HAPPY 11TH BIRTHDAY -SWEET ETHAN!

Eleven years ago today

after a long, arduous labor

this sweet boy was born

into our family.

He has been such a blessing to us.

He is smart, sweet, silly

and has a tender heart.

We won't be with him today

to celebrate-

but we hope to see him soon!

Happy Birthday, Ethan.

Nana & Papa love you!
Wasn't he a cutie?

Today he looks more like this-

My Little Irishman!

We might even have sent a present

for you, Big E!

MAYBE it is 

markers you can share with your sister!

In case she runs out!

Have a great day, Ethan!

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY- BIG BOY E!!!!

Eight years ago today

after a long, arduous labor this
 LARGE TEN POUND PLUS

sweet boy was born

into our family.

He has been such a blessing to us.

He is smart, sweet, silly

and has a tender heart
and he LOVES saving money.

We won't be with him today

to celebrate-

because he lives 6+ hours away
but we are with him in spirit
and called to wish him a
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

We might even have a present

for you, Big E!
Your mom will give it to you for us!

MAYBE it is 

markers you can share with your sister!

In case she runs out!
We all know how much fun
that is!

Or-
Maybe it will be something
for your 
NEW BIRTHDAY PRESENT
YOUR PET!

Please DO NOT bring him into 
MY ROOM at YOUR HOUSE
early in the morning
when I am visiting!

Waking up next to Papa is scary enough!

Have a great birthday, Ethan!
We love you to the moon and back!!!!

FINISH IT UP FRIDAY-Really Random!

I WAS going to do a 

CHRISTMAS POST TODAY

but decided to clean up 

my picture files a bit.

LUCKY YOU!

You get to look at all this 

RANDOM CRAP STUFF

Some fall pictures of my daughter's kids-

BigBoyE, CharlesInCharge& BrightEyes

Can you tell who the 

GOOFBALL in that family is?

Hint- It's the oldest one!  lol

Looking for a cute little 

CHRISTMAS GIFT 

for a grandparent, godparent, mom or dad?

I stole borrowed them from the internet

but the TREE I spotted on 

AnnMarie-Musings of a Vintage Junkie's blog

Can I get a HAND for those ideas?
....nevermind....

Wouldn't those make cute memories?

My son was traveling for the week and my

daughter-in-love walked into the bedroom

and found our little CJK holding 

A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING

of him and his daddy 

taken a couple of years ago.

He was missing his Daddy and 

those wet spots are where his tears were

dropping onto the paper.

Doesn't that make you want to weep?

Look what a little CHUNKER he was! LOL

To comfort himself he sleeps with

HIS DADDY'S TEDDY BEAR

from when he was a little boy.

Not so chunky any more!

Speaking of CHUNKY!

Chunky peanut butter anyone?

This "little girl" is 14 now.

Look close-

That is not a SUNTAN on her legs!

She is going to kill me...

but she will probably wait until 

AFTER I buy her Christmas present.

She slathered herself with
PEANUT BUTTER
but refuses to eat at the
WAFFLE HOUSE
when we travel.
Her sisters make up for her.
We stop for waffles-

What do you want girls?
STEAK & EGGS...
Seriously---do I look like an
idiot-$15 for a 
WAFFLE HOUSE steak and eggs?
Milk is extra--
$50 later and we are on our way!
Maybe I won't get them a
Christmas present this year~

Speaking of Christmas presents

I will finish with this.

Yeah- You go right ahead and do that.

As for me---

I would be afraid of finding 

POISON in my COFFEE

if I did that!

I don't put

ANYTHING

past 

ANYONE

ANYMORE!

Have a wonderful weekend.

I will be back later with

some more

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

so -quit your whining!

Home Again- Home Again- Jiggety- Jig

It seems all I did for weeks

was work getting the house

ready for sale

so it was fun to get away.

MyHero held down the home fort

while I was gone.

I started out going to 

CARMEL, INDIANA

to watch my grandkids for a few days

so Mimi and her hubby

could go back to Jamaica to celebrate their

10 year anniversary.

It is a CUTE TOWN but 

the monkeys that live there are

even cuter.

CharlesInCharge goes to pre-school 3 days a week.

BrightEyes has one 2 hour session a week.

 Listen, BrightEyes, you are too little to be

showing your legs off!

Put your skirt down!!!!

BigBoy E has homework and does it

as soon as he gets home from first grade.

He loves school -notice he is smiling as he does

his homework!

One day little 

MISS BRIGHT EYES

and I picked up some flowers for her

Mama's homecoming.

She's a happy little soul!

She's even happier since she was

INTRODUCED to

WHIPPED CREAM @ Starbucks.

Mom?  NOT so happy about that!

#Love being a Naughty Nana#

Leaving there I headed back to my 

childhood home in beautiful

BRADFORD COUNTY, PA.

The Susquehanna River runs through the state.

My home would have been on top

of one of the mountains above the valley.

This was the view from our house--

which burned many years ago.

From the church you can see seven counties

(or so they say).

I visited with my dear cousin, Marguerite.

She is 86 and just a riot...seriously...

she could get me in a lot of trouble 

IF I would let her.

Her favorite line is-

"Come on Di-Di"...

that never bodes well for me!

This is Jane (as we always called her) 

and her beautiful great-granddaughter, 

Portia.

Doesn't Cousin Jane just look like trouble

waiting to happen?

I went to the first class reunion I have

ever attended.

It was a two day affair.

I gave a copy of my book to the classmates

that did not already have one.

We did not have a very big class.

I didn't get many pictures there-

I was too busy talking.

So---lots more to share- 

my granddaughter on homecoming court,

a quick trip to the UP to see the leaves,

a pumpkin patch visit with CJK...

BUT

I won't bore you with all that today.

Hopefully--next week I will open

an Etsy shop to dump sell

some old crap wonderful treasures

that you might want to look at.

I have the shop set up BUT

I need to take pictures and get it

ready to go.

I'll be back......but you knew that...

Meanwhile....

you all be good.

I will be practicing for my big night

later this month.

IT'S FRIDAY and Guess Where I Am!!!

Did you guess where I am?

Well, I might not be there 

by the time you read this

but I will be there 

by nightfall today.

I am headed south to 

Indiana.

South to see my daughter, Mimi,

her hubby, Big J,

and these three little dumplings.

Look at that baby hugging that pumpkin.

I want to see some action up close and personal.

Things like THIS!

That kinda looks like my hair 

 in the morning when I get up!

Have a 

GREAT WEEKEND!

Now if you are good-

I will be back here bright and early 

TUESDAY

to show you some inside Fall decorations-

Just wanted to mention.

Hubby and I are still on the 

WHOLE 30 FOOD PLAN.

So far, so good.

We are halfway through it.

HOWEVER-

If I do happen to feel hungry I just 

pull this image up and I lose 

my appetite.

Please feel free to copy and use this, too.

It works better than any diet pills.

Pinky promise!

You DO remember

Richard Simmons, don't you?

That might be the ultimate

"vegging out"...

Have a great weekend-

See you Tuesday!

Finish It Up Friday- Five Fotos For Fun

I am getting to the point where my

photo albums are getting cleared out.

That might be good or bad...

So Here We Go:

Let's COUNT shall we?

-ONE LITTLE BOY-

CJK

on the dock to nowhere:

That is using the Waterlogue application.

Here is what the original looked like:

Two Little Sisters Loving Each Other

while they wait for a snack after a hard

dance practice routine.

SweetCheeks  and Ria

Two All Togged Up

for a wedding.

Big Boy E & CharlesInCharge

THREE Little Schoolgirls

on their way to the car..

I promised to only show them from the 

knees up. 

I LIED!

Someone could NOT find their shoes!

How DOES that happen?

Lulu, Ria & SweetCheeks

The FOUR FINGER GRIP!

Little Miss Bright Eyes

And one more cuz she is
SOO CRAZY CUTE!

Now- I want you to go out and enjoy 

your day!

Here is

FIVE IN A ROW!

Don't be all sedate, stuffy, and safe-

be a little daring!

You just never know what might happen!

Yeah- That would be me...

I can hear my name over the loudspeaker now....

PRACTICING TO BE A LAWYER AND A DENTIST

How does a 

FOUR YEAR OLD 

get so smart?

Mom:  What's the matter with CharlesInCharge?

Big Boy E:  HUH?  What?

Mom: Why is CharlesInCharge crying?

source

Big Boy E:  HUH?  I dunno.

Mom:( looking around) 

Did you hit him with the golf club?

Big Boy E: You mean the one with the green handle and the purple head on it?

Mom:  Yes!  That's what I mean.  

          Did you hit him with that?

Big Boy E:  No! I didn't hit him with that, Mom!

Mom:  Well, did you hit him with

 another one then?

Big Boy E: What do you mean?  What one?

Mom (looking around and pointing).  

Did you hit him with that one?

Big Boy E:  Which one?

Mom: (pointing directly at  one)

Did you hit him with that one?

Big Boy E: (pointing)

You mean that one? 

The one with the silver handle 

and the green head?

Mom:  Yes!  That one!  

Did you hit him with that one?

Big Boy E:.  Yes! Yes I did ! 

 I hit him with that one!

Mom:  Ethan!!!!  WHAT DO YOU SAY?

Big Boy E:  Sorry, Chaw-lie

And that, my friends, is how Big Boy E

passed his entrance exam to law school

at AGE FOUR!

Hope you have a GREAT Friday!

If you are wondering where I was 

and why I didn't visit yesterday

I will tell you this.

I spent my morning like this:

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My poor dentist could not get 

me numb enough to be able to

deaden a "hot" tooth.

That means I get to go back on 

MONDAY morning for

 SURGICAL STRENGTH

Novocaine (or whatever it is called).

Whoo Hooo-

Doesn't that just sound like a good way

to spend a morning?

Anyway, I spent the rest of my day

yesterday licking my lips wounds.

Now the only bonus?

This is my dentist!

Yeah- see what I mean?

That would be 

Dr. Robert Wagner

Yes-that is his real name.

You can click on his name for 

an appointment for yourself.

No charge for the free advertising,

Bobby!

You're welcome!

Look at that-He has nice teeth, too...hmmmm..

Did you ever wonder who does

the dentist's teeth?

Maybe that would be one to put on the list.

(oh-he is gonna kill me)

Maybe I should have waited until

AFTER my appointment

to do this post, huh?

Anyway-Have a great Friday!

It's True! There is a PARROTHEAD In The House- AND places to EAT

Lest you think
 I am turning into one of those
BORING OLD LADIES
that talks about their grandchildren
all the time-well---
after this post I will give you a
GRANDKID BREAK
for a while.
This was too comical not to share.

When Charles In Charge and 

Baby Bright Eyes are napping

Big Boy E gets to play with his 

camping set which has approximately 

6,345,827 pieces.

I may have miscounted the pieces but I am close.

He was playing quietly on the floor.

My daughter looked over to see this:

Mimi Mama:  Ethan, What are they doing up there on the roof?

Big Boy E:  They're all set up for a Jimmy Buffett concert.

OH NO!  A Parrothead in the making!

Mimi could barely contain herself.

What 5 year old knows who Jimmy Buffett is

let alone that people take campers and sit 

on top of them to watch his concert?

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Big Boy E takes things quite seriously.

Don't laugh at him cuz it hurts his feelings.

 Oh- No!

It IS a Parrothead in the making.

Are you wondering

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Well, it is someone that loves 
and follows Jimmy Buffett

like BigBoy E's Daddy does.

His Daddy spent a lot of time in Key West

as the head of the 

Boy Scout Sea Base.

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Yep- his Daddy is a Parrothead!

Here he is WITHOUT the feathers!

I think Big Boy E will be okay

as long as he doesn't want one of these:

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Y'all have a great day and 

you just might want to have

A CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE!

Just to get in the Island Mood-ya know?

                         

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OR.....
YOU might want to stop at Popeyes!
Yes, folks!
This is  a REAL SIGN!

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I think I will pass on the 
Jala PENIS chicken and the POOPERS
but you go right ahead!