POPPING IN TO SAY HI~STILL ALIVE AND KICKING

SO...

For ALL of you that have asked me

WHERE ARE YOU?

I am HERE!!

This weekend I am at the base of this bridge

in the UP of Michigan.

MyHero had his 18 month post cancer treatment

throat scope and check up on Friday.

As soon as we were done,

we packed up

and headed north.

Doc says his throat looks good--

but still swollen.

That's okay- Cancer free is good!

Today if he is a GOOD BOY,

we will go see the monks and he can

buy himself a treat!

This place is FANTASTIC!!!

Some of what I've been up to---

I have enjoyed my flowers and sunsets

and even read a couple of books.

I PROUDLY watched

THIS ONE-otherwise known as CJK-

transform into a MAGGOT 

(the ONLY maggot, thank you)

in the play to finish out his pre-school years.

No one could be prouder than we were

of our little maggot!

I watch him Monday thru Thursday 

after school and will volunteer 

one afternoon a week at his school.

I will go from my VA shift

over to his school---a mile or so apart.

These three headed off to school-

Ria going into 8th grade

at a brand new school.

SweetCheeks--with new glasses--

(the better to see my wrinkles with)

going into 5th grade,

and Lulu a sophomore already.

Mimi's two boys- BigBoyE & CharlesInCharge

 are in 2nd grade and kindergarten....

They were so scared getting on the bus

that their hair stood on end.

or it might have been crazy hair day at school

AND

Not to be outdone in the hair department

Miss Bright Eyes cut her hair

tight to her head just in time for 

her three year old pictures

at her little 2-mornings-a-week

church pre-school.

She's a corker!

We are headed down to Mimi's house

next weekend.

Can't wait to see that crazy crew.

Older grands- are John M.

off for his 2nd year of college.

He is one of the fastest runners

in the whole country.

and Miss A--a senior at the 

same school Lulu attends.

This is a prom picture with her date.

  I have other grands, too, 

but don't have permission to 

post pictures of them.

I have been working on a big project

that I will share in a week or so.

I am just not quite ready to put it out there yet..

but it is something fun!

AND---I am still planning on taking the trip

with my best friend in life, Sandy,

mid-October.

We are taking a truck of things to her

vacation home in Colorado.

Looks like we picked up a coupla fellas

along the way there.....

Being as I AM blond--

I get to be the blonde....sorry Sandy...

friendship only goes so far....

Sandy and I laugh about everything, 

anything

and nothing.

Everyone needs a friend like that.

So---if you are very good and 

promise to NOT put Ex-Lax in 

your husband's brownies when you 

are mad at him.....

I might have a little

giveaway that you can enter.

See you shortly with

A GIVEAWAY 

and news about my project.  

AND-
A very happy anniversary today to
Mimi & HarleyMan!
Eleven years today---

Love you to the moon and back.

(mom & dad to Ethan/Charlie & Bright Eyes)

THE BIG FAMILY SECRET! We have a NEW BABY!

You know,

We were trying to keep things under wraps

but I need to tell our littlest granddaughter

Little Miss Bright Eyes 

to 

MOVE OVER!

 No use screaming about it!

The NEW BABY has a 

LOT OF BLOND HAIR, too.

See for yourself!

Okay- 

April Fool!  Kinda----

She IS a baby after all, you know!

Her name is SANDY and she is a 9 week old

COCK-A-POO!

I am telling my friend, Sandy, that she is named 

after her--even though that's a lie...lol

hmmm...wonder if that is an honor anyway...

to have a DOG named after you?

Pfffttt...SHE'LL THINK it is!

She belongs to this sweet family.

Not sure where Ria was 

when this picture was taken

but she belongs to all three girls.

 Happy Happy April First!

We made it!

Have a wonderful day...

Now go out and fool someone!!!!

Sunday Sass-Honey- I'm Home!

Here is where I was this 
past week!

Gotta love Waterlogue.
It can make a watercolor out of
any photo!
This is taken from the park across
the street from my daughter's house.

However, 
TODAY I AM HOME!

Oh- yeah- Home Sweet Home!

I had Mindy's two boys 

at the house in Milwaukee for the week.

They were good kids-busy-busy-

as kids that age are.

The topper is that the house has to be kept

REALTOR READY

in case there is a showing.

There were TWO SHOWINGS while I was there.

I like to put on the 

Dog & Pony Show

complete with cake on the table,

the dining room table set for show,

and fresh flowers throughout.

My best friend, SANDY, drove over from

MINNESOTA

and stayed for three days.

We ate ourselves sick and I got her 

hooked on 

CALL THE MIDWIFE.

She is fully addicted and now I have to send her

Season Two & Season Three

because she can't get PBS

out in the wilds of Minnesota!

We had a LOT of good LAUGHS!

Today I am off to our little 

SWEET CHEEKS

FIRST COMMUNION!
How in the world did she get this old?

I will have pictures of this special day tomorrow

and some other news for you, too!

So...y'all come back now, ya hear?

But----while you are waiting--

Let me show you a picture of the 

SMARTEST ONE YEAR OLD IN THE WORLD.

She is TEXTING!

Bet you can't beat THAT! 

FEAR - Giveaway & Happy Birthday to My Brother & My Best Friend Sandy

Last week there was an opportunity to sign up

for a book by 

JETTIE  PARRISH

called 

FEAR.

If you signed up here or

 on Facebook

your name went into two drawings.

The winner here is...

drum roll please...

Kay G

Kay has a blog called

Georgia Girl With An English Heart.

Kay-please email me 
your full name and  address and I will

pass it along to Jettie

If any of you would like to purchase the book

you can do so on Amazon HERE.

You can download it to read on your computer

or you can purchase a hard copy.

Thanks to everyone that entered the contest.

AND----
 Happy Birthday to my dear brother,
Charlie, gone two years this month.
He lives with the angels now and 
celebrates a heavenly birthday instead
of an earthly one.
Miss ya, bro!

You were one of the kindest
men I have ever known.
The angels are lucky to have you
but I wish I could have had you just
a little while longer.

AND-
Happy Birthday to my dear friend
SANDY
She has seen me at my worst and
at my best-whatever THAT is-
This was at my daughter's wedding.
Love ya, Sandy!

So-
Have a great Saturday
and

I'll be back tomorrow.

Yes-I-will!