Sunday, June 30, 2024

Old Folks Slang/ Aw...Mondays/ love is..../ Sparks/

Aw....Mondays

" It's time to go."

Let's Rock n roll

Let's Skaddle

Saddle up, Partners

Let's get the heck outta Dodge

Time to hit the road

Let's blow this pop stand

Let's high tail it outta here

Let's get this show on the road.

When I worked with my friend Bea, she always said Let's blow this pop stand at 5 o'clock when we raced out that door! She is 94! As a kid we often said, let's make like a banana and split. My husband would say "let's hoof it" or "Make a tree and leaf" and "What's your beef jerky?" not a Time to go expression but hilarious just the same.

I like to say Aloha, Vaya Con Dios, See Ya Later Alligator, Ciao and in my parents native tongue, "Adijo". It's funny sLOVEnian is a difficult language to learn and many phrases I remember from my childhood are different then some more modern ones I hear when I use a translator.


I had to snag this four generation photo from Noelle, our oldest girl. She currently lives with her son Colton, Shea's daddy, and his phamily. They put up blinds in their living and dining rooms, their bedroom and Harrison's room which has two windows and gets too hot with all the sun. So we stopped by to see their new window covers. Noelle took a few photos and posted this one on social media. Jacey and Colton did a wonderful job putting up their windows coverings. Now they can stay extra cool in the summer and extra warm in the winter. It is a win win !!


Our grandson Brody wound up his baseball season a few weeks ago. Today they celebrated with a pizza party. Brody is going to have surgery to have his tonsils removed. If you are a prayer warrior, please pray. It is always a nerve wracking time when someone needs surgery. It will be on Tuesday morning.  Thank you.


Brother Blake finished his season of T-ball too. This kid is such a good kid and always so kind hearted. When someone approached us after a game and said what a great coaching helper Brody was at T-ball, Blake responded by telling the lady, "Brody is my brotha." He is a good friend to his big brother. This boy is heading to kindergarten in a few short months. I expect him to do great things with his Math skills. Love these two boys.

We've been trying to get the spare room ready for Hannah & Jake and the baby who will arrive in mid July for Avery's birthday. The room was overwhelmed with everything we needed to donate, sell,, etc. So Avery and I spend many hours on his days off going back and forth to the garage and shed. We need to clear a new place for our big lawn mower our son-in-law Zach bought. Hoping Jake, our son-in-law who is a whiz with anything that has an engine will be able to overhaul the old mower we shared with Noelle and Roger for many years.

Rebekah has been hard at work in the backyard getting it ready for the birthday bash for her dad. She works so hard in the evenings and weekends to get everything in shape and has put in two garden beds. She had lots of goodies growing there, including her favorite, potatoes. Potatoes have to be moved every year so she was happy to get a larger garden bed to plant them in. She has done a nice job and I will get some photos once it is completed.


love is...always has the right answers and words to share. I don't like the days my sweetheart has to head back to work. This week will be a short week and he will have an extra day off. It is a good blessing.


A good reminder from a wonderful person, Audrey Hepburn. We recently watched the most romantic movie with her and Gary Cooper. We are stuck on the old movies. It was such a beautiful movie. Nothing like it today. These words fit in to the Sparks that Annie use to share with us before she left blogging. Lots of people keep it going. 


Blue Monday Memories. Always thinking about Sally, who use to blog each Monday and share some of the best blues. She looked everywhere to find blue to share with us. This pretty little house/cottage has the sweetest blue shutters and a door too. Such a pretty place.



Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Tuesday4 Happy Tuesday Maxine Cracks Me up

 Tuesday4




Tuesday 4 is here once again. 

I was thinking about wild life that is all around us.  Summer brings us out of the house and we spend more time outdoors, weather permitting,  and have an opportunity to see animals and birds that live around us.

1. Do you see many animals where you live? Is your answer a good or bad thing? Yes, Hawks, Bunnies, Foxes, Coyotes, Geese.  Foxes are cute and playful but most of these are predators to small animals. The wild bunnies are just very annoying. 

2. What kind of animals and birds are around your area? Lots of domestic cats and dogs. Sparrows, Mourning doves. Robins and Squirrels. I wish I knew more names of the beautiful birds. Woodpeckers and Owls.

3. What kind of animals and birds could you do without and what kind would you love to see more  often? The wild bunnies and hawks could live elsewhere. where no small house pets live. 

4. Do you feed wild birds or animals ? No, a squirrel who got into a pumpkin at Halloween our daughter left on the patio. He made such a mess and when I tried to confront him, boy did he get mad and threw pulp and seeds at me and ran away quickly. After that he would root through the open trash cans we keep for patio parties. What a little terror.

Happy Tuesday


A blue door on a pink house. I love these colors together. I always wish I could peek inside even on these Pinterest finds. So happy and calm. Peaceful and quiet. As I get older I love all those things. But I still enjoy wild and crazy grand boys and girls too.


Ugh.....Maxine you hit this nail on the head! Nothing worse than mindless yammering over the latest greatest drugs all with more side affects than you'd need in a lifetime!  Most of the commercials today are mindless and plain annoying.


Monday, June 17, 2024

Aw.... Mondays and love is...

 Aw....Mondays



Wise words from a very talented author, to remind myself and others how powerful words are and how we can help others in the simplest ways. 


We've had plenty of sunshine lately. Temps in the 90's. It seems many states are having heat waves too. Stay cool and hydrated. love is.... is always so sweet for me.


Thinking of Sally DiStefano who hosted Blue Mondays for many years. Missing her always and I keep hunting for blues, especially in sweet cottages. Would you rather have a cottage or a tiny house? A cottage for me! Those tiny houses rarely have a sleeping space that does not require you climbing a ladder. No, not today thank you. I will take this pale blue cottage and the accompanying blue water on a sunny Spring day.


Tuesday, June 11, 2024

HAPPY TUESDAY: BASEBALL BASKETBALL FOOTBALL HOCKEY

HAPPY TUESDAY

 My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys."

— Harmon Killebrew
My Colorado Rockies haven't been playing the best baseball lately. But having been raised my a father who told me to stick with the home teams. So I do....baseball, basketball, football, hockey.

Charlie Blackmon, the most analytical player in the sports, my opinion of course!


Aaron Gordon, my favorite Denver Nugget player. Just a kind soul. Would you say a prayer for him and his family? His older brother passed away in a car accident. Drew left a wife and three children behind.  Makes my heart sad.

This is a tough one, always been a Bronco's fan:
Except never during the Elway era. My love was officially given to Joe Montana. Yeah...saw him play twice at the AF Academy with my folks!  A terrific QB....today we are up in arms with the Bronco's. Unsure who will take the QB helm. Manning was a class act. Grateful he was never injured during his Denver heydays.


Oh the Colorado Av's ... big crush on their handsome coach hahaha! He is so perfect and a perfect gentleman. But old school Joe Sakic. My grandson Colton, as a young boy followed him into the men's room at Casa Bonita and  asked for an autograph. Joe obliged , after he washed his hands of course. 


Today it is Nathan McKinnon! Our grandson Brody has his jersey signed and framed up and he is his favorite player too.  Sports is good for my soul. 
Oh Maxine, you and I have the same pain! But I am blessed with a husband who helps me out with our favorite Amish Cream that he can slather on my hip before bed! I know, it's just so romantic!  hahahaha
Thinking of my favorite Arch Bishop from my long ago Catholic school days....Fulton J Sheen. I will leave you here with a quote from him:
" You must remember to love people and use things, rather than to love things and use people." 
May your week be filled with goodness, love and peace while you go through your days.