Craft night.....

OK, the girlfriends meet tonight, and I have a special craft laid out for us...can you guess what we are going to make???? I will take pics of the finished products, that is if we finish, lol, the girlfriends are known to gab, a lot.......

As for me, I'am working half as many hours as I did last year, and still I seem to always be rushing......so my New Years resolution, that Im making early, is Im going to go on a flylady binge and purge, starting the day after New Years, I vow to purge all the crap that is weighing me down, I will spare nothing, if I havent used it in the last year, if I dont adore it, it goes, no mercy.....

So, you heard it here........no mercy....no exceptions, BIG yard sales.....every thing goes......

They came bearing gifts......

Two of my favorite things....food, and flowers......

The chicken salad is a work of art......good thing I got a picture of it before Joe dug in.....its going to work with both of us, yummy lunch!

And the flowers have given the most beautiful aroma to my house...delightful....as are the people that came bearing the gifts.....

My daughters future in-laws........delightful indeed!

The journey begins......

We met the parents tonight..a good time.....not a dry eye in the house when Alex's mom presented Chelsey with a beautiful diamond necklace.....we are all so excited about the upcoming wedding....plans to make, choices, memories........Iam so happy that my daughter is so loved by her future in-laws........
And that she loves them too......




And so it begins.........

Family.....

A pleasant Thanksgiving, the weather cooperated, we sat outside and ate and played poker and drank and laughed........lots of family...some missing....I missed you so much Trace.......

Black friday...bargains to be had....thanks to my future son in law camping out at Best Buy I have a shiny new lap top......and Joe has a big new tv.....

So the holiday season begins...a sure sign of it is the wind...blowing at 50 mph...never fails....just when you want to put up the lights...the winds......

Tomorrow.....an appointment to see a wedding location.....

Tonight..........the never ending wind......

Happy Thanksgiving

So much to be thankful for.......we are all healthy, happy, and want for nothing....except maybe a new laptop.........just kidding...........seriously.....I love my family so much, I miss you Tracey so much......but Im so happy you are happy and in your new home........Chelsey, so happy you are engaged and beginning the wonderful journey of planning a wedding, lots to look foward to....as for me, Im thankful Im still in love after all these years................thankful I feel good, ok, except for those pesky aches and pains in the morning when I get out of bed.....thankful for friends that are dear to me, near and far......

It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without my pumpkin bread......some for us, some for family, a loaf for my future son-in-laws family............
Hope all of you have the BEST day where ever you are.......

Shopping in Ensenada......

We had a great time........except for the dreaded fire drill, HATE those things........

Shopping in Ensenade stinks, pardon the pun.......you can buy S***t there, real cheap.......

sorry, I could not resist the photo op............seriously, not much else to take pics of down there, only got off the ship to buy drugs......dont worry, legal ones.

Joe did buy a sling shot (for his dad) and it was confiscated, we did get it back as we were leaving, a pleasant surprise, we thought for sure that 2 bucks we spent on it was history.

He did not buy the back scratchers, he wanted to bargain and the shop keeper wasnt going for it.........can I say CHEAP........I will get them on the trip in January, thank you very much!

OK, thats about all the S**T I have for now........and NO, I did not buy any!!!!!!!

Bon Voyage.............

Leaving today for a 3 day cruise....ALONE...just the two of us, which never happens, we usually have an entourage......

Visions of midnight buffets dancing in my head......

Was hoping to have a picture (proof) of Chelseys engagement.......the next 6 months will be spent planning a wedding.....

The weather is perfect, hope it stays that way, hope I see some kind of sea life, dolphin, whale, flying fish......Joe wants to visit poppas and beer...........last time I was there I almost didnt make it back to the ship........its another tequila sunrise...........you all have a great weekend, you know Im going to !!!!

Thankful......

My word for the week........

Heres a sneal peek at "part" of the chocolate swap, we were supposed to decorate a container and fill it with gourmet chocolate, heres just a peek at one of the containers I made, I had to make more than one, cuz theres a lot of chocolate going on here.........

I even managed to "start" a couple of my word of the week cards......I will finish them thursday night with the gals ....theme is in keeping with thankful. These little cards are so fast and easy, and at the end of the year we will have 52 cards, one for each day of the week, thanks Em for the ideas.....my ladies group is enjoying the challange!

Is Sadie not starting to look a bit like a hedgehog???? Shes tired, we tried a little walk on the leash today, wore herself out doing back flips trying to get rid of it......


It is an amazing day here in So Cal........80s, bluest sky ever....heavenly........another thing to be thankful for......

Shes here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She arrived safe and sound.......isn't she lovely......all cracked and old....sorta like me, lol.........now I just need to find that special place for her.....

Found this fun stitchery book, lots of color, love the idea of stitching on wool....

Poke does NOT like Miss Piggy, he kept his distance.

Do you have to ask.......

WHY I love this guy so.......the man, not the puppy, lol, although I love her too....but look at those big ole man hands washing that little 3 pound puppy, doesnt it just warm your heart? Tell ya what, it warms mine!!!

BUT listen, I got this puppy so it would love ME, HE already has a little cheech who adores him more than life, I wanted one for ME...and look, just look at the look on her little flirty face.....now hes got TWO, and Im STILL chopped liver!!!!!!!

Keep your brain young!

OK, thanks to my sister Linda, I now have another addiction, and it also has to do with this dang computer.......not only am I addicted to reading blogs, now I have to do this everyday.....but Im justifying it by knowing that it helps the brain so I wont get alzhiemers, or senile, and my kids wont have to change my diapers.........I dare you to try one.........go ahead, I dare you!!!!

A sad day...............

My little Peeps has died........old age I guess, but my heart is broken....how can a little wild bird capture your heart....I dont know but he did....I will miss him.........