Thanksgiving at Amy's

I forgot to post the 3 pics I had from Thanksgiving at Amy's.
She and Jeff did an amazing job and we all had a good time.
I had made Alton Browns "not your mamas green bean casserole" but for reasons Id rather not go into I left the casserole at home. Everyone else prepared stuff and brought it. The meal and dessert was delicious!!

Jake...not sure...

Sean w the cute kitten...Kathy looking on....

Amy cooking....mom looking on....

Times are gettin tough...

Its with most sadness that I have to admit that I been reduced to send poor Lilly out to earn a living.
She is now a K9 bomb sniffing dog.
As you can see she fits right into the k9 unit...and she is most eager to sniff out a bomb.

Ready...

Set....


GO FIND THAT BOMB...

Update, there are crime scene photos available but Lilly found the bomb and Jack Bauer disarmed it. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Happy Birthday to me

Today my mother had my b-day dinner. I asked my mom to make chicken and dumplings....it was SO tasty. Then there was the carrot cake Kevin made me (from scratch, thank you very much) and it was the best I have ever had. Oh, Mike....don't worry we celebrated your birthday as well...Mom made an apple pie in your Honor. It was goooood.
I know b-days are not about the gifts, but boy did I clean up...haha!
Amy got me a super chefs knife. We needed a good knife bad so that was perfect!!
Kathy got me me most amazingly comfy shoes i have ever had!! Crocs w the wool lining. LOVE 'em!!
Danny was sweet and got me a dolphin charm...My bracelet is now complete!! I'm too excited about that...it only took me a yr and a half!!
Then my mother got me something I have wanted forever!! Wine glasses w out the stem aka, wine tumblers. I saw them yrs ago on (what else) the food network and have wanted them ever since. I WILL be going out tomorrow and getting wine to try them out. PLUS, for once I had NO idea what she was getting me. She never asked me what I wanted and I didn't have anything specific I asked for. Now, thats a good mom!!
I blogged that I had had the worst birthday ever since I missed my dad being part of it but today was exactly what I needed; to be around my family. So thanks for that and for helping me celebrate getting old ;)

Happy Birthday to my big brother!!

WISH I WAS THERE TO HELP YA'LL CELEBRATE!!

Worst Birthday Ever....

I Miss my dad.

Funkins ARE fun

My Mama got me a couple fake pumpkins or as they call 'em...funkins.

Tonight Scott and I carved them. Scott went free hand but I used a template.

Scott took all about 5 mins then I was left to finish mine up alone. Why alone you ask? Well Scott is ALL caught up in a computer game circa 1990. He has to build a Egyptian civilisation or something along those lines. The graphics remind me of The legend of Zelda.

Anyway....here are the finished funkins....

Scott's

Mine

The pair hangin out on the stoop

Scott

Scott is on the Dorchester County Republican Committee thingy....he's on the board. Anyway a month or so ago we went to a dinner here in Cambridge.

It was "fun"...well as fun as a political dinner could be :)

Here are some pics we found on the HARRISFORCONGRESS.COM site.

Yeah, that me on the left.

Announcing the committee

Andy Harris and Scott shakin it

Scott w the other GOP peeps

He looks giddy; doesn't he??

Jakes B day to-do

Today Amy had us over to have lunch and a cake for Jake's 20th birthday. She made a beef chili, a chicken chili, cornbread, salad, and a few other things. She also made Jake his favorite...pineapple upside cake. ALL was delish!!

It was a really nice afternoon. Amy, Jake, Scott, me, and Scarlett went on a little walk and we sat and chatted for a while.

I also got to meet their new kitten and he was SO cute; makes me wish Reagan was an itty bitty kitty again. Luckily Reagan is still very playful so we are enjoying that.

Well....Another b day down the drain for Jake. Next yr is the biggie.....21!!!!!

I know you all wanted a pic of me laughing.

Amy and Jake lighting his 20 candles.

Kathy singing....Jake listening

Jake "gay"ly plating cake

Scott and I outside Amy's....Don't ask me why he looks like he is in pain.

EARLY Sat morning

Scott had to get up at 6 to go to a 7am meeting soooooooooo since I couldn't fall back asleep after the alarm I got up. Its a little early for me but hey......

The 1st thing I do in the morning is take Lilly out. I was sitting on the front stoop w my coffee and I thought....what a beautiful morning. It was a little crisp and there was pretty view of the field across the street.

There is absolutely nothing new w me so that's why you all haven't had the pleasure of seeing many new posts.

Here are a couple pics for you though.

About 3 weeks ago my Mom, Kathy, Danny, Amy, Jeff, and Jake came over. It was the 1st time (other than my mom) they came to see my new home. We had a great time. I'm so glad they made the long trip.

Today will be fun cuz like my mom does on most weekends, shes coming over to help me in the yard. What a wonderful lady! ;)

I'm looking forward to seeing them all again tomorrow for Jake's bday get together at Amy's....cant wait!

Pretty view

This kinda looks wrong if you ask me

Rough night

Don't let the last 2 pictures fool you...Kitty pretty much hates Reagan.

My sister in law is a teacher....

Thats all!!
Congrats Melissa. Im happy for ya!!

Jake, you cracka a$$ cracka

Awww, Jake turned 20 today. Where has the time gone??

Anyway...don't want to get sappy so I asked Scott to throw a little pic together for Jake. These are a couple of Jake's favorite people....or so Scott and I guessed.

Halter? I hardly know her........

Get it?? Old joke.....
I am only posting this cuz that little line came to me and I thought it was Hilarious!
SO, no biggie at all, but i was in the ER today for some heart stuff.
They hooked me up to a little halter monitor that i wear for 48 hrs and follow up w them next week.

A bitter sweet day

In the eulogy for my dad, Mike wrote the following....it was once said that the dead don't really die until they are forgotten so remember him when your eating a burger and you see that bottle of ketchup, go ahead and give yourself a little extra on the side of your plate...Remember him when your watching the REDSKINS BEAT DALLAS ON A COLD SUNDAY AFTERNOON....
Well, I know i was thinking about him a lot through out the game today. I remember many sayings he used when we would watch the skins every Sunday. A few of my favorites are...I have seen a better set of hands on a broken clock, Dallas are a bunch of suck a$$ mules, and any opposing team he would call lying cheating dogs. Oh, and my personal fave...he said that the NFL stood for the negro felon league...HAHA. Not sure who he got that from, but to me it was all about my dads outlook.
Anyway...I'm sure I wasn't the only one thinking of my dad today. He loved watching the Redskins; and I miss watching them with him.

I love my girls

Sat I had my Mama, Kathy, Danny, Amy, Jeff, and Jake over. We had a good time. It was the 1st time they all (except my mom) saw the house. We ate, took a little walk to the water, and had lots of laughs.
I took a few pics and will post them tomorrow. I'm feeling too lazy since i used all of my energy cheering for the redskins this afternoon.
I want to thank you all for spending your Sat visiting Scott and I, not to mention the long drive. I really am HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY to have a fun, loving, and NORMAL family.

BFF's

How cute are they????
See below!!!!!!!!!

How do you like my green...I mean purple, I mean peachy bathroom?

I started w thinking that I wanted a lime green bathroom. The 1st color was way too yellow so I tried again. The 2nd color was too neon green and the 3rd was also too neon SO I thought, hey....go w your favorite color; purple. How could I go wrong w that?? Well, I did. My mother saw it and laughed. And let me tell you....it was laughable. It was way too bright and UGLY. I had a color sample thing w a couple pics of rooms w light colors and after all of the trouble I had picking a color I wanted to go light. My mom and Scott weighed in we all thought the new color was good. My mother thinks its the color of her living room but it looks differant in my bathroom. I like it. Its MUCH better.


Here is the progression....

I forgot to take a pic of the last green....

Needless to say...Im pretty sick of painting.

Several things

Oh, where to start?

My kick ass mother came over again last Sat to help us finish up the "foundation landscaping".

It looks totally awesome and I cant thank her enough. The last thing we have to do is mulch it.

Oh, the garden hose HAS been moved to the side of the house mom....I will post a pic tomorrow to show you. It looks loads better. And Amy, there is a pic of my fun wind chime I was telling you about. I think its adorable. I moved it to a hook on the side of the tree, but you get the idea. See mom, you can tell I water....the house it wet from the sprinkler!!
Close-up. It looks uber good!
FUN wind chime!!

Then on Sun Scott and I made our way to "the western shore" to celebrate Kathys and my mothers birthdays. We all met at Carrabas in Bowie. Lunch was super and mom finally got her chicken bryan. Side note....A couple weekends ago mom was over to our house and the day got away from us so I didnt have time to make her the birthday dinner I planned to make her. It was chicken bryan...anyway, I made it for Scott and I the next night and I called mom to tell her how good it was. She said since I mentioned it to her she has been wanting the dish; SO, I'm very glad she was able to satisfy her craving. OK, back to sun. After lunch we all headed to Kathy's for AMAZINGLY DELISH cheesecake that Amy made and presents. I think the highlight of the afternoon was when we all gathered around the table, listened to a bizarre recording, and mom welcomed Scott to the family. Good times!!

And lastly, I just had to add a couple cute pics of Reagan or as Scott and I call him, Trouble. He really ended up to be an entertaining kitten. She and Lilly play so well together and Kitty even will play w him for a minute or 2.

Damn cat wont stay off of the counter...but he had wrapped himself up in the paper towels and was napping.

Teaser

OK, My Mama came over today and helped us, once again, with our garden. She dug up some stuff from her garden and did most of the digging and planting. What a good egg!
Anyway...I have not taken pics yet because as Scott and I watched City Hall (good movie btw) we heard lots of gun shots soooo, I didn't go out and take pics.
I'm looking forward to celebrating My moms and Kathy's birthdays tomorrow and I just know that I will be taking pics at the restaurant for lunch and then at Kathy's for cake.
When I get back tomorrow from all of the fun I will take pics of the yard/garden and post w the pics of the b day festivities.
Check back!!

The new color i hate

Ok, as i looked at the pics on my computer I dont hate is as much as I do on the wall. I read and have been told to live with the color for a couple of days before you make up your mind. Welllll, not lovin the new line green. Its ok, just a little to bright or neon for me.

Anyway....Amy told me the color she used for her half bath so Im totally excited to go and get that this week. Her bathroom was what I had in mind when I decided on a green for mine. I originally wanted a pretty lavender but I thought I should get out of my box as my mother would say and try something else. Anyway....thanks Amy I.....I will let you know how it looks!! Its a lot brighter than it looks (well at least on my computer)

Hope ya'll have strong tummys

Alrighty....I wanted a pretty, cheerful, "fun" line green in my half bath. My mother and I went to the hardware store last weekend and I pushed and rushed her into picking a color/shade for me. She told me several times she doesn't like to be rushed, but....me being me rushed her and THIS is what I ended up with.

I don't blame her a bit and to be honest it doesn't look like the sample so I will be taking back the paint this week at some point and start all over. Wish me luck :)

I wanted lime green and ended up with neon yellow....ugh!