Something Pretty to Share

I found this and had to share, it's an ad for John Lewis department store in London.  I can imagine each one of my girls in this and need a tissue.  We went to a wedding recently and they had the same song with pictures of the bride growing up, the photos were so similar to our girls pictures now.  At the time all I could think was 'I want to hit the pause button, I can't keep up life's going too fast, I just want a moment to breathe and watch before its over.'   This ad sums it up nicely and reminds me again to breathe and be in the moment with these gals before I have to watch their videos and wonder were the time went.

Beautiful Bluebells

Lovely bluebells
and friends,
here are some photos of both. 

Belles and Bluebells

This week we were invited to a garden party by our dear friends Mr. and Mrs "H" to pick bluebells for spring.   We had no idea that when we went through their gate a fairyland was waiting on the other side.  The girls were joined by friends and armed with scissors to pick to their hearts content in this magical back yard, filled with lilac, tulips, stepping stones, flowering trees, a little bench under the lilacs and of course bluebells.   To refresh the ladies after all their hard work, a tray containing little glasses of pink lemonade, another of cookies;  pink iced sugar, lacy oatmeal, and pink sandwich.  And to top it all off and to the delight of all the little girls present, a pretty bowl filled with pink marshmallows.   It was a beautiful day.

Good Reading

This is a great article for all you book lovers:  Helen Simonson's: Three Stories of Gossip Not  Even Austen Could Resist.

Funny Girl

Tonight at dinner Lila said: "Daddy I am going to save all of my money and pennies and buy Mama Teri a wheel chair to take to Disneyland when she is super old,  we will just pop her in and go!"   Well that is planing ahead.

Also said today by the very same girl: "I am going to be an Uncle when I grow up. Anya can have kids, but I don't want to, they can be crazy and drive my mind crazy."   Well she should know!

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

Playing Whack-A-Mole

What's going on here?

I have been neglecting this site, however my reason is good as I've been holding very still and recovering from an exhausting and painful game of whack-a-mole. Which is BORING!!!! I have never wanted to scrub toilets or load a dishwasher more.

A couple of weeks ago I went to the dermatologist for my annual mole check. Do you do that? If not make your appointment today!

I started my mole checks after my Dad had some melanoma removed, it runs in the family. So for the past few years I've made the annual trek to one of my favorite doctors. (really she is brilliant, and the mother of three gals as well) My usual visits include a check for abnormal spots, my questions answered and if there are any renegade moles she takes a picture them. (If there is any concern it is nice to have a baseline to compare to.) With this visit I had what my doctor called an active mole, with several things going for it. SO it was better off me than on, and a biopsy would tell us what we need to know.

If you want more information: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/ped_7_1_What_You_Need_To_Know_About_Skin_Cancer.asp
Skin cancer is no joke however if it's caught early enough it's very treatable, annual check ups are an important part of prevention, and treatments.
Have you made that appointment yet? Go ahead do it right now, I'll wait for you...

So I made the appointment and had it removed, and because my doc rocks it was completely removed just in case the biopsy tells us it's more than a mole trying to stand out from the crowd. For now it hurts and for two weeks I can't pick up ANYTHING, moving my back is not allowed. My folks, bless their hearts are retaining order and peace at my house while Paul is at work and then go back home at the end of the day to fall asleep in their soup.

All this because someone called me pastie back in school. I tell you what, if there is one great thing that the vampire genre of books has done that would be to bring good old fashioned pale back, no longer are we called pastie and told to go get a "healthy" glow. The only true glow comes from clean living, a healthy conscious and happy heart. Instead of a tan, for instance, consider a liver cleanse.


All this week I've been looking for something to do from my chair. I've taken advantage of the time catching up on my reading and surfing the Internet. (Sounds more active)
This is what I have been reading, check it out for a quick smile. Also this, this and that.


Enjoy.