Cindy Lu Who . . . . . . . .

This little cutie pa-too-tie came for a surprise spring visit.
This is Vivie with freshly painted fingernails. I'm doing better
with her than with her older sister.
There is a great story, about 12 bottles of polish,
a rug, a blankie and bedroom carpeting that goes
with her older sister when she was this age!!

She really likes me. . . . . . honest. It just took
a couple of days to warm up to me!!

Those blue eyes are pretty amazing.
They sort of take your breath away.
She has a most charming smile to go with them.

This is Vivvers playing in the bathroom.
Curiosity is boundless when you're little.

She did a great job of lining everything up on the
bench. She was so fun to be with.
It's hard to be 1300 miles away from this smile.

Megan, Vivien and Harmony out and about. Looking
for "stuff" nothing in particular, and everything
in general.

Miss Megan will be 30 in a couple of days.
This is a cheesecake she requested rather
than regular b-day cake.
Alex and Isaac was loving lighting
"as small brush fire" atop the
dessert!

Isaac helped her with the lighting ceremony and
blowing them out.
It was such fun having her here. I told her
since it is so hard to get everyone here, she
should rotate, and bring them each here
separately. She wasn't sure that was going
to happen. I've mentioned this in a previous
post, it should be illegal for grandchildren to be
more than 300 miles away!!! But if they do,
children need to post on their blogs more often.
(hint hint Megan & Aimee!!)

I'm feeling all sad and weepy. I've dropped Megan
and the youngest Taylor Tot off at the
airport. We just talked to Aimee. I'm thinking that
time is moving too fast. I'm missing the days
when my own children were small and
it seemed like a quiet afternoon was just
a sweet future dream. Here it is and I'm
wanting the chaos of little ones in my home.
*sigh*
I want to stop and smell the roses.
Enjoy the moment.
All those cliches I heard and ignored.
Where's the do-over button, there
are times I want it.

ummm. . . . . . .help

I was looking in the mirror the other day and I found some white hairs in my eyebrows! What is up with that? I have so few eyebrows that I must do the "fill-in" already. *sigh* Every day it gets harder and harder just to stay "incredibly average" I'm scared for when I cannot see my eyebrows, when I cannot draw a straight line with my eyeliner, when I cannot see my lip line to apply lipstick. I now know why Betty Davis started looking like she did toward the end. Wow!!

A Classic Shared. . . .

I have a daughter that has never had the good fortune of watching "The Sting" Ah, we remedied that last night. She and I cuddled up on my bed and popped in the disc. Another Scott Joplin lover is born. (along with Newman & Redford) She's gonna want to practice the piano. It's on my top-10 list. Definitely worth the price of admission.

HAPPY FEET!

Over the weekend I realized that it had been January since I had participated in any kind of retail therapy.
My Macy's card was sitting in my wallet feeling useless and unappreciated.
So, on Tuesday, I grabbed Harmony and we marched our sassy selves to the Macy's at the old Cottonwood Mall location.
I had coupons and there was a terrific shoe sale going on.
I spied the sweet slip-on pictured above in the circular that appeared in my mailbox the week before.
I had my heart set on them.
We purchased them. The size we needed were not in stock.
That's how popular they are.
They were able to find them at the "fulfillment center" (don't you love that name)
The sales clerk told me it would be 7-10 days.
That was Tuesday.
They arrived today.
Yipee Zipee.
I also purchased those sassy animal print slippers for Harmony.
We are happy.
Plus +++++
we each found a new "unmentionable"
in the intimate apparel department.
The "girls" are happy, perky and well supported!!!

This is what 3 looks like!

Mr Alexander Thomas turned 3
We were invited for cake and
ice cream last Saturday.
This is what if is like to be 3
and think you're "Super Wy"
Super Wy has a side-kick
named "Alpha Pig"
He loves them both.
Grandkids are your "do-over" in life.
We are going to watch Alex and Isaac
next Friday night. We have big plans
for Saturday. . . . can't wait.

It's April for pity sake!!!

These are some pictures
I took this afternoon from my
back door.
The sun is out and some
of the snow has "packed down."
This is crazy.
But, lo. . . . it is
Conference Weekend and you
know the old saying:
"The heavens weep when Mormons meet"
So not only did the heavens weep
last night by raining,
the heavens "hardened their heart"
and sent us snow.
Ah, I will try to remember
this in the heat of a July afternoon.

Crocus. . . . .harbinger of Spring!

Hello Spring. I'm feeling invigorated. I'm wanting to dig in the dirt. I wanted to leave work early. I want to go spend money. I made some iced tea yesterday afternoon preparing for today. It's time to put Brutus in the back of the garage, and bring Benny out!! Where's my helmut. Where's the sunscreen. Oh, glorious Spring. Let me sing your praises.