"Later" Ended Up Being TOO LATE!!!!

I decided the other afternoon to head out with Lilley-Kate after school... which meant we probably wouldn't be back before Michael got home from work...


Well... we weren't home yet... so Michael parked on the street (which allowed me to just pull into the driveway upon our return)...


I noticed when I turned the corner that Michael was parked DIRECTLY ACROSS from our neighbors (across the street) driveway (the driveways are "offset", so none are DIRECTLY across from each other) and thought to myself... "Oh... that could be problem"... so when we pulled in I beeped the horn... Michael came out to meet us in the driveway... I mentioned to him to pull the car into the driveway and he said "I'll do it LATER after dinner... it's almost ready"... Hmmmmmm... I mean WHAT could happen in the next 30 minutes right???....



Well... THIS is what happened...

Our neighbor's Father-in-Law had stopped by and pulled into THEIR driveway... while backing out... he hit Michael's car (which use to be MINE)... we were eating dinner and there was a knock at the back door... when Michael answered it and I heard our neighbor say "Well... we're 2 for 2" I knew IMMEDIATELY what had happened...

A couple years ago... our neighbor had parked across from OUR DRIVEWAY... Nick backed out and ended up hitting THEIR car!

Insurance information was gotten from neighbor's Father in Law... we got a few estimates...

We have had the car since 1993... and (I) have LOVED it (although now that it is the "MANWAGON" I just wanna CRY)... over 270,000 miles and counting... OH... and a big BOOBOO on the back passenger door...

Find The FACES...

There are 10 FACES in this picture... can you find them???

Look closely!!!..................... Good Luck!!!

ONE Word...

YUUUUUMMMMMY!!!!!

It's Simple Really...

BLOGGIE PIMP UP...

My BESTIE BEST BEST has Been working her "BLOG ELF" magic... and helping me (ok... SHE'S been doing ALL the work... but I've been making suggestions!) PIMP UP my blog... stay tuned... lots of fun changes to come!!!

Passing on THE LOVE...

of SCARVES... once the temp dips below 50* here (yes... you read that right... to ME 50* is COLD) out come my scarves... Lilley-Kate has inherited my "love"... but finds all that FABULOUS length a bit hard to manage... so... she picked out some yarn... I crocheted it up (yes... I DO "craft")... and we made her a "baby scarf" (her term) or a "scarflet" (my term)...

Now she can easily manage putting it on (without having to wrap it numerous times around her neck) and just button it up!!!

SHE'S already decided she wants to pick out some more yarn so I can crochet (yes... once again I DO "craft") her some more... AND we've decided they would make good gifts too for some of her BESTIES!!!

Look What we Got!!!...

An EDIBLE ARRANGEMENT!!!...

Our "Shy Child's" girlfriend came for a visit before leaving for Austria this Saturday (we are VERY JEALOUS as that was one of our favorite destinations when we lived abroad) for a semester... and as a "Thank You" she (and her parents) sent us an EDIBLE ARRANGEMENT!!!

Lilley-Kate was SO EXCITED (she's really into "as seen on TV" items) and I have to admit so was I (having never seen one "in person")...

The fruit was YUMMY and included CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES and BANANAS TOO!!!

Funny though... the delivery base... and hangtag was quite adamant ' Handle with care. For saefty in case of an accident, transport arrangement away from passengers, for example in the trunk. Never allow a passenger to hold the arrangement when vehicle is in motion' THANKFULLY it was delivered to our doorstep in a company van!!!

Wordless Wednesday...

As the WHITE STUFF Continues to Fall...

And fall... and fall... and fall some more... 10" TODAY (so far) to be exact...

Michael treated us to a warm and cozy fire...

It's ALMOST as good as sunshine... ALMOST...

But I am still waiting ANXIOUSLY for a break in the clouds!!!

Hope everyone is staying WARM!!!

Brrrrrrr... it's COLD Outside!!!

This was our temp reading this morning in the 11:00 hour...

I don't think I'll EVER get use to this weather!!!

Hope everyone is keeping warm!!!

Puzzles... In Progress

One of our winter-time activities is "puzzling"... I set up the "puzzle table" (just a card table really) next to a window in the Family Room and before I know it... there is a puzzle in Progress... A place to sit and relax... while working on the puzzle and keeping an eye on the falling snow outside the window...



Lilley-Kate had quite a few puzzles on her Christmas list this year... she tends to lean towards floral and bird/animal themed puzzles...



Our puzzle table went up on the 27th (I'm a "taker downer"... definitely...) and already one puzzle is complete (above)... and another is well under way (below)....

One Word...

I love coming across "new" (to me) blogs... the ideas and inspiration is exciting!


I have struggled with myself for a while... putting on a happy face when all I really wanted to do was crawl into a closet, shut the door, and let the world pass me by...


Then I came across THIS POST last night... I read it... and reread it... thought about it... and started to feel a bit better about the "whole thing"...


And then I chose my word...