red or blue????

when you're a single gal,

you can quite easily get the

blues

when Valentine's Day

rolls around.

you can feel left out of the

loop completely.

but i've decided that

Valentine's Day

can just as easily be a day of

showing love...

to anyone at all...

kids, parents, friends...

anybody.

so that's what i did!

besides, how could one be blue

when you're blessed with all of this....

first, you gather your supplies...

then you fill our your Valentine's...
(don't forget anybody!)

you sweeten the pot with some goodies

and soak in the fun times while you're making them...

you find yourself a gorgeous date
and maybe take in a movie...

you spend some time with all your friends,

eating, giggling and don't forget the hugs...

you set the scene

for tons of fun...

you tear into it with all you got...

then you twist around,

and twist around,

with all of your might!

you smile as cute as you can...

and pretty soon, before you know it,

your heart is bright red

and bursting with love!

sunday citar....surprise!

"The first step is always to succeed

in becoming surprised,

to notice that there is

something funny going on."

David Gelernter

the RESURRECTION!!!

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?

First, I must PLEAD for forgiveness

to the few, but fantastic followers

I once had before I carelessly

allowed my blog to die!

Second, I must BEG for you to

come back to momma

and show me some love once again!

And finally,

I will PROMISE to faithfully, to the best

of my ability, to create and entertain with my blogging to come. Oh, won't you join me?

WORDFUL wednesday....."you gotta friend in me!"

ok, first let me say.....

"WORDLESS wednesday" is not working for me!

pics are nice, but without the

"story," they lose something.....

so i'm changing it to

"WORDFUL wednesday"....

at least for now....

this is back to the summertime....

my dear friend JENNEY is graciously

hauling around her daughter LILA

(whom we often refer to as "PRINCESS LILA"

due to her disposition, and she's my God-daugher to boot!),

ASHER and her other daughter ALYSSA...

here's some old friends at my high school reunion...

SELENA, (ME), MICHELLE and DEE...

here is one of my dearest friends to date
ROBIN!
(and yes, i'm wearing the same dress....
in fact, i got a ton of use out of this dress this summer,
all in different social circles...you gotta love that!)...

here's her gorgeous daughter
DARCIE, playing with asher
(p.s. he refers to her as his "girlfriend," LOL!)

here's asher and his favorite old friend
WOODY!...

and at his last birthday party we had so many

we consider ourselves beyond blessed...

ALYSSA, LILA, CHUCKIE, ASHER, ALIYAH,

TABITHA, NOAH, ETHAN and DREW!

not me monday!!!.....new haircut!

i had to cut off asher's mohawk

cause i got it very, very crooked

on his last cut...

when we took a look at it,

something came to mind....BUT....

i DID NOT

dress my kid up like a

hari krishna,

give him a tamborine

and take his picture!

sunday citarS.....the ending to a wonderful halloween!

our final day of the holiday,

HALLOWEEN itself was filled with

spectacular fun.....

our annual trip to CROSSROADS VILLAGE,

happened to be on the very day this year....

"I think a lot more people are getting into Halloween

because it's the one time of year adults can be kids."

Craig McDonald

our first stop was to board the train....

this train has been around since 1857!!!

JESSE, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR,

WOODY & HAM are ready to roll!

"As late as 1842 a train was started only when

sufficient traffic was waiting along the road to

warrant the use of the engine."

John Moody

we ALWAYS ride the merry-go-round,

it's been around since 1910!!!

and since they cannot find or make parts

that fit it properly, it goes amazingly fast!

"Lifes just a merry-go-round. Come on up.

You might get a brass ring."

Mae West

then we headed off to a party,

complete with a bounce house!!

"We can make this thing into a party,

instead of a memory."

Will Rogers

and finally a little 'trunk-or-treating' at

our fantastic church....along with our friends

and this adorable little 'lady bug',

who, if you don't recognize her,

is 'baby blue' herself from 'fresh mommy!'

"Celebrate the happiness that friends are

always giving, make every day a holiday

and celebrate just living."

Amanda Bradley

fun-filled friday......halloween is underway!

one of our MANY holiday traditions is

decorating cookies.....

and although asher may occasionally eat a

sugar cookie,

he won't touch one with frosting on it.....

but we do it anyway....

cause he LIVES TO SPRINKLE THEM!!!!

we always have such a great time too!

and the end result is always SCRUMPTOUS!

he'll even jump right in to make some

at a school party....still NOT eating it, of course!

and he's finally embracing the art of crafting!

and at this time of year,

who could resist cutting a few holes in an

old sheet,

just to scare everyone in the house, LOL!