My newest little friends...

So yesterday was a great birthday!
Mom's head scans came back clear for cancer growth but the odd actingness does have a cause there is a good amount of swelling on her brain... Silly girl doesn't she know not to let her brain swell! Well anyway meds adjusted and she will be fine :-)
Then I went to work and the system was down so I was able to get some "other stuff" done that I have wanted to do for a while. THEN I went to Marianne's house and had a lovely dinner. AND although she did give me a present (which is so against all the rules) she did it in just the right way. "Ohhhh by the way that eco-system over on the table is for you" said while she was cooking dinner. No pressure... AND I even happy danced! Then I promptly named them! They are Gemma, Resty, Duffy, and Paul...
They are SO cute and I love them so much... So introducing my newest little friends in their ultra cool home!

The beautiful bride and her wonderful day!

I was so happy my friends okayed me putting pictures of them up on my blog!

So here they are all in their wedding beauty!
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I love these!

It's only words.
You.
Can.
Only.
Type.
One.
Word.

No.
Explanations.

1. Yourself: Happy
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend (spouse): Bowling
3. Your hair: straight
4. Your mother: amazing
5. Your father: sigh
6. Your favorite item: Volvo
7. Your dream last night: Scary
8. Your favorite drink: Water
9. Your dream car: Mini
10. The room you are in: Hobby
11. Your ex: Who
12. Your fear: Fat
13. What you want to be in 10 years? degreed
14. Who you hung out with last night? husband
15. What you're not? confident
16. Muffins: Fattening
17. One of Your Wish List Items: Painting
18. Time: 7:35
19. The last thing you did: Journal
20. What you are wearing: Ugly
21. Your favorite weather: summer
22. Your favorite book: Pony
23. The last thing you ate: Breakfast
24. Your life: goodish
25. Your mood: Hopeful
26. Your best friend: Jim
27. What are you thinking about right now? Wedding
28. Your car: Love
29. What are you doing at the moment? This
30. Your summer: Horses
31. Your relationship status: married
32. What is on your TV? Off
33. What is the weather like? Rain
34. When is the last time you laughed? afternoon

Your turn!

Birds of a feather?

I am sure you remember the 1000 birds and that I swore up and down I would never make birds again? WELL I am making birds again. This time it is for a "Flamingo pink, Aqua blue, and Vanilla ice cream" swap. So I figured I would do a mason jar full of those colored birds, I mean how many birds can it take to fill a mason jar? Well I don't exactly know the answer to that YET... I am at 90 and there is still room for more so I am guessing it is over 100... Hmmm who knew that little birds took up SO little space. Meanwhile the color combination is awesome and I will take a picture before I send it.
And I think I am back addicted to origami. I really need to learn more designs. Birds get old fast.
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh while I was at Marianne's this week I made another cancer tree hat and I started another one. I think it's pretty but I think Marianne thinks it's soft :-)

And lastly since I won't tell anyone my weight and there fore can't be in the weekly weigh ins I will just post here that this week I got in a good amount of workout (the shortest day was half an hour and the longest was an hour and a half) and I worked out every day. Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment at 8:30 and then am going to get my fingers and toes done for Michelle's wedding and after that my eyebrows and hair! Wow I think I will be a whole new person tomorrow night. So my goal is to be up by 6:30 to get an hour ride in before I head out for the day. Wish me well

Have a great weekend and CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE - I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE YOU WALK DOWN THE AISLE ON SUNDAY!

Flowers flowers everywhere

Here's a few pictures
2 of the baby plants I have grown from seed - forget me nots and tomatoes!
And my Lani turned 50 last weekend and gave me her flowers (how sweet) I haven't finished her gift yet though because I am working on making the beads from polymer clay... I'll get there! And of course I can't help but put in a couple pictures of mom. Look at the cute little stuffie she was sent by one of my swapping friends :-)
And Tyler loved (not) being read to on Easter
And I thought you all mike like to see Punkin again

A fun Tuesday night

In case you were wondering what I was doing Tuesday night here it is!


I got home from work and got a phone call from my sister's friend saying that she had two tickets to that night's game did my mom and Abby want to go the tickets would only be $70 total. The week before mom had said no but this week she said yes...
I talked Jim into driving in with me I figured we could just hang out on Yawkey Way and have a great time. Well when we got in the friend (who owns the sausage cart at gate B) had free VALET parking for us and got Jim and I two free standing room only tickets! He also stocked us full of sausages peppers and onions AND hot dogs AND sodas. So in we went! It was the best time EVER! Here are a few pictures from what was a great evening even if Papelpon bombed!

You have to love Varitek


Such a great shot of Schilling (none of Papelbon though)


We had such a good time

A rambling thinking type of post...

AGAIN WITH NO PICTURES!

But peek back tomorrow and you ought to be pleasantly surprised!

So I have two things I wanted to tell you and neither of them is really worth a post but together maybe they will be...

First off I just finished a book called "one shenandoah winter" and it really struck home with me. It was about a woman who was taking care of her uncle who they find out was dying of cancer. All in all the book depressed me BUT there was one paragraph that struck a chord. I am not sure it was a good chord but it was at least one I recognized. It said something to the fact of caring for poppa Joe had sapped Carrie of her anger, that quick wit that had hung with her all of her days was now gone - gone with the caring words and looks and touches she gave poppa Joe as she helped him journey into the end of his days. I FEEL THAT! I don't seem to be angry anymore - no more road rage, no more hurt feelings pretty much none of that. Even the energy that I used to have is gone. I can sit now I don't NEED to be doing something at every minute of the day, rest is something and it is now something I relish. I am still working out but more because I ought to than I want to... I hope that that changes someday!

Secondly a little story about my sister. For the first year that I can remember I am going to give her a birthday present on her birthday. You might wonder if she lives far away but that isn't the case, she lives right in town. It is simply that she is a Jehovah's Witness and she doesn't celebrate birthdays... This year however is a big birthday for her and Kat (an angel on earth) has explained to her that it is important for those of us who love her to bits and pieces to show her on the day we celebrate her life. And for this one year she has agreed! So next month I will be giving a gift and some strawberry shortcake to one of my all time favorite people. One of the very few people who can talk me off the ledge, I am beyond excited - mostly because it's okay with her! Another quick story about my sister she is the only one (other than my mom) who never forgets my birthday NEVER every single year she calls me up and leaves a message on my machine that says she is so glad that I am alive and that God brought me into her family. It makes me smile every year, every year I look forward to that call to me that means birthday! The only year she didn't do that was the year my grandmother died right before my birthday and she was afraid that we both would cry to hard so that year she sent me a plant saying just that!

Ooopsy I have a third thing I want to mention. The other night I ended up having to go out to dinner by myself (long story) and was sat next to a table of young 20 year olds. The young man excused himself to go have a cigarette and when he came back the ladies gave him shit about it. Well his reply kicked me (and probably anyone else with an IQ) in the chest. He said "Oh cigarettes don't really cause cancer, it's like everything else - Eggs cause cancer so you better not eat eggs, microwaves cause cancer so don't eat anything in the microwave, charcoal causes cancer so no barbeques, alcohol causes cancer so you better not drink, and the only thing that doesn't cause cancer is carrots but if we wait a few weeks that will cause it too."

I realize that we live in a time where they are discovering things rapidly but has ANY science or medicine ACTUALLY SAID cigarettes don't cause cancer? Nope not at all... I wanted to grab this man and let him know how much cancer sucks the life out of a family and if he can do anything to ensure that his odds are a little better he ought to do it!

Well I better leave this happy so:

Knock knock

Who's there

Just Wanda

Just Wanda who?

Just Wanda wish you a happy day!