POPPING IN TO SAY HI~STILL ALIVE AND KICKING

SO...

For ALL of you that have asked me

WHERE ARE YOU?

I am HERE!!

This weekend I am at the base of this bridge

in the UP of Michigan.

MyHero had his 18 month post cancer treatment

throat scope and check up on Friday.

As soon as we were done,

we packed up

and headed north.

Doc says his throat looks good--

but still swollen.

That's okay- Cancer free is good!

Today if he is a GOOD BOY,

we will go see the monks and he can

buy himself a treat!

This place is FANTASTIC!!!

Some of what I've been up to---

I have enjoyed my flowers and sunsets

and even read a couple of books.

I PROUDLY watched

THIS ONE-otherwise known as CJK-

transform into a MAGGOT 

(the ONLY maggot, thank you)

in the play to finish out his pre-school years.

No one could be prouder than we were

of our little maggot!

I watch him Monday thru Thursday 

after school and will volunteer 

one afternoon a week at his school.

I will go from my VA shift

over to his school---a mile or so apart.

These three headed off to school-

Ria going into 8th grade

at a brand new school.

SweetCheeks--with new glasses--

(the better to see my wrinkles with)

going into 5th grade,

and Lulu a sophomore already.

Mimi's two boys- BigBoyE & CharlesInCharge

 are in 2nd grade and kindergarten....

They were so scared getting on the bus

that their hair stood on end.

or it might have been crazy hair day at school

AND

Not to be outdone in the hair department

Miss Bright Eyes cut her hair

tight to her head just in time for 

her three year old pictures

at her little 2-mornings-a-week

church pre-school.

She's a corker!

We are headed down to Mimi's house

next weekend.

Can't wait to see that crazy crew.

Older grands- are John M.

off for his 2nd year of college.

He is one of the fastest runners

in the whole country.

and Miss A--a senior at the 

same school Lulu attends.

This is a prom picture with her date.

  I have other grands, too, 

but don't have permission to 

post pictures of them.

I have been working on a big project

that I will share in a week or so.

I am just not quite ready to put it out there yet..

but it is something fun!

AND---I am still planning on taking the trip

with my best friend in life, Sandy,

mid-October.

We are taking a truck of things to her

vacation home in Colorado.

Looks like we picked up a coupla fellas

along the way there.....

Being as I AM blond--

I get to be the blonde....sorry Sandy...

friendship only goes so far....

Sandy and I laugh about everything, 

anything

and nothing.

Everyone needs a friend like that.

So---if you are very good and 

promise to NOT put Ex-Lax in 

your husband's brownies when you 

are mad at him.....

I might have a little

giveaway that you can enter.

See you shortly with

A GIVEAWAY 

and news about my project.  

AND-
A very happy anniversary today to
Mimi & HarleyMan!
Eleven years today---

Love you to the moon and back.

(mom & dad to Ethan/Charlie & Bright Eyes)