March Musings - Day 15

They taught me a lesson in monopoly. I was home from work as we never opened due to the snowstorm, so we played Wizard of Oz monopoly simplified. L-Jo and T-Bug played the first round. Surprisingly, T-bug won! Her strategy was to buy only the properties she had her heart's desire for, and when all was said and done, she had the most cash, so we deemed her the winner! (It's easier to do it that way!)

The second time it was with T-Tot, and Lil' G. Lil' G won because she did an almost identical strategy to T-bug, and ended up with twice as much money as T-bug! ($2057!)

All in all, I have a new strategy for the next time I play monopoly.... We shall see if it works! Also, a cup of coffee with it helps. ;~)

Just remember, if you are playing monopoly, your cat will want some dominion as well in this. I call this photo: "Surveying his monopoly...."

Hats for the Holidays! Day 25.... & More!

Over 30,000 views! And its my 900th post of my blog!

Thank you all!!!

Beautiful Blessings:

~ Having my Aunt and Uncle come for dinner!

~ Dad and T-Tot doing the Turkey Trot together!! 197 and 198 across the finish line!

~ Lil' G explaing her Plymoth made out of pillows as she takes the Mayflower across the perilous journey to the New World!

~ Watching "Its a Wonderful Life" as is tradition!

~ Washing dishes!

Beautiful Blessings - 11/4/15

~ Someone to talk on the "phone" with!

~ Someone to explore with!

~ Someone to play with!

~ Someone to swing with!

~ Someone to laugh with!

A Beautiful Blessed Week - 10/19/15-10/26/15

~ Snow!!!!!!!

~ A lovely chat over tea with myself, my Mom, and a lovely older woman!

~ Receiving delicious produce from her garden!

~ Knowing that the girls were having a blat the other day while pouring over the toy cars in the magazine....

~ ...and watching their excitement as they get to drive one!! They were so excited that our friend had one for/from her grandkids!

~ The beautiful view through the hills and valleys! The colors were magnificent! The picture doesnt do it justice!

~ Making more apple butter! (in the new crockpot! :~D yay!)

~ The similarities and difference in a project L-Jo and Lil' G for school!

~ Video calling with a friend I never video called with before!
~ The ability to pray together during it!
~ Catching a woodpecker at work!

~ Mom and Dad's Engagement Anniversary! 20 years! <3 (He proposed to her in a library with the ring inside a book, isnt that adorable?? <3)

~ A creative kitty made of pretzel's! L-Jo made it! :~)

~ T-bug's abstract!

~ Pretending an old box is the Magic School Bus!
~ Coconut Acorn Squash Soup! Mmmm....

~ Light reflecting off our carousel! <3

~ Fall colors surrounding our house!

~ Reflecting colors off the windshield!

~ Brilliant blue skies!
~ Morning sunlight in the fish tank!

~ Catching fishie shadows! Reminds me of Peter Pan ;~)

~ T-Tot wearing a dress I loved as a kid! Grandma made it for me!
~ T-Tot swiming the length of the competition pool and back with a few breaks! Still quite impressive considering she really couldnt swim at the beginning of the summer!

Beautiful Blessings - 10/14/15

~ Having a "Princess Day!" with Lil' G, L-Jo, and T-bug!

~ Making goodies together for our lunch!

~ Watching Princess movies! Cinderella (by Faerie Tale Theatre), The Dancing Princesses (by Faerie Tale Theatre), Cinderella (2015), Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses, and Beauty & the Beast (Disney)!

~ Ending the day with a princess book! "Ponyella" by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans!

~ T-Tot having and adventure and overnight at our grandparents!

Beautiful Blessings - 10/13/15

~ The pretty fall leaves the kids found!

~ The various colors from vibrant to dull!

~ Air scented from fresh crackly fall leaves!

~ Turning them into window decor!

~ Cute decorations for the front step that T-Tot made!

100 lbs of Apples and other Beautiful Blessings

~ Watching "The Wizard of Oz" with the girls. I love this movie <3 Its one of my absolute favorites <3

~ Realizing Lil' G is dressed like Dorothy

~ Picking apples from our tree!

~ Getting 100lbs or so of apples!

~ Having Heidi and her sis come over to help pick apples!

~ Seeing T-bug having fun with her Sunday School teacher...aka Heidi lol!

~ Going on a mini vacation to the Y to go swimming afterwards!

~ The girls being brave with ice skating and swimming!

~ Seeing how big T-bug is now <3 T-Tot wore that dress when she was little. 

~ Realizing that all the girls were wearing dresses from Aunt N! I love this one on L-Jo!

~ Being amazed by how big Lil' G is getting! She looks like a big girl!

~ Knowing I cant imagine life without my sisters <3

~ The fields being harvested!

~The beautiful fall leaves! <3

~ T-Tot getting compliments from an art teacher on her work! The lady told her that her paintings/pictures are better than some of the kids in her class.

~ T-bug's creativity for sleeping lol!!