A Wild Thanksgiving and I'm still celebrating my birthday!

I Love Shawn the Sheep, he is so naughty! My Ray and my Snow White got it for me off of Amazon.com. They are both such savvy shoppers. They did have to get a few more things, though to get super save shipping!

GGR got to hold my Ray (of sunshine). He is hesitant to go by her. He doesn't see her very often. GGR was very Happy!

Here are my three roses! Aren't they lovely?

Wenna Woo's hubby made two kinds of turkey. One regular, one he smoked although how he held it in his mouth and lit it is beyond me?!#

I said I could not see her eyes under her hat and she smiled mysteriously and said she liked it that way. Another quote from storypeople.com

Grandpa Handsome had a great time holding his Snow White. (Do you think she called him and they coordinated outfits?) He isn't feeling well but managed to enjoy the kids. Even his oldest. On the weekend they went to see South Pacific...a play she enjoyed so much when we took her to see it when she was in junior high. I got to stay home and watch my two sweet grandkids and the Hounds of the Baskervilles. (Guess whose dog was the naughtiest?)

We got to see our girl eat! She loves squash and carrots. Thank God! She has an eating aversion due to the bad reflux that she has.

Ray of Sunshine got a candy kane and I believe he liked it!


The new favortie Moo Bee is Polar Express!

I liked it bunches, but the best part was watching my boy yell "All aboard" and "Oh No" and "I need my "ductor" hat!
And of course the song that stuck in my head... "Hot Hot Hot Hot Chocolate"

Happy Thanksgiving!?

and yes, that is SNOW!

A Very Special Visitor

Yes, my dear oldest granddaughter came to Baba Hoohoo's house today.

We had an important project to make...Simmering potporri for some very important people in her life.We had many spices, whole cloves, whole alllspice, whole nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, apple slices and orange ribbons. She measured them out, counted them too and finished all 10 bags. She then helped me tie ribbons on them.
Then we got out my Christmas ornaments.
The wonder on her face as she found many of her favorites and Grandma, did you get me one of these?

She was very careful and not one bird was harmed in the trimming of this tree.
We did take time for lunch and snacks, play dough and Barbies.

We ended our time together watching Snow White.

As we were getting ready to go home, I asked her what was her favorite thing we did. She said "When I laid on your lap and watched Snow White." Oh sigh, oh bliss!

She asked me if I had fun playing with her. Of course my little lovey, of course.

As you wish...as you wish...

A Girlfriend Date

I am so excited. I have a date in two weeks with a special girlfriend. I am so excited, oh did I say that already. She is a special and strong lady. Breakfast, a bit of shopping, talking, talking, talking. How to act, I feel like I don't know how to act it has been so long since I went out on a girlfriend date. I am babbling, but I am happy...Oh dear, what if something comes up...hew haw, I guess I'll have to deal with it like a big girl. Girlfriends, don't misplace yours, they get harder to find! Thank you Jesus for friends.

Pink !#?

My living room looks like this: yes it is a happy and vibrant place. I love the color. I know its not for everyone but, we are not everyone now are we?

The traditional Christmas colors are a bit of a problem here. So that is why I ended up finding these lights.

This is our tree at night. I love it and it makes me smile.The tree is a hand me down from a dear friend. It was her in-laws. I have never loved a tree more. It reminds me of a tree in the forest (sans pink lights or maybe at sunrise or sunset). The branches turn down as if it has snowed. The tree is getting old. It will make me very sad to retire it someday.

It was another beautiful, sunny day. The sun makes me happy and energetic. I had forgotten how that felt. Have a great week.

Cranberry Orange Muffins

I say they're labor intensive.

But well worth the chopping...

I made these for you Wenna Woo. Because I miss you and I love my oldest daughter too.

Injun Summer

It was a beautiful day...we had a special visitor...Sargie poo poo did not recognize the car when she pulled up and he barked and barked his guard dog bark. We got to chat...I got to share my limited digital scrapbooking knowledge with her...we got to enjoy lunch at our favorite hamburger place.

It was an odd feeling as she drove off by herself, alone, in her car...a big girl now. Yes it was the Fall Fairy who visited us. What a very special day it was.

Later, dusk settled in. The air was still and a chill was setting in. I went out on the deck. I heard children playing (something you don't hear very often anymore), the air was hazy with smoke and there was a quarter moon high in the sky. The call of geese was overhead and as I watched them fly, I thought I saw the image of an Indian in the clouds.

Check out the link below...I love the cartoon

http://www.tkinter.smig.net/Chicago/InjunSummer/index.htm