Seven Words For Sunday

Sweet... day for family

Soothing... for everyone.

Silly... times together.

Saying... I Love You to those I do.

Sharing... hugs all around.

Scrumpcious... meals together.

Savory.... moments I wish could stand still in time.

Those are my 7 words for this Sunday!!!!!!!

I was inspired by my blog friend Anika.
Thank You Anika.

Boy/Girl Do I have News.....

My son, Sonny sent a picture to my cell phone last evening and it was a picture of Leah, our 2 yr. old Grand Daughter wearing a tee shirt that said...
BIG SISTERS ARE THE BEST !!"
Naturally, I just about ran to the phone to call Sonny & Megan.
Yes it is true, they are expecting their third child, due in May.
So over here we all are ...YIPEEE FOR ANOTHER GRANDCHILD.
YIPPEE FOR ANOTHER NIECE/NEPHEW.
God Bless This Wonderful Family.
YIPEEEEE!!!!!!!

Just look ...

One Absolutely Rockin' & Handsome Daddy.One Joshua So Very Puppylicious Cutie.

One Leah Beautiful Buzzin' Beauty Of A Bee. Makes a beautiful picture, forever in my mind.

OK So When............

the preschool asked me to take another morning, all was good. I then went Mon., Weds., & Friday mornings and back for lunch time Mon. & Fridays. But then they asked me to take on 2 more mornings which meant every week Monday through Friday I was to be there before 7 am.
No way...No how...This just didn't work out for me any longer.
So now I just go to Murphy's every week day . No more rushing around, some mornings like a crazy lady-(r-e-a-l-l-y). No more waking the kids up at least an hour earlier than usual and figuring out where they would go for that hour or so before school began. No more gently rushing Mrs. Murphy so I would be able to get back to the preschool on time. Being back to our regular morning schedule is wonderful, to say the least. Being able to take my time with Mrs. Murphy is really a pleasure. I do miss the lil' ones at the preschool. I can still hear them, Oh Good Morning Miss. Pati... Hiiiiiiii Miss. Pati... Miss. Pati I love you.... Oh Miss. Pati your my new best friend. Miss. Pati, I told my Mommy about you, and she loves you too. No, I want Miss. Pati to help me PLEASE. Yeah, I miss those lil' ones, but they are having a ball and really they love just about everyone who works there. They are all in very good hands. Honestly, I know I am most likely forgotten already. But still, I can hear them in my mind and I think I just might for a very long time to come. This is a very nice position I have with the Murphy's and works out well for them, for me & my family. There was stress alot of the time for me with the preschool hours...it is perfectly wonderful to not have that stress any longer.
I am very blessed and very happy too.


I also must say I am so happy my friend Rosalie, who threw my name into the hat for the position at the preschool, understands "you gotta do..what you gotta do."

Today my youngest son Tommy turned 13 years old. He is so excited to be a teenager. Really, he could not wait to be 13. When I look at him I can still see the lil' bundle of joy I gave birth to 13 years ago today.

Just For Her......

JANICE....HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR FRIEND.
I HAVE LOVED YOU FOR MANY YEARS & WILL
ONLY LOVE YOU MORE.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

Today is the day

My second born son D.J. turned 16 today and just about ran to the D.M.V
to take the test to receive his learners permit.
We went as a family as this is a BIG day for our D.J.
He passed that test and drove home from the DMV,
smiling all the way.
WAY TO GO D.J.

16 yrs old ...the time just flies away.
when i look at this teenager I can still see the lil' bundle of joy I gave birth to 16 years ago today.

Over & Over

I prayed for a job that wouldn't take me out of the home at night, that wouldn't brake my aching back. Something that would just fit right into our schedule.

Well in the last 2 wks not ONE but TWO such jobs landed right in my lap.

Thanks to My Dear Friend Roe, who knew there was a opening and threw my name into the hat.... On Monday and Fridays, I go to Miss Mella's pre school, from 7-9 am. And then I go back at 11:30 - 12:30 to help out with lunch.
I L - O - V - E it.

A few days later my husband received a call from a friend that needed someone to help out with his Mother. I go over to Murphy's, Monday Through Friday from 9-9:30 to 11-11:30.
I L - O - V - E it.

And on Monday & Friday's when I leave the pre school at 9:00, I have plenty of time to get to Murphy's and back to Miss Mella's for lunch.

Yes, it is a bit tough getting use to being out of the house,
dressed with hair & makeup done, kids situated and punching in a time clock before 7 AM.
Though, I am done with work and back home before 1 pm.
With a pay ck that is well worth it.
These 2 jobs are blessings and they are the perfect answer to my prayers.
Tied with a bow & Absolutely Heaven sent.

I am very grateful, very thankful and very very blessed.

I just HAVE to say....

THANK YOU to everyone who prayed for Janice and her family.
Janice is now home from the hospital and feeling much more like herself.
Graciously, I ask you to keep Janice & family in your prayers.
Also, there is no news of any new test results as of yet.

Please Pray

I am asking for prayers for my life long friend Janice.(we are both in our 50's and have been friends since our preteen yrs)
In the last year she has battled lung cancer, having a lobe removed, finishing chemo being told she is cancer free. A few months later to find she has brain cancer.
With all she has, Janice is fighting this new diagnosis.
She has had fever of 102 and higher on & off, sleeping way too much, went to the doctor yesterday and he sent her straight to the hospital. There to be diagnosed with pneumonia.
As of right now, Doctors are saying she will need to be in the hospital on IV antibiotics and fever free for 24 hrs. before they will think of letting her go home.
There's talk of running tests will she is in hospital to ck on the cancer and see whats going on at this point.
I am praying for Janice to have the spirit and strength needed to fight, battle this cancer.
I am praying that her children Jimmy 30 yrs old, Felicia 19 yrs old and Mark 11 yrs old,and Janice's significant other of just about 25 yrs. are able to "handle" this day to day journey.

I humbly ask you to please pray for Janice and her children and family.
Please keep them in your prayers.

My Thoughts Have Been....

all over the place lately.
Going ahead and renewing some work contacts in the health care world. Two or Three I have been "working through" with them for almost 20 yrs. Waiting for my packet with all the testing information from Albany. Thinking of my Grandchildren, hoping soon we will have time together. Realizing DJ will be 16 this Sept. which also means two more years and he will be off to college. It will be the beginning of things never being "the same" for the second time in my life. Don't get me wrong, I planted that college, education seed very early. I am nurturing it as I have all these yrs. I want my son to go off to college and move on to the beginning of a wonderful rest of his life.



to be continued.

This family of four make my heart so happy, absolutely four of my most loved favorite people in the whole world.

MY HANDSOME SON & GRANDSON, SONNY & JOSHUAJOSHUA

MY BEAUTIFUL GRAND DAUGHTER LEAH

SONNY & LEAH

SONNY, MY BEAUTIFUL DEAR D.I. L. MEGAN, JOSHUA & LEAH, ISN'T THIS THE BEST FAMILY PICTURE EVER ? !JUST LOOK AT THAT HAPPINESS. I LOVE THEM TO PIECES.

** June 27, my first born... Sonny turned 34 years old.

Wowee seems like just the other day I was taking him to the first day of kindergarten. He most certainly is a grown, handsome, good man, but there are still times when I look at him and I can see the lil' bundle of joy I gave birth to 34 years ago.**