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It's Friday....woo....woo!

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Did you get your lottery ticket?

Half a billion dollars!

According to CNN you have a greater chance of getting struck by lightening then winning!

I'm thinking about buying one...

It will be my first time...

What do I have to lose!

At my workout class yesterday everyone was talking about what they'd do with the money! I was like you wouldn't see me again....I'd be in Beverly Hills having this body nipped,tucked and sucked!

The hell with working out! What would you do with the money?

Katelyn had an amazing Birthday thanks for all her Birthday greetings.....still struggling with the fact my baby is 18! On the eve of her Birthday...her friends took her to dinner and at the restaurant was a friend from school...with flowers and candy asking her to prom. She is so excited....best Birthday ever! 

This week has flown by incredibly fast....yet I find myself saying I'm glad it's Friday! I'm shocked we are almost to April yet glad to have March behind me...it was a busy one! Spring break is coming and we are heading to the sunshine....I can't wait! But I seriously need to do something about my scary white legs! 

We are going to our first wedding in years, anyone now the etiquette on how much to spend on a gift when three of you are going? 

I think I found my dress for the wedding and the best part is it only cost me $39.99! Now the hunt for shoes is on! 

Tonight is my daughter's scholarship dinner...I'm really proud of her and her hard work....but the reality of her leaving for college leaves a lump in my throat...and a tear in my eye! 

Have a wonderful weekend all! If I win the Mega Million....I will share I promise! 

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Yay! It's Friday!!

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* Katelyn's seasonal Ski instructor job came to a quick end....such an odd winter everywhere. We gave her a little time off and after her senior trip she started applying...I'm happy to say she is currently employed. Yay! She is working at a new Cupcake shop in town. It has potential to be dangerous for me...will she bring home cupcakes? Will there be discounts? So far nothing as come home.....granted it's day two but I'm secretly hoping one or two come home! 

* On that note I took my first Pilates class....my instructor's name is Orlando! Sounds fancy uh? My thoughts were with a name like that he must look like this.....

 Or better yet this.....

If I'm going to be working so hard I need a visual.....but sadly the name did not fit the man....so my visual will be eating a cupcake guilt free! 

Not me but I looked a lot like that on the machine! I loved it and man could I feel it! 

* Do you watch Ellen? I love her and her message....She is standing behind the movie "Bully" it's an important movie. It has some controversy over the rating, it was given an R rating, but really needs to be seen in middle school and probably younger. It's an epidemic out there....bullying. Please take your kids to this movie....Bullying needs to be talked about and addressed....and most of all stopped! 

* Our beautiful 80 degree weather is coming to an end....rain and 50's all weekend is being called for! I can't complain it's been amazing! Our grass is so green and already needs cutting. I got all my shorts and summer clothes out. I'm ready even though my stark white legs aren't ! It's been a real treat! 

* I have been on the hunt for a dress....one I can wear for four events...Scholarship dinner, Award Dinner, Wedding and Graduation....sounds easy right! I've been wearing my spanx hitting every shop in town....omg! Nothing more depressing than trying on clothes with stark white legs and dark socks on! Did you know you can get stuck in a dress.. it's true! It's happen to me more than once! It's not pretty...panic sets in...you start sweating, than swearing....than try and dislocate a shoulder or two....possible tear or tears involved! Needless to say the hunt is still on! 

Have a Happy Friday and wonderful Weekend! 

TGIF

Happy Friday!! 

So happy it's Friday...

My hubby is coming home tonight...

He has been gone for ten long days...

He was in England, France and Spain...

He sent lovely pictures of amazing sights, sunsets, and meals...

He was there working really! 

I really missed him.....

I think my house has a ghost!

I was home cleaning yesterday...

I was vacuuming the stairs and out of the corner of my eye

I saw the fireplace on in our living room...

It's electric....it had been on awhile...it was really warm...

I texted Katelyn ask her when see turned the fireplace on?

She texted me back ....I didn't!!

We are rarely in our living room...

I go in there twice a day

once to open the blinds and once to shut them....

So I texted the old owner asking her if we have a ghost and if it was a nice one?

She hasn't answered me.....

Today's photo of the day prompt is 

Hands

From my archives....

My two babies hands

They both hold my heart!

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Go Giants!!

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Hello Friday!!

My snowy view this morning as I type.....it's finally a major storm accumulation wise at least! Might have to fire up the snow blower for the first time!

Wednesday night our hot water heater died and leaked it's contents all over my basement...thank goodness my hubby was not out of town and handled it....I have discovered I shut down during stressful situations like 40 gallons leaking in a basement. The plumbers were here all day installing our new tankless water heater. Warm water is here again yay!!

Finally hit 200 followers..I've been going back and forth from 199 to 198 forever...I imagine it will only last a day or so and change....weird how that works!

Have you seen this video floating around the internet.....I love the wedding one a couple years ago to Chris Brown. Well and I love this one....mostly because I'm a Beiber fan!! If you have 3 or so minutes it's really cute!

I'm staying home today....watching the snow pile up....

Have a great weekend! 

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Last Friday of 2011

Happy Friday

❉ I can't believe we are in the final days of 2011.....it's making me sad how fast life has gone by. The last four years of my life have been a blink of an eye. So my changes and more to come.

❉ I'm trying not to focus on Katelyn leaving for college since it's not until fall but I find myself saying well next year when your gone...or this is the last Christmas as a child....yada yada yada....trying to focus on the now instead of the when.

❉ I worked three days this week ...it's been 3.5 years since I worked a paying job. I liked it but also wanted to stay home with my family, that were off on Christmas break...it was weird to be the one up and leaving early for a change. 

❉ Katelyn and I have lost our picture taking mojo ! Last year we started project 365 a picture a day...I made it to day 222 and cheated a lot...some days I'd take a lot of picture and use them....I'm not a good rule follower. I really miss taking pictures but haven't been inspired for many months! I want to start the project again and perhaps make it to day 223!

❉ I'm taking down my Christmas decorations today I wish I could wiggle my nose and have someone magically clean it afterwards! 

Happy New Year!!

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Happy Friday!!

❄ Happy Veteran's Day--thank you to all the men and women who have fought for our country. 

❄ Last night I went the the Theater with my new theater group- we saw Million Dollar Quartet , I love it and highly recommend seeing if in your area. It was not a long play but it was filled with great music and wonderful performances. 

❄ Snowed last night just a trace...it was so pretty coming down and there is something about snow that gets you in the holiday mood!! Time to start Christmas shopping...40 something days people!!!

❄ Katelyn was accepted into her "reach" school Drexel University with a nice scholarship. We are so proud of her and all really excited. But in the back of my mom mind I'm think ......no no no it's too far away!! That's 8 hours by car!!! She has a few more applications to get out and then it's decision time. Congrats Katelyn....love you!

❄ Random comment....blogger to blogger..do you find when you talk to someone about your blog or a fellow blogger or anything to do with blogs to a non blogger they look at you with a blank stare or like you have three heads!! I find myself saying oh never mind!! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

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Friday.....burrr

Happy Friday.....

Happy Halloween weekend....

It's my Birthday weekend...

What you don't get a birthday weekend?

Sorry that is really sad...you should do something about that !

What does that even mean...well in my book...

it means I'm done cooking for the weekend and it's all about me! 

It snowed yesterday...for a couple hours

It didn't real stick to grass just kept coming down

it was more like snain (snow/rain)

It's really cold today...frost on the ground

Did I mention my parents are here visiting from Arizona 

My Dad has been wearing his vest in the house...do you think he's cold?

Katelyn is making my birthday cake, it's a surprise! First time ever I haven't picked out my cake!

She said don't worry you will love it!

I hope it is something like this...

Today at my boot camp class we are working out with pumpkins.....real ones!

They are all different sizes...I'm getting there early to pick the smallest! 

I told my trainer I was bringing my own from Michaels

 you know a foam kind that weigh 3 oz.....

I'm a little scared.....

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Happy Halloween!

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Friday Friday oh baby baby....

Happy Friday!!!

It's another rainy day here...

But I'm happy because 

this guy will be home today...

and my parents are coming Monday for a week...

and in 9 days I will turn 46 40 again!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

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Friday Friday...

Happy Friday!!

It's going to be gorgeous here this weekend....up to 75 degrees by Sunday!! I have lots of "honey-do's" planned for my Honey and me, and it involves little or no football! 

We are going to finally paint our front door and two side doors. Right now they are a faded reddish mauve and I'd like them a navy blue....but hubby isn't on board yet with that color...so today I'm painting a big poster board navy blue to sell him on it....wish me luck. Everyone has a red door I am in a blue phase...I follow two different bloggers that have painted blue front doors this year and I love them. My front door is exactly like Ann's at On Sutton Place . 

When I went to Sherman Williams to get my little sample of Navy blue the two ladies working there were totally on Hubby side trying to talk me out of it....their suggestions were yellow or a burnt orange, nope it's either Blue or Red....thanks I'll be back!

This photo is much brighter than actual door

We are extending our driveway to make room for parking Katelyn's car and so we can back out of our garage without landing on the grass or hitting Katelyn's car like my hubby has twice now. The rains finally stopped and they came and poured the concrete yesterday...it looks so nice! I have never been so excited to have concrete before....so in three weeks we can use it....I  really hope we don't run into the barrier blocking the new concrete. 

I'm so proud of my daughter Katelyn so made National Honor Society. She is really excited to be a part of this group and I think it will be a really good asset for her college applications. But with that comes more community service hours.....so far she has 53 hours needed to be done between different clubs and NY state requirements. She needs to get busy....

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!! 

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Happy Friday!!

**I really want to go for a drive and take pictures of the fall colors.....if it would only stop raining long enough to do this....please Mother Nature gives us a break!!

**This weekend is Homecoming weekend here....Katelyn is on yearbook staff and has been taking pictures...first Powder Puff football game in the rain. Tonight is the Homecoming football game  probably in the rain....and Homecoming on Saturday night thank goodness that's indoors! She is going with friends and than afterwards to an "after party" !! Hope she has a good time and makes good choices!! 

** In between the rain storms this week we are having our driveway extended. It's a long narrow drive and now with a third driver and car we are having to park on grass like other WNYers. Plus my hubby has ran into my daughter car twice now! Always better when it's him and not me! It's prepped and ready for the rain to stop so they can pour concrete....please Mother Nature stop the rain!!

**Katelyn's first of seven college applications went out this week....good thing is her essay is done, letter's of recommendations done, now she just needs to finish the other six applications. I think it's a huge relief to have this behind her....now she can enjoy her senior year.

** Have a wonderful weekend!! 

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It's Friday.....I love Fridays! 

School started this week for my daughter, her last year in High School. It's was a good thing I'm a big believer in structure. I was never the crying Mom on the first day of school nor was I the cart wheel through the parking lot Mom either....It's just time.

She drives to school now....I think it's starting to hit me, my baby is grown up. Next year it's college away, now I get why the Mom's cry because they know this day is coming. They grow up too fast!Sniff sniff!

I'm mostly glad it's Friday because my Hubby is on a plane coming home. He has been traveling 4 out of the last 5 weeks .....it's too much! I miss him!

I hope this weekend Mother Nature gives the Flooded areas a break and Texas fires some rain instead. 

I've been watching all the specials on 9/11 it's so sad and still so raw, hard to believe ten years has past.

My heart is heavy thinking of that day and all the lives lost and forever changed.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Happy Friday!! 

*** Like all weeks this one went by so fast...But I feel like I got a lot done. All our back to school appointments are made...dentist, allergist, hair and eyebrows check check and check! 

***It finally rained this week...the grass is happy and I welcomed the break from watering. My garden looks bad, I really thought I'd be out there a lot. It's been to hot and humid and buggy. The black flies have been bad this summer. Their bites hurt, my poor legs are covered...so my garden has suffered. 

***I've been sucked into watching really crappy TV even though I have several books waiting to be read. Have you ever watched Toddlers and Tiaras? Omg hard to watch and hard not too....some of these little girls are such brats and their Mothers....train wrecks! Another is Millionaire Matchmaker sucked in so easy.....unbelievable people and some real A holes out there. Okay I know step away and pick up a book! 

*** Have you been watching Shark Week? Andy Samberg from Saturday Night Live is hosting....been pretty funny. Glad I had my beach trip before Shark week, not that I'm a big ocean swimmer but still! 

*** I have been loving my iphone app Instagram I call it Instacam just to piss Katelyn off. Been taking non stop pictures of absolutely nothing which also pisses her off! Like this one....

***I spent too much time this week in two separate car repair places....came home with life stories on 

both the managers of said places...not sure who needs friends worse them or me! Might get wings with them next week if they aren't too busy! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Happy Friday!

It's been a fast week! Slowly getting back into the swing of things after vacation! Sophie came back from vacation skinny, we need to fatten her up. She eats when she is there, but really active. Here she is lazy and sleeps all day! I on the other hand came back from vacation fatter and need to get serious!

Katelyn and I went to dinner with our neighbor the other night. It was fun she is a nut. She has never lived anywhere but here and is very small town. I was telling her the differences of people in WNY vs. everywhere else plus the different foods. I think she was shocked to hear the rest of the world is not all about Wings! While we were looking at the menu she pointed out to Katelyn a sandwich called a BLT and seriously wanted to know if she had ever heard of them, like they are exclusive to WNY. It was all we could do but laugh.

It's finally raining here, it's been the hottest and driest July in many years. Our lawn like straw, really sad to see. The grass is dying but the weeds just keep growing.....doesn't seem right! I hope it rains all weekend.

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 Happy Friday...omg! this week went by so fast!

Two weird things I want to talk about.....

First is this picture of a flower....I know not another flower, but this is one I have never seen before! I'm watching our neighbors house taking care of her flowers. I swear the ones that are dead were dead before she left, I hope she remembers that!! 

I know it is some kind of Clematis....isn't it wild looking! Do you know? Or have you ever seen this?

Next is on my Flickr account I posted a picture of my first Pedicure of the summer....it's gotten a lot of attention from a creepy admirer of toes. More views than any picture I've posted! I'm thinking I need to take it down....hello they are just toes....weirdo! 

We are heading to The Jersey Shore.....don't worry someone is watching our house, plus we have nothing worth stealing! I can't wait to see my family, relax on the beach, take pictures.....I hope I have some Snooki like sightings....even though we are going to a really nice part of the Shore it will be interesting people watching!! 

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TGIF

It's Friday woot woot ! 

I love this kid he cracks me up and does a great lip syncing to some of my favorite artist! This time he teamed up with some of my favorite Glee actors if you have 3 and half minutes to spare watch it! It will make you smile  or at least it did for me! 

My hubby got a new truck this week....his first new car in 16 years...it's not exactly new it's a 2008. Having a new driver in the house he passed his wheels on to her. She is thrilled and so is he. All he wants to do is go for a drive. I drove it last night, it has a lot of power....apparently too much and according to my hubby I have a heavy foot. 

Here is a google image of his new baby....so we live in the country, now drive a pick up.....what's next? John Deer hat, start listening to country music!!! 

Katelyn did a little fishing while visiting our friends over the 4th!  She caught four fish...I love this picture my hubby took....it's true happiness and excitement on her face. I said to her I didn't know you like fishing...she said that's because we never caught any and it's boring when that happens. Hubby said they caught 4 fish using the same worm. 

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

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Friday Fragments...Happy July

Happy Friday and Happy July!! Oh and since we live so close to Canada now it's Canada Day so Happy Canada Day EH!

It's been gorgeous these last several days, really enjoyable out....almost cool in the 70's feels so good out.
If you were to come in our back yard right now your first thought would be wow these people really don't like bugs! We have a japanese beetle aka June bug trap, a wasp trap and a mosquito magnet trap....okay maybe we are freaks....enough said!

Katelyn and I have been playing a mean game of cards daily.....never knew we both were so competitive, we both love to win.  We also have been playing each other in Words with Friends. Do you have that app on your ipad or iphone? So fun.....I have to say I've never really been a scrabble playing girl but I love this game. I suck at it and am limited on my word knowledge apparently. It's addicting....

So happy it's Friday and July 4th weekend...my hubby is off next week so today I'm making the HONEY DO list....!

Hope you have a great long weekend all! 

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Happy Friday! 

Yesterday was really the official first day of summer vacation in our house. Katelyn's first day she planned our whole day...we did everything on her list. Started with working out somewhere in the middle of the day was a nap for me and reading for her, ended with a movie on demand....it was a great first day. 

Today she is ditching me, taking my car and heading to the mall....what to look for a job you ask? hahahaha funny no shop with a friend! Starting next week it's business all business....job hunting, getting volunteering lined up and shadowing lined up...I'll be cracking the whip!

The start to summer here has been the pits, we've had rain off and on all week, muggy humid out and grey. Not my idea of summer....thanks Mother Nature! 

We're heading to Pittsburgh for a college tour, I'm excited it's the closest one she is looking at 3.5 hours away and the largest 10,000 students. Last time we drove to Pittsburgh we didn't spend a lot of time in the city. This time we are going early and doing some exploring. There must be something special to this city every freaking hotel was booked. We have to stay a half hour outside the city, so I'm curious about the draw. 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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Happy Friday!!

❀ I don't know about you but I was so happy to turn my calendar to June...love the month of June!

❀Hate to always talk about the weather but we had a frost warning last night...what a pain moving all my planters to shelter...hope that is the last time I have to do that. Hello Mother Nature it's June now get on board!

❀My daughter has three weeks of school left...but really only one more of actual school and last two are finals..she is so ready for it to be done. I'm freaking out though I will have a SENIOR on my hands! It happen so fast seems like yesterday she was in Kindergarten! 

❀Had a job interview this week...not sure I made it to round two...she said I'd hear by Friday. It's so hard interviewing with a 20 something year old, especially since my work experience out weighs the number of years she's been alive. 

❀My sister Preppy Player is coming to visit on Sunday. I'm excited for her to come to my little village in rural NY. 

❀Today is Junior Award ceremony at my daughter's school. Her counselor called to make sure we were coming, because Katelyn has been nominated for an award. What the heck does nominated mean....when it comes to HS awards. We had to keep quiet from Katelyn she doesn't know she is nominated. 

So excited for her, she has worked her butt off this year and is really focused on what's ahead.

I'll keep you posted. 

❀On Monday we did a thirty mile bike ride with our neighbors along the Niagara River to the falls. 

It took until today before my arse stopped hurting. There is just no training for 5 hours on a bike seat!!

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♫♬It's Friday Friday♬♫

♫♪It's Friday Friday so Happy it's the Weekend♪♫

Happy Memorial Day ....thank you to all the Veteran's, Men and Women currently serving our country.

My Hubby took off today I have a long list of "Honey do's" mostly outside to be done....it's freaking raining again. The weather man sucks, Mother Nature she sucks too! I'm never going to get him off the couch and the TV will be stuck on History Channel or worse yet the Science Channel. Damn you rain!!

Good News I received no eye rolling, attitude or crap for forgetting teenagers lunch yesterday!! Might still win Mother of the Year! Woot Woot!!

I'm a little sad all my shows are over for the summer....I feel lost! I even agreed to go to Home Depot last night with my Hubby. It's only been one day and I'm already cruising big box stores at night what's next board games!! 

Official start to summer in my mind is this weekend....kick off with the INDY 500! Do you watch? I'm not into NASCAR or anything like that but for some reason this to me means summer. We lived in Carmel Indiana in my last half of 8th grade. We went to the race that year it was pretty exciting, something I will never forget. 

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Leaving you with this video and you too can have this song stuck in your brain today!!!

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I'm really happy it's Friday...mostly because it was suppose to be the first day in a week without rain...I'm watching rain fall from the gray skies right now! Enough is enough Mother freaking nature!


My hubby jumped out of bed at O'crack 30 this morning thinking he felt a spider crawling on his back...being waken by a naked man 6'4" jumping around might be someones fantasy but at 4 am and no spider to be found it's just annoying. So yes I was itchy and felt like I too had a imaginary spider in bed with me for an hour of flipping and flopping myself back to Zzzz land.

Tonight my daughter and I are going to see WICKED we are both so excited. I have wanted to see this for years. Have you seen it? Did you love it?

Any fun weekend plans? Saturday we will be in our yard from sun up to sun set attacking the weeds and possibly planting some pretty flowers. Maybe doing some power washing and deck sanding big plans for one day....Sunday's forecast more rain!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

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