TGIF

This picture makes me want to go get a puppy and cuddle.....but I don't want the responsibility, so I will cuddle my grandkids instead.
HAPPY FRIDAY YA'LL! We made it thru another week....HOORAY....Have a terrific Friday!

Bubbie Boy

I can't believe my great nephew, Evan is already 2 months old. His mommal Diane is in Love!

Is this the life or what? Isn't he sweet? His nickname is Bubbie.

Happy St. Patty's Day

Ok, so my Male co-worker emailed this to me this morning and I had to share with you. I don't eat this stuff, so I am safe....and so are you!

Happy 2nd Birthday Princess Abigail!

This little princess has brought so much Joy to our lives. I thank God for my precious Grand-daughter, Abby. I remember the night this little sweetie came into the world. I was invited to be in the room to watch the birth. I was polite and stayed at the head of the bed behind the video camera. I left my spot and leaned over my son, Nate's shoulder and watched as he cut the cord. I didn't know her name yet, my son wanted to surprise me and tell after her birth. I followed my son over while the nurse laid her down to clean her up and check her. I could not believe all the black hair. It is then that Nate told me her name. "Abigail Vera". It had the sweetest sound to it. My son asked if I wanted to hold her. I felt so special being the first to actually sit and rock her. She looked at me with those big eyes and I introduced myself to her. I think she smiled! I ended up going to work the next day, even though I only got about 2 hours of sleep. I wanted to celebrate and share with everyone our good news. I took in pink cupcakes, pink muffins and pink roses.
Tonight is her Birthday party and I can't wait to see her bright smile when she blows out her #2 candle. All her cousins and friends will be there and I will take lots of pictures to share.

Happy Birthday Sweet Abby! Mimi Loves you!

How do you like my New Do?

FOOLED YOU! Did you really think I would be so brave as to do this to my hair? My crazy daughter created these hairstyles for me at iStylist Makeover. The first Celebrity Do is Posh Spice, 2nd is Meg Ryan and last is Tara Reid. I sort of like the first one with another color. Thanks Steph for the laughs!

See my red ball....

I babysat for ALL "4" grandkids last night for just a few hours. Ivy was an angel. She just sat in my lap and we played with her basket of toys. She loved holding this red wooden ball. She kept looking at the top of my hair, as if to say "mimi, what big hair you have".

This is her cloth bucket that some stuffed fruit toys go in. We were just being silly and having a good time. She DID smile and laugh alot while playing. I think she was just getting bored with the camera flash.
Gray was a good little boy, playing with his brother's hand held game. I think he snuck it without them knowing it. It's tough being the little brother. He made Ivy laugh a lot by his actions. She LOVES her brothers.

Noah and Carter were too busy running around playing Star Wars and school, so I didn't get a picture of them. We had a fun time. Ivy was happy to see her mommy though. She is very much a momma's girl. I love spending time with my munchkins!

TGIF

Happy Friday Everyone! Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead this weekend. Spring Forward! Abby is excited, only 1 week til she turns "2".

Happy Birthday Susie...

Happy Birthday to a wonderful sister-in-law, Susie, on the left. This picture was taken almost 2 years ago in Colorado, where she resides. Steph and family went for a visit. Steph is in the middle with Gray on her back, Carter holding Aunt Susies hand and Noah playing with rocks. After they got back from their trip, Carter told me ALL about his visit with Aunt Susie. He fell in love with her.

Enjoy your day Susie and don't forget to eat cake!

My favorite breakfast

I have been on an egg white omelet kick since my sister showed me how to liven it up last year when she was home. I try to eat a good breakfast before going to work cause that is my fuel and keeps me from getting hungry before lunch. I don't want to sit at my desk at work and snack. In case you are interested in how I make my famous egg white omelet: I saute fresh spinach & mushrooms in about 1T. olive oil. I also like to try all colors of bell peppers chopped up when I have them and a little diced onion. I spray my non-stick pan with Pam cooking spray for the eggs. Beat 2 egg whites with a whisk or fork, pour in pan. Sprinkle with about 2 T. mozz/cheddar cheese (low fat) and Mrs. Dash to taste. Turn over to make the omelet. I add the toppings on top. If you add everything in the omelet, it tends to break up. It is very filling! Doesn't take much time to make and I figure I am worth a good, hot breakfast. In losing weight, it is very satisfying. Much better for you than McD's drive thru breakfast.

The Bachelor Twist

Well, was everyone as shocked as I was last night? As much as I was glad Jason proposed to Melissa, I sorta changed my mind when I saw him with Molly at the after the rose show. I thought the outcome would be that he didn't chose either of them. It looked like it was scripted when DeAnna showed up to tell Jason she made a mistake in picking Jesse. I was glad he didn't take her back. Molly is more mature and does seem to have all her ducks in a row. Melissa is more carefree and there has always been that mystery with not meeting her family. I had a feeling that Melissa wanted to escape her life and wanted a new adventure. I think Melissa would have been more of a playmate to his son but Molly will be both playmate and mom. She is the whole package. I thought I would be more upset at the outcome, but I'm not. I'm glad that Molly accepted him back and the two will ride into the sunset. I have always liked Jason and I can't hate him for being honest. Congrats Molly & Jason!

Azaleas

I love fresh flowers to put in my favorite vase on my dining room table. While grocery shopping yesterday, I treated myself. Only $3....what a bargain! I'm worth it!

March into Monday

I am very pumped to begin a new journey of taking better care of myself. I want to make better food choices. I want to move this body more. I am marching into March with a determination that I haven't had in a long long time. I think I like ME again.

Happy March 1st!

Here are some of my thoughts on this snowy Sunday morning.......
47 years ago today, my baby brother Randy was born. He now lives in Boise, Idaho. When he was a little tot, my sister and I used to have to look after him at times and I can remember living in Chicago during the 60's and we had a major snow storm where no cars could drive up and down our street. My brother went out in the middle of the street to play in the mountain of snow and got his body stuck. We left him there for a while as he was crying. That wasn't nice! Happy Birthday Randy!
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Last night my hubby and I babysat ALL 4 darling grandchildren...Noah, Carter, Gray & Ivy. Yes, Ivy's mommy left her, first time over 2 hours....She arrived sleeping and we left her in her carrier. I had strict instructions to call if she started crying and acted hungry. When she awoke, shortly afterwards she looked at us like she saw strangers and was looking around for mommy. But, when she spotted her brothers, she was happy! Her mommy only called every 10 min. to check on her, until she got to her destination. Everything was going fine until around 2 1/2 hours into the night, then she started crying, she didn't act hungry so, I went upstairs to my computer to find the phone number on the email Steph sent me of where they were at, since cell phones wouldn't work in that area of the building. My sister was on the web cam and got to see Ivy sobbing. My sister asked if she could call for me, which she did. Here she is, over 1,000 miles away, calling the place where my daughter was at and I could hear her say to the person answering the phone "Tell Steph to call Mimi right away". Within 5 min. she called and said she was on her way. When she got here, Ivy was fast asleep on my shoulder! But, mommy was very happy to have her precious little Ivy back in her arms. The boys played with their usual legos and G.I.Joes and Gray only had to go in time out 1 time. Grampa was a big help. Carter enjoyed talking to Aunt Diane on the web cam telling her all about school and what he wanted for his Birthday in July.
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Good news to report...my niece Dayna got out of the hospital yesterday. She was so happy to be holding her precious Evan (bubbie) again. Thanks for your prayers!
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I started back on Weight Watchers today. I am not going to meetings, just trying to follow the program the best I can. For breakfast, I had a delicious egg white omelet with spinach, healthy heart wheat toast and citrus salad.....was very good! I went to a cardiologist Friday after some things came back from a stress test I had a few months ago. The things he saw were not serious and don't require meds. He told me I am overweight (ouch!) and really need to make some changes in my diet. I promised him and myself that I would take his advise. I know what to do, it's just doing it and not being lazy about it. He gave me the clearance to start exercising again. He told me the key is portion control. So, I dusted my off my treadmill and am starting again. I have my sister vacation in just 119 days and I am buying a hot new bathing suit!
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I had my acrylic nails removed last week and am glad I did. I am saving money and they feel healthier. My sister told me about a product she loves to strengthen the nails and I went out to get some yesterday. It's Sally Hansons Green Tea + bamboo. They already feel so much stronger after a few applications. The money I was spending to get my nails done is going in my Florida vacation bank.
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Did I mention that in just 119 days, I will be on vacation? I need to book my flight soon!
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Happy March 1st! Thanks for letting me ramble.

Dress up...

I Abbysat last night for a few hours. Abby wanted to go upstairs to my bedroom and play. She LOVES clothes and shoes. I have never known an almost 2 yr. old who loves to put on pretty dresses and primp as much as she does. I opened up my cedar chest that I keep my wedding gown in and other sentimental items. I found the flower girl dress that my daughter, Steph wore at around age 3. Actually the dress was a size 3T and Abby wears a 2T. Abby will be 2 next month. When she saw the dress, her eyes got bigger than saucers and she immediately wanted me to put it on her. Does she not look like a little princess? This dress is 29 years old. She got tired after a while of posing and wanted to lay down and wrap up, but wanted to keep the dress on. After her parents arrived, we did talk her into taking the dress off and putting on her p.j's. We told her she can try it on again when she comes back over and that made her happy. In a few years I will try it on Ivy and take pictures. I am having fun with my little girls! Oh, and while wearing the dress, we watched American Idol and danced. She twirled and had a good ole' time.....

Dayna update

Dayna did have surgery yesterday to open up both sides of the breasts where the infection is to drain the infection. They put packing in and are changing the packing every 5 hours until clear. She's on very strong antibiotics. She did very well during the surgery and I got to see her last night on the web cam. Her hubby, Rob had his laptop at the hospital. I will keep you updated. Her little Evan (Bubby) is gettin' all kinds of love while away. She misses him terribly. Let's pray she comes home soon.....Thank you!

Prayers for Dayna

My niece, Dayna, gave birth Jan. 15 to Evan. She was unable to fully breastfeed due to some complications. It really killed her to not to be able to breastfeed. Shortly afterwards, she developed pain in one of her breasts and then a redness in an area. Yesterday she went to the dr. and she was told it is a staff infection, so she was put in the hospital on I.V. antibiotics. If this does not help the problem, she will be undergoing surgery. Please say a prayer for Dayna today, that the meds will take care of the problem. She has a baby to rock and drool over and needs to be 100% healed. My sister, Diane, is taking care of Evan during this, so pray for her also, for strength. It has been hard on her watching her daughter go thru this. Dayna also has 2 buldging disks in her back and has been in a lot of pain with that also. God can heal that also. I pray for a good report today. Thank you friends!

Power in Prayer

I don't want to bore you with a post about sickness and spending the weekend in bed. I believe in the power of prayer. I just wanted to share this scripture with you this beautiful Sunday morning. 1 Peter 2:24. Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree,(cross) that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye (we) are Healed! You see, I woke up this morning to reading a comment on my blog that was a prayer for me and my healing. Then I open my bible to find a copy of an email from a few years ago from a precious friend and it was speaking on this verse. So, I just wanted to share this with you this morning. If you are sick in body, mind or spirit, please let God know and accept your healing. Happy Sunday! Let us Rejoice and be Glad!

Angel of Hearts

Ok, so you are probably thinking, Is she crazy? Why is an angel tree topper holding red hearts? I confess.....I just took down my Christmas tree last Sunday. I decided to decorate it for Valentine's Day with Red heart ornaments. I came upon a huge clearance sale a few years ago on these red hearts and went wild, buying up all they had. I loved my little tree will all my snowbaby ornaments and tons of white lights, it just made me happy to look at it. I also came upon these little doll ornaments, would you believe at a yard sale during the summer? There were about 20 little dolls with a little ribbon on the back for hanging on the tree. They still had the original price tag on them. I think I paid a few dollars for the whole bag of them. My hubby asked me why I just didn't leave it up for Easter and hang eggs or rabbits on it. I actually thought about it but needed the table and space to put the new t.v.

Buyer Beware, not so Toasty!

I was sucked into ordering this so called deal when I received the advertisement via email. They are NOT the same as the Slanket. (I got my parents the Slanket for Christmas and they are the real deal...very nice and worth the money.)
The add says, buy one get one free. Well, when they arrived today they are as thin as a papertowel and are so cheaply made with the stitching on the edges and they charged $15.90 shipping and handling. The packaged weighed about 1 lb. The color looks like baby food green peas. They were called Snuggies on the Add, but after you order them and get your confirmation number, the name changes to Toasties. I called the long distance number on the email, and did get a customer service 12 year old who answered the phone. I complained about the poor quality and the mis-information about buy one get one free told him it was a scam and I wanted a full refund. He said I can send them back but will not be refunded the $15.90. I asked to speak to a manager and he said they would tell me the same thing as he did. So, I learned my lesson. But, it did come with 2 cheap plastic book lights!

The Bachelor

Bye Bye Jillian....I know there are a lot of Jillian fans out there, but I have a favorite and it is Melissa. I think Jillian is beautiful and intelligent but she has an annoying grunt to her voice, almost like she has a stomach ache and is grunting to talk. I know, must just be me. She wants a Best Friend, but Jason wants more than a best friend. I have to admit, I did love her family. I do hope we get to meet Melissa's family before he proposes to her or Holly. Holly is beautiful, and she did come out of her shell. We have to wait 2 weeks to see who gets the final rose. DeAnna is coming back as a twist. She missed her chance. I really don't think he will take her back. What do you think?