Missing Fun Meme's

Do you remember doing Alphabe Thursday with Ms. Jenny? My goodness, it was just yesterday, if I recall. She had stuck by the AT bunch for a long while and needed a break. I was sad but I thought I know somehow she will be back! Thank goodness Mr. Jenny told her to try something new.  She now hosts Warm Heart Wednesday. Jenny has always been good at organizing and then participating in these fun meme's, But her health took a detour and it was hard to keep up. She did a great job and I miss it so I may do a little potpourri of old meme's for your reading enjoyment. Next there was Thankful Thursday, and although I am not certain who hosted this one, Sandee stills does this because she likes be thankful! I will share here too. Finally Angela, who no longer blogs for lots of busy things going on in her life, including celebrating four years since she discovered she had breast cancer!  She is currently cancer free! She hosted Tuesday Show and Tails and everyone shared their pets and other precious animals each Tuesday. I hope you will join me and perhaps share some of your favorite meme's too.

Before I share my favorite things here, I wanted to mention, occasionally someone posts here at the blog or at social media that we should not use google images because people are suing and people who use those private images are paying lots of money. I say ridiculous. I never use anyone else's work without telling everyone who it belongs to. But if it is on google why not sue them? They probably have more money than the rest of us? ! I think it is foolish and simply another waste of the judicial systems time. I once found a cute google image of a crocheted tea cozy cover. A lady came over and told me her neighbor who was quite elderly use to make those and that cozy was one her friend made. We exchanged pleasant conversation but no lawsuits were filed. Thanks goodness! I guess I need to call my friend  Cat and have her make that watermark we talked about so I can at least see my photos with my blog name on them. She designed my blog header for me with photos that are my mom and her older cousin Hedwig.  We incorporated a few of my favorite things. Thanks Cat, you are such a superb talent.

Mary D use to have a wonderful blog and do a weekly Love is....I have a book filled with these cartoon treats as well as a pinterest page filled with lots of them. The late Kim Casali created these fun cartoon characters and Love is...By the way, at pinterest, if someone does not want you to have their image/photo etc. pinterest tells you that they had to take it down. Easy peasy. No hassles and certainly no lawsuits! Whewwwwww......I use to cut these from the newspaper each day and glue them on to scraps of construction paper. Somewhere in storage here, my hubby has all those! Remember the Rubik's Cube?  Do you think sometimes love is like one?

I miss Mary in Queens, NY. She use to host Maxine on Saturday's! Oh goodness, Maxine is a real pistol! She is very outspoken and I love her and you know, the creator of Maxine is actually a gentleman! Life got in Mary's way too. She was a college professor and I really had fun visiting these each week. I dedicated a board on pinterest to Maxine too. If you follow me there, you will see many Maxine quips! John Wagner is the brains behind Maxine and her creativity.

I suppose you noted my apples at the top of this post. I took that photo when my lil great grandson Jayden was here. He asked me if he could please have an apple. As I was washing the apple he said, "Grammie, please don't take the peel off. Then I won't know if it is a red or green apple, and Grammie, I only like the green apples!" Some of the best conversations I have are with that small boy. This photo is Jayden's "Say Cheese" face. He was entertaining my tiny Cabbage Patch baby named Sierra Miranda. So I think you know that "A" is for that bowl of Apples. I miss Alphabe Thursday too. I did add some pink so stop by the Pink Saturday Pinkies too! I bet you will see other pinks here today!

This tiny sad face is Michael, Jayden's little brother. He loves Grandpa Roger but his teeth were giving him a bit of trouble, so he was a little sad. I am thankful for these boys and their sweet faces. Grateful that they are related to me. Thank you Sandee for reminding me again of doing this Thankful Thursday. Whoever initiated this meme, thank you too.

I thought these two furry friends were perfect to remember a Tuesday Show and Tail! I agree with the words here too, 100 percent!

I would love to see your favorites posted at your blog so please share some soon. In the process of preparing for these meme's I found a couple great pinks to share with Beverly and the Pinkies too. I will get those posted for Pink Saturday! Everyone, have a terrific weekend.

THANKFUL THURSDAY

I take my honey to the RTD bus station a few miles from our home every day Monday through Friday. I try to capture some sky shots at red lights or when he is driving. These pink skies last night were gorgeous but look how quickly they change:

From pink and blue to gold and blue. In just a matter of minutes.

Turn the corner and golden skies are evident with the fading blue sky. I am very grateful and so thankful for my eyesight so I may still see God's goodness all around me.  The very first thing I learned as a small child in the kindergarten was, "Everything good comes from God". I attended Catholic school from k to 11. I never forgot that simple statement and instilled it in my kids when they were small. Always pointing out the handiwork of God everywhere we go.

This was a shot from Tuesday January 13, 2016. My yard is still covered with lots of leftover snow. I hope you visit Sandee and everyone who enjoys this fun share. It makes me more grateful for all the simple things I see and know and love. Sandee shared some short videos of the ocean on a recent getaway she and her hubby took. Hearing the ocean made me smile and relax too.

Finally this Princess Sassy  Pants and Co. share is sweet. We are often kind to others and ignore our own selves. I am getting better as I get older, taking care of me too! Had to share this sweet thought! Enjoy a wonderful evening.

Warm Heart Wednesday and Excellent CS

Last week I was setting up a new credit card I received. I hit a snag on the paperless set up and called the credit card company. I had to talk to IT and the lady who took my call, Mary was so kind, she warmed my heart.

I started inputting my info but Leo, Hannah's "puppy" was sitting on my right arm. I am left handed and was typing my info with my left hand and it was going sloooooow. Mary was so nice and we talked about our love of rescue animals.

Today I received this note from Mary and a gift card for Leo! Wow! Warming ones heart is an understatement. Terrific customer service and a gift from a new friend. A small kindness that touched my heart is a huge way. Anne Frank was right, there is a lot of good in people. Join Jenny and all the fine folks at Warm Heart Wednesday!

Blue Monday/Love is.../Aw...Monday

Some Blue Monday blue skies for Sally and all those blue loving folks! Took this photo a few days ago although the snow and cold are sticking around and making some of us real blue too!

I love this blue door/book shelf. It is a secret doorway into another hidden room. Oh my goodness, I would love to have this in my own home. Sigh...

Even Superman use to love changing into his clothes in a blue trimmed phone booth! Love this share, it sure can brighten up your day.

I was visiting another bloggers page when she said she could not find any cool "hippie" shirts to buy. It reminded me of my grandson Colton's graduation from high school this May, 2015. I found this outfit at the Rue21 store with my girls. I love those cool pants with the huge legs and the cotton shirt and top over it reminding me of my younger days. It is aqua blue in color! Join the Blue Crew and share some blue today.

I think the simpler the life the better. Sometime we just have too much on our plates. I like simple. I took this photo today returning from Colby, Kansas, where we dropped off Nick so he could return to classes at Kansas Wesleyan U in Salina. It is a seven hour one way trip to Salina and Nick's room mate had to return earlier this week so he was gracious enough to drive 3 1/2 hours to Colby to pick up Nick. We drove 3 1/2 hours from our house to drop him off. The weather was cold but sunny and I took this wind mill photo on the Colorado side of the trip:

Love windmills. Sometimes I just can not capture a good photo. I love the blue skies even when the temps are in the low digits.

You should visit Sandee and all the cool folks at Aw...Monday! These two make quite the pair don't they? My brother from another mother! Hee Hee! A Calico cat and his brother the Calico dog. What a smile this gave me.

Mr. Bandito or  "Bandit" as we know him is pushing fifteen this April 29th. One day before Jeremy and Brittany say "I Do"! Jeremy travels to Dallas tomorrow for a few days of training and we babysit the three pups. Mr. Bandit gets top service, cause he can hog the bed with our big kitty, Mr. Kitty! Leo usually sleeps with Hannah and Smokey is quite sad because Nick went back to school today and his bedroom is off limits. Stella just is happy to snuggle in where she is warm and comfy. I will get updated photos of the others soon. Enjoy your week, visit some blogs and Happy Monday all the way around.

Warm Heart Wednesday and Pink Saturday

When I was a small child, I loved dolls and I grew up to love them even more! These two Revlon dolls were gifts from my older brother. One was a redhead the other a blonde and I had to share them with my big sister Mary. Check out those snappy white socks! My mom had a cousin, Rose Levstik Ballas, and she worked for the Girls Department at the Crews Beggs department store. We were always dressed in style.

My friend Lorna won this Christmas doll at a tea a few years ago and she had no where to put her and she knew how much I loved dolls so she gave her to  me! That was a kind gesture. It warmed my heart than and still does today.

Lorna also gave me this cute Autumn Fairie doll. She is so cute and I am happy to have her. Lorna warmed my heart giving these dolls to me. Stop by Jenny's and visit more warm heart Wednesday folks.

I thought I would add some pink today.

My pink and black flip flops are often too cold to wear this time of year with the deep freeze we are sitting in so Rebekah was my Secret Santa and she gave me a couple pairs of warm socks for around the house. Do you like the pink and white with my blue jammies?

My artic backyard. It is so cold here. Brrrr........Please visit Beverly and all the pinkies soon.

Randomness

If you want really good photos you go to Noelle's Face Book page and you take what you want! Bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......

Ah.....Tried and true Bronco fans Brittany and Jeremy! New Year's Eve 2015!

Noelle turned the big 4-0 on December 13th. This is Crystal her bestie who hosted the fun! These "egghead morangeous's" (a word I invented when they were young, so I would never use bad language) have been besties since the 5th grade. Crystal hosted her birthday bash and we celebrated Roger too. He and Noelle share December 13th as their birthdays.

You have to meet Jolly, Noelle's co worker and great friend! You will love this girl, she is actually Melissa Jolly if you want to be formal about it!

You know I was just a mere child when this girl was born! Bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

This guy, she calls him "Dad"!

It's Nick with baby Ella. She is the daughter of Jeremy's dear friends Andrew and Lyndsee. A girlfriend for my tiny great grandson Michael....hmmmmm.......

Baby Palooza at Noelle's house- Roger has a big smile for Leonidus (your left) and Michael (your right). Leonidus is Colton's friend's child. He is about a month younger than Michael, my great grandson.

CHRISTmas 2015, from left to right: Tarrah, Christal Rebekah, yours truly, Noelle and Brittany.

BoJon Soul Food - Saukerkraut, Potatoes, Bacon and Kolabasi. Thank you Frank's
Market in Pueblo, my BoJon relatives, for making this delightful sausage for all good BoJon's to enjoy.

I told you before, Nick at Rocky Mountain Potica in Evergreen, CO. saved my CHRISTmas! So did Sunrise Bakeries in Minnesota and Noelle received a loaf of potica from my sister-in-law Joyce! She purchased it from a Mauro Potica place here in the metro area. A BoJon CHRISTmas saved by the kindness of others.

Silliness aside,  I trust my tomorrow to God, because I do know He is already there.

My long time friend Mike J. Barnett  passed away shortly after the Monday night Bronco game December 28th. He was commenting at Face Book that those Bronco's were stressing him out. Within an hour he was gone. He had retired from the Union Pacific railroad last year. He made the big time for a Bojon kid from Pueblo, Colorado. He was one of two  local boys to make senior conductor for the r/r co. I am sad for his family. especially his daughter Ashlee and his brother Patrick. Life comes with no guarantees.

BoJons usually know everyone and when Mike passed away last week I heard from lots of folks asking me if it was our cousin Mike Barnett!  Losing a friend is difficult and it is tough thinking about that loss. I am grateful that cousin Mike Barnett is here to help me with this blogging. We have done this to share with our children and their children. Thank you Mike for igniting that spark inside me to start trying to blog more about our wonderful heritage. You are an excellent writer. Thank you to cousin Kay who is writing down all her phamily recipes and adding stories that go with them. She recently shared a cookie recipe that her mom made. My sister mentioned it to me and I asked Kay if she would have it.  My sissy is going to love having your mom's favorite cookie recipe. Thank you and the story attached to it and your "Little Grandma Samples". You are another blessing in my life Kay. Sharing your love of our heritage and your love of searching the libraries and different sites along the way to add to our ancestors history.

Hvala

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

When you visit Sally tell her you saw this cool Blue Slipper Cafe neon sign. A fellow BoJon,, Joseph Koncilja a long time Pueblo preservationist who is saving historic structures in my hometown of Pueblo, CO. put this cool neon sign up at this cafe. If you visit Westword.com and read the December 23, 2015 article by Bree Davies you can get an insight into the detail and design that goes into these neon signs.

We had a gift card for Texas Roadhouse and had a nice dinner there tonight with Nick. My hubby and I often go there during their early menu specials. The weekdays are crazy busy so we often go early on a Saturday or Sunday. Today we were fortunate to call head for seating so our table was ready when we arrived and the crowd waiting to be seated was quite busy. I guess all the Bronco fans were hungry after the win!

I love these Princess Sassy Pants and Co. Had to share one here today. Naps are always good ideas, and the older I get the more I seem to enjoy them!

Sandee and all the folks at Aw...Monday share the best smiles! I hope Rose will bring one to you today. She has the prettiest green eyes but if you have chicken around, watch yourself! This girl will steal chicken, particularly fried chicken. faster than you can say "Hey"! I know she looks innocent.  But she is a female feline on a mission. Ignoring the other pets especially Mr. Kitty and Leo.

Since the New Year did not start off the way I intended, blogging anyway, I decided I might as well remind you all that I really thought about you and wished each one of you a healthy and happy New Year 2016.