Refreshing time

Got up extra early this morning in the refreshing, cool time before the sun comes up.  It has been so hot this weekend that it was a treat to feel some cool.  It is good to break out of your routine and I did that to spend some extra time in prayer this morning as [...]

Make a card…

A scrapbooking gal, Jennifer McGuire, whose work is amazing is organizing a card drive…..please participate, have your child participate….it is a teachable moment. Thanks, Melissa
Cards for Kate
This weekend I have a lot planned. Matthew is out of town, so we’ll see if that makes things more or less easier.
One thing I am planning on doing [...]

Chili’s New Menu Rocks!

We had the privilege of being invited to sample the Chili’s new menu available in only three restaurants in the country right now. This is the Chili’s in the Otay Ranch Town Center in East Chula Vista.  I sampled about 25 of the items on the all new menu. Fresh, Flavorful, Beautiful Presentation, Melt in [...]

Birthday Celebration

My mom turned 75 yesterday and we had a birthday dinner party for her.  The Fusse boys and some of the Fusse parents were here to help celebrate.  We missed Liz because she had her first classes yesterday in IRvine and was coming home today Friday so she couldn’t come for the party last night.  [...]

Love this list….

Love this….I bet there is something in this that you need to own today.
Make it a great day….despite what challenges the day might hold!
Melissa
This email was written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio. “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is [...]

Ellipse

Listened to the album…..am purchasing and downloading it now.  Amazingly unique vision. Love her creativity.

Don’t we live in a great country….

….where this is possible!
Ex-migrant worker about to blast into space
Parents instilled importance of education on Hernandez’s path to NASA

AP Photo/Hernandez Family
Future NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez,f ar right, with his brothers Gil, left, Chava and sister Leticia, didn’t learn English until he was 12.
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Under construction

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Busy weekend

Every muscle in my body hurts! Saturday we held one of our community events….this one focused on active family fun……our version of a sports day.  After that there was another event in our new neighborhood that was able to use some volunteer help….a neighborhood Carnival.  Twelve hours after I left home I returned…..I could hardly [...]

Wilna – inspirational and talented

Wow!  I am humbled to make Wilna’s “inspired by” list this week. I thought it must be a mistake…..maybe there is another Melissa Salomon…….   Who is Wilna?  She is a friend I have never met in person.  She is an artist, a wife and mother, a scrapbooker and photographer, a follower of Christ, a [...]

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Fusse was on their game big time!
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