tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11603191365185994342024-03-13T14:31:34.582-04:00On the Other Hand...You Have Different Fingers.Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-8527302823379142622011-12-18T19:01:00.000-05:002011-12-18T19:01:51.240-05:00Random Acts of KindessIt's my FAVORITE time of the year!!! I LLLLOOOOVVVVEEEE Christmas!!! Not just because it's fun and beautiful and sparkley ( I love sparkley) but because everyone seems a little more willing to smile at you when you walk down the street and I adore greeting people with a big smiling "MERRY CHRISTMAS"! Even if I don't get one back. It feels a little like a random act of kindess just saying it. Speaking of random acts of kindness, the other reason I love December is because my birthday is in December. I just turned 42. Dear lord, 42...How the hell did I get to be 42? I still feel like I should be in my 20's and DEFINATELY not a full fledged grown up with responsabilites and a child....oh yea, I am. Wow. Anyway, I wanted to try something out for my birthday this year that I stumbled across on a blog this summer. A woman decided that instead of getting birthday presents for her birthday, she asked her friends and family instead to do a random act of kindness in honor of her birthday, then email her what it was that they did....She got so many beautiful messages back that day from friends and family that ranged from grand acts like baking cookies and delivering them to the local fire departmemt, to smaller ones like just not telling someone off that really deserved it. I thought that this would be an awesome thing to throw out on Face Book and see who responded and in the mean time, maybe make someone elses day a little brighter. I forgot all about it...on my birthday, I went about my day and totally forgot about the request! UGH! I will have to write it on my calendar for my next birthday in 2012. I did, however think of it the day after and went out of my way to be extra friendly and helpful in honor of my own birthday idea....Oh well, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I'll just keep smiling and wishing MERRY CHRISTMASES with wild abandon and thoroughly enjoy the season. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-64526955512732966392011-11-13T13:19:00.000-05:002011-11-13T13:19:55.776-05:00New England Aquarium November 2011<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vetrans Day was probably not the best day to head to a major city and tourist location, but it sure was a lot of fun! Besides the half hour wait in line outside in the blustery November weather, the whole trip was fantastic! I had never been to the aquarium and have always wanted to go. Thanks for my BFF Jen and her adventurous spirit, we headed to Boston and I finally got to see the aquarium! I'm not sure who was more excited about it, me or Carlie but we watched YouTube videos about the animals and fish at the aquarium before we went and learned a lot about what we were about to see! One of the things we really wanted to see was the super smart octopus! We found a video about this guy and it told a story about how he managed to find a way out of his tank at one point, climb down the side, across the floor and break into a tank of flounder-and then proceeded to EAT every one of them up! He got caught red handed by some of the staff early the next morning and from then on, he is in lock down! We saw penguins and sharks and giant sea turtles and some of the most beautiful fish and coral and jellyfish, we got to touch a sting ray and sharks in the new touch tank exhibit and we all fell in love with the seals!...So much happened,I couldn't even begin to remember it all but it was awesome! Even if every other family from New Hampshire to Cape Cod decided to show up that same day....It was still a LOT of fun!</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-55138931683987167962011-11-13T12:56:00.001-05:002011-11-13T13:00:46.805-05:00Halloween 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Of course, I have practically NO pictures of any of this for some reason, I have no idea why it didn't occur to me to take any-and that's not like me at all, but here is the story-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You'll have to use your imagination!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My daughter decided early this fall that she wanted Halloween to be "spooky" this year. She chose a monster girl costume and we proceeded to create the spookiest Halloween decorations that this house has ever seen! We hung ghosts and spider webs and carved disturbing jack-o-lanterns. We cut out bats and ghouls and had our jack-o-lanterns and spooky black cats all over the house! We even had spooky spiders dangling from creepy spider webs from the light over the table!!! On Halloween night, we put a CD player on the porch blasting eerie haunted noises like cackling witches and thumping heartbeats and screams of terror!!! We turned on our eerie green porch light, lit up all the jack-o-lanterns and had the best decorated spooky house on the whole block! We had hoards of trick or treaters and many, many compliments! Some people even came by to take pictures of the house!!! I think I might have over done it a bit when even Carlie was hesitant to come up her own walkway on our way back home from trick or treating in our own neighborhood! I can hardly wait for next year!!! BWAH HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WPG Weekend...We've all been sworn to secrecy and I cannot devulge what those letters stand for. Let's just say, they are quite fitting for our goofy group of awesome women. There are 6 of us and we have a comradary. We all get along great, have a LOT of laughs together and I love every one of these women for different reasons. They are strong, free spirited, talented each in their own way and kind. My life wouldn't be the same if any one of them werent in it. I am extrememly grateful to call these women my "Inner Circle".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This year, our trip to New Hampshire was a little shorter than we would have liked, but we will try and make it up there this spring and hopefully we can make it an extra day or so. We made it up just before "Peak" foliage and it was gorgous! We had a fire on Saturday night, each of us planned and cooked a meal and we even got some sight seeing done! The weather was amazing and we didn't do much more than laugh talk and relax. Perfect.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Navigator" "Chef" and "Toots"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our awesome fire!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Navigator" "Timex" and "Toots"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where we spent most of our time...on the upstairs deck talking and laughing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 of us were "Tattooed" with this "brand"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up into the sky and watching the leaves drift down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WPG's group shot with Kady in front! </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-52452456487202948442011-11-13T11:50:00.002-05:002011-11-13T12:10:55.422-05:00Carlie's 5th Birthday- Under the Sea Party!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Octopus" for the cake. Made out of Rice Crispies treats.</td></tr>
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We had to postpone this birthday party due to rain and we came very close to having to do it again because of rain...But I decided to put it in the hands of fate and press on! I couldn't dissapoint Carlie a second weekend in a row!-Besides, planning a party is A LOT of work and I was in limbo waiting for the right weather....Just DO IT! So I did and it worked our perfectly. It was a hot muggy day and it rained that morning...but God was watching out for us and he held off the rain until about half an hour after the last child went home. Thank you for that!!!<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">We had a great turn out! A lot of kids from Carlie's class were there and some friends she doens't see</div><div style="text-align: left;">on a regular basis. </div><div style="text-align: left;">She was so happy to have all her friends at her house to play. </div><div style="text-align: right;"> We had a piniata, water table with extra bubbles, ring toss and of course the bounce house was up and in full swing all day! The kids bounced, ran, played and splashed themselves silly! My Octopus cake was a big success and everyone wanted a piece of cake with "a leg"!! We had crab dip and goldfish crackers and lots and lots of fun and laughs! What a fantastic day it was! We held the party from 2-4 and it was a perfect amount of time to have fun, eat and open presents before anyone got too tired and cranky. By the time everyone left, we cleaned up the yard and it began to rain. We spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the front porch and enjoyed a rainy summer day. The only thing that could have made it better would have been if the Grandmothers were here. It makes my heart heavy that they are missing all of this. They would have just been beside themselves with delight at watching Carlie in her "pink mermaid dress" having the time of her life. But things don't always work out the way you wish them to. All in all, we had a terrific time! </div><div style="text-align: right;">Happy Birthday Carlie!!! </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double layer white cake tinted "Ocean Blue" for that Under the Sea feel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the pink fondant and marshmallow eyes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK-So this is a lesson I had to learn through trial and error. Rice crispies treats are HEAVY and this big fat octopus began to very slowly squash the top layer of this cake. Next time, I will just use the rice crispies treat for the body and do the legs completely in fondant. Live and learn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone is arriving! Let the fun begin!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie helping me pass out the bags for the piniata candy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the busiest of all places in our yard that day....The kids jumped and bounced and laughed and flopped around all afternoon! I hope they were all good and tired when they went home that afternoon!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday to YOU!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All that was left of that poor octopus!...LOL!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy kids!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good hot day for a Hoodsie cup!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opening her many presents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now THAT'S a happy girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course Boo had to get into the middle of it all to see what was going on!! Cricket was smart enough to stay on the porch in the shade and away from all the kids!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am so glad I got this shot! What a great group of kids! They were terrific!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie and Aunt Leila relaxing in the afternoon</td></tr>
</tbody></table> We did something a little different this year. We all met up at Grandpa's in C.T. to celebrate Carlie and Henri's birthday. Aunt Leila, Cousin Lorena, Uncle Lou and Aunt Liz joined us for a birthday dinner and cake. After dinner, we opened presents. Carlie of course, made out like a bandit (as most only children do)! The gift that stole the show was the one from Grandpa. A brand new pink and white big kid bike just for Carlie! What a great day and what a fun time!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Superstar sunglasses from Aunti Liz and Uncle Louis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie and Daddy opening presents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her NEW BIKE! The suprise on her face was priceless!!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boo enjoying the cool wind on the way home from Grandpa's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie's actual birthday. Chocolate mint cake with extra sprinkles and flowers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MMMMMM...GOOD!!! Happy Birthday to my beautiful seet angel girl.<br />
I can't believe your 5 already.<br />
My how time flies!!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-6718721411967150122011-11-13T10:22:00.000-05:002011-11-13T10:22:38.389-05:00Columbus Day 2011-Redecorating Weekend !<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5M8WdzdXMKQlcRdts2NRS70MNv-19w0qnZRQEJnehzf32pDJim4w_8rKj2kTymUWWcQZ8hHrr4LW_ieWsojPq1R7GODJE4U_5gpyC_WBN8hLNlMwGdw66SnJ2TTwLyZzFdyyhRE9Q8M/s1600/2011-09-02+2011-09-02+001+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5M8WdzdXMKQlcRdts2NRS70MNv-19w0qnZRQEJnehzf32pDJim4w_8rKj2kTymUWWcQZ8hHrr4LW_ieWsojPq1R7GODJE4U_5gpyC_WBN8hLNlMwGdw66SnJ2TTwLyZzFdyyhRE9Q8M/s320/2011-09-02+2011-09-02+001+001.JPG" width="320" /></a>Henri and Carlie went to Maine to visit his aunt and uncle for the long weekend while I styaed home with Jennifer to re-decorate the living room. This included pulling down the old wallpaper, sanding and repairing some peeled ceiling spots where we had a little moisture issue a couple years ago before we had the new roof put on. I wanted my living room to be bright and cheerful, so I chose the color "Lemon Chiffon" for the living room with bright white trim. Jenn patched the peeling paint on the ceiling and I handled the trim. It was a LOT of work but totally fun and perfectly satisfying in the end. It came out beautiful and I must say, we did a FRIGGIN AWESOME job! I love my bright cheery new living room!!!</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am lucky to have my friend Jennifer who oddly enough, LOVES a challenge like this!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This house had wallpaper in the living room from day one. Every time the room was re wallpapered, everyone signed the walls. It was a history of the house and almost everyone has passed on that signed the walls. Now that we decided to paint, I took as many pictures as I could of the signatures and writings in an effort to save a little of this history.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At this point, I was doubtful my living room would EVER look normal again.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-50861729273089899282011-11-13T10:00:00.000-05:002011-11-13T10:00:52.243-05:00Tropical Storm Irene 2011<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nobska Beach</td></tr>
</tbody></table> This summer, we were lucky enough to dodge another hurricane. What was forcasted to be a catagory 2 hurricane, rambled through Cape Cod as a Tropical Storm. Just the idea of a hurricane makes my throat tight. After living through Hurricane Bob in '91 and being without power for 7 days, the destruction of the town and the clean up from hell...I am not looking forward to doing that again EVER! But Irene was kind enough to take it down a notch for us and just create some awesome wind gusts, beautiful waves and a couple downed branches. We lost power for about 13 hours, but that was definatley better than it could have been! Thank you GOD for that! We decided to get out and against the better advice of the Emergency Brodcast System go for a ride and see what things looked like. We encountered MANY other people disobeying this advice and got some great shots of Mother Nature at work!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surf Drive Beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the show to start on Oak Bluffs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The barge before the fireworks set up on Oak Bluffs</td></tr>
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</tbody></table> This year, Henri got to do a huge barge show on Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vinyard! We couldn't be with him, so we did the next best thing. We gathered friends and went down to Menhaunt Beach to watch from across the sound! We had a long fun wait for the show to start. We watched shooting stars, got an astrology lesson from our super smart friend Amy and got to chat and laugh a lot! What a fun night we had!! The first big pink firework that went up that night had Carlie's name written on it by her Dad. It was a beautiful show and so much fun! President Obama was visiting the Vinyard that weekend and even HE got to see the show! How exciting is THAT?!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen this summer. These pictures don't really even do it justice. Everything was golden pink and glowing. It was breathtaking.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out from our front yard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A warm summer night</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-42927924274362068832011-11-13T09:27:00.000-05:002011-11-13T09:27:52.886-05:004th of July 20114th of July this year was so fun!! We had a beautiful evening for watching the fireworks and were lucky enough to live within walking distance of a fantastic view of them! We watch from Falmouth Harbor every year. We load up the little red Radio Flyer wagon and lug all out snacks, chairs and toys down to the top of the hill and set up camp. It's so much fun to sit and watch people and chat with everyone, not to mention that Falmouth has one of the best fireworks displays on the Cape! This year we were unhappily greeted with no power when we got home! Lucky for us we stocked up on glow sticks! We found out that they make perfect flashlights and nightlights as well as being super stylish!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henri the human firework</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie all decked out for the big fireworks display</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were ready and waiting for the show to start!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-33632923070809542352011-11-13T09:15:00.001-05:002011-11-13T09:19:24.937-05:00Ballet Recital 2011-Turning Pointe Dance Studio<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancing in the front yard</td></tr>
</tbody></table> The weather was perfect for the recital this year. It was blue skies and sunny. Carlie was so excited about her recital and her chance to dance on stage in front of everyone! I think she was most excited about the big bow at the end with all of the students. Her costume was beautiful just like she was...And she got to put on "stage makeup" which of course made her feel like the ballerina princess that she truly is. The recital was at the Bourne High School auditorium this year. A new place for us. Uncle Andy and Dylan came to watch, but Dylan wasn't very happy about sitting in the dark and the big crowd, so he and Dad watched a lot of it through the double doors in the back of the auditorim. All in all it was a fantastic experience for Carlie and that's what mattered. I think this year I will volunteer as a stage Mother so I can keep a better eye on her and the other kids in her class. I wasn't really impressed with the set up they had to watch the little kids between performaces or the rule that the girls werent allowed in the auditorium after their performance to watch the rest of the ballet recital...But this coming year, I will know what I'm getting into.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I posed in the same spot when I was her age before my own ballet recital.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie dancing with Boo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My beautiful ballerina princess</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie and her buddies in the cafateria before the recital</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carlie taking a big bow!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the recital and the final bow</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-59790210885001188202011-11-13T09:00:00.000-05:002011-11-13T09:00:48.081-05:00A Mid Summer's Night...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good "cooking fire"</td></tr>
</tbody></table> As much as I aspire to weekend fires like this, sadly I think we managed 2 this entire summer. But they were fun and cozy and relaxing...We roasted marshmallows and spent a lot of the time trying to keep the dogs from catching on fire...But it was a good time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year, we bought the whole family camp chairs. They sure came in handy!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henri relaxing at the fire. Life is good!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-52339171906095457952011-11-13T08:54:00.000-05:002011-11-13T08:54:41.411-05:00Strawberry Festival 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table> As usual, we attended the St. Barnabus Strawberry Festival this summer. I've been going to this since I was a kid and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy to be able to continue the tradition with my own daughter. It's small and busy and hot...But it's a tradition and it's beautiful and has a small town feel....I love that. The last few years, my Father in Law has joined us. I like to think that maybe someday Carlie will be going with her kids....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I try and get a picture like this every year....I'm doubtful I'll be able to pick her up next year!...Oh and the blue stuff is cotton candy. (at 10am)!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking towards the Village Green and Main Street , Falmouth.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-45317170138116545862011-05-07T22:22:00.004-04:002011-05-07T22:24:59.734-04:00Easter 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmjb3HgG-baRH0NBrXXOiNFzRY1xJDPhQDejF6UmXj8K_q1_a1iIqYpe2XHLDrSshOgwI6r-NW0ddOSmfohaZBTPH7DBMP9c1RXrrzm2TaMurIJZcVTvKxRx1BB8HJvBYNGzRG6Vo3wM/s1600/2011-04-23+2011-05-01+001+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmjb3HgG-baRH0NBrXXOiNFzRY1xJDPhQDejF6UmXj8K_q1_a1iIqYpe2XHLDrSshOgwI6r-NW0ddOSmfohaZBTPH7DBMP9c1RXrrzm2TaMurIJZcVTvKxRx1BB8HJvBYNGzRG6Vo3wM/s320/2011-04-23+2011-05-01+001+015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Easter this year was a success! My Father in Law came up to spend Easter weekend with us. With much careful planning and consulting with "The Easter Bunny", we made these beautiful Easter eggs.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carlie had her bucket and we were hunting for those Sand dollars. We found a lot of other things like....a horseshoe crab...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolbLTTZTmjQuhJZqlWJhHcnE_1OH4eeQo95esYvFYN2zvnCSrpBLZwCTRbXjtD3XD0zHdUCgWjDcTjBm80QsZugQmYx5ClXlbp5L-SzcR1hV3YsjuFP-A9AioG8nIWEZYlOycn1uUiGY/s1600/2011-04-17+2011-05-01+001+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolbLTTZTmjQuhJZqlWJhHcnE_1OH4eeQo95esYvFYN2zvnCSrpBLZwCTRbXjtD3XD0zHdUCgWjDcTjBm80QsZugQmYx5ClXlbp5L-SzcR1hV3YsjuFP-A9AioG8nIWEZYlOycn1uUiGY/s400/2011-04-17+2011-05-01+001+005.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a few of these disgusting things that were spewed out of that sewage treatment plant in New Hampshire, that dumped millions of these little gross poop filters into the ocean...eew.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We ended up at UNO'S in Hyannis and had a great time at lunch together. Then we decided to go spend a gift card at Bath and Body Works in the Hyannis Mall. (Carlie calls it the "Girl Store"...She couldn't be MORE right about that)! After we shopped till we dropped, we hit the Carousel at the food court for a one time around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9x7SYd8W4A0rceT9fIY150dbK0jbn-3Dbts45j20lSRYBmGIyJbVE4VIppSV0eHpxftw2_YGTkcCBNn41i6MHBMbV0uU29iYfoz7Q64RdFL1-KSG6Df5lji1xtsjLLg9HBofpsog_Z44/s1600/2011-04-18+2011-05-01+001+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9x7SYd8W4A0rceT9fIY150dbK0jbn-3Dbts45j20lSRYBmGIyJbVE4VIppSV0eHpxftw2_YGTkcCBNn41i6MHBMbV0uU29iYfoz7Q64RdFL1-KSG6Df5lji1xtsjLLg9HBofpsog_Z44/s320/2011-04-18+2011-05-01+001+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We saw some pretty cool things that day...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-88055749329539549122011-04-09T19:42:00.002-04:002011-04-09T19:46:01.488-04:00Old FriendsWe finally cleaned out the storage unit today where the rest of Mom's things were stored. I was happy to give away alot of the large pieces of furniture to my dear friend who my parents adored. Once again I find myself going through my Mothers belongings wittling it down again and gettting rid of things that almost 2 years ago I thought I could never part with. Funny how you begin to get numb to giving away your memories. And the thing is, alot of the time, it's stupid things that hold strong memoies...like pens! My mother had hundreds of pens...and some of them I have seen rolling around our house all my life. They don't necessarily work...But they are familiar and remind me of my old home and my old life that seems so far away now. Mom also had a hundred journals,notpads and day planners. Most of them not even used. She was big on anything having to do with getting organized but never really got it all together...I guess I know where I get it from! It's all rather depressing to go through these things again and again....But fate works in mysterious ways, and today I got to spend some time with two of my most favorite men on earth besides my husband. Two friends that I have had since I was just 14 or 15 years old and who know me better than I know myself sometimes. One of these friends lives in San Francisco and I only see him every few years when he comes for a visit...The other lives nearby but he is so busy with his work and new family that we are lucky to get together once a month. It's just another reminder to me how blessed I am to have such incredible friends and how timing is everything. This could have been a bad day if it werent for them. But it turned out to be pretty darned good.Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-59719175016036790302011-04-08T09:25:00.001-04:002011-04-08T09:35:14.449-04:005 months later....I had such high hopes of posting more often back in November...Here it is 5 months later and I am finally getting down to it. I've sat down and opened this blog probably a dozen times in the last few months, but have either had nothing to say or not enough time to put it all together. I'm having a "Stay home day" today with my daughter who is overtired and cooking up some kind of either cold or ear infection, so I figured while she is tucked into the "big bed" (Mom and Dad's bed) watching Horton Hears a Who with her teddy bear, I have 1 hour and 29 minutes to fiddle around with this blog. I changed the background picture to a watercolor I recently did. I have always loved drawing fish and if you had asked me when I was a kid, what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was "A marine biology illustrator". Well, I'm a secretary...close enough. <br />
Anyway, the last few months have been interesting to say the least. Carlie has grown by leaps and bounds. My husband finally found a job he LOVES and is local and is a great fit for him. (YAY)! We have added a puppy to the family, her name is Boo and she is a black as night Shih-Tzu. She and Cricket (our older Shih Tzu) made fast friends and are now inseparable. It's interesting how Boo has brought the puppy out in Cricket. All they do is chase each other, wrestle and snuggle together. It's like having 2 new dogs!<br />
We moved Carlie into bunk beds which was a huge ordeal. Henri wanted her to have the bunk beds that he and his brother had as kids. I wanted her to have a full size bed that we could also use as a guest bed when we have company. (We live in a very small house and space is limited) . Henri and I argued back and forth about this for a months, sometimes in good humore...sometimes not so much, and got Carlie involved as much as possible trying to get her to take sides. He finally won. He managed to convince her that bunk beds were way cooler than a big bed of her own and I got over ruled. So I insisted they be at least painted white if they were coming here. Henri spent about every day off he had, traveling back and forth to his fathers house in CT where the beds were stored, sanding and painting them with his Father and his brother even helped out with the project. After a few weeks, the beds came home and I have to admit...They're pretty damned cute. Carlie and I enjoyed shopping for new bed sets for them and chose one with owls and birds which is absolutely adorable. She looks so small now in that bed. Time just keeps marching on...Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-90827757716768241792010-11-25T19:30:00.000-05:002010-11-25T19:30:08.372-05:00Turkey Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO1TpvcNpH5tTdjBscBPe8OBHCoHct0UMZigHljHZD-Btx6QiqVPLRZ9sEBBZHGjtm8sXTNKuEldIhgo56NiQ1c5GXBbXzcrhAP6LT9m7bW45PR6m3pFeScEW5sQ2TAeiqSoooKKju0s/s1600/thanksgiving+dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO1TpvcNpH5tTdjBscBPe8OBHCoHct0UMZigHljHZD-Btx6QiqVPLRZ9sEBBZHGjtm8sXTNKuEldIhgo56NiQ1c5GXBbXzcrhAP6LT9m7bW45PR6m3pFeScEW5sQ2TAeiqSoooKKju0s/s320/thanksgiving+dinner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This Thanksgiving was going to be a big one for me. This year for the first time in my life, I was going to someone else's house for dinner. I have never had a Thanksgiving with my in-laws. They went to Florida every year, so we were always with my Mom and sometimes my aunt would join us, or after Mom passed away, we were on our own. I have to admit, I enjoyed making the dinner and looked at it as sort of a challenge and strived to make my Mom and Grandmother proud, even though they aren't here anymore, I get the feeling they are nearby watching...Making sure I know enough to constantly stir the hollindaise sauce so it doesn't curdle. Well, I do. (most of the time)<br />
So, this year I had planned on helping my Father in Law cook at his place in CT. He stayed up North this year do to a torn tendon in his knee. After surgery a few months ago, he's stuck here with the rest of us in the snow and slush and is trekking back and forth to physical therapy for the rest of the winter.<br />
Friday night we had made plans to visit Springfield MA and see "Bright Nights" in Forest Park. This is a gigantic Christmas light display that can only be described as AWESOME. I had looked forward to sharing this with Carlie and knew she would be in absolute awe.<br />
But...like all good plans, these were not meant to work out as we had hoped. I ended up with a little medical issue and have been grounded here on Cape Cod for the holidays. I will be having a small and hopefully fast and uneventful surgery tomorrow morning at 8:30am. So my very understanding Father in Law packed up the 13 pound turkey, all the vegetables and a lot of ingredients needed to cook a proper Thanksgiving feast and headed North to Cape Cod to have dinner here with us. For the most part, he and Henri did the cooking. I had made pies Tuesday night, so that was all done. Dinner was delish and my husband is in a turkey coma on the couch as we speak. Happy Thanksgiving to all! I have to go do the dishes.Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-3970461504098583412010-11-04T17:59:00.000-04:002010-11-04T17:59:50.229-04:00Halloween 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pfR8Fn0nBCsV4JtS5ljYoF6ckgerU7-kocKeBOH-7yb-Aq0mmsHk62wFGjSJwsLdDomNcXpU4RQE20QlcwyR8E7Htpeqv-65hcQ-h7ZQPvcO_N3aSI_RHPRd3LP_ojO5dzomJfHUvyw/s1600/Carliehalloween2010b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pfR8Fn0nBCsV4JtS5ljYoF6ckgerU7-kocKeBOH-7yb-Aq0mmsHk62wFGjSJwsLdDomNcXpU4RQE20QlcwyR8E7Htpeqv-65hcQ-h7ZQPvcO_N3aSI_RHPRd3LP_ojO5dzomJfHUvyw/s320/Carliehalloween2010b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Halloween this year was terrific. We attended the Harvest Festival at one of our local elementary schools on Friday night for fun and games and lots of prizes! We met up with the Fooseberry girls and got to see everyone's costumes. It was just the right amount of crazy after a long week of working and building up to "HALLOWEEN"! Saturday, we went to Carlie's last dance class with Miss Annette. Miss Annette has decided to close her dance studio after 20 years and join up with another center in Cataumet. We will be trying out this new center this coming Saturday and decide how we like it. If it's not up to our liking, it will probably be gymnastics instead. We will see.<br />
Sunday was Halloween. We had a play date with Carlie's friend Jillian in Sandwich in the morning, came home to make some last minute decorating decisions, like hanging a screeching sound activated spider over the doorway to terrify children...and waited for our victims...er...I mean Trick or Treaters. Carlie, as you can see, was a beautiful princess. I painted pink hearts on her cheeks and polka dots around her eyes at her request. She looks terrific! We made the usual rounds in our neighborhood...then headed to our friends around town. Carlie made a pretty good haul considering we really only went to 5 houses.Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-91812743971554849292010-10-18T11:31:00.001-04:002010-10-18T11:39:14.606-04:00Pumpkin Carving Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzOFagjFkjNKDBVCgpStohdEspOHdvaJLNAW-ffgD3lT4Ub81Ol_rEL_ABVPnbovWhiSCiToW73Y8KiIoclfcjzo9h36if012sjtT8OAwngiqJf-fv1sCcrpliir27chw_5smpTyawgbE/s1600/101610+dad+and+carlie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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This year I think I got a little carried away with the amount of pumpkins we purchased. I seem to forget year to year what a pain in the ass carving a pumpkin actually is. We bought 5 pumpkins, and I had already purchased 2 a week or so ago at the supermarket...What was I thinking?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carlie got pissed because she wanted to ride in the wagon with the pumpkins, but they were so big, there wasn't enough room for her -unless she held one in her lap...As you can see, she didn't much care for that idea. We headed back to the registers and bought....$67.00 worth...yes...$67.00 worth of pumpkins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><i>We have lost our minds.</i></b></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDINNQgrzgtwuM1Gpe2_ay2Tm2fEW75dYL-qRkWXUSSvtAVx7em_nwipr5-HzZsUBCB5-vQSG41VVe0GRHRmbvEKc5T_rgTCxTG6R2N0MebeXKSoPwO45NlUThYQqKKe54M6QanPSTWc/s1600/101610+carlie+carving+pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDINNQgrzgtwuM1Gpe2_ay2Tm2fEW75dYL-qRkWXUSSvtAVx7em_nwipr5-HzZsUBCB5-vQSG41VVe0GRHRmbvEKc5T_rgTCxTG6R2N0MebeXKSoPwO45NlUThYQqKKe54M6QanPSTWc/s1600/101610+carlie+carving+pumpkins.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The girls came over Sunday afternoon and, after playing in the leaves and running around outside for a while, they came in to do some serious pumpkin carving. Ava and Olivia brought their "professional" pumpkin carving tool set (that only they would have)...and Carlie and I tore open our $1.00 carving kits to get down to business. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As Jen and I were trying to keep the pumpkin guts contained and from being flung onto the walls, saving little fingers from being severed from the hand, and trying to keep everyone happy and safe, we both had to laugh. It always seems like such a good idea until we get hip deep into the project with our kids....But we just put our heads down and plow on. Happy in knowing that we are creating memories...Hopefully happy ones. We all got some terrific Jack-O-Lanterns done and had a really good time doing it. I plan on re-visiting this post around the end of September next year as a reminder to only buy 2 pumpkins....YA RIGHT!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQDGDg06SiK-FeE1FdKYdwEXXijboopINOWF0tfyyAolUaL-MkqdBFm_bu3H9abThO9HKAwChGDPjOSiAvxRIp-0_ZquBSzT02xhqzjwLvVtmEmd_-uqnyoeqSiPuCaPsjijATbYlsYs/s1600/101610+canibal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQDGDg06SiK-FeE1FdKYdwEXXijboopINOWF0tfyyAolUaL-MkqdBFm_bu3H9abThO9HKAwChGDPjOSiAvxRIp-0_ZquBSzT02xhqzjwLvVtmEmd_-uqnyoeqSiPuCaPsjijATbYlsYs/s1600/101610+canibal.jpg" /></a><br />
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We had to park about a half a mile away from the enterance of the festival, at the edge of a cranberry bog.<br />
It was actually a beautiful walk that I would have never have known existed otherwise. We walked to the festival through the bogs and down a winding dirt road through the woods. It was a beautiful crisp clear day and we were but two of what seemed like HUNDREDS of people who wanted to enjoy the festival as well. The walk reminded me of some sort of pilgrimage.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sPQyxdWxgkAHLuU3h1C4h85h5gVp5BKBKQgLcwNRsuZUH_Oh-qUKrgzKr2vTJiwj153-FX3Pea9Gxlfdx1ptACoTwN7CRzr_MgE-fq2O1p8vw2QKFJyCWBGa0bORvEA8hr8b0j3lBCs/s1600/10-16-10+craft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div>The Festival is held on a bog here in town and the entire thing is contained in two tents. One containing crafts to buy and crafts for the children to participate in making...And the other was mainly food. It was nearly impossible to walk through either of these tents without getting hip checked, bumped into or pushed. It was rediculous. I think they underestimated the amount of people heading to this festival. Carlie got her face painted, saw a big pig and made a construction paper cranberry scoop with some woman who was on warp speed mode...They taped a dum dum lolipop to the front of it, which time and again I watched children finish the 3 second project with the warp speed lady, turn around, rip the lolipop off the craft they just completed (or actually was completed FOR them) and throw the thing in the nearest trash bin...seriously. Once I finally gave up trying to see anything in the tents, (since each table was about 10 people deep) I scopped up my dog under one arm, grabbed Carlie in the other and just shoved my way out of the tent.<br />
Carlie then decided she wanted a hot dog. The line for the hot dogs was about 50 people long. Of course. While standing in the line, I asked my daughter about 10 times if she was SURE she wanted a hot dog...I even tried to lure her away with the promise of a Happy meal...no dice. She wanted a hot dog. The people behind me and in front of me kept making jokes about what if they were out of hot dogs by the time we got to the front of the line...My response was I would probably fling myself into the bog. 15 minutes of standing in line and it was our turn. Carlie actually got the LAST HOT DOG!! That was close, although the man behind me was a pretty good looking fire fighter, and had I been forced to fling myself into the bog, I would have probably been rescued by him...Maybe I should have fallen behind a couple of people in line...Oh well. We bought the hot dog, got some ketchup on it and turned to find a place to eat. Carlie opened her mouth to take a bite and dropped the entire thing upside down on the ground. We both just stood there looking at it and then at each other. Carlie picked it up, wiped the obvious dirt off it and ate it. And I let her...because A.) You have to eat a pound of dirt in your life and B.) If she didn't, I would have...Because GOD DAMMIT I was not about to let that last hot do go to waste!<br />
We decided to leave after that.<br />
We walked back to the truck and enjoyed talking with the people who were walking the same way. We met up with some that we knew, made fellow dog lover friends...and enjoyed the fall scenery along the way. Just as I got to the truck, out of the corner of my eye I noticed what looked like a wallet laying in the grass. I walked over and grabbed it, noticing there was some paper sticking out and figuring someone dropped it out of their car as they were leaving. Once I got everyone secured in the truck, I took a good look at the wallet. It is a brand new Vera Bradley wallet and there was nothing inside except for a poem on warn paper tucked into the back pocket. This is what it said.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"> <b>The Journey</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i> -By Mary Oliver</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">One day you finally knew what you had to do, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice-</div><div style="text-align: center;">though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You knew what you had to do. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Though the wind pried with it's stiff fingers at the very foundations, though their</div><div style="text-align: center;"> melancholy was terrible, it was already late enough, and a wild night, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the road full of fallen branches and stones. But little by little, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as you left their voices behind, the stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, </div><div style="text-align: center;">that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, </div><div style="text-align: center;">determined to do the only thing you could do</div><div style="text-align: center;">-determined to save the only life that you could save.</div><br />
I instantly thought that this was a message for me. Carlie asked me what it was, and my answer was "A message from my guardian angel". And I truly believe that that is what it is.<br />
So I am going to keep this in my own wallet and make sure that I read it often. And when I get to the end of the road that I have recently turned onto, I will put the poem back into the wallet I found it in, and leave it for someone else to find.Bon Bonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03688547610305304787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1160319136518599434.post-63619329114017086552010-09-30T20:43:00.001-04:002010-10-02T11:38:14.331-04:00Princess Party Extravaganza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUtoQOKpx8mbklqLPEEFKLIpRF824U2nr0r7XsmGYSwB89mMi3iLGqGV4Uocf4jbTUw9lbn24qw8tAVWaqqv2P6-LZf5OmDCGCp1YJqJKuZxhyphenhypheneg_cS1mOdmCONJxUIfbj5nBUerMuK0/s1600/1479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupqp9f1PUGysOfk_ZpzDLWvdQXsvLAROAvXYWZfZ6f7Q6yA5ownYpHT_H_eB8WC1xROeC_A62oJ7YsJC6_3DC-xpZ1g0qF0i8XiETtbRsA0JTgN7kRss9ALp_9lpnKLVR_g7gvkgVJ_4/s1600/1479.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupqp9f1PUGysOfk_ZpzDLWvdQXsvLAROAvXYWZfZ6f7Q6yA5ownYpHT_H_eB8WC1xROeC_A62oJ7YsJC6_3DC-xpZ1g0qF0i8XiETtbRsA0JTgN7kRss9ALp_9lpnKLVR_g7gvkgVJ_4/s1600/1479.jpg" /></a></div>Carlie turned 4 this September....Hard to believe she is a little girl and not a toddler anymore. She has defied odds that some of the best doctors in the country are surprised at. <i>She is a miracle.</i><br />
I can't help but to re-live the night she was born every birthday....The night before her birthday, I remember the pains in my stomach and how I looked in every baby book I could find and on every website I could pull up trying to diagnose myself...The pain I was having didn't fit any of the descriptions of labor pain...I chalked it up to gas...and went to bed. The next day, the pains were there, but not as bad... I went to work. I remember describing my worry the night before to one of our nursing supervisors...her response was a laugh and.."sounds like labor pains"..HA HA HA! nah...couldn't be. It's too soon. 6 weeks too soon. I didn't even have a crib. I can't be in labor.<i> Henri and i still have the </i>receipt from Betsy's Diner from dinner that night. That was about the time I realized she hadn't moved that day. Henri brought me home, gave me cold juice and told me bad jokes trying to get her to wiggle...just a little....but she didn't budge. So I finally called the Dr. They met me at the Maternity unit at the hospital and within what seemed like seconds I was on my way to surgery for an emergency C-Section. All I kept saying was..."But I don't have a crib yet!" I think that was about the limit of my grasp of what was about to happen. The rest as they say is history...Medi Flight to Boston Childrens Hospital, 20 days in the NICU. Diagnosis: Possibly brain blind, Kidney malformation, will probably have developmental delays. 10 more days at a "Level B" NICU in Plymouth....She finally came home just before Halloween. 30 days later...and now on her 4th Birthday she is healthy,developmentally right on target, Kidneys healed and sight-20/20. Thank you Children's Hospital for all the care...and for being wrong. Thank you Jordan Hospital for growing her just enough to get her home. Thank you God for my miracle.<br />
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Anyway, I love it...LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT! I know my Grandparents who built this house in 1932 are somewhere smiling about it too. We've come a long way baby...Here's proof.<br />
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