http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9 en-us Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:17:58 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=189 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:17:58 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=188 Anyway, we were fortunate enough to have a wonderful week with the kids. Matt and Shannon had planned this wonderful day in Kansas City to take Maddie to see Disney Princesses on Ice. We had wonderful seats and Maddie sat spellbound through the whole thing. Of course, I believe that she is the most brilliant, beautiful, fantastic grandchild in the world but we were wondering how she would do sitting still for about 3 hours but she was mesmerized from the first second. It was our first real outing like that together and we had so much fun. Of all the princesses - Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariele, Belle, Mulan we think that Belle is her favorite because whenever she says her name she whispers it almost in reverance! :D
The other highlight of the trip was that I was able to go with Shannon to the first ultrasound of the new Grandbaby that is on the way!!! We are so thrilled beyond words - this one is due the end of October so you know where we will be for Halloween! Shannon was so thougthful and sweet to let me experience that with her - we saw the baby immediately. The miracle of it all never ceases to amaze me.

Hope all is well and enjoy the wonderful sunny days ahead! Love.....barb :D ]]> Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:21:27 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=187
1. Not knowing what "Def" means and not knowing anybody in the Hip Hop community that I can ask!!

2. The lingering suspicion, that each time you lather up with a 2-in-1 "Shampoo + Conditioner", that it isn't quite as effective as applying Shampoo and Conditioner seperately.

3. Tornados that don't kill the people who chase them.

So that's all for today.......Much love....barb :D]]> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:51:23 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=186 Just to keep you updated the snow pack has begun to melt and I do not feel like a member of the Donner Party anymore - however those memories will not fade quickly. (maybe I should write a book!) But just so that I don't forget where I live - last Friday I was driving down the main highway to Spokane and all the "traffic" was stopped because there was a big Bull-Moose walking around on the road!!! (I know I am not in California anymore!! :D!!)

Ok...a couple of things that make you think..."Don't you just hate it that..."

1. That Barry Manilow didn't write his hit song "I Write the Songs."
2. Restaurants with indistinct figures, like a rooster and a chicken, or slang (like at Outback with Blokes and Sheilas) indicating which restrooms are for men and which are for women.
3. Celebrity impersonators who act like "their celebrity" even offstage.
4. Cutesy product names that misuse the letter Z (like: "Cheez," and "E-ZPass").

and last but not least.....

5. Waking up with your arm numb and thinking..."This time it's paralyzed."

Much love to you all.....barb :D
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1. Did you know that the Washington State Policeman (they call them "troopers" here) just won the award for being the BEST DRESSED STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT Group!! Part of their uniform is a black bow tie ....which they actually wear!!!

2. I watched the Miss America Pageant last night and was so upset that they had turned it into a sort of "Reality Show"!! I made Steve write the Miss America Pageant (I am sure some heads will roll now!!)

3. As I am approaching 50 I am feeling a little old but how about these things that have been around a long time:

Toothpicks - since the discovery of the wheel
Cinderella - from 9th century China
Belly Dancing - from 5000 B.C.
Mother Goose rhymes - 500 years old
Pulling turkey wishbones - from 5th C. B.C.
Bee-Keeping - 13,000 B.C.

So have a great week - if you are in California....stay dry!!!

Much love...Barb

Go Patriots!!! :D]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:36:41 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=181
We are in our 5th day of temperatures in the single digits or below 0!!! This is way way to cold and more than I signed up for - for sure!!! We are very lucky if it "warms" up to the low twenties!! I keep thinking about my sweet friend Lisa in Maui and trying to understand the injustice of it all! lol (I'm laughing through the icicles) :D

I hope you have a great weekend......hugs...barb :D]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:00:03 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=179
That's all for now - I will "see" you again in a couple of days.....I am doing a big "spring" cleaning and have messes everywhere!!! Hugs....barb :D


"If you do your Spring cleaning in January guess what you don't have to do in the Spring....."
- Michael Scott-]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:11:49 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=178 The darling picture above is of Maddie starting young and enjoying some yummy cookie dough!! One of the most fun things that we did was make Christmas cookies and she was so delightful. I will show you another picture in a couple of week of her darling "Rachel Ray-like" sprinkle technique but to begin with we sat her down gave her a spoon and she promptly stuck it in the dough and then gave it a taste!!!! YUM!!!
We had the most delightful ten days together - very much missing Bruce and Darlene. I had prayed for a "White Christmas" for my Mom and Dad (their first ever!!) and we had just that!! My darling Mom and Dad did Fantastic on their flights....I was so proud of them!!! And Maddie was adorable and wonderfully entertaining from morning til night. She fell in love anew with Pop and Gram (my mom and dad) and has been asking for them ever since. It is such fun to watch Matt and Shannon "be parents" - they are loving and encouraging and surround her with such a total sense of security and affection and cofidence. They are amazing!!!
I will have more stories to share in the weeks to come but for now - Happy New Year my sweet friends and family. May God bless you richly in the coming days!!! Big Hugs....barb :D

P.S. FYI.....Except for Alaska and Louisiana, which U.S. state is divided into the fewest counties, with only three??? Delaware! (Isn't that weird???)]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:28:29 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=177
Check back in a couple days for my first 2008 blog!!!]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:48:04 GMT http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-LG02swAzerSI0.E5F.5fdZT9?p=174
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