Absorbent and yellow and porous is he...

One of my many talents. What you can do with an extra piece of sponge.....

Feel like making...music!!

I know you all have been waiting for this moment, I know I was! Ok, here we go. I PLAYED MY FIRST SONG ON MY GUITAR ALL THE WAY THROUGH BY MYSELF LAST NIGHT!!

Ok, so it was Tom Dooley, but it was a song!! I'm so excited. My fingertips are sore and I hope to make them sorer (is that a word) with the next coming weeks. I have ALOT of practice ahead of me. I actually feel like I'm getting somewhere! Today two-chorded oldies, tomorrow STARDOM!!

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Not lack of want

Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted huh? OK OK, I'm sorry!! sheesh! Hopefully those of you that check in now and then to see if I've updated are still stopping by. I have lots of stuff to report on, all selfish things. What I've done, how I feel, what I've bought, were I've been. None of it seems significant enough at all to write about now.

I have a whole new set of priorities now.

Last week my brother was in an accident at work. I don't know the specifics of how and why. I just know that he messed up his hand, lost part of a finger and may lose more. People are right when they say "he's lucky it could have been worse" yeah, true, but it is pretty bad! What makes it bad for me is several reasons. Firsty,we do not live in the same town. I want to be able to tell him I'm here to help if he needs it, but the truth is, I'm not "there" I'm "here." Also, I know he is a strong person, I could start another blog on what makes me proud to be his sister and how I admire him for what he has accomplished and overcome. He will suffer in silence instead of yelling out, which is what he needs to do some times.

I don't know if yelling out is the same as this, but his son told me last night that he started a blog. I was thrilled. He is an awesomly smart man with a great personality that attracts many people. He has many interests and has an eclectic taste in music. He is a former Marine and father of one son. He went back to school to become an electrician while working more than full time sometimes and a family to take care of. I figured all his knowledge and experiences would make for a very interesting and entertaining blog. However, when I clicked on the link in the IM, the first thing that hit me was the name of his blog, and I knew there would not be much entertainment in this one. I was sad immediately, but quickly felt relieved that he began it to use it as a place to put all the complaints, and feelings and other comments he would not "burden" his family and friends with.

Everyone would tell me, including him, that he's doing great with it, he's laughing and joking, he says he's fine. But I wondered about the pain, I wondered about that anger, I wondered about the feelings that he wouldn't..maybe couldn't...explain to a sympathetic face in front of him.

His blog is first on my list. I will read it daily, maybe even more often than that. I may never speak of it to him, I may never bring it up to others, but I'll read it intently and attentatively and hopefully he'll know it's my way of supporting him without nagging him to let me help and smothering him with more advice and sympathy. But I hope that he knows I have both for him when he needs it.

My work here is done

My daughter at 5, 11 years ago...sings to me while driving in the car "Momma, Momma I'm coming home!"

My son, at 6, about a month ago...sings to me while driving in the car "I'm just sitting in my car and waiting for my girl."

My son at 4, yesterday in the car, asks me to skip through the channels for a "good song" and stops me and tells me "this is the one." "Scuse me, while I kiss the sky."

They are musical geniuses I tell ya. I'm very proud.

i love spirit week

crazy hair day...need i say anymore?

Fashion, friends, food and a good cause

Last weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Garden of Wishes fashion show at Independence Middle School presented by the Bethel Park Cheerleaders and Athletes benefitting Make a Wish.

My niece, Tori, is the Make A Wish child and has enjoyed many activities with the cheerleaders of Bethel Park, and everyone involved.

You've seen pictures of my niece, she's on my blog and reads it regularly. She was born with Tricuspid Atresia, a gongenital birth defect of the heart. Tori had her first operation when she was 8 months old. I arrived the day after, and exiting the elevator, was met by Tori in a stroller being pushed around the hallway. I was amazed, and have been ever since with her strength. She was lucky enough to make it almost 8 years before needing another. She seems like just your average 10 year old, but she does require frequent trips to the doctor's office and restraint from some activities she would love to do-like gymnastics.

The show was beautiful. The gowns from Babbetts were amazing, the set was incredible and everyone had a wonderful time.



Tori had two really good friend's of her's there. Jasmine and Courtney. They were alot of fun and seemed very proud of Tori.




















It's a shame these pics are so small and the others won't even upload!!! She looked beautiful and did a wonderful job.

I am currently looking into finding the nearest chapter (or even starting one) around here.

Make A Wish Foundation

Overheard in the mailroom....

"It's so easy now, I can do it blindfolded and with my eyes closed."

so long friend

i just wanted to take a moment to say goodbye to a fellow blogger. Amy hung in there as long as she could. In the end, she just let go. It was time.

my evening

what i have to look forward tonight.

*gorilla bread

*homework

*guitar practice

*explaining to my 5 year old why it's not acceptable to depants your classmates.

stop laughing, it's not funny