No More Pencils, No More Books.....

No More Pencils, No More Books,

No More Teacher's Dirty Looks......

That's right Mr. Kevin is done with school. Sunday

marked his last day of his MBA. He completed
it in less than 2 years. I am so proud of him and
I think he is a little proud of himself. They told him
he was too old, he told them they were crazy,
he was right. He completed the program with straight A's.
Take that.....

I snapped a few (bad) pics of him against his will as he headed off

for his last day of school.

Hip, hip hoorah for Kevin..

Well done, ay?

Tablescape Thursday - Impromptu lunch for 3 and a half

Tablescape Thursday

Hostest by the the multi-talented Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

I had some visitors around lunch time the other day. The weather
was beautiful so I offered a humble lunch. I had 2 and 1/2 guests.

My two grand daughters Riley and Madison and my daughter Kristi.

They are good sports and were happy with whatever I had to offer.

Here's Riley enjoying her mac and cheese

Everyday dishes, blue and yellow place mats and about 10 year old blue
glasses from Mikasa

We did spring for cloth napkins for a more festive feel ;).

It was a gorgeous day and it was nice to take a break
and enjoy it.



Tuna sandwiches, carrots and hummus and fresh strawberries.
It always seems that when I have nothing to make for lunch, the tuna
sandwiches are the old standby.
We had a great view of the yard.


It's nice to stop and smell the roses, sometimes I feel like I am

going way to fast. There is something about grand kids that slows you down.

They are fascinating to watch, and discover the wonders in everyday life.

So take it from the kids and

slow down today so you too can enjoy God's wonders in the everyday world around us.

and if you have an impromptu visit......

remember, you can always serve tuna sandwiches.

Yummy.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I will see you in a bit. Until then head on

back to Susan's for the more lovely and creative tablescapes.

Outdoor Wednesday

Welcome to Outdoor Wednesday.

I have been MIA from Outdoor Wednesday, and I
am so happy to be back.

Thank you to our wonderful hostess Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for
this fun event.

A lovely thing happened to me last week,

I had a surprise visit from my daughter and grand daughter.

Imagine my surprise when my daughter called and said

she had plane tickets and would be arriving the next morning.

Of course my reaction was typical grandmother, I screamed with delight.

As promised my daughter and granddaughter stepped off the plane in time for lunch the following day. Talk about spontaneous......

We fit 2 weeks of activities into 6 days, and what fun it was.

My granddaughter Bella had a blast and her cousin Riley, who

lives nearby enjoyed her visit as much as I did.

We went to Disneyland and Bella was very taken with the princesses, so

one afternoon we had an outdoor princess tea.

During the course

of our tea the girls decided to blow bubbles.

Two princesses out for a stroll.


Riley is checking out the bubbles over Bella's head.

They also got to play in the pool.


Bella and Riley
Who's that scary guy playing peek a boo.


Even little sister Madison got into the act.


Bella, Madison and Riley


On the day I picked them up from the airport I also
had to pick up my new kitty. She started out the day with
me at work waiting to head to the airport. She worked very hard.



She attended the princess tea and actually started the search

for Cinderella when she found the lovely glass slipper.

Playing with these girls is hard work. I think she needed a little rest.
We named Kitty "Dora" as in Dora the Explorer
For those of you moms and grandmas out there, I'm sure you know who this is.



Thank you for letting me share my outdoor adventures, now back to Susan's for more Outdoor Fun.

You are invited.... to a Princess Tea

Once upon a time, as all good stories go, three princesses came

to visit the Quirky Queen of Whimsy. The Quirky Queen of Whimsy in her glorious castle, welcomed them with open arms.

Now as all good princess etiquette goes, a party must be thrown

to welcome the young princesses.

The princesses must be taught the fine manners and social graces of royalty that will carry them out into the world.

So the table was set in all of it's finery. The princesses were bathed

and powdered and dressed in fine gowns. Delicious cakes and cupcakes

were baked and selected to set out before the princesses.

(little known fact: princesses love buttercream)

Other Queens and Princesses of all ages were invited to share in the festivities.

(that would also be mothers, grandmothers and great grandmothers)

So all of you Queens and Princesses,

we would like to invite you to

A Princess Tea

Please join us.

Ingredients for a princess tea...

• The Prettiest Princesses
• The most delicious cakes and cupcakes
• The most beautiful princess gowns
• and a whole lot of fun

I am not sure who had more fun, the lovely princesses or the moms and grandmas, and great grandmas. The girls served themselves tea and helped themselves to luscious cakes. We couldn't keep them away from the cakes and cupcakes.
Afterward we had a lovely game of bubbles. Enjoy.

Princess Madison

Princess Riley

Princess Bella


What a fun time we had, unfortunately I don't
think these princesses have yet learned the
fine manners and social graces of all good princesses.

considering the amount of buttercream on their faces.

It's okay though, there is always next time.

(if you click on the pics you can get a closer look at the little darlings)

Kris, Genn, Donna and Sheryl we need to have a princess and prince tea

some afternoon. Maybe we can invite a frog or two.

The Proposal

The Proposal

I thought I was the only one who hadn't seen the Proposal but
lo and behold my friend Cheryl hadn't seen it either. So we
chuckled about it when we randomly met at the movies.

I picked up the mothers, Delores and Diana on Sunday and
we headed off to see the Proposal.

It was very cute, and Ryan Reynolds (who has been one of my favorites
since The In Laws) was fun to watch.

I would recommend this chick flick, it had very funny parts and was

worth watching for the beautiful scenery of Alaska. The family home of Ryan Reynolds was stunning and Betty White a delight.

We had a fun afternoon.

Reprieve for 6 more months

Had my mammo this week and visited with
my Palm Springs doc yesterday. All is well for another 6 months and I am
doing the dance of joy. I don't have to get another mammo for a year.

Remember to get your mammo.....soon.

Have a great day.

Jeepers, Creepers where'd ya get those Peepers?

The Meeting of the Cousins

This is a little out of order, but right after I picked Stacy up from the airport on Thursday, I heard a request for what else but Miguel's BRC Burritos.

So we stopped at the office and met Kristi, Riley and Madison who just happened to have BRC's. Yummy.

Here are the cousins at their first meeting. This time Bella and Riley were friends and Madison was the alien being.

(It must have something to do with being a crawler)

Bella getting into the "California look" with Riley
You need to wear your glasses like this Bella

Very stylish, especially with the matching jewelry.

Ok ... how am I doing?

Great, we look good.

Now let's run around the office and make Grandma crazy.

OK.

Time for burritos.

Bella, is anyone looking? Let's drink this whole coke.

Welcome to California Bella, I am so glad you came.

Me too Riley.