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May 17, 2025

Happy Saturday…

Started off the weekend with a great nights sleep, OMG !!! Always so grateful for that. Last night experienced some weather that I have never been in before. It was sooo cool. When we were driving home from dinner, my weather alarm went off which I wasn’t expecting at all. We live out in countryside, sort of. It has been very dry as of late and the farmer’s were out plowing up the fields to get them ready for planting. W/O warning the wind started blowing and the Clouds of dust just came out of nowhere !!! I got some really cool pics…Check it out.

Here’s a little bit of music to enjoy the dust storm 😉 …

I love the cross/Backyard Field across the street

It was a site, but I really enjoyed the cross from the sun…Never have I seen that before. I felt very blessed to experience that…

Then this morning we got all the planting done before Memorial Day !!! Woot, Woot, Woot. Really happy about that.

That is a huge check off on our to do list!!! Now just getting ready for a road trip to see the new grand baby #9 Mr. Oliver out in Virginia and we will stop out to make sure the Atlantic Ocean is still there !!!!

Stay tuned b/c I have the Artist working again so I’m hoping for a Monday’s Masterpiece soon !!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend…Thats’s all for now. Love Y’all and Blessings ..

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Writer’s Workshop…

I’ve decided to jump on today for no other reason than I’m bored. First of all, being bored is an okay thing to be !!! Whenever the kids would come by and say, “I’m bored,” I always replied with, “That’s not a bad thing at all.”

It really is a good thing, that means nothing crazy is happening either !!! Trust me, I’d rather be bored than experiencing crazy !!! In my life I have experienced so much crazy, that I’ll take bored any time…

Let’s see my life when crazy happened it was things like car accident/traumantic brain injury/hospitalization 2 months then physical therapy to walk and talk again (20 years old)…

Being hospitalized in my 8th month and losing our Sean Patrick to a neurotube defect. That was crazy for about 6 days in the Labor & Delivery Floor at the hospital for everything to transpire. Then there was the aftermath of moving on from that with our life. Confronted w/the questions of how will I ever move on to grow our family. I was only 24 years old when that happened. I definitely prayed a lot about that. I finally got to the point where I just gave it to God and we ended up with 3 more babies…Thank you God for guiding me through that very sad time. We are blessed with 9 grandchildren!!!!

One of the latest crazy’s was when I fell and broke my arm, OMG the day before Christmas. Then it was how do I do A N Y T H I N G w/only one arm. Trust me, boring is sooooo much better !!!!!

When you’re bored, take a nap. Listen to music, call your mom if you lucky enough to still have her. Take a walk, bake a cake. So much to do with boredom. It’s really like a little gift of free time. Just give boredom another name. It’s really all in how you look at 🙂 … Give boring a chance.

Here’s another fun thing to do, watch some really great YouTube videos that remind you of greatness gone past. Here’s one I think you’ll like. Two of the best lines from this musical are, the first one “Forgive me all my trespasses, and take me to your glory,” and the next one is “To love another person, is to see the face of God !!!” This musical should be seen by everyone at some point in life.

Getting ready to batten down the hatches, the tornadoes and storms are a brewing. I even think Reed Timmer might be hanging around. If you don’t know who that is google him. He’s my guy 😉 !!!

https://www.facebook.com/reedtimmer2.0

Nothing gonna be boring tonight w/these storms !!!! Hang on, I think they put out a, “Small People’s Warning 😉 !!!” Below was another time it wasn’t boring for me at all, when the tornado decided my street would be a good place to touch down. It was Sunday Father’s Day, a few years ago !!!!

So trust me when I say Boredom is an okay thing !!!!

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

Happy Mother’s Day Weekend…

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s out there !!! Started mine early !!! It was a beautius Friday so why not. I enjoyed a wonderful lunch w/two of my favorite peeps :). The husband and my one and only daughter who I absolutely love, love, love to the moon.

The weather was spectacular, sunny and warm. We had lunch Downtown Naperville at Ramsey’s Kitchen. We both enjoyed the Lobster Roll. The husband came along which we always enjoy b/c then he picks up the tab and we can save our money for more important things like the Lush Store or Sephora 😉 !!!

We exchanged Mother’s Day gifts. We actually share a brain, no really we do. Sometimes it’s a little scary…Anyhoo, she got me a beautiful new charm for my Pandora Bracelet

Now it will be just a relaxing weekend w/the husband and hopefully the weather will stay beautius !!!

Being a mom has always been an honor and a privilege to me and I never forget how lucky I’ve been to be blessed w/such a beautiful family. The husband, 5 children, 9 grandbabies, and our Rosie. Oh the husband bought us a beautiful new home a couple of years ago and he still works so hard for our family. Thank you to all for choosing me as your mom and I’ll love you to the moon forever !!! Enjoy your weekend an your people…Here’s a few of my pics.

I hope you’ve enjoyed our journey so far…So much fun and remember, “Family is not everything, it’s the only thing…” We are so blessed and we love you all !!!

I’m going to end this post with a note to my mom…”We lost you 2 years ago, yet I’ve talked to you everyday. I take you with me everywhere I go. You were the best mom ever and I hope I have made you proud … I’ll love you forever and I look forward to being with you again. One last thing, wasn’t that great, an American Pope. I know you are just so happy about that and I’m sure you love his name. I’ll never forget you mom. You were the absolute best…Blessings.”

Thank you mom for your gift of Music that has carried me through so much…This one’s for you.

You were so beautiful !!! I love you mom, Happy Heavenly Mother’s Day

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

AtoZ Blogging Challenge…’H’

Happy Monday today/tonight (it’s still Monday) I’m going to try to get caught up with the AtoZ Blogging Challenge. Was going to this weekend but it got away from me. Was a successful weekend though and got a lot done.

I’m going to start with the letter “H” for the post…I’m writing about things that have meaning to me. Dorothy said it best, “There’s no place like home.”

They are not too fancy, but when it comes to shoes I prefer comfortable over fashion 🙂 … I know they are nothing like Dorothy’s in the Wizard of Oz, but I think you see where I’m going with this blog post.

There really is no place like home. We built our first forever home about a year or so ago. I love my home. It is comfortable, it is my safe haven. I don’t think I ever want to move again. Below are the pictures of the homestead getting built. Enjoy the progress !!!

Just a Quick Look at our Palace and it truly is. There’s no Place like Home…We are truly blessed.

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

AtoZ Letter ‘F’

I figured out what I was going to do with this Letter

This really is a great one for my b/c I have just the most amazing family of all time. I know, I’m probably just not too objective about this but I really do 😉 . They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well you can be the judge…

Romeo & Juliet …Connor & Melissa …

This is a video of our youngest. He was a ballet dancer and this was him as Romeo and he danced with what turned out to be his real life Juliet ♥️♥️… They are now married and have the most beautius little babies…

Next (and not in any particular order) is our only daughter the nurse and our beautiful granddaughters !!!!

Finally last but not least, there is Matthew & Hannah. They just had our #9th grand baby in December…

Those two met on the Ballet too. They are retired now and busy in their new roles as mom & dad to Mr. Oliver…

We are a family of artist’s…Each and everyone is just beyond talented…It was more of a challenge for the daughter, but that’s just how it is for girls. Every girl wants to be the prima ballerina and the guys have it I wouldn’t say easier. It’s just a different competition thing. Any way you look at it Ballet Dancing on a company is an extremely hard life. I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to watch them all dance on a huge stage. The boys were on Joffrey in Chicago, Milwaukee Ballet, and then they both went out East and danced with Richmond Ballet.

We all use to do the community musical’s in the summer which was so much fun. We did Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat & Les Miserables…There were other’s too, I just don’t remember the names. Theater taught them so much about life, work, being the star and not being the star. It was a hard road, but it was very cool !!! Seeing your kids up on that stage…

I saved the best for last…This was at Matthew’s & Hannah’s Wedding. I always would tell Matthew that when I died, I knew I went to heaven if Patrick Swayze was there and I was dancing that song with him. The night before his wedding I asked him what was the song we were going to do the mom & son dance to. He said it was something I’d never heard of so I went on line and watched it so I would have some idea of how to dance to it. Below just gives me another chance to post this video, an incredible memory that I will never, ever forget. Thank you Matthew and Hannah for giving me that. I still smile when I watch it…

Family is not everything it’s the only thing. I love you guys !!! Thank you for picking me as your mom…

April 3, 2025

AtoZ Challenge “B”

Hello Wednesday AtoZ Blogger’s… Stormy day in the Midwest, looking out for Tornados and crazy weather so I’m a bit tardy w/my post today.

My post for today is about a (B)book that I started to write and my Artist Husband illustrating. He’s the artist and gave me the inspiration to write this story. This too is a work in progress. Below is just an excerpt from what I have so far.

“I need to get out of this place. Winter is coming and this truck will not keep me warm and fed when it does. There will be snow and no food at all. I will freeze and starve to death. I have to get to the city. Tall buildings with garbage cans full of leftover food. People everywhere and other mice. But you need to think of the rats too. You’ll stay away them.

I need to focus on finding a home. Somewhere that will keep me warm and fed thru the winter. I need to get to the city with buildings and basements.

There was a problem, the rats. I’ve had problems with them before. I was a small mouse. Whenever I had to deal with them they would steal my food. Rifle through my belongings. I didn’t have much. Most of what I did have fit into my bandana what I carried on my back.

I can’t think about them now, I’ll think about that later. First I need to get to the city, but how ?? Winston grew tired and drifted off to sleep.“

That’s all for the story today. There’s more but I think I’ll post more on Winston and his adventures in the coming days. We’ll see what the next letter, “C” brings. Stay safe out there with the crazy spring storms. Blessings, AtoZ Blogger’s. Hope you enjoyed my post for the letter, “B” today…

March 23, 2025

Good Afternoon, Song Lyric Sunday…

Cold and gray, windy Sunday afternoon. Staying in and just going to play with my blog, and my journal’s…Getting ready for AtoZ, it’s almost here.

The prompt today coming from Mr. Jim/Weather Conditions, which is probably one of my favorite things of all except for maybe journaling, blogging and writing.

Such a great prompt and the 1st song that came to mind was one of our favorite Musician’s and gone far too soon. Whenever I hear a song from him, I think of the husband. This guy is one of his fav’s. He was a storyteller with his music. We attended a number of his concerts. He was an epic entertainer and truly loved the ocean. Below is a little back history from Kenny Chesney on this song. We both love, love, love the ocean !!!! Definitely our Happy Place 😉

Today my song for SLS is, “Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season”. I think we’ve all storm’s in our life and tried to bargain our way through it 😉 !!! Enjoy

January 26, 2025

Happy Song Lyric Sunday…

It’s January still so all I can say is I wish it were April. I’ll try to play along b/c I do enjoy this prompt…

The prompt today is, “Horns, sirens, whistle, gong, chime, buzzer or bell.” I’m going with G O N G .

The title of my song is, “Bang a Gong.” It’s back from in the day. I couldn’t come up with anything else. I’m trying to get back into the habit of blogging.

Lyrics below..

Well, you’re dirty and sweet
Clad in black, don’t look back and I love you
You’re dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well, you’re slim and you’re weak
You’ve got the teeth of the hydra upon you
You’re dirty, sweet and you’re my girl
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Well, you’re built like a car
You’ve got a hubcap diamond star halo
You’re built like a car, oh yeah
Well, you’re an untamed youth
That’s the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You’re dirty, sweet and you’re my girl
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on (oh)
Well, you’re windy and wild
You’ve got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
You’re windy and wild, oh yeah
Well you’re built like a car
You’ve got a hubcap diamond star halo
You’re dirty, sweet and you’re my girl
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Well, you’re dirty and sweet
Clad in black, don’t look back and I love you
You’re dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well, you dance when you walk
So let’s dance, take a chance, understand me
You’re dirty, sweet and you’re my girl
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on (ow)
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on (ow)
(Get it on)
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on
Get it on, bang a gong, get it on

Okay well have at it…I’m just getting back into this blogging thing. There’s a lot to remember. Hope I’ll be back up to speed by AtoZ…Enjoy what’s left to the weekend 😉 ….

p.s. I love the picture of me and the husband…I know it doesn’t have anything to do with SLS although he did pick out the song !! 😉 …

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving…

Seeing how I canceled yesterday, so happy today is here !!! It worked out well. After canceling yesterday, the husband took me out and we celebrated us and our family w/a great steak dinner at Sullivan’s Steakhouse !!! I think from now on I’m going to cancel days that just bring me down. Thank goodness there aren’t too many of those.

I’m going to add some music along w/this post. I thought this song was appropriate as y’all are retired ballet dancer’s…. 😉 .

I have had a really great year celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary!!!! We went out to North Carolina/Outerbanks and celebrated our family. We are having our 9th grand baby in December !!! W O W. We are so blessed.

My goal for the trip was to get family pics in front of the Ocean, They turned out so great. I will share them with you #frainsthename…(That’s our special codename we use.) Missy came up with that. Don’t you just love it !!! I do 😉 … Enjoy our family pictures…

I love this one…

Here’s the rest of the fam…

A little factoid about the above family…They are all retired professional ballet Dancer’s having met on the company they all once dance for. I love it and all of them. Thank you for all for making this happen. Mom & Dad love y’all to the moon !!!! Happy Thanksgiving #frainsthename …

Same time next year ??? What do you think Y’all ….

November 5, 2024November 5, 2024

It’s Election Day

Just in case anyone may have forgotten what day it is 😉 … I’m going to start out by saying, (so you don’t have to waste your time reading this post) I’m going out to vote for President Trump. Of course I’m going to play this amazing song that he plays at all of his rally’s. It’s remastered with our awesome military who protects our freedom’s at home and abroad…

There are many reason’s I am voting for this man. The main one’s are he loves America and wants the best for this country. He is a strong leader and for God’s sake he took a bullet for us. I’ll save that for another post but we all know who did that I’m pretty sure. They’ve tried to jail him, take all his money away and even tried to take his life. OMG are you freaking kidding me.

Just a quick reminder too. The husband, even amidst all the things that life threw at us, has been preparing us for the day of being on a fixed income. We are not financially set, (i.e. he’s still working) but it’s just us now and we’re doing pretty good. I feel sorry for all who are just trying to live, raise a family, buy a home. If Trump wins, then you’ll be fine. He will get our country back on track. I have no idea if it goes the other way. I just remember the gas lines, hostages in Iran, blah, blah, blah. I’ve had to live through many crappy administrations. It’s called two roads, Easy or Hard. Voting does have consequences people so I hope you make the right choice.

I ask myself, “Why does he want this job???” He doesn’t need power or money or all of the brain damage that this job has. They have been so awful to this man, yet he power’s through all of it b/c he loves America. That’s why he’s getting my vote. G O T R U M P… I just hope that he is the leader God wants to carry on his plan for this once, “Shining City on the Hill. “

This man, this billionaire put on a McDonald’s apron and did the same job I had for my 1st job, a fry cook. He truly is the greatest politician, a loving father and really just the B E S T president I’ve seen in my lifetime…Win or lose, he has definitely made his mark on this Country. I’m voting today b/c it matters. Men have died to protect this freedom so I will not disrespect this country by not exercising this right and freedom. Another song associated with his campaign, which is an American Staple.

I think he’ll win b/c God spared his life for a reason. God always gets the last word. I just hope God’s plan spared him to be president to save this great country. If not, always remember that, “America, the Shining City on the Hill ” is greater and stronger than any person or political party. She is God’s gift to this world. G O T R U M P !!!!

God alway’s get the last word…America is God’s Country no matter what !!!

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