Aw...Mondays and Other Fun

Rose has been under the weather! The poor girl has asthma and has sneezing fits! All was fine until a couple weeks ago, she was getting bloody noses and spewing it everywhere. We took her to the vet and they did a swab to find out if it was just an infection or more serious. Grateful it was an infection and she is finishing her anti-biotic. She is not a fan of them but then literally licks and smacks her lips! She is such a quirky girl. Stop by Sandee's and say Aw...Mondays! Come over and join the fun.

Next you might want to visit Blue Monday and share some blues! I thought you might like this pretty blue and white tea cup. Here is something blue to go with the tea cup too:

I love this google image too. Yummy treats with pretty pinks as well as blues.

This cat and mouse teapot is just so fun and sweet. Love that chubby kitty. Make sure you go to my tea giveaway post and answer the questions in the comments to join the fun until October 31. I will have my hubby pick the winners, three of you, on November 1, which will celebrate my blogaversary. I am not good at linking the post to this post so bare with me. It was written on October 15, 2017.

Love is...always has the right words to say. This is how I love to share sweet treats with my hubby.

Oh Maxine, I agree with you so very much today!

Thinking about all the loved ones I have lost. Saying "lost" is really not right for my sister.  I think I would be better to say, she went to heaven and is sharing in a beautiful new place. My big sister Pat was much too young to be taken but when she did pass away her heart and mind belonged to God. She was more ready then most people included myself.. She had been ill for quite some time and she had a long while to think about eternity and where she would spend it. She was an incredible person, so beautiful as a child here with Josie, the phamily heirloom doll and also as an adult. She has a grand daughter who reminds me of her so much. Racheile is a beautiful young woman and a picture of my sissy.  I really need to get some photos of Racheile to share. My sister reminds me that heaven is near and I need to try to live my life as faithfully as she did.

Although my sister passed away in the month of February 2001 I miss her each and every day. But I would never want to see her come back to this world filled with so much uncertainty and many times for many hopelessness. She made her peace with God and is undoubtedly enjoying the company of other loved ones and Jesus Himself. That alone makes me smile.

Gratitude is so important and sometime I see so many being wasteful with it. Assuming good things just naturally come their way. We all need to be grateful for all the little things because one day we will realize they really were the big things.

A Little Bit of This and That

I'm late to a very important date....Aw...Mondays with Sandee and the furry friends fan club! But here I am. So let me share:

Mr. Kitty, he is a bashful kitty, N O T ! Don't let him fool you. He is into everything like a tiny toddler on steroids! So much energy until he crashes and has to get his beauty sleep.

The Cat's Bible. This kitty has checked his references and he is not finding any information on the benefits of neutering in this guide to a cat's life. Stop by and tell Sandee thank you for hosting an sharing fun with us.

Stop by Jeanne's and share your blue. My blue today just reminds me that being an American is something I am proud of. If I can  figure out how to remove all my photos from social media I am going to close it all down. I already kicked Twitter to the curb. I don't need a twenty four hour reminder of  last week.  I love America. I don't need anyone judging my comments or thinking they are reading my mind. Too many people have too much time on their hands. A real tragedy all the hate filling our society.

I am not a huge fan of technology. Some of it has gotten out of control.I remember these days like the little Love is..character. Ah...none of us perished because we missed a call. If someone needs you they can call again.

I worked with a lady who complained about everything. She always complained she was so broke yet she spent top dollar on a psychic. I think if psychics are so knowledgable why don't think give you the winning lottery numbers or as Maxine says, why don't they know your name? Food for thought.

No other words are needed. Self explanatory.

These are great examples of being grateful. I am grateful everyday that I am alive and able to get up and move about without  being fearful. Little things make me happy and most grateful. Thank you for stopping by. 

MONDAY GRATEFUL DAY

Everyday Jeremy sees this sight as he gets ready to leave his house. Smokey loves riding in the car, Stella just loves being with Smokey and poor little Bandit. he is just tired! These are daycare faces. Waiting to leave their house and come to mine. Stop by Sandee's and say hi and share your favorite Aw...Mondays

This sweet Precious Moments with a little girl dressed in blue and white is called God Loveth A Cheerful Giver. I have been a collector of these little figures since 1983. I had a good friend, Thelma, her dad owned the local Christian Book Store, and she would hold all the new releases for me on layaway. I really loved those days where I could add to my collection and pay a little each few weeks. The price has increased on these figurines quite a bit through the years but I still love them. I have half in a curio cabinet and the other half stored until I can find another curio to share them. Instead of downsizing, I still collect these cuties. They are so important to me and each one has a story behind it. I have about 125 of them. Tell Jeanne you stopped here for Blue Monday too.

We had an ancient piano and the girls loved playing it but when we moved we did not have a good place to put it so we sold it. I sure miss that old piano although I am not musically talented. But I love music! This Love is.... just makes me smile.

At any age, education is a costly experience. I am grateful my kids used student loans to better their lives. I just wish there were better rates to repay it and more people who could afford it. Maxine is just plain silly.

Lots of wonderful people to pray for. So much to be grateful for.

Watching the Denver Broncos play at home against the Houston Texans. I hate all the injuries in this game. Lots of prayers are being said for both teams. Gotta love my Broncos though. I am behind visiting and seem to be disorganized this Monday. Nick left for Kansas yesterday with Louis and they arrived back on campus safely. Can't ask for much more than that. Noelle and Roger touched ground heading home from their Ohio trip to see friends and phamily. Waiting for their ride at the airport. We slept well last night. New mattress, new restful night. It was wonderful. We are grateful for that. Enjoy your week and come back soon.

Grateful Post: Aw...Mondays and A Rainy Day Wednesday and Apple Fritter Bread

Grateful for warmth inside my home. This tree sits in my neighbor's front yard across the street from me. The photo does not do the golden leaves justice. Somedays are dark, dreary and rainy day. Others are hot and sunny just like summer.

Rainy days make me want to bake. Here is the yummy loaf of Apple Fritter Bread. A friend shared this and it is delicious. So warm and filled with Granny Smith apples and brown sugar and cinnamon. A few days ago I had some overly ripe bananas. I have been baking banana bread since I was a teen. All three loaves failed! They did not bake through. I was so sad. I am not sure what happened because the oven bakes fine every time and this was such a fluke.

My Tea Mug Exchange lady Cheryl  sent me a beautiful mug with this verse. I have been  drinking some Mint Lemon Verbena tea with honey and lemon slices in my new cup. It is so good.  I am so happy I joined the tea cup/tea mug exchange.

The very best feline friend I knew was Boots and looked very similar to this fellow. I don't understand superstitions especially for beautiful black cats.

This feline must be a follower of the Trekkies! I love this because it brings a big smile. Now stop by Sandee's and join the Aw...Mondays crowd with your favorite shares.

This cup is sweetness. Perhaps they were having a Alice in Wonderland Tea Party.  I thought maybe Jeanne and the folks at Blue Monday would enjoy this blue.

Do you have a favorite tea cup? A favorite color? I love them all but this blue tea cup and matching teapot is really stunning. Lots of beautiful pieces to add to a collection.

I was thinking of my banana bread fail and this popped up! Leave it to Maxine to add things up!

Love is...fit perfectly today. Tea and honey go together so beautifully. I like to purchase locally produced honey as well as other produce and products.

This is my favorite honey, raw and unfiltered.

I hope you have a wonderful day and great week as well.

Friendship

In November 2014 I was blessed to meet Linda Stubbs before Nick's Championship XC meet which was held in Sterling, Kansas where Linda and her hubby Phil and their daughter Tressa own and operate the Broadway Market. They were new to the business when we first saw their quaint little place. But the rave reviews and their awesome menu makes lots of locals as well as folks passing through S M I L E! Linda is a dear heart, she is one of the first bloggers I met in 2009 when I started blogging. She is a marvelous friend. You will meet her once and love her forever.

I had asked Linda to pray about my awful back pain and she gave me the information on this nifty little device. I ordered it ASAP and it arrived this morning giving me the first relief I have had in two week! My low back pain was nagging at me and after our Kansas trip on the 28th to return Nick to KWU it went from bad to worse.  What a sweet deal this is and the cost about 1/3 of a medical massage. I am so happy to have this that my hubby ordered one for himself too. The only other recommendation I would give you is make sure you use rechargable triple AAA batteries so you can save in the long run on the cost of batteries. 

When I was just a kid my oldest sister and her phamily lived on an Army base in Fort Bragg, NC. They trained the members of the Green Beret there. Her neighbors were moving overseas, My sister already had a beautiful Collie named Lassie and the neighbors had a beautiful AKC registered miniature standard poodle named GiGi. They could not take her overseas with them so we gave her a new home. My dad paid for the dog to be flown to us in Pueblo, Colorado and GiGi Regina Olivera became my pet. I loved that girl. Her mother had been a circus performer so GiGi came from a line of excellent pedigree and first class dancers too. She was smart and pure black in color. She was a gentle pet and had one litter of beautiful AKC registered pups herself. My dad allowed us to keep Renee who had the legal name of Renee d'Orleans Antoinette for her AKC papers. I loved mom and daughter alike but can not find a photo of us with Renee. Both mother and daughter passed away from complications of breast cancer. But they gave us all great joy and I will never forget them or the kindness my dad showed that little dog traveling nearly 1700 miles to come home with us. It is a nice memory I like to hold on to and shared it here for Sandee and everyone at Aw...Monday.

Well having lunch with my hubby at Famous Dave's today, I snapped this photo of this magnificent moose over their fireplace. Although I am not a fan of animal heads in homes and places I snapped it to show you this guy:

I figured Jeanne and the Blue Monday folks might like this guy, a pinterest find. He is warming himself in Lake Moraine after a bath in the Banff National Park, Canada. I am always in awe of these giant creatures especially the rack on their heads. Wow! Graceful and that weighs a lot! The water around him here is blue and crystal clear as well as the sky and the mountains in the backdrop. Ah....

The summit of Pikes Peak at 14, 110 feet. Rebekah was happy she went there and conquered the mountain.

Her climbing buddy Colton. Since Jacey and Harrison are in Wisconsin this week, he is being a bachelor. He is a fearless young man and he often goes up the mountain off trail. He always loved climbing even as a small child.

Could there be a climb in Harrison's future? He loves hiking with his daddy. Look at that smile. They were at Chataqua last weekend. I figured a photo of him would make me smile and the blue in these last three photos would go along with Blue Monday too.

The views up there are amazing. It was a long time ago I climbed this mountain. Ah......youth!

Love this Love is...

Oh Maxine, she is too funny! She should have taken a stroll through the Home Depot today. She would have seen a big Halloween display. Now that my back is feeling a little better I can think straight again and will hopefully get these posts for September up. Have a great week everyone.

Grateful BoJon Girl Day One

I am grateful to have made it this far in 2016. What a year it has been. Grateful for my little flower garden and pretty blooms. I love the autumn or Fall, and love seeing the beautiful colors burst forth.

Achy back and all glad to be alive today and enjoy so much of God's goodness. Baby boomers are stronger and more resilient. we have lived through some turbulent times although our generation can not compare to the last. They really were  heroes and encouraging us after what they lived through.

My father was a life long New York Yankee's fan but he would smile if he saw this photo of David Ortiz (Boston Red Sox). I am grateful America still affords us this luxury of freedom. What a first class gentleman and excellent ball player this man is. Born in the Dominican Republic he knows the opportunity the U S A held for him. God Bless Big Papi for respecting the American Flag.

In 1982 Jim Rice, another Boston Red Sox player saved a child's life that had been hit in the head by a foul ball. Jim knew if he got that child into the clubhouse that little one had a chance to live. When asked why he did it he said simply, "I thought about my own children." I remember watching that game with my dad and his smile seeing someone act so quickly and courageously. Back then people weren't troubled by the things that cause such a mess in our society today. I was grateful living in those simpler times.

Grateful every day I live for my faith. I may stumble but I will never stop believing.

My hubby was raised a Baptist and a Nazarene. But he befriended an older Catholic priest. I could write a book about Pastor Edward Pettit. He was a terrific conversationalist. The priest was trying to stop smoking and told my husband he saw a hypnotist! My husband thought the priest was quite silly. Pastor Pettit gave him this verse. They had a little bet between them. My hubby would say "Father if you get to heaven before me put in  good word for me" and the priest would say "Ditto". Pastor left this world after a long career in the priesthood which is says he was inspired by God Himself as a small boy of 8. He told us he felt God called him to do his work. A finer man never wore the collar like Pastor Pettit did. He was a true man of God.

I say it a lot, but very grateful to have been raised by these two incredible examples of God's goodness. My folks were so beautiful and they are here with my two oldest siblings. My father taught me so much about sports, particularly baseball and my mother taught me how to pray. I will always miss them but I would never wish them back into this mixed up world we are living in.

I am very grateful to have been raised as a sLOVEnian a/k/a BoJon Girl and growing up in the best neighborhood in the world. Until next time: