How Quickly Thoughts Change...

I was sitting here trying to type a post for today. I had many trivial little things running through my head. I also  had a lot of ideas touching on the topic of "thanks", the upcoming "holiday", and "family". My quiet thoughts were interrupted by the phone ringing.

It was my mom getting the family prayer chain started. My 18 y/o niece was at "The Club", my sister & her husband's "Title Boxing Club" and injured her previously injured ankle. She's on her way to the hospital, so prayers for Cassidy please!

Love you Cassidy!

Don't Forget!

Daylight savings time ends tomorrow at 2:00 am.
So remember to turn your clocks back one hour. Change the batteries in your smoke alarms & carbon monoxide detectors too!

Missing Once Again

Sorry doesn't exactly cover how horrible I feel leaving my blog so empty, for so long. I wish I had an exciting excuse. I tried that on my January Update post, but I just can't, I can't lie! 

I do have a list of events that happened and that I've missed posting. I'll try to hit the highlights, and not be too boring!

My last post was my Happy Independence Day, the post before that Father's Day! So I really need to hit a few of posts in between those two days!

~O~

June 26 was my "little" sister Mitzi's birthday.

She became a "Mimi" (grandma) this year to Finley Johanna, my adorable great niece. My niece just got some fantastic new pictures of her. Here's one!

Isn't she adorable. Audrey gave her that little leopard. Britainy said she loves it!

~O~

This (the 26th) was also the day that Audrey & I went to stay at my parents to help out for awhile. The next day (the 27th) my mom was having dental surgery. She babysits my niece Janie for Tony & Bridget to work. I was sure she wouldn't feel like doing much of that after dental surgery. Dental surgery isn't fun for anyone much less someone at 72 y/o.

The dental surgery was very hard on my mom. The next week was very rough on her. We (Audrey & I) went back home on the 3rd so we could be home for our annual little 4th of July celebration. The plan was to go back to my mom & dad's on the 5th.

~O~

I have such a wonderful husband. He knows how important family is and doesn't care when Audrey & I go off and stay for long period at my parents. He let's the couple times a day phone conversation keep him close to us.

Making It Through March!

At the beginning of Wednesday's post I posted that I would be catching up on events from the time that I was absent from my blog home. Wednesday was a quick look at January, Thursday was through February!

So here we are on Friday, which means we will be taking a quick look at March in pictures!

At the beginning of March I had to come home to pick-up my new prescriptions for the month, see Rudy and Audrey wanted me to take pictures of each of the animals (because she missed them so much).

Here's those pics:

Oliver,

Patch, 

Penny, and 

Bear!
She was so happy to "see" them!

~♥~

March 7th was Ali's birthday (Granny & Grandpa's dog). 

Here Ali is enjoying his birthday treat...Frosty Paws.

Audrey's BJD' and other dolls she had with her!

Ali sleeping with his tongue hanging out. A very common occurence! 

 Who doesn't love sidewalk art? 

Audrey, Granny, Bridget (Janie mom) & Janie

Audrey & Janie making sure the driveway is pretty too!

All so very pretty, isn't it?

(notice the circled bird dropping :p)

Another muffin tin meal or "fancy food" as Janie calls them! Always fun to do!

Aw Janie lovin' on Granny.... or maybe she has her pinned - lol!

~♥~ 

Granny, Audrey & I made a trip to Goodwill! It was a good day. Audrey found 2 wonderful skirts regularly $4.99. On sale for $1.99 then we got 50% off for over 50 year old! One still had the tags on them at it was originally and $80 skirt!

The housewares was also 50% off plus my 50% for being over 50 yrs old!

This plastic shoe box filled with ribbons (there are a few more under the middle section) was marked $2. With deals of the day I got it for $.50! You can't get the box it's self for that much! 

This plastic ziplock bag filled with napkin rings was marked $6. So I brough home 22 napkin rings for $1.50!

All three of us found some fantastic finds! I didn't get a picture of everthing. Maybe I'll go back and take a picture of each of our "treasures".

 ~♥~

March 17th - St. Patrick's Day

Nothing major really. We hide clue to a "treasure hunt" and the treasure is "gold" chocolate coins!

This year I found foam shamrocks (regular & glitter), I taped the clues to the back and hide them around Mom & Dad's house.

Here's a sample of a clue

Audrey with her first clue!

One of the pair of shoes Audrey found at Goodwill!

 ~♥~

Just Janie!

~♥~ 

Yesterday on the February post, I showed you a picture of a squirrel that had made a hole in Mom & Dad's tree and had a lovely home! I don't know how long the squirrel liked there (probably all winter). 

Well, now in March, we have a bird reusing the house. She seems to be enjoying it too!

(Click on the picture to get a better look)

 ~♥~

More misc. pictures

Janie making powdered sugar "cupcakes"

Now the decorations.

Audrey off to the Newport Aquarium with her Aunt Bridget & Uncle Tony & Janie.
She's excited she has never been before!

A mommy Cardinal on her daily visit.

Look a rainbow!

It's a double rainbow!

See two of them. (The one to the right is very faint)

 Avery watching....

a dvd of Avery at Disneyland (Avery is in the blue Cinderella dress to the left on her daddy's shoulder) 

~♥~

Audrey going to glue suede her bjd! 

Now she has to put him back together again!

She did a great job.

~♥~

 More Birds:

A Common Grackle

A daddy Cardinal on his daily visit!

A red headed woodpecker having a snack!

~♥~

The rest of March's misc pictures:

Janie in her "Avery's birthday hat"!

Playing with her Squinkies!

Upside down girl!

Audrey's bruise, she say's that she NEVER gets bruises!

Thanks for traveling through March with me!