With God as my witness
I just had to get this post up. The weather is absolutely beautius for Halloween in Chicago. Looking back on past Halloween’s, in my bank full of absolutely wonderful memories.
Thank you to all of you who made our lives so rich. Enjoy
If you focus on your problems, soon you will forget the goal…
If you focus on the goal, soon you will forget your problem !!!!
Happy Wednesday
Maybe it’s the fall, or maybe I just decided to start writing. Anything, just start telling your stories. Just share your day, your life. It’s really interesting and funny and sad. Many emotions tangled all together.
I’ll start by introducing myself. I’m Scarlett, a homemaker, mother (love all my babies ), wife, blogger and I love life & family. I love to blog, organize, plan, arcrchive (i.e. save publication, Newspaper’s, People Magazine. Interesting stuff that you look back on and remember.
I have been with my most favorite person in the whole world since 1976, when I was only 16 years old. The very first time I laid eyes on him I said, “That’s the guy I’m going to marry !!!” and I did. We have 5 children, and 9 grand babies…
This is our song…
We’ve met in 1976, our first date was a Milwaukee Brewer’s game against the White Sox…My oldest sister introduced us. It was love at first site. He was gorgeous and still is.
I hope you’ll follow along as I tell my stories. Like I said up above, it’s the story of an amazing journey of love and loss. Strength and the Grace of God.
Today I’m going to start my cook book, b/c I love to write and I love to cook. It’s a dessert that’s easy to make and delicious on a warm September day…I hope you’ll follow along, and I hope I can get it all down on my blog…Blessings, to all my blogger friends.
Happy Labor Day, Summer’s over Mr. Nightlinger 😉 That is what me and the husband always say at the end of the summer, don’t know why … Jumping back on with a song. I’m a day late with the the SLS prompt come from Mr. Jim, and he says to find a song that has to do with philosophy…As always, I refer back to Mr. Harry Chapin. He is one of our favs and he can always tell a good story …
The song I am choosing for today’s SLS is, “A Better Place to Be.”
Enjoy these last day’s of summer and remember anywhere’s a better place to be 😉 …
Sorry I forgot the lyrics…
A Better Place to Be
It was an early morning barroom and the place just opened up
And the little man come in so fast and started at his cups
And the broad who served the whisky
She was a big old friendly girl
And she tried to fight her empty nights by smilin’ at the world
And she said, “Hey Bub, it’s been awhile since you been around
Where the hell you been hidin’, and why you look so down?”
But the little man just sat there like he’d never heard a sound
[Pre-Chorus]
The waitress, she gave out with a cough
And acting not the least put off
She spoke once again
[Chorus]
She said, “I don’t wanna bother you
Consider it’s understood
I know I’m not no beauty queen
But I sure can listen good”
[Post-Chorus]
And the little man took his drink in his hand
And he raised it to his lips
He took a couple of sips
And he told the waitress this story
[Part II]
[Verse 2]
I am the midnight watchman down at Miller’s Tool and Die
And I watch the metal rusting and I watch the time go by
A week ago at the diner I stopped to get a bite
And this here lovely lady, she sat two seats from my right
And Lord, Lord, Lord she was alright
[Verse 3]
Oh, she was so damn beautiful that she’d warm a winter frost
But she was long past lonely, and well nigh on to lost
Now I’m not much of a mover or a pick-’em-up easy guy
But I decided to glide on over and give her one good try
And Lord, Lord, Lord she was worth a try
[Verse 4]
Tongued-tied like a schoolboy, I stammered out some words
But it did not really matter much, ’cause I don’t think she heard
She just looked clear on through me to a space back in my head
And it shamed me into silence as quietly she said
[Chorus]
“If you want me to come with you
Then that’s all right with me
‘Cause I know I’m goin’ nowhere
And anywhere’s a better place to be”
[Post-Chorus]
“Anywhere’s a better place to be”
[Verse 5]
I drove her to my boarding house, and I took her up to my room
And I went to turn on the only light to brighten up the gloom
But she said, “Please leave the light off
Oh, I don’t mind the dark”
And as her clothes all tumbled ’round her
I could hear my heart
[Verse 6]
The moonlight shone upon her as she lay back in my bed
It was the kind of scene I only had imagined in my head
I just could not believe it, to think that she was real
And as I tried to tell her, she said “Shhh.. I know just how you feel”
[Chorus]
“And if you want to come here with me
Then that’s all right with me
‘Cause I’ve been oh, so lonely
Lovin’ someone is a better way to be”
[Post-Chorus]
“Anywhere’s a better place to be”
[Verse 7]
The mornin’ come so swiftly, but I held her in my arms
But she slept like a baby, snug and safe from harm
I did not want to share her with the world or break the mood
So before she woke I went out and brought us both some food
[Segue]
I come back with my paper bag
To find that she was gone
She’d left a six-word letter
Saying, “It’s time that I moved on”
[Part III]
[Verse 8]
The waitress took her bar rag and she wiped it across her eyes
And as she spoke her voice came out as something like a sigh
She said, “I wish that I was beautiful
Or that you were halfway blind
And I wish I weren’t so doggone fat
I wish that you were mine
And I wish that you’d come with me when I leave for home
For we both know all about loneliness and livin’ all alone”
[Pre-Chorus]
And the little man
Looked at the empty glass in his hand
And he smiled a crooked grin
He said, “I guess I’m outta gin
And I know we both have been so lonely”
[Chorus]
“And if you want me to come with you
Then that’s all right with me
‘Cause I know I’m goin’ nowhere
And anywhere’s a better place to be”
It has been a beautius Labor Day weekend…So loving the start of Fall, my fav season of all…
We get the greatest sunsets out here is the country !!!!
One last bit of history…We went to church on Saturday. It was the 35th anniversary of the Plainfield Tornado F5…I remember it well. I lived in Naperville at the time and me and our Matthew watched it from a distance. It was a big ugly storm and the siren’s went off. The husband was working in Chicago and called to see if we were okay. Not sure why, but then he told me about the tornado and didn’t realize it was so close.
The Church we attended last night was the same church that took a direct hit and 3 people were killed along with 26 others from the surrounding areas…It was bad, we never forget those kind of things…Here’s a few pics of the memorial site…
So I’m finally getting this posted today…Enjoy the rest of this 3 day weekend…Blessing on your week, Blessings on this new season of Fall…
I’ll start out with some music as it is SLS but I can’t find the prompt as it’s been awhile. I’m going to use one of my fav’s which come from what seems like a million years ago. Our youngest Connor (I call him Connie) who was a dancer now retired, married to a retired ballerina, Melissa (I call her Missy) and have 2 grand babies. He once danced to this song and I just fell in love with it. It’s performed by, The Killer’s …
I think I’ll just throw up one of the Husband’s (the artist’s) painting…I was looking for his white tiger but couldn’t find it.
Too hot to go out and play so I’m just staying in and I thought I would put up a post. Summer has been so busy as of late that I really have not had much time to post.
Here are a couple of pics of them when they were dancing together…
I’ve forgotten just how adorb they both are with such a beautiful family…Grandmama & Grandpapa love you to the moon !!!! Yes that is me when I was PG with him…Just thought I’d put that up for some laugh’s !!!
Okay a couple more…and then I’ll move on to the other dancer in the family.
One more 🙂 …
These pics you just knew they would end up together !!! So much love !!!
I can’t leave out my other dancer’s who are yes, married and have grand baby # 9 !!!! Unfortunately I don’t have any pics of Hannah dancing as she retired before I met her b/c of an injury, but I still have plenty of great pics !!!
I can’t ever pass up a reason to post this video again !!! This was my Dancing moment that I’ve truly lived for. Matthew know’s and he made it happen !!! It was the most amazing dance ever. I’ll never forget it as long as I live…
They gave us our 9th grand baby this past December…He’s so sweet and we just love him to the moon !!!!
It’s going to get busier, in a fun way !!! Going to Vegas !!!! Y A Y one of my favorite places to go. Can’t hardly wait and the heat doesn’t bother me at all. I’m either gambling, hanging at the spa or pool or shopping. That heat is what I call Hell Heat !!! But I don’t care. No worries I’ll be posting when we go !!!!
Was playing with my, “Common Place” Book. That’s where I write down everything that I love and matters to me and my life. It’s like a book full of a lot of insipiration for me. I just love it !!!
Happiness is….
Being around the people who matter
They honor your successes
and share in your losses
Laughter is common and
Fears are accepted
Love fills the room when
You are together
February 7, 2015
Well this turned into quite the post !!! Hope you enjoyed it. I better get up and walk around. Happy Week to all !!!
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 😉 …
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 ..
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 !!!!
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
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.
I heard in the car, this morning….
When I managed to turn around to see my child, it made
me go back to the past, with just one sentence…
She was no longer within my reach.
I travelled far….
When did time go by and make us adults full of boring priorities??
We fight every day, for something we’re not even sure we really want…
When in fact grandma’s house, is what everyone needs to be happy.
Grandma’s house, is where the hands of the clock take a vacation with us and the minutes unhurriedly, go by.
Grandma’s house is where a simple pasta and homemade bread seem to have different flavors, delicious...
Grandma’s house is where an innocent afternoon, can last for an eternity of games and fantasies.
Grandma’s house is where the cupboards hide old clothes and mysterious tools.
Grandma’s house is where the closed boxes become chests of secret treasures, ready to be unveiled.
Grandma’s house is where toys rarely come ready, they are invented on the spot.
Grandma’s house, is where everything is mysteriously possible, magic happens without worries..
Grandma’s house is where we find the REMAINS OF OUR PARENTS’ CHILDHOOD AND THE BEGINNING OF OUR LIVES.
Grandma’s house on the inside, is the address of our deepest affection, where EVERYTHING IS ALLOWED.
That luxury no longer belongs to me – unfortunately – it will live with me only in memories.
Even so, if I could place an order now…any order of all orders in the world, I would order the same thing…
“CAN I SLEEP AT GRANDMA’S TONIGHT ???”
This was the 1st picture of all the grandkids and the featured picture was the last one. Although a couple more cousins still were not in that one. Irish/Italian Catholic Family …. Love to all the cousin’s. I was the one next to my sister in the green dress. My other two sister’s were in back of us. Grandmama would be proud 😉 ….
It worries me that I think there is going to be an entire generation that will not have a relationship w/their Grandmama…Those children will be the loser’s of that. My grandmama made a huge impact in my life. She didn’t live close to us but I spent the summer’s with her and my cousins. Those memories I will cherish in my heart forever.
I am so thankful for my Grandmama Fannie…I look forward to seeing her again someday. I was blessed with her in my life and all the time spent up on that magical farm in Wisconsin …
