Tuesday, September 11, 2012

To Honor Those Who Gave Their Lives 9/11/01

May We Never Forget-A Poem From Me

The day began with sun filled skies,
And ended with the nations' cries.
The horror came and never left,
Leaving family and loved ones bereft.
The towers stood mighty, strong and tall,
A symbol of greatness that soon would fall.
The airplanes came and hit each side,
Scattering lives and debris far and wide.
Some fled on foot down stairwell halls,
Some stayed and died within those walls
While others jumped to their own death
So that fire wouldn't steal their last breath.
Let us never forget the lives we lost,
And let's not forget the heavy cost.
Heroes weeping over hero's graves,
Being greeted by tears of the ones they saved.

And in the end the flag was raised,
And every American was to be praised
For we stood strong,  united as one,
Another chapter had just begun.
We rebuilt lives and we stood the test,
Monuments were erected to honor the best,
And we proudly go and we proudly fight
For the freedom to raise two beams of light~
Today is the day to pray for us all.
Knowing this great country shall not fall.
Shall not fall to the invader's hand,
Let us stand strong to protect our land.
God Bless America!
©Diana -Nana Diana 
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Monday, September 10, 2012

Alphabet Laughs- W Is For Weekend And What And Who

Hello Ladies..
and whoever else is crazy
enough to be here.
Yes...W is for Weekend.
Guess What
I did this Weekend?
I played Nana.
According to bj over at
Sweet Nothings 
yesterday was grandparent's day.
I guess THIS was MY gift!
WHAT WAS IT?
Well, I saw 
This one...
snuggled up with
this one...
Wrapped in a Warm 
blanket.
Snuggled down...
Sleepy and Doo-doo head SweetCheeks.
Notice they all have their
Packer clothes on.
It was Packer Sunday here,
football frenzy has descended.

After lunch we went for a little
playtime.
Did they want to go to the park?
NO!
They wanted to go to their
SCHOOL PLAYGROUND!
You gotta be kidding me...
You're there all week and 
you want to go there on Sunday-
but what do I know
I am only the Nana.
So...off we went...
Lulu on the monkey bars.
And speaking of monkeys...
Yep- SweetCheeks -doing what she
does best- hanging around.
So, now you know
What happened to my
Weekend!
And the
WHO?
WELL....
WHO do you suppose
got ahold of MY camera?
Any guesses?  Anyone? anyone......
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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Alphabet Laughs- V Is For Vegetation

Yes, V is for 
Vegetation -
otherwise known as PLANTS.
However,
I needed a V word..
so..
Vegetation is what you get!
Like it or lump it

Wonder WHAT plants 
I am talking about?
If you have followed for a while
you know that I planted one of
those mail order gardens
out front.
Everyone laughed when I
got that box with all of 
those silly little plants in it.
I think I heard the word
"rip off" pass some lips.
However,
three years later those
"silly little plants"
have turned into this.
It's a jungle I tell you.
A living breathing jungle of
VEGETATION.
It does NOT look good with
the front of our house.
Kinda scary, huh?
To give you an idea,
those are floor to ceiling windows..
crazy plants have taken on
a life of their own.
Soooo...
after much deliberation,
 I decided
we needed to move this garden
to the back fence.

I told MyHero that if he would
till up along the back fence
I would dig up the plants 
out front.
We took a truckload of plants
(about half of them)
to my friend, Ellie
She just moved to a new house
that had NO plants.
Some of them went back
behind our garage.

The rest?
Well...
Here is MyHero doing what he
loves to do best
whining and complaining because
I am making him 
using the Mantis to roto-till
up the ground.
Oh- Yeah...It's a 
Hunka-Hunka Burning Love...
Oh wait-
that's just sweat!
Here she is..
all roto-tilled and waiting
for me.
It doesn't look it but it about
4 feet wide and 20 feet long.
And, here she is all planted.
The plants will not look pretty this
Fall but they will be pretty
next year.

At the far end is 
My New Dawn Rose
which I hope will survive the 
move and scramble up along the
fence behind the other plants.
And,  MyHero?
Well, he says when it comes 
to working in the garden
I am a 
"thorn in his side."

Hmmmpfff...
Wait till he sees what I have
waiting in the back of the 
truck to replant the front area
now that I have a blank slate.

If you don't hear from me in
 a couple of days please send
someone over to look for
unusual lumps in the
planting area....
Ya know what I mean?
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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Happy Birthday To My Daughter And To My Son-In-Law

My daughter, TeaPot, and
TheBrawnyMan were
born 12 years and 1 day apart.
It's always a double 
celebration for the family.
Here they are with their
three little girls,
Lulu, Ria and, last but not least,
SweetCheeks.
Happy Birthday, TeaPot.
Her birthday is today.
If you want to read 
more about her you can
click here.
My daughter likes flowers
for her birthday...
oh yeah, and Starbucks.
AND
Happy Birthday to 
The Brawny Man.
He is married to TeaPot.
His birthday is tomorrow.
If you want to read 
more about him you can
click here.

He's not much on flowers
but
I think he might like
A STRIPPER
 for his birthday
so .....
I know that might seem a little
weird coming from your 
mother-in-law...
but then, 
YOU KNOW ME
So....
Here you go, Big Guy!
Jasco QJBS00212 1 Quart spray-on Paint Stripper
Enjoy.
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Friday, September 7, 2012

Alphabet Laughs- U Is For Umbrella And Ugly

U- Did you think I would show
you a UTube video of myself?
Nope-Not gonna happen.
I am going to focus on
Umbrellas and Ugly.

I  found this Umbrella
online for all my ruffle loving
friends.
Wouldn't that be beautiful
for a bride on a rainy or
hot sunny day?


My daughter, Mimi,
bought me the most
beautiful umbrella.
No- That is NOT me...
but that IS the umbrella.
You can click on the picture
to order one for yourself.
I think it is one of the prettiest
umbrellas ever.

This is perfect for my
friend, Donna, over at
Of course, Donna, being Donna,
would have to coat it with this.
I don't call her 
without reason.

And what is the most perfect
umbrella in the world
for my little
SweetCheeks?
See, I remembered that
PINK is her favorite color.
Do you think they would see
her coming at school?

Speaking of SweetCheeks..
She always very matter of factly
states whatever is on her mind.
(No filters in place, thank you)
After her half-day of school
yesterday she was at my house
watching her favorite movie
Beauty and the Beast.
Papa joined us for few minutes.
Here is the word-for-word
conversation that ensued.

Papha!  Did you know that when
Behlle kissed the BEAHST
he turned into a handsome prince?
Yes- I knew that, SweetCheeks.
I used to be an ugly beast,too,
until Nana kissed me and I turned
into a handsome Prince.

SweetCheeks glances from the
handsome movie prince to Papa,
looking him up and down.
Very seriously she says....
Papha!
It's not working, you are 
still kinda ugly.

Bwhahahaha!
Only invite her over if you
have a lot of confidence in
yourself.
Just sayin'.....
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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Alphabet Laughs-T Is For THE TALK

My daughter-in-law and I
really need to have a
SERIOUS TALK!
You know how it is -
I hate to give advice to my kids
and even worse, I hate to
give advice to
my in-laws....
BUT
I really feel this needs to be said.

Look at this baby!
I have two pieces of advice for her.
1.  You need to FEED this baby.  He is
obviously mal-nourished.

2.  Please see what you can do to cheer
him up.

I know we all hate having those
in-law talks but don't you think
this one is necessary?;>)
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

SweetCheeks Goes To School

Yesterday was a day
filled with excitement,
wonder, joy and a bit of
SADNESS.

When SweetCheeks woke
up there was a sign in her
front yard.
The school does this every 
year for every student
entering Kindergarten.
She was excited when
she had her picture taken
with her handsome Daddy 
and sisters, Ria and Lulu.
She was still pretty excited
when she saw an old friend
from pre-school in line.
She was a little less excited
when she realized that 
Mama and Nana 
were both leaving her there
to walk with the rest of
her new classmates into
school all by herself.
She gave a little half-wave
just before the tears 
started running down her 
little cheeks.
I had a few tears of my own
but they were cleverly concealed
behind my sunglasses.

She only went a half day
and when I picked her up
she was her usual happy
little self.
All in all it was a great first
day for all three girls.
I asked her teacher how 
SweetCheeks was
in class.
He said she was the most
polite one in class and 
called him SIR!
Huh?
What?

I think Mom & Dad did pretty good, huh?
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Monday, September 3, 2012

Prayer Update On Tori

This is the latest on 
the little girl you have
been praying for.
This update is from
Tete-Beyond The Garden Gate
(sorry I don't know how to
get this centered)

the weekend has been good for her...

she turned 13 on the 1st...
and they pulled the chest tube last night...
healing well...
and they did the first chemo treatment today...
she has to do 10 weeks of that...
so far, they haven't found cancer anywhere but the lung and leg...
she is hoping to go home on Thursday if her blood counts stay up...
keep the prayers coming...
I know they work... Tete
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Happy Labor Day

Can you believe that summer
is over?
I always think of 
Labor Day 
as being the last day of summer.

I am off to the kite festival
today with MyHero.
Enjoy your day
and do something special
just for you!

Ha!  I can't WAIT to
tell MyHero to 
"GO FLY A KITE"
and he will
gladly do it!
It's gonna be a
GOOD DAY!
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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Sunday Prayer Request For A Little Girl Named Tori

PLEASE PRAY FOR TORI

I heard about this through
my friend, Tete,
Her neighbor's  granddaughter,
Tori, was having severe pain
in her ankle.
They took her to the ER
for X-Rays only to discover
that she has bone cancer
and it has spread into her leg.
They took her to a larger hospital
where they discovered
4 cancerous tumors in
her lungs.

NO CHILD
deserves this.
NO PARENT
deserves the agony of
watching this happen to 
their child.

Please, please, please
pray for her.
The sad thing is that her
sister is not well either.
To read more of the 
family story click over to
to read more details.

Every day I say a prayer of 
thanksgiving that my children
and grandchildren are
healthy and sound.
I'm sure most of you do, too.

So, in advance I am saying~
Thank you so much!
My blog buddies are the best
in the world!
Blessings to you and your family
this Sunday.
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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Alphabet Laughs- R Is For Roses And Robins And Rides

The other night I was
trying to save what roses
I could -those leftover from
As I was re-cutting the stems
I thought how much like
us those roses are.
There are some that 
are just opening,
with the blush of early life
riding on their brow,
untouched yet by the rain
and storms one finds in
 adulthood.
They are full of promise
and hope of the blooms they
will become.

And, next to it,
a rose in full bloom-
having seen the joys of life
she has come into full bloom.
She is in her full glory...
right here...right now...
unblemished yet by the pain
that aging brings.
Which brings us to those of us
that have lost the blush of youth
 and
have moved quietly into the
next phase of our life.
We are still full of life but a bit
paler, perhaps less vibrant,
but still a thing of beauty.
Are you with me?
We are all beautiful in 
God's eyes-Beautiful creatures
 from birth-
to our last days on Earth...

What is another of God's beautiful
creatures?
Why-Robins, of course.
Here we have a robin that
is nesting right outside our
bathroom window....
Isn't that a beautiful robin?
Well, if you are nodding your head
I know that you aren't really
reading - you are just skimming
again, aren't you?
Caught ya!
THIS IS NOT A ROBIN.
This is a 
Mourning Dove.
Here are her babies.
They are almost ready to 
fly the nest.
Aren't they sweet?
This is the third batch of babies
raised here this year.
It has been a joy to watch
each family grow, spread its wings
and fly away.

Speaking of flying away
I think I need to get off here
and get a few things done.
Ah-yes-
My ride is here....



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