Saturday Mar 26

...can't believe it's saturday...and the day is over half over....

oh the power of bloggie photo suggestion....and may I say...Natalea's post DID IT FOR ME!



heck I even entitled the photo in my files...NATALEAS FAULT! Went right into the kitchen and prepared this sweet treat for ME! LOL (love ya, Natalea!)

How come everyone is getting to enjoy flowers bursting from the earth...warm temps...etc...(okay so maybe not EVERYONE...)perhaps I should label those blogs residing in warm temps with a WARNING sign... BUT I just so want to go play in the garden...and wearing hats, gloves, boots and three layers of winter clothing...is not my idea of FUN....I think this guy...





looks so plump for the very same reason! (THREE LAYERS OF FLUFF...KEEPING HIM WARM)
The morning, white fluff surprize, painted the back patio with a very patterned look. Last summer we expanded the patio double in size...and switched out some of the blocks from the original one to make it look a bit more unified...and it's like the snow was ratting us out...and segregating the new and the old...



it did LOOK COOL..from our perspective... You can tell the kids DID enjoy that day of warm...by evidence of those hula hoopies left out...and NOT put away!

This morning Miss Maddysen took her first cake decorating class...which left her quite exhausted...for the trip home!



Here is her finished project...(I'm thinking this will be shared this evening..at her sleepover! (Rylee's big sister, Madilyn,yep another MADDY!) is spending the nite..and by the sounds eminating from the downstairs..i do think the party has begun!)or they've started eatting that cake...
ZING!!!!

She has another class (the infamous FONDANT class) at the end of April.

Last weekend we went to the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory with


and


those pics are from the train ride thru the jelly bean factory...I took them BEFORE the train tour...(NO PHOTOS DURING THE RIDE...) guess there are
family secrets
THAT can't be photo'd...lol
After the tram tour there was a bit of shopping to do....(stocking up for that bunny visit!)
Tom found a 10lb box of candy corn for 2.50!

and sweet Kaya found LOTS OF eyeCANDY! (she's ALWAYS ready with a smile for me!)



Sorry...maxx...made him pose for a pic...and FORCED that smile...can ya tell?

Maddy had her basket ready to go...and filling fast...although the kids LOVED the tasting bar..where all the products could be sampled...
(HOLD THAT THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT)
(pose for me, Maddy)
OKAY (unhold that above thought) SOME OF THE PRODUCTS, DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT need to be sampled...



...and NOT pictured were the BOOGER AND MOLDY CHEESE flavors!
EEWWWWWW...and as I checked out...(ok blame me for falling for the OMG it's on sale TACTICS..) but they had those funky flavored jelly beans for TWENTY FIVE CENTS FOR A 1/2 POUND BAGGIE!!! so as I checked out...the sweet little lady behind the counter gave me a WARNING that these SPECIAL beans TASTED JUST LIKE THE NAME they had been given...
muhahahahaha...but I have a couple people in mind...muhahahahahaha

and with that...
I give thee HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME!

...actually Thursday...MAR 24

pay no attention to that date..above...it's taken me several days..to get this post DONE!
Our little Maxx is still struggling with his hip, leg pain...so after months and months and doctors and doctors...they did three MRI'S (hip, spine and brain) and found he has a large amount of inflamation on his pelvis...So next on the list of TO DO'S is a biopsy of his pelvis...

Had to be to the hospital by 6:30 am...so give papa a big hug....



and stop by the fish tank at the hospital...to say, "good morning, fishies"



Maxx got all tucked into his bed...WITH OUR HANDY MANNY SNUGGLE BLANKET...



..AND SOME distractive cartoons on TV..



and before you knew it...the procedure was over...(well it was ALOT LONGER FOR US TO WAIT...)

WAIT...DID I GET A SHOCK!!!??? (Maxx HATES, DESPISES AND PROTESTS...ANY 'SHOCKS' (SHOTS) heck WHO DOESN'T!)



nothing that a sweet orange popsicle...AND A POWER RANGER PHONE...





and a VERY MUCH DESERVED.....BRAVERY award...



can't fix...at least for NOW...

A BIG HUG...from Nurse Mary...



and we are HEADING HOME!



The biopsy showed that Maxx has a fractured pelvis!!!! No infection...His pelvis has healed...but not in the correct position, go figure, so a calcium deposit is irritating the muscle on his pelvis...hence...the continued pain...what they DON'T KNOW is why it hasn't healed...given the duration of time...so they are going to do SIX WEEKS of INTENSIVE THERAPY...ASKING FOR PRAYERS...TO BE CONTINUED....

Therapy office that they were referred to ...DOESN'T TAKE THEIR INSURANCE..so still searching for one that DOES...UGH....

Even with everything going on...I needed a bit of 'scheduled' art time..for me...so when Sweet Danielle..posted she was doing a NEST & birdie collage SWAP...I knew i saw it just in time....to get a chance to be in it...So I went off to the garden center for inspiration...and found a package of NESTING MATERIAL! It's all sterilized but natural! There were bits of:Feathers, string, cotton batting, hemp and aspen fibers! So i arranged the materials in a bowl and formed a nest with my fingers...then stitched and bound them all together in a nest fashion! I also added some vintage bits of lace...and some antique music...a couple of paper flowers...and a vintage locket collaged with an 1845 dictionary definition of SING!



And the companion piece is this birdie collage...created from all vintage original materials!
(old greeting cards, vintage music and an old nature print! and old lace)




well it's been a whirlwind of a week....hope the weather begins to turn soon...my chives, rosemary, basil, and lavender...and maddy's marigolds...are begging to PLAY SPRING...OUTSIDE!

BIG HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME!

guest blogger...

nonnie is busy for a bit...working on her collage and eggs...(nest finished yesterday) so while nonnie..."plays" in her studio...today we have a GUEST BLOGGER!



enjoy the message!

truly a mystery who this could BE!

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...and without even mentioning anyone in particular..

just in case...you haven't figured it out...it's
(p.s. he typed his OWN name below)
MAXX

SURPRIZE!!!!!!!!



HUGZ TIL LATER! (nest pics later!)

p.s.the basil is already growing as are the chives! still waiting for the rosemary to peek!!!

Here it is...

Tuesday...

It's going to be a busy week...Maddy was sick yesterday...and she went to the dr. Luckily it's NOT strep...just "something viral". Doctors...."something viral" could mean a plethora of things...eh? Kind of like Maxx's last dr. (his 7th this year) He had Maxx run down the hall. Of course Maxx was only too happy to oblige...and scampered off in his run walk limp kind of gait...His diagnosis? "HMMMM...there is something definitely WRONG...but i don't know what" So they did three MRI's. That showed



a large amount of inflammation on his pelvic bone and around the muscle...(shown by all that extra white area...on the right side of the picture)

So yesterday they called so say that a biopsy has been scheduled for this Thursday at 8:10. They will be checking for infection...THEN they can put him on antibiotics...then physical therapy.

This has been going on since August...so perhaps...we will finally get some answers...

Everybody have a wonderful day....keeping you all in my happy thoughts to have a terrific time today! Don't forget to take some me time...just for YOU!

HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME!

IT'S COMING!!!!!

I can feel it in the air! but I can also see it too!!! Look at this FAT ROBIN! It was perched, singing a here comes spring song!!! This bird was the size of a PIGEON!!! WOW...SOOO READY FOR SPRING TO BE HERE.......YESTERDAY!!!



Made this little quiltie for a sweet friend of mine...but then found out I had mixed up the date...(geez..and we even lived in Germany...so i SHOULD HAVE KNOWN the dates are posted differently) So we will say this ia a LOVE suprize...hee hee...



got these sweet blossoms from a vintage sale...






BIG news this month...is that Maddy won SECOND PLACE for her science experiment!!!
Here she is by her display...and may I mention that 5 other people did pretty much the same experiment...and she WON!

Here she is receiving her ribbon from her principal...and her teacher.


Look at the pride!


I said spring is here...here are the remnants of our snowman that the kids built just last month...I had purchased a colorful scarf from the thrift store to keep the snowman's neck warm...and hmmmmm....couple of days ago we noticed that it was GONE!




Yesterday David called from the yard...to say he had FOUND the scarf!!! We went out to see...and...YES..THERE IT WAS!



UP ON THE NEIGHBORS ROOF!!!! A squirrel had hauled it up there for his nest!!! Oh how I wish i could have watched him/her drag that up there!!! Now is appears to be hung up on a nail or something...as it hasn't moved...

Just a moment of reminiscing...something we won't see again...


This was taken in 1979...that's my mom...and just LOOK AT THAT PRICE OF GAS..WOW...

how much is it by you!??? Here it's hovering at 3.39...

big HUGZ TIL NEXT TIME! THANKS FOR STOPPING BY....I'd love a comment!

Happy Monday Morning! which.....

bled into TUESDAY...UGH...blogger has been blogging down..and WOULD NOT LET ME UPLOAD PHOTOS... BUT
The sun is shining and it's supposed to be in the 40's!

We've been so busy taking Maxx back and forth from dr. to dr. and FINALLY we may ahve an answer to his limping...he underwent three MRI's last week and was tested for LYME disease...well the Lyme test came back negative...the MRI's revealed he has significant inflamation on his left pelvic bone around his muscle....we go back to the dr. this thursday for a more detailed report...and what may be giving him so much trouble SINCE AUGUST!

I've been sewing and swapping up a storm...I finished this little lady for a special friend...who asked...



...and you see that "flower power" patch??? twas mine...from the days of old...



I was in a little matchbox swap...with two sweet girls...
and these are the boxes I created for them...

...this one was for Heidi my retro gal...


...and this one was for Tammie my shabby chic gal....


I filled the little boxes with all kinds of goodies and made them a couple things as well!!!

And here are the goodies I received from them!

from Heidi...





and from Tammie!





EVERYTHING WAS SOOOO HEARTFELT AND PERFECT!!!! THANK YOU GIRLS!!!

AND THANK YOU SWEET HEATHER FOR PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER!

(pssst...is the science fair ALMOST HERE?????) please PLEASE say it is....Maddysen grew marigolds and fed them with alternative liquids....and also water...to see if seeds need water to grow....YES THEY DO....lol...the water fed plants were the only ones that grew...the milk plants got moldy and sour milk smelling...the vinegar PEEEW...AND THE JUICE WELLL THOSE LITTLE TSEE TSEE FLIES...HAVE MOVED IN....set up camp...and are having a neighborhood get together...or could be a family reunion...



...NEXT time we will find a different project??? lol....

big hugz til next time!