Old Age Survival Kit for My Milestone Birthday December 3rd

My middle daughter Rebekah is so creative! She made me this "Old Age Survival Kit". Some people think I should be offended but I think it is hilarious!

The sock tag says "Sit back and kick up your feet. Relax, you deserve it. I will need these tonight. The temps here dropped from 58 degrees to 20! Brrr....

A jar filled with dirt cause you know, I am older than dirt!

Act II Popcorn! Welcome to another stage of life, play your part well!

Anti wrinkle soap! HaHa! Actually it is a bar of good soap for your face!

Age is a question of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.  ~Leroy "Satchel" Paige

A bottle of Tums, Laughter is the best medicine but when it isn't enough, try the medicine cabinet!

Life is a puzzle. Just in case you haven't figured out the "big" picture here is one you can! Love these pink piggies!

A tag for the reading glasses, so I can read all those prescription bottles!

Ok, I have poor eyesight anyway so I can relate to this one for sure!

An instant face lift- duct Tape! LOL!

Some Aspirin and Ibuprofen, for all the new little aches and pains! Believe me, I do relate to this one!

Some "Hot : candy in the form of Hot Tamales to put some fire back in my life! LOL! This girl should know her mama is "This Girl Is On Fire".  Yes I am!
Some "Chill Pills" from Mike and Ike so I can take one immediately after any unfortunate encounter with an angry, annoying, ignorant or otherwise unpleasant individual!

Batteries, "To help  keep me going and going and going!

A bib to catch the drooling when I nap!

Paper Clips to hold it all together!

Clothes pins to help with the snoring!

An elastic hair tie to give me my flexibility back!

Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. Jean Paul

I had a wonderful day. I had my mammogram early this morning and took my honey to the urgent care. He has bronchitis so after some anti-biontics and an inhaler  I am hopeful he is on the road to recovering quickly. We had lunch at Fridays and enjoyed some soup and salad before the cold wintry weather started to settle in.

"Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life." Proverbs 16:31

Remember to follow me and leave a comment so you can be entered into my giveaway. It is a great surprise and ends December 14th. If I hit 300 followers I am going to add another surprise to my giveaway. I am not usually interested in numbers, I am not a numbers cruncher by nature but I thought 300 had a nice ring to it!

Does anyone else have problems with blogger?   I can not put my new post up because it will not allow me! Arrrgh.....Plus lots of difficulties everywhere today! Prayer please.

Love is.../Blue Monday

I am very blessed with my phamily and my hubby is the best there is. He is feeling awful and has to work tomorrow because his co worker is off for the day. I think he needs an anti biotic and more rest. Say a prayer for him please. We are a thriving phamily. This little Love is...actually reminds me of the grandbaby. He loves to water my flowers although the watering can is bigger than he is! He wanted to water on Thanksgiving but I told him all the flowers are sleeping til Spring. He is quite the little man!

Silliness for Thanksgiving Day! Momma, Daddy and Jayden! Stop by Marydon's

How about the December Blue Topaz gem stone for December? I have a lovely marquis cut ring my father gave me when I was 16. I need to bring it out and wear it. It is a lovely ring and I treasure it. I thought the blue topaz would make a good Blue Monday show! Tell Sally and the Blue Crew hi and check out lots of the great blues.

My early birthday celebration last night was great fun! Although my pretty tea cup cake was in green, purple , yellow and lavender I noticed a little blue on that plate! That 6 is a pretty shade of blue. Ah...another year older and although I have a creaky knee, a grumpy hip and other age related creaks and cracks I am generally in good health. I am thankful to God for His many blessings.

My middle daughter has all the photos she has not released to me yet but I received over 60 letters and cards with good wishes. It was amazing to read them and I will read them over and over. I was so excited when I started opening each individual card and letter. I am very blessed to have so many
wonderful people in my life.

There's my baby boy at Denver International Airport earlier today heading back to OKC and school in SW Kansas. He arrived safely wearing his skinny blue jeans and dark blue shirt. I miss him terribly and he returns December 13th. Say some prayers for him as he is having to take some really huge tests tomorrow and Tuesday.

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" Satchel Paige

Remember to leave a comment and follow me so you are entered into the surprise giveaway for my blogaversary celebration which ends December 14. I have a real surprise in store for you.

Think Pink!

The song says "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and I agree! So for Beverly and the Pinkies this weekend think pink!

A Cool pink cat with some fun shades!

My son Nick misplaced his wallet today. He was getting upset and I was thinking this thought, Keep Calm! For him think pink might not work but when I think pink, I smile!

A striped tea cup in pink and white with a special cupcake! So sweet!

Oh how I love the Pink Panther! He is a special fellow and always getting into mischief!

So are you thinking pink yet?  Hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving with those you love and I wish you much pinkness for this weekend. Don't forget my blogaversary giveaway that ends December 14th.  It is going to be a special surprise. Just follow me and leave a comment. Nothing fancy or difficult to do. Just be a kind heart.

Broken Hearts and Heaven

If I don't laugh, I will just start bawling again! Today I learned from sweet Parsley that Freddy a precious pooch belonging to Nikki passed away. Perhaps he did not belong to her, rather she was owned by Freddy. Made my heart break. Loss is hard. No matter who you lose whether human or fur baby, the loss is all the same.

A precious poem found on google image.

October 27, 2013, our tiny dancer chilling with her blanket in her bed. All these weeks since she left this earth no one but Bandit had the courage to climb into her bed. Last  night Stella parked her rather large buns in there too! She hung over all the sides! It was comical and she looked up at me as if to say "You needed to laugh didn't you?" I catch myself thinking "I need to cook Roxanne's chicken." She had the best chicken breast hand poached three times a week by me. My father would chuckle, he would look so lovingly at my mother and say "Ma, what do you think God thinks of it all?" I don't know every single though the Lord is thinking but my whole entire life I have asked for signs. He provides them. The night we lost Roxanne we all paraded to Hannah's bedroom to remind the lil sweetheart how much we loved her and that we knew she was not able to hang on much longer. As we filed in the room and said her name, she lifted her tiny head and ears to look up at each one of us. After her passing, my hubby said, did you notice that her little body was so empty? I think God does take them home. I don't handle death really well. Twenty eight years after the loss of my own father I am still sad. The holidays remind me how much he loved his phamily and how he enjoyed spending time with all the phamily. Twelve years after losing my mother I miss her Thanksgiving stuffing. I attempted to duplicate her cheesecake and although I have no recipe to work with I found something very similar and smiled when I ate that first bite. She would say, "Good cheesecake just don't forget to pray. Remember to be kind and if you can't, than pray harder."

February 3, 2012. Trek, he belongs to Noelle and her phamily. He loves the snow. He is a quirky fellow. If he likes you he will pee on you! He is such an excitable fellow. He suffers from seizure disorder. Broke my heart on September 11th when he suffered a major seizure. I had to leave the room, I was weeping for him! He is young, born on Valentine's Day, four years ago. But the seizures are heartbreaking. I wish there was a cure for them, not only for Trek but everyone who suffers from them.

Mr. Bandito, one of the nicknames Jeremy gave this BFF of his. Here he is chilling in the comfy bed poor Sophie his pal outgrew! He is an odd little guy. Circles around three times before he runs outside and again before he does his business. He is not as young as he once was. But he loves Jeremy and my son wants him to live forever.

I like life when it is simple. We all need sleep and food!

November 2, 2009. Ah Tinkerbell., we lost her May 2010. Damn cancer, It is the kindest way I can describe it. This girl spent fourteens years with us. She was a runaway. Had a few scrapes with the law, had to have a chip implant! Laugh Out Loud! You hate it when the cops call you! But she lived a gypsy life until we corralled her.  She and Rebekah were inseparable.  She is probably showing Roxanne around the other side of life after we lose it.

Oh Reggie, my friend, Boots, my pal. Mr. Kitty my BFF! The day you left me to go to the Rainbow Bridge I lost a part of my heart. A piece like the one missing from a puzzle. My Boots boy was a very dignified cat. He was a first class act. I miss him dearly but know he is watching me from heaven. I bet he is showing Roxanne and Tinkerbell how cats and dogs all get along in their new home. He was funny like that when he was here. he made the valiant effort to get along with all the other pets. He is so dearly missed.

"Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal.  Difficult standards for people to live up to." Alfred A. Montapert

"B" is for Bountiful and a Blogaversary Giveaway

I found this at google images and thought it was perfect for a Thanksgiving bountiful season. I have missed two week of Alphabe Thursday and want to make Ms. Jenny proud. I hope you visit her and make sure to stop by Janie Junebug and visit her wonderful blog, read a beautiful story and enter her giveaway! I have been out of the loop for a while so I am trying to catch up with everyone and also meet new folks along the way!

I celebrated four years of blogging this month! It completely slipped my mind. This office move is weighing on my mind and I am not sure where I will be at the new office so it makes thinking about anything else difficult. Prayer please.

I am looking for a surprise to giveaway so just follow me and leave a comment and I will enter  you in my giveaway.

It will end December 14th. Make sure you have an email address for  me to contact you if you win! I have a milestone birthday coming up one week from today so lots of busy times at our house.

I don't have a photo of the real Zsa Zsa but my co worker Monica's sister has a thing for boxers and recently bought a white boxer named ZsaZsa. She is really a cutie pie! There is my "Z" contribution from last week and Alphabe Thursday.

Now the "A" letter is easy! Anne and Avery! Ta Da! Kristi, our Audiologist took this snapshot of my hubby and I at Monica and Carlo's wedding.

Finally a friendship poem for all of you:

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
William Penn
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_friendship.html#Eb3puXxl1W2GLw1m.99

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
William Penn
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_friendship.html#Eb3puXxl1W2GLw1m.99

Tribute to Friendship

I love you not only for what you are,
But for what I am when I am with you;
I love you not only for what you have made of yourself,
But for what you are making of me;
I love you not for closing your ears to the discords in me,
But for adding to the music in me by worshipful listening;
You have done it without a touch, without a word, without a sign.
You have done it just by being yourself.
Perhaps that is what being a friend means, after all.
—Author Unknown

A Blue Monday

Goodness the time is flying away from me! Our office is moving and I hope you will all pray. Lots of problems arising so we are trying to roll with it! The new office is one block away and it is much larger and lots of wonderful windows. We look out to the west so it is nice to overlook the I-25 highway traffic and see the majestic mountains snow capped behind all the hustle and bustle.

Some blue and white packing boxes for Sally and the Blue crew. We have lots of packing to do so I know we will use these boxes and lots of this:

Packing tape is pretty these days. Lots to do and I have not been on my blog. Thanks to everyone who visits and leaves comments. Plus feeling blah until Nick arrived home Friday. Then we got busy with the phamily. It has been a blessing.

I am trying to work on my Secret Santa too! I always participate with Suzanne and am excited to find lots of  cool ideas for my Secret Santa friend.

I missed last week too with Marydon and this little Love is..reminds me to be thankful for all I have. We may not have lots of money or material things but we have faith and good health and a wonderful phamily with many bountiful blessings. I am excited to share Thanksgiving with my phamily and hope you will too.

A Norman Rockwell favorite and hopefully all the Blue Monday folks will notice the sweet blue and white dress the Missus is wearing! What's on your holiday menu?

A Pretty Pink Catch Up

If this were my office I would never want to leave!

I would put this on the wall!

Then I would drink my tea or coffee from this pretty cup and saucer.

I hope you will visit Beverly and more pinkies too! Happy weekend everyone!