Goodbye March

the month of March has been taxing.  very
with one day left, I have been looking back on the month that 'was'

there is no doubt there has been a mix of good and bad
the fire in my house definitely took its toll on me.....sounds, smells.....make me so aware of what it could be    I never could have believed the emotions before....until it happened to me.
I do love my new washer and dryer - but I will never go to bed with one of them on - and I will never leave the house with them on, either

then there was the birth of Benjamin Scott.  ahhhh........how wonderful
he is so precious
and to see my little girl with her newborn just warms my heart
babies are simply the light of the world, aren't they?

my brother-in-law, Frank, has had his share of hospitals recently - like two times this month
hopefully the procedure he is having today will get him healthy again

there was Scott's birthday dinner (whichi is really today - Happy Birthday, Scott!) which we celebrated March 5th - because of the baby coming due - which we did not expect to arrive 4 weeks early!

but it is spring......and the threat of snow diminishes more each day
I hope things will smooth out a bit
however, there is a lot on April's calendar - Keegan's 2nd birthday, Easter........

happy spring   ♥

Dreams

"When your dreams turn to dust, maybe it's time to vacuum."

from A Single Thread by Marie Bostwick

ok, so I have a weird sense of humor

I just find some things very funny  :-)

Introducing Benjamin Scott

Benjamin Scott arrived Tuesday, March 15th @ 3:55 a.m.

8 pounds, 8 ounces

21 inches long

to Becky and Scott

Clever Art

Saturday morning with my cups of Blueberry Cinnamon Crumble and A.M. Style on QVC

Friday evening

This has been a challenging week for me, but I am happy that I have a couple days at home to get myself together.  Being home with Sophie and Bob is where I need to be to regroup.  It will be a busy weekend - because I have so much to do to get my house back in order.  No washer and dryer is a drag.  How easy it is to rely on them - to speed up the process of getting stuff washed.  Without them, it's a bummer.
It's interesting how when faced with something big....like firemen traipsing through your house....you realize just how little control we really have over many things in our lives. When things are hairied, we just go through the motions as best we can.  The adrenalin pumps us up.....which is really a good thing because it does help us function.  But then you kind of crash.  And speaking for myself, I will admit I have been off kilter for the past several days.  So many emotions have been jumping all around in me:  thankfulness - relief - fright - reality - overwhelmed.....and so much more.  I'll throw in a bit of depression for good measure.  Well, not so good measure, but truth be told - I have been.

After work I trekked through TJMaxx and lost myself in the homewares section.  I got some flavored coffees - specifically.....Butterscotch Toffee, Hazelnut, Chocolate Raspberry by Ghirardelli (love Ghirardelli anything!), dark chocolate truffle....and Blueberry Cinnamon Crumble.  :-)    5 bags - to spoil ME (because I can't have desserts so this is the next best thing).  So when the morning comes, I get to pick one of these luscious flavors.  I'm thinking Blueberry Cinnamon Crumble - because if smells so darn good!

And now.....I am going to watch Blue Bloods.  Because a little Tom Selleck is what I need right now.

Sweet dreams

When a male can't stand it anymore

Sunday 9:30 p.m.

I was reading in bed
I noticed the smell of something burning
thinking it was coming from outside, I went downstairs to check it out
but then I remembered a load of towels in the dryer
and when I went downstairs I saw the smoke - felt the hot top of the dryer
opened the door to hear a  SWOOSH.....and the flames billowing out
immediately slamming the dryer door shut I went upstairs and called 9-1-1
put Sophie in the backyard
I waited on my front porch
my house was totally full of smoke

praise the Sterling Heights Fire Department and their quick response
their skills, their caring.......they saved my home

not much sleep last night

feeling overwhelmed today

and the words 'in 10 more minutes......'       I'm just sayin'

thank you my city's finest....

and thank you, Jesus   

Birthday Dinner

Scott's birthday is March 30th but because the baby is due to arrive March 21st

so we are having a surprise celebration dinner today

I love family get togethers   ♥ 

♥