In Atlanta.......

and even though the weather is crummy, we're having so much fun with Johnny boy's family!

more later and lots of pics when I get back.......

later....

Thank you!

A big thank you to Christine for the friendship award.......it is the first one I have ever recv'd.......yeah! And thank you for the very nice things you said......this blogging community is such a great group of folks. I look forward to each day catching up with all of my bloggy friends. I've never met them but yet feel like we would totally be great friends!!

I'm supposed to pass this along to eight people......so here goes.......

some of the ones I would pick are the same as Christine, like Connie and Carrie so I'll pick some different ones.......

Carol, Traci, Paula, Lily, Kendra, Emily, Karen and Dawnie.

and because I am an idiot (see previous post) I don't know how to link.....or rather Mr Linky doesn't like me so just look for these gals over on my followers. Yes, I have followers....how sweet!!



later........


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“These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award." Here are my eight people (I am picking ones I have not met in real life, but feel as though I have)

You would think......

that after 30 years of marriage, I would know absoutley everything there is to know about Johnny boy!

but I found out something today I didn't know.........his confirmation name is Thomas.
and I don't even know what a confirmation name is.

Johnny boy is Catholic and I am Baptist.

so, come to find out, I'm married to John Harvey Thomas Delaney..........

later.........

Banners......

remember my Valentine banner?

well, I just couldn't wait to make a St Patrick's day banner.........

I think it turned out cute.

a busy week coming up

Tomorrow is going to be great.......we're heading to the Massanutten Resort where some will ski and some, like me, will go tubing. And it's supposed to be pretty cold....

Then on Thursday we leave for Atlanta and I'm just so exited to be going to see Johnny boy's sisters, niece and nephew. It's going to be a bunch of fun.

later........

Kids turn into adults....

And mine have but they are still my kids...my babes. They always will be.
And when they are happy, that is when I am the happiest.
And when they are sad, that is the worst for me.
It's all I ever want for them is to be happy.

My son is sad right now and it breaks my heart.
I hope he can figure it out soon and I hope his heart mends.

later.......

and now let's just say I'm an idiot......

arghhh......why can't I get the pic bigger?????

apparently I did that wrong

let's try again.....

Bigger pictures.....

I've wondered how to make my pics bigger and finally someone posted how....yeah!

Numbers.......

It's all about the numbers to me.......how many days until......

6 days to brunch at Hondo's...yum yum

7 days to our fun day at Massanutten

9 days to our trip to Atlanta

21 days to the CAA Tournament

23 days to Jesus Christ Superstar show

34 days to my birthday!!

later.......

Valentine's Day....

My Johnny boy is the sweetest guy in the world.
he's my best friend, an awesome husband and the greatest dad ever!
I can't imagine my life without him.

picture of flowers Johnny brought home to me
Red and white tulips that I bought myself...(they are fake)
and some wonderful little cupcakes that I picked up at Ukrops

and a nice quiet evening with my darling

later........

Playing in photoshop.....

I was playing around with some new actions.......acid wash and antique.
I think they look pretty cool

later........

No title....

and not really anything to blog about right now.
still trying to wrap my thoughts around what happened last week with my friends daughter..

But I do have a few good things coming up.......Johnny boy and I are heading to Atlanta on the 26th..yippee!!

AND....I bought tickets tonight to go see Jesus Christ Superstar on March 11th. AND...the show is at the Landmark Theater....once known as the Mosque. I have always thought it is the very best venue in Richmond to see a show.

so for now, that's it. I hope to post something and have some pics later on.

later.....

Thank you....

for the kind words.

please, if you are on Facebook, check out the memorial site for Tami

In Memory of Tami Flippen Woodfin

later........

Life is short....

This has been a difficult week.
A friend of mine who I grew up with lost her daughter this week
she was 36 years old and left behind a husband and 2 young sons

it's very sad and it's very hard to understand
my friend is so famished with grief
her son-in-law is at a loss
the grandparents are struggling

these times are so hard

later.....

Men are from Mars...men are from mars....

Weight has never really been an issue for me. I had a bit of trouble when I was 39 because they discovered my thyroid didn't work. But after several months of dosage adjustments, they finally got it right with the synthoid, I shed the extra weight and all was good with the world again. I was comfortable with my weight and wore a size 6. Not bad for a 40 year old that had 3 kids!

I then went back to my normal eating though that was never a lot but again, I didn't have to worry. Then in May of 2007 I quit smoking and I started the wonderful world of menopause....lovely. And no matter if I watched my weight or not, the pounds came on, made themselves comfortable and stayed!!

And I have tried to lose them, misplace them and shame them away but they might just be here to stay. But ever so often, I work on it.

Johnny boy has also gained a little......I mean we are all getting a little older and metabolism slows down...right?

But he decides he should lose some pounds. So he tells me instead of eating peanuts when he gets home and ice cream after supper, he's going to eat grapes. OK...not sure that will do much.

And after one day, Johnny boy tells me he lost a lb. Then the next day...2 lbs. Another day, another lb....and so on. Until Sat night and we went out to Casa Grande...he gained a few back. But it's ok, no peanuts and ice cream and hey, he's lost some more! Just makes me sick......I told him if I did that, hell, I would gain weight!!

why can men lose weight so easy and it's just so hard for women!! We have so many other things what with giving birth and all that and then that wonderful world of menopause......you would think God would have given us a break and let us be the ones to lose weight so easily. But then again God made it where those men treat us like Queens......guess that's the trade off

later......