The funniest thing

Guess what brought a HUGE smile to my Mom's face today while I was visiting her at the convalescent home? A big push cart with bags and bags of Depends adult diapers on it. She "Wow look at what they have here!"
Cracked me up.

Fun times

A few weeks ago, my Mom signed me up to sell at her senior centers holiday craft fair. I made some things to sell and it was fun. It was fun for us to sit there together.
Below my daughter is laying out the necklaces. The young girl next to her in the blue came back throughout the day. She was selling jewelry she made herself.

My Aunt came up to visit from California and we had a great time with her, her son and my Uncle and his wife.
Below my Mom is telling a story...Mom's in the pink.

Mom's in a convalescent home tonight after a visit to the hospital last night. She has pre-leukemia...her bone marrow isn't making mature red blood cells. now her white cell count has dropped real low as well and her platelet count has been dropping by the thousands weekly. She's not doing so well, but she's still in a happy, good mood. Gotta love that about Mom.
She told me that the bed at the place she's in is real comfortable and she has a phone next to her bed, so she's good to go!
Well, have a great weekend one and all.

T is for

Thinking

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Anne Frank

Think
Twins
Tired
Two Times
Terrible Twos
Took
Terrific Teenagers
I think that I am thinking too much lately about the past.
Two years ago I was pregnant with twins...another T word...and I miscarried them. I think if they were here I'd be an old tired Mom, but I'd be having two times the fun. They'd have been coming up to their terrible two's.
Well, I am no longer able to have babies, a surgery took that away, so I will just have to think of what it might have been like to have the two I lost and enjoy the two terrific teenagers I have and love more than words can say.
So today, think about all that you have around you and be oh so happy.
Thanks for visiting.

Pay it Forward

I saw this on Sophie's blog and I want to do it. I find that it is a wonderful idea. Here goes:

PAY IT FORWARD : handcrafted gifts :) I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this Pay it forward exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. So basically, if you comment, I’ll send you something crafty that I’ll make! Once you sign up, copy and paste the above paragraph on your blog, and three other lucky people will be recipients of your handmade work.

Anyone interested?

S is for ...

SNOW
on the pond This picture is from November 2006.
We had so much snow last November and December.
The pond iced over enough to walk on it! Yikes!
We had some snow yesterday and expect some tomorrow night.
Snow...pretty to look at...not fun to drive in.
Have a great Wednesday.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here's hoping that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving today. I am making Turkey, Ham, potatoes, yams, cinnamon rolls, corn, brussel sprouts, rolls, stuffing, gravy and all that other stuff, so I'd better get started!
Enjoy your day!

Wednesday's R is for...

Reflections
on the pond(Scratch has his eye on a buck coming his way on the left)
The trees reflect beautifully on the water

The picture below is upside down.
Those trees are the reflection the post should be in the bottom right hand corner.
Reflections on a beautiful Autumn day.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Wednesdays

This seems to have become the Wednesday posting blog. Well, I am going to start regular posting once more.
I try not to post when life is stressful or full of woe and although I've had a lot going on and on my mind, I'm surprisingly not depressed. Isn't that good?
My mother has leukemia and after a trip to hospital and a stay in a convalescent home, she's good as well. Treatments aren't working as we had hoped, but it's only been three weeks. She gets a weekly shot at the oncologists and she's had three blood transfusions at the hospital, but no progress. Next step is chemotherapy. Time will tell.
The daughter has her daily struggles with OCD and she's a happy camper! I am so thrilled with that.
My husband has serious health problems...MS...bone loss...well, I will stop there.
Anyway, I need to create and enjoy myself, so I'll be back tomorrow...first we're off to the store.
Later taters.

Q is for

Q...worth ten points.Quaking Ducks
Crazy Quilts
Porcupine Quills
Quirky Quotes
Quiet blog pages with songs turned off :)
and
Quitting while I'm ahead!
Happy Q week to all!

P is for...

PONDHere are my boys out for a row on our pond...yes, it's in our backyard.
Cool isn't it.
It's full of life...ducks, frogs, fish, geese, heron and many birds. Brandts, eagles, crows...you name it. The property used to be a bird sanctuary and it still is in a way.
The boys were pollywog hunting. Don't worry, they put everything they caught back.
Top pick is the north side of the island/pond and bottom is south.
The pics are a little old. I would have taken new pics, but I forgot that this was Wednesday.

Happy boating!