Apr18

Hill and Barry really like me!

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It’s the phone calls from Hillary and the daily junk mail from Obama, that make me feel like a real popular person and I’m just one person in Pennsylvania! I’m going to show all the stuff from Obama, so sure hope they are using recycled paper! It’s getting to be kinda a pain and I’ll be glad when Tuesday gets here. Tomorrow, Hillary will be in our old college town (Bri went there too) of West Chester between 7:30 am to 10:30 am-yikes! I bet it will be a mob scene at the firehouse there too. I hate the debate on the tv right now, can he or she be trusted-give me a break! They are politicians for goodness sakes! The only politician that I remotely trusted was Jimmy Carter.

I even got a CD!

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I just got a call from the family doctor about 1/2 hour ago which scared me a bit! I had called earlier (like 11 am) to find out about the bloodwork that I had done going on 3 weeks ago. My triglycerides were a bit high, but my total cholesterol was normal as was the bad cholesterol. The good was low. Blood sugar, kidneys and thyroid were normal. One of my liver enzymes was a bit elevated, like 5 points.

He said losing weight may help. My mom also had liver issues when she was hospitalized a few years ago and she is thin. He did say it was genetic too. My younger brothers have/had gallbladder and liver issues, so I guess it is!

Bri and I will have to eat lots of salmon and greens and get moving more!

Apr18

Tip toe through the tulips

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I was telling my other pals that I wanted to ‘dance in the street’ because of my good report on Wed, but that was too dangerous! So I was more than happy to tip toe through the tulips and brought my camera along….

Bleeding heart-I have 4 plants in my front garden, but this one on the corner really took off. It’s one of the neatest plants ever! My mom has a white one blooming.

This is the scented viburnum. It’s loaded this year.

Close up of a pink hyacinth

and finally…the giant, double tulips! The deer munched on them last year! Sadly, the allium, also in this garden is gone!

I cleaned out my front bed under the big evergreen. Not a lot to see, but I did add some Johnny Jump-ups my mom gave me.

I was outside a good 2.5 hours. Tomorrow it will be pushing 80 here! That’s kind of warm for April.

Apr16

A good report!

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Thought I’d share!
Busy day here-drove to get the mammogram about 35 minutes and in there about 1/2 hour. Since mom was with me, I took her to lunch next to the huge bookstore where Bri and I went last week. I had to get my uncle eggs, so ran those to him since he lives in the same town as the hospital. Drove my mom home down a road I hadn’t ridden on for a long time, remembering high school pals who use to live here and there. It didn’t change much! Then I helped her sort through a mountain of clothes. My brother worked in her room many hours. I think I drove 60 miles! I’m glad to be home and hope to get some yard work in tomorrow as the weather is suppose to be nice like it was today. : )

Apr14

Trying to calm

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My mom is out here for a few days so I could try and help her calm her nerves. B#2 is now living in the area again and decided he was going to clean out a lot of my mom’s things. I don’t want to go on about Sunday, which was suppose to be my first ‘fun’ flea marketing day, but I told her to pack her bag and head home with me. Tonight we had mom come along for our anniversary dinner. She’s been drooling (sounded like it anyway) every time she saw the blasted Red Lobster commercial. I ordered a Pina Colada (Bri took a silly photo of me, but the camera is in the van) and mom and I ordered ‘Lobster in Paradise’ meal. We got a lobster tail, 5 coconut shrimp and a baked potato (along with salad and their famous biscuits). Bri ordered New Orleans style Mahi-mahi and had to bring some home. Mom’s fork was really flying, so that was the best present I could have gotten, to see her enjoying her food. She came home and said she was going to lay on Sean’s bed and read. Last time I looked, she was out like a light. Someone her age deserves the best treatment and she wasn’t getting that.

As gifts, I got a few pieces of jewelry that I picked out, both silver. One is a ring with a few random faux pearls and rhinestones. The earrings are etched glass ball danglers. Bri also surprised me with a bouquet featuring red roses. I’m really zonked tonight. I won’t be up too much longer.

And I thought this was cool: Senator Clinton was stomping in Drexel Hill, PA on Sunday where Bri and I first lived as a married couple! There are some really close-ups of her in this set! Here’s some more info on the day.

Speaking of the election, Sean got his absentee ballot and deliberated for 15 minutes and told me who he voted for. I was happy.

Apr14

24 yrs married today!

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Brian & Dianne’s wedding day, originally uploaded by DianthusMoon.

Wow, where did those years go? Though we’ve changed in a lot of ways, like all married couple do, we are best friends! We are the proud parents of Sean who is the cement in our relationship. Sean is someone we think equally of, not so much with politics, a few aspects of religion and a maybe some other things, but I won’t nit pick.

The most fun we’ve had (so far) is our trip to New England a few months after we got married. (Ok, we had fun in Orlando a few years ago too!) Up in New England, we just went from place to place with only a few planned stops. I hope we can take similar trips sometime soon! And of course being parents can be fun, especially when you make your child give you his first ‘belly laugh’. Laughing and sharing are the keys to any relationship.
Happy Anniversary dear Brian!

Dianne and Brian before my 30th reunion

Thanks for your sweet comments! We really appreciated them.

Apr12

Photo Hunt-Twisted

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I guess you all have seen these plastic twisty things that spin in the wind. I originally hung up a few to deter squirrels from the bird feeder. Didn’t work. I stopped adding bird food to the feeder, but continued to add twisters as this evergreen is getting rather bare there. It looks a bit like the bottle trees with a new twist! And as my friend said in comments, they are about $1 each at the Dollar Store. They look neater in person I think.

Apr11

Happy 9th birthday sweet niece!

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Nine years ago, you came into our world, the only other girl in the family since me! We share a common bond that way and how much we love your daddy. You are a smart and pretty girl too. You play softball and soccer too-the most athletic one in the bunch of us!

I saw her yesterday and after she opened gifts from me, she got right down to her division homework. When I heard she was wearing glasses, I wasn’t surprised. Now she looks even more like me.

niece and me 12/24

Apr10

Awesome stitching issue

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I try not to buy too many cross stitching magazines, but I saw the May issue of Cross-stitch & Needlework and just had to have it! It’s loaded with 15 floral designs. I really love the quartet of tulips on the cover. There’s a sweet Noah’s Garden by Gail Bussi that looks like a quick stitch. I found the posy plate liners different and unusual. I’d just hope no one would soil them with food. Of course you have to use clear plates to see the pretty posies. Jane Greenoff did a salute to Claude Monet, so you know that’s lovely.

I like Fran Ortmeyer’s story on the last page. She says, ‘Handmade gifts are not just thread and material, but pieces of the person who made them.’ It that not true? She goes on about what to do with her stash when she passes-good question! And also how calming stitching is to her, like pulling the needle away from you releases negative tension. I think she’s right. Good read.

Get the magazine!

I also bought the Cross stitch and beading magazine (that’s it for the magazines for a while!) for the cute monkey designs. They are all balancing in different ways on buttons. : ) I thought they’d make sweet gifts.