Catch up post!!

 So it's been a few weeks since my last post and I need to catch up a little!!  It's been busy around here and in less than 48 hours from now it's going to get really busy!! Because grand baby #4 will be here!! JUST.CAN'T.WAIT!!!!! So there will be lots of baby pics this week....:-)
But until that time, here's a rundown of what's been going on in my life!  I was baptized last week! It was an awesome experience! It was just something I never did and felt it was time to do.  I can't even explain to you in words how God has taken me from where I was so broken and brokenhearted to this place where I am now(a good place).  I just know it to be true and I am so grateful!

 And I've been spinning at least a few times a week!! I LOVE spinning!! It's a really good workout and I've been going with my youngest daughter so that makes it even more fun!!

 And can I just say, this Fall was just gorgeous!! The weather was so beautiful and some of the trees around my office were just beautiful!!

 I took an art class with some of my friends. Okay, so I'll never be an artist but I had fun and that's all that counts in my book. For two hours I sat there concentrating on this little pink flower thing....LOL  It's good therapy too!!

 My outdoor tree is up. I need to put a few more ornaments on it but I just love the outdoor tree.  It's right outside my sliding glass doors off the kitchen so I can sit in the morning with my first cup of coffee and look at it!!  And the little girls decided Cleo needed to be decorated for Christmas. Let's just say Cleo was less than happy with the idea!   LOL  It's baby week!!!  YEA!!   I'll be back later in the week with photos and updates on the new baby girl!!  Happy Sunday!

IT'S NOVEMBER!!

I really can't believe how fast this year has gone by. Wasn't it just January? We are anxiously awaiting the new baby girl who is scheduled to make her debut in just about three weeks!! Still not sure what her name is but the girls want to name her Savannah or as Syndey says "Cabana". :-)

Life is busy and I'm sure it'll get a whole lot busier with the holidays and new baby coming. I went back to Weight Watchers this week and was shocked at how much weight I have gained so it's back to eating right and exercising again. I've been spinning since this Summer and I do love it, just wish I could find a place that offers a lot more classes & times. And I've been taking Yoga classes all through the Summer and now into Fall but my Yoga instructor is out of town for awhile and I miss it more than anything. Never thought I would enjoy something as much as I enjoyYoga!! :-) Why can't we just eat whatever we want and not gain weight or hurt our health?? LOL It seems to me I could do that back in my 20's.....

Anyway, these are just a few photos of Halloween with my sweet girls!!! Had a blast with them. And I gave them all the left over candy....I'm sure Mom and Dad love me for that!! Happy Saturday!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween everyone!! Aren't these the cutest photos? What do you all have planned for today?  The washer repair men were just here and I will be busy catching up with a week's worth of laundry since it took a whole week for a part to come in for my washer!! I have a pot of chili in the crockpot and am going to Maddie's pre school to watch her class do their Halloween parade in their costumes (so cute). And later on the kids will come over for chili and trick or treating!!  So glad it's my day off work!! It's a busy but fun day!! Have a wonderful and safe Halloween!!

We have a new nurse in the Family!!

 My daughter, Christina graduated from nursing school this weekend!!  The whole family is just so excited for her and her new future as a nurse!  It was a great weekend with the graduation and celebration!! Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend too!!  I just love October in Ohio!!  :-)  Go Nurse Tee-Tee(that's Maddie and Sassy's name for Christina).

What happen to September??

September kind of got away from me.  I really can't believe it's October already!  I went to the beach with my son Jim and his son Cameron last month. It was so much fun and such a treat because I don't get as much time with Cameron as I do with the girls. so it was a week of playing pirates instead of princesses.  Which I wasn't at all used to but it was fun! Here's a few photos of our time at the beach!!

And we had a sprinkle for my daughter Melissa who is due with baby girl number 3 next month. Has anyone ever heard of a sprinkle before? I hadn't before this but it's like a shorten version of a shower!! We are getting excited counting down the days till she's here.  Not much else going on with me other than working a lot. It's been a totally beautiful week here in Cincy, just wish it would stay like this all year round!!  Happy Thursday!!  It's almost TGIF!!!! Yea!!

Saying goodbye to the Summer........

 It's been a great Summer and I'm sad to see it go. For me Labor Day always marks the end of Summer.  So since I've been slacking in the blog world this Summer(and past two years), here's a run down of my Summer!! Spending Sundays at my brother in law's house..watching the kids fish and than eating the fish. Great Summer memories!!

 Maddie's 5th birthday...I can't believe my sweet Maddie is already 5 years old. When I tell her and Sydney and Cameron they have to stop growing so fast and stay little, they always tell me"they have to get big"  We'll have a new baby to love on soon!!  :-)

 Christina and I at the Paul McCartney concert. It was so much fun!! And she enjoyed it as much as I did!

 Spending time with my family.....my three grand kids loving on each other....

Learning how to do Yoga... I actually love doing yoga and I've been spinning too..but I don't have a picture of that..LOL

Meeting new friends..I was so lucky to get to go down to Ft. Lauderdale and tour the Oasis and Allure Royal Caribbean ships...it was so much fun and such a treat. I hope to go on one of them some day!!

And just enjoying everything the Summer has to offer. I'm still in a season of trying to figure out some things in my life but I'm getting there..it's slow and there are times I think I should have it all figured out by now but as always in life that's not the case, it's ok because I'm learning to take it day by day.   I had a wonderful Summer and I hope you all did too. Time to start Christmas shopping......:-)

The many reasons why I "heart" my blogging friends!

Blogging friends are always there for you with an encouraging word or two. Blogging friends are always supported and kind. They share the mountains and the valleys of life with you.  When you are on the mountain they share the joy of it with you and when you are in the valley they share the pain and pray for you and encourage you through it.  I didn't even realize that my little blog had an anniversary last week until someone commented on it. It's been five years since I started this little blog on a whim. Never even dreaming that these virtual friends would become real life friends to me. I recently joined Google Plus(which I'm still trying to figure out) and it is connected to my blogger account so it pulled up all the photos I have shared on my blog over five years. WOW!!! There were so many and it was so much fun to look back over them!!
Thank you blogging friends for going on my journey of life with me(the highs and the lows) and all your encouragement and prayers along the way. Thanks for still coming back to this blog even though I am a slacker most of the time(just shows me how faithful you are to a friendship and makes me love you even more). But most of all I thank you for your friendship and how blessed I feel because of it!!