HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HERO

There are lots of birthdays

and lots of days to celebrate

in July for our family.

However----

Today is 

My Hero's Birthday!

Yep!

I let him live another year!

TODAY he hits the 

BIG 70!!!

Dat be soooo old

This was taken a few years ago

before cancer exacted its toll.

Today he is dealing with some health issues

and we are seeking answers for them.

So far, they have ruled out

just about everything.

He has two more specialists to see

and we are hoping they will have some

answers for us.

That is the reason I have been 

scarce in Blogland.

Just know that

I do miss all of you!!!!

ANYWAY-------

Happy Birthday, My Hero-

I love you

like 99% of the time-

the rest of the time?

Well, we just won't talk about that

now, will we?

Wait till he sees the 

SURPRISE I have in

store him!

-yeah-baby-

It's COOL-

That's a hint....

It may or may not be this....

We are in a place this weekend

where we have very

LIMITED PHONE SERVICE

and 

NO INTERNET

so bear with me 

as I try to answer any comments

or make visits.

Have a wonderful weekend 

AND

Stay Safe!

MY HERO SLEEPS WITH HIS LITTLE BUDDY-IT'S A PLATONIC RELATIONSHIP

Any nappers in your family?

I have one that seems to 
take a
LOT OF NAPS..
especially when there is 
LOTS OF STUFF on the
TO-BE-DONE LIST!

Today,
unbeknownst to MyHero,
his little friend is joining him.
LOOK HOW CUTE!
They BOTH have matching
sleep masks!

He shifts around a bit

to get comfortable....

However, our little elf

is not much of a napper.

He likes MISCHIEF!

As you can see, he has pushed

HIS MASK UP

so he can see what is going on.

Hey! Buddy!  Time to
WAKE UP!!!
Whaddaya doing under there?

Sigh---looks like MyHero
is still sleeping soundly.
Yes- I know he has had 
cancer this last year.
Maybe I should give him a pass?
NAH....That's not me!
I would have to pretend to be
THAT NICE.

Buddy gives a 
BIG SIGH.
NOW WHAT?

Thank you, Buddy!
You have done your job
for the day.
You have been part of a grand
"pay-back".
Revenge is 
SO SWEET!
and--
MyHero touched you 
(or rather YOU touched HIM-
and that counts)
so he gets
COAL in his STOCKING.

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Now--just a reminder to my readers-
YOU BE GOOD-
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve.

Have a wonderful day

ps.  I added some further instructions to my
NEVER FAIL CARAMELS
HERE-

Umm...apparently....a couple of people had
FAILS---and my BFF, Sandy,
my "sister-in-life"
was first in line to tell me.
Thanks, Sandy....Lordy, I love you!
Don't break your last tooth on 
those REFRIGERATOR HARDENED caramels.

Lulu's Homecoming & John's Upcoming Procedure Today

I can hardly believe that our sweet

LULU

is 14 years old.

She is in a brand new school this year

and there are no classmates from her

old school that attend there.

NEW Lutheran

is a Christian based school.

Although we are not Lutheran,

our two daughters graduated from there.

It was a wonderful school and so accepting

of kids from all different backgrounds.

It was such a great school that my daughter

wanted her daughter, Lulu,

to have the same wonderful experience 

she had there.

Lulu is just a bit shy so we were beyond thrilled

when she was voted on to 

HOMECOMING COURT!

Here she is with Mr.Z, 

right after they found out they were 

the freshmen voted on to court.

I don't know which one is cuter!

Here she is all gussied up 

and standing with her Papa.

He felt well enough to spend the 

early evening watching the presentation.

She and her best friend, Miss A,

posed sweetly for us.

Ouch!!!Wonder if those poles running through

their heads bothered them? 

Love the guy in the background

smiling away!

A bit later they had pictures taken by a

professional photographer.

I got a picture or two in while

they were posing...

It just made me smile to see Lulu & Mr. Z

standing together.

I think this is  her first boy/girl picture.
(well-the 2nd if you count the one on the field)

Parents/grandparents had to leave before 

the dance (unless you were a chaperon)

but we snuck one picture in before we

slunk out.

Anyone go to Catholic School Dances?

DO NOT MOVE YOUR HANDS

ONCE YOU HAVE PLACED 

THEM ON HER WAIST.

It was a wonderful night

but the next day it was back to

BUSINESS AS USUAL.

Lulu is a GREAT volleyball player!

She is the setter and a good server.

That wonderful picture was taken by 

Naomi.

Naomi used to be the girls' nanny 

when mom and dad were both working.

Umm....Hello....

That "kid" you used to take care of

is bigger than you are now.

Piling your hair up does NOT make you taller!

So--there you have it.

A FUN time for everyone.

Well ALMOST EVERYONE!

SOMEBODY just wanted to go home

and watch MICKEY MOUSE!

She's gonna kill me

Cheer up, Princess!

Your day will come-

Once again you will be 

QUEEN OF THE WORLD!!

You will always be 

Queen of the World in MY eyes!

MyHero goes in for his 7 month

after-treatment exam today.

They will scope his throat.

I offered to save him the money

and do the scope at home.

He didn't seem too responsive

to the idea.

He is SUCH a Spoil Sport!

I WON! I WON! I WON A GIVEAWAY! Wait til you see THIS!

Several weeks ago 

I threw my name into the hat 

at

SISSIE'S SHABBY COTTAGE

for a sweet 

Jeanne d'Arc bag.

I told Sissie I had the 

PERFECT outfit to wear with it..

IF I won!

She probably thought-

yeah-right....

Well, I DID win

nanya nanya booboo-stick your head in doodoo

and I DO have the perfect outfit 

for this bag!

Here, my friends, is what I won!

HELLO GORGEOUS BAG!

Is that not one of the prettiest bags you have

EVER SEEN?

And- I DO have the outfit to match!

I know- things look kind of

BLAH--just hanging--but--

that is what you're getting!

Want to see more, do you?

I LOVE it, Sissie!

I REALLY LOVE IT!

What else do I have to go with it?

How about THESE pieces?

WHO does that OLD ARM belong to?

Certainly it can't be MINE!?

Oh- I am so thankful for this beautiful gift!

And..IF you don't know Sissie

you need to pop over to her blog right now.

Sissie's Shabby Cottage.

She is just a love!

Yes!She!Is!

Thank you again, Sissie!

When my youngest daughter was here

I thought she was

EYEING UP my NEW BAG!

No you don't sister! You are NOT getting my bag!

I quickly diverted her attention by telling her

I was making 

VELVET pumpkins and asked her if she wanted a couple.

She said Yes!

She took ALL TEN of them.

Hmmm...I "might have" had a few

stashed out of sight!

How about you?

Do you give your kids the things they love?

Hmmm...know what else they love?

Wonder which one will end up getting

THAT PRIZE?????

THE WELCOME WAGON

Last year about this time

my son gave me this

GREAT OLD WAGON.

I think he said he bid it in at an auction...

and-because he loves his mama--

and because mama loved the wagon

he gave it to me.

So, last year, I had a 

BAD FALL...

and I ain't talking I fell on the ground...

Nope-

I was sick...some minor surgery 

and then I got pneumonia.

I was NOT CUTE--

No pictures-thanks for asking.

I didn't DO FALL last year.

Nope.

Anyway.-

THIS YEAR

I rolled that little sucker 

right out of the garage and up on the front porch.

I filled it with whatever I could lay my hands on..

real and faux.

There's an old copper serving tray 

keeping company with the pumpkins and leaves.

Here you can see my 

LITTLE POUTER.

Doesn't the coat make you smile?

I have had it at least 15 or 16 years

and I still get a kick out of it.

It used to scare the BeJebeebers out of Lulu

when she was little.

It freaked her out.

Two years ago I had it up against the 

side light window of the door-

but every time I glanced that way 

I thought someone

was peeking in at me.

Scared the Bejeebers out of ME

AND

freaked ME out!

So the pumpkins in the wagon are real

and the rats are real.

Okay- I might have lied about the rats.

Hanging next to this little gathering

on my front door 

is my bittersweet wreath that I

have carried around for about 20 years.

I still love the old thing.

So- bit by bit I am getting done.

I have had sick kids here for 

days on end.

However, two of them were feeling better

and went to school today.

When they came here they wanted to help decorate.

I told them

"HAVE AT IT".

Oh- Look!

How cute is that?!?!

If I've told him ONCE

I've told him a
THOUSAND TIME.

Do not fall asleep when you are supposed to be 

watching the kids!

He never listens!

Oh-he is gonna LOVE this one!

Have a great Thursday!

Does BUXOM BERTHA SCARE You?

This is a

VERY SHORT 

post today.

I am off to open up at the 

VA this morning at

6:00 AM.

But. I did want to show you 

my little 

SCAREWOMAN!

I put this together using 

2 Dollar Store mops and

an old mop that I don't use anymore.

I used a wig form for the head

and purchased her lovely

OUTFIT

from Goodwill.

Without further ado-

Here she is--

BUXOM BERTHA!

Look at that 

SASSY GIRL-

Pulling her skirt up in the air!

MyHero says-

Oh!  She looks like YOU!

Whereupon, he hustled right over to 

hustle her have his picture taken with her.

I don't like it that I can't see his hands....

just sayin'....

Tonight I have three little girls here 

and the 

SweetCheeks will pick a name for 

Somerset Magazine.

You STILL have time to sign up today!

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!

Click HERE

I'll be back later-

after I am through

pushing the ol' boys around

at the VA!

LOVE MY JOB!!!

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.

Finish It Up Friday-FUN WITH THE FAMILY

THE BABYSITTER

Lulu is just getting old enough to babysit.

So, while she was here last weekend,

we had CJK come over so she

could practice.

Here is how it went!

Lulu is trying to read her book for school

and keep an eye on CJK.

He is VERY INTERESTED in her book.

He is SO interested that he says he can read it--

and starts with

Once 'pon a time....

She is not getting much reading done because

Bucko drops her book on the floor 

and gives her a 

GREAT BIG HUG!

That hug did not seem to get enough of a response-

Let's try 

ONE MORE REALLY BIG HUG-

along with the 

CHIN GRIND!

Ah- yes--perfect response...

Now- Let's just move along

to balancing on the 

Hairy Headed Sisters!

This is what they call an 

ACTION SHOT

in the movies.

Free of charge for you, of course-

And now that you have had fun with 

everyone else it is time to have

FUN WITH POPS!

 Yeah-That's they way we all feel, kid!

Sorry----

HOW TO BLOCK A FOLLOWER From Your Blog Or In Other Words SMILE & Say GET LOST

I know most of you probably

already know how to do this.

But...there are a few of you 

(like me) that fall far below the level of

COMPUTER GENIUS!

I have  followers that I 

DO NOT WANT

to be able to read my blog-

or comment on my posts.

Yeah- mean old me.

Many of them have names that I cannot read

and when translated they basically

ask me to support and/or visit their website.

Some are porn and some support 

foreign missions asking for guns and money.

They need lives but they are not

going to find a life on my blog.

Nosireeebob!

Sorry!

Bye-Bye!

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You need to get to your dashboard.

I am embarrassed to tell you that it took me a while

just to figure out how to do that.

Open your blog. 

Go up to the upper right hand corner of your blog.

Click on DESIGN.

On the next screen you will see

MY BLOGS on the upper left hand side.

Click on MY BLOGS.

You will see your blog and the word followers.

Click on followers.

Start scrolling through them.

When you get to the end of the first page

click on MORE then click on NEXT.

When you see someone you want to remove

simply click on their icon.

Click on BLOCK them.

That's it.

You can UN-block them the same way

any time you choose.

To resume looking for others click the arrow in the upper left hand corner

and click on followers again.

Follow the same procedure until you have removed

everyone you want to remove.

I also blocked two bloggers

 that have been coming in

and leaving nasty comments

 about other people's comments.

I don't have time for that and I don't like controversy or drama.

So-byebye to them, too.

So, now they will have to stir it up somewhere else.

I "lost" about a dozen followers 

(make that 14 followers)

doing this.

They are still there but they are in a

 BLOCKED FILE

and they can't get through unless I unblock them.

HA!  Ain't gonna happen, baby!

So---there you have it!

Block till your little heart's content.

But don't block ME!!!!  lol

When that person comes to visit you next time

after you have blocked them

this is basically what they will see

only it will have your blog name on it.

So---there you have it.

If this blonde can do it-

You can, too.,

Laying low and trying to dump this cough

before Christmas!

After all, I want to be able to wear my

SASSY ELF COSTUME

on Christmas Day, right?

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MyHero will be dressed in his regular

outfit. He is going as 

The Caped Crusader:

At least he and his buddy are dumping

their masks for the day.

Have a wonderful Sunday!