Butterflies and Blinged Out Baby Dolls

OK...LOL...so I thought this would give you girls a giggle...This was something I did yesterday for a baby shower that a lady drew out and wanted...I am still laughing at this cake...Baby Showers are not pastel pink and blue anymore! LOL

And this....

was a cake done yesterday and delivered to a barn in Robertsdale for a "hoe down" wedding and again, was designed by the bride...I thought that the pastel layers looked like a baby shower cake should, but when I got there to set up and added her Gerber Daisy's and the edible butterflies, I was like, " This is turning out to be a really strange cake day." LOL....These butterflies reminded me of you, Gypsy. :)

This has been another busy weekend and I am instead of curling up and watching CBS Sunday morning, about to have to go back to the shop and do yet another baby cake...LOL...I do believe I need your little flask, Blondie!

I love love love your website!!!! You have beautiful jewelry! I have my eye on a couple of pieces already! :) I know it will be a huge success! I am proud of you and Clive for opening your Ebay Shop!

Gypsy, drive safely and can't wait to see you when you arrive back in town!
We'll have to have coffee and maybe catch a couple of those old episodes of Sex In
The City...LOL...I knew you would get a chuckle from that.

Well, I guess I better scoot for now...Lucy ( my pain in the butt red mixer with a mind of it's own) is beckoning and there are cakes to be baked and messes from yesterday to be cleaned up...LOL
I love you both so much!
Sending hugs and kisses to you both!
Love,
Candygirl

The Road Not Taken

Hello My Precious Girls!

Sorry, it's taken me a minute to get situated here, due to greasy fingers from cheese puffs! I know, I need them like a hole in the head... My 21 year old mind says, 'go for it girl, it's been ages since you've had chips... But, then my 45 year old ass says, 'gurl, you know right where those are gonna end up!' Just for the record, the 21 year old won... Well, what can I say, you know what kind of judgement you have at 21! ;-)

Candy Girl, I'm with Gypsy, I laughed so hard at your Steelwood Story! Just for the record, I'm pretty sure my child was conceived on TT 17! :-) Bet they don't have anything regarding that sort of history on their Manor House walls! :-P Hey, did I ever tell you what one of my old Point Clear patients once told me... She was about 80 at the time, she said "Sugga, let me tell you, real Southern Women don't sip mint juleps, they drink bourbon while sittin on their verandas!" So, just in case the need arises again, go for the bourbon Girl! :-) But, let me just say, MB was on the right track! You go Girl! I'm thinking we should chip in and get you an emergency flask for just such occasions... You know, something blinged out and totally red-neck!

Gypsy, I'm so glad you're feeling more like yourself and that the Baby Boy is doing so well. I know it's meant the world seeing him back home again! I have a feeling that like is going to take some interesting turns for you in the near future. Finish you books, and send them in... It just pisses me off that now we can't go on Oprah with you, I think retiring after 25 years was a big mistake! Anyhoo... I'll settle for a book signing party at the local Barne's & Noble, or any place where they sell cheap books & legal addictive stimulants. Can you tell I recently watched "You've Got Mail?" :-)

You know... I sit reading the words that mark our journeys and realize how amazing our lives truly are... Again, with "You've Got Mail"... Something I've read in a book reminds me so much of our lives! How many people can truly look back and see that their brave choices have lead to some amazing places?! Granted, they weren't easy choices, or easy roads to get there, but look how far we've come!

Candy Girl, you own the most precious, and successful, store... And while I know it's a lot of hard work, I'm sure that you don't regret taking the chance, being brave and following a dream! I know I'm so proud of you, and for you! And wherever you decide to go from this point, it will be just as amazing! :-)

Gypsy... You've traveled and lived new places, you're a published writer... Which is what you've always wanted. You've met so many interesting people and you've lived life to the full... And now, a new chapter begins... New adventures, new people, a new beginning, but within the bosom of home and family. I know that you're going to shine in this new life, because you always do Buttercup!

I too am branching out a bit... You know how much I love jewellery... Check out Gemdrops4u2010 on Ebay. Clive & I have started a store and who knows, maybe some day it will get to the point that we can actually move it into a little shop. Let me know what you think, I need all the input I can get.

I'll leave you both with these words from one of my favorite poems, it just seems to fit the occasion.

"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."

Love to you both & to your Babies!

Miss you so very much...

The One Who Followed Love

Butterfly awakenings and potluck

Hello My DARLINGS!!

Well this is the FIRST day I actually feel a little like me in WEEKS. I was beginning to think I wasn't ever coming back. It's funny isn't it? The circles and cycles we go through. The trials and tears and the family and friends that are always there for us cheering us on, praying, laughing and crying with us.

It has been SUCH a time of change for everyone. I find myself tearing up at the strangest things. I think maybe it's just the end of a cycle and picking up and moving forward trying to redefine who I am. I was on auto-pilot survival mode for so long as a single mom, but ya know what? My baby is ok... thriving even. Not that he isn't searching for his own place and own answers, but that's just part of this thing we call life, isn't it?

So now, here I am with this life of mine... and what to do what to do? "Old enough to see behind me but young enough to feel my soul"

I feel like I am coming out of a cocoon. Maybe that's what life is - a series of rebirth, redefinings and renewals.

I am headed back home this weekend, and don't know what that will bring. I heard a line from a movie last night " I am so glad I can fit my life into 2 suitcases" lol, maybe that's me. ALL I know for right now is my son is happy, I am on the mend, Saturday Margaritas are waiting and lighten bugs are beckoning.

On a side note, I have been constantly giggling Candy Girl about you and Sex in the City .... lol... there is no way you can watch without having major epiphanies and a better understanding of girl stuff :)

"Some people are settling down, some people are settling and some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies."

I hope we all continue to find butterflies in a multitude of ways. Because although life is hard, sometimes unbearably bittersweet, we should always strive for fabulous. Always my darlings :) Thank you guys for being there.

Gypsy

Hey girlies!!!

Good Sunday morning!
I am sorry I haven't been here in awhile...what a week!!!! And next looks even busier! It's truly a good thing for business, but dang! My old body can't keep up with this!
Coffee in my new favorite Owl mug ( MaryBeth and I bought the cutest owl mugs at TJ Maxx last week and have been having some interesting tea parties in them...lol ) and watching CBS Sunday morning ( love that show ) and contemplating what to do with the rest of the day....
I could ( In Estelle fashion just for you, Blondie :)...
Clean Bathrooms
Do Laundry
Go To the Grocery Store ( I'm out of everything!)
Vacuum and Sweep The Floors
Dust
...And the list goes on and on.....

Or

I could just lay in bed and watch TV and read all day.

Which list would you choose?

I think I will opt for option number two! LOL I wish there were a Sex In The City Marathon on today...LOL...Yes, I admit that Jess got me to watch it and I am hooked...LOL...and when the girls see me watching it and making "eewwww" faces, they always ask, " Well Mom, why do you watch it if it scandalizes you? " It's just so, so, I don't know...interesting?

This has been a really tough week. Yesterday started at 2 a.m. and ended at 3p.m. and I am still tired from the day! And Blondie, I finally got to see what Steelwood Resort looks like! I had to do about 300 favors for Abby McInnish and Ben Sherman's wedding and deliver them there Friday afternoon. They had a guest list of 500 and it's being call the " Kate and William event of Bay Minette." LOL It started with having to get clearance to enter through a guarded gate...That was the first laugh to think that you would ever have to go through a guard gate to get to the lake...LOL....I actually had to state my business! LOL...I felt like I was entering Camp David or whatever that place is that the President goes to on Martha's Vineyard...LOL...In my most professional FBI voice, I said," I am here to deliver items for the McInnish wedding" Like it was some covert mission and was told, " You are clear to enter." What the fudge!!! Clear to enter the same old place where we built bon fires and drank beer and caught massive amounts of fish? Amazing!
And then, just driving over the nicely paved dam ( yes, they paved the top of the dam and that's the entrance! ) and coming upon all of the lakeside cottages that can be rented for the mere sum of $300 per day and million dollar homes all over the hillside, and freshly manicured golf course was just unreal...when I think of all of the brim and bass we caught and alligators that were "taken" because it was overpopulated...lol...and the old boathouse...it just left me with my jaw dropped to the ground and shaking my head....just to see Truck Trail 17 paved was eerie!
LOL....and then going through all of the winding and turning little paved roads and seeing little signs such as " Clubhouse" and " Lodge House Manor" everywhere left me laughing...LOL...I remember those little roads being called " Goat Pen" and " Truck Trail" and " Sand Bed"....LOL
Well, MaryBeth and I finally found the Lodge House Manor, which looked more like a Plantation Home from Gone With the Wind, and went in and came upon an amazing dining room and bar...behind the bar was a man that looked like the butler Niles on The Nanny...and he even talked like him....LOL...I asked where I could find Marvin, ( the guy that runs the Lodge) and he looked down his glasses at me and said in his best fake British accent, " Go around back to the servant's entrance and you shall find him there." and then went back to polishing glasses....I was dismissed!!!! So, we went back out and MaryBeth was muttering something like "What a pompass ass." under her breath....LOL
We came upon the back " servant's entrance" and I walked through the door and called out and a guy came out that looked like a short, plump version on Kelsey Grammar and looked, again, down his glasses at me, and said, " Yes" ( not surprising that he had the same accent as anal bar tender guy) and I told him who I was, put out my hand to shake his and he limply shook mine..( yikes!!! ) I stated by business and he waved his dismissive little hand to a nearby table and said," just put them there." and turned and walked out...I had been dismissed again!!!! So, I left my favors for the fantabulous wedding of the century, took my little back vehicle back down the winding and turning roads with the ridiculous names, almost ran over a man in a golf cart, LOL...and breathed a sign of relief when let out of the gate....Marybeth said, " Well, I feel like we should just go somewhere and have a mint julep and lament about not being able to birth no babies." LOL....That's my girl! Love her humor! I wish she had been old enough to do so and we sure would have!
Needless to say, the whole experience reminded me that you can take the red neck out of the woods, but his spirit is left there forever...in the form of little men who think that because they work for a place with some ranking in society that they can change their accents and look down their glasses at the peasants of the world knowing that they probably go home and eat Boloney Sandwiches and drink Bud Light just like everybody else...LOL.And for crying out loud dude! Change your name to Richard or something or else act like a " Marvin Milstead" the name your Southern, not British Mama gave you!!!!..and I don't care how many little cottages you scatter around TCI Lake..it will still be TCI lake with all it's memories and alligators, and bon fires and the biggest bass I ever caught in my life! I salute you, little red neck men pretending to be English....In my best redneck salute! Yee Hawww!

Of the many aggravating experiences I have had recently, I think that may top them. Still not as aggravating as the " Atmore Wedding Cake Delivery to The VFW" but closely ranking....LOL

I guess now, I am going to go crawl back into bed and enjoy this day...:)

I hope you both have a wonderful, lazy Sunday, too, and even better week next week.
I so look forward to seeing you soon, Gypsy! Bad Saturday is waiting on us!!!
Blondie, I so wish you could join us! We will drink a margarita for you!!!

Love you both so much!!!

Candygirl

The Journey Home

Gypsy... I know you wouldn't trade any of your adventures from this past year, but I'm so happy to know you're heading back home. Nothing can take the place of being close to Family & Friends! Plus, I know that no matter where you are, you'll always have grand adventures... You can't help it, they just follow you wherever you go! Wishing you safe journeys, great music, and some fabulous coffee on the trek South. Hey, and until I can hug them all for myself again, do me a favor and give everybody a big hug from me! And tell the Baby Boy, welcome home! :-)

Candy Girl, I hope your week is going good! Look forward to hearing all the news soon. Love to your Man & Yetties!

Will write more soon...

Love you both,

The One Who Followed Love

Wonderful things can happen, even late in the game, it's such a surprise

Wow! what a journey the past year (almost year) has been. From my baby moving away to living in 3 States, working in television, documentaries, the Louisiana men, the lessons, the strife, the changes... only to come to this conclusion..."I went looking for my ideals outside myself and discovered it’s not what the world holds for you, but what you bring to it. The dreams dearest to my heart are right here."

Anne, like my girls, never lets me down. And now I just wanna come home. It took a prelude to Beaches to realize what family and friends mean. Mobile isnt perfect, but it's home, and I have a lot to bring. My baby will be in GA but only 5 hours away.
I love the mountains, but they arent home :)But I have learned a lot and know myself so much better than I did starting out. Candygirl, you are so right, we are girls of simple things, important things, it's who we are. Just like Blondie isn't cut out for the big city, I'm not cut out to be alone.Well, without my family...

I always wanted to get here, and I did... now I just want the Delta.
I am feeling much better and looking forward to what I can bring to the world. Now if baby boy would go to College locally oh joy oh rapture....

Love ya'll

Batten down the hatches, the Gypsy is homeward bound.

Back In the Swing

Hello My Lovely!

Gypsy, I almost had a heart attack when I read your recent blog, I'm not ready to live out "Beaches" with either of my best girls! I surely hope you're feeling better, take care of yourself! Wish I had been there, I would have killed a chicken, gathered herbs from the mountain and made you a big ol' honkin pot of soup! :-) I totally agree with you, we all have that inborn instinct to cure and heal, I think it's something that just comes naturally with nurturer's, which is what all of us Girls are. What a beautiful trait the women in our family have passed down through the generations. I feel honored to be a part of such a legacy!

Candy Girl, I'm so glad you've had some quality time with your Girls, they are truly beautiful women! There is nothing more precious than seeing your Babies exhibit those beautiful qualities that you instilled in them, it's truly a humbling experience. When I read what you wrote about longing for time to spend when your Friends, doing all of the little things that bind us together, it made me sad. I hate that we're all so far apart and not able to pick up and go for lunch, or shopping for the day, hopefully one day soon that will all change and we'll at least be on the same continent! Until then, know that I long for those times too.

Well, things here have been crazy, to say the least. The wedding went really well, and the Bride was gorgeous. We should have some pics soon and I'll be sure to share. We were all exhausted afterwards, but it was certainly worth it to see the two of them enjoy their special day. I felt really bad for the Mom, she had the brunt of things, and really worked herself silly, but that's what we do for our children. We get along really well, she and I, not that we'll ever be best friends, but we have a genuine love and respect for each other, which is nice. I guess it's different when you're not the woman who came between you and your ex, cause I can't imagine feeling the same way about Peggy Hill.

I really am sorry for not writing in so long. Things have been so insane here, what with the move, the wedding, and then to top it all off my blood pressure shot up and while trying to regulate my meds I've had awful side effects, dizziness, nausea, and so very tired. The Dr put me off work until next Monday, which is really hard because they're having the busiest time of year right and it's the worst possible time to be short staffed. I have to say though, being off this last week I haven't missed the hustle and bustle of City life. I'm not cut out for being a working City Girl, it's just not in my DNA. I love the job, and the people, but I've realized how much I hate the big City life! Oh well, we do what we have too, right? I'll keep you posted.

Well, My Loves... It's a cloudy, rainy day here, I'm so loving it, and I'm gonna have a cup of coffee, ponder life a little, and miss you both so very much! My thoughts and prayers are always with you.

All My Love,

The One Who Followed Love

Monday Again....

Happy Monday girls!
Gypsy, I hope this finds you doing much better...you have certainly been in my thoughts and prayers. I need to send you a little care package complete with coconut bon bons....send me your address, please 'Mam. :)

Blondie, I hope your move has went smoothly and you are settling in to your new home. I thought of you and your new family yesterday...I know Rebecca was a beautiful bride. You will have to give us all the details of the special day when you can.

Here, things have just wound down from another very busy weekend....we catered a wedding this weekend and Sweet Annie and Nick was there, Blondie... Such a sweet couple :) Maybe one day we will get to do the same for them :)

My Jess came home for the weekend to spend Mother's Day with me...she goes back on Wednesday. It has been so good having her home for another of our " visits"...it still amazes me how much like me she is becoming. She went antiquing with some new friends Saturday and had a blast! She and her new friend were discussing her friend's wedding plans for next spring and they included antique lace and antique centerpieces for her guest tables. I love this!!! Their weekends are filled with cooking at each other's houses and sharing recipes, going to little antique stores and planning weddings. What I would give to be in my 20's again with such hope for the future and the fun of getting together with friends who share common interests....

This afternoon, she, MB and I went to have coffee, Barnes & Noble to drool over all of the new books, a walk on Fairhope pier at sunset, and ice cream on the way home. It was wonderful having both of my girls riding in the car with the windows down and the music up and laughing over silly things. I love these days....

Tomorrow, she will help me make the bon bons and such at the shop and we will have more catch-up girl talk....I am so looking forward to our time together....

I love how with each passing day, my daughters are growing, changing, and becoming their own person, but holding on to the things that I've taught them...the simple things that I always hoped they would remember as they grew older and would cherish as much as I do....like the love of reading, a sunset, or picking a bouquet of flowers in the yard....I am so happy to see the women they are becoming. I know that they will know so much more than I ever will and travel to so many more places that I could ever hope to go to...but the simple things will always be the things they cherish the most....for this I am so proud.

I hope you girls have a wonderful week and I hope to see you here soon.
Please know how much I love and miss you both.
And Gypsy....I hope you have some Gardenias on your mountain to smell this week and that your lightning bugs have made their debut ...

Drink a cup of tea for me...

Candygirl

Tresses, Twisters and proverbial Layers

Hey my Girlies,

Well Blondie, I can't help but to think about you, MOVING AND A WEDDING... big hugs and good thoughts your way(())!!

This past week has been a nightmare for me. After the days without water, food, electricity, GAS everything got REALLY bad...

I developed... something horrible - I don't know if it was bacteria from tainted water, food poisoning... maybe some form of tetanus, all I know is all day Saturday and Sunday I was in and out of lucidity... I had blood coming from my nose and ears... it started as this horrible pain in my right should, you know the way the tendons twist before a migrane.... maybe it was a form of MIGRANE.. all I know is I HAVE NEVER EVER EXPERIENCED PAIN LIKE THAT.... I think if I had a gun I would have ended it. It felt like I was wrestling a demon or something... it lasted all night Saturday.... I had no phone, no electricity, no gas... due to the storm I was totally shut off - couldnt have made it to my neighbors.... and I lost count of how many advil. aspirin and Excedrin I took, enough to kill me Im sure. I had to get up and use the Chinese ball on my back to rub out the knots, that helped a lot. And have been gathering a buying herbs and for some reason had made a yarrow tincture of sorts. Somewhere during the night I remember waking up with both my nostrilS bleeding thinking, "I am going to die" I really thought I might. It was in the 40's cold, no heat.... it was awful, and I remember thinking about Nic and should I try to write him something... and what would you say to your baby if you knew you were going to die.... I finally passef out, and woke with dried blood from my nose, my lips were numb, and my right jaw was the size of a base ball. I could barely open my mouth, but I was alive. The electricity and water came on for a bit, I was able to boil water and make poultices... dont tell me we dont have healer in us. I had REAL chamomile tea and yarrow root and comforter poultices to keep on my jaw and ear. I was weak. The power went off again I slept some. I woke up about 2 freezing , but the power just came back on. I spent the next 4 hours just keeping heat and poultices on my jaw, ear and neck. I had not been able to eat anything... I havent even told you about my stomach pain, but I couldnt keep any food down - a little tea.

I have had my moments but I am on the mend. And I thought about where we came from and how life must have been for women, and the knowledge they had to have and how instinct and books took over for me. I thought about the times Grandma had 11 kids and nothing but Faith, and how it made me fight. Personally, this has been one of the worst weeks of my life and one of the bests because of the lessons it has taught me. Which I will get to later. THE BIG turn for me was yesterday (Wednesday) when my biggest pain was hunger. I wanted eggs and grits, and although I horrified the sweet boy at our little market I was able to eat eggs, toast, and tea last night. My gall bladder is really sore but I think thats due to the upset stomach. We will see....

ANYHOW.... I know this is long but it has been life changing for me...

You have to love your body and how you treat right it and think about what you put into it. THE THOUGHTS of putting ANYTHING non organic makes me physically ill. It is a BRAND NEW DAY for me and I am a born again health food nut. End of story.

I AM GOING TO THE DOCTOR BLONDIE.... LOL ! I hate doctors, but my Gall Bladder and a couple more issues need to be seen to.

I am a big believer in herbal and holistic medicine. I believe I saved me, I didnt save me Grace, God saved me, but he/she gives us tools to do with as we please. I have studied herbs for years and there is so much to learn. These were extreme conditions with the tornadoes and all but it is an extreme world. Can you go into the woods and cure your family from fever,or dysentery, draw out poison? In Alabama it's in our back yards. And we come from a long line of healers it's in our DNA. The plants will speak to you if you listen (the Indians always said they do)

The last thing I want to comment about in my lessons learned is LOVE.

I love my family SO much. We are a strong, of the land, of the wind people.
When I woke up thinking I might die, I thought about how many other people go thru this around the world, not in times of extreme disaster, but daily, just trying to go get clean water for their children to LIVE. We have to try to acknowledge that and make a difference.

My SON is my heart.

And when I thought about the possibility of dying alone... well I had Boomer, who licked my face and never left my side) I realized that I REALLY DO believe in MY happily ever after. And when all is said and done, I would rather have died alone, than in the arms of someone I settled for. I might regret those words. But I know HE is out there and HE is extraordinary... so that's my saga girls. My biggest problem now is because of the Bamboo guys not paying me and the storms- is trying to survive until I have the energy to get new clients.

and I side note - after my shower yesterday... are you grateful for hot showeres? ( you should be) I put a ponytail on the TOP of myhead and cut off about an inch and a half.... PERFECT PERFECT LAYERS.. MAYBE the best I've ever had, so I officially undamn thee Meg Ryan


Much Love to my girls,

The Brand New Old Gypsy

Happy Monday, girls!

I hope this finds you both doing well and working on that good old cup of coffee. I am working on my third..LOL.
Gypsy, I hope you had a good long shower, a hot meal, and a good sleep last night. You have been in my thoughts and prayers so much these last few days. I can't even begin to imagine what people are feeling in North Alabama. It's just all so sad and unbelievable. You just have to hope that something good will come of it all.

Gosh, I hate Mondays! It's like on Mondays the whole past week catches up with your body and you feel 80 years old, complete with those wonderful pains and groans upon getting out of bed. At least that's how I feel.
I would love to know what it is like to wake up refreshed and pain free just one morning. You know, like Snow White, with birds singing and little animals fluttering all around you and you just feel like singing in a sweet soprano voice? LOL..I'm not sure I can even remember waking up feeling like that. Speaking of how you feel when you wake up.....

This weekend, we got a new mattress set. Our old one was firm and we had reached the point of having to replace it or sleep on the floor. Needless to say, this new set did not do so well last night and I feel like I have been totally beat up this morning. Maybe the floor would be a better option. Maybe I will just have to get used to it. I thought all pillow tops were soft...NOT! I kept molding to it and not being able to move and just felt trapped! And it sits pretty high off the floor, so I am afraid with my short stubby legs I am going to injure myself getting down from it. Heaven help me if I fall off of it...LOL
The bright side of things is that Dana went through the room and threw away every trace of Southwestern decor. Wolf pictures, dream catchers, and yes, even the kokopelli rugs! LOL...He said that it was like finally throwing Cindy away because the Southwestern decor was what she liked and he had liked it too when he lived in the desert, but it doesn't "fit" in Alabama...LOL....I was soooo glad to see those rugs on the trash pile this morning on top of those matresses! And the funny thing is that the little old man that cruises around Bay Minette on Monday mornings sifting through people's trash for goodies didn't even want them! LOL...I peeked out the window when I heard his old truck out there to see if he would take them and he looked at them and threw them back down..he actually looked angry! .LOL...And I have heard several other vehicles do the same...LOL. You know, that is the reason it is called trash, people! I would have taken them to Thrift Town and donated them if I had thought someone would want them.
The other day, Dana put a large and very heavy dollhouse bookcase by the road that MB didn't want in her room any longer and we had no way to take to Thrift Town since the Kia died ( yes, it finally died ). We just sat back and waited to see who would come along and get it and made a bet on how long it would take. It was about 10 minutes and two elderly ladies pulled up in a Lincoln and hoisted that big old heavy thing up in the trunk like Hulk Hogan before Dana could offer to help them. We then saw it the next day on display outside the little junk shop behind the Cubbard Service Station that Vivian works at...you know the one, Gypsy? I laughed so hard to see it there. Amazing that people have no qualms about sifting through other people's trash in the daylight while they are home. I would never do that, unless it was something totally spectacular that needed me. Then, I may swallow my pride a little, but I would put on a trench coat and dark sunglasses and look around to see if anyone was looking and do it very quickly...LOL...and of course I would never admit I had done it. When someone asked where my spectacular find had come from, I would say, " this quaint little antique shop called Other People's Treasures"...LOL.
Well, I better scoot for now and get busy....the project this morning is to clean out the closet ( again! ) and mop the bedroom so that I can put a coat of wax on the floor tomorrow. Oh my gosh! I sound like Estelle, Blondie! LOL... We are "streamling" our bedroom and taking all of the clutter out to make it easier to clean. Does " streamling" and " declutter" mean that I am getting old? Does it mean that I have realized that I don't have the time or energy to dust and that if you haven't used it in 6 months you don't need it? Does it mean that it is pointless to keep so many magazines? ( Magazines are like my drug addiction...drives Dana crazy the way they are piled everywhere...LOL...but I LOVE my Southern Living, Southern Lady, Tea Time, Taste of the South and Victoria..I'm sure you both will agree with me there..it is necessary to keep your old magazines... ) Tell me your thoughts on this girlies.

I love you both and wish you a wonderful week. Take care and hope to see you here soon.
Candygirl