My garden week 2
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
My garden is really starting to get colorful. This week my flower beds got a boost. I was thrilled to have my daughter Suzy and Oscar spend a week with us while her husband was gone to a conference in Seattle.

We had a great time despite the rain. We went shopping at our favorite stores and walked all over Dayton and Harrisonburg. For Mother's Day I bought some beautiful bedding plants for the garden. What fun digging in the dirt and actually seeing some beautiful colors in the landscape.


Suzy enjoyed digging in the dirt and planting flowers and plants. We actually had our first picnic on Mother's Day. Mr. Wonderful and Tim fixed us a wonderful lunch under the huge shade tree in the back yard.


Oscar enjoyed the grass, the breeze, the birds, and the leaves dancing in the wind. I love his hat. He reminds me of a little Amish boy in this picture.








Mr. Wonderful picked out this hanging basket for me. He knows I like red geraniums. This basket is red, white, and blue so will be great for the fourth of July too.







I love this picture of Suzy and Oz! Tim came on Saturday and we got to spend all Sunday together. We got some really good spoiling time in with Oz. They left Monday and I'm already looking forward to seeing them in June along with Becky, Jerry, Emma and of course our son Andy.

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So Sweet it might make you diabetic!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Awwww.....I miss my baby and my baby's baby!

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Sex Education and the Movies
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Years ago The Blue-eyed Girls Club (consisting of my daughter Suzy and I) went to movies . Mr. Wonderful and the rest of the clan were not with us when we we decided to sneak off. This movie came out in 1995 so Suzy would have been 16.

I knew what the movie was about because I had read the book and I carefully explained to my impressionable teen that the movie was about a married woman who had an affair while her family was away. I explained that I personally thought it was wrong, but I wanted to see the movie to see Clint Eastwood as a romantic lead instead of "the dirty Harry" character he usually played.

So....for two hours we sat in silence and watched the drama unfold. What followed was one of the best talks that she and I probably ever had. We began to discuss the movie and the question came up..."When did the heroine cross the line?' "When did the innocent flirtation become an invitation to sex?" We were free to openly discuss their actions and behaviors because they were not us. There was no guilt, shame or reproach but just honest observations.

We were able to see when the interest and flirtation subtly changed and what steps could have been taken to stop it . We also discussed what might have happened to the heroine's family had she run off with the National Geographic Photographer.

As a parent we make all kinds of mistakes.....this particular event I count as a high point of motherhood, what could have been just a few hours of escapism turned out to be a serious lesson on how easily it is to be swept away by our emotions and make bad choices.

Has a movie ever led to a serious discussion with your kids?

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Wordless Wednesday...Oscar and Suzy
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Here's my favorite boy enjoying a fall outing!

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Thursday Thirteen....My favorite grandson!
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Thursday 13----My favorite pictures of our grandson Oscar


The birthday boy with his Poppa and Diva.

Oscar and his adoring fans....at his one week birthday!


Oscar Winking!


Oz and his Diva!


Please tell me that's not my brother!


Mummy Collage!


Monster feet!


The Mummy with his Mommy!

Oscar and his uncle Andy discussing sports.


What's that you say Diva?


Jack-o-lantern boy with matching socks.

Oscar looks startled....has he found out that he is not a pumpkin? How would you title this pictures? Suzy calls it "Boo".

Here's Miss Suzy with her boys....Mr. Pan and Oscar.

Here's my boy, looking like a little pumpkin. We (Suzy and me) have had so much fun dressing him up and taking his Halloween pictures. He has such a sweet disposition and lets us play. My sister Bobbie, says her young grandson will say, "No cheese" whenever he does not want to have his picture taken. I'm wondering if that will be Oscar's first sentence?

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On my way to see Oscar
Saturday, October 25, 2008



I'm on my way to New York for a week. I will get to be with Oscar for his first Halloween. His mom adores Halloween and costumes so it will be a fun time. I have my lap top and camera so follow my adventures in the land of OZ

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A very happy ending.....
Sunday, September 28, 2008

Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess who lived in a beautiful castle three floors above the ground. The beautiful princess lived in the country of New York where people never sleep and every one is always in a hurry.

She married a handsome prince who treated her as the love of his life, his soul mate, and protected and cared for her greatly. Together they went on many great adventures to strange and far away lands and life was good.

But the beautiful princess worked with children and in her heart she wanted one of her very own. This idea grew and grew and only increased after meeting her golden hair niece from the land of the cold north. Princess Emma definitely needed a cousin she thought. So she spoke to Prince Charming and he also thought it was a good idea.



The beautiful princess and Prince Charming had a very handsome baby boy. Prince Oscar had his Daddy's dark hair and dark eyes and his Momma's sweet lips and small frame. He rarely fussed and was the most kissable baby in the whole kingdom. Surely such a remarkable boy as this should be celebrated throughout the kingdom of the land that never sleeps located in the beautiful castle nestled on the third floor.

And so a royal birthday party was planned for his one week birthday that would occur at 11:55 P.M. (the exact time of his birth) because he was much too young to be out after midnight.

The Queen Mother prepared totally decadent carrot cake cupcakes with one candle while the beautiful princess decided to make party hats in lieu of their royal crowns. Right before midnight Prince Oscar was awakening with a kiss, and many warm wishes from his loyal subjects whom he observed were wearing rather strange head gear.

Can you tell which hat belonged to the beautiful princess, the handsome prince and the royal old couple?

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Wordless Wednesday.....The New family
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Here's the New Family Portrait...homecoming is this afternoon!
(Momma, Daddy and Baby)

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Meet the new man in my life.....
Sunday, September 21, 2008

I finally got to hold my boy today and count all his fingers and toes and check out the hair on this boy!
Of course I stole lots of kisses and we had a long talk about his momma and dad.

He is totally kissable and a cross between his parents. I see Suzy's mouth (little bow lips) his daddy's dark hair and eyes and his nose looks a little like both mom and dad.

Suzy didn't sleep much last night as she kept looking at him to make sure he was still breathing and just admiring the wonder of his little life. I heard Tim tell Suzy they have new names now....."Mom and Dad". Of course that made me cry!


Suzy totally hated her picture with baby so here's a much better one of the new family. The epidural is making Suzy itch but she definitely is improving every day. She is looking forward to real food tonight and actually getting her up .



You know his Poppa had to have a turn holding him and talking with him. We put the Mets cap on him because Uncle Andy came to meet his little buddy today also. Uncle Andy says the worse thing that the baby could do would be a Yankee fan.


Thank you for your prayers and well wishes. Both mom and baby are doing well and we can hardly wait to get them home.

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On our WAy to New York
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Baby Girl called this morning to tell us her water broke so Jellybean will be born in the next 24 hours. Poppa and Diva are arranging for Cat care, washing some clothes so we can be gone for a week, praying minute by minute for Suzy and Jellybean and getting ready to dash down the road. Anxious Auntie Becky is alerted up in Canada and Uncle Andy is getting ready to break out the baby Mets uniform for new nephew.

Will announce the arrival as soon as we know and you know there will be pictures. We would appreciate your prayers for our new arrival and for the health and safety of both Mom and baby.

Woo Hoo.....what a great day for a birthday.

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My blooming baby
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Here's my Suzy blooming with baby.....last month before arrival!

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Happy Birthday Suzy.....
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Letter to my daughter

Happy Birthday Baby Girl....
Who is soon to be a first time Mommy.

Dearest Suzy,

Today you are celebrating your last birthday as a child. Next year you will be celebrating this day with a precious little boy who most likely will help you blow out the candles. Today you are celebrating your special day looking at swollen feet, aching back, and wondering if you will ever catch up on your sleep. Next year at this time you will wondering where the year went and finding it hard to remember what life was like before "Tiny Tim" arrived.

Today I want to celebrate you.....the tiny wide eyed baby, the spunky tender hearted child, the skinny reluctant athlete, the artistic sullen teen, the shy coed, the beautiful bride, the great big sister and the wonderful woman you have become.





Momma's little blue eyed baby girl.....Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating your first birthday! You were so different from your sister. I remember well your first sentence, said with your little hands on your hips and in a tiny little voice that was angry....."I tell MOM!" You were always a Daddy's girl and I see so many characteristics that you both share.






Here's the little spunky tenderhearted child who would entertain herself in her bedroom for hours. One of my favorite memories of you at this age is finding you rocking Becky's doll Mandy and singing to her at 2 o'clock in the morning cause you said "She just looked lonely mom."




The skinny reluctant athlete.....You hated softball and you only scored a goal in soccer whenever dad wasn't there. You always gave it your very best whatever the sport.






The sullen artistic teen.....we survived your teen years! It was hard on both of us. You wanted to grow up much faster than I wanted to let you. I remember how traumatized you were at getting your first job at "Chick-fil-a"






The Shy Co-ed who captured the heart of "Prince Charming". I remember how you used to pick up your tray in the cafeteria whenever Tim came and sat down next to you because you were so nervous.







The beautiful bride....the butterfly emerging getting ready to fly or as one little girl said in awe, "Can I touch the fairy princess?"




The big sister, best friend and mini "me" to your baby bro. Who would have ever thought that the two of you would ever be so close watching you two fight your way through childhood.





The wonderful woman and soon to be mom.....Old Dad and I have watched you grow, mature and become the smart, talented, hard working, creative wife and woman that you are today. Dad says no matter how many babies you have, you'll always be his "button".

We love you Baby Girl,

Momma

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Emma and Auntie Suzy
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

What a cute picture of Auntie Suzy with our Emma. (You can't even see her baby bump!) This Saturday daughter Becky and I have been invited to a baby shower for Suzy. How sweet to schedule it so we could attend.

We are bringing up lots of clothes, baby items, and baked goods, not to mention a high chair, stroller, baby gate and wading pool.

This Diva is determined to get a family picture taken since it is a rare occasion that we are all together at the same time.

This is a big "shout out" to son Andy who just scored a new job. So if any of you are at Planet Hollywood at Times Square....ask for the cute waiter! We are so pleased at his determination and drive to work and attend college to work on a degree in Business.

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Weekend Wrap up!
Monday, May 05, 2008

Weekend Wrap - Up or
(Your Mother knows what you've been up to!)


It's been a busy week here in Virginia. Mr. Wonderful and I are getting ready to hit the road again this coming Friday. We will be going to New York to visit with Suzy, Tim, Andy and go shopping for Jellybean's arrival.

We planted a Bloodgood Japanese Maple tree in our front yard. One of our Dogwood trees died so we replaced it with this colorful Maple. I love the splash of color it gives to the yard. Whatever we plan on planting this spring has to been done this week as we will be traveling the next two weeks.

I'm packing away our winter clothing. My winter clothes are too big now as I've lost two dress sizes. It's a nice problem to have. So they are all boxed up ready to take to the mission. I'm going through the attic trying on skinny clothes and deciding do I really like this? Some of those clothes that I saved till I got skinny aren't as cute as I thought they would be.

Good News, Bad News....Emma had the 3 day flu and passed it on to her mom and dad. She is getting into everything ( so you know my baby is better!) Suzy Q ended up with a bad head cold and so congested she could barely breath. Her OB told her she could take plain Sudafed which helped her considerably. I told her she has to be all better so we can do some marathon baby shopping this weekend.

Wednesday is the day we may be able to know "what flavor" our jellybean will be...passionate pink or blissful blue. Either way this Diva will be glad to see a picture of our baby. Emma was a very modest baby so we couldn't tell...hopefully Jellybean will be a little more cooperative.

New York this week, Savannah the following week and my Canadians arrive shortly after we get home. Can life get any better than this?

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People who make me smile!
Friday, May 02, 2008
This is my Suzy with her little Jellybean (in utero). May 7th she will be having an ultra sound to see if Jellybean is a boy or a girl. There is something beautiful about a pregnant woman. She definitely has a glow about her. We will be able to spend Mother's Day with them next weekend.

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Wordless Wednesday...National Library Week
Tuesday, April 15, 2008




Our children loved to be read to as children....so much so that they still take every opportunity to hear a story. Suzy grew up to be a children's librarian and her brother never could resist a good story.

The statue is in Central Park and is Hans Christian Anderson.

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Monday Memories...Child Wisdom!
Monday, April 14, 2008

Mr. Wonderful is an ordained minister and has preached many wonderful sermons. He has preached in many small churches where there is no nursery and has competed with noisy children, sleeping parishioners and crying babies. He can take all this in stride and never loose his patience or train of thought as long as it is not one of our children that is making the commotion.

We were visiting a church in Dickinson, North Dakota. I was nine months pregnant with our son and our girls were 2 and 4 years old. Being a wiggler when I grew up, I had several items to keep the girls quiet and entertained during the service .

The children of this congregation were allowed to run in the aisles of the church and none of the parents seemed to mind or even pay attention. I could see that Mr. Wonderful was distracted and growing annoyed at the children's antics.


As the sermon progressed, our Suzy ( a terrible 2) suddenly decided to stand up on the pew and flirt outrageously with the people behind us. This did not go over well with dear ole dad who promptly turned her around and sat her down in his lap. Suzy decided that this was a good game so popped right back up. This up and down behavior continued several times and I finally heard the dreaded words that all of our children hated to hear. "If you do that one more time, I'm taking you outside."

Being taken outside meant that that punishment was close at hand. All our kids knew that "being taken outside" was not for fresh air! Usually the threat was enough to bring the desired obedience but it wasn't working that day with Miss Suz. She apparently thought that the show she was creating was far too much fun or that dear ole dad wouldn't fall through with the threat.

Always one to push the limits, Miss Suzy continued to smile and flirt with the amused people behind us until Mr. Wonderful grabbed her up, threw her on his shoulder and stared walking in a stern manner toward the door. Mr. Wonderful was embarrassed that His children were the ones causing a disturbance . Suzy instantly knew she had pushed dad too far and started pleading, wildly....."I'm sorry Daddy, I'll be good, I'll be good!"

Seeing that her pleading had no effect on Dad and also seeing people were starting to chuckle at the sight, Suzy went for the big guns. She imploringly looked at the entire congregation and said in the most dramatic voice of a two year old, "YOU ALL PRAY FOR ME!"

Her pleading statement sent the entire church into gales of laughter and embarrassed Mr. Wonderful who couldn't get Suzy out the door quick enough. The pastor picked up on the situation and said, "What that man is doing is Biblical and right. We need to teach our children to respect God's house and many of you need to follow his example."

What was your most embarrassing church story?

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Wordless Wednesday....My baby
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Suzy at 12 weeks pregnant!

My Baby is having a baby!

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Monday Memories....Emma gets a cousin!
Monday, March 10, 2008

Guess who is pregnant? If you said me.....guess again or click here. We are so excited!

Mr. Wonderful and I had been married for 4 years before we were able to conceive . We both had some physical problems that had to be resolved and we also had the elders of our church pray and annoint us. One little elder looked at us and said, "Ok, I'll pray that you can have children but don't blame me if you can't stop."

Our oldest was born between blizzards. If she had come on her due date Mr. Wonderful would have had to deliver her. On my due date, Mr. Wonderful looked at me and said, " If you plan to go into labor today I'll need about 6 hours to dig out the car!"

Our other two children were born in August......I think we learned it was better to have summer babies than try to predict ice and snow in Montana and North Dakota.

Congratulate me....I'm going to be a Diva again. May their tribe increase!

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Monday Memory....the balloon that grew!
Monday, February 18, 2008

When we lived in North Dakota, "Happy Joe's" Pizza Palor was a favorite of our children. They made a good pizza and it was definitely a kid friendly environment. They also gave each of the children their very own helium filled balloon on a string. The balloons would be secured on the back of their chairs untill it was time to go home and then I would tie them on each child's wrist as we headed to the car and home.



Becky was 6 and very independent. She declared that she was old enough to hold the string by herself and didn't need it tied on "like a baby". Suzy, who wanted to do everything her big sister did, also decided that she didn't want her balloon tied on. Not wanting to make a scene, I told her ok, but warned her if she let go of the string the balloon would float away.


Sure enough, we had barely made it out of the door before Suzy's balloon slipped out of her hand, passed Mr. Wonderful and into the North Dakota sky. Immediately salty tears poured out from Suzy's eyes and she began to cry.


Mr. Wonderful picked up Suzy and held her closer to the sky and said, "Don't cry Suzy, your balloon is going on a trip......I bet it's on the way to Texas for our family reunion. It's small so it needs to get a head start. Wave it goodbye and tell it have a good trip!"


This seemed like a perfectly logical thing for a balloon to do and so Suzy started waving and shouting to the balloon. "See you soon! Bye Balloon!"


A day or so later Suzy asked her Daddy, "Where's my Balloon now?"


So Mr. Wonderful would get out a map and show her where we were, where the family reunion was to be held and all the states in between. Then he would say, "The weatherman said, it was windy today so I'm sure Balloon didn't get very far . I think it's probably in South Dakota by now." That seemed to satisfy her curosity so off she'd go.


Every night before she would jump in bed she would have to say her prayers. She "God Blessed" everyone she knew and she always ended with, " and God help my balloon help make it to Texas."


A few days later the grandparents arrived and the house was busy with activities in preparation for our long car trip to Texas to the family reunion. In all the activites the balloon was soon forgotten and we didn't bring up the subject again.


Imagine our surprise and Suzy's delight one morning when we were eating breakfast at a restaurant and looked out of the window to see a huge hot air balloon that looked very similiar to Suzy's "Happy Joe's" balloon. "Oh look Daddy," Suzy said excitedly, "Look how big my balloon got! It's here, just like you said it would be." "How did it get so big?" she asked.



"Well," said Mr. Wonderful, as if he were expecting this question all along. "The balloon had to get bigger to make the long journey. Every time you prayed God made the balloon bigger."


Again, this sounded perfectly logical to Suzy and she was satisfied with the explanation. Becky, ever the skeptic , looked at her Dad and said matter of factly, "Aren't you glad she stopped praying when she did?"


The Faith of a child is so pure!

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What's Christmas without family!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
The Star of our Christmas Tree!

Christmas Eve in the Big Apple

Suzy, Tim and Andy in New York

Our New York Kids

Our Canadians !
Christmas in November!

Me and my mom

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The Ghosts of Christmas Past....Monday Memory
Monday, December 10, 2007

Christmas is very quiet at our house now that the kids are grown and are on their own. I love Christmas and love to decorate but it hardly seems worth the effort with just Mr. Wonderful and myself here.

I got a scanner for my birthday and have had a great time looking at old pictures . This picture is baby Suzy's first Christmas. She was also baby Jesus that year in the nativity play as she was the only baby in our small church. Big Sister Becky (almost 2) was the littlest angel.


The following year the girls were more interested in decorating themselves than decorating the tree. This was the year that we started doing an Advent Calendar for them. They had no concept of time so on Thanksgiving afternoon we made a paper chain and made a link for each day till Christmas. The Christmas link was made from shiny paper and very distinct from the other links. They cut one link every day so they had an idea of "how long till Christmas". As they grew older we would write an activity on the link such as "Watch a Christmas movie", "make Christmas Cards", "sing jingle bells and go on a sled ride", "make Christmas cookies"....etc. I think I looked forward to the activity more than the girls did.

Did you have any family traditions that you did with your kids when they were growing up?

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Wordless Wednesday...My Pilgrim and Indians
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Emma Indian with braids

Suzy Pilgrim

Andy Indian

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All the Chicks in the Nest!
Monday, November 26, 2007

Here they are! All my babies home at one time except for SIL Jerry (husband and father to Emma still in Canada.)



Boy Wonder had not been home in three years so of course we had to kill the fatted pizza at his return. Suzy and Tim join us Tuesday afternoon after a brief visit with friends in Tennessee.



Tuesday night we ate at Cracker Barrel (family favorite and not available in New York or Canada). Oldest daughter and Emma love that you can eat breakfast at any time of the day there. It's also fun to look around while you wait for a table. No one went away hungry!

We were able to borrow a pop-up camper from a friend so it made for an extra bedroom in our drive-way. It worked pretty well till the temperatures dropped and the heaters tripped the breaker. I had some cold kids the next morning!

All of caught a "bug" of some kind, at various times, so some were well when other were feeling bad. Becky and Tim with the help of good ole Dad came through with the Thanksgiving Feast. Mr. Wonderful did the bird and Tim and Becky did all the side dishes. It was a wonderful feast made better by having every one home.

Auntie Suzy made Emma an Indian outfit to celebrate the day. She even made a head dress with feathers and braids.
Emma seemed to enjoy being the center of attention and also got two board books for Thanksgiving. One us called the Five Silly Turkeys and the other was about The first Thanksgiving.

Uncle Andy had to leave Friday afternoon so immediately after
our Thanksgiving feast the house was decorated for Christmas. The girls and Tim put up the tress and some decorations to make the house look very festive. Christmas came early at our house. It was nice to share the celebration with family and Emma doesn't know one day from another right now.



This is one of Boy Wonder's gifts....."A Man, A Can and Microwave!" He tends to eat out most meals so this is a cook
book for men.



More later....all the chicks have left the nest except for Becky and Emma and they leave really early tomorrow morning. This will be one sad daisy after everyone has left the patch.

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Monday Memories....Backseat driver!
Monday, November 12, 2007

When our children were small we would some times pile in the car for a long trip after Mr. Wonderful got off work at 5 p.m. He would drive till about 10 p.m. and then I would drive all night.

Since I worked the night shift I was used to being up all night. Give me some tunes on the radio, a clear night and this girl will chalk up the miles. The following morning Mr. Wonderful would take over while I took cat naps and entertained the children.

Traveling with small children is always a challenge. We would give them a toy or sticker book to entertain them and would plan on stopping every two hours to let them get out of the car and run around. We would run them till they were more than willing to sit in the car for a while longer just to rest up.

One night everyone was asleep in the car, except Mr. Wonderful and myself. Up pops a bright-eyed 4 year old Suzy, who is full of excitement and lots of questions. "Where are we?" she asks as if she is the family navigator and must check the map for our coordinates.

"Ohio" answers a grumpy dad who has been driving way too long and is tired and crossed.

"Oh," she says, "Is that near grandma's house?".

"NO", answers grumpy dad....."we still have a long way to go and I'm tired."

"Well, I'm not, " answers Suzy who had been sleeping for the last two hours.

"Do you want to drive then?" asks grumpy Dad sarcastically. ( Sarcasm is so lost on children!)

Suzy gets very small and quiet....she is obviously seriously thinking about this request from her beloved father. Finally she answers....""No " she said, "I might bump somebody."

Needless to say we both got a good laugh from her thoughtfulness and decided to stop for the night since we were both exhausted .

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Wordless Wednesday...Your Move
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
My daughter Suzy has always loved playing board games!

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Happy Birthday Suzy
Friday, August 17, 2007
Auntie Suzy with little Emma

My Baby Girl has a birthday today so here are my top 10 reasons why I'm crazy about this girl!



1. Suzy is the female version of her dad (who I happen to adore!). Aren't they cute together?

2. She is absolutely adorable.... look at this face!

3. She is brilliant and creative. (Not that I'm the least bit biased!)

4. She spoils her Momma and I love it!

5. She spoils our Emma and her sister Becky, I love it!

6. I know that she will watch out for her "Baby Brother"and include him in their plans.

7. She is very sensitive and caring.

8. She makes me laugh.

9. She always know the best places to see and experience.

10. She knows exactly what she wants out of life and does not compromise.

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Wordless Wednesday...My Birthday babies!
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
My two youngest children have birthdays this month. Aren't they adorable!

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Monday Memories...kid planned vacation
Monday, August 13, 2007

Two of my three children have birthday's this week and I'm feeling very sentimental. The picture on the side occurred the summer Mr. Wonderful and I decided to let the kids plan our Summer Vacation.

I was homeschooling the children so we made it a class project. They decided they wanted to go to Atlanta and North Georgia so the first thing they did was put together a jigsaw puzzle of the city of Atlanta. The puzzle had icons where various sightseeing sites were located. After the puzzle was completed they looked up the sites that intrigued them to see how far they were, the cost and how much time they wanted to spend at that location.

Before we left our home in Savannah, each child was given a camera, film, and a notebook to record their trip. Their itinerary was well thought out and of course had many sites of interest.

Our first day was spent entirely at 6 Flags Over Georgia. They rode every ride and we left the park exhausted. The second day we went to the Atlanta Zoo, Cyclorama, and Stone Mountain.
We stayed to see the lazer show that evening and went to our motel exhausted. The next day we went to Sci- Tech (a kid friendly, hands on museum of science and technology) Underground Atlanta, the World of Coca Cola, and the museum located in Atlanta's City Hall and that night we went to a Braves Game (their first major league game.) Again we were exhausted by the time we reach our motel.

The following day we headed for the North Georgia mountains and to the city of Dahlonega. Dahlonega was the place of the first gold rush in the Nation so naturally the kids wanted to try their hand at gold mining. They soon found out it was hard work so we toured the gold mine museum and other nearby sites including Babyland General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia (home of the Cabbage Patch Dolls) and Amicalola Falls State Park where this picture was taken.

Mr. Wonderful and I had to agree that it was a great vacation the children had planned. I'm wondering if that how Suzy's interest in planning unusual itineraries started. She is really good at finding interesting places to visit where ever they travel.

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Daisy and The Big Apple.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
After spending our morning in the 17 Century we spent the afternoon and evening in Manhattan. Andy joined us and I finally got to see some of the City that I had missed viewing earlier.

We walked all over the city and it was amazing. I certainly felt like a tourist as I spent most of time looking up at all the tall buildings, signs and sights.

Mr. Wonderful does not like crowds so he had his "don't mess with me" face on. We did get him to loosen up a little especially when we went to F.A.O. Schwarz toy store.

Times Square always gives me "goose bumps". There is always so much going on and the city is in constant motion. We went to the new M&M store at Times Square as well as the Hershey Store. The store smells like chocolate and reminded us of the chocolate factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Wonderful is a Fox News guy so he and Andy had to have a picture in front of the studio. They took it especially for our Becky's amusement (they just wished she could have been there!) This one's for you babe!

Suzy and I are hamming it up with the door man at F.A.O. Schwarz .

Who doesn't enjoy a toy store? It certainly brings out the kid in all of us (even Mr. Wonderful). Mr. Wonderful enjoys calamari and is always talking about eating octopus. So he enjoyed hanging out with this stuffed Octopus version. (They do look like pals, don't they?)




Not to be out done by Dad....Andy and Suzy look like they have the catch of the day.


I even got to "hang With Hagrid" who is made entirely of Lego's. Do you see a family resemblance?

We ate at John's Pizza and had New York style pizza thanks to connections of our son Andy. We had the best booth and great service. It was a great day full of fun and great memories.

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Easter Parade and missed opportunity
Saturday, April 14, 2007

Not long ago my blogging friend Baba wrote a Thursday Thirteen about her Easter memories. They included a new Easter outfit complete with white patent leather shoes, white gloves and of course an Easter bonnet complete with ribbons and spring flowers. Being of the same generation , I could relate to all the rituals of spring and the Easter outfit.

I was somewhat surprised and delighted when my very girly New Yorker told me they were going to go to the Easter Parade in New York City. Suzy and Tim love to travel and they go to the most wonderful locations. I get to travel vicariously through their pictures and experiences.

The New York Easter parade is very different from all the otherNew York parades.
" This parade doesn't have any floats or marching bands but it is a spectacle nonetheless. From around the world people come to New York City to participate. Outfits range from elegant to outrageous. From outfits accented with live animals to civil war period costumes and the latest high fashions, there is a little bit of everything for the parade viewer. From 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. the area along Fifth Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets is closed to vehicular traffic, and folks wander the street admiring various Easter Bonnets and Easter outfits.The area around St. Patrick's Cathedral is the ideal place to see the parade." Heather Cross, About: 2007 Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival in New York City.

Here are my Suzy and Tim at the Easter Bonnet Festival. Here what Suzy had to say about the experience:

" I have to say, as silly as I felt walking through Manhattan to get to that parade with my silly daisy hat, when we actually arrived at the parade, I was so glad to even have a hat! I felt so out of place while people gawked at me on the train/subway, but when I was at the parade, having that hat made me feel like I had a private joke with all the other hat people. I would look at another hat person and grin, and that hat person would shoot back an even bigger grin. I felt like I was part of a club or something. Oh what fun.

I can cross another thing off my list now! See Suzy Spin


What surprised me later is when my Blog Buddy Barbara posted this picture of what else...The Easter Bonnet Festival.

I had seen that picture before....from Suzy.

Anybody catching a "light bulb" moment here.?

So I wrote Babara this comment:
"Wow, Barbara, my Suzy has the same picture. Check out her picture...maybe you saw her and didn't even know it! Her Easter Bonnet....had daisies of course!"



Barbara searched her pictures and sure enough.....Here's My Suzy!

Can't miss that hat or the pink polka dot bag.

<.....Barbara's Picture

Tim's picture.....>


So close yet so far away! Who would have ever "Thunk it?" Of course now both Suzy and Barbara are disappointed that they didn't turn around and recognize each other (like they do in the movies!).

Barbara and I have collaborated many times over the phone and she was excited when I mentioned having a "Canadian daughter" as they live near the Canadian border. ( Of course my Canadians live over North Dakota....no where near.)

Hope rose again about a future meeting when I mentioned having a New York daughter....again they live (8 hours away) not close to the Big Apple at all.

Miss Melli.....hat lady extraordinaire .....had this to say "You know... "I think we need a road trip to New York for the Easter Parade next year! I'm pretty sure I can design some hats worthy of that parade!!!"

So are you up for a challenge? Road Trip Anyone? Just a thought!

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Saturday Photo Hunt....Water
Friday, March 30, 2007



This is one of my beautiful daughters (Suzy) and her handsome hubby ( Tim) standing in front of Niagara Falls. A favorite place for honeymooners and vacations!

Niagara Falls is a set of massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River in eastern North America, on the border between Canada and the United States. Niagara Falls comprises three separate waterfalls: the Horseshoe Falls (Canadian Falls), the American Falls, and the smaller, adjacent Bridal Veil Falls.

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Wordless Wednesday...Pencil Art?
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Did you ever wonder what Children's Librarians do to entertain themselves?

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Monday Memories...The Black Desk
Monday, February 12, 2007
Our daughter Suzy is 18 months younger than her older sister. The girls were only a year apart when it came to school as one has her birthday in the summer and the other has a winter birthday.

Suzy was so ready to go to kindergarten. She wanted to have school friends, have art work to put on the refrigerator and sit at a desk.

She loved every minute of it. She especially loved her kindergarten teacher Miss Carlson. Miss Carlson was a new teacher in her twenties and full of enthusiasm. Suzy idolized her immediately and we soon heard many " My teacher says," statements from her.

One morning I got a phone call from Miss Carlson asking me to come to school and pick up Suzy who was crying uncontrollably. Miss Carlson assured me that she had not been hurt or injured but she could not be comforted and she would explain when I got to school.

I hurried to school and found Suzy still sobbing in the school office. Suzy was a tiny child with huge sad eyes and crocodile tears pouring down her cheeks. She ran into my arms and between sobs said, "I had to sit at the black desk!"

Miss Carlson explained to me that she had left the room for a few minutes and told the children to sit quietly at their desk and work on their handouts. She had left another student in charge to monitor the class.

Suzy sat next to her very best friend Cherie and forgot about the quiet rule.

When Miss Carlson got back to the room she was told that Suzy had been talking. The punishment was to be isolated from " her best friend Cherie" and to have to sit at the BLACK DESK in the rear of the room.

The punishment, isolation and humilation of sitting at the black desk was more than more Suzy could stand. Suzy was crushed that she she had fallen out of grace with her beloved teacher and the longer she sat at the black desk the deeper the wound became on her very tender heart. At first it was silent tears spilling from her eyes, then it was sniffs, and finally uncontrollable sobs.

Miss Carlson had repeatedly told Suzy that it was alright and that she wasn't mad at her. But the damage was already done and Suzy could not be consoled. Finally out of desparation she had taken her to the office and called me. We both agreed that Suzy had been traumatized enough for that day so I took her home.

After a lot of cuddle time we were able to talk about following the rules . I told her that her teacher still loved her, Cherie was still her best friend and that she would be able to sit at her regular desk in the morning.

Has your child ever be traumatized by a punishment at school?

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Saturday Photo Hunt....Wild
Friday, January 19, 2007
Baby Girl looks like she will be swallowed by a man eating totem pole that definitely needs some orthodontic work.

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Welcome 2007!
Monday, January 01, 2007

First a little trivia to start out 2007

After big Times Square bash, big cleanup AP - Mon Jan 1, 8:44 AM ET

NEW YORK - The big ball is not all that drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve. As revelers headed home early Monday, the first day of 2007, work crews moved in to sweep up the remnants of 2006. Their mission: picking up 3.5 tons of confetti (a record-setting amount), as well as sandwich bags, food wrappers and other debris from the big bash. (And I thought putting away the Christmas decorations was a big deal!)

I took a trip down memory lane (my achieves) to see what where the highlights of Daisy World 2006. Here are my top 10 personal favorites that I will remember about the past year.

  1. The Blog Olympics/ Training Camps: What fun in the long winter months. What a stretch to my imagination and who knew I would be so good at lying? (Maybe I have the makings of a soap opera writer or journalist for the Enquirer.) The Blog Olympics was a great tool for meeting new friends and developing a wonderful friendship with it's amazing creator (the IOBC Chairwoman: Barbara Miers)
  2. My Weight Watchers Rants: Some of best writing. According to Red Smith, "Writing is sitting down at a typewriter and opening a vein." If so, these posts were brutally honest and close to the heart.
  3. My Meeting of the Sassy Southern Sisterhood. I'm still blessed to have met with Yellow Rose and Cozy Readers and their hubbies. We formed an instant bond and I am so looking forward to seeing them again this spring.
  4. Our annual pilgrimage to Savannah and staying with my friend Floozie. Savannah is warm memories, good food, great friends and endless giggling and cutting up with my friend Floozie. She willingly puts up with our crazy schedules and makes sure I get to do all my favorite things.
  5. Daughter Suzy's Graduation/New York Trip: New York in the Spring was so much fun. I loved seeing Suzy and Tim working in areas that compliment their talents. Boy Wonder always makes me laugh.
  6. A Diva is born! The wonderful news of our first grandchild to born this coming January.
  7. Our first Vegetable Garden in New Hope. Who knew that growing vegetables and playing in the dirt could be so much fun? We are still eating the fruits of our labor and planning our next garden for this coming spring.
  8. The Laughing Ladies Luncheon and subsequent wild weekend. Wow, I still laugh when looking over the pictures. Getting 5 bloggers together for lunch was great fun and when one of them is Melli the fun multiplies exponentially.
  9. National Missionary Conference in Indianapolis. This is always a highlight of our year as we get to meet up with old friends and hear wonderful reports of what God is doing all over the world.
  10. Christmas in Canada. Christmas is always so much more fun with family. We always look forward to seeing our children and being a small part of their world. It was fun to meet their friends and see their cozy home and help them get ready for the arrival of our first grandchild.
2006 was a very good year in the Daisy Patch.....Here's wishing you the best in 2007!

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Christmas Garlands
Sunday, December 17, 2006

Christmas Garlands
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

There is something about children that puts a special magic into Christmas. Their excitement is so contagious that you find yourself smiling more and being more animated yourself.

This picture was taken in 1980 when our girls would have been 3 and 18 months. They enjoyed decorating the tree so much that they thought they would decorate themselves as well.

Big Eyed Becky (the one with the Santa hat) would tell her little sister stories about Christmas and if she didn't know any stories she would make them up as she went along. Suzy never tired of the stories or the attention.

I look at my two very beautiful married daughters now and still see the little girls in them. I still see the excitement about decorating the house, playing Christmas music from Thanksgiving till Christmas night. I remember making cut out cookies and the decoration process (which usually included the table, chair and floor as well.)

I remember cutting a paper chain link off for each day until Christmas as they had no concept of time but could see the paper chain get shorter and shorter. We would do a special Christmas activity each day.....watch a Christmas movie, make Christmas cards for the grandparents and friends, bake cookies, make handprint reindeer pictures, even have a snow ball fight or build snowmen out in the yard.

Those days slipped by so quickly it's hard to realize in just about a month my oldest will be having her first baby.

They say with every baby born, a grandmother is born too!

I can hardly wait and I can't keep from smiling!

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Batman Boy....Monday Memory
Monday, December 11, 2006

Batman Boy
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

I have been doing a Monday Memory for several months and enjoy recording some events of my past and my family. One Christmas ( Boy Wonder was 4) we had a special Christmas and opened our gifts early. The children were still very young so this story is for them as they might not remember it.

We had a small home and three curious children. No matter where I hid the gifts someone was always "accidentally " finding them. So, I left the gifts at a friends house and wrapped them there while Boy Wonder was napping and the girls were in school. The only thing I hadn't counted on was how to transport them back to my house.

My friend, who stored the gifts was going through a very rough time as her mother "Granny Grubbs" was slowly dying of cancer and it we all knew it would be her last Christmas. Granny Grubbs was always full of life and my children were naturally drawn to her. As we began loading the gifts in the car (while my friend distracted the children) Granny looked very wistful and asked reluctantly ..."Do you think the children could open just one gift? It has been so long time since we have had children in the house and I would love to see them open a gift."

My tenderhearted husband took one look at Granny and said, "They can open them all right here, right now and you can be a part of it all." So without blinking an eye Mr. Wonderful took all the gifts and placed them under the tree and calling the children over "explained to them" how Santa thought it would be a great idea if we shared our Christmas with Granny and her family.

Opening presents right here, right now, definitely agreed with them so we began our Christmas ritual. Mr. Wonderful "played Santa" and the gifts were passed out one at a time starting with the youngest. Boy Wonder opened the "Bat mobile " and started playing with it immediately. He made the car noises and the next thing we knew laughing Granny was on the floor playing Bat Man with him.

Baby Girl opened a Barbie and once again Granny was there to" oooh and aaah" and help pick out just the right outfit . My kids had a blast but Granny had the best time of them all.

Each gift brought out more smiles and giggles and we watched a 70 plus year old transform into a school girl once again. My children loved the attention and when all the gifts were opened they "fought" over who got to play with Granny as they all wanted her to themselves. It was a special Christmas for me as I learned a valuable lesson that year and in less than a month Granny would be a precious memory. The special Christmas gift Granny gave me was the gift of living in the moment and living it well.

The gifts weren't the star of the show.....it was the look of pure joy on Granny's face and the love my children were able to share with her.

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Saturday Photo Hunt...Dreamin
Friday, October 20, 2006


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Some dreams don't come true.....So close though! Boy Wonder is such a Met's fan that I'm sure he is disappointed that the Mets didn't make to the World Series. Just going to Shea Stadium to a game was a life long dream of his. These are two of my babies (Andy and Suzy).....adorable aren't they?

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Monday Memories....Suzy the Evangelist
Sunday, October 01, 2006

Mr. Wonderful and I have never lived near any of our relatives. Consequently, child care has always been an issue. As an RN, I usually could opt to work the evening or night shift so Mr. Wonderful was home with the children.

Before the children were school-aged I would work part time on the 3 to 11 shift. Mr. Wonderful worked 9 to 5 so there was about 2 1/2 to 3 hours time gap. Our next door neighbor had a daughter the same age as our girls so she would watch the children till Mr. Wonderful got home. This arrangement worked out really well for all of us until the day Suzy turned into an Evangelist.

The rule in our household was "if the children shouldn't be watching this, neither should we". We would frequently have to change the channel when inappropriate material would come on. I gave up my addiction to watching "soap operas" in favor of Sesame Street and The Electric Company. We encouraged the children to dialog with us why something was worth watching or why we shouldn't be watching it. Our girls were quite articulate and many times convicted us that we as adults shouldn't be watching particular shows.

My neighbor (Teresa) watched soap operas. Most of the time she would simply put on a children's movie while the kids played but this particular day was a high point in the drama and Teresa wanted to know if the hero and heroine would finally get together. The girls had been playing in another room so Teresa was startled when 2 year old Suzy asked innocently, "Miss Teresa, why are those people in bed together?"

"Oh, she said, "they are playing pretend and are building a tent with the blankets and the covers, haven't you ever built a tent in your room?" Teresa answered casually.

That seemed to satisfy Suzy till clothing started being thrown out from under the covers.

"Miss Teresa, what are they doing now?" asked Suzy truly puzzled "Should we watching this?"
"I guess we shouldn't be" said Teresa , turning off the TV, embarrassed by the innocence of a child.

To add insult to injury Teresa's husband came home that afternoon and opened up a beer and sat down to watch TV. Steve was a big hearted bear of a man and all the kids adored him. When Suzy saw Steve drinking a beer it broke her little evangelist heart and she timidly said, " What's that Mr. Steve?"

"Oh, this is beer", he said absently not paying any attention to the small child.

"Mr. Steve did you know that beer is bad for you and it makes Jesus very sad when you drink it?" said Suzy shaking her little finger in the big man's face.

Teresa whispered something to Steve who went outside to finish his beer. That was the last time Teresa watched the children for me.......she was apologetic but said it was too hard to have to set a good example in front of my children.

Isn't it a sad commentary when children have to remind us about "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable....think about such things." (Phillipians 4:8)

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Monday Memories....The Sand Pile and Pinafores
Monday, September 25, 2006
When our girls were young. (About 2 and 4) we moved to a boarding Christian school in Miller, South Dakota. The salary was minimal but they did provide housing and food.

Our girls loved the Sand Pile in our yard and would spend many hours playing and shoveling sand everywhere. We kept it covered as the neighborhood cats seemed to think it was a communal liter box.

The school raised pigs and also had wild turkeys that liked to roost nearby. One summer a wild turkey decided to make a nest in our rhubarb patch which was only about 10 feet away from the girl's sand pile. Imagine our surprise when when Momma Turkey began hissing and flapping wildly at the girls. It scared me and terrified them.

Mr. Wonderful was very angry that that Mrs. Turkey was scaring the children and kept threatening "to have Thanksgiving early (complete with Turkey dinner)". We tried several times to see if we could have peaceful coexistence with Mrs. Turkey but she would have none of it. We kept the girls inside till she hatched her young and then several men from the school chased her off, broke up the nest and took the babies to raise.

These are the Easter dresses that grandma sent them that year. My mom always told me that she hated dresses with pinafores because they had to be starched and ironed.....so what did she send my girls?

You guessed it, dresses with pinafores!

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Saturday Photo Hunt...Looking Up
Saturday, September 16, 2006


Mom & Suz
Originally uploaded by Momma B.

This is me and my daughter Suzy and the New York City Skyline behind us. This country girl spent a lot of time looking up!

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Saturday Photo Hunt....blue
Friday, August 25, 2006

Cotton Candy
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

My daughter at a Mets game supporting the team.

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Monday Memories..."Honey Horse"
Monday, August 21, 2006

When our girls very young about (2 and 4) one of their favorite toys was a rocking horse. It was mounted on a metal base and had springs. We named it Honey Horse and it entertained them for hours at a time.

They liked Honey Horse cause not only could it rock back and forth.....it could go up and down . We lived in an apartment building and there were no parks nearby so Honey Horse also served as a swing.

I think the girls took after their "Queen of the Cowgirls" mom who got her first cowgirl hat and cap pistol at four, but it wasn't long till our cowgirls were experimenting with "new trick riding" stunts. At first the stunts were the "look at me, no hands " variety that most children invent some time or another in their lives.

The stunts quickly increased in level of danger and creativity factors. We had the "ride the horse on your knees" variation, the sit on the horse head and ride backwards trick, the lie on your back and grab the horse from beneath and bang up and down experiment as well at the running mount and dismount attempts. These tricks were all preceded with, "Look at me Daddy" shouts and giggles.

A few days before Boy Wonder made his debut into the world, Baby Girl was riding Honey Horse fast and furious. She would rock back and forth and get more and more momentum as she rode. She soon was riding so frantically that the horse would begin to tip slightly and bounce on its base. The next thing we knew she was catapulted over the horse and was flying through the air. (Let's just say her dismount was a painful jolt of reality.)

We ended up having to take her to the Emergency Room to have her arm x-rayed. Sure enough she had a "green stick" break of her left wrist and ended up having to wear a cast for a week. Talk about feeling guilty! I think I learned truly what parents mean when they tell their children "This is going to hurt me worse than you." Baby Girl enjoyed the attention......I began to doubt my mothering ability but it was it was a little too late for that!

Boy Wonder would turn out to be "an accident waiting to happen" full of energy and rushing head first into many reckless adventures. I would end up kissing many skinned knees, and comforting many broken spirits. Who knew mothering would be such hard work?

Who knew I would miss them this much now that they are grown?

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Thursday Thirteen...Happy Birthday Suzy
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
13 Reasons Why Lazy Daisy is Crazy about this Girl!
I'm posting this entry early as blogger has been really flacky lately and I wanted to make sure I could get all my pictures in. Happy Birthday Babe! This took hours!

  1. At a very early age she displayed characteristics of greatness! ( Don't you just love the Wonder Woman Underoos?)
2. It's her birthday and she reads my posts! Give her a birthday shout out here.

3. She's a Children's Librarian and really creative. Not to mention very cute too!

Who knew that there were so many librarian-themed pick up lines?
Try these out at your local library in her honor, but remember to say them in a whisper.

Mind if I check you out?

Are you a librarian, because when you walked in the room I knew I was overdue!

You must work at a busy library, cuz baby you just increased my circulation.

Wow! You're so hot, I can't even imagine how fine you'd look in shoes that weren't sensible!

4. She loves Butterflies as much as I love daisies. She raised
butterflies and released them at her wedding. They all went directly to her and her wedding bouquet.

5. She's never outgrown her love for carousel Horses. She knows the best places to visit and researches the area for unusual places. I think she'll write the world's best travel book one day. Not to mention the fabulous pictures they take of their excursions.

6. She's a timeless southern belle who captured the heart of her prince charming. (Aren't they cute? )



7. She loves to garden and has an amazing way with plants and flowers. I really think this trait came from her grandmother and great grandmother. Mr. Wonderful says, "She could plant a yard stick and it would sprout leaves!"


8. She asked for a sewing machine when she graduated from college. She took a few lessons and now can created anything she can imagine. She has made costumes for their community theater group as well Halloween costumes for her favorite holiday!


9. She's a girl genius. She graduated in June from the University of Long Island with her Master's degree in Library Science and Technology while she was holding down a full time job.



10. She is the Pez Queen! She has an awesome collection of Pez dispensers that she started in high school. Last count was almost 300! I remember buying a lot of them for presents!

11. She is very creative and has a wonderful eye for design. She is meticulous in every detail and personalizes her gifts. She does wonderful scrap books and has a real flair for decorating. She really was instrumental in making our little "Nest" warm and welcoming.


12. She was, is, and always will be a loving daughter, sweet sister, and my only "blue eyed" child. Hurry home so we can have a meeting of the "blue eyed girls club".


13. One day she will give us a little bright, blue eyed girl that adores her darling Diva and Papa . (Hint, hint!)


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Monday Memory....Clue Party
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Mr. Wonderful and I have been married 33 years. We have always struggled with our finances. Throughout the years we have had to become very creative to compensate for our lack of funds.


I believe that life is a series of celebrations. Birthdays are always an occasion to celebrate. Our family tradition was to have a birthday party every other year for our children's friends. On the odd year we had a family celebration at home.

The family celebration consisted of your favorite foods, cake and ice cream and much better presents than the party year. During the party years, the rules were as follows: No more guests than the child's age. The party had to be on a Saturday afternoon. All family members had to participate in setting up, participating and clean up without complaining.

One of my favorite theme parties was Baby Girl's Clue Party. Baby Girl was a tween and loved to play "Clue". She always had to be Miss Scarlet. So the invitations went out to her friends that they needed to dress as one of the characters in the clue game.

We had the party at our church so there were plenty of rooms. As the guests arrived they were taken into the party room where they were allowed to model their costumes and prizes were awarded for the best costume. Suddenly there was a scream in the hallway and the little girls went rushing out to hall where they discovered Boy Wonder (Mr. Body) lying dead (in between giggles ) with a chalk outline around his body and the clue mystery began.

The girls were taken into different rooms where they interview various characters. I was Mrs. White in the kitchen with the knife. We had made up a story about where we were at the time of the murder and had one weapon in each of the rooms. Each of the girls had at least one clue card and were encouraged to ask questions and were given one clue by each character.

Mr. Wonderful was Professor Plum, Grrrl was Ms Peacock and we had asked some of our adult friends to play other roles. The winner was the girl who was first to come up with the solution.

It was a fun party and took very little money but lots of imagination!

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Saturday Photo Hunt...Funny
Friday, August 11, 2006

Pirates
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

Would you believe these two have birthdays this month? The cute pirate girl will be 27 and the Miami Vice Guy will be 25.

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Monday Memories...The Tea Party
Sunday, August 06, 2006
When our girls were young (2 and 4) they loved to play dress up. They loved to put on hats, gloves, play dresses , beads and pretend.

We had just moved to Dickinson, North Dakota (not the end of the world but you can see it from there!). We were living in an apartment while we looked for employment. I was 9 months pregnant with Boy Wonder and our finances were very limited.

One morning while Mr. Wonderful was out looking for a job I discovered that the only food we had in the house was a can of biscuits and a box of lime jello. At first I was shocked that there was no other food. Then panic set in as I thought of the girls.

While they were still asleep, I made the jello and put it in a cake pan (the only pan I could find at the time) while I cried. I started praying and reminded God how bad things were. I asked for a job for Mr. Wonderful, a doctor for the new baby and food for my children. I also asked for wisdom on how to handle the situation so as not to alarm the girls.

"Make it a celebration" was the thought that came into my mind very loud and clear.

So with a prayer of thanksgiving I woke the girls with excitement about the wonderful Tea Party were going to have. They quickly caught the enthusiam in my voice and were excited too.

"Can we dress up for the party?" they asked.

"Absolutely," I said. So we began our "dress up " tea party. We laughed and giggled at the strange and wonderful outfits they created.

I pulled out the lace table cloth and the good dishes to set the table for our special party.

While looking for a cookie sheet to put the biscuits on, I found some cookie cutters. So the girls and I used them to cut out stars, hearts, bells, and other shapes in the jello while the biscuits cooked.

Our tea party of biscuits and jello was a smashing success. We sipped water from our tea cups and ate our "treats" with our little pinkies held up. We were proper "ladies" in our beads and bonnets!

We decided to have " a fashion parade" down the hall to the mail box hoping to impress our neighbors. We got several startled looks and some lovely comments on our beautiful outfits. The girls loved all the attention and hammed it up even more.

They could hardly wait for Daddy to come home to join in the fun .

The mail that morning made me cry. We got a check for 50 dollars with a note that said, "The Lord told me that you might need this." The money bought groceries for a week.

What could have been a diaster turned out to be a lovely memory. I learned that God is never surprised and provided for our needs days in advance through a totally different source.

When God says, "What's in your hand?" Know that He can make it an asset!

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Saturday Photo Hunt.....Action
Saturday, July 22, 2006

SuperTim
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

This is my darling daughter and her super hubby Tim. The theme is Action and what better action than saving a fair damsel from falling into the icy water below.

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Monday Memories...."Doll Wars"
Sunday, July 09, 2006
I am the mother of two girls .

There is 18 months difference in there ages. They were only a year apart in school. Consequently they had the same friends and many times were in the same Girl Scout troop or team. Some people thought they were twins.

Although they had many similiarities they are very different in personality and worlds apart in interests.

You could compare the two to Snow White and Rose Red. (Both colorful characters but difinitely different in hue and personality).

As little girls they shared a bedroom and toys but I never made them share their dolls. Dolls were their pretend children and so were the exculsive right of their individual mom. Grrrlmeetsworld received a "My Friend Mandy" doll one year for Christmas. She was blonde with blue eyes, and pink dress and hat and was irresistable to Baby Girl.

Many fights would break out because Baby Girl was playing with "Mandy". Grrrl did not want Baby Girl playing with her doll. So time after time I would take "Mandy" away from Baby Girl and give her back to her momma. Grrrl rarely played with the doll and most times she was abandoned to the the toy box but there was always a fight if sister had the doll.

I am nocturnal in nature (the night shift will do that to you). So many nights I would be up in the kitchen and begin hearing low soft little "songs" coming from the girl's room. Upon investigating I would find Baby Girl wide awake tenderly rocking an abandoned "Mandy" and singing to her. The child would play with her at night while Grrrl was sleeping.

No, I didn't have the heart to take away "the beloved" so I let her play till she grew sleepy and tucked her in her bed. Mandy always found her way to Grrrl's bed by morning.

Fisher Price came out with a second doll. This doll, "my friend Jenny" was similiar to Mandy (same size and style and could wear the same clothing ) but had brown hair and brown eyes and darker skin tone. "Jenny "seemed to restore the balance back in the universe. Once again Snow White and Rose Red could be "separate but equal".

Baby Girl could concentrate her love on Jenny and thus ended the "doll wars".

However, I would still occasionally hear a late night lullaby and find Baby Girl softly rocking two doll sisters while her big sister slept.

Did your children have toys they fought over? How did you resolve the conflict?

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Virginia Water Pot....Wordless Wednesday
Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Virginia Water Pot
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

I told you I was into gardening! (and you thought things were big in Texas) Check it out here! The beautiful girl in the "Vanna White " pose is our youngest daughter Suzy of See Suzy Spin.



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Suzy's Graduation
Friday, May 26, 2006


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With so many graduations going on this weekend......Just wanted to give a big shout out to our daughter who graduated from Long Island University on Mother's Day with her Masters Degree in Library and Information Science.

I love the pictures she paired up. Suzy with proud hubby Tim. Top picture of the C.W. Post Campus, middle picture is the face.....she had just opened "the diploma" she received which says Congratulations....and bottom picture is their commencement speaker: Senator Hillary Clinton.

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Flower Girl
Monday, May 15, 2006

Flower Girl
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

Look what's blooming at the New York Botanical Gardens! We went to the gardens on Saturday. It was "The Spring Sensation Show". I will be posting some of the most gorgeous flowers you've ever seen.

This is our "Graduate" who is blooming with ideas. She graduated from Long Island University on Sunday with a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science.

She is a great example of "Bloom Where You Are Planted!"

I observed her today doing a "Baby Time" program at the local library. Talk about a hard crowd....her babies were popping all over the room while she is singing and doing finger play action songs with the moms. What an amazing young woman!

Her program today was "Mother Goose" since Mother's Day was yesterday. I was "her show and tell item" today....here's my momma! What fun! Today is our last day and we hit the road tomorrow.

The Daisy Patch is looking pretty good to me right now. The subway was an experience in and of itself! My amazing son-in-law expertly guided all over the city. This has been a great place to visit but nothing beats home! I know, I've neglected you terribly....but I will visit your sites when I return.

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Dylan's Candy Store
Sunday, May 14, 2006

Dylan's Candy Store
Originally uploaded by peachicken.

This is a sweet stop if you have to wait for a table at Serendipity's. It's right down the street and features all kind of candy. One of my daughters loves to take pictures of her feet so we couldn't resist a shot of all of our feet on this "Sweet Spot" on the floor.

Tim and Suzy are sitting on the peppermint stools at the kids "Candy Bar". Mr. Wonderful and I couldn't resist the colorful window display capturing this remarkable store.

Suzy loves to collect Pez despensers and started her collection in high school. Her collection is way over 200 now and this display was on the wall at Dylan's.

We loved the visit through the "penny candy" section of old favorites...candy that is hard to find now and definitely cost way more than a penny.

Another interesting feature was candy selection of famous actors. Our son, loves circus peanuts ( the orange marshmellow variety) so does Michael J. Fox. He was intriqued by that sweet fact.

This store has it all. Jelly Beans, M&M's, all flavors, all colors. We were tempted to buy our Canadian daughter a "Dixie Chick" tee-shirt featuring the Rebel Flag and a marshmellow Peep.

We did buy some special Belgium chocolate bars for a special friend celebrating a birthday and watching our animals while we gone. Now if we can just stay out of them till we get home.

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Spring Day in Central Park
Saturday, May 13, 2006

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We spent Friday in New York City.  It was a gorgeous day and we went to Central Park.  The big picture is my son (Boy Wonder), my daughter (Baby Girl), and son-in-law.  The top picture is in a great candy store, the middle picture is taken by Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, bottom picture is Boy Wonder listening to a story told by statue of Hans Christian Anderson.


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New York State Of Mind
Friday, May 12, 2006
Ok, yesterday while y' all looked at a picture of my very attractive mother and learned of her many fine qualities , Mr. Wonderful and I left the daisy patch for the big city.

Yes, I realize I just got back from being a "Southern Belle" in Savannah. This trip is in recognition of Baby Girl's achievements in the academic world. She is getting her Master's Degree this weekend and I'm playing the role of proud momma.

I'm so excited to see her world and view the things that are important to them. Baby Girl's hubby has a new job with World Vision and my Mr. Wonderful is chomping at the bit to spend the day in the warehouse with him. I frankly have seen warehouses before, so I am so into sightseeing, shopping and taking in the Big Apple.

Boy Wonder will spend a good part of the day with us too. I adore my children so always look forward to seeing them and catching up with their lives . I have my list of "must see while in New York" and the batteries are charged up in the camera. Got my comfortable shoes so I'm set for the day.

Catch ya later and post our "Catch of the Day".

Daisy Dilema: What would you want to see in New York City?

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Little Girl, Big Chair
Sunday, May 07, 2006


Big Chair
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Did I ever tell you about (Baby Girl's) first writing experience?

We lived in Dickinson, North Dakota (not the end of the world but you can see it from there!) We had painted the exterior of our house to a vibrant blue. The children called the house "Blueberry". We had painted the house ourselves and it took us quite a long time. Shortly after painting the house we came home and found that someone had written" SUZ "in mud on the side of the house. Needless to say Mr. Wonderful was not happy to see mud on his freshly painted house so he called all three of our children together to for true confession time.

Our children were quite young at the time. Grrrlmeetsworld was 6 and in the first grade. Baby Girl was in kindergarden and Boy Wonder was 3. Did I mention Baby Girl's name is SUZY? So it really wasn't hard to figure out who the guilty party was. But rather than confront her directly Mr. Wonderful called a "family meeting" in the living room. After explaining what he had found and this was not acceptable, he asked each of the children starting with the oldest if they had written on the house.

Grrrlmeetsworld looked at her daddy with her huge brown soulfull eyes and said, "It wasn't me Daddy." Baby Girl with sparkling spitfire eyes answered just as calmly, "It wasn't me Daddy". Boy Wonder scribbling on paper and eating the crayons shook his head vigorously, " Not me " he said, without a care in the world.

Mr. Wonderful calmly scooped up Suzy and sat her on his knee. He told her, "If you didn't write your name on the house, who do you think did it?" Without batting an eye she responded, "It was brother!" "Really?" says Mr. Wonderful picking up Boy Wonder and taking the crayons out of his mouth.

"Mother, did you realze our son is a genius? Just barely three and he can write and spell!" I think this calls for a celebration. Son would you like some ice cream?"

With those words , Boy Wonder is excited and happy and being celebrated as the worldest smartest child. Grrrlmeetsworld is credited for teaching her baby brother and therefore the world's best big sister and also deserving of ice cream.

Baby Girl is left out of the celebration all together. ( Never one to let attention get away from her) Suzy remembers that she was the brilliant one who wrote most of her name on the side of the house.

The celebration continued in the house for the two "honest" children while Dad took Suzy outside with some hot sudsy water, a scrub brush and some huge yellow rubber gloves. After some instruction and lots of elbow grease, her first first public writing piece is now a part of our family history. I'm sure dear ole dad supervised the project and probably gave her some sage advice on always telling the truth.

There was ice cream waiting on both of them when the project was complete. If you want to check out more of baby girls current writing you can find it here.

Do you remember your first public recognition of something you had written?



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Suz & I in downtown Saskatoon
Monday, August 01, 2005

Suz & I in downtown Saskatoon
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It's the first of August, hot, muggy, and humid and I'm just barely back from vacation. I'm sitting at my desk wishing I was here. (With my girls in downtoon Saskatoon. ) The fountain is cool, the park green and lush and these two are remarkable young women. I'd claim them even if they weren't mine!

Our family doesn't get together very often because of the distance. I do talk to them frequently, thanks to low cost calling cards! Even so, it's just not as good as actuallly being there in person. I would love to go shopping or do a girls night out at the movies.

So my darling daughters here's a salute to you.....

wherever you are tonight!

I miss you!

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Two Cute Girls
Sunday, June 26, 2005

Two Cute Girls
Originally uploaded by Momma B.

I just finished reading the blogs of both of my beautiful daughters, Becky and Suzy and this is my favorite pictures of the two.

Both had similar entries about family. I was delighted to know that they miss their families and enjoy being with one another. That hasn't always been the case and it's nice to know that some things do change for the better. Suzy, Tim, Charlie and myself have all returned from visiting Becky and Jerry and all of us agree that twice a year is just not enough!

Now, if we were all independently wealthy it probably wouldn't be a problem. Alas, we are not! So now, it means saving up and much prayer to help bring them home for Christmas. Praying and saving.....I guess that's what parents do best!

In the meantime I will be glad and happy to know that they have people to love and encourage them. They have husbands who adore them . Work to keep them busy. Best of all, they have happy memories and many pictures!

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Simple Pleasures!
Wednesday, July 21, 2004

Today was a fun day! I didn't go to work at the mission but stayed home and played! Suzy and I watched "Cold Mountain" this morning with Nicole Kidman and Jude Law. It was a civil war story but had some very tender moments in the movie that made me think about the simple every day things in my life that I take for granted.

One line in the movie was, " Everything has a purpose, the bird eats seeds to live, the bird eliminates the seed through his system producing poop and seeds, the poop fertilizes the seed and the seed grows to house the bird or give him food." Maybe I should break out in a chorus of "The Circle of Life" at this point in the paragraph but it did wake me up to miracle of the mundane!

I really enjoyed going on the Red Trolly tour while visiting in Savannah last month. Why? Because I had forgotten how beautiful the city really is....I got caught up in the dailyness of living and forgot to really focus on the beauty around me....the architecture, the smells, the history, the sounds, and the comfort of the familiar. Ok, I know what you are thinking.....click your heels together 3 times and say out loud, "There's no place like home, There's no place like home! There's no place like home!"

If life is what you make it.....why am I making a mess of it? If I don't like my circumstances why not change them? Why spend time complaining about things I can't change and miss the things that bring me joy and pleasure? Simple concept, profound impact!

Simple pleasure.....pecan waffles for dinner, and my family around the table to enjoy it! Thanks God.....I needed that!

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