CELEBRATING ANNA BELLA'S HEAVENLY 16TH BIRTHDAY

 Today our sweet 

ANNA BELLA

would be

16 years old.

WHERE have the years gone?

We held her for moments

in our arms but she is

forever in our heart.

Would she get her driver's license today

and take her friends for rides

one by one?

Would she have a special "boy" 

in her life that would make her

shyly smile and say

"No, Nana!  He is NOT my boyfriend"....

Would she be bucking 

Mom and Dad

about curfew and screen time?

Sadly, we will never know.

We do believe that she is

in Heaven with other

angel babies sharing

sweet, happy moments.

That is what keeps us going. 

On earth

she would be nestled in between

three special girls

The would champion her causes

and fight over who used the

last bit of shampoo.

You are loved and missed,

ANNA BELLA!

Hold every child/grandchild

tightly because you never

know how long they will

be yours -they are just

in the world

on loan.

~Blessings~

BREATH OF CHRISTMAS HOUSE TOUR

Every year

I treat my daughters and

daughter-in-loves

to a day with me!

Ha! As if THAT is a treat-

they only go to humor me-

Yesterday was the day!!!!

Every year in good old

 Green Bay, WI

there are 5 or 6 houses

decorated by florists and designers

that are open to the public.

The money from the tickets goes

to a local school so it is a win/win

type of holiday undertaking.

All fall it has been 

WARM and we have had 

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS.

Surprise-

Yesterday we woke up to

HEAVY WINDS &

FREEZING TEMPS.

Nothing like living in the
FROZEN TUNDRA.

We start the morning with a
STARBUCKS coffee or latte or chai-

I am sharing a few pictures from the
BREATH OF CHRISTMAS website.

Every florist and designer tries to
OUTDO LAST YEAR's 
competition.

Each designer puts their best foot forward-

As a result-
We all get all kinds of ideas
to say nothing of having fun.
Oh- and 
I DO SO LOVE WHITE ROSES.
As a side note- after 42 years of marriage
MyHero FINALLY figured out that I love
WHITE ROSES--now, I'm not saying he is a
SLOW LEARNER or anything but you can
read into it whatever you want.

Loving this, too-

Did I mention they decorate outside, too?

Thanks to my sweet daughter-in-law
I have a trio of those beautiful
candles that look like real flames.

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Did you know they make
TAPERS, too?
Somehow I missed seeing those before 
this year.
Yes- I am 'out of the loop'-
thanks for asking.

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It was a 
WONDERFUL DAY-
even if 'the kids' did make fun of me
for RUSHING from house to house.
Hey- What idiot wants to stand outside in
FREEZING TEMPS
longer than they have to--
that's what I want to know.
(not that I am calling THEM 
idiots, you understand)

We finished up with lunch at
A'Bravo-

A'Bravo
Another year of tradition.
The only sad spot in the day is that 
my youngest daughter, Mimi,
was not here to enjoy it with us.
Nope!  She was home in 
Carmel, IN, with her sweet
family-having her own little walkabout.
Do you think BrightEyes is saying
"Come on-Hurry Up, Mom?!"