Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday 

Lake Crescent Washington

Happy Tuesday

Maxine makes me happy anytime I see her but Tuesday's are especially fun. I truly agree with her on this one. 

Joy and happiness go hand in hand. I really love this verse. 

 

These Pinterest finds are precious and I believe I have seen these bunnies at Wayfair. They may on canvas or suitable for framing.  There are several different ones and they give a happy feeling when I see them.

Yesterday was a mixed up crazy day but today took the cake. We were without power for quite some time after a hail storm.  So I mixed up my post for Tuesday4 and it posted at my other blog PHAMILY BLOG. We are also excited that our Denver Nuggets are in the finals and will play the Miami Heat at home tomorrow night.  We would love to see them take the series so we will watch and wait. Both teams are excellent this year so we are happy the Nuggets are in the final series.

“You are responsible for how people remember you—or don’t. So don’t take it lightly.” – Kobe Bryant

“Basketball doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” – James Naismith

Even if you aren't a basketball fan, a fun fact. Mr. James Naismith invented the game of basketball. He was a Canadian/American physical education teacher, Christian Chaplain, and sports coach. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program. 

Tuesday4 Happy Tuesday Maxine Cracks Me Up

  

What Things.....

 It's time for Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

Questions about your life........

1. What makes you tired?

Hard work! We worked in the yard after the rain left. It makes me want to take a nap. Also grandchildren. We watched our three year old grandson Saturday night. You need a nap after he leaves. He likes to play mailman and he can not reach the mail slot on the front porch. Up & down we go and he is getting heavy. But would not want it any other way. Oh yes, our adjustable bed. I need a twenty minute rest after making the beast! It is a split king so lots of things to do. But I don't mind it at all. Keeps me busy.

2.What things do you value in life?

Faith, Phamily, Friends are most important to me. I do love my Barbie's and always want to add to my collection.  Grateful for health and all the simple things we often take for granted. I try to take that to heart everyday I wake up and know I am still here. 

3. How do you want others to see you?

I like to be thought of  as kind. I will extend a kind hand to you in need. I like to pray and spend lots of my time with the Lord each day.Our world is getting crazier each day Praying helps calm the soul.  I am here to lend an ear. I like to be thoughtful and kind but I also love laughter and being silly at times.

4.  What things do you enjoy most and find most relaxing to do?

Reading...especially my bible and studying Scripture. But I also love to read and have stacks of books to catch up with.  I spent last Thursday in my pj's reading a new book that was recommended to me. The Secret Book of Flora Lea. I am not sure it is relaxing but we love our Denver Nuggets and enjoy watching them in the playoffs. A few weeks ago we watched our two grandsons ages 5 and 3 1/2. Brody was excited to watch the game and he was yelling, at the TV  be quiet, I want to watch the game! I said to Avery, is he acting like me? My poor husband says, what do you think? I often yell things like, yeah, we know you played back when they invented the basketball, zip it up and let us watch the game!  In the words of the comedian Ron White, I had the right to remain silent but my mouth did not have the ability! Which is probably why my older brother Bill would tell me, you better zip it up lady when you go to your kids sporting events! He coached little league, basketball, football, all of it in his younger days. It is funny though, when Nick ran track and field and cross country in Middle school , high school and college, people act differently. We cheer and support our kids but there isn't any meanness.

Happy Tuesday

Oh Maxine, you think of everything don't you?

BACKWARD MONDAY

 We had rainy, cold, dreary weather. The grass is starting to green up beautifully but I am praying my poor little lilac bush is not going to perish in the aftermath of too much water on it! I am backward because my Feline Friday and the answers to my Friendly Fill In's did not publish Friday and disappeared into thin air! So I am trying to recreate it this morning. Let me get started:

Aw...Monday Since I never got over here last week, it was a wild week. Too much going on. But I had all these notions and ideas and  thought, even though Miss Shea Avery Marie turned 3 on the 19th, I would come celebrate.

With Jacey starting a brand new job working with law enforcement and Colton traveling so much for his job, we did not celebrate B I G for Shea. But we have a gift filled with goodies for her.  This was her first birthday back in 2021. We love this girl, full of spunk, sunshine, orneriness and 100 percent pure PINK and girlies. Oh she can hold her own with the boys but if you ask her to go on line shopping she will sit quietly while she picks out all the pink pretties for herself. We love you Miss Shea Avery Marie.

Noelle and Shea and myself on her 2021 birthday. When she is with me, Shea loves to take her two Bitty babies and wrap them in their cozy blankets. Then we shoot hops. She loves basketball as much as her brother Harrison James and her cousins Addy, Brody and Blake. Happy Birthday beautiful Shea. We love you so much.

Grammie Noelle is in Florida. She and Christal traveled there this weekend to celebrate Roger's life and visit his birthplace and see some sights. Their hotel is right on the ocean. Ah.... what a good time they will have with many beautiful memories.

Sparks for Monday. We finally have a bit of Springtime weather. It is 62 right now and the high will be 76. Save those heat waves for July and August

We had a few days with awful smokey skies and such pollution you could barely see our beautiful mountain ranges. The fires raging in Alberta Canada, and the air quality  traveled over 1300 hundred miles here. Friends in Texas and Illinois were dealing with it too. Grateful the rain washed away most of it.

We love our Denver Nuggets. When Avery and I were newly married we attended many games for pennies on the dollar. Nick and Addy were lucky to get $7 tickets the week before the playoffs started. We are so happy they have won and pray they can finish it with the Lakers tonight in LA. We never saw the dramatics back in the older days of basketball. Just old fashioned basketball which we love.

These guys play to win and they gave their all. We are praying for a big win tonight.

I still have Friendly Fill In's from 10 days ago. Here they are:

1. I've got a yen for another carnival with lots of food trucks.

2. I would gladly trade this life on earth for eternity in heaven.

3. It seems like only yesterday I was young and silly and carefree.

4. If you offered me a million dollars, I would share it with others less fortunate than me.

love is... always has the best things to share.

Please pray for MaryDon, she is back in the hospital and dealing with her skin cancer. Pray for Canada and the fires raging. Pray for America, things are changing too quickly and I am so sad so many I know personally wish to live under socialism.

Maine Coon Kittens

Feline Friday 

If you have a cat does your cat watch TV? My big boy, an orange tabby, loves this commercial about cats on TV and he watches it so eagerly. The cats are just like him. I think it is very sweet considering he has been a real pistol this past week. 

We took this selfie waiting for Rebekah and Zach to come back with some goodies at the Carnival with  Food Trucks this weekend. The music was fun and upbeat, the carnival atmosphere was something  and the food choices were  plentiful. I will be posting on my blog https://annesphamily.blogspot.com more. We were hungry so we never took photos of our food. 

Have a blessed and beautiful new week. 

THANKFUL THURSDAY FRIENDLY FILL IN'S

Thankful Thursday 

Today I am thankful for the long friendship at this blog with Edna Barron. Edna last blogged in September 2022. I kept checking her blog and of course, knew she must have passed away. A Brit in Tennessee confirmed it saying Edna passed away February 2, 2023.  My heart hurts for the loss of this lovely lady. My biggest regret was she always wanted to help me create a blog book and I just never had the money to do it. She was upbeat and funny. She made me a few Afghans for two of our great grands who were preemies. She was always doing things for others. It was just who she was. 

These cute Yorkies were at Pinterest and most of them were quilting squares. Oh how Edna would have loved that. When she lost her best fur baby Pogo I think it truly broke her heart. She gave that lil fellow the best life he could live after being abused and found in a shelter. She lived for him and he had the life of a lil Yorkie king, special beds and blankets and Edna cooked special meals just for him.  So this is a tribute to my beautiful friend. I am going to miss sending her the Yorkie Calendar each year as I had been accustom to. She sent me beautiful calendars she made with Pogo through the years. He was so important to her . She loved all her children, the grand children and great grands. I hope she is shining down smiling at all of us who knew her and enjoying the heavens with those she loved who went before her. Rest Easy my beautiful friend.

• "Honoring a friend's death is truly about honoring their life. Despair over what may have been, but revel and reflect in what was."
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  Here are the Friendly Fill-Ins for tomorrow. Ellen came up with the first two and her  co-host, Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs came up with second two.

  1. I’ve got a yen for __________________________.

  2. I would gladly trade ________________ for _____________________.
  3. It seems like only yesterday that _________.
  4. If you offered me _________, I would _________.
• Come back tomorrow for all the answers.

Happy Tuesday Tuesday4 Maxine Cracks Me Up

 Happy Tuesday 

A Mother's Day Tribute. Avery and his mom when we were young and life was easy.

My beautiful sister Pat. 22 Mother's Day's without you. I remember one year, Pat, my sister Mary and myself sent each other the exact same Mother's Day card! My sister was my phone buddy. Oh how I miss her. She was a beauty and the apple of my daddy's eye.

Noelle and I, Mother's Day 1979. I am not sure about that kooky hair I had, but my middle sister Mary, was a beautician so I let her experiment on me.  Life was more carefree....

My all time favorite photo of my mom and me. A family Mother's Day 2021 and Rebekah and I Mother's Day 2020.

Grateful to be here: Tuesday4 even though I am late. Grateful to continue with this meme in honor of Toni!

What Do You Think?

  

writing happy things

Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  It's so nice to have you here.

Let's talk about you this week.  Let others know your feelings and convictions. Give some advice and some wisdom.  And remember to visit the other contributors to get to know them and find out their opinions too!

1.  What do you believe the purpose of life is?

I feel the purpose of life is to honor God, live a life like Jesus did although , as a human, it is often difficult. I feel God speaks to us individually and I try to follow His lead and lvie according to His plan and not mine.  

2.  How do you handle stress ? What do you recommend to others who are stressed out?

My dad was more stressed out than my mom. I took after him. But when things get out of hand, I try to remind myself to be calm and P R A Y. There is nothing we can not handle as long as we have God in the center of our lives. But it is easier said than to live it out in this wacky world today.  Take some deep breathes, drink your favorite beverage, lie down and rest, sit in silence and most importantly P R A Y!

3. What enjoyable things do you wish you could do more often? How would  it improve your life? 

I am very silly. I still play with my Barbie dolls. Sometime when this world gets too annoying, I live through those dolls, I dress them up and dream of dreamy things I probably will never get to do. I try to concentrate on what would Jesus do? How does God want me to handle this? I love spending time with phamily and always remember my mother's words to me, she said, God blessed you with a wonderful husband and beautiful, healthy children. You don't need anything else. As I grow older I realize she was so right.  I need to declutter, get rid of too many things that I really don't need. But it is a process and often sits on the back burner. 

4. Do you believe in God?   Why or why not? 

Yes I do. I can not understand people who follow the current trends, people in high places, people who feel they are more important than the common man/woman.  God has laid out a plan for each one of us and we need to hop on board and follow Him. This earth is not going to be here forever. People will not live here forever. If you want eternal life, trust God, believe in Jesus and read the bible. It is the most valuable book ever written.

Oh Maxine......

Wordless Wednesday

Aw....Mondays Love is....My Bojon Heritage

 

Aw...Mondays

My sister-in-law Lucy nearly died in a terrible hit and run car crash in 2018. She had a long road coming back from it. Whenever I talk with her, she says, today is a good day. I woke up, I'm still alive and still breathing. That is a good attitude to have. So this smiling feline made me say aw.....

Lucy baked us this angel food cake and frosted it with whipped cream and fresh fruit. I have to get the other photos from everyone who took them.  She made us an anniversary dinner yesterday and it was just wonderful, spending time with her and two of her girls, Jamie and Leah. The day was beautiful and Rebekah and Zach were able to join us. 

I will have to get some photos from everyone who took them.

love is...makes me smile everyday.

" To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." Audrey Hepburn

Sparks for Springtime!

PINK THINGS FOR THANKFUL THURSDAY FRIENDLY FILL IN'S AND PINK SATURDAY WITH FELINE FRIDAY

 Thankful Thursday Yesterday was the last day to watch Harrison after school for a while. So I am putting my Thankful Thursday post here with Friendly Fill In's and Pink Saturday, 

These cool prints were Pinterest finds but a few of them are still available on etsy.  Aren't they just precious? I love pink , I even have a Barbie who is dressed in a white & pink wedding gown with matching pink shoes! But poodles are wonderful fur babies. I had two of them growing up, my girl Gigi Olavera  was the daughter of circus performers and she was a black beauty. Her daughter Renee de Orleans Antoinette was just like her mom, a real black beauty. They were smart and funny and very loyal. I loved them so much and missed them terribly when they passed away. Little Renee succumbed to breast cancer. She passed away the July day that I moved from my hometown to Denver to take a job with the UCHSC (1983). I laid with her by her little bed and my mom told me she never left her side and she passed away later that evening,  She was a good pet and I loved her nearly. 

Please visit Pink Saturday for more pinks.

Hi everyone!  Time for the fill-ins. Ellen came up with the first two sentences and her co-host, Lorianne of Four-Legged Furballs came up with the second two. If you didn’t do a post for them, you can also answer in the comment section. Thank you to all who participate. Don’t forget to add your link to the hop so everyone can visit you. The link is open until Wednesday night.

THANK YOU ELLEN!

1. _______________ would make my life easier.

2. My May to-do list includes ____________ and _____________.

3. If my morning starts with_________, I _________.

4. Ending my day with _________ makes me _________.

My answers:

1. Traveling the country in an RV would make my life easier. It is a dream but hey, can't a girl dream?

2. My May to-do list includes decluttering and planting some veggies and flowers. Always late here due to the weather.

3. If my morning starts with sunshine, it always turns into a glorious day!

4. Ending my day with prayer makes me happier and more peaceful.

FELINE FRIDAY

In keeping it pink today here is a pretty kitty in pink. This art print is available at etsy and I am noting it since I found this cutie at Pinterest.

• Fierce. "Pink is my signature color." "Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons." ... I could not find who this is atttributed to but I think it is perfect for pink!

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. Is anyone watching? I use to buy a new hat to wear it and wear my hat but a few years back when they started the political nonsense I lost my taste for dressing up. I sure do love all the beautiful horses. I know a major local channel will have it on and there are up against that coronation in the UK.  Kind of sad who disrespectful to the late Queen her family has become. All the back biting, fighting, hatefulness, I could tune in to reality TV for such nonsense. I heard they are doing away with the traditional crowns. My opinion of it all is this, stop spending foolish money in these difficult times. My own personal opinion, not stirring up trouble. I think it is nice to want to cut back but they certainly will never give up their lavish  lifestyles. Sorry, not interested in any of it.  Everything in today's world is so tainted. It is very sad. So although I love seeing the beautiful horses at the derby I don't bet on them or anything. As a young child, my grandmothers cousin gave me a wonderful gift. He helped me overcome my fear of horses and I have never forgotten how kind that horse was to me because he knew I was fearful and their sense of such fear amazes me. They are incredibly kind creatures not to mention magnificent.  Simply my thoughts today while thinking of pink good things. 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday 4 Happy Tuesday Maxine Cracks Me Up

 

Sunday, April 30, 2023

The Party

 Another week has flown by and we are already staring a new week in the face.  Time for  Toni's Tuesday 4.      

 Everyone loves a party.  Imagine you are arranging a party or an affair for a friend.    Perhaps a home wedding or a milestone birthday.   Share with us your best ideas please.  Money is not a concern.....

1.  a. What is the occasion? 

A tea party! I would hold it outdoors and set up small tables so different people could sit with others they do not know as well .   

    b  Will there be a theme to the party? Yes, I love or at least I use to love the Kentucky Derby. Hats must be worn. I have many so I could let those who don't have a hat borrow one.

2.   Will there be music in the background or perhaps a hired band or DJ?  What music will play? Music is lovely so softer music fitting for an elegant tea party. There is a band called The Tea Party. hmmm....have to check it out. Music is definitely different but not loud rock or anything 

3. Describe how you will decorate the house for the party/wedding. Lots of tea cups and saucers and trays of mini sandwiches, fruit, cookies, cakes , scones  and tea breads. I have lots of Pinterest recipes, ideas, favors, so I would go the extra mile to have my guests enjoy themselves. 

4. What kind of foods will you serve and will it be finger foods or a sit down meal? Catered or home style?  What kind of cake? All the food would be tea related. Finger foods, sandwiches, scones, tea cakes, lemon curd, clotted cream. various teas. 

 

Vanilla cake is always a good choice. These are just the sweetest looking tea cookies that are tiered.  I will invite you all to my tea party. There will be lots of pastel colors and quiet moments to share favorite tea stories too.

"There is something in the nature of tea that leads us 

Aw... Mondays Love is.... Sparks

Aw...Mondays 

We ran errands yesterday and wore our vintage Chief Wahoo t shirts. We had so many compliments. One cashier said to us, "Major League", do you know the movie?" Of course, we do! Chief Wahoo is an icon. A young man we know who grew up on the reservation in Wyoming told us, people who are so offended by this mascot should go to a reservation and help an American Indian get off the reservation. Do people really believe they want to be there? A young man at the cash register who made our cold drinks asked, "Is this your team, so cool?"  Making people smile gives me a good feeling. We love our Colorado Rockies players but we dislike all the politics that have tried so hard to ruin a great American pastime. Get a slice of apple pie, wave your flag and head to the ballpark, trust me, you'll like it!

love is...may be on their way to the ballpark. They sure have fun together.

Sparks today since Annie has left blogging. I took a long extended break but I miss this too much. With the warmer weather trying to get lots of projects done. This is important to me. 

These cute kids celebrated 7 years of marriage Saturday night. Brittany booked a Whiskey Tour but it was actually the Whiskey tasting. Jeremy liked it and Brittany did enjoy learning more and had surprised Jeremy with this. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Brittany & Jeremy.

Can not forget this Prima Dona born on April 30th nine years ago. He lives the life of a king.  Did I mention he shares his birthday with Brittany and Jeremy's anniversary too?

Have a beautiful new day and wonderful new Springtime (hopefully, prayerfully) month!