBoy on the day he gradated last Feb...on Valentine's Day! (once someone substituting at his school thought he was a teacher!) 
What's really going on? These silly boys were bored and they got out their 
And now the final picture...Is the BabyBoy quilting like his mother? Remember things aren't always as they appear. He wanted to make a backpack for his rock-climbing gear. He is amazing. He can do just about anything he puts his mind to. He's an amazing young man! I love him very much. After all, he is my favorite son! Happy Birthday BabyBoy!
