Birthday Boy & Baby Brother....

  Luke is now 7  months old. He is growing so fast.  This is him holding his hair brush.

  He is getting his picture taken outside, so cute.

Here Luke is with the sweet dog Madison.  She seems to love the boys so very much. I now they love her.

 This is big brother Max. He is turning two this week. There is a birthday party this afternoon. I am not sure if this is his cake or one he had at his grandparents house. I just find it hard to believe he is two years old.

 This looks like he is very happy with the cake. LOL. We are celebrating later today , at his house. So I will get to love on the babies. Wonderful.

  Tonight is a super moon.  This was last night, while out driving around.  NASA had an article in the Indy Star today. They said there will be a super moon trilogy. Starting tonight. Then on January the 1st and 31st  there will be full super moon again. Try to get a look.  I love this kind of beautiful event.
  Hope your weekend was filled with fun and love. We had fabulous weather. Things are predicted to change this coming week. Wishing you all a good week ahead. XO

My Week...

  No this is not my tree...oh how I wish it was, I'd be done. LOL. This is my daughter Karen's tree. She sets her tree up in the kitchen . They have a table for the kids to do homework there. They spend a lot of time in the kitchen. At least Karen does cooking and cleaning.

  We have been having beautiful days like this about all week. Some have been windy, chilly but oh so pretty.

  I will show a couple sunsets from this week. You know it's one of my favorite things to photograph.

  This one thru the neighbor's apple trees.  We have had pretty blue skies through the day and fiery sunsets.

 Okay, I must have lied...I normally don't Christmas shop for much. :):) But with great grandchildren, I did go shopping at Kohl's.  As I was typing this, OMG, I forgot Leo...now I will have to go back. I bought these PJ's at 1/2 off. Thank goodness otherwise it would have cost 90 dollars for these three sets. Yikes.  I do not spend like that.  These belong to Luke, Max and Layla.  I fear they are all too big. :(

 A big lego type toy for Layla , one for Max and a musical giraffe for Luke. No deals here . I told Ted I have lost my knack....I would never have ever paid full price for toys before. I had no coupons for Kohl's and I never go shopping without coupons. What happened? Well live and learn , hopefully.
  Wishing all a great weekend, filled with some fun. Be safe out on the roads. XO

More From Saturday...

  This is what I bought at the Main Street Shoppes in Westfield.  Kathy and I bought different scented wax melts and trade each other three. LOL. We can sure penny pinch. :) I did buy some local honey from the area. This is all we bought from the big two story antque/fleamarket building.

  Here's more of the inside. I thought this was bit creepy ....now to some it may be a treasure. A stuffed raccoon , he looked very old  .

  Fishing lures and books. I like looking at these.

 Oh my, this old radio took me back in time. My parents owned one of these, although it did not have the record player in it. But it was just as big a piece . when I think about all that country music my parents listened to....you know we were never allowed to change the station either.

  The lady that became our landlady, way back when I was 10, had one of these. It was an awesome polished Victrola.

  Do any of you remember these pull down maps from school? Whole new world now.

 One of these was always in our Christmas dreams while growing up. A shiny new bike. Never happened.  After Kathy and I walked thru the entire two levels of this store we left and drove to Carmel. It's a town south of Westfield.

  It's what I call an artsy community. This is the outside of one of the buildings. We were sitting on a bench in a wee bit of a resting park, drinking coffee.

  All thru the town are statues of people in everyday poses, looking kind of real. I am sitting on the same bench as this one. My daughter Kathy is just past him taking a shot of me.  I saw little kids really looking this man over. LOL.

 We went to another place to shop(look around) . :):)  It was called Favorite Finds, Inc. On Rangeline Road. I did buy this little milk bottle. I will use it as a vase.  Sorry I did not take photos. I always ask before taking pictures in any store...and the proprietor was at the back of this business. She did tell the history of the building, which I loved. The front looked like a small house from the road....but it went on and on, in the back. Full of consignment things...some very old and some very ritzy.  The lady said the house was once where a doctor lived, then it was bought and a restaurant and bar where built on the back. That explained the building going on  after the first few rooms. Kathy and I plan to go back.
  I have to tell all of you, it was 61 degrees yesterday and suppose to get to 64 today. Then it will be in the 50's for a few day. I am calling this Indian Summer....we better enjoy every bit of this. Ted is golfing today.  Wishing all of you a sweet day. XO

Saturday Shopping....

 On Saturday morning early, my daughter Kathy picked me up.  We were going to do a bit of small business shopping.  We started here in Westfield , Indiana.  This is the Main Street Shoppes. Two stories of antiques and flea market booths.  I loved the way the building was painted.

   Another part of it, although we did not go in here.  I thought it might be storage.

  The owner/ operator of the business pulled up next to us in his cute car, with a painting of the business on the sides.  He said he can not hide while out driving this car. :):)

  I thought of many of you out there as I shopped. Here is a wonderful display of Pyrex dishes for you Ann and many others.  Good prices too.

  A nice little fire truck for Kris' husband Terry.  This truck was in great shape.

 Well who would not think of  Claudia and Shelia when they looked at this beautiful dollhouse. I did not even look at the price.

  Tons of old Christmas ornaments and decorating pieces. For Jann and Deb, who always seem to find the best of this kind of treasures. I know there are many more of you who treasure hunt and strike it big .

 Oh Mildred and other bloggers, this is your sign. LOL.  I laughed when I saw this,and pointed it out to Kathy, as she is a kitty-cat lover too. I did buy a couple things. I'll post more pictures tomorrow.
 Oh yes, my feet are killing me this morning, We walked that whole building, both floors. Then went to Carmel, Indiana and walked around and found a delightful consignment shop. More later.
  Blessings for a beautiful day where you are..right now we have sunshine and 38 degrees, going to be in the 40's . XO

It Was A Beatiful Day....

 Liz and Angie doing some last minute preps.  We had  our thanksgiving gathering at Angie's.  There were nineteen of us this year...our prayer circle was a bit wonky. Angie says the grace and she remembers to  ask God to protect those absent from our day.  :)

  The pilgrims came, two by two. My daughters made these in grade school...so they are  old.

   There are three pairs, two pair look like a couple and the third pair I think are the wife of one set and the hubby of another. One set is long gone some where.  LOL Oh those naughty pilgrims.

  One little Indian came to thanksgiving dinner. Lynzie made Luke a headdress....she remembered this from school days. So funny and cute. This is Mark (daddy) holding Luke. Luke has croup and was not his usually smiling self.  He has some meds for it.

  Lynzie holding Max (part-time monkey boy). He did read to me and I got to hold him for a short while.  I held Luke while his parents enjoyed their meal.  The time was so precious.  Some of the parents had to work today  (Friday), so we had our gathering very early to accommodate them. Which I never mind, we all need to understand. Haven't we all been there a time or two.

  Our entertainment was Layla and Max dancing about on the  playtime throw .

  Layla kept doing this little pose after a few steps. So much fun to watch them. The giggles and a couple times scream, while fight over a toy butterfly. LOL. Till they found some stick butterflies in Aunt Angie's houseplants.

   I found these little mittens....they are Luke's, so his grandma Gigi will take them to him.  They were the size of a serving spoon. LOL.

 The end of our thanksgiving day for this year.  Everyone shared all the left-overs and took them home. That is something I like for my children to do. I even brought home a brownie and a small container of mashed potatoes to turn into soup.
  I hope all of you had a day filled with family and friends. Good food to share with others.  I am not going out to the black Friday shopping frenzy...no way, no how. LOL I will finish putting away my fall décor and think about getting out some Christmas things.
  Bless your day. XO

Weather , Groceries, & Cuties....

  Saturday's heavy rain.  Rained the whole day. Some times very heavy downpours.

  Like in this picture out the dining room window...could not see past the backyard.

    We had this hard frost one day.

     All the leaves are off our trees , except the willow.

   The Kokomo firetruck at the Kroger grocery . I saw the firemen coming out of the store and I asked if they were going to cook lunch. Bless their hearts, one said , "yes, we are grilling out today. " :)  Love those fellows.

  Tonight's sunset. It was a sunny day with blue skies. It got to 52 degrees...but stayed cold all day. I think it was the steady wind , that made it cold.

   I like to send Karen a photo of our pretty sunsets and she will send me one from her yard. :)

  Look at Luke, he is sitting up by himself.  He is going on 7 months...so I guess it's time. LOL.

 This is Luke's cousin ,Leo.  He is growing already . Looks so sweet. I can not wait to meet him in person.  Babies are so adorable. I hope they know they are loved.
  Did everyone get all they need for their Thanksgiving dinners? I went to three grocery stores today. I have never been to that many in one day. Crazy. !!  We got Ted's meds at one ,along with a big supply of coffee and peanuts. LOL. Then to the Kroger for a great deal on ham and little oranges. Then to Tipton's Needler's (Marsh)  for the rest of our groceries.   We ate lunch  at D.Q. while in town here, before going to our grocery. :)
  Wishing all a great rest of the week. XO

Things I Am Missing.....

  These cute things, always. My daughters Liz, Kathy, Angie and Karen.   I have been thinking of the fun get away we had this summer to Michigan.  Hope to do that again.

  Miss the clump of oak trees in the distance.  A farmer cleared them to plant some crops. Miss this beautiful  blue sky today.....we had rain and fierce winds all day. Ted had to take our flag down .

  Miss this rose bush growing a rose every now and then and surprising me.

  Miss my beautiful container flowers I had this year. They  did last a good long time.  The tiny purple flower died out first., but a sweet potato vine took it's place.

 I miss the pretty white billowy clouds of summer.  The green fields too.  Just a few more days till Thanksgiving . I am excited to be with family then. Going to get hugs from everyone. :)  I am wishing all of you a cozy day tomorrow.  Of course , I am wishing all a happy thanksgiving day filled with lots of love and good food.  XO