Fun Filled Tuesday

Yesterday, was a long day. Lou and I met my dear friend Bonnie for breakfast at Bob Evans. Holly joined us with the children so Bonnie could see Baby Mariah and to hand off the D Boy to us for the day. Had a lovely time time at breakfast. Bonnie was able to cuddle with the baby...and she needs the practice as her daughter Erin will be having a baby girl next month.

We then took Dylan to the Wild Bird Center to pick up bird seed and a new goldfinch feeder. He was fascinated with the bubbly water fountains

and the whirligigs outside the store...pick me up Gramps

We went home and played in the dirt...watered the garden, and Dylan and me

While I was cooking dinner, I set up the laptop for him to watch Donald Duck cartoons and when I turned around from the stove I found him sound asleep. We also did some face painting, as you can see the moon on his face...the other cheek had a star and his arm had a green snake.

But before he fell asleep I noticed Dylan's right eye was a little bloodshot...within an hour he had green goo running out of that eye and 20 minutes later...the other eye was the same. Called Holly and said, "I think Dylan has pick eye so give the pediatrician a call." The baby woke up with it this morning. I spent the morning wiping every surface I remember the child touching yesterday but I'm sure it's probably far too late for that as we were
receiving hugs and kisses all day yesterday.

Off to the mirror to check my eyeballs...I'll take a look at Lou's eyes as I run through the wood shop on my way to the mirror in the bathroom. No green goo so far.

Coloring Glass Bottles and Jars

I believe this is something I'm gonna have to try. It says it's waterproof and I'm thinking I can color some jars and have them on hand for the summer to use as vases when I want take flowers from the garden to friends and family.

You can find the directions for this on mydesignfolder.com

A Perfect Day...

Hope you all had a perfect Easter Day.

Our day was wonderful. The weather was beautiful and we had brunch here at home with
some of our favorite people.

Dylan was thrilled with how his magic beans had grown.

Our sweet little Mariah J was adorable in her bunny hoodie and got to meet her great aunts and uncles who hadn't gotten to see this baby bunny before.

We had an egg hunt and Darlin' D had a grand time gathering all the eggs.

And Lou and I discovered that preparing brunch for a houseful of family and helping the Easter Bunny with egg hiding duty isn't as easy as it use to be. After everyone left for their next Easter Day stop, we cleaned up the kitchen and then sat down in the living room to relax a bit. We woke up several hours later. We must be gettin' old!

Magic Beans

Last weekend, after coloring eggs for Easter, a Little Boy and his Great Grandmother planted magic beans...beans that were the colors of the rainbow.

Although many were planted, the Little Boy thought, "These beans are so pretty, I think I must eat a few to be sure they are as tasty as they appear. "

The Little boy then took the pot of magic beans outside in the sunshine to cover them with soil and push them way into the pot to be sure they would grow.

He tapped, tapped, tapped the soil to be sure the beans would be nice and snug in the pot.

Just in time for Easter, the magic beans grew into lovely large lollipops that are the color of the rainbow. On Easter morning the Little Boy will see how the magic beans grew into such beautiful and tasty treats.

From our Family to Your Family
Wishes for a Beautiful Easter

The Dogwood

This morning, when I let Lucy out, I noticed how many flowers my dogwoods have this year. I'm sure that is due to the mild winter we had.
The trees should be in full bloom for Easter Sunday.


Several years after we moved into our house, Lou came home with 2 small dogwood trees as a gift for me. That was over 35 years ago. My Mom had planted 2 or 3 dogwood trees in the backyard of the house where I grew up and I always knew I would want one in the garden of my home. On my wedding day the trees were in full bloom and photos were taken of the bridesmaids and the bride, posed in front of the large white flowering trees.


It is fitting that the dogwood trees will be flowering fully for Easter.


I found the dogwood story on http://www.care2.com

The story goes that when Jesus was awaiting crucifixion and when the crosses were being made the trees begged God to spare them, but the Dogwood begged not for it's life but for the life of Jesus.

The Roman soldiers picked the Dogwood.

The Dogwood pleaded with God to use another wood but God did not intervene. The Dogwood would now carry the body of Christ to his death and the Dogwood knew that for all eternity Dogwoods would be known for this horror.

God in his wisdom spoke to the Dogwood and understood the tree; in that time Dogwoods were tall straight trees that provided sturdy timber for homes and vessels, safety for the animals. bowls for food, utensils to cook with; and God spoke.

God told the Dogwood that the burden that was carried would be carried only one time, and from that time on Dogwoods would be knarly small trees with poor timber size so not Dogwood could be used in this manner again, God told the Dogwood that the Dogwoods would now be responsible for eternity to help people remember.

The Dogwood would only bloom for a very short time before and after the date of the crucifixion, the flower would have just 4 petals representing the hands and feet of Christ, they would be marked with a hole and the blood of Christ and the center of the flower would be circular raised and represent the head of Christ wearing the crown of thorns.

And so it is today, the Dogwood is a small twisted tree, it blooms at Easter and the flower....well look for yourself.

Pansies and Milkshakes...

I do love pansies but don't usually plant them in the spring because for me, the plants never make it through the summer. I don't want to have to replant pots or flower beds. But I'm having Easter brunch here on Sunday. We usually go to a family style restaurant with lots of family for Easter, but with our new little granddaughter I thought it would be easier on the new parents just to have something here. So I did purchase some pansies for the two pots by the front door. Dylan was with us yesterday and he helped me to plant the yellow, white and purple pansies. We had a great afternoon playing in the dirt, but Dylan especially liked watering everything with the hose...even his Mom Mom.

In the morning Lou and I picked up the grandson and before going home, stopped at Jennifer Crafts to restock our booth with signs and blocks. Just outside of the Marley Station Mall, where the shop is located, is Ann's Dari-Creme and it has been the place to grab a foot long hot dog and a milkshake since 1951.




Darlin' D split a hot dog with me, but the vanilla milkshake was his favorite.

I Love You to the Moon and Back to Infinity and Beyond

New Nursery Sign

For my two beautiful Grandbabies