~Best Friends~

                           Its a Throw Back Thursday !!!


My eldest with at the time our youngest daughter MeeMee . The baby was at best about 3 weeks old.
M~ was always loving with all her siblings....but there was the joker/I'm going to get you big sister side too. And don't get me wrong...they all fought ...part of growing up in a tiny house with toys to share and limited funds .

Flash forward to today....These two little ladies are as close as can be. This year saw many of the girls moving out...and MeeMee did so in June. Which leaves only 3 left home...I'm happy to see her in her new roll in life and her independents. Her hard work ethic , attention to detail and a strong foundation for her education....She will go far ,just like the rest of her sisters.


                               These are the days I miss ......
                               So glad I have a still frame 
                                    to remember (:  

~Weekend Fare part III~

With 17 days and counting before School starts back in...time is short.
We Try to get as much {Family time}in as the clock and calender will allow

Concerts to attend....

Films to catch at the Movie House....

Trips to the Coast....

Watching the stars.....

Setting up Bedrooms....

Shopping to do....

 And late LATE nights with picnics on the bed......and a detail who had a bad dream.....

   Best way to fix That...is time with Mum and Dad...and oh ya...Tangled for the hundredth time...lol


While out and about today in attempts to restock supplies for the hungry teens that  step through my door......I came across these (:

                                               Halloween is Coming!!!!

Back home to my loves...On the way home ,we were greeted with a great Oregon Sunset!!!{Love this place!!!}
In hand was the first of a few bags of Halloween confections .....and a sassy pre-teen...love her so!!!

                 .....Bath time with our littlest detail....

      And to wind down the night....Some fun pulled from the movie library ....

    As my life has changed from terribly CRAZY hectic to pretty low key {For the most part}

I'm happy..... Happy with where my life is heading....And I think I'm in love....And my life's lookin' up.~*~*¨*•♪♫•*.

Have a grand week!!!

Cheers~
Little Old Lady~

~Weekend Fare part II ~

 The weekend starts with visits from the grand girls!!! Dinner with Sierra .....Time with Daddy....

                   .....A little something sweet....for fun!!!

Due to a hiccup with some military paper work....We were gifted a few more weeks with Leila....
She came by for last good-byes {For now} and lots of laughter and hugs!!!
She shipped out early this morning ...We will miss her so!!!

Ending out the weekend...a video call from Tess before she headed to bed.

All an all a grand weekend at the little shoe :)

Have a great week!!!
~Cheers~
~The Little old lady~

~Weekend Fare~

The weekends always seem to go by oh so quickly ....

                               ...... a little boy and staying up late.....

                            ....our eldest back from Hawaii baring gifts....and stories.

                               
                          .....Homemade Mexican food {Made with love}, YUM!!!!

                          ......Talking with one of our daughters.....



            And remembering a little baby boy that was once in my arms....now resides in the heavens.

                                                      Even after 14 years....it still hurts .



I was talking with my man about our lost son....and he said this, "Who's to say that we didn't get a second chance?? What were the odds we would have another baby...a boy no less. We have quite the track record for girls . I like to think that Dante is him..... our second chance ."

Hmmm.....maybe he is right.

~The past~

I simply LOVE this one from back in the day!!! March of 1991..... I was not yet 21 ,rocking some pretty thick bangs..lol. ...and this little lady {My second eldest} wouldn't be 1 for another month.She loved playing hide and seek , and well ,the dryer  was always her first choice . We lived in a farm house in the country....Seems like a life time ago .

~Our Tess~

On July 17th ....She graduated from boot camp.
Oh How proud we are of her !!!


She did some cool stuff along the way....

                                                                 ....Worked as a team....

....Throwing live grenades....

                                                  ....and met some great people!!!


    Her Father and two of her sisters attended family day and her graduation at Fort Jackson .

And the first thing Tess had been wanting/waiting for was......

                                                            ~COFFEE!!!~

                                                 She sure  looks smart in her Military Blues!! 

                                               ~Father and Daughter~

Next stop for Tess...A.I.T school in Virgina ....Where she will become an on the ground field mechanic for Striker Tanks , Training to become a ranger ,plus special training in infantry and airborne forces .

One daughter down ...and one to go ......for now  :)
{There is another daughter thinking.... "Navy" }

~A Very Merry Unbirthday~

Our littlest detail was born  on Blizzard filled day in late December 2012 .....We wanted his first birthday to be special ...So we picked another day , July 4th , what a grand time to celebrate!!!  It is referred to as an "Unbirthday",for the babies born very near Christmas or after .

        I remember my mother telling me how her birthday always seem to land on Thanksgiving ,so thus, not much fan fare was made for her.

     So , a bit late in the scheme of things... Happy Birthday little boy....We all love you so!!


Love , Mum