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Friday, February 5, 2016

Maxine on Pink Saturday

I thought Beverly and the Pinkies would like this snappy pink car that Maxine complains makes her car sick when the car payment is due!
As much as I love watching birds and enjoying their different colorful feathers and head dress I agree with Maxine, they have a knack for finding your car once you wash it and it is sparkling and shiny.So does the snow and rain! It is one of those things in life that never fails.


Enjoy a wonderful weekend and I hope Maxine made you smile.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Thankful Thursday: Some Loves in My Life

So it is Thankful Thursday and I have a confession to make! First of all, here is Stella, the contontionist, she insists on fitting inside this tiny dog bed. It was purchased for Bandit and the cats along with another similar one. Stella's face is priceless!
Leo is thinking, I know I should get off the couch, but....he is the reason for my confession. We were having a great day on Tuesday, it was snowing like crazy and it was super cold. But Leo decided to fit himself through the gap in the driveway gate and voila he was on an adventure! I knew my son-in-law Roger was home so I called him first. He said he had not seen Leo but since Markus rents the basement from Roger and Noelle he came over and started to search for Leo first on foot then in his SUV. The snow was so deep and it was windy and cold and I barely got halfway up my street asking our mail carrier if she saw him. God bless her, she said she had not seen Leo but if she did she would come back and tell me. I warned her, he is huge, but friendly. I was so mad at Leo that I took it out on the other animals and yelled at them and told them they all need to learn some manners! Finally Leo showed up at the front door and Markus came a few minutes later.
Stella knows Mr. Bandito is getting up there in years and his sight is shot. But his hearing and smell senses are still 100 percent! She is cuddling with her brother.
Smokey is showing you how I felt that day, life, it gets in your way! Thankful for all these precious furry friends I have gathered round me each day.

* if you click on the photos they will enlarge. I am not a photography expert but I think as a general rule this will enlarge somewhat. Thank you.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Sunshine and Snowy Days

We have sunshine and crystal clear blue skies! The dogs have made a path when they go outside. It is really cold but the air is crisp and clean. My poor lil Hyundai, I wonder if we can ever get it fixed? I have had enough snow already. The main roads are clear but the side streets and some backroads are still buried with the glistening white stuff.

Trek enjoys the snow and this was taken in 2011 while he was enjoying a romp in the cold stuff in my backyard. Does he looks like like he is saying "Yipee"? It sure does to me and it makes my heart warm. Stop by Jenny's and say hi today. Stay warm wherever you are if you are experiencing a cold spell too. Have some of this stuff:
This one is courtesy of Starbucks and google images.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Blue Monday/Love is.../Aw....Monday/Maxine Cracks Me Up/

I am literally laughing out loud when I read this! Last week I started a healthy eating and exercise program and Tuesday I cut my finger and it changed my plan a bit! It seems I have had one disaster after another with my plan to get fit but I have not had any problems with the workouts. I guess I am more fit than I imagined! My finger is healing nicely so hopefully by Thursday I will be able to get rid of this splint! I hope Sally and all those who share their blues like my button.
Do you know Grumpy Cat? He doesn't like much of anything! I am just the opposite of him and love football. I hate when they get stuck though, on silliness, for instance the zebra tights Cam Newton wore coming off the plane and heading to his hotel in San Francisco. They called them pants, I wear those to workout in, those are "tights" or "leggings" but they ain't pants! Because now the limelight is shining bright n him. Oh well...as my dad would say, tomorrow he will still be a millionaire and you will still be living your normal life! I hope you visit Sandee and share some furry fun today.
I thought I would stay with the clothing theme for just a moment longer. I love shopping for my hubby. He likes the wear golf shirt and Nick is our golfer not my hubby. Love is...makes me smile.

Leave it up to Maxine to have a wise remark regarding just about anything!
The empire state building has some blue lights too, for the two teams in the Super Bowl this year. My Broncos and the Panthers both sport a little blue. Have a great week everyone.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Ouch! On Warm Heart Wednesday and Some Fun Shares

I love sharing sunrises and sunsets too. I took this photo yesterday morning while getting the hubby to his bus station.
I was rushing about yesterday getting dinner ready and slicing some cucumbers for my water. I borrowed my daughter's mandolin! I had a whole cucumber on the thing and it slipped and caught my left pinkie finger. I have a miserable gash! I could not stop the bleeding and started to feel lightheaded so I raced over to the urgent care where we receive our medical care. I was seen and back home being treated within one hour and twenty minutes. I saw one of the P.A.'s Michelle and she took really great care of me. We ended up putting the steri strips on the wound because the finger is cut right on the bend so stitches would not hold up on that flimsy skin flap.I have to wear this splint for ten days and hopefully I will heal nicely. I am not a fan of pain medication and allergic to most of it so am using tylenol and then I can go back to my Ibuprofen tomorrow, I was warm hearted that I received good medical care. It is just hard to do anything with out my fingers all fully mobile, Please visit Jenny and all who participate in this Wednesday warm heart posting.
I wanted to share a few of these with you too. My lil grand boy Jayden broke his collarbone on Sunday celebrating the Bronco game and win. He is a real trooper helping his momma with his baby brother. Not much medically they can do for a four year old with a broken collarbone. So here he is:
He has to be just miserable yet he plays with  his baby brother Michael. Another warm heart moment.
Von Miller is making Chuck Norris sleepless. A little Bronco humor to make you smile.
A little cop humor too.
Don't forget to visit Jenny and other folks who share their thoughts.
Since I won't be hundred percent for a few more days I better get my tired to bed. Goodnight all.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Blue Monday/Aw...Monday/Love...is/ Everyday Living/My BoJon Heritage/

Three of my favorite Denver Bronco fans, Jeremy, Brittany and Addy. It was a close game but we are grateful our Broncos have advanced to the Super Bowl. Come over and play with Blue Monday. Sally is our gracious hostess.
I had to share this silly cartoon dog asking this silly man if he was staying for one night or an extended stay?  I love laughter so I had to share this one. I hope Sandee will enjoy it too and all those fun folks at Aw...Monday!
Mr. Bandito loved this big comfy bed. Then Leo got upset one night when we all had to leave for a while and shredded this bed. He has a thing for soft cuddly stuffed animals and I think he thought he should use this as a giant chew toy! We still love Leo, he is a people person and does not like to be left alone.
Yes Leo, I am talking about you! Leo loves the bed and when my hubby leave every morning he hops up on the bed and settles in for a comfy cozy nap. Come visit Sandee and all the folks who share their furry friends.
Love is...warms my heart and this one was my hubby and I yesterday and today shopping, shopping, shopping for some healthy alternatives.  I am joining my friend Annie at Beachbody to try and shed a few pounds for Jeremy's wedding and get a good workout too! I will share my progress here.
Not making light of the big storms hitting parts of our country  but I had to share this! It really gave me a good laugh.
These make the rounds at social media and I sure get a kick out of them. These two golden rules are certainly true!

I love Batman, not too crazy about this movie coming out pitting Batman against Superman! Why turn good against good? Isn't the world sad enough some days? But this is one of those Batman pins that just makes me crack up laughing! It ranks right up there with this one:
I'm sorry, this one was just too silly not to share! Now where did I put my tiara?
My precious buddy Jayden with his sweet bow tie and his pretty momma Tarrah. They were at a Great Gatsby dinner dance event for Downs Syndrome last night. Today my lil great grandboy was rough housing with his grandpa Scott and fell and broke his collarbone. Say some prayers for him. The emergency room doctors confirmed the break but could only give him a sling for his arm. They said it would heal so think about this kiddo as he is in lots of pain.
I will be doing a couple My BoJon Heritage posts this week. Time gets away from me. I have a really busy schedule everyday so sometime I get sidetracked. I love kindess. I love people who are kind even if they are having a really bad day. I like to be kind. It comes from being raised in a BoJon household by two really kind parents. We were never bullied at school nor did we bully anyone. We went to Catholic school. You had to make a pact with your friends, so we never ratted each other out, we never were mean spirited. We watched each others backs. You never wanted that nun to give you a beating. It meant she would call your mom, then your mom would give it to you when you got home and once your dad came in from work, look out, it started all over again. I never was beaten by my parents. I towed that straight line. Of course, at school, those nuns tried to keep you in the box. I was the youngest child in my phamily. The girl who liked to have fun so they could never fully contain me and keep me in their container. I have always been an outta the box kinda girl. So I hung around so many wonderful kids like myself, BoJons and Mexican kids. Most of our dads worked at the steel mill. Most of us had moms that stayed home and raised the kids. We did not know what prejudice was. We figured God created all the BoJon kids just like the Mexican kids and we got along.
I have been very blessed throughout my life.  I have always had good friends to watch out for me. Some of them I have known nearly my entire life. Others I met in high school and later college, and the workplace.  In December, I lost a wonderful friend, his name was Mike J. Barnett. Lots of folks called him Barns and Barney. He had an assortment of nicknames but one thing he had was a kind heart. I don't think there are too many people like him. He would give you the shirt off his back if he thought you needed it. He was a lot of fun to hang out with and he could make you smile and laugh and simply have fun. He had a mom who bowled with my mom, those BoJons are like that, and we were raised in similar households. When Mike passed away, way too young, way too unexpectedly, it broke the hearts of so many people. He has a gorgeous daughter, Ashlee, she misses her dad. His brother Patrick is one of those guys you would love too. He has a boxer and he is always sharing boxers on his social media with regarding to rescue dogs. Those men were raised right. Patrick is hurting now too, missing an older brother he spoke with everyday. I never spoke with Mike that he did not mention phamily and how much he cared about those he was related to. I learned a lot of good things about my friend when he passed away. I already knew he was a super guy but you know, I never heard him talk about anyone disrespectfully. People started to tell stories about him and they all had that one common theme, kindness. I sat here and cried when Charles McCandless who is a train operator for RTD told a story about Mike. He said Mike was a local kid who worked his way into being a senor conductor at the Union Pacific Railroad. He told stories that he and Mike shared about riding on the train and all the things the rest of us take for granted. Like jumping off the train in the middle of the night in the freezing cold weather to switch the tracks. You know, I knew Mike since I was a junior in high school, and he never bragged about his accomplishments. But I knew he was a good decent man and he loved his phamily. He use to get very serious and ask me how I could have left our hometown. He would smile and say "Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home." He had faith in God and he trusts the man upstairs to take care of all of us. He never excluded anyone and always made you feel like you could pick up where you left off. He was that kind of friend. I try to share my thoughts about him with his daughter and brother and always want them to know how much he was loved by others and how much they meant to him. I hope I can share more stories about this great friend here as I write my BoJon journal. It is hard for me to believe he won't talk with me in the middle of the night when I can't sleep and roam my house while my hubby and part of the phamily who still lives here sleeps. He had a knack for knowing the right things to say to each person he knew. My life was better just because I knew him.  He loved those Denver Broncos and during the last two minutes of the game today, I came into my bedroom where a beautiful canvas photo of my mom hangs. I looked at that picture and I said, "Listen ma, I know you are watching these silly Broncos so tell God to please let them win and make sure you tell dad and Mike Barnett thanks for rooting for our team up there." So Michael J. Barnett, I know you are sharing your new life with our Lord and enjoying the heavens. Here are a couple shares that remind me of you.
Here is a Snoopy for Mike too:
Finally a little railroad humor.
 Everyone thanks for stopping by and come back soon.

lahko noč

Friday, January 22, 2016

Warm Heart Wednesday/ Pink Saturday/ Aw... Monday/


The 98 foot tall Christ the Redeemer stands in the heart of Rio de Janiero. It was sculpted by a French sculptor and is made out of soapstone. My daughter Noelle's friend Ben spent New Years in Rio de Janiero. I asked Noelle to see if he could get get a picture for me. I was amazed, he spent the day there and the scenery was beautiful. I am so happy I have this picture and it truly warmed my heart. He had other beautiful photos from their walk to the top. Amazing and breathtaking. Have you been to Rio de Janiero? Stop by Jenny's

My son-in-law Roger is always a fun guy to snap a photo with! We were visiting my niece Kate and nephew Troy as they celebrated their graduations from nursing school and high school this past June 2015. Always a great day with phamily. I even wore pink to celebrate Beverly and all the Pinkies!
Here is a google image from Fashion OS.com in pink! A lovely mother of the bride and/or groom dress. Brittany's mom Bobbie and I will be sporting navy dresses so we color coordinate with out handsome hubby's! The wedding for Jeremy and his blushing bride will be April 30th. We are all getting so excited. If they have this dress in navy it might just be a winner.
X Dresses has this pretty tea length pink mother's dress for the wedding day. I am going to be shopping with the girls soon so I will keep you posted.
Here is a cutie to share with you. This is Miss Daphne or "Tiny" as Zach and Rebekah call her. She is a precious Calico cat that Zach's twin sister found behind a dumpster in a cardboard box. She is about one and she is very wary of people. You can not blame this pretty lil lady, her tail was broken in four places. Who could harm this sweet girl? Miss Daphne and Mr. Kitty have not enjoyed the company of each other so we are working hard on that and that is why you aren't seeing me here so much this past week. I know I missed Sandee and all the fun at Aw...Monday but I still had to share this sweet feline. Sandee's friend  Steve shares Feline Friday so I will add  that meme next week too.

This cute teapot with "Cats with Attitude: was a google image provided by polyvore.com and I had one last pink to share with the Pinkies today. Have a great weekend and visit some other bloggers today.