Happy New Year to all my Family & Friends! I'm going to try and get back into my blogging again since I have had a pretty good break. Here's looking forward to a new year, the search for my new house is well on it's way. I've put a bid on one that is perfect for me so it's in God's hands now. Hopefully I will have good news by the end of the week. I am  so excited and so are my Grandkids they love the thought of a new house to help me decorate. My eight year old loves to decorate and help her Grandmother and my Grandson is right there to help. They are my life! I hope your new year is full of happiness and kindness!

 What a wonderful Christmas we had, this is my Granddaughter showing off her new clothes and her Hello Kitty hat. She got new outfits and loved them all.

 Here is Alexis with her brother Trevin in his new Angry Birds tie, and Alexis in her new dress I got her. And Camden there cousin. Our two year old would not have his picture taken because he wanted to eat and we were not going to stop him from doing that!

Here is Lauran my sisters daughter-in-law who is the mom of the two year old. She had my sister open a gift bag with a heart in it, and when she opened it, it said "It's a girl" my sister totally lost it and started to cry. Lauren and her son just found out the sex of the baby there having. My sister was so hoping a little girl would be born and she got her wish! It was a fun way to tell her. I hope you are all healthy and well this holiday season and God Bless you all!

Perfect Gift

 I have a little friend who makes my coffee each day with the sweetest smile and always a great attitude.  If I'm having a bad day it completely melts away when this young lady greets me, when I saw this owl ornament I totally thought of her as she loves everything owls!! You know what it's like when you find that perfect gift sheer joy!!

I love this picture of my Grandson a couple of years ago in his Christmas play, he truly is an angel in his Grandmother's eye's. I love to watch all the kids in the family open there gifts so that's what I am excited about. All is well here....

Finally!

 Finally got the tree up and decorated and have more to go. My daughter-in-law called and we went out the other night and I got my Christmas shopping done. That sure feels good and ease's my pee brain.

 Like I said I down sized this year on the tree and I'm glad I did. Sure makes life easier and I'm really into that these days.

 I had to get a new Santa he cracked me up the way his legs are splayed open and sits on a shelf.

 A few of my ornaments that I like, I need more but they did not have my kinda blue this year just that Teal crap. Sorry both of my nieces love Teal.

I found the feathered owls I've been seeing all over Pinterest, they sure have some cute natural ones to. It's hard to get into the swing of things since after 28 years of marriage I'm getting a divorce. Yep you heard it right, the big D. We still care about each other and have several business's together and will continue to work together but we are making each other miserable at home. You know when all you do is argue about every single thing and can't get along it's time to let go and let God. This has been a thought process of mine for several years. And once I told my husband it was a great heaviness off of my shoulders. I have to admit I'm a little afraid to be alone again, but when I think of the peace I will have it sounds wonderful. I'm buying a house and he will keep this one. I can't wait to make a place of my own and have three bedrooms so my two Grand kids can come over and play and not disturb anyone, we do like to get loud :) But there's one thing in life I know and that is that things have a way of working out, with prayer and being around ones that love you. It will take a few months before I move on so stay tuned for the divorce diaries. I hope all your dreams come true and have a wonderful Christmas with friends and family. And to the bloggers that have sent me Christmas cards I love you guys and I value our friendships. Merry Christmas!!

Slowly but surely

 Slow and sure I'm getting Christmas out, to the joy of my Grankids, I have downsized my tree to a four footer on a table top. Sure makes it easier for me and I'm loving it! Are these pics not adorable? I got them off of my iPhone wallpaper. I have also been doing most of my shopping on line and getting some good deals last cyber Monday. I'll show some pics soon. How's your Christmas coming?

Gobble Gobble

Happy Thanksgiving to all my blogger buddies! I'm especially looking forward to the pies! 

And all the trimmings, family, fun, laughter, that's what it's all about!

Thanks To All Our Vetrans

We are blessed!

An Elvis sighting

This is my neighbors child and he has been reborn Elvis for Halloween! Momma ordered the little costume and put all the rhinestones on. He is the most handsome baby I've ever seen. What a delight for this new Mom. She had to bring him over on Halloween to show us. Sure glad she did. My little ones had a great night to. Hope yours was good as well....

Halloween Costumes

How adorable is this little cutie

 This costume is so perfect for this dog, so funny!

Here's a blast from the past, many creative people before us. Looks like the 30's or 40's to me. Fun costume. I hope everyone has a wonderful fun and safe Halloween!

Here's the love of my life!

Thanks for posting your baby Chip Laurie, I could not find Baby's picture but here's my other sweetie. He was the most gentle spirit I ever knew. Rocky

Chop chop fun!

 We have a new Japanese steak house and I've never been to one where they do all the fun chopping and flames right at your table. These guys work there buns off, food flying and eggs chopped open in the air, plus all the tables around us going on at the same time. It was so much fun! The big guy which you can't see here at the table next to us was so loud and man could he tell jokes. We laughed like crazy     but the poor babies at the table were scared to death of this guy and started to cry. And he didn't stop so the mother had to take both of them out to the front. She came back after explaining to them what he was doing and they sat clinging to mom and dad but watching between there fingers. To cute.

 Our man here was new after 2 years training and kept bungling but everyone at the table was very good to him and we would make jokes and so he started too. Once he got going he did great and we all had fun.

 My husband was a little bored because he's been around this all his life, his father is Portuguese and he grew up in Hawaii. And being an army brat he has lived all over the world. But in spite of this me and my son had a great time.

I'm probably the only one that hasn't been to one of these places but it's nice to get out and experience something different.

Some would like to bury themselves, under the covers

 There are some T.V. shows running all day and night with all new photo's and facts we have not heard before. One show is about the photographers that were there that day, professional and ameture and they are all new photo's along with some seen before. Fascinating facts of the people who helped out that day like all the boats non commercial that came to the peoples aide. Also they have a show on how the FAA handled all those planes. How other countries came to our aide and there were many!

 I watched 911 shows for about 2 years after it happened and then I could not watch anymore, they kept showing the same old horror and quite frankly it was to depressing for me to watch. This year I decided to start watching them again and I'm glad I did. There different with much more facts. I pray for all those who lost a loved one on this fateful day. We cannot bury ourselves under the covers again, Wake Up Again America!!!!!

Things in the past, present...

Rose's in my old garden

Beautiful Grandaughter

Bought for the beauty

Grandson's first taste of chocolate

Things bought and loved

Favorite flowering bush, Single file Viburnum

My Porch of earlier years

A favorite tea cup

A craft I made

"Just Lilla" inspiration for the purse she made me

Bavarian Bowl my first Antique

Cute pups I've known

First Collage I made

One Grand Mansion in our town, the only one

Love

The most beautiful Cake

Gifts I've received

To have or not to have?

I'm an avid Pinterest person and I see all these beautiful things and think, "Oh I wish I had that in my two year old house" I fought for a farm house sink like this one they had so many gorgeous designs, but no Mr. Nice Guy says "we can't afford that" all the the process of building. While I did not get the farm sink I did get two very deep sinks and I love them. See the posts standing on the side of the sink? I laid the law down and said "I know they are a hundred a piece I will buy them my self" so I bought them and the carpenter my father hired had no idea what he was doing and he inset them? I should have  got him a picture and diagrams on how to do it, needless to say if he redid them, well it would ruin the cabinets. I ended up not complaining to my father because he wanted to build me a perfect house. So I make do with them the way he did. I still say I should put him on "Angies List" though. Oh the horrors this man did to my house. Mr. Nice Guy says "oh forget it we will just go with it?) (I'm still screaming in my head-MEN!)

Wouldn't it be fun to own one of these? A bun warmer, is that 3 ovens?, room for the salt and pepper, melt butter sitting on top! Oh the possibilities......And also I wish we would have put in a walk in pantry like you see on Pinterest just close the doors and its all hidden, and I've always loved hidden rooms like in castles and Victorian Homes as a girl I always loved old house's and there nooks and crannies. Well I may not get them in this life but maybe in my next? But I'm just sure they have them in Heaven so I can wait :)

My Artist

                                                                                                                                           

Determination is her game!

This was several years ago when I was teaching my Granddaughter how to be her own artist. She spent   hours creating and had a ball. She is now a very creative artist and still spends hours creating. Her Mom and her Mother have been there also to help her along. Now she and I are teaching little brother to do the same and he loves it just as much. They certainly keep Grammy on her toes and they are my inspiration. Hope you all are doing well and you are enjoying your summer!