Today is my forty-fourth birthday, and a grand one it has been! Did anyone bake me a cake? Nope. Did anyone throw me a party? Nope. Did I get any presents to open? Nope. Did anyone cook me dinner or take me out? Nope. So, you might be wondering, with all this ‘missing’ birthday stuff, how come today was so grand? The day started off with flashing clocks...

We went out to Mom & Dad’s this afternoon for a leisurely Father’s Day visit, and I took the camera along with the intention of having someone take a picture of Dad and I for you all (I’m sportin’ a new hairdo, too, and wanted to show you that, too) but did I get that accomplished? No. Of course not. But I did get some nice pictures of...

Wrapping up a week-long celebration of turning 9, PDD had her first ever slumber party last night. In attendance were 4 friends from school. That’s PDD in the middle. The two girls dressed alike are sisters, but not twins. The older sister (on the left) is going into 6th grade next year, while the rest of the rest of the girls are going into 4th. PDD’s...

Oldest Son, his girlfriend and her two kids spent the day with us. This is his little ready-made family, and though you can’t tell in this picture, my first grandchild is the unseen bun in the oven. However, these little ones call me Grandma, too, and that’s fine by me. You can click the picture to see a larger view. Trust me, those baby blues of his are...

A friend sent me the following yesterday via email, and I thought I’d share it with you all: Just a Mom? A woman, renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office, was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is, ” explained the recorder, “do...

Thought I forgot about this, didn’t ya? Yeah, you did, go on and admit it. But….ha ha ha ha….I haven’t forgotten…oh no, my friend…not even close! It takes more than an ice storm, 19 1/2 days without Internet service, 3 kids, 4 dogs, 4 cats, and 2 major holidays to distract ME! As a matter of fact, I had selected The Prayer of...

Soccer Mom in Denial has proclaimed Thursday, January 10, 2008 is a Day to Read. Click her name or the badge to read her introductory post about it. You’ll be amazed at some of the stats she dug up! So, yes, a Day to Read – a book, a magazine, a newspaper – something OTHER than your computer screen, ok? I know, I know – who has time to sit...

What is BlogDay? BlogDay was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of interest. On that day Bloggers will recommend other blogs to their blog visitors. With the goal in mind, on this day every blogger will post a recommendation of 5 new blogs. This way, all...

See the cool banner over there at the right? Click it to find out about Blog Day 2007. I think it’s a great idea and am off to explore the Blogosphere for my 5 recommendations. Check back with me on Friday to see what I’ve found.