Beware of sharp objects..... and daughter in laws!

Happy Halloween
How much can 1 costume cost?
For us........
Scissors $35.00
Material $ 6.00
Emergency Co-Pay $30.00
Time (purchasing materials,
Dr. visit and sewing) Approx. 8 hrs
But, after all is said and done......


Mitch carved this pumpkin for me, Thanks Mitch

Cost of Costume........PRICELESS!



Trust me! These Scissors...........









And the Klutz....Uh, sorry Joanne...... I mean the Daughter-in-Law, DON'T MIX!


It started out very innocently..... Joanne sent me a picture of a cute costume that cost $30.00 on EBay. She said; you have a sewing machine, don't you? Do you think that we could make one of these? I said; SURE!


Afterwards, she bought the material and I bought a new pair of sewing scissors. (Which, by the way, I needed anyway)


So, the plan was this. Michael was working at the fire station, I was going to order pizza; Joanne and Mason were coming over to eat and sew. The first part started out great. The pizza was delivered, Mason and Joanne came over, we enjoyed the pizza and the Pop Pop and Mason went into the living room to play. Joanne and I had just started to cut some things out; we were passing the scissors back and forth to each other. We were only 30 minutes into the project when I asked her for the scissors. When she picked them up, they fell and she stabbed herself in the forearm. (At least, I wasn't handing her the scissors...... or she could have said that her wicked Mother-in-Law stabbed her) We left Mason with Pop Pop and met Michael and his partner, Brian at CentraCare. (Fire truck and all)


Four stitches later; along with a $30.00 co-pay - Joanne had a new costume too!



















She was a trooper; even as the doctor was telling her she was lucky to have a medic as a husband. Why? Because, he could keep an eye on her arm to make sure that it was not getting infected. You see..... she was too embarrassed to tell him that she was a Nurse Practitioner and for that matter; she could have stitched herself up if it had been the other arm!




Oh well, it was an interesting evening! Her first time getting stitches and Pop Pops first time babysitting at home by himself. He survived and Mimi made the club, bone and the hat for the costume, that night. The next day Joanne, Michael and Mason came over and we finished it up.


As for the costume, it was PRICELESS!


Bamm Bamm!

Mother's Day 2009

Today is Mother Day, so here I am with two of my favorite men...... my sons!

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down. I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do test...or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never got gloriously happy over a simple little grin. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew that I would love being a Mom.......

We celebrated by being together as a family at Mike and Joanne's for some swimming and a cookout.




I know everybody says that they have the best mom- so I won’t venture to say I had the best mom in the whole world - but, I will say that in the whole world, I had the best Mom for me! It’s so amazing to me how mothers shape our lives. Everything they say and do, from our earliest years - teaches us something about ourselves, our world and who we are and what we are going to be as we grow. My mom was no exception. From making my bed properly, washing clothes, baking bread, cooking or to having a good sense of humor, she’s taught me more than I’ll ever probably realize. She certainly taught me what it was like to love and be loved. And she taught me how to be the mom that I was to my two boys...........

Thanks mom and I will forever miss you!



Enjoy some pictures from our day........

The "little mama" had fun with her sister and cousin. Rylee, they are so lucky to have you to show them both the ways of the world!

On this day, as I watch my two daughter-in-laws interact with their children, both of my boys did a wonderful job in choosing partners for themselves and mothers for their children.





Both Joanne and Amy each have their own traits that make them special. However, they are each loving, kind, generous, funny and are both the kind of women that I hoped my boys would end up with. I am proud to have them in my life and consider them both the daughters that I never had. I love you Joanne and Amy!