SweetCheeks Gone Wild (In Hobby Lobby) Video

I love to go to

Hobby Lobby.

However,

on this particular day

I don't have the luxury

of shopping in

leisure.
First we must try on
ANTLERS.

Then we find some

curly ribbon bows.

SweetCheeks insists that

they are

Juss' lihke the ohnes youh mahke, Nana!

 And then..we move along

to find something even
MORE SPECIAL.

Enjoy this with your

morning coffee-

or tea~

But~you know what?
 I wouldn't trade

THIS visit
for all the tea in China~
(cuz I don't drink tea!;>)

Hope you have a

SweetCheeks in

YOUR life!

Happy Birthday SweetCheeks!

I can't believe you are

FIVE!

Where has the time gone?

Where has my baby girl gone?

Where has my LIFE gone?

It seems like just yesterday

you were a tiny little thing.

You only weighed 5# 2oz when

you were born.

You were in the NICU for 15 days.

And then you came home so

we could love on you.

Your sweet Mama doted on you..

(Look at those Cheeks-

Those SWEET CHEEKS)

We loved you as we watched you grow-

Even when you were a hot mess.

You were so sweet even

as a tiny girl,

and funny,

and smart.

I love this picture of you with your two sisters

And you know that your

 Mom & Dad and Sisters

love you soooo much.

You LOVE Starbucks

with Nana.

I started you early on...

I know..I know..

Sad, isn't it?

And here you are our poor, poor

 little SweetCheeks as you got

snagged by a bush

after picking out a Christmas tree.

And you were quick to remind Santa

that you had

ALRHEADY TELLED HIM BEFOAHR

what you wanted for Christmas!

And then you started nursery school-

and your teacher said you were

very smart.

Pfffftt..we already KNEW that!

In many, many ways

you are an

Old Soul.

Wise beyond your years.

But today..

just today..

you can be our

Little Girl for

one more day

because

you only turn

Five Years Old

once.

Happy Birthday

Little Princess!

We Love You!

Charles In Charge's New Blanket

Here's Our Boy!

He is visiting Nana & Papa's house

while Daddy is working and

Mama is here with him healing.

He is about 100 miles

from his own home for a

few days.

Doesn't he look like he

has settled right in?

His big cousin, Lulu, is

holding him here.

I want you to notice the blanket.

That blanket was sent by my

friend, Jettie.

Jettie and I have never actually met

in person

but we are

kindred spirits.

Sisters-of-the-Lord,

if you will.

She has a blog called

Jettie's Ramblings,

where the highlight is

Christian book reviews.

(and YES, Jettie IS her REAL name)

When Jettie found out my daughter

was having a baby she wanted

to know if it was a

BOY or a GIRL.

I said we didn't know.

Hmmmm..

When we brought

Charles In Charge home

there was a package waiting for us.

Jettie's Aunt is well into her

80's and she made

this blanket for

MY GRANDCHILD!
Also in the package a hand crocheted
dish cloth and
a beautiful towel that hooks
over a knob or
oven door handle.
I love it!

Anyway here is the baby
snuggled into his new blanket.

Can you believe it?

How special and wonderful is that?
Here he is being held by Mama~

The funny thing is that with a 2nd baby

you don't get many hand made

special gifts like this one.

I know the color looks green in this picture

but the green is actually a soft baby blue.

As you can see,

Charles In Charge is pretty

content to have

ANYONE

(and I do mean ANYONE)

hold him.

Sooo...SweetCheeks..

What do YOU think of the

New Baby?

Yep- Got It!

A Hunting We Will Go- A Hunting We Will Go...

Hi-Ho the Dairy -Oh
A hunting we will go
Well~
It's Over!

The month of November

is almost over!

Can you believe it?

How do I know it's over?

Well....

The pumpkins ain't so purty anymore...

The last of the turkey leftovers

have made their way

past faces.

The leaves are off the trees.

The leaves that are left will

soon be buried under snow.

The corn fields have been harvested.

And look who has appeared on the scene.

Hunters!

Looking to shoot poor Bambi.

Run Bambi Run!

However, we don't hunt

THESE here.

But-

Speaking of cougars...

I noticed another type of

HUNTER

has appeared on the horizon

lately.

I think she bagged

herself a winner.

As for me..

I'm gonna see if I can find

some boots like this..

I want to go hunting too.

However, I don't think

MyHero

will let me go~

Unless I decide to hunt for

this...

His personal favorite.

There Is Magic Here!

I have a wonderful

brother-in-law

and

sister-in-law.

Steve and Carol.

They live just North of us

in Door County.

They don't have any

grandkids of their own yet

but they surely do love ours.

They love the Lord and

follow the sun in a

5th wheel camper

to do His work.

They are a blessing to

all that know them.

They recently spent a day

with the kids.

Ria was home with Dad,

not feeling well,

so she missed the outing.

They took a walk along this lane..

with Lulu starting off ahead...

She came back for a picture

with this strange looking creature

 with TWO HEADS!

(Looks almost like a little boy

on top of a man's shoulders, doesn't it-

It's NOT- It's a man with two heads)

Told you we had a strange family.

But then she is off and running ahead-

Unlike the straggler in the group.

SweetCheeks is surrounded by

mystery and intrigue...

so much so that you will notice

that even the leaves

rise to do her bidding.

(just like her Nana does)

yeah..and so it goes~

Feeding A Clown

HOW do you feed a clown

you ask?

Well, let me tell you~

First you must find yourself

a clown!

Oh! Look-Look!

Here is one now!

Now THIS CLOWN does NOT

like to eat.

We are SURE that he has been

born into the wrong family.

Seriously!

EVERYONE in THIS family

loves to eat.

This one?

Not so much.

First he must SMELL the food!

Next he must INSPECT THE FOOD-

up close and personal.

Yummmm..

Here you go...

(sorry for the blurry picture-

it is like trying to catch the wind in

motion)

Ummm..this seems to be the most

common response to

REAL FOOD!

Or sometimes he likes to

just hide his eyes like he is not there.

So...You don't want CHEESE..

You don't want mashed potatoes..

What would you like?

Oh~

PLASTIC!

A PLASTIC CAP?

MY that looks good!

Okay- Lunch is over..

Now I can start preparing to

Feed The Clown

at dinner time.

I'm thinking maybe he would like

paper rather than plastic

this time.

Do I get the

Nana-Of-The-Year

award?

Happy Thanksgiving~A Poem For You

I have so much to give

Thanks for...SO much.

Thanks to my family,

Thanks to friends coming my way,

Thank you to everyone that

touches my day.

Thanks to my husband,

Thanks for my home,

Thanks for a resting place

wherever I roam.

Thanks for new babies,

Thanks for sweet life,

Thanks for allowing me

peace amidst strife.

Thanks for my children,

Thanks for grandchldren, too.

Thanks for the blessings

that fall on this crew.

Thanks for Thanksgiving,

As we gather this clan,

Bless every child in it

and woman and man.

Which brings us to the banquet,

The banquet of life,

Where some poor old turkey

Gave us his life.

We'll surround him with taters,

We'll smother him with peas,

We'll say, "Pass the gravy"

and Thank You and Please.

But let us remember,

As the table boards bend,

That all of this bounty

Belongs to God in the end.

Amen!

 © D. Diana Kosmoski 2011

Happy Birthday MamasBoy! We Love You~

I am copying most of a post I wrote last year

for MamasBoy's birthday.  Thought some new

readers might like to see THIS ONE!

November 23,1979

The day after Thanksgiving.
I was so tired from cooking all day
that when I woke up Friday
morning and my back ached,
I didn't think much about it.
Even though it was my
due date,
I wasn't sure I was in labor.
I still wasn't sure when I went to the hospital
even though you were my 4th baby
and you were due.
I'm in labor?
Really?
Push?
Now?
Seriously?
Alrighty then~
You were an easy baby
and got a 10 right off the bat.
Your Dad was so proud to have a son

after having two little girls.

You were an easy baby-

easy-going, happy, sweet.
At one year old you loved
your little rocking horse.
Which got left behind when
we moved to Florida.
You were crushed!

You loved the swimming pool.
One day I was all ready to go on
an appointment.
I was dressed to the nines,
nylons, heels,
hair done, makeup on.
I leaned over to say goodbye
to the girls in the pool
and you walked up
behind me and pushed me in.
Everyone laughed..
including me..
although I should have
probably throttled you back then,
before your "tricks" got worse.

You were SO sad when we told you
that you were too big for
a sink bath.

But happy to trot off to Christian
nursery school
three mornings a week.
We thought it would be good for
you to have someone to play with
besides your sisters.

One day we turned around
and you were five.
Five?
Five!

At six you loved playing ball.
And although you played soccer
for ELEVEN years..
(yes I was a soccer Mom..
I never missed a match)
I could not find a single
picture of you in your soccer uniform.

You were a rabbit
BY CHOICE
for so many years that I lost track
of how many bunny costumes I made.

The years flew by.
Soon you were a young teen.
A kind young teen.
You were kind to your family,
to kids you didn't know,
to animals,
to your elders..
you were just a kind young man.

Suddenly you were driving.
I think this is the Saturn..
you know the one..
the one that Saturn replaced
the motor in twice..
and you had bought it
gently used.
After the 2nd motor was replaced you
sold it and made more on it
than what you had paid.
(because it had a new engine in it)

However, my favorite car story..
entails you taking a Fiero
(that looked no where near as nice
as the one pictured here)

AND you decided
in December..
YES DECEMBER..
that you wanted a convertible
So...you took a SawzAll and cut
the top off...Yes you did..
And you drove it all winter..
then sold it to some
poor sucker.

We had some wonderful times
in the house on Quincy..
this was taken one Mother's Day..
Boy! Wish I were 50 again!!

And you were tickled when your older
brother gave you a niece to love.

You were always up for a party..
like your sister's birthday.
TPot was ALWAYS
ALWAYS..ALWAYS
your best audience..

well, next to me and your
sister, Mimi, that is.

Then, you decided to take your guitar
and go on the road with a band.
You traveled around for about a year,
and played some pretty  good music
You are a great entertainer..
you have certainly kept us "entertained"
all these years...if you count extra
gray hairs as entertainment.

But then, being a homebody,
you came home to stay.
Just when we least expected it
you found the love of your life..
TheSecretAgent..

And, the best part, is
we love her too!

However, being the unpredictable soul
you are you grew your hair out
and decided
to play music and open a
music store in Door County.
Your sister, Mimi..always
(and still) thinks
you are almost as funny as
she is.

We were over the moon
when you married
the girl we all love.

And..as your sisters have
children you are a
wonderful Uncle..
because you still have a lot of
'KID' in you.

And...as you get older...I know
that you are looking forward
to owning THIS someday..

You even give SweetCheeks a ride in it
sometimes just so you can enjoy it...

But-It's not gonna be your birthday present
this year cuz...
I might be OLD but
I ain't dead yet!
Happy Birthday, Son!
You are loved!
(But not enough to get my car)