1/30/12 Edited to Update News: This beautiful little boy had surgery this morning. The news was so much better than anticipated! NO Retinoblastoma. The mass behind his eye is a disease in which the retina and retinal pigment epitheluim are fused togethter to make a benign tumor like area. Chances of delayed vision development in the other eye are likely. No definite diagnosis on vision yet, but this is great news!
I am trying really hard not to spend the night crying. A sweet friend just got news that her adorable 3 month old son is not only blind, but there is a strong possibility that he has retinoblastoma. One of his eyes has a mass behind it and the retina is detached. The other eye appears okay but no information is reaching the visual cortex, so he is totally blind (cannot even see any light) in both eyes. They will have to do another procedure in 10 days to determine how bad this situation is and possibly start him on Chemo.
My heart is breaking for this family. They have a daughter that will be two years old soon. They are a wonderful young couple that have been part of my life for the past 4 years and I truly care deeply for all of them.
I would be very grateful if you would please keep this family in your thoughts and/or prayers.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Friday, December 23, 2011
Holiday Eating Tips
I got this in an email from a friend. Do not know the author, but I love it!
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention.
Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare. You can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention.
Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
Monday, November 28, 2011
The Holidays are Here!!!
I keep hoping I will find more time to blog, but that just has not happened in the past 6 months since I opened my little store. I did take a week off early in November and went to Boston to celebrate the 1st Birthday of my youngest grandchild. Just wanted to post a few pics of the Birthday Girl and her Big Brother.
Hooray, I am '1' today!
Enjoying a cupcake
Big Brother really likes chocolate cupcakes...
Here is what big brother looks like when he does not have a face full of cake!
I had so much fun with these babies. The are cute, good and loving to their Gramma Keli. They will be coming to visit me for Christmas, and I am so excited. It is always wonderful when all three of my children and all my grandchildren are in the same place during the holidays.
My little store is doing well. I have officially been opened for 6 months and 4 days. I have met so many nice people. I really enjoy getting to see people be able to buy affordable nice clothing for their children. I have also had the opportunity to donate some clothing and accessories to some people who were in need. The part of owning a resale shop is the 'in your face' realization that there are so many people that struggle daily just to feed and cloth their children. I have been so lucky that there are many people who have donated clothes and other child related items to my shop. These donations allow me to help when needed, and also to keep the prices very low in my little store. All in all, owning this little store has been a great experience.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and that you are ready for Christmas. I am trying to get my self to go up in the attic and get down all the decorations, so far I have found an excuse not to do it, but I think I am getting down to the wire and will need to 'suck it up' and get up there soon.
Monday, October 10, 2011
It's Finally Fall
I am so excited that the weather has finally turned cool at night and in the 70s during the day.
I finally got an engineer out to look at the water problem I have been having at the store. Today they put in a super drainage system that I am hoping will solve all my issues. Now I can finally really clean up and put in new area rugs without fear of them being ruined by more flooding. Business continues to be excellent and I have been blessed to find lots of really nice clothes to sell in the shop. I continue to get new customers each week, in addition to many return customers. Word of mouth is spreading about the store, which is the best advertising I could hope for.
I am looking forward to the holiday season. I believe I will have all three of my children and my five grandchildren with me for Christmas, which is the absolute best. Not sure what is happening for Thanksgiving. I will be making a trip to New England in early November to celebrate the 1st Birthday of my youngest grandchild. She is such a cutie with her red hair and blue eyes. She is already walking everywhere and her mother reports she is making lots of new sounds, so it will not be long before she is talking. Her brother (who is now 2-1/2) is talking like a big boy and I love that his mother shares with me all the cute things he is now saying.
I hope you are all enjoying Fall as much as I am. I am hoping for a winter without the snow we had here last year. I don't mind the cold, but when it snows in the south it brings everything to a stand still.
That's all for now, and no, I did not get better at updating my blog, but there is always hope for the future.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Just a few words
It has now been one day over a month since I last posted on my blog. I had such good intentions when I last posted. I really thought I would get back into the blogging groove and at least post 1-2 times a week. Somehow my plans went down the drain as the month progressed. A quick recap of the past month:
1. My store has been really busy, which is a really really really good thing.
2. My store has flooded 3 times in the past month. It appears that the lack of gutters on the building causes the water to build up at the base of the building on 2 sides and it flows in between the cement slab floor and the walls. Fortunately I do not have anything sitting on the floors, so the only damage done has been to the many throw rugs I have scattered around the shop, and the indoor/outdoor carpet in my storage room. Cleaning up all that water with a wet vacuum has made me have a back ache. When you vacuum up 15-20 gallons of water it is tiring. The good news is that on Monday a work crew will arrive to install gutters, and dig a french drain to eliminate any build up of water. I hope it works!!
3. My lovely daughter had emergency surgery. She is now completely recovered, but it scared the beejeezus out of me. To protect her privacy I will not go into any details on my blog.
4. I have just been to darn busy to think about blogging.
So that is my story, and I am sticking to it. I hope you have all had a great end to your summer. We suffered with more over 95 degree days this summer than I can ever remember. Thursday it was again over 90, then on Friday it dropped to the mid 60s. I am so grateful for cooler weather, especially the nights in the 50s. I would like to say I will continue to update my blog on a regular basis, but we all know that I have said that several times in the past, so only time will tell. Peace Out.
1. My store has been really busy, which is a really really really good thing.
2. My store has flooded 3 times in the past month. It appears that the lack of gutters on the building causes the water to build up at the base of the building on 2 sides and it flows in between the cement slab floor and the walls. Fortunately I do not have anything sitting on the floors, so the only damage done has been to the many throw rugs I have scattered around the shop, and the indoor/outdoor carpet in my storage room. Cleaning up all that water with a wet vacuum has made me have a back ache. When you vacuum up 15-20 gallons of water it is tiring. The good news is that on Monday a work crew will arrive to install gutters, and dig a french drain to eliminate any build up of water. I hope it works!!
3. My lovely daughter had emergency surgery. She is now completely recovered, but it scared the beejeezus out of me. To protect her privacy I will not go into any details on my blog.
4. I have just been to darn busy to think about blogging.
So that is my story, and I am sticking to it. I hope you have all had a great end to your summer. We suffered with more over 95 degree days this summer than I can ever remember. Thursday it was again over 90, then on Friday it dropped to the mid 60s. I am so grateful for cooler weather, especially the nights in the 50s. I would like to say I will continue to update my blog on a regular basis, but we all know that I have said that several times in the past, so only time will tell. Peace Out.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Bad, bad blogger!
I have been neglecting my blog for the past few months. I have an excuse, I opened my own business. My business opened on May 24th and it was a slow start, but about 3 weeks ago business started to pick up and has been doing great. I even made enough money this month to pay all the bills! Wow, I cannot believe it.
Now that things are starting to run smoothly I hope to get back to blogging on a regular basis. Only time will tell. I hope that everyone is having a great summer, got to take a wonderful vacation and are ready for school to start.
I am looking forward to taking a vacation in November to beautiful New England. We will be celebrating my youngest granddaughter's 1st Birthday, so it will be lots of fun.
Watcha been up to this summer? Tell me in the comments....I love comments.
Now that things are starting to run smoothly I hope to get back to blogging on a regular basis. Only time will tell. I hope that everyone is having a great summer, got to take a wonderful vacation and are ready for school to start.
I am looking forward to taking a vacation in November to beautiful New England. We will be celebrating my youngest granddaughter's 1st Birthday, so it will be lots of fun.
Watcha been up to this summer? Tell me in the comments....I love comments.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
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