WHEN-WHAT-WHERE--Anna Ireland Vintage Etsy Shop

Happy Sunday, People!

I had hoped to be able to

OPEN MY ETSY SHOP

this weekend.

However,

I came down with a nasty sinus infection

(me-that NEVER gets sick)

and am on some heavy-duty antibiotics

to try to get rid of it.

I am resistant to medicines

also-chocolate, lemon-meringue pie, 
suggestions from MyHero, etc.

so I get the 
BIG GUN MEDS 
and orders to

"take it easy".

I know- I am laughing, too.

Take it easy to me means --

I only work 8 hours instead of 16.

So- I will give you a 

WEE PREVIEW
of my upcoming Etsy shop.

(said with an Irish accent).

The shop is called

ANNA IRELAND VINTAGE.

Going back and forth over which banner to use--

Feel free to tell me your favorite.....

I thought I would give you a little teaser.

I won't have a ton of hand-made stuff

this go-round.

I am just trying to 'clean house'

and let a few things go.

My prices are going to be very reasonable...

if you want to bargain on something 

after I open

let me know.

I will put a few things on my blog, too,

that don't meet the Etsy guidlines for some reason

(age of item, etc.)

So- there you have it....

Like I said- shop is

NOT OPEN YET

but I am now working towards next weekend.

Here's your STORY for the day.

Night before last my son, Mama'sBoy (CJK's daddy)

called me just before 10pm.

I was in bed watching the news.

MB:  Mom!  How would you like to drive down to Indiana with me tonight?  We will pick something up and turn right around.  In 12 hours we can make a round trip and end up right back where we started.

Me:  Great- When?

MB:I thought we could leave in about 30 minutes.

Me:  Okay-I'll be there.

MB:Bring your car to my house-we'll go from here.

Me:  Okay.

MyHero:  YOU HAVE A SINUS INFECTION!

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? YOU'LL BE SICK.

Me:  I'm already sick.  

MyHero: JUST TELL HIM--NO!!!

Me:  NO!

MyHero:  FINE!  Suit yourself.

Me:(sweetly)-Thank you!

MyHero:Disgustedly-Fine! I'm going to bed.

Me:  I'm going for a drive-See you in the morning.

MyHero:  No response-Bedroom door shutting.

We drove round trip to my daughter's house
with a TRAILER to pick up a motorcycle.
We talked and laughed non-stop all the way.
I could not believe it when we pulled into Mimi's house at 4:30am (our time).
She had left the back door unlocked-
Like two thieves in the night-
we stole into the garage, 
rolled that baby out of the garage,
secured it on the trailer
and headed home.
It is a specialized bike- 
not many of them around-made in WI
by a retired racer.

Looks something like this.

He better give me a ride on that sucker!

I did not sleep at all on the trip.
So, we were both a little slap happy after
about 10 hours on the road.
I drove while Mama's Boy
 rested for a couple of hours.
We got home, unhooked the trailer
and headed for a family get together 
in Door County.
Ryan looked pretty good.
I looked like death warmed over.
(minus the owl and pretty outfit)

On the way back we were talking and wondered
how many moms at this age would jump
into a truck to drive 12 hours 
in the middle of the night
with something planned for the next day....
My sweet daughter-in-love says that I am
"an enabler".
Lord love her-ya know she is gonna do
the same thing someday with her
'little boy'....she'll see...

I told him I should get the
OLD MOM OF THE YEAR AWARD.

I would also like a PIN to accompany that
just so I could wear it proudly
wherever I go.

I wonder how many moms have 
FUN with their adult kids?
I know that I am blessed and lucky 
to have these relationships!

Have a wonderful Sunday.
I will be working on my Etsy stuff this week
AND
I have a Pumpkin Patch story coming up soon.

FINISH IT UP-FIVE ON FRIDAY

You know I've been gone awhile

and while I am usually a picture-taking fool

I didn't take many pictures this summer.

However, lucky for you,

(that part was a joke)

I have lots of photos to 

show you that I have 
hoarded over the past few months.

First and foremost!

I LOVE FALL.

I love decorating for Fall 

almost as much as I like decorating for Christmas.

Here is something you MIGHT see at my house.

For some reason I always set this up in the same little cubby hole. 

I painted the little slate about 30 years ago.

Geez- Am I getting old, or what!

The little turkeys are paper mache  and held candy.

They are almost as old as I am ...

that is OLD, folks!

What is NOT old around here?

This NEVER gets old!

Three cousins on a swing....

Now WHY is the 

MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE

the only one looking at the camera?

Love that SweetCheeks 

still wears bows in her hair!

I might have spent a little tine in another state.

A special present for you 

if you can figure out what city 

we are in.

okay- I mighta lied about the present

That, folks-is blurry because it is 

what I like to call an 

ACTION SHOT.

It has nothing to do with the camera's user.

(I mighta lied about that, too)

After INDY I came home to Mr.Excitement!

Yeah- sometimes he's a little shy.

Did you notice that he has a GIANT left hand?

One day, I am going to get paid back 

for all of this you know....

but not today!

Why?  Because TODAY he wants me to
COOK FOR HIM!

Yesterday we started a WHOLE 30 food program.

It means lots of cooking.

I didn't think this was going to be easy--

nothing worthwhile ever is, is it?

This is how I feel about the whole thing!

AMEN!!!!!

Hope you all have a great Friday.

Bear with me as I get around to

visiting your blogs and playing catch up.