Wednesday, August 4, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VINNIE!!!

On August 5th my hubby, my honey, the father of my children, will be 61 years young!! Happy Birthday Vince!! By the way, you look too young to be THAT OLD!! I must have been a "child bride" when we married 34 years ago! ;-) In honor of your birthday I want to remind you of your favorite things....My wish for you is that some of these favorites will bring you happiness on your birthday. I've listed 61 favorites, in no particular order, and I'm sure there are many more!!
Italian food, cold weather, John Wayne movies, watching (or napping through) the game show JEOPARDY, flannel shirts, philly-beef sandwiches, baseball, rainy days, mountain driving, watching NCIS on TV, Joe's Real BBQ, ice box cake, afternoon naps, eggplant parmigiana, Dogs (not cats), Cabella's Sporting Goods, real maple syrup, Coach's Oatmeal, collecting old cameras and camera parts, watching westerns on TV, annual September fishing trips with "the guys" real butter, eating shell peanuts at baseball games, eggs "over medium," James Bond movies, reading the daily newspaper, family togetherness Italian bread toasted with peanut butter, watching Fox TV News, Jason's Deli, reading fishing magazines, Venezia's or Barro's Pizza, saving paraphernalia "just in case" it might be needed later, cooking with olive oil and garlic strong coffee with half 'n' half, going to mass early on Sundays, short homilies, going-out-to-breakfast on Sundays, dark chocolate, vacations in Montana or Colorado eating almonds, meatball subs, dark chocolate, flyfishing in rivers, float tube fishing on lakes, "french silk" Blizzards (not lingerie), stuffed artichokes, Greer Arizona, chocolate ice cream, large pickup trucks or SUVs, Lee's Ferry Arizona, crumb cake, M & M's, Cailyn's smiles for Grandpa reading and sharing trivia, applie pie, Durango Colorado, orange juice, NY cheesecake, whole wheat bagels, Whitefish Montana!

Remember age is simply "mind over matter"...if you don't mind, it doesn't matter! Happy Birthday and I Love You!

Monday, August 2, 2010

Helping Others

A couple weekends ago, Vince and I were able to help out my parents with two ceiling fan installations! They have always been there for us with helping hands during our entire married life, so whenever we have the opportunity to lend a hand, we are ready and willing!!

Coincidentally, Michael and Cailyn were available to come for a visit on the same day, so while Cailyn played and explored at her great grandparents' house, Michael helped his grandparents with a few computer chores and questions.
Cailyn thought the ladder was in the house to use as a "jungle gym"!

Cailyn loved Great Grandma's bed and hallway mirror.

Cailyn loved the "little doggy" pulltoy, a toy that all the grandkids played with years ago!
And she especially enjoyed rocking in her great-grandma's childhood rocking chair!

Great Grandma served a delicious lunch for the helpers, and Cailyn always enjoys eating!