Looking Back - and Laughing Out Loud - Fabulous Friday!

Today I realized I did not have all of Boo Boo La La's first-day pictures in one place.

Facebook has been showing them to me lately and I decided today I better get them together as I only have so many years left!!! (she was reminding me she will be 13 SOON today!)

And scrolling through Google Photos as I was I came upon gems that NEEDED to be published. 

You see, I went to a movie with these two ladies on Wednesday night and it was so much fun. 

They are both VERY crafty, me not so much.

They are both VERY funny. 

I love them! 

Patty!!! Who makes days fun and can be found hooping, crafting, listening, grabbing candy and parades, boating, maybe has a beer in her hand, but always reaches out for yours! 

And well this is Boo Boo's funny side....from 4th grade.

Enjoy and Happy Friday Peeps! 

Mom's are the best.

Yesterday T-bone said I was the best.  And gave me a kiss.

I need to bake him a cake.

I have been looking and google-ing for this recipe for years now.  About 13 to be exact.

I am the one who found it originally, but WHO kept a copy?

My mom.  That is who.

Mom's are the best.

I made this cake with my mom for our February Engagement Party.  Which was a BLAST!!!

Enjoy!

And here you thought I would post about the First Day of School. Pfft.

Mother! Mother! (you do know I am forty-something, right?)

I love love love my mother - she is my FAVORITE person to talk to about stuff.  She is the best. 

This past weekend our furnace went out.  Since I was taking @iambooboolala to a birthday party in their neighborhood I called and asked if I could borrow a space heater to help out until we got the part to fix the furnace.  (T-bone can fix things like that.  My best friend in college's mother told us, "Marry rich, or potential to be rich, or at least make sure he can fix shit around the house.")  My parents told us that they could locate one and asked when we would be over. 

"About five."
"Okay, see you then."

Driving to the party about 2pm I get a call on my cell phone.

"Lisa Ann?"
'Yeah Dad?'
"You're mother is all worried about @Iambooboolala being too cold tonight.  Do you want her to stay with us?"
"Dad, I am half-way to Chaska now and didn't bring any clothes with for her, so I don't think that will work."
"Well..."
"Dad, T-bone has the in-floor heat going and with the space heaters the house should be just fine."
"Okay, see you later."

Mothers.
Did she really think I wouldn't keep my baby warm that I spent three years trying to get, nine months growing and twenty-two months breastfeeding?

No.  She really didn't.  She was just being a Grandma.

But it made me laugh later that day when I heard this song on the radio.



Happy Friday!

A glimpse at my mother...

Back in the day...Yes, this is me at about age 7 & Pete about age 3.

My mother used to always say whenEVER we fought

"Why can't you be more like Donny and Marie???"

whatEVER!

I called him pet names like "Fart Blossom" and dressed him like a girl...

&

He chased me around with kitchen utinsels, knives or whatever when he got sick of being picked on...

when he got older and bigger than me we just chased each other around taunting.

Flash Forward to 1999.  I am getting married, buying a house and just moved home from Indiana.  My mother emailed me and said,

"You know how I used to always want you to be like Donny & Marie?  Well...I changed my mind.  They are a MESS!  What with the anxiety, panic, eating disorders and depression.  I am glad you are who you are."  

She still feels guilty about stuff like that to this day!  She called me about a month ago and asked if I felt deprived because we never went to the town easter egg hunt growing up...
I didn't even know it existed!  We got our Easter Baskets at home!

(I think she worries because her mother used to always say "Wicked Wicked Mommy!" when my mother disciplined us in front of her...)  Ahh, Gigi - click to read about HER!

So, what I am trying to say today is - Mom...don't worry so much.  I love you and none of that stuff EVER crosses my mind as a negative!

I love you through and through. 
still...let's see how screwed up the Osmonds were....  ;)

There goes Santa Claus...MEme Monday.

Wanted:

Better video camera to take cool videos of random happenings to myself and Boo Boo La La.

p.s. Santa made our day Saturday!

An Award for the Nest!

This lovely award from my fellow blogger THEMOM made my week!

It is my first blog award and I was very touched that she chose my blog as one that was worthy of it -

And so now it is my turn to pass along the award as follows:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.”

So I am sending all of you along to the following blogs - when I have time to read them I truly enjoy what these people have to say and feel they deserve recognition too.

1. Faux Martha for her kind spirit and philanthropy
2. My dear friend Paige and the SEARCH for her BEE People
3. Little People Wealth because we all need a friend who knows where to find the deals!
4. MamaNeena because I need to know someone else feels my pain
5. Little Circosta's Media Grab - because Sam needs birthday wishes and his Daddy has good politics
6. hmmmmmm, because she is a wonderful person - and needs some good karma!
7. RoseCreekCottage has lovely things to say, such a positive blogger
8. Future Poltergeist can be counted on for awesome Friday photos

and I would have shared others, but some of the blogs I read have gone private. Please enjoy what my people have to say!


Now you lovely bloggers and share who you like with me!