Downton Abbey

My favorite television show, and yes I have both season 1 and 2 on DVD. It's about a family in Edwardian England. Great stories, wonderful clothes. This show takes me to another time and place, and givEs me some relaxing time.

Fairy Tales Do Come True!

Alexa, Kristin, Chelsee, Amber & Kaiya on our Great Disney Adventure!

Chelsee, Me, Kristin & Amber.....Finally...Disney Realized!!!

For as long as I can remember my two youngest daughters have asked me, "why did you take Amber to Disney and not us?" When Amber was not quite 3 years old we went to California for almost a month, and visited Disneyland a couple of times. It didn't matter to Kristin & Chelsee that they weren't even born yet, they just knew they did not get a Disney trip. Well, I'm so happy and glad to say that a dream of mine and theirs became a reality. We headed to Orlando in January. We were a weary bunch of travelers by the time we arrived in Orlando late Thursday night. Amber, Alexa & Kaiya, Kristin, Chelsee, and myself. We were all ready to go early Friday morning for our much anticipated trip to DisneyWorld. Amazing would be the word I would use to describe our trip, and I would go back in a second. We had such a wonderful time. The trip the Disney was beyond expectations.

On our second day we did a half day trip to Epcot, and Sunday was a trip to Sea World. More adventures to come!

Magic Kingdom

Seeing the Magic Kingdom Castle lit up at night was breathtaking. The castle actually changed colors. It was so beautiful against the early evening sky.

Simply Magical

The Princess's and Prince's all showed up to dance!
Kaiya was amazed and loved the show that featured Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Captain Hook & cohorts, Peter Pan, Cinderella & Prince, Sleeping Beauty & Prince, and Snow White & Prince. Beautiful costumes.




Captain Hook tried to get Donald over to the "dark side"





Mickey & Minne were all about friendship & love

Snow White & Prince Charming make a lovely couple

Minnie convinced Donald that there is hope in the world, and he should be happy.

Donald Duck was in a grumpy mood until Minnie talked to him!

Let good win

Sometimes a day

can hold a lot of challenges.

Someone recently said to me that they felt like whenever something good happened to them, it seemed something bad also happened and it cancels out the good.

I know exactly how they feel. But I am going to try and put a turn around on this thought for a moment.

I think the GOOD cancels out the bad...let the positive Win. Here's my mathematical proof, it's pretty simplistic thinking.

Good. 4 letters

Bad. 3 letters

Good has one more letter than good, giving it more value...GOOD Wins?.i value the GOOd more than the bad.

So my goal is to try and remind myself of the good things that are happening in my day, and not let the bad win...

All Ears

M - I - C - K - E - Y M-O-U-S-E!

I can't imagine a trip to Disney without

getting a set of EARS!

Love these that Kristin & Chelsee chose.

More ears to be added soon!!!

Tribute to Alexa

How can the time go by so fast?

Seems like only yesterday that we fell in love

with our sweet Alexa.

16 years ago in Feb she joined our family

and entwined our hearts forever with hers.

She can bring a smile or a laugh

Or a SURPRISE

at any time

Happy 16th Birthday Alexa

We LOVE you!

pictures courtesy of Kristin the photographer in our family!

Daydream Believer

Hey Hey we're the Monkees...Wow, I don't think I can count the number of times I sang that song. Sad news to hear about an old favorite of my preteen years Davy Jones passing away today. His DayDream Believer song has always been a favorite of mine, along with many other songs he sang with the group the Monkees. Funny how hearing a song, even if it is just in your head takes you back to another place and time. The memories rush in, bringing a smile or a moment in time that is forever embedded in your mind. thanks for the memories Davy!!!

I've made a plan and commitment

It's a new year...so I need a plan to move forward to making my life and the lives of my

family easier and less stressful. I am committed to making changes to simplify my home. We have lived here since 1982, which means a pack rat like myself has accumulated a lot of things. When your stuff becomes overwhelming and not enjoyable it's time to SORT it out. I am NOT getting rid of things that are family or strong sentimental value...or family history. However, I am going to sort through my craft area and pass on what I no longer have need . Through over twenty years of being a 4-H leader I have a lot of craft things that I no longer use...time to pass them on. I also plan on going through my closets. So wish me luck with my adventure. I also want to paint and re arrange rooms ..update room decor and colors....so it's going to be a long busy year. Wish me luck, and if you have any advice...let me have it!