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Friday, July 6, 2012

Friday Fragments!

Happy Friday!

Day nine without my washing machine.....I never realize how therapeutic doing laundry is for me or maybe relaxing......I don't know the words to describe it but I've been lost....and the sights of all the clothes building is stressing me out.

The other day I needed to visit the laundry mat to throw in a load of whites and darks....it was an interesting hour.....I met a nice elderly man there with his bride of 61 years...heard his life story. Listen to her lecture him for folding towels wrong..it was pretty entertaining!

I also vomited a little in my mouth when a crazy man doing laundry in a long t-shirt exposed his junk while emptying a dryer....I guess his pants were in the dryer instead of on his body....I hope the washer repair guy comes tomorrow! Lesson here when Sears sells you Samsung Washer....know they do not stock extra parts and you should do your laundry before you run out of underwear and pants! Just saying!

Hubby has been home all week...it's been so nice...getting some "honey do's" done, relaxing, working out together...I took him to my Pilate's class and he loved it and was feeling it days after! It's been so hot out hard to enjoy the great outdoors too much, that has been the only draw back to this week.

Today is a very special Birthday....my Jersey girl blogger from Alaska....Ina

(stole this picture from her blog)

♫♬♪Happy Birthday to you...Happy Birthday dear Ina...Happy Birthday to you..♪♫♬

Won't you stop by her blog and wish Ina a happy happy day...here

Katelyn posted her count down to college on Instagram yesterday....42 days!! All the dorm stuff is showing up in stores. We need to order her bedding and start making and checking off list....it's exciting ! I like the shopping and decorating part of this adventure but not the reality of it....41 days now! :(

Happy Friday all.....have a wonderful weekend! I hope it cools down and power is restored to those affected by the storms and in the Utah and Colorado the fires finally are contained.....

Please stop by Mrs. 4444's and see her new puppy Milo I'm sure he will be apart of FF !

Thursday, July 5, 2012

3rd and 4th of July....

On the 3rd...

In the village outside of where we live

We missed the parade....

But saw the fireworks from afar....

These are Katelyn's pictures she was sitting in the park with friends...

right under all the action...

On the 4th

We had a BBQ

hot dogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob, pasta salad, strawberries

and patriotic cookies...

My hubby ate a lot of hot dogs...like he was in a contest...

there was no contest...

Ask me if he ever wants a hot dog again??

NO....not until next 4th of July

After that yummy fest...

The town we actually live in....

Didn't have a parade

But did put on fireworks...

It was quite a show...

30 minutes long...

We watched them from the convertible

made for a quick escape

It was a wonderful Holiday

I hope yours was just as fun!

Happy Thursday!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Happy 3rd of July!

Our little village, small town USA is celebrating the 4th today on the 3rd!

Why you ask.....

It actually makes sense..

This way everyone can stay up late and enjoy the parade, BBQ's, Fireworks...etc..

Everyone is off tomorrow on the 4th....

because it's a holiday and the rest of the USA will be celebrating

THE 4TH of July!

but the difference is everyone else will show up to work on Thursday...

really tired....not people in my tiny town....

they will be well rested and recovered

because we moved the holiday up!

These pictures are from last July 4th....we went to visit a childhood friend in WNY for a family reunion. It was another small town about an hour and half away....best small town parade and fireworks I've been to in years.

Look at the braid work on this horse...pretty amazing!

One of my favorite pictures...

Me and my friend Sheri on Lake Chautauqua

We've been friends since 5th grade...

love this girl.

Happy ~~4th~~ 3rd of July!!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Sundays In My City-Inniskillin and Fort Erie

Last Sunday while my parents were here visiting we ventured up to Canada's very own Niagara on the Lake. With traffic on the bridge it took us about an hour to get there. We stopped at Inniskillin Winery for lunch and a tour/tasting. They make table wines but are better known for their IceWine. Ice Wine the grapes are harvested during the bitter cold nights in January. It is a really sweet wine to be enjoyed in small doses....more like a dessert wine. The tour was an hour long and cost $5....well worth it plus at the end we tasted a white, red and an ice wine...inside the tasting room a single tasting could run you anywhere from $2-$14...so the tour is a great deal.

I had never been to a winery or wine tour....my Dad said he has been on thirty or so, and this was the best one! So if you are ever in Niagara on the Lake head over to Inniskillin Winery it's worth a stop.

After that on our way home we stopped at Fort Erie....it's across the river from Buffalo! My Dad is obsessed with the War of 1812 and maybe now Craig is too.....luckily for me we got there with only a half hour to tour the museum and fort before they closed, darn! Couldn't tell you much because I'm not into history war stuff and kinda zoned out and wished someone had dropped me off at the outlet mall instead! Craig wants to go back and spend more time there....I hope he has fun!

Happy Sunday and July 1st! Hope you have a wonderful holiday week!
Stop by Unknown Mami for more Sundays in my city fun!

PS loving Picmonkey collages again!

Friday, June 29, 2012

Friday Fragments...

Happy Friday!!

Hard to believe it's been a week today that Katelyn graduated....it partly feels like it was so long ago! My parents left yesterday after an eight day visit. It was really nice having them here for the graduation. I still have this stupid summer cold going on day thirteen....not a lot of fun there or sleep.

Here we are enjoying some ice coffee and cupcakes while saying Hi to Katelyn at work! We shopped our little village main street, went to Canada to Niagara on the Lake, shopped some Antique malls....

but mostly hung out on our back porch with views of pretty flowers relaxing.

It's hard to believe we will turn the calendars to July this weekend......this summer is going by too fast!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

My hubby is off next week.....making my HONEY DO list..

If you love puppies stop by Mrs. 4444's and surely see the cutest puppy Milo!

Monday, June 25, 2012

My Graduate

Katelyn graduated on Friday.....

It was a nice ceremony....

Speeches were good..

One a little long...

She is in the top 10% of her class so they received their diplomas first...

which was really nice, usually because of our last name she is one of the last in anything alphabetical.

But then we had to wait for the other 204 kids names to end...it was long!

We are really proud of her....

I did good....I don't think it will hit me yet....

We haven't seen her much since....

Parties parties and more parties...

Dinner out tonight to celebrate...

We love you Katelyn!! xo

Thursday, June 21, 2012

They're here...

The "rents"...G Parents...Mum Mum Pop Pop .....Mom Dad....hey you!

They answer to all of above!

All for her and her big day tomorrow....

sniff sniff sniff sniff......

I'll be back after the big event...sniff sniff

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. Summer officially rolls in with the Hodgepodge this week, for those of us in the Northern hemisphere anyway. What song says summer 2012 to you?

???? Don't have one yet I'm going to work on it though!! I did hear a song last night on my oldies but goodies radio station that brought back summer memories of the year I graduated 1984
Tears for Fears Shout!

2. What's your favorite quintessential summer food?

Watermelon...grilled veggies.....hot dogs/hamburgers

3. I've spent a lot of time traipsing up and down the NJ Turnpike in recent weeks. Did you know the rest areas on the turnpike are named after people who lived or worked in NJ? Clara Barton, Walt Whitman, J. Fennimore Cooper, Molly Pitcher, Joyce Kilmer,Thomas Edison, and Gover Clevland just to name a few. Of those I listed, who would you most like to have known and why?

I'm going to say Clara Barton because of her humanitarian causes and being the found of Red Cross....I wonder if she ever dream this organization would help so many.

4. At what age did you move out of your parent's house and what prompted the move?

I was 22 years old....I got married.

5. What's more satisfying to you-saving time or saving money?

Saving money for sure.

6. Name something you think brings out the good in people.

Paying it forward....giving back!

7. This last question comes to you courtesy of Kathy over at Reflections...will you be taking a vacation or a staycation this summer? If so where will you go? If a staycation is on the calendar have you made any special plans to fill the time?

Probably a staycation....maybe a quick trip to NJ at the most. We did our big vacation in April and being Katelyn is leaving for college in 56 days...we need every minute for her to work and us to enjoy her smiling face!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

My parents come today for a visit and Katelyn's graduation on Friday....it's really happening! My baby is going to be a college girl...I'm in such denial.....I know some of you are saying "what's the big deal"...I'm not sure....it just feels like kindergarten was yesterday and eighth grade was also yesterday...and now it's just I want to pause life for a little while....take a breath and enjoy! sniff sniff sniff....!

Stop by and say hi to Joyce at From this side of the pond for more Hodgepodge fun!