Interesting morning ....

I went out early Saturday morning to put mail in the box out front. On the way back to the door I realized someone had placed over sized money on my bare Birch tree.

 Ones, tens, twenty's etc., they were all hanging there ... on my new money tree. I looked up and down the block but no one else had any money hanging on there trees. I went up to the front door and found a note tucked into a tree on my porch. It read "Please save me some seeds, I want to plant a tree of my own. Enjoy a night on the town."

No signature was included. So, is this a new trend, instead of TPing a house we now add fake money? I'm confused, no one is owning up to my tree's decor and I just don't get it!

An Emotional Day

My son, Dustin had a very close and special relation with my mom. My kids called her Mimie for future reference. She passed away 9 years ago this coming Thursday so Dustin wanted to visit the cemetery on his last day here.  He loaded all the kids up in the truck and away they all went. I had a commitment and went in another direction. Later that night Dustin asked if I had read my emails,  "no, I've been a bit busy playing with the kids!" I should have left it alone, but no, I had to see what he sent.

  Here's mom and dad. They share the same marker at Arlington National Military Cemetery in Riverside. Dustin needed to go to the truck to get something and Austin said "don't worry daddy, I will stay here and protect Mimie." So he squatted down and stayed with them until he returned. Dustin said he cried all he way to the truck by Austin's loving response and I'm still crying. Austin is sensitive, just like his daddy and his far away grandma. I believe he has a very old soul in a very young body. 

To add more tears to my day the subject line on my son's email read "She would have loved him more then me." I do believe my mom would have adored Austin and spoiled him rotten like she did my kids. However, I don't think she could have loved anyone more then her grandson. They had a unique bond, I feel so blessed to have witnessed it.

Family Game Night!

OK, my daughter is 33 years old with the energy and spirit of a 10 year old. My grand babies are still here visiting with me and Tiff put herself in charge of last nights entertainment. We had family game night with the assistance of Mr. Disney. We played Headgear. To funny.

 Here is the event co originator. We wear these silly head pieces with Mickey Mouse ears on top. In the front we put a card ... Tiff has Winnie the Poo. Then we have a minute to ask questions to everyone else about who we might have on our forehead. This proved to be a riot. The adult women had the most fun, we all thought we could ace this "silly" game. Ah, no,  it's hard!

 Here is Lacey and Alexia, she is Snow White and had to finally pass and get a new character. It's hard .... did I mention that??

 Alexia

                                                                                   Austin

I have the famous Mickey Mouse! And I guesses who he was too. This is a great family fun game, get it if you do this sort of thing at your house.

Fun Food Tip!

My very good friend Amy was here last week for a visit from Wyoming. We were getting ready for our Longaberger branch meeting and Amy had this great idea to share. Sooo, we went to the store and got busy preparing Longaberger foods to share.

Here she is stirring the Longaberger White Cheddar Potato soup. So simple and so good. Especially on a cold winters evening.

 Don't these little bread bowls look wonderful! All you do is mix a bag of Longaberger Hearty Beer Bread with one can of beer. Using three Longaberger Soup and Salad bowls sprayed with oil you pour the batter in equally and pour 1/3 cube melted butter over the top and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the bread from the pottery bowl, cut off the top and remove the bread from the center, and pour in the soup. Garnish with cheese, a dollop of sour cream and bacon. Add a salad and you have a yummy delicious meal!!

 Aren't they just so pretty! 

If you are interested in any of the products I have mentioned or other Longaberger treasures contact me at Baskets4anita@aol.com!!

A Few Good Men

Tomorrow we celebrate President's Day. I fear to think that if I should ask some random teens at the local mall why they had the day off they would probably have no clue. However, for me personally these two men are to soul of America, they are what has made us a great nation. If you only know George Washington from what you have learned in school I encourage you to read "Being George Washington" by Glenn Beck. It's current, accurate and gives you a true sense of this man. George was modest, devoted to his wife and country and fair and kind to his slaves - he was a patriot.

In a class I took in college we were asked to write a paper on who was our favorite person in history and what is one question we would like to ask.

For me this was so easy. My favorite person in history has always been Abraham Lincoln and what would I ask him? Where did you get the strength to get out of bed each morning during the Civil War and face the challenges put before you?

He was a man sent by God to do God's work and he did it with integrity.

I asked my husband what US President from his life time would leave a lasting impression in history like George and Abe. He felt it would be Franklin Roosevelt, probably true. In turn he asked me the same question. Since Roosevelt was gone before I was born I needed think hard. Sadly I was unable to think of any president that I felt fit in their league. The one man that I did feel had the ability to walk at their side in my life time would be Dr. Martin Luther King. He was also a man of integrity, unselfishness and peace. Let us pray that my life time will have another Abe Lincoln.

The Baby Bird woke up!

My Alexia finally woke up and was sooo excited to see her bird blanket. Meet Alexia ....

She's 3 and LOVES these crazy birds ....

 Many hours later she is still the canary, drinking her mom's blended coffee and has control of the I Phone ... playing what else? Yep, Angry Birds and the Leap Pad. This is one electronically excelled 3 year old!

 Here she is play the birds, do you think the blanket is big enough??

There is also a shot of the Angry Bird band aids I found at my favorite store .. Walmart!

And finally she got control of all the blankets, this was her goal all day.

As you can see these blankets provided a days worth of entertainment.

Quick Bird Update

Good early morning! My Far Away Grand Children arrived very early this morning and were up with the sun!! Yes, the sun has returned and boy is it cold outside. I wanted to post the pictures I took this morning when the older kids, Austin and Karlee found their birds.

 

My Irish Twins, Austin 7, and Karlee 6, they are 11 months apart, aren't they precious??

   They love their hooded blankets, especially on this cold, chilly morning.

 Austin has already nodded off, he was so excited to get up early and tell me all of his news. Now, he's pooped, restoring for pool time!

Karlee is cuddled up watching cartoons. The yellow dot you see is actually a bird comb that sticks up, it looks so cute from the back.

OK, gotta go fix a gourmet breakfast of Frosted Mini Wheat's and bacon.