The big reason we bought these flowers was because of the color. I liked how it was kind of a dull color, it felt aged, antiquey.

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Hope everyone has a great 4th, and a safe one!

PS – Tristan’s first fourth of July, a sparkler had a piece come off and burn his arm, he still has a scar from it! I felt horrible (I was holding him) and I still do! Be careful!

My husband and I are preparing to celebrate 7 years of wedded bliss and this is his anniversary present. I had to snap a quick cell photo of it right after getting it before he took it on the course early the next morning.  (Notice his tight grip still on it, lol)

I love the color, I mean that’s what’s important, right?! And for those of you who don’t golf, this club was marked $665! OUCH! Good thing it was on sale or he would not have got it.  But he treats me well with plenty of Coach purses (and shoes, wallets, planners, etc) so I guess he deserves something big every now and again, lol.  ANd FYI, his game did not improve. . .yet.

Today is my daughter’s birthday. She is my oldest child, now 24 years old and no longer a child, but a mother now too. She’s my only girl and had to put up with three baby brothers, I’m not sure if it’s the brothers’ fault or not but she’s never been a girly girl. However, we have a girly girl in Adrianna, her daughter, and I plan on telling you more about that at another time.

Britney has a wonderful family, full of love, laughter and so many escapades she should write a book.

I hope she has a wonderful birthday! And I want to thank her once again for making a grandmother out of me.

And I promise that little velcro baby won’t stay stuck to her forever and I’m so proud that she tries daily to appreciate the stages her children are at and soak them in. She’s a great mother!

I look forward to our Tuesday night dinners while the guys are at work and it’s just her and me and the babies. The only thing different tonight is that we’ll have to eat cake!

I hope all mothers have a wonderful day of relaxation and pampering!

And grandmothers, lol.

These are just quick snaps from the point and shoot, we were too busy having fun to worry too much about photo quality, lol. Each egg Tristan found he would hold out like that to show me – there were 16 eggs, lol. And that sweet face, well that’s his “cheese” face. He also tried to help sister a LOT. But Adrianna did really well at finding her eggs too, when he let her.

We had Easter last weekend, this weekend the kids are in Pennsylvania visiting their other grandparents – but they’ll be back home Friday.

Things have been a little chaotic around here lately and I almost forgot to share the ornaments I made out of the grandkids hands. Rather than trace around their hands multiple times I traced them each once on paper, then used it as a template on the dough. I used an exacto knife to cut the dough and a straw to make the hole for ribbon to be inserted. I then used a sharpie to write their name and Christmas 2009 on the back of the ornament.

Well I had a post prepared to post this morning but apparently the computer goblin ate it! We were doing a wedding up north last night and had some concerns of getting snowed in. Although it snowed it wasn’t bad, we did stay off the roads and safe from any crazy drivers by staying at a motel then driving home this morning.

I wanted to share some of my daughter’s Christmas village with you, oh well, let’s try it again.

My favorite part. I think we should build a real snowman and dance around.