It's always fun to be with my boys..one hubby, one son, two grandsons. And Gretchen and me. Today we went bowling. I didn't bowl..too hard on the knees. But it was fun watching them and I was the cheering section.
Afterwards we played Pictionary..always good for a laugh or two. Then everyone but Don and I went to the Hershey Bears hockey game. We had dinner at the Red Robin and settled down to watch a movie. Tomorrow we will head for home to be there in time for the Super Bowl.
You know me...if it stands still I will decorate it. I couldn't wait to get the kitchen finished so I could put my personal touches on it.
I am not one of those people who have the philosophy..one in, one out. I just can't part with things sometimes. Prime example is that rooster lamp.
I got it from QVC many years ago..a Valerie Parr Hill item. And I loved it and used it for many years. Then it got abandoned for other pretty things. But I just couldn't let it go so it went into a deep dark bin and sat for many years just waiting for the right moment. And this is it.
I love how it looks in the corner. I may even consider keeping the rooster chandelier.
These fruit pictures are another example of something I just couldn't give away. Now they have found a home above the tv. By the way if anyone has a good suggestion for those awful cords please let me know. I'm thinking of putting a shelf under the tv just so that it doesn't look like it's floating in space and the cords can partially hide beneath it.
The island cart also has a rooster...is there a theme going on..? Are rooster passé?
I took one today on how old you act. Not surprisingly I scored 75 ...and I'm only seventy. But when I read the description I didn't mind at all.
You really act like a seventy-five year old! You've lived long enough to want to continue the routine as is. The joy you feel in knowing that you love and can take pleasure in almost every aspect of your life is overwhelming. You may have faced adversity at some point, and are only alive because you've overcome it. Health is a top priority for you. Everyday you do what you can to keep yourself like a well-oiled machine. Your motto is probably something like: "I'm gonna keep on keepin' on!"
I like this age. No, I don't like the fact that May days on Earth are getting shorter. But I like the feeling of contentment and the way things just don't bother me as much any more. Age has it's advantages. You can choose to fight it or accept it.
How excited the kids were to see snow. Just a few days before they were in their shirt sleeves riding their scooters on the driveway. They love to get out and play in it before it disappears.
A far cry from my childhood when we were out in it for hours throwing snowballs, making snowmen, and forts day after day.
The painter finally finished up the last of the trim. The kitchen is done except for the countertops, toe kick, and floor. I sit here amazed because it doesn't look anything like my old kitchen. It looks like someone else's. I put up the curtains and a few decorations to make it feel more like home. I love it!
All of a sudden it hit me. The winter doldrums. My world has been full of stress the past few weeks and this morning it all caught up with me. It's just a temporary down period and I have the ability to shake it off quickly. I think you need to have some low times so you can know how good the high times are. I'm deflecting by blaming it on the winter so here are some pictures of beautiful winter scenes to nake me appreciate every minute. Even those that make you cry.
Yesterday was our 49th wedding anniversary. Don was my high school sweetheart so I've known him since I was sixteen. It was a blizzardy night when we were wed. One of the groomsmen didn't make it from out of town and we had to find someone who fit the suit to substitute. We honeymooned in a nearby town and by the next day our car was buried in the snow. I drove and Don pushed the car to the road. It didn't stop us from going to a Niagara Falls ..were we crazy or what...yes, young, crazy, and in love.
Like all marriages there have been ups and downs but our love has always held us together. I am lucky to have such a thoughtful caring man in my life. In forty nine years he has never forgotten to bring me roses.
I have the best sister in the world. Today a package arrived in the mail. Inside were many gifts brightly wrapped with an envelope on top that said..open me first. Inside the envelope was note paper with a little story.
There were directions to open each package in turn.
Inside there were the best gifts......tricolored pasta nests from France, lemon scone mix, rooibus red tea, carrot ginger soup mix....
And then some lovely things....some flowers with bulbs, a beautiful green vase, and a white bird to hold little flowers
The final gift was a notepad.
How wonderful to have such a thoughtful sister who knew I've been going through a stressful time. Love you Linda!
Who doesn't love Dolly Parton? She has survived the music business for a long time by being herself and being honet and funny. Here are some of her notable quotes.
Here are a few different apps used for Sadie's portrait. I'm linking up with Keeping Up With the Times.
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