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Ok- so I haven't posted for awhile......but here are some updates :P
So my totally (maybe) awesome news was I had a meeting with the head of the woman's division of Ford models in LA because the head of the nationwide plus model division for Ford thought my photos had potential. So I had the meeting and I think it went great- but they don't want to represent me. SO that was kind of a bummer- but hey the head of the Ford plus models division thinks my photos have potential ^o^

Also I am enjoying the new fall weather her in LA- although I am glad that the gloomy part stopped. I don't mind if I can be at home cuddled in my favorite cozy sweater, reading a book and sipping hot chocolate :) But not as fun when I am walking through it to work- and the umbrella doesn't help because it is mist and it still flies up and gets you all soggy :P

Halloween! I am actually really excited this year- and I have 3 different parties I would love to go to. But I have 2 problems for each one- no extra money and no costumes! But they all seem to be an annual event so I can plan it out for next year ^_- This year I think I am buying a bag of candy and bottle of Merlot and watching Lord of the rings all night :P But I do have my nails painted black and I am going to get a pumpkin for the house- so I am kind of in the spirit!

I guess that is all for now- looking forward to Friday!

Pickens Buys US Ranch for Wild Horse Sanctuary

I really like to hear stuff like this- people who are wealthy and have the ability to change things for the good actually doing it! I love horses and really believe in what she is doing here!
To find out more visit:
http://www.madeleinepickens.com/
http://www.savingamericasmustangs.org/

By MARTIN GRIFFITH
RENO, Nevada (AP) – Madeleine Pickens, the wife of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens, has bought a sprawling Nevada ranch to serve as a wild horse sanctuary that would keep mustangs on the range instead of in government-funded holding facilities.
If approved by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the move would mark the first time the government has released a large number of mustangs to such a facility.
Pickens is hoping to initially relocate 1,000 horses to the 14,000-acre (5,665-hectare) Spruce Ranch about 70 miles (112 kilometers) east of Elko. Eventually, she wants to return all 34,000 horses in government-funded holding facilities and pastures to their natural habitat.
“It’s such a huge beginning,” Pickens told The Associated Press. “I plan to buy more property out there. There’s such an overload of horses in government holding.”
Pickens said BLM Deputy Director Mike Pool expressed support for the plan during meetings with her last month in Washington.
BLM officials said they recently received a formal written proposal from Pickens and must review it before taking an official position.
Pickens purchased the ranch, which she plans to rename the Mustang Monument preserve, for an undisclosed price. The property comes with grazing rights on 540,000 acres (218,535 hectares) of public land.
Pickens first proposed establishing a wild horse sanctuary in 2008 after the BLM said it was considering euthanasia as a way to stem escalating costs of keeping animals gathered from the open range.
However, the BLM rejected her initial proposal, saying it involved the use of public land where wild horses did not exist when the Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act was enacted in 1971. Federal law restricts mustangs from such areas.
About 33,700 wild horses roam freely in 10 Western states, about half in Nevada. The BLM set a target level of 26,600 horses and burros in the wild to protect the herd, the range and native wildlife, and rounds up excess horses and offers them for adoption.
Those that are too old or considered unadoptable are sent to long-term holding facilities, where they can live for decades.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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My Little Pony Revamp

Ok, I am not sure how many of you our there had my little pony as a child- but I did! I had the barn and I am sure a pony in every color of the rainbow times 2  ^o^
In fact I remember the day I sold the barn and all the ponies at my aunts garage sale to a younger girl- it was one of those " I am growing up" type moments. (And I am pretty sure by then we owned a live pony.) 
I think I even have a my little pony coloring book around here some where....
Anyhow I was thinking of collecting my little pony again- of course I have been inspired to collect a new breed of my little ponies...check out these awesome custom creations!





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 If you are looking for a custom pony click on the artist links- I am pretty sure most of them will take custom orders <O.O>

Exciting news!!!

Ok so I may have some AMAZING CRAZY GREAT NEWS!!!
I will keep you all posted as news develops!

My Ultra Talented Sister

Well I want to feature a rather talented artist- although I might be a little bias. My sister Kimmy! She just got her professional Canon camera (aka Artorius). She likes to name her camera which I think is an awesome idea! I am also convinced that she is the master of self photographing. Here is some of her work and you can check out more here ^_^

Participating in Your Own Life

I saw this post when I was first looking at starting a blog over at Living the Frugal Life. I thought it was such a fun post that I wanted to re-post it here. I went through and made bold all the things that I have experienced in life. It is a fun little game and I have added a few items to the list as well :)
Enjoy!

P. S. Check out Kate's Blog Living the Frugal Life. It has lots of fun ideas and trials on living the more frugal life :)

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (in high school...)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (been to the house of blues by Disneyland)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo (At church once I think)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (No watched it from the ground :P
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies – No I bought them though :P
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar – All the time with sushi
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle (not sure it was speeding though)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (does a dress I made count?)
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House (Not the inside, just the outside.)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life (Maybe- you never know)
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (but not like met them formally)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a lawsuit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day
101. Attended a religious service of a religion significantly different than your own
102. Changed a flat tire, or fixed a leaky faucet
103. Lived in a foreign country
104. Euthanized (or had euthanized) a beloved pet
105. Witnessed a (human) birth
106. Witnessed a (human) death
107. Donated an organ or bone marrow while still alive
108. Planted a tree
109. Cut a Christmas tree from the wild (no but sounds like fun!)
110. Voluntarily fasted for a full day or more
111. Rode a horse
112. Had a dream come true (day dream or unconscious)
113. Driven Cross Country
114. Spent all day in your Pajamas
115. Wrote a fan letter to your favorite celebrity ( I was 10 :P
116. Showered in a waterfall
117. Made a complete and utter fool of yourself
118. Work at a Job you love- working on that one
119. Reflect on your greatest weakness, and realize how it is your greatest strength
120. Create your own web site (www.majorpaws.com)

First Post

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Hey everyone! 

Welcome to my blog! This will basically be an outlet for my thoughts and what is going on with me. Of course I will work on throwing in some fun things for you too ^o^

I want to thank the following people for letting me use their photos in my blog banner: 

Melissa- for the photo of the New Mexico High Desert- You can view more of her work Here and her Blog
Kayleystar- for the photo of a Michigan winter- You can view more of her work Here
Kimmy-  For the photo of Tucker (horse) - You can view more of her work Here
The rest are photos that I have taken- or had taken of me :) I hope for the entire banner to one day be all my photo works but until then please enjoy the work of these great artists!


I hope you enjoy following my blog!