FUNNY ON FRIDAY-HE CUT HER OFF

The last magic act

that Mr. Marvel  and Margie

performed together

did not go well.

It did not go well

at all.

Now Margie,

who had been the

perfect magician's assistant,

was only half the woman

she used to be.

When he started 
THE ACT
 she tried to tell him

that she wasn't

ready but he had

already started sawing..

It made her sick

just to think

about it.

Feeling guilty,

he had sent her

to all the specialists

in the world

to no avail.

Now,

she preferred to spend

her time in the

healing waters of

Maugoo-Maugoo Bay.

The locals

claimed

this waterfall pool

produced many miracles.

Sometimes when she

looked down

she could almost

swear she saw legs..

but then would realize

that it was 
only a mirage.

She was certainly hoping

for a miracle

because she was getting

tired of pushing herself

around on the skateboard

that Mr. Marvel had rigged

up for her.

The worst part was that

he had a new

assistant and

she was sure

there was a whole

different type of

magic happening

while she was

away.

I am on the road today
and will check in soon.
Have a good day
and I hope you got your 
MORNING SMILE
right here!!!

A QUICK UPDATE ON JOHN'S CANCER CHECKUP-

For those of you that missed

the update on 

FaceBook.

Just a quick note to say-

John is still cancer free.

He now goes from being scoped every 

FOUR weeks

to being scoped every

SIX weeks.

That is progress.

There is some concern that his 

THYROID is not functioning.

It is most likely damaged from 

all of the 

RADIATION.

But- Thyroids (or lack thereof)

can be regulated with meds.

That explains why he is 

SO EXHAUSTED

all of the time.

We were lucky enough to have our

LITTLE LULU

stay with us for four days

this past weekend.

She as as beautiful 

INSIDE as she is on the OUTSIDE.

We are blessed!

I am off to the VA 

this morning

and then coming home to pack for

a

LITTLE ADVENTURE.

I will fill you all in on that later!

MY HERO---OFF FOR HIS ONE YEAR CANCER CHECK UP THIS MORNING

I have some

KID NEWS

for you later--

BUT--

This morning

My Hero is off 
to have

his throat scoped

for his

ONE YEAR 

CANCER FREE CHECK-UP.

Imagine how 

EXCITED HE IS
to have 

THIS POKED DOWN HIS THROAT.

OKAY- 
He is 
NOT TOO EXCITED 

about that part.

I sit quietly in the chair

and crack jokes to make 

DR. CHARLIE PAN

laugh while he is 
doing the procedure.

Guess what?

Sometimes he has to 

STOP PROBING

because he is 

LAUGHING.

I may be banned to the waiting room

one of these days.

BE BACK LATER!
That's a threat promise!

FUNNY ON FRIDAY- THE SIAMESE TWINS (Or Not)!

After 13 unsuccessful attempts

to separate the Hipsters,

Harry and Harriet finally

decided they were through

with surgeries.

It was the first known case

of fraternal twins that were

actually co-joined and

was considered the

first documented case

in medical history.

And, although they never married

their lives were rich and full.

Over the years,

they built an empire around

their fine wine business.

The only real problems they

encountered were the

airplane bathrooms
when they flew overseas on
business trips.

Ad-Traditional Home-Kraftmaid

To the Advertiser-If you would like your ad removed from here please notify me. 

Yes!  I KNOW I am warped...
thanks for the reminder!

Have a FUNny FRIDAY!


Edited to add:  
This is an ad that I found in a magazine and I
just put a fictional story to go with the 
picture as I see it---
No truth to what you see at all.....

A HOME I JUST STAGED FOR FUN! Befores and Afters

Hi there!

Lest you think I am sluffing off when I am

not on the computer

I will prove otherwise.

I met a new friend a couple of weeks ago.

She recently retired and decided

when she grows up she wants

to be a realtor.

Her name is

Cindy VanEffen.

You know how it is when you meet

someone new and it is like you are

OLD FRIENDS.

Well...not that we are OLD...

but we felt like we were not

NEW FRIENDS.  lol

Guess what!

Cindy got right out there and got her first listing!

Whoo Hooo!

Cindy asked me if I would be interested in 

STAGING THE HOME.

I have kind of quit doing that over the years but,

being the sucker that I am

I decided I would stage this one for her.

The bonus is that the owner, Brenda,

has some wonderful pieces

AND she has a good eye for color.

(She's a quilter extraordinaire--

and you know how quilters are with color-

okay---if you DON'T know- they are GOOD)

So, I had good bones to start with-

It just needed a bit of shaping up.

I won't tell you that my 

daughter-in-love calls me the staging Nazi-

but she loves me anyway--or pretends

she does.

So- I did a walk through one day and went

back and spent a second day working.

I am using pictures from the realtors' listings

so bear with me.

Going to show you 

BEFORES & AFTERS.

In case you CAN'T tell-

the BEFORE shots are on the left...

First up-

The Foyer

The Kitchen

Dining

Dining 2

Living Room

Fireplace

 Loft

This was probably the biggest change.

This HUGE bedroom was set up as a

Sewing room.

We made it back into a bedroom.

And then, we combined the 

Sewing Room & Office in the other

LARGE BEDROOM-

MASTER BEDROOM 

is on the first floor.

There is also a nice sized 

MASTER BATH.

There's a large 

UPSTAIRS BATHROOM

There is also a 

POWDER ROOM 

on the first floor.

And a nice sized

LAUNDRY ROOM

Here's the link if you want to see more.

1064 Coronado Ct-Oneida WI

It's a really lovely home-

bright, airy and a great use of space.

There is also a lovely club house

and pool.

And, the best part of it all-

THE OWNER.

If this sells she is moving closer to me.

Win/Win!

Hmmm...swimming pool, huh?

Well---I might just pop over for a swim...

Or....Maybe not.............

Have a great day!!!!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY---

MY FAMILY OF VALENTINES

This is not ALL of them...

but it is 

SOME of them!

Happy Valentine's Day to 

ALL OF YOU!

I meant to give you all

SEROOGY'S CHOCOLATES

but

SADLY

I ate them all before I could deliver them.....

Maybe next year.....

Today- I will be pushing some

Sweet Valentine Vets

around at the VA!

Like family- they have my

Had to add this-

I got it from my daughter yesterday

via phone- so forgive the quality-

Bright Eyes dressed to go to 

her 2 year old 

Valentine Day party!

Wish I looked like that in pigtails!

Have a wonderful

VALENTINE'S DAY!

PRAYERS FOR BJ's HUSBAND, BILL (Mr. Sweet Nothings)

I know that MANY of you

follow 

bj @ Sweet Nothings.

I met bj when I first started blogging

and she is just a 

WONDERFUL PERSON.

This is her and Mr. SweetNothings.
Her 'guy' can do anything she 
can dream of---if she can describe it
he can do it!

Her dear husband, 
BILL CONKLIN,

has had a biopsy to confirm
the doctor's suspicions.
They fear he has 
brain cancer

and they desperately need

PRAYERS.

If you are NOT a pray-er,

please wing good thoughts

and blessings their way.

You can read more about 

the discovery of his cancer here.

I believe in the power of prayer...

I believe in positive outcomes...

I believe in miracles...

I believe....

I know many of you do, too.

Have a blessed Sunday.

FUNNY ON FRIDAY

I love taking an ad
and putting my own words to it.
This one 'struck me'...
See what you think~

Good Lord, Myrtle!
If you can sway with the
choir on Sunday
surely you can get
this down before the
talent show..

Now watch...

Arms out..
Left foot up..
Up! I said UP!

What's the matter with you?

Both your feet are
planted firmly on the ground!

Besides that,
you silly woman,
look at your scarf!
All the rest of us
have ours tied nice and neat..
and look at yours..
your ends are just
flying out there
for everyone to see.

~AND~

 Your shirt

is unbuttoned so you
are starting to look like
a hussy!

Listen, Myrtle...
I don't want our group to get a bad name
before we even get started..
It doesn't matter to
me if we
ARE
Quintuplets...

Why do you

ALWAYS
ALWAYS
ALWAYS
have to be
the odd one out?

What??? I don't care if
Marlyss is turned
to one side and not in
step..
At least she has her
knee up and is
trying!

Okay- we are
gonna try this one more
time and if you don't get
it you are OUT!

You hear me?

OUT!

And don't go running

to Mama crying like
a baby like you
usually do either
because this
time she is gonna
agree with me.

After all,

the name of our
group is
Mama Martha's Girls
and she is NOT
going to want to
be ashamed of our
performance.

Ready?
HIT IT!!!

Let me know if you like this-
if so, I might make it a regular
Friday feature to start 
your weekend off with a laugh~

To the advertiser-if you would like your image removed please notify me~

FEBRUARY BLESSINGS-COUNT THEM 1- 2 -3

There are three blessings

that have happened this last week!

ONE!

My friend, Sissie's son, 

Jeff (here)

has been on a prayer list

and many of you have

prayed for him and sent money

to help with his medical bills.

It appears that the open wound

at the base of his spine is healing

and

THE INFECTION IS GONE!

TWO:

My friend, Jettie's surgery

was a real success.

She came home Friday

and is almost pain-free.

She started therapy yesterday.

This is an old picture of her

but the only one I have in my files.

Thank you all for your prayers for her.

THREE:

I may LOOK SMART---

hahahaha-never mind---

but when it comes to monkeying around

with computer things..

well...

If the hat fits-wear it...

I finally figured out how to get

A HEADER WITH PICTURES.

However, 

I could NOT for the life of me

figure out how to get the 

'green' background off 

the top of my blog.

To the rescue~

Linda, My Fairy Blogmother

(Life and Linda)

Let me tell you-

she is as beautiful inside as 

she is on the outside.

She did NOT 

make me feel like an idiot.

I felt like it was Christmas

and

just like Santa Claus

'then in a twinkling'

SHE FIXED MY PROBLEM

AND

she fixed problems 

I didn't even know I had!

Now THAT is a good FIXER!

So---if you need help--

you can check out her blog.

She has several tutorials 

to tell you how to fix things yourself..

and I could do SOME of them..

but she is a self-taught

fount of knowledge

and I would bet that if you have

ANY KIND OF PROBLEM-

she can fix it.
She also designs blogs--
and can fix any of your
blogging needs.
Did I mention she is 
VERY CLEVER?!

Another little un-counted blessing-

I was downstate WI 

on Sunday watching

The SweetCheeks play 

volleyball for POWER.

She is an awesome player

and in her first year on a team.

Okay- she 

WAS NOT WEARING THAT

for Volleyball but 

it is the only picture I can find of her

on this computer.

One of these days,

I am gonna have to find a 

WINDOWS 10 FAIRY

that can do for me/my computer what

Linda the Fairy Blogmother

did for my blog.

For all you others that are

COMPUTER CHALLENGED

I found one bit of really

GOOD ADVICE.

Y'all have a great and

BLESSED WEEK!

I am over at the VA this morning
and then helping someone
STAGE A HOUSE
for sale this afternoon.
Yay!!!!

REMEMBERING MY BROTHER, CHARLIE

Four years ago February 4th,

 my daughter, Mimi,

and I were driving through a blinding snow storm

trying to reach Pennsylvania before 

my brother, Charlie,

went into surgery.

 He had gone in a couple of days prior and thought 

he had a bladder infection.

This is a man that was never sick a day in his life.

As it turned out, they never did do surgery.

He had gone from hale and hearty to

desperately ill in a few days time.

We got there late February 4th  and he was

very ill.

The dreaded words came from the doctor-

Stage Four Cancer.

Incurable.

Rare.

Fast moving.

No treatment available for this type of cancer.

He died the next day.

February 5th, 2013.

Even now it is surreal.

Even now I think I will pick up the phone 

and hear his 

half-laugh saying,

"Hello, Sister- Dearest"

(a take off on Mommy Dearest- don't ask)

Even now, I can hear him telling me 

how happy he was,

how much he loved the girl he had married,

how much he loved his children and grandchildren.

He was one of the kindest souls I have ever known.

Right after that Mimi invited me 

to spend a couple of days

with her and her boys 

while her hubby was out of town

I thought it was fitting to go.

And, as we mourned losing Charlie, 

we celebrated the fact

that she was carrying another little life around.

Another little girl to love.

Charlie loved Mimi.

She reminded him of our side of the family

with her curly red hair and her blue eyes.

He would have loved this baby, too.

This sweet little baby turned out to be our own little

Anna Ireland (Bright Eyes)

Rarely a day goes by that I don't

think about him and remember

something funny he said or did.

Missing you today, Charlie, 

but know I will see you again

someday.

You know where to look for me-

I'll be in the

not-quite-perfect corner.

Miss ya, buddy!

NANA DIANA'S CORN & POTATO CHOWDER-SO GOOD YOU'LL WANT TO CRY!

Well, it is still cold here in Wisconsin.

You've heard of Dumb & Dumber?

Well-here we have Cold and Colder.

Nothing like a good chowder
to warm your bones.

I have been making corn chowder 

for a long time.

However, each time I adjust the recipe a bit.

This is THE BEST RECIPE

that I have made up so far.

It is nice and thick and creamy

AND EASY...

Did I mention EASY?

I will give you the full recipe at the end.

Fry up 1/2 pound of bacon.

Use any old bacon cuz 
it doesn't have to look pretty...

you just want it for the taste.

Fry it till it is GOOD & CRISP.

Then drain the bacon.

 Put bacon on paper towels to drain
but save bacon grease in pan.

While the bacon get potatoes ready.
 Boil until they are almost done-
but not mushy.

While those are boiling

I microwave shredded carrots and chopped celery
and onions for about 4 minutes each.

When those are soft toss
them in the pan with the bacon grease
and saute for a couple of minutes.
Add cream of corn, onions, 
carrots & celery  to the pan 

with the bacon in it.

If you have a weak stomach look away...

SweetCheeks says it looks like someone 

"puked in the pot"

Stir in half and half and chicken broth.

Add the thyme, parsley and seasoning salt,

garlic powder (or chopped garlic) and pepper.

 Then stir in the potatoes.

I keep it warm in a crock pot until it is time to serve it.
It is SOOO good!

Recipe is at the bottom.

Oh- yeah!

You are in a for a treat.

Your hubby will lick his bowl-

just make sure he licks the 

RIGHT bowl-

NOT this one!

So-Here's the recipe:

Nana Diana's Easy Crockpot Corn & Potato Chowder

Ingredients:

1# bacon

2 large potatoes- Microwaved, baked or boiled until done

2 cans Cream of Corn

1 can Niblets Corn

2 large celery stalks- I use the leafy parts, too.-chopped

1/2 cup chopped onion (or reconstituted onion flakes)

4 to 6 cups of whole milk OR 

2 cups half & half & 32 oz chicken broth (or thin to taste)

1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon thyme

1 Tablespoon dried parsley

1/2 teaspoon Lawrey's seasoning salt

1 Tablespoon minced garlic (I use the one packed in oil)

                         OR- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt-or to taste

Pepper to taste

Directions:

In Saucepan: 

Fry bacon until crisp.  Remove and save drippings.

In Crockpot:

Mix together 2 cans cream of corn and 1 can niblets corn. 

Add milk (or half & half and milk or half & half & chicken broth)

Stir in Thyme, Parsley, Lawrey's salt, garlic (powder or chopped garlic) and salt and pepper.  

Stir in 3/4 pound of the chopped bacon.-reserve a couple pieces for garnish.

Meanwhile:  Bake, microwave or boil  2 large potatoes until done.  Peel skin off and cut into bite sized chunks. Sometimes I leave the skins on.

Microwave onions, celery, carrots in glass bowl 4 minutes until soft.

Then toss chopped celery and onions & carrots into the hot bacon grease for a few minutes. When onions and celery are translucent transfer then to the crockpot.

Heat through on low and serve.  Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Note:  For some reason this demands more salt than most soups.  Add salt until it tastes "right" to you.

If you want a thicker chowder take about 1/3 cup flour and mix with 1/2 cup milk until smooth.  Slowly stir into hot chowder and let cook until thickened.

Garnish top of bowl with a few bite sized pieces of bacon.

Serve with a side salad and a loaf of French bread and the meal is complete.

This is even better reheated on the 2nd day- IF there is any left that is.

And...make sure that YOUR hubby doesn't turn into one of these after eating all that soup.

Not that I know what

THAT IS ALL ABOUT!!!!

Have a great weekend!!!