Darin is celebrating because he became a TEEN AGER this week. He's 13 now - Look out world - Here he comes! Look how big he is next to the Mom and Dad! ( Note, he stood on his tip toes to emphasis the fact)
8/18/2007
7/17/2007
The outside of the house is shaping up nicely!
The new roof is on, the new blue/gray siding is almost finished, and the new porch is up, but needs a few decor items to finish it. LOVING IT!
And, this is what it USED to BE.....
Here's the new porch, still needs a hand rail for the steps, and plant pot stands for the top of the rail. Note the new beautiful pole lamp at the corner, and the great new door we found. There is also gonna be white lattice at the bottom of the porch to the ground.
This is the new garden window for the three or 4 house plants that used to sit on my kitchen window. Its now sitting in the place of the old side kitchen door that was removed from the house.
This is the new screen house, in the back yard, my daughter, Wendy helped put up for me last week with our new picnic table and chairs in it. Sure makes for nice sitting when the sun is setting in the evening on our patio.
And THIS is what we love to hear and see with our garden lights while we sit in the gazebo, my little garden pond with the fairys dancing in it! So calming!!!!
6/14/2007
Update on Matthew
Update on Matthew
As of a week after having his tonsils and adnoids out Matthew can now eat normally again, but still has some problems with drainage in his sinuses. It was very sore and he coughed up lots of drainage and what looked like scabs from his throat for a while, but now is feeling a lot better than before. Still no news from the biopsies that were taken during the operation. Hopefully no news is good news.
As of a week after having his tonsils and adnoids out Matthew can now eat normally again, but still has some problems with drainage in his sinuses. It was very sore and he coughed up lots of drainage and what looked like scabs from his throat for a while, but now is feeling a lot better than before. Still no news from the biopsies that were taken during the operation. Hopefully no news is good news.
5/28/2007
Our Little Guy FINALLY had his tonsils out!
Just to update, our brave little guy, Matthew, finally had his operation to remove his big tonsils and adnoids on Thursday, May 24th. The doctor also did some biopsies and looked at his throat and lungs with a scope, but found nothing else suspicious yet. Still waiting for the results of the biopsies. As of Saturday morning he was still hurting pretty bad and is on antibiotics. He still refuses to eat and even wont drink much either. He has lost at least 50 lbs or more and really looks gaunt. Hope the docs come up with something to help this young man. He's got all of us worried yet.
Happy Memorial Day!
Happy Holiday everyone! We spent some time on Saturday re-scheduling our picnic with the family from at the park to our house early Saturday morning after waking up to thunder showers!
We had the whole car packed and ready to go when the storm blew in. Instead I had the whole family come over my house to eat. Luckily the storm paused for a little while so I could grill the burgers outside instead of having to make them on the stove. The kids all came over and it was nice, but not as nice as at the park.
The Hubby and Me just took it easy today and we grilled two half chickens for dinner and roasted baked potatoes. It was mmmm mmm good! Even the neighbors next door were grilling burgers and dogs at their yard with their son and grandkids. We had our stereo playing a tape of Hank Williams Jr.'s music, and to our surprise, the new neighbor lady and her husband yelled over, that they love his music too! They where standing by the fence listening to the tunes, and singing along! We do the same, every time he sings a lot of his Dad's Oldies but goodies , those songs like Jumbolia, and Kalijia, and Your Cheating Heart! (oops, hope I spelled them right) I remember my Momma jumping and floating to them, and singing her heart out to the same songs while working around the house when I was a kid, very happy memories,.... Memories of days gone by....... Remember all the others , loved ones who have past, and honor them today... I know I have.
We had the whole car packed and ready to go when the storm blew in. Instead I had the whole family come over my house to eat. Luckily the storm paused for a little while so I could grill the burgers outside instead of having to make them on the stove. The kids all came over and it was nice, but not as nice as at the park.
The Hubby and Me just took it easy today and we grilled two half chickens for dinner and roasted baked potatoes. It was mmmm mmm good! Even the neighbors next door were grilling burgers and dogs at their yard with their son and grandkids. We had our stereo playing a tape of Hank Williams Jr.'s music, and to our surprise, the new neighbor lady and her husband yelled over, that they love his music too! They where standing by the fence listening to the tunes, and singing along! We do the same, every time he sings a lot of his Dad's Oldies but goodies , those songs like Jumbolia, and Kalijia, and Your Cheating Heart! (oops, hope I spelled them right) I remember my Momma jumping and floating to them, and singing her heart out to the same songs while working around the house when I was a kid, very happy memories,.... Memories of days gone by....... Remember all the others , loved ones who have past, and honor them today... I know I have.
5/22/2007
VERY Smart KID!
I went to my Grandson, Darin's, award night last night and we were SO Proud of that boy! He managed to be on the honor roll for ALL 4 SEMESTERS this year. (7th grade) He won a Bronze medal of achievment and a certificate for doing so well. GREAT JOB ! We LOVE him bunches!
5/19/2007
WORK CONTINUES....
Well, this is our front door and old little porch. And this is the new frame for the new 5'x14' porch deck that the contractor is framing in for us now.. It will have that new plastic wood decking and two white pillars holding it up. Cant wait to see it finished. (the cement slab porch will be torn down.)
This is where the kitchen wall between the kitchen and dining room was removed. Now the chimney and the furnace is gone and the whole room is opened up! Next comes the new floor and painting, along with new Island counter in the middle and new counter tops and new windows...
This is the new high efficiency furnace installed in the closet in the utility room. Really nice and quiet!
5/13/2007
Sarah in her school Concert
Sarah played a butterfly in a new concert at school. The class wore different bug masks in a story about a bunch of bugs going to a neighborhood park to partake in a left behind picnic basket. It was just great and the story line and songs were so CUTE !
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!
Happy Mother's Day to all! We had a great day Saturday, the whole family and the grandkids joined us at Stoney Creek Metropark for a family picnic. It was a little cool in the morning, but then it turned pretty nice and sunny after about 11 a.m. We brought hamburgers, hot dogs and corn on the cob, and Caroline helped with making our favorite potatoe salad. Grandpa and the boys, Darin and Matthew, kept a bonfire going in one of the parks grills to keep warm, and the girls, Sarah and Amber, got to ride bikes around the picnic grounds. My girls, Caroline and Wendy gave me a big Mother's day kiss! It was a grand day for all.
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Well, this has been a busy month, on May 1st we celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary. It seems sometimes like yesterday, but so many things have filled the time, children and now grandchildren. What an experience it has been. AND now on Monday, May 7th was my 58th Birthday and if it wasn't for the aching bones and muscles, my mind still feels like in my 30's. My kids gave me cards and we did the little picnic to celebrate all of it, including Mother's day. Boy! How time flies when your having fun!........
5/02/2007
Work Has Begun!
This is the orginal house, and now the new 3rd bedroom is starting to be attached....
This is two pics of the half wall between our kitchen and Dining Room. as it was. ( it contained our old furnace) Now its ALL GONE!
The furnace that was enclosed into the kitchen will soon be gone and installed into a closet inside our laundry room. New Windows will be installed later in the old dining room and new pergo floors will come after that!
This is our old closet, and then an existing hallway just behind it with a coat closet and door to outside. The original closet is gone, and the little hallway will be our NEW WALK IN CLOSET! The door to outside will be removed and closed off!
Now the closet is gone- and the hallway will become the closet!
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Next the bathroom will be completely redone with whirlpool tub and new surround, and a new higher toilet set. Pics to follow. The whole house is completely in a turmoil as work begins and I dont know where to put everything, ( out of the contractors way), and theres still a new roof over all and a new front porch to be built yet.... our side kitchen door will dissapear and a new garden window will replace it.
4/21/2007
Hubby is gonna retire early!
Well, this week my husband saw our doctor for the first time in a LONG time! He was sick with some kind of stomach flu for a week or more since Easter. He decided to see if the achy knees and other stuff that have been plaguing him even before he got laid off on 2/2/07 would be enough for him to try to file for dissablility social security. He's been suffering with them, and excessive tiredness for a couple years now, and the time off has not lessened the pain, but actually increased it. He held his own, trying to keep up the medical insurance and extra income to help me since I had my stroke and other illnesses. Now I am on Medicare since November, and I set up a policy with Blue Cross to cover the difference and Social Security set me up with coverage for my prescriptions. Now we have bought a individual policy for him, so he was able to see the doctor for him.
It shows that he has an acute case of emphisyma, as well a high count in his PSA blood count, (meaning he might be will be fighting prostrate cancer ). He's had and EKG, and x-rays of his chest and knees, and is scheduled for further tests on his bladder, kidneys, corotid arteries and his heart. The guy is really getting the treatment now, and he really needs it! Lets hope that it not too late for him to enjoy a little of his retirement time.
I'll let you know later, as we find out more after the tests........
It shows that he has an acute case of emphisyma, as well a high count in his PSA blood count, (meaning he might be will be fighting prostrate cancer ). He's had and EKG, and x-rays of his chest and knees, and is scheduled for further tests on his bladder, kidneys, corotid arteries and his heart. The guy is really getting the treatment now, and he really needs it! Lets hope that it not too late for him to enjoy a little of his retirement time.
I'll let you know later, as we find out more after the tests........
4/18/2007
Follow up on Little Matthew
This is a little follow up on our Matthew as of today. He has lost over 35 lbs in the last month or so. He absolutely wont eat anything exept sometimes soft mashed potatoes and daily eats fudgsicles or chocolate milk. He refuses to eat anything more because he feels like something is choking him and he spits big phlegm balls and complains all the time of his throat hurting him. Hes been on all kinds of antibiotics and the swelling is diminished in his tonsils.
Lets preface this with the original problem, when it began, Matthew had very large infected tonsils that were really hurting him about a month ago. Well, this one day he was eating a hot dog, and it became stuck in his throat! His Dad tried reaching down his throat to try to pull in out and it was lodged too deep to reach, so the Dad tried several times to do the Heimlich Manuver, and finally and with a few slaps on the back and one more Heimlich the hot dog flew out! Matthews face was blue and he was at the point of blacking out when the hot dog finally was removed. The bun or bread that he ate with it did not come out! We are wondering if the bread got lodged in his lungs or caused some damage further down. Lets hope that these tests today find out some answers. This is a 7 year old kid who eats well before, and is built like a college linebacker! He had a great appatite for everything before this happened and it is not like him to not eat anything at all. I know the surgeon that is doing these tests today, and he does do tonsilectomys too, but we dont know if while hes knocked out if he will deside to get it over with too, so I hope he can get all of it fixed and Matt on the road to recovery fast. This is the same doctor that did my surgeries for my blocked corotid artery as well as two operations on my Perotid gland and he is good a great doctor.
Your prayers are wanted and welcomed for this sick little boy. Please join my family in wishing him well! THANK YOU!
This is a later report of today, the hospital had Matthew come back for more tests today, one was a swallowing test, where he had to drink a mixture of Barium and the x-rays would show how well he swallows. Little Matthew did the best he could, and was brave, but he could not swallow enough of the fluid for the test to accurately tell what was wrong. After that, they said that it was an emergency for the other scope to check further down his esophogus, and they sent him to prep for the operating room and get prepared to knock him out for the proceedure. That meant that they had to again put in an IV and get ready for the anastesia. The Nose and throat doctor that had done my surgeries walked in to talk to the parents, and my daughter asked him if it would be possible that when Matthew is knocked out, if he could just do the tonsilectomy at the same time, instead of having the kid go through it again next week. The doctor said "Yes, no problem, of course." Then he asked about my daughter's insurance, and when she told him that she has this one from Medicaid, he changed and yelled that he cant do it! He doesnt work with that insurance! He gruffly strutted out of the pre-op area and refused to do the prodeedure! The hospital was slightly appologetic, and tried to make calls to Children's Hospital, the specialist that was going to be able to see Matthew on April 27th.
The doctor is unavailable until the 25th of this month, but they were able to move the date up to the 25th. For some reason, the insurance will only pay for this work being done at Children's Hospital!!! Children's hospital is many miles away in downtown Detroit, and my daughter has Matthew at a local St. John's hopital in the emergency room. (which the insurance DOES cover) l don't understand how a doctor would refuse to do an emergency proceedure on a kid so sick! I have a mind to write the hospital and make a formal complaint! My brave little grandson had to go home again with no answers to his problems and still not able to eat! More will follow later, after he sees the doctor at Children's Hospital...............................
His Dad and Mom took him to the emergency room yesterday, and later I joined them to have him checked out again. We explained how he wont eat and they did a scan on him and then had an ear, nose and throat doctor come in to see him. The doctor put a little camera into his nose that looked down his throat to the tonsil area, but they still could not see anything that could be causing his discomfort. This is even when the ex-rays showed something suspictious lump of bump in his throat, behind the tongue. Today he is scheduled to be knocked out and a bigger camera will be put down his throat to his stomach and lungs to see if there is any problem down there.
Lets preface this with the original problem, when it began, Matthew had very large infected tonsils that were really hurting him about a month ago. Well, this one day he was eating a hot dog, and it became stuck in his throat! His Dad tried reaching down his throat to try to pull in out and it was lodged too deep to reach, so the Dad tried several times to do the Heimlich Manuver, and finally and with a few slaps on the back and one more Heimlich the hot dog flew out! Matthews face was blue and he was at the point of blacking out when the hot dog finally was removed. The bun or bread that he ate with it did not come out! We are wondering if the bread got lodged in his lungs or caused some damage further down. Lets hope that these tests today find out some answers. This is a 7 year old kid who eats well before, and is built like a college linebacker! He had a great appatite for everything before this happened and it is not like him to not eat anything at all. I know the surgeon that is doing these tests today, and he does do tonsilectomys too, but we dont know if while hes knocked out if he will deside to get it over with too, so I hope he can get all of it fixed and Matt on the road to recovery fast. This is the same doctor that did my surgeries for my blocked corotid artery as well as two operations on my Perotid gland and he is good a great doctor.
Your prayers are wanted and welcomed for this sick little boy. Please join my family in wishing him well! THANK YOU!
This is a later report of today, the hospital had Matthew come back for more tests today, one was a swallowing test, where he had to drink a mixture of Barium and the x-rays would show how well he swallows. Little Matthew did the best he could, and was brave, but he could not swallow enough of the fluid for the test to accurately tell what was wrong. After that, they said that it was an emergency for the other scope to check further down his esophogus, and they sent him to prep for the operating room and get prepared to knock him out for the proceedure. That meant that they had to again put in an IV and get ready for the anastesia. The Nose and throat doctor that had done my surgeries walked in to talk to the parents, and my daughter asked him if it would be possible that when Matthew is knocked out, if he could just do the tonsilectomy at the same time, instead of having the kid go through it again next week. The doctor said "Yes, no problem, of course." Then he asked about my daughter's insurance, and when she told him that she has this one from Medicaid, he changed and yelled that he cant do it! He doesnt work with that insurance! He gruffly strutted out of the pre-op area and refused to do the prodeedure! The hospital was slightly appologetic, and tried to make calls to Children's Hospital, the specialist that was going to be able to see Matthew on April 27th.
The doctor is unavailable until the 25th of this month, but they were able to move the date up to the 25th. For some reason, the insurance will only pay for this work being done at Children's Hospital!!! Children's hospital is many miles away in downtown Detroit, and my daughter has Matthew at a local St. John's hopital in the emergency room. (which the insurance DOES cover) l don't understand how a doctor would refuse to do an emergency proceedure on a kid so sick! I have a mind to write the hospital and make a formal complaint! My brave little grandson had to go home again with no answers to his problems and still not able to eat! More will follow later, after he sees the doctor at Children's Hospital...............................
4/11/2007
A happy Easter! and much more!
Well, I sure hope that everyone had a very Happy Easter! My family and I went out and I treated them all to Country Buffet for an early dinner out. Poor Caroline, she wasn't able to go because they scheduled her to work from 9-5 and my Hubby didn't go either, because for the past 3-4 days he's had a stomach flue symptoms, and couldn't leave the house. He had light food, like a can of tomatoe soup, which was all that his stomach could handle. Ever one else had their fill of whatever they liked, and we all had fun. Little Matthew, still can't eat easily and his dinner just consisted of mashed potatoes and gravy. It was obvious that the little guy has lost at least 30 lbs. and was still not feeling well. He looks like a different kid now! Sure hope the 27th comes fast and he is scheduled fast to get those tonsils out! His parents and I are concerned about him.
Good news! We heard from our contractor, and he says that they will break ground this week for our new bedroom addition, and then soon after, the destuction, and reconstruction of the kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom will begin.
I have taken lots of photos of the house that will change before the construction, and will match that with pics of the new spaces after the construction.
I have bought new appliances for the kitchen, as well as a new round table set with chairs, and a new living room set and tables for the living room, and I bought 2 new beds ( queens) one for my bedroom and one for the new bedroom being made. ( I have a king now, but never had a head and foot board, - Now ill have them) I have to hold the stores up for delivery untill work has progressed enough to get them brought it here. I CAN'T WAIT!
EVERY ONE - THINK SPRING- It seems that winter has not given up the battle, and it does not look like spring here at all! Temps in the 30s are not my idea of spring like weather! And OOOOOOH how I long for some good sunshine!
Good news! We heard from our contractor, and he says that they will break ground this week for our new bedroom addition, and then soon after, the destuction, and reconstruction of the kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom will begin.
I have taken lots of photos of the house that will change before the construction, and will match that with pics of the new spaces after the construction.
I have bought new appliances for the kitchen, as well as a new round table set with chairs, and a new living room set and tables for the living room, and I bought 2 new beds ( queens) one for my bedroom and one for the new bedroom being made. ( I have a king now, but never had a head and foot board, - Now ill have them) I have to hold the stores up for delivery untill work has progressed enough to get them brought it here. I CAN'T WAIT!
EVERY ONE - THINK SPRING- It seems that winter has not given up the battle, and it does not look like spring here at all! Temps in the 30s are not my idea of spring like weather! And OOOOOOH how I long for some good sunshine!
3/18/2007
Matthew needs his tonsils out!
Here's Matthew sitting in the emergency room, on one of many visits to check on his very big, very infected tonsils. He is hurting something real bad. Poor guy! He gets antibiotics to help with the infection, but with the insurance they have, they have to wait till the end of April to see the specialist to arrange having the tonsils taken out. I can't believe how long doctors will allow all this poison to keep on before they finally say that the tonsils need to come out. Let's pray that the time passes fast, and Matthew will be finally taken care of, and on the road to recovery. The boy will not even eat anything too hard to swallow and has lost over 10 lbs. in the past month. He's in my prayers!
3/08/2007
Great things are gonna happen!
Over the past 5 years, my Sister and I have been c0-operating in a lawsuit against 2 different nursing homes for damages they caused to our 96 year old step-mother. One actually allowed both other patients to injur her, but at one point they let her fall or something and actually broke her hip and let her lay for 3 days in pain with bruises before they finally took her to the hospital to repair it. THEN, after she had the operation, we had her transfered to another nursing home, in hopes that she would get better care. The second home broke her foot so bad that it was totally mangled. She developed gangreen, within days, which eventually killed her !
So as a result of these injuries, my sister and I have won a settlement for the portion of the case for the foot injury. The case for the hip injury is still in the works.
My husband and I are having our house worked on from the first settlement. First we are getting a third bedroom built on our home for the purpose of improving the value of the house. Then, we are having a wall removed from between the kitchen and formerly old living room/ our new dining room creating a huge open floor plan with new hardwood flooring throughout and a big island counter where the wall once stood! I am so thrilled to have this work begin! The wall that stands there now contains our old furnace, and thats going to be removed and a new high efficiency one will be installed into a closet inside our laundry room. We are also having the contractor install a new Jacusi tub and new high profile toilet and new floor in our bathroom. When these things are completed this house will be so roomy and more modern than ever before! We are so pleased and excited to have this work begin. I will take before and after pics of this work as it progresses.
So as a result of these injuries, my sister and I have won a settlement for the portion of the case for the foot injury. The case for the hip injury is still in the works.
My husband and I are having our house worked on from the first settlement. First we are getting a third bedroom built on our home for the purpose of improving the value of the house. Then, we are having a wall removed from between the kitchen and formerly old living room/ our new dining room creating a huge open floor plan with new hardwood flooring throughout and a big island counter where the wall once stood! I am so thrilled to have this work begin! The wall that stands there now contains our old furnace, and thats going to be removed and a new high efficiency one will be installed into a closet inside our laundry room. We are also having the contractor install a new Jacusi tub and new high profile toilet and new floor in our bathroom. When these things are completed this house will be so roomy and more modern than ever before! We are so pleased and excited to have this work begin. I will take before and after pics of this work as it progresses.
2/02/2007
a look at the past Christmases
This is one of the pictures of my husband playing Santa for the grandkids, or we called him "Grandpa Clause" when they were little. I was able to clip some pics from old video tape that I copied on my new dvd recorder. Amazing what technology can do. I just love looking at the kids so young, and having a great time!1/10/2007
I wonder.....
Name:
Paul Hogan
Date:
2006-04-15
Message:
Howr's doing,I'm Paul Hogan from Melbourn AustraliaNice talking with you
There's a posting I noticed inside my Guestbook........................... It says he's Paul Hogan from Melbourne, Australia.... Could it the THE Paul Hogan of Crocodile Dundee from movie fame???? Who knows, but I really wonder!
Paul Hogan
Date:
2006-04-15
Message:
Howr's doing,I'm Paul Hogan from Melbourn AustraliaNice talking with you
There's a posting I noticed inside my Guestbook........................... It says he's Paul Hogan from Melbourne, Australia.... Could it the THE Paul Hogan of Crocodile Dundee from movie fame???? Who knows, but I really wonder!
1/09/2007
1/08/2007
Going Back in Time.....
A Blast from the past.... Looking at old super 8 film from approximately 1974 brought back such memories. Here's Caroline with a toothless smile, and Wendy with her chubby baby face.... seems like only yesterday, but it's actually 33 years or so. How time flies!
Wendy ---->
Caroline<---
Even Young Barlow with the kiddies!
A cute one of baby Wendy----->
< Can you believe! The Skinniest I have been in most of my life!
And finally a snap of the kiddies at our first trip to Florida to visit my Dad and Sister just after they moved there.
Ahhhh! To be that young again! Those were the days!
12/30/2006
Hope Your Holidays were as Great as MINE!
Uncle Ed ( can you believe he's 94)
Me an Aunty Sally, my surrogate Mom and friendAfter a HUGE meal and lots of love from my Kids and Grandkids, and my Aunty Sally and Uncle Ed, we settled down for distribution of gifts and a little bit of "Shaking our Tailfeathers" as Amber demonstrated some of her hip hop dancing to her portable music player. We all did a little dancing and watching. We gave out cards with money to all for buying all the wishes that they didnt get from SANTA. Even the kids didnt know what else they wanted as gifts, and it sure saved a lot of wrapping and carting into the family cars.
I hear Sarah and Matthew got a few games they wanted for their game systems, and even got a Gynny pig and tank for each of them. Amber and Darin bought games and music and all is right in their world.
I went out and spent a little on a couple outfits and a new purse and shoes, and am in a hunt for a new Video camera. Come on Sales!
I hope that everyone had a great feast and will be ready to welcome in a bright and beautiful new Year for 2007!
My camera decided to fail me as the batteries died for Christmas Day. So I didnt get to take all the pics i wanted. Wendy took one of me and Aunty Sally and then one of Uncle Ed. Caroline took regular pics of the pics, so I have to wait till they get developed... but a great time was had by all!
Hope yours was the same!
Heres the gynny pigs the kids got.
12/21/2006
I guess I'll follow lthe meme bling too! LoL! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to ALL!
Thanks Momma's corner , AND my Caroline for the meme's! It was fun.
1. What is the worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Im not complaining about anything really, but I did get some ugly clothes from my hubby one year, that got returned ) ( Hubbys dont usually have the same taste as we women)
2. Two weeks before Christmas you win $1 million. You have to spend it all by the end of this year and you cannot buy anything for yourself. How do you celebrate the holidays?
Send as many friends and family the money , Im sure they would use it.
3. Do you have any family traditions? What are they and do you continue the tradition in your own household? -
When My kids were little, they stayed up all Christmas eve, just waiting for Santa to come, so we began with making go to bed, (and try to close their eyes). then when we got all the gifts under the tree, we would slam doors, and stamp out feet like he was making a rukus as he left. Then we'd call the kids to tell them he had come and went. Later as we had Grandkids, my hubby would dress in a fake Santa suit and ask each kid if they were good little kids and SLOWLY give one gift at a time for them to open. They love getting treated to Poppa Claus!
4. What is your favorite smell from this season?
I love the scent of Pine trees and Apple pie spices.
5. Do you regift? (That’s when you get something you hate and give it to someone else on another Christmas later) -
No, not as though i had actually bought it for someone, but i would offer it to someone if they thought they could use it.
6. If you have kids, how hard do you try to preserve the myth of Santa Claus? What do you do to keep the Fat Man “alive?”
I tried hard when the kids were little, and since we didnt have someone to watch the kids while we shopped, they would see us buying stuff they wanted, but we would tell them that these were for cousins and stuff. Later when they were older and knew better, we would find inventive ways to give them money, because they didnt like our choise of clothes and stuff. One year i made a bare tree and wired they money like leaves all over it, another i made a 12 days of christmas mobile and hung the money in evelopes decorated for each day, and finally i filled helium balloons with bills and made a big bouquet of them. They had to pop each balloon without using their hands or a sharp object. It was hilarious! Specially when the balloons would stretch and distort instead of bursting.
7. When do you decorate your house and tree? When do you take everything down? I put it up as soon after Thanksgiving as my daughter can help me. I put a lot less now than I did in years past. I just cant climb ladders and do as much anymore.
8. Do you sing along with the Christmas muzak in the stores? What’s your favorite Christmas song and which is the one that you hate so badly that you go postal and run amok in the aisles of Walmart when you hear it? - Of course i sing to music, "it's beginning to look alot like Christmas" and most of the fun oldies. I dont have any I dislike exept for crazy new age stuff coming out.
Joining in the fun of Christmas!
Time for a Meme. Let’s do one about Yuletide. This one has been bouncing around on various sites so I figured I’d do it:
1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Chocolate all the time.
2.Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Most are wrapped. and then set under the tree.
3.Colored lights or white on tree/house? Some white lights, but plenty of more color the better!
4.Do you hang mistletoe? No,
5.What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? My stuffed cabbage! I look forward to Christmas just because of that!
6.Favorite holiday memory as a child? The year I got a tobaggon for Christmas was great, Nothing else stands out. Later we got so hurt doing down the hills with that sled, that we sold it to a younger family to enjoy.
7.When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I really cant remember the age, but somewhere about 11 the other kids told me.
.Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? When the kids were young it was on Christmas day, then they started staying up late in waiting, so we did the fake santa stomp and jingle, now with the family we do it Christmas day after the big dinner party.
9.How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? After putting it together i string on chasing lights, followed by red garland, then gold and red beads and white bead., then I put on bows and the ornaments that have been gathered thru the years.
10.Snow, love it or dread it? I love to see snow, but hate having to shovel it or drive in it.
11.Do you know how to ice skate? Not very well, was pretty good when i was a child, but now i would not put skates on at all. I dont even have a pair of skates.
12.Do you remember your favorite gift? I have many favorites, but I really love the glass and wood knick nack shelf stand my daughter bought one year.
13.What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? Being with my kids and my grandkids and my elderly Aunt and Uncle.
14.What is your favorite holiday dessert? Cookies and Cakes.
15.What is your favorite holiday tradition? Having the family all together.
16.What tops your tree? A big star with mini lighte.
17.Which do you prefer giving or receiving? I love giving gifts.
18.Favorite Christmas Song? "It's beginning to look alot like Christmas" Here comes Santa Clause
19.Favorite flavor of Candy Canes? peppermint is the best
Happy Holidays to all and Good Tidings for the New Year!
1. What is the worst Christmas gift you ever received?
Im not complaining about anything really, but I did get some ugly clothes from my hubby one year, that got returned ) ( Hubbys dont usually have the same taste as we women)
2. Two weeks before Christmas you win $1 million. You have to spend it all by the end of this year and you cannot buy anything for yourself. How do you celebrate the holidays?
Send as many friends and family the money , Im sure they would use it.
3. Do you have any family traditions? What are they and do you continue the tradition in your own household? -
When My kids were little, they stayed up all Christmas eve, just waiting for Santa to come, so we began with making go to bed, (and try to close their eyes). then when we got all the gifts under the tree, we would slam doors, and stamp out feet like he was making a rukus as he left. Then we'd call the kids to tell them he had come and went. Later as we had Grandkids, my hubby would dress in a fake Santa suit and ask each kid if they were good little kids and SLOWLY give one gift at a time for them to open. They love getting treated to Poppa Claus!
4. What is your favorite smell from this season?
I love the scent of Pine trees and Apple pie spices.
5. Do you regift? (That’s when you get something you hate and give it to someone else on another Christmas later) -
No, not as though i had actually bought it for someone, but i would offer it to someone if they thought they could use it.
6. If you have kids, how hard do you try to preserve the myth of Santa Claus? What do you do to keep the Fat Man “alive?”
I tried hard when the kids were little, and since we didnt have someone to watch the kids while we shopped, they would see us buying stuff they wanted, but we would tell them that these were for cousins and stuff. Later when they were older and knew better, we would find inventive ways to give them money, because they didnt like our choise of clothes and stuff. One year i made a bare tree and wired they money like leaves all over it, another i made a 12 days of christmas mobile and hung the money in evelopes decorated for each day, and finally i filled helium balloons with bills and made a big bouquet of them. They had to pop each balloon without using their hands or a sharp object. It was hilarious! Specially when the balloons would stretch and distort instead of bursting.
7. When do you decorate your house and tree? When do you take everything down? I put it up as soon after Thanksgiving as my daughter can help me. I put a lot less now than I did in years past. I just cant climb ladders and do as much anymore.
8. Do you sing along with the Christmas muzak in the stores? What’s your favorite Christmas song and which is the one that you hate so badly that you go postal and run amok in the aisles of Walmart when you hear it? - Of course i sing to music, "it's beginning to look alot like Christmas" and most of the fun oldies. I dont have any I dislike exept for crazy new age stuff coming out.
Joining in the fun of Christmas!
Time for a Meme. Let’s do one about Yuletide. This one has been bouncing around on various sites so I figured I’d do it:
1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Chocolate all the time.
2.Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Most are wrapped. and then set under the tree.
3.Colored lights or white on tree/house? Some white lights, but plenty of more color the better!
4.Do you hang mistletoe? No,
5.What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? My stuffed cabbage! I look forward to Christmas just because of that!
6.Favorite holiday memory as a child? The year I got a tobaggon for Christmas was great, Nothing else stands out. Later we got so hurt doing down the hills with that sled, that we sold it to a younger family to enjoy.
7.When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I really cant remember the age, but somewhere about 11 the other kids told me.
.Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? When the kids were young it was on Christmas day, then they started staying up late in waiting, so we did the fake santa stomp and jingle, now with the family we do it Christmas day after the big dinner party.
9.How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? After putting it together i string on chasing lights, followed by red garland, then gold and red beads and white bead., then I put on bows and the ornaments that have been gathered thru the years.
10.Snow, love it or dread it? I love to see snow, but hate having to shovel it or drive in it.
11.Do you know how to ice skate? Not very well, was pretty good when i was a child, but now i would not put skates on at all. I dont even have a pair of skates.
12.Do you remember your favorite gift? I have many favorites, but I really love the glass and wood knick nack shelf stand my daughter bought one year.
13.What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? Being with my kids and my grandkids and my elderly Aunt and Uncle.
14.What is your favorite holiday dessert? Cookies and Cakes.
15.What is your favorite holiday tradition? Having the family all together.
16.What tops your tree? A big star with mini lighte.
17.Which do you prefer giving or receiving? I love giving gifts.
18.Favorite Christmas Song? "It's beginning to look alot like Christmas" Here comes Santa Clause
19.Favorite flavor of Candy Canes? peppermint is the best
Happy Holidays to all and Good Tidings for the New Year!
12/15/2006
Sarah in Christmas play
Sarah was chosen from her class to be in a musical christmas play about a Moose who wanted to fly like raindeer with Santa, and how miracles can happen. Some of the kids taunted the Moose to say that it would never happen, but it did. Great show Sarah! (Sarah is in the center with a red sweater and black skirt)12/06/2006
Amber and her class won Silver Medals
Amber and her Hip Hop dance class won Silver Medals for their dance routine at a competition in Lansing. They did a great job! Congratulations Amber! (shes on the left with the white hats)
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