A CONVERSATION WITH BRIGHT EYES---LOOK AT THAT BIRD!

I stayed with my daughter and her family

for a couple of days on the way home
from vacation.

Bright Eyes (aka Anna Ireland)

popped into the bedroom right after

I woke up.

Looking out the window

there was a small sweet bird

sitting on the branch of the tree.

Nana:  Oh! Look, Anna!

Look at that little bird.

I wonder if it is one of 

God's little messengers...

or maybe it is your guardian angel.

Maybe it is your Cousin Anna Bella

and SHE is your guardian angel.

Long Pause:

Anna:  Yeah- Or maybe it is just a bird

sitting on a branch.

So, there you have it, folks!

I think we have a realist in the group!

Have a wonderful Friday.

COMING SOON:
Pictures of the condo!

WORDS FROM THE WORLD OF A FIVE YEAR OLD

Little Miss BrightEyes

has her own take on

EVERYTHING.

I want to post this before 

St. Patrick's Day is too long gone.

The day after St. Patrick's Day:

Bright Eyes:  Am I all done wearing green?

Mama said- "Yes~why?"

Bright Eyes- "Because who wants

to walk around looking like

A WEED!

Above she was at a church party.

Mama: Who is your new little girlfriend?

Bright Eyes- Her name is METAL.

Mama:  What?  What's her name?

Bright Eyes- Her name is METAL, I said!

Mama:  Are you SURE that's her name?

Bright Eyes- No-nobody knows her 

REAL NAME 

so we all just call her METAL.

I am pretty sure Bright Eyes is the one

that bestowed that name on her.

And- there you have it-

Conversations with The Kid!

REHABBING AN OFFICE- MY NEW VENTURE IN LIFE

Right after the first of the year

I signed on for a new venture!

My son thought this old dog (me)

might still be able to hunt

so he asked me to partner up with him,

another friend, and MyHero

for a two year period.

At the end of two years

MyHero and I will bow out 

and the "boys" will take over.

MyHero has had his broker's license 

since 1976.  

In WI you have to work under a broker

for two years until you can become

a broker--

--thus the two year commitment

on our part--

Although MyHero will continue to work 

as a chaplain at the hospital.

I will work full-time at the office.

ANYWAY--

that's the background.

We rented offices downtown that needed 

TOTAL REHABBING.

First I will show you something 

PRETTY

and then I will get down to the 

NITTY-GRITTY!!!!

That sits on top of my file cabinet-

no candles yet- they are still at the house...sigh...

The rest of the place 

is pretty much rustic and retro thanks to 

The Boys!

These are SOME of the before/after shots.

I will do more of them as we get the rest

finished and decorated.

There is a conference room

and another area not shown here.

My office:

The Back Room:

The Entry Hall:

This is a reverse shot-before is looking down the hall-

after is looking in thru the door that replaced the 

solid wood one.

Don't you love the old ribbed glass?

The main office:

My office is the "window" 

on the right side of the before picture

 just this side of the 

server/bar area.

Old office torn out-

New Seating Area:

My son worked round the clock

to get this up and running.

In between all the remodeling 

he managed to make

5 sales and list properties.

I am so proud of how hard he works.

Our daughter-in-law also 

got her license and we have

another new man starting this week.

We will cap the office at 6 people

at this point in time.

I forgot to take a picture of our sign

and our website is just up but not

functional yet.

Here is the link to it if you want to take a peek.

KOS REALTY GROUP

In between all of this I did manage to 

sneak away to Florida

for a few days!

And just to leave you with a smile-

My Irish Princess Daughter 

decided a party

was the perfect time for

everyone to wear their old prom dresses

or bridesmaid dresses.

This was her prom dress in 1996--

and Bright Eyes wore her pageant dress-

another princess in the making?

YOU BETCHA!!!

Have a wonderful day and

bear with me as I get back into

THE SWING 
of blogging.

I have thought of quitting but then realize

that I love all of you guys so 

I KNOW I WOULD MISS
ALL OF YOU---

So---for the time being you are 

STUCK WITH ME!!!

ps- I have SO MUCH to tell you 

and will try to do that in the 

upcoming days!

HAPPY FOURTH BIRTHDAY LITTLE ANNA IRELAND

It is hard to believe that our little

BRIGHT EYES

(Anna Ireland)

is

FOUR YEARS OLD TODAY!

She is such a good girl.

A bright spot in all of our lives.

She is funny and bright

AND

just a  TAD naughty 

most of the time sometimes.

Tattoos By Anna!

She was a pretty baby

from the time she was born--

placid and an "easy care" child.

She was a doll baby on her 

FIRST BIRTHDAY...

At 18 months she was part of a 

AWEDDING PARTY.

and

LITTLE MISS CHRISTMAS 

for Indianapolis when when she was 2.

She loves dressing up---

And being a child of the 2000's 

she already knows more about 

computers than I do!

God bless this sweet child

as she grows up.

We love you to the moon and back,

Anna Ireland!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRHTDAY

to our little girl that 

LOVES DISNEY!

BANTERING WITH BRIGHT EYES-A NEW FEATURE

I am going to do some 

short little snippets of 

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE KID

every once in a while called

BANTERING WITH BRIGHT EYES.

Probably everyone has one

REALLY FUNNY KID

in their family

OR

you know someone that has 

THAT KID.

Ours used to be 

SWEETCHEEKS

and many of you followed along

and laughed at her antics.

SweetCheeks is STILL funny

but on an "older kid" level now.

Well, THIS KID, is 

JUST AS FUNNY.

Here she is after cutting her bangs tight

to her head in front.

Yep--she is THAT KID!

She is not as DROLL as SWEETCHEEKS

but she is funny in a different way.

Smart beyond her years.

We were visiting this past week.

She was rubbing Papa's (MyHero) head

and looking at it.

He just got a haircut and it is

VERY SHORT!

I did NOT have my camera so missed

the photo op--but you will get the idea.

So-Here is 

CONVERSATION #1!

She climbs up on Papa's lap and is

rubbing his head.

Bright Eyes:  Papa- What is wrong with your head?

Papa:  What do you mean?

BE: Look at your hair!!!! (laughing)

Papa: What's wrong with my hair?

BE: It's all spotty and missing in spots  Why don't you just shave your whole head? That would look a LOT better, Papa!

Papa:  My hair is just fine, Bright Eyes!

BE:  Wait- Let me get you a mirror! (as she runs off to get a mirror from her "princess kit")

Thanks for humoring me by reading this.

While I am doing these to give you a smile 

for the day I am also doing them so that we

have a record of 

THINGS SHE SAYS.

Have a wonderful, wonderful week!!!!

YOUR FRIDAY LAUGH--THE STAR

Just TRY NOT to laugh

when you see this!

My son-in-law posted this on 

Facebook

but I am posting it here, too.

Just click the link below

to see BrightEyes in action~

https://youtu.be/UHwPutg4QJY

She is

Front and Center 

and

LOUDLY

showing off her 'talent'.

Turn your volume on to get

a real laugh.

Have a wonderful Friday.

I am off to CJK's school to

pop popcorn for the school party.

My wonderful son

VOLUNTEERED ME

to do this---

guess he didn't want to be alone

WITHOUT HIS MOM

with all those elementary school kids.

Happy Friday as we countdown

to Christmas.

THIS IS A HAPPY CHILD!!

She amuses herself as much

as she amuses us!

God bless the children

that bring laughter to our lives!

Sorry the picture isn't clearer

but you can see the joy!

Thank you,Bright Eyes,

for your sassy little self.

WHO'S THE APPLE OF MY EYE? IS IT Susie @ She Junks?

BIMBO, BOMBO,

TOMKIN PIE.

She's  the apple of my eye

Swing her low or swing her high.

She's the apple of my eye.

The original poem says HE but...

I took a little liberty there..

If you have never read 

FATHER FOX'S PENNYRHYMES

you have missed something

WONDERFUL!

My friend, Judy Tower,

(I have sadly lost touch with her-

if you read this Judy-please call me)

gave me this book and it soon

became my children's favorite.

Speaking of friends,

I was

SO VERY LUCKY

to meet Susie,

from the  SheJunks blog.

A REAL LIVE BLOGGING FRIEND!

You KNOW how sweet Susie is on her

blog and leaving comments in blogland?

Well, she is even sweeter in real life!

I don't think either of us felt

the least bit awkward when we met.

She is a very pretty lady

and a lot of fun!

I was lucky enough to meet her 

sweet daughter, too.

We met at Horton's in Tipton, IN.

Susie only lives about a half-hour from my daughter, Mimi.

We talked so much I don't remember

half of what I saw at Horton's

but it is a FANTASTIC PLACE.

I will write more about that another time.

Right now-

I need to get busy because I have been 

a bit lazy since I got home.

I left Indiana the day after Jason's surgery.

He is doing well and thanks

you for the prayers.

So...I will say..

TaTa for now

and head on down the lane--

just like little Miss BrightEyes.

She has two lines for me-

She wakes me up with 

"Good morning, Beeyoutuful"

and when she turns her back on

me like you see below

she calls out over her shoulder...

"Go 'Way, Nana"

Sigh....

So---off I go.....

Next week I'm gonna have a 

NEW APPLE OF MY EYE...

It might be one of these three!

Or....maybe not.....

Oh- wait---

almost forgot---

You have a couple of days to sign up

for my giveaway

on my other blog-

A Cottage On The Cove.

All you have to do is be a follower.

AND---I have added a few more 

GOODIES to the GIVEAWAY...

AND if you don't like witches

I will have another 

GIVEAWAY

coming up for Christmas.

I will have one of the

"apples of my eye"

draw a name on Sunday sometime.

PRINCESS BRIGHT EYES TURNED THREE-

HOW is it possible

that or sweet little 

ANNA IRELAND

(known here as BrightEyes)

is already THREE?

But - she is.

I posted these on Facebook

but for those of you that are

not on Facebook I am posting these here.

These are straight from my daughter's camera.

All I did was watermark the bottom of them.

Sitting-

I love the way the sunlight dappled through

and put the little 'teardrop' on her right cheek.

That's my girl!

Always smiling-

Sometimes "posing"

Loving the sunlight on her sweet face

Is it just me or do YOU see a halo

around this sweet angel?

(and maybe an angel behind her?)

Photo shoot is over and 

OFF SHE GOES!

As our Ria used to say...

"An' the beauooiful princess runned away"

Hey---looks like you are losing

your skirt.

Better YOU than ME!

Have a beauoofil day!!

THE SADDEST LITTLE GREEN BAY PACKER BACKER

My daughter posted this

and I just had to

SHARE IT HERE.

Look at our little

Bright Eyes!

I think that face belongs in 

PICTURES,

don't you?

(notice she has her hands

'tattooed' for the game)....

I'll be over at the VA today

pushing some sad 

Green Bay vets around.

Be back in a day or so 

with some 

NEWS

or sumthin'......

WHAT ELSE IS OUT (or in) In DECOR?

This was NOT supposed to post today-
My NEW LAPTOP
has a mind of it's own-
It's obviously IRISH!
Anyway- here it is-
You can read it and RANT-
but be nice- Santa is watching~

Wow-
My last post about this subject (here) 
raised a few comments--
Some good---some hmmmmm...
Let's say I deleted one!  
I might have been called a name or two 
in that one!
Of course, ANONYMOUS had no last name.

So-here we go.
Here are some things that were
FRESH AND NEW 
in homes in my early days of blogging.

What say YOU?
IN or OUT?

Remember these?

Deconstructed chairs

Pinterest

Fabric-wrapped or bare wire lampshades

Pinterest

Wreaths made from books

Pinterest

I have one my daughter-in-love made me that 

I will NEVER part with!

You can see it on my chippy old window below.

Does Chevron make YOU dizzy?

Pinterest

How about Roe Antlers?

I know some of you LOVE them!

Pinterest

When was the last time you saw a

Keep Calm Sign?
Were they overdone and 
now a burn-out?

Pinterest

Sitting on a 
Morocan Pouf?
There's still lots of them for sale all over
but the 'powers that be' say they are 
OUT for 2017.

source

These, too, were really popular 
when I started blogging:

Concrete Countertops

Pinterest

How about these floor coverings?

Sisal & Jute

Pinterest

And-last but not least I will end with this one
I can't tell you how many rooms 
I painted for myself
and others with

Faux Finishes

Pinterest

So - what do YOU think?
It is fun to get another's 'take' 
on what they like...
or don't like...
or don't care.

You know what IS IN STYLE?

This little coat and hat that is 
36 years old!
My daughter's great grandmother 
bought this for her
and she wore it when she was little
and now her daughter-our little
BRIGHT EYES-
is wearing it here.

OH! LOOK! Do YOU see Santa?

Yep-Being cute is always
IN STYLE!

THE FIRST SNOWFLAKE & A New Computer

You will have to bear with me-

I have a 

NEW LAPTOP!

It is wonderful but I am still trying 

to figure it out.

It is kind of like being on a 

BLIND DATE---

It feels a little awkward and uncomfortable.

(don't ask me how I know that)

I am still trying to find my pictures

because they transferred over by

DATE & IMAGE #.

Lord help me- 

 I had spent weeks putting them into

named file folders.

That being said...

THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE GETTING TODAY

because, basically, it is all I can find.

What are the chances of a mom

snapping a picture just at the moment

A SNOWFLAKE

landed  on

THE BRIGHT EYES TONGUE?
Can you see the snowflake on her tongue?
They don't get much snow where they live
so this was an exciting day for her.

Can you see she's a bit banged up?
We won't talk about that here....
I see I have switched font size
without any help from myself.
I am SO lucky like that!
I am assured that even a blond
can master this thing without
a license to operate.
I am going to try to prove
them right...
for a change
So......