Flaming June's Love

Did I say I have the most amazing children?  Yes I did. Did I mean I am the luckiest Mom in town?  Yup. Thanksgiving day I asked the kids to come outside for twenty minutes to see if I could catch the CHRISTMAS CARD pic for the year. My 23 and 21 year old daughters agreed to come. Yes I know, they are grown, and one doesnt even live home anymore!  That is why they are so great.  They should say "thats it Mom, it s time to let go, we REVOLT!" But they smiled, groaned and got up fromt he table and followed me outside. I AM LUCKY. Had a great day today.  Enjoyed the first flurries of the year, and took a great walk. Yes I AM.  lucky. I have some pretty great friends too.  Going to walk first thing tomorrow no matter how cold it is.  Im going out and breathing in some cold, LIFE!!! Love to all. Go ahead... Its ok, you can look at the pictures more.  They really are better in real life, the pictures don't capture their al...

Yes gang, once again the HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!!!!!! I just looked throught "the blog" and read a few years of Nov posts, and I am always so EXCITED to get the holidays going, but seem to lose steam the closer it gets. I may have the answer, maybe the anticipation is BETTER than the actual EVENTS? I love thinking about the menu for dinner, I enjoy planning everyones gifts, I even spend some time thinking about what we will be wearing for certain occasions. Then... historically, I lose the excitement somewhere around the 20th. Thats when I start to wish it all over and done with. I am changing a few things on my agenda.  I THINK? I am going to lighten the Christmas day menu.  Maybe go with cold salads, ham, turkey, and all the fixings for great snadwich's, soup, and lots of appetizers. Since we have people from early Christmas morning throughout the day, we have a nice breakfast and the n start the dinner prep, not to mention all the Santa stuff that goes with having ...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving 2012. We had Missi's 21st Birthday celebration last night at Mirakuya, the whole gang, the WHOLE GANG.  It was a good night. Jack has had two super weeks at school. I have been able to work a whole bunch of hours for holiday and storm makeup days. Allie and Ryan went on a little getaway weekend to Niagara falls and had a great time. Andy has finally finished the concrete wall in front of the house.  HUGE deal. Nana has been good, had a good cardiologist appt. My stomach is finally feeling bettter. I am able to go to the grocery store to get whatever I need for holiday dinners, and whatever may be on my mind for dinner. I am able to plan for Christmas and what I want to get everyone, we have enough money to get what I want to get them all. I am writing again and it feels good. I have friends that I know will be there for me if I need them. I WANT to be their person. Thats a good thing, I am thankful. I can walk tomorrow morning, I will wa...

Jack had his playdate last weekend with the neighbor boy. Andy came into the house and told us that Joshua was outside riding his bike.  When I asked Jack if he wanted to join him he said.. "well, he needs me as his friend, lets go." Approaching Josh and his sister who is also deaf but reads lips and is not autistic, I could tell jack was nervous. He wasn't quite sure how this was going to go, neither was I but we were IN IT. This is what LIVING is ALL about. These moments you will never forget, yup this is living. We walked over carrying our soccer ball.  Josh was riding his bike (without training wheels) around the middle of the street. His beautiful sister Sarah was chasing after him and pulling him to the side of the road then scolding him with sign language and shouting at him.  He smiled, nodded, and patted her hand away and kept on going. I chatted with is grandma Ann. We had  awkward silence times.  Jack got in front of josh's bike once or twi...

So they say... An orb that appears in a photo is a spirit or entity trying to manifest itself. I always considered them sunspots... until I needed to believe that someone was trying to reach me from the great beyond. So now we find orbs in all of our photos, specifically photos with The Boy in them. I will attach just a few of my favorite home orb shots. Of course you can believe what you like, I for tonight believe they are my long lost ones visiting and saying a friendly HELLO, when we least expect it. After finding these few pics I realized these were all from very important times in our lives.  Graduations, Thanksgivings, parades, dinners together and a day we walked in Jim Thorpe and ASKED for someone to visit me. Whatever, it doesnt matter really.  I like to THINK someone is dropping by to photo bomb.  Whoever they are is fine with me. Love to everyone.  My stomach is acting up again so Im going to bed.  Forever your girl.  Suzie

We had a hurricane barrel through here last week.  We were very very fortunate in that we were not affected.  We had a few branches down but never lost power or heat.  We actually enjoyed the night of the storm at Nana s house with Ella and Cathy.  A real campout night.  A few of my dear friends were not as fortunate. Diane a room mate from college lost everything.  She and her beautiful son Christian's home was washed away.  All gone.  She is now living with her sons father.  My dear friend Susan, Pocahontas, lost everything as well.  She texted me that she is in a shelter in Atlantic city.  She hasnt slept in a week.  I want to go get her, so she can get some rest and warm bed. I am snuggled in my bed right now.  Warm, dry, a hot cup of tea, sleeping boy in his room. My husband is at one of the apartments getting something going. He was instrumental in keeping our little town going during the hurricane. A town p...

God graces us with events that are veiled as "everyday" and then exposes them, at just the right time, as monumental. I have a new friend.  Yes, to all my old friends this IS A BIG DEAL. I meet alot of people, I like almost everyone, but the very rare occasion that want to invite someone into "the Bubble"... yeah, that is hardly ever. As we chatted over folding laundry and coffee cups, I had to control myself from shouting out "I FEEL THAT WAY TOO< I THINK THAT ALL THE TIME!!!" Like a kid---oohoooh I know what you mean!!!! We chat about our little boys, our big boys, our girls. Chat about our homes, and decorating stuff. But alot of our chats are about our Dads. We are able to relate to the loss of THAT GUY. When I feel tears in my eyes, I see them in hers. I think that is when I realize someone is going to be around for a while. I went for dinner and drinks with Kathy P. last night and for sure we nearly cried TEN TIMES!!!! YUP we have been...