Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Cha..cha..changes....

If you can't beat em....join em!
After about pulling my hair out
trying to figure out how to
fix my header picture,
and coming up with
NOTHING....
I decided to
start
all
over!
Please be patient with me
as I change,
and rechange....
I'm sure,
everything
about
my
blog!
Since that is the
only
choice
I
have!
Thank you,
Lisa
(my only worry is/was losing my posts about my Mom's passing!)

Monday, July 26, 2010

I Have Nothing....

to blog about that is!
I haven't been thrifting or garage saling or anything fun like that!
It's been too hot to do too much outside,or in for that matter (we don't have air conditioning)....my gardens are doing okay!
My home is staying....presentable at best with the older 2 back home now. But working daily, so their "stuff" is everywhere!
Friends of the youngest come and go.....and come and go, you get the picture!
Dog shedding like crazy....should vacuum daily....hair everywhere!
Other then that....I've got nothing!
HELP:
Where'd my background go??
Also, if I change my , template is it?, will I lose
all of my posts? Please advise!!
Thank you

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Yes, Another Special Day....

Amanda is
22

today!

Happy Birthday!!

Monday, July 19, 2010

It's A Special Day....


Hillary is
20
today!!

Happy Birthday!

And Then There Was Light....

Finally!!!
I purchased two boxes of yard lights about
3 or more years ago. Clearanced at Kmart or something.
They have sat in our basement all of this time, until last year
when we were working on our porch and finishing that up.
I got one of the boxes out and assembled all of the
20 lights in that box. Well, back to the basement they went
because the Hubs wasn't in the "mood" to put
them out!


So yesterday I mentioned those same lights and with a
look of.....
well, I don't know what you would call it,
defeat maybe!
The Hubs finally said....Go get them!
So off to the basement I went,
happily!

We laid them out around the far back perimeter of our yard....
The Hubs, just made me that white trellis on Saturday!
The firepit he did last year!

Making sure we had them just so....
to highlight our plants!
Now I need to get that other box out and start
assembling those. Before he changes his mind!
I think it looks lovely!

Monday, July 12, 2010

Another First....

This is my Dad!

and this is the first time he has come to visit me,
without Mom!

I had been after him, since Mom passed, to come up and visit
maybe even stay a night (or two). But he has always come up
with an excuse as to why he couldn't.

I try and call my Dad every few days, to see how he is
and what he's been doing. He seems to be "okay",
but lonely at times, who wouldn't be after losing your
partner of 60 yrs!

So, when I called the other day and asked how he was,
he said fine. Then he said are you going to be Home
Saturday!
I said, no plans as far as I know, (of course).....

Are you coming up???

Yes, I'm thinking about it....
I'd like to take you guys out for dinner.

He calls lunch, dinner!

He asked will the girls be around?
I explain the older 2 will be working,
but, the youngest should be.

Good he said!

Turns out the only one Home....
was Me!

So we went to....
dinner,
just the two of us!


He brought their dog....
Lilly, Mom's baby....
they rescued her a few years ago!
Lilly, still is looking for Mom....
Dad says!


He stayed about 3 1/2 hours,
that's the normal amount of time.
Mom used to get so mad at him, it seemed they would just get here,
after an 1 1/2 hour drive,
and Dad would be ready to go.

Some things never change!

But, he came....

and we talked....

I hope it's not the last time!

But, I'm glad the "first time" is over!

It was hard....

but, it was needed!

I Love You Dad!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

American Idol Live Fans....

So, my hubby and I started out Saturday, as we usually do on the hot summer weekend this time of year. We go to a local Arts Festival and then to an antique mall and we try and grab some lunch in there too. On this day our lunch ended up not happening until somewhere around 3:00 p.m. By the time we decided we were hungry and where we wanted to grab a bite to eat, it was late for lunch, but Oh Well!


We had basically been "dumped" by all three of our wonderful daughter's for
"better options" then to hang with the boring parents....

you know how that is I'm sure!


The youngest went with a friend to a lake for some water fun and later fireworks with her family. The "middle" had to work until close and then was hanging with her friends too. And the oldest, just can't go too long without her main squeeze, so from work to him.


That left us trying to decide what to do!


While eating lunch, hubby said he felt like going somewhere and hearing a band play, but had no clue on this holiday weekend where to go. I said (half jokingly) We should go see the American Idol Live concert tonight! But, I said Mal (our youngest) will be soooo mad at us! And we kind of were chatting about it and how much are tickets and what time does it start, when my cell phone rang and it was DD#2 calling on her lunch break wanting to know what we were doing tonight (actually last night, but stay with me on this).

I said I didn't know and why was she asking? She said, Well, her friend had 2 tickets to American Idol Live GIVEN to her, because the person couldn't go and she couldn't find anyone to go with her (and my daughter was at work...remember). I'm like what???? Here talk to your Dad....because there had to be some catch with this, right, I mean we were JUST talking about
it and now here is a great opportunity to actually go!!


So, we made arraignments to purchase these tickets from her friend

(at a decent....actually GREAT price)

and we were off to the concert.............






In a Suite no less....



To ourselves!!!!!!!!


No one else showed up in this suite....

no one,

just the two of us,

it was GREAT!

So, now let me back up, just a little bit.

We get there and we walk to the arena and there is a group forming

at the back where the buses park for the performers. It appears

they all have their own bus, or at least most do.

So, I go up to take my peek and who comes walking up

to sign autographs but,



~ CASEY JAMES~

Mal's going to be so mad at us!!!!

and let me tell you,

I do not have my zoom on my camera.

I am that close....


poor guys hair was everywhere....


But, he's still a cutie....


This is our view from our box suite seats....
not too bad huh!



It's starting already!


First of the Top 10 out is the

first voted off....

~Didi~




BIG screen picture...


I'm trying to get my camera set right at this point,

gosh, why don't they have a concert setting??





Then out comes

~Andrew Garcia~

Didi had one of these too,
but I didn't have my camera ready....


We were

Straight Up Now Baby

with Andrew....


you remember that great
version he did of Paula Abdul's song right??


He did GREAT!



Okay, now I've got it right with my camera


Isn't this a GREAT picture?
I am sooo proud of myself right now....



BIG screen photo....




She had everyone out of their seats dancing....
including me!!

LOL, I was having fun!


You got it....
~Tim Urban~
Mal's "favorite"....
she's gonna be soooo mad at us!



Wow, my zoom picked him up real well!




BIG screen photo....



Need I say more?
This is my husband's favorite!


We screamed with
~Siobhan~
The girl's got some pipes!


They all had some

crazy, cool

backgrounds!



and some crazy outfits....
for her!



Okay, I forgot I was zoomed in....
~Aaron Kelly~




Great voice....


Big screen photo....







Then they mixed it up a bit with....



~Casey, Tim & Didi~
Sang a song together!




Then the "bottom" six perform together!


Then....


~BIG Mike~


Need I say more!



Big screen photo....




and he is....


BIG!


The man has some vocals,
let me tell you!



and he plays guitar!




~Casey James~


Those are his legs you see....




OMG....


can he play guitar!

AMAZING....


Big screen photo....



and then.....






MY CAMERA DIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


BATTERY EXHAUSTED..........
No,
Crystal Bowersox pictures....
No,
Lee Dewyze pictures....


AND


Mal's gonna be SOOOOO

mad at us!!!!!!




BUT.....


Did we have fun????


YES WE DID!




Happy 4th of July!

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