Happy Mama's Day! (May 13, 2018)

I got up right after My Honey left for work again today.

I tried to sleep in a little but that was a no go.

I made myself a coffee and ran myself a nice bubble bath.

I took my coffee and my book (still working on Game of Thrones) and I soaked for about an hour.

Afterwards, I made myself a couple of eggs and some toast.

I texted the family to see if anyone could come over for lunch or dessert today to celebrate mothers day with mom then headed to the store to grab some supplies.

I also forgot about mothers day and so I wanted to grab something for her.

I got her a bunch of scratch tickets, some wine gum candies and a giant fruit and nut bar.

She'll like that and hopefully she'll win big!!!

I should have picked them up yesterday but I didn't think of it.

I decided to just pick up some fresh baked buns and sandwich fixings.

I also picked up some bisquick to make biscuits.

When I got home I took some raspberries out of the freezer to have with the biscuits then my son called to say that he and Miss H were on their way over.

She has a Dr appointment tomorrow so is going in to BH to spend the night at her grandparents, her mom was giving her a drive there.

My son was going with them so he could pick up the car and bring it back.

I hadn't really gotten anything done so when they got to the house I was madly slicing tomatoes and onions, washing lettuce and trying to get everything prepared.

They brought mom & I each a bouquet of flowers which was such a nice surprise.

These were mine.

Mine again from a different angle.

My niece dropped by for a minute as well and brought mom a cute little bouquet in this fancy little cup.

I think mom was really happy with it.

My son helped me to get lunch going, he got the utensils and the condiments and opened up all the salads I'd picked up.

I think they really enjoyed the "sandwich bar" type meal.

While they ate, I whipped up a batch of biscuits.

I grated some fresh ginger into the mix and got them into the oven.

They cooked in less than 10 minutes so I was able to get a dessert made for Miss H before they had to leave.

Mom had one too and even though I hadn't eaten any lunch, I just skipped it and had a dessert.

I rolled out the biscuits to thinly and they were nowhere near as delicious as the ones My Honey makes but they did the trick.

About an hour after they left, my brother and Mr H dropped by.

My SIL was at work and Miss A was at a church function with her bestie!

He had a couple of sandwiches too and I sat down and had one with him.

Someone showed off their impressive biceps!

Gecko Muscles!

Then we went outside so Mr H and I could blow bubbles.

I picked him up a bottle of bubbles yesterday at the dollar store.
I also had picked up sidewalk chalk which we got into as well.

He was also happy to have a popsicle and then another.

He loves his sweet stuff that boy.

Always on the move.

They visited for a couple hours before heading home.

Not long after they left, mom's friend DM dropped by for a visit.

Then my son arrived back from BH and came over to get another sandwich.

He just finished and then left to go get my other brother who had to work today.

He then dropped over with cards for mom and I.

He gave us both some scratch tickets.

More chances to win big.


My Honey smoked these pork chops all day yesterday then cooked them up on the bbq at work today.
They look so good - wish I was there to have one too!

My sister called to wish mom a Happy Mother's Day so I got to chat with her a bit.

She is still in Winnipeg training and will be heading to London straight from there.

She posted a picture of her boys who she is missing today.
I am missing them too!

Our company all left around 7 so I got to blogging straight away.

I really wanted to get caught up today - I am so far behind - but I only got a day's worth done when Paddington decided he wanted my attention and came and sat on the keyboard.

So I gave up and went to the couch to cuddle with him for a bit.

I turned on Netflix and noticed there were new episodes of Call the Midwife added.

It was so long ago that I'd watched it that I wasn't exactly sure where I'd left off but I figured it out (I made it to the end of Season Three) and got busy watching the first episode of Season 4.

I'd forgotten how much I liked the show and after I finish Season 4, there is a season 5 and 6 available to watch too - WOO HOO!

I was just starting my second episode when My Honey got home.


I heard him pull up into the driveway and I looked out to see this.
Ipad patiently waiting for him to get out of the truck.

His mom called and they talked for a while.

Some guy showed up at their gate, he'd been lost and walking in the woods for 8 hours he said.

He asked if could use their phone to get someone to come pick him up.

He also got water and asked if he could have some food.

Not long after he left, the cops showed up at their place looking for the guy.

Apparently he'd crashed his car then when he was lost in the woods, he'd been setting fires, maybe to help get found our something, who knows?

They asked the cops if he was in trouble and they said he was now! Ha ha!

Anyway, I finished up my show and My Honey was tired so we basically just went to bed.

I wanted to find a car rental for Portland and reserve it first though so I went to my office and saw this card on my desk.

My name was crossed out and it said MOM.

I asked My Honey if he did it but he denied it.

Then I opened it up.

Ha Ha Ha.

It was from my fur babies!!!
Their hand writing is a bit messy but not bad considering they are cats and don't have fingers or thumbs!

I had a good chuckle over it - I love that My Honey comes up with these little ways to surprise me, it means a lot and it's just another one of the millions of things he does that makes me love him so much.

I thanked him appropriately then I got busy finding a car rental.

It took all of 3 minutes and it was done.

Then it was time to go to dreamland.

That is all for today, until next time, be happy!

Thrift Shopping (May 12, 2018)

I woke up when My Honey left for work this morning and I was unable to go back to sleep so I just got up.

I made myself a coffee and watched a couple episodes of Say Yes to the Dress.

I got the laundry on the go and it is clean up weekend here in town so I dragged a few items to the curb that needed hauling to the dump.

Saved me a trip.

I also loaded up the truck with a few things I wanted to drop off to the second hand store.

When mom got up, we got ready and headed to WCT for a trip.

I wanted to make us appointments for pedicures but they were booked up so I made us a couple of appointments for Monday evening at 6 pm instead.

The first stop we made was to Repeat Boutique the second hand store there, so I could drop of the donations I had then we went in to look around.

I found a couple of items that I was happy about.

This little desk was only $15 bucks and I am sure if I don't have a use for it, someone will.

I also found these glass containers that will fit perfectly into the sconces I picked up a few weeks back.

SEE - PERFECT FIT!!!

They were only 50 cents each - what a deal!

While I was finding some treasures, mom was browsing a found some treasures of her own.

I love this place because it is very reasonably priced for second hand merchandise and it is entirely run by volunteers.

Mom found 2 pair of capris, 5 tops and a sweater and they charge $2 an item for each thing.

That is awesome!

We left there and stopped at Subway for some lunch (I hadn't eaten any breakfast so was pretty hungry by this point).

It's been awhile since I had a sub - they have feta cheese now so I had that on my sub but it didn't really work so I probably won't have it again.

The sub was good though.

I got a footlong and saved half of it to have for my supper.

We hit up Walmart next.

My main goal was to get some pictures of Max developed for mom and to get some copies of my niece's grad pictures done for her which I've been promising for almost a year now.

We also picked up a few groceries and I got and outfit for baby (I couldn't resist).

I did pick up some pampers too!

We ran into my brother and Mr H in the store shopping too.

We picked up popsicles and fudgesicles and I got a couple bags of ice to try to keep them frozen for the drive home but I knew we couldn't dilly dally.

We made one more stop at the dollar store for some cards and a few other things then hit the road.

Thankfully the ice creams survived the hour long drive home.

We put the groceries away then mom went to have a rest and I did some blogging.

Before I knew it, it was after 6 pm.

Holy heck, the day just flew right by.

I got the laundry all finished up and put away.

Got the bed all put back together too.

I am so looking forward to getting into those freshly cleaned sheets tonight!

I whipped myself up some chocolate pancakes to have as dessert (I ate the other half of my sub for supper)

I found a new show to watch on Netflix

The Worlds Most Extraordinary Homes.

I fell in love with the very first home in the very first episode.

The roof was made with the wings of a 747.

I wouldn't normally think that I would like something like that but they way they set it up in harmony with the landscape was genius.

The view was absolutely stunning.

I watched a few of the homes then I stopped because I wanted to share it with My Honey.

He wasn't long getting home anyway so when he did, we watched the oceanside episode together then I just had to show him the airplane wing home.

He liked it as much as I did.

Before we went to bed, I convinced him to help me put up the wood piece we'd picked up on a trip into the city.

I think it looks great here!

I am glad we purchased it and I knew we would find the perfect place for it.

Then it was beddy bye time!

That is all for today, until next time, be happy.

Bubble Day (May 11, 2018)

Normal busy day at work.

Pancakes and eggs for lunch again.

Watched Grey's Anatomy after work.

I was so concerned that they were writing the April Kepner character out of the show then she ended up "coming back to life" at the end and I was so happy because I just love her.

Then I saw some pictures she posted on Instagram (yes I follow her, I like her that much) and it said something about her filming her last scenes with these folks.

So I researched and discovered to my dismay that she has been written out of the show.

WHAT THE HECK???

What a terrible turn of events.

If it wasn't for Jo and Alex, I probably wouldn't even bother to watch anymore.

Apparently Ellen Pompeo got a huge raise to continue on as Meredith Grey and it's not that I don't like that character but honestly if she was written out of the show it wouldn't bother me all that much.

Anyway!

Just as the show was ending, my brother called to see if I could watch the kiddos while he and my SIL went out for supper.

Of course I said I would.

They dropped Mr. H off and Miss A was at a brownie event that I had to go down and pick her up from later.


Mr H found some cookies as soon as he arrived.

My boy and his honey dropped by a little later.

I was giving her my hope chest and they hung out and visited for a while until My Honey got home to help my son carry it to his truck.

Mr H can help, he's got the biggest muscles around.

I ended up getting a call that I had to pick Miss A up a little earlier so I ran down and got her.


Mom really enjoys it when everyone comes over to visit.


Not sure if she enjoys my constant picture taking, ha ha!



A boy, his Nanny and his Auntie A!

It was gorgeous out so I got our lawn chairs out and put the cushions on them so we could enjoy it a bit.

When we were at the in-laws last weekend, my MIL gave us some bug nets and the poles we'd bought to make giant bubbles so My Honey got those out for the kids.

He whipped up some bubble mixture - just for future reference because it took us a bit to remember the ingredients - water, dawn dish detergent and baking soda is a great formula for bubble making.

We learned it from a guy at Central Park a few years back.  He had a couple of buckets of bubble solution and several sets of poles and strings and he was letting any one who wanted to have a go at making giant bubbles.

I don't care what anyone says, you are never too old to make bubbles!

Or chase after them and break them.

Mr H is a pro at that.

My boy is getting pretty good at it.

Miss A giving it a go.

Success!

Once you start, you can't stop.

Now she's got the hang of it.

We are a bunch of bubble making experts now!

It is a little difficult at first and our poles were definitely too long for Mr H but everyone else got the hang of it.


Miss H giving it a try.


She got the hang of it pretty quickly.

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere.

It can be a little addicting trying to make the biggest and the best bubbles.

You just keep saying one more and before you know it an hour of bubble making has gone by.

It was a lot of fun and even though Mr H couldn't make the bubbles himself, he did have a great time bursting them.

I love the look of pure joy on his face.

We finally convinced the kiddos that bubble making time was over by bribing them with ice cream.

Thank goodness I found a few Fudgesticks in the freezer.


They wanted more and I didn't have any so we made smoothies together instead.
The kids ended up not liking them though so My Honey & I took one for the team and finished them off.

It was 9 pm by that time and we still hadn't eaten any supper.

I did have a greek salad ready to go minus the dressing so I got My Honey to work on that and I warmed us up a couple of chicken breasts.

Just as we finished eating, my brother showed up to pick the kids up.

After they left, we watched the episode of Big Bang Theory with Sheldon & Amy's wedding.

I think they did a great job with it.

I still enjoy this show just as much as when I first started watching it if not more.

I started watching one of those shows house hunter shows where they were buying property in a tropical location.

My Honey went on to bed and I said I would be in directly when the show was over but ended up getting sucked into 3 more episodes.

I even started watching a 4th but thank goodness for PVR.

I convinced myself to go to bed by recording the rest of the show for myself to watch in the morning.

I did have plans to head to the city tomorrow with mom but we've since decided to just go as far as WCT so I am glad I have a shorter drive to look forward to tomorrow.

This memory showed up on Facebook and it reminded me that fiddlehead season is upon us.

I just love them so will have to keep my eye out for them so I can have a feed or two.

That is all for tonight, until next time, be happy!