Here's MY QUESTION...

NOT why you would leave your 15 YO "celebrity" daughter at a photo shoot... (although I DO BELIEVE you were there the ENTIRE TIME)

NOT how you couldn't have KNOWN what the picture would "look like"... (sitting with a sheet draped in FRONT of you while you are curled over your knees... a pretty good indication)

NOT what were your "management team/parents" thinking when they "allowed" you to even be "posed" in that manner... (although I'm thinking DOLLAR SIGNS had a lot to do with not being able to say "NO" to Annie)

MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHAT interest does VANITY FAIR have in a 15 YO GIRL?

Long Awaited Visitors...

A couple of weeks ago we purchased a window feeder (at Lilley-Kate's insistance) and have had it up at the kitchen window... PATIENTLY (or TRYING to be patient) waiting for a feathered visitor... we noticed that the food was decreasing... but had not been able to glimpse any birds actually AT the feeder... EVERY DAY Lilley-Kate would ask when I picked her up at school "Mommy... Have any birds visited"... and I would say "No... not today... but they will soon"... well... TODAY we had a visitor!!!... and I was actually able to catch a few shots of them! Lilley-Kate is in school presently... oh how I WISH she had been here... but she'll be THRILLED that I was able to snap some shots! Hope everyone is having a WONDERFUL day!

Weekend Wrap-Up...

What a BEAUTIFUL weekend we had weather-wise!!! Sunny... MILD...
just what we ALL needed in these parts!

Friday afternoon Michael surprised Lilley-Kate and picked her up from school... after getting home Michael did some yard work and Lilley-Kate and I played outside... Friday evening Michael and I watched "The Graduate" on DVD (I had never seen the whole thing in one sitting)

Saturday dawned SUNNY and MILD... Michael took the opportunity to burn some yard debris (we are fortunate that our backyard is in the ajoining township which allows burning)... I spent the morning sewing... Lilley-Kate alternated between being outside with Michael and inside watching me sew... we made a Saturday evening run to Wallies... Lilley-Kate needed a new bike helmet...

Sunday I went to our local PRIME outlets with my friend Mrs. Hardt... why is it when you have money to spend you never see anything to buy??? THAT was my trip to the outlets... although I did come home with a FABULOUS NEW NIGHTGOWN for Lilley-Kate! WE went to a local dept. store this evening... they were having an ADDITIONAL 20% off today... and we picked up Michael 2 pairs of FLAT FRONT Dockers and some BLACK business casual shoes (now that he doesn't wear a uniform every day... he's needing some work attire)... We treated Lilley_Kate to PERKINS for dinner... I watched the BB9 Finale... Watched Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp finale... and will be heading up to bed shortly

Hope EVERYONE had a GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Enough to Make You Cry...

Two days ago Premium was selling for $3.75 a gallon... it's enough to make you cry!!!

We Have A WINNER!!!...

How EXCITING!!! Lilley-Kate's poster took 2nd Place in the Dance Poster contest at her Dance School! It was fun to see all the other entries... and see how other dancers had interpreted the theme of the contest "What Dance Means To Me..."... Lilley-Kate won a 2nd Place ribbon and her poster will be displayed at the recital in June!!!

Weekend Wrap-Up...

Lilley-Kate and I looked forward to this weekend with each passing day last week! "Daddy" was due home on SATURDAY after 3 weeks away... something "new" for Lilley-Kate... having Daddy gone for an extended period of time... but we kept busy... and the time went fast... and Daddy arrived FRIDAY evening (surprising Lilley-Kate one day early!)

We had a WONDERFUL weather day on Friday... Lilley-Kate had a reading program at school in the afternoon... after school Lilley-Kate and I headed up to pick up Nick and his girlfriend Samantha at school... "finals" are approaching and they both wanted a "relaxing" weekend away from school before starting their study schedule... we arrived home about 1/2 hour before Michael's SURPRISE arrival home... Lilley-Kate was beside herself with excitment wehn she saw "Daddy" at the door (and proudly showed him our "Back Home" signs we made him)... we enjoyed take-out HOT CHEESIE PIZZA and then Nick and Samantha spent the evening watching "slasher" movies in the Family Room (too scarey for me!!!)

Saturday morning was casual... I made sweet potatoe pancakes and sausage for everyone... the weather was BEAUTIFUL... so Michael and Lilley-Kate played outside (and Michael got started on some much needed yardwork)... Lilley-Kate practiced riding her bike some more... and we "played" basketball... I made a Wallies run (to pick up some snacks for Nick to take back to school)... got laundry done... and a bit on sewing... Nick and Samantha went into the city... Lilley-Kate decided we should have Spaghetti and Garlic Bread for dinner... YUMMY!!! It started raining late evening and we got quite a bit of rain overnight

Today everyone slept in... Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast... Nick and Samantha got ready to head back to school... I colored my hair (WOOOooo... and it NEEDED IT BAD!!!)... Michael and Lilley-Kate took Nick and Samantha back to school and stopped at McDonald's for lunch... I stayed hoome and caught up on soe TiVo shows... and did a bit of sewing... The weather wasn't as nice today... cloudy and quite q bit cooler... by the time Michael and Lilley-Kate got home mid-afternoon the weather had improved a bit... Michael mowed the lawn and put down WEED and FEED... Lilley-Kate played outside and then on the computer a bit...We had Chicken Pot Pie (at Michael's request) for dinner... watched Big Brother 9... and Michael is watching some Alaska Adventure show now...

No school tomorrow for Lilley-Kate... :o)

Hope EVERYONE had a GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Wondering...

If SOMETIMES... there is just no "making" it right...

If SOMETIMES... too much "water" has gone under the bridge...

If SOMETIMES... the harder we "strive" for forgiveness... the farther it is away...

If SOMETIMES... we lose "sight" of WHERE the road began...

If SOMETIMES... it's the "walls" in which you live that REALLY COUNT...

If SOMETIMES... "giving up" isn't the best option...

If SOMETIMES... LOVE IS CONDITIONAL...

Weekend Wrap-Up...

Another weekend... WHEW... time is FLYING by! Seems Spring has decided it's not quite ready yet to settle in... our weekend has been CHILLY and DAMP...

I haven't been feeling that great... for a while... I'm not the kind of person to "run off" to the doctor over every ache and pain... but... the aches and pains I have been feeling are starting to concern me... so I have decided to make an appointment... being a nurse... and knowing some of the things my "symptoms" COULD indicate has made me a bit nervous... we will see...

Friday was a quiet evening... I got some laundry started... read with Lilley-Kate (she has become quite the reader)... we played "MEMORY"...

Saturday was a slow start... the weather was CHILLY and WINDY... we made a run to Wallies... stopped at Dunkin' Donuts for a little treat... colored in the evening and watched The Secret of Nimh... one of my favorite movies

Today was pajama day... LOL... I finished up the laundry and we made puppets... LOTS of puppets... I got some sewing done... started a towel order... and made "Hot Cheesie Pizza" for dinner... I'll be watching BB9

Another week down... ONE to go!!!

Hope EVERYONE had a GREAT weekend!

Money Making Monday...

Another successful auction cycle!!! 100% SOLD!!!... I have been sewing up simple sets (getting some of my fabric used up) of twirl skirts and tops and lounge sets... One step closer to my goal!!!

Weekend Wrap-Up...

Well... time to prepare for the upcoming week... After picking up Lilley-Kate from school on Friday we went to pick up Nick so he could spend the weekend home (and of course he needed some laundry done... LOL)...

Saturday had a slow start... Lilley-Kate and I colored... I sewed a bit... made a run to Wallies (Nick needed some snacky stuff for school too)

Sunday morning I spoke to my sister on the phone... we took Nick back to school... stopped and had lunch at McDonalds... when we got home we spent some time outside and Lilley-Kate practiced riding her new bike (that she got for Christmas) and we played frisbee... then later worked on a Dance Poster (it's for a contest for National Dance Month)... Lilley-Kate picked out the pictures... wrote the captions... and decorated the poster with stickers... we watched a short Maisy Movie and ate pancakes... then off to bed!

One down... two to go!!!

Hope everyone had a WONDERFUL weekend!!!

Who LOVES Fruit Salad???...

IF you do... or have a little one who does... go check out my DEAR FRIEND Jenn... she has some ADORABLE things listed!!!

Fruit Salad Collection

SERIOUSLY???...

Am I the ONLY one who DOESN'T think GEORGE CLOONEY is HOT????

A Fun Field-Trip...

Yesterday Lilley-Kate had a Field-Trip in school... Everyone went to see Horton Hears a Who at our local movie theater...

It was a cute movie... the kids had a great time!!!

We BOOKED IT...

The BOOK IT Program ended this month... Lilley-Kate earned all 6 Reading Award Certificates... they are/were redeemable for a Personal Pan Pizza a PIZZA HUT (we have only redeemed one... I think I'll save the rest to put in her scrapbook)... at the beginning of the school year when the program started WE read the books to Lilley-Kate... but by the last 2 months of the program SHE was reading books to us!!!

Lilley-Kate LOVES to read... Both my husband and I love to read... and Lilley-Kate's big brother Nick is a VORACIOUS reader

I'm glad that we have "passed on" the love of reading books to BOTH our kids!