TAKING A BREAK WITH THING TWO & THING THREE

The time has come.

The time is now.

I'll run away

I don't care how.

I could go by bus,

I could go by car,

I could drive all night

And I could go far.

I could go alone,

I could take a kid,

I took two kids,

That is what I did.

I will be back soon,

I will come back brown,

I will drive all night

Maybe through your town.

I will miss you all.

My computer's shut down.

I will smile all day,

And I will never frown.

I will jump the waves,

I will walk the land,

I will look for sharks

And play in the sand.

I will be back soon,

As quick as a blink,

I will write a post,

That is what I think.

Sending you love,

As I walk the beach,

Don't look for a response

I am out of reach.

Love you guys-

See you in a few days~

I promise to have some 

GOOD STORIES.

GOING--GOING---SOON TO BE GONE!!!

As many of you know,

the last few weeks have been a

WHIRLWIND

of activity for me.

I have been

PACKING, 

PURGING,

and

PREPARING

for some life changes.

Our lives will be changing

even more in the next few months.

But--for now--

I am taking a break!

Taking a break from

PACKING

and

PURGING

and

I am going to 

PLAY!

I am headed south to the beach

with my little Maria,

my daughter, Mimi,

and her three kiddos-

We will play in the sand and the sea.

We will swim in the pool.

We will eat sticky popsicles on the shore

and wash our hands in salt water.

We will rinse the sand off our butts

and leave our sandals at the door.

If it rains we will play games

and watch cartoons.

We will relax and let schedules fall by the wayside.

I will miss you all while I am gone

but 

I WILL BE BACK.

This is just a break...

and not 

Good-Bye!

Y'all behave yourselves while I am gone,

you hear?

DID YOU MISS ME? i'VE BEEN HERE-THERE-AND EVERYWHERE!

I know!  I know!

It has been a long time since I posted

about anything except

cancer and death.

Contrary to popular belief

those are NOT my two

favorite topics!

Once we got the old boy cleared of

CANCER

I decided to run away from home!

My daughter, Tara, her three girls and I

took off to see my daughter, Mimi,

and her two boys and little

BRIGHT EYES.

We stayed in Indiana a couple of days on our way 

to Florida.  

This was a trip promised to Lulu so she 

could see her Michigan friend that stays

at the same condo complex that we 

always stay at.

Mimi's hubby was out of town

so she decided to follow us south

for a couple of days.

We headed to Gatlinburg.

Now I know all you Suthern' gals are used to

THE HEAT

but let me tell ya---

this northern girl thinks 102 degrees is about

50 degrees hotter than I like.

Now-I did NOT go on this.

While the other kids went

I watched Baby Bright Eyes sleep.

Here is what she looked like when she got up

and discovered Mom,

her brothers, 

 and her cousins were gone.

This is what she looked like when I gave her

ICE CREAM-

 Nana's sure know the tricks, don't they?

Did I mention it was 

HOT?

I felt like dropping a bag of ice cubes

in my bra to cool off but 

thought people might talk if

I started dripping

from somewhere besides

my forehead!

Leaving Gatlinburg, Mimi & her kids 

headed home to Indiana while 

Tara, Lulu, Ria & SweetCheeks & I

continued on to Florida.

Lulu spent a lot of time hanging out

with her friend, Gabby.

I had Lulu convinced that her real name was

GABREIELLA- (pronounced like Cinderella).

She was so embarrassed to think she had

been pronouncing her friend's name wrong

for the past three years.

Finally, Gabby (on the right) 

took pity on her and told

her the truth....darn kid!

That is Lulu giving me the 

'you're so stupid, Nana' 

hairy eyeball.

The other two sisters-

Ria & SweetCheeks

spent a lot of time 

BOOGY BOARDING.

and hugging-

when they weren't arguing about whose turn

it was to sit in the third row seat.

I spent my time reading and watching 

the sun come up....

and the moon rising----

I have lots more to share

 and much to tell you

but right now I have to fix the

old boy something to eat.

This is what he likes best!

Tube feeding sure is EASY---for me!

I've been trying to find these 

Talking Ensures

to keep him company while he

FILLS UP.

So far, no luck.

Let me know if you see any out there!

I will keep you posted as to what

else is going on here...

It's A LOT!

Off to visit a few of you before

I fall asleep sitting up!

Finish It Up Friday's FIVE FOTOS & Baby Bright Eyes Update

Good Friday Morning!

So---Some of you know I took a little trip

with MyHero and my granddaughter, Lulu.

We didn't tell anyone where we were going-

we just went.

We ended up on the upper coast of Florida.

So-here are a few pics of our trip.
Is there anything better than sunrise
AT THE BEACH?

We stayed in this sweet little cottage.

The big banks of windows overlooked the ocean
and we were only steps from the water.

Lulu made a friend a couple of days after
we got there.
They hung out and did 
"girl things"
like painting their nails.

Her little friend was just darling and from 
NAWTH CARAHLYNAH!
LOVED the accent!

My Hero relaxed and enjoyed himself.
Hmmm...maybe you should wear sunglasses
so you don't have to SQUINT...just saying....

I made the mistake of telling him I thought
PIRATES WERE KIND OF SEXY..
You know - like Johnny Depp...

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UH...yeah.......uhn-huh...
Let me check...
NOT WORKING!!!

 Thus ended our romantic getaway!

Here is the news from my daughter about  
Baby Bright Eyes.
 Thanks everyone!! It was her tibia (shin

bone) and it isn't fractured, thank God!

 We are going in to see the pediatric

 orthopedist tomorrow morning to try and

 figure out why she still isn't 

putting any weight 

on her leg (4 days after her fall).

 Prayers appreciated and thank you, again!

Poor little munchkin-
has to sleep in a basket....lol

Have a GREAT Friday!
I will give you another update on our 
little babydoll tomorrow after she sees
the specialist.

I'M BACK- Did You Miss Me?

Wow!

Today will be short and sweet.

I was going to take 3 days off but life

has a way of changing at a moment's notice.

MyHero and I decided to take a couple of days

away on the spur of the moment.

We went NORTH.

We thought we were COLD HERE - but-

when we got UP NORTH we discovered that

there are still snow banks that are 6 to 8 feet high!

This was taken MAY 10TH~

And our favorite part of UP NORTH is

LAKE SUPERIOR.

It is still 40% covered by ICE

frozen right to the bottom close to shore.

Crazy even for the Upper Peninsula!!

I stopped the car to take a picture of a tree.

MyHero said: You're crazy!  

NO ONE is going to see that!

Me:  Yes! Yes! They will.

People that read my blog will see a FACE!

   Now-Don't let me down, okay?

Tell me that YOU see a face there!
Edited to add:
for those who CAN'T see it- do you see it now?

And- you will see my face around here 

as I visit your blogs

and try to catch up a bit.

And, tomorrow, if you are VERY GOOD

 and promise

not to slam the cat's tail in the door, 

I will show you a different kind of face-

One that floats.

Seriously~

Angels By The Sea

Oh- Walking down the street

look at the cute little shop

I see.

I would have loved to visit

there and poke around inside.

Isn't it adorable?

Adorable but CLOSED!

Love the name-

Angels by the Sea.

Guess what?

These are MY FAVORITE

Angels by the Sea.

Now they are 

Angels by the Bay-

because we are home.

I am going to try to

catch up with all of you

in a bit.

Right now- I am catching up

on the home front.

Have a wonderful day!