March Musings - Day 24

I went and saw this in theaters with John and Mom! Ahhhh I loved it! It was the first movie John and I have ever seen in a movie theater together! <3 What a good one to mark that occasion with! The showing we were going to see ended up being sold out, so we went to the late showing of it. We walked around downtown for a bit, and enjoyed the evening! It was chilly but beautiful out! <3 What a wonderful evening!

Beautiful Blessings - 8/2/16

~ watching Sarah, Plain and Tall

~ watching Finding Nemo for the first time in 7 years

~ a day to recouperate

~ teaching myself Clock Solitaire

~ good progress made on my knitting project...like GOOD progress XD

Beautiful Blessings - 8/1/16

~ movie night with Mom

~ quoting Princess Bride the whole time

~ movie day with my sisters while down with a migraine

~ homemade tortilla chips for a midnight snack

~ unexpected phone call from a best friend to see how I'm feeling :~)

Beautiful Blessings - 7/29/16

~ watching Zootopia with John and Mom

~ a quiet morning at home to get some computer work done

~ decreasing excitedly on my knitting project

~ an unexpected blessing - dinner unexpectedly provided for me tonight while I was working

~ encouragement to save aside for a rainy day

Beautiful Blessings - 1/18/16

~ Breaking into Broadway in the kitchen with T-bug! <3 :~D
~ Going through clothes with Mom!
~ Finding new-to-me clothes!
~ Ending the night with Mr Darcy...we watched the second episode of the Colin Firth version....mmmm <3 lol
~ And enjoying a new coloring book from Daddy! Its a tropical themed one!

Beautiful Blessings - 11/29/15

~ a happy fuzzy kitty <3

~ a new to us couch!

~ enjoying a Christmas movie <3

~ a piece of pumpkin pie!

~ saying one last goodbye to my Aunt and Uncle before they go home <3

Hats for the Holidays! Day 27 & Today's Blessings

One of the few hats Ive actually boughten for myself in the past year! I bought it because I have an indentical one (minues the netting) that is cream!

I love the rich brown hues! Perfect for the holidays!!

Beautiful Blessings:

~ Being reminded of how important goodness is in the movie "Going My Way"! So sweet <3

~ Being reminded of how important art is! I went to see an art exhibit today: "From Monet to Matisse: The Age of French Impressionism"!

~ Being reminded of how important it is to send letters! T-Tot got a sweet one today from a lady who attended our Church for a while. It was very encouraging <3

~ Being reminded of how precious our lives are here on this earth! We should use them for good and to bring God glory!

~ Being reminded of how precious prayer is!

Hats for the Holidays! Day 18

Completely random: the hat has nothing to do with what Im gonna say, but I needed a hat for today so voila! (Its pretty though! I havent worn it to work yet as they gave me it!) Anywho, "A Charlie Brown Christmas'' is such a sweet relaxing movie to watch! Ive got a migraine tonight, hence the "stock photo" so I curled up and watched that with Mom. Mmmm....

Patty: Try to catch snowflakes on your tongue. It's fun.

Linus: Mmm. Needs sugar.

Lucy: It's too early. I never eat December snowflakes. I always wait until January.

Linus: They sure look ripe to me.

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!!

Beautiful Blessings - 9/7/15

~ Having Heidi come over for a day of fun!

~ Chatting about anything and everything....with lots of laughing in between ;~)

~ Going for a walk and taking a detour at the creek! Ahhh the water felt so good! We saw a Monarch Butterfly, a frog, crayfish (aka crawdads), little fish and minnows, and a snake sunning himself on a rock!

~ Enjoying some delicious "Panda Paws" ice cream! Thanks Heidi!

~ Having fun creating a movie to the song "You've Got a Friend in Me!"

  

(Email readers will need to go to the blog to see the movie!)

Beautiful Blessings - 8/12/15

~ Watching L-Jo meticulously color in a coloring book I had as a kid. 

~ Remembering the teas we went to at the Renaissance Festival.

~ Coming acoss craft supplies I loved to use as a kid.

~ Reshelving all the books in my room....and realizing I have a ton!

~ Vegging with a movie after the end of a busy day.

Beautiful Blessings - 8/6/15

~ Having creative sisters pretend that the lettuce we were snacking on was ice cream! ;~) Heehee!!

~ Going to work for the first time in over half a year!!

~ The sound of the sewing machine whirring!

~ Thanking God that my dance teacher and her family and all their animals and things were kept safe after they had a barn fire last Friday. 

~ Watching "Brigadoon" for the first time in years! I only remembered the last 10 minutes of it actually lol! :~)

Venerable Vintage Hats: Not Seen Everyday!

Minerva: What do you think, Mother?

Stepmother: Uh, it's certainly not the sort of thing you see everyday.

Calliope: I saw it first. How do you think it looks on me, Mother?

Minerva: Ech, awful.

Calliope: I didn't ask you.

Stepmother: How can a mother choose between two such extraordinary daughters!

Calliope: Cinderella. Cinderella!

Cinderella: Yes?

Calliope: Does it look better on me?

Minerva: Or me?

Cinderella: Well, I don't know much about hats, but I don't think it flatters either one of you.

(Stepsisters gasp!)

Minerva: What did you ask her for?

Calliope: She doesn't know anything about hats, she said so herself!

~ Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella 1997

Throwback Tuesday: Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball, beloved from America's favorite show, I Love Lucy! Everyone loves her quirky style of acting that's still enjoyable to this day! She was the first woman to run a major television studio, Desilu, which produced many popular shows including Star Trek and Mission: Impossible. Desilu eventually merged with Paramount Pictures in 1967.

The above clip from one of the I Love Lucy episodes, has to be my favorite scene ever!

Throwback Tuesday: Judy Garland

Frances Ethel Gumm, or better known as Judy Garland was a beloved actress during the late 30's and 40's. She is best known as Dorothy Gale from her role in the Wizard of Oz in 1939. The Wizard of Oz is one of my favorite movies of all time! I also enjoyed her in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944).

"As for my feelings toward "Over the Rainbow", it's become part of my life. 

It is so symbolic of all my dreams and wishes that I'm sure that's why people 

sometimes get tears in their eyes when they hear it." 

~~~ Judy Garland

30 Days of Love: Day 8

1 Corinthians 16:14

Do everything in love.

Do something special with them to remind them how much you love them. Whether it's as simple as chatting together or curling up and watching a movie of their choice, spend some time with them.

Throwback Tuesday: Shirley Temple

With a heart warming smile, Shirley Temple was one of America's Little Princesses.

My favorite movies with her include, The Little Princess, The Story of Seabiscuit, The Littlest Rebel, The Little Colonel, and a few others. She didn't just act, dance and sing, she also was an ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. 

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph." --- Shirley Temple

Throwback Tuesday: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor was a notable actress from the 50's. My favorite movies with her are "Father of the Bride", the sequel, "Father's Little Dividend", and "National Velvet". 

After taking the photos, I played with them a bit, and gave them an Andy Warhol effect.

I think it's kinda similar to the one he did of Elizabeth Taylor, don't you think?

Sandy

About 3 or 4 months ago, my friend sent me an email.

She asked if I would be interested in a stuffed dog for my sisters.

I said sure!

This past Friday, she gave it to me.

I was thinking it would be a tiny dog, small and easy to carry.

We'll just say it exceeded my expectations. ;~)

Meet Sandy. He is named after the dog from the movie Annie.

This was the T-bug's expression, the minute she saw him!

He grows on you.......

We like Sandy! :~)

Our 4th of July fun!

Happy 237th birthday America! 

This is what we did to celebrate. :)

We started our celebrations on the 3rd and went to see fireworks!

We brought some homemade bubbles and several kids were having fun with our bubbles!

We got home around 11:30 and plopped everyone into bed.

On the 4th we had more fun with bubbles!

Uncle Sam - Audrey Hepburn style! (By the way, bubbles by the nose isn't comfortable! ;)

After we were outside with the bubbles for a while it started raining. We decided it was perfect for dancing in!

We ate lunch and all the girls took naps while I tackled a chapter of Algebra. 

After naps we watched the Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again and then went out to play when it was dry outside.

We had more fun with bubbles and then enjoyed a delicious dinner inside.

We had hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, and tortilla chips. For desert we had cherry cobbler/pie for the big people and cotton candy push pops for the little people. 

All in all it was a delightful way to celebrate the 4th!!!!!