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Cat made some new friends in our neighborhood yesterday.....new friends wearing fun summer fashions.... Cat sharing a laugh with the ladies....I kept telling her to ask them why they weren't wearing their Old Navy Town Gowns, but she wouldn't do it....so I asked them myself and they said it was "casual Tuesday".....I said I thought it should be "Town Gown Tuesday", but they just shoo'd me off to the "2 for $5.00" flip flop sale..... Of course, Cat wants to adopt this puppy....the Modelkins family didn't want to give him up....Do you have any interesting people in your neighborhood???

(Don't forget to visit Shannon and her Week-end Wordles over at Last Shreds of Sanity !) Once upon a time this morning, I wandered into the family room in my usual morning stupor. I threw back the curtains to find I had a visitor outside in the form of an elf. Well, hello there, hottie! He was leaning against the tree holding a scroll. I went to open the door to invite him in. “What are you doing here?” I purred in my sexy morning voice. (What? Don’t you have one of those?) He winked at me (swoon) and nodded toward the St. Patty’s Day tree. “What do you think I’m doing here?” I blushed. “Um…yeah…Is there a problem with the tree, Legolas?” I was feeling all tingly now. He came really close to me. Really close. “For you, my lady.” He handed me the scroll. “I come bearing glad tidings.” He brushed by me and bowed. Be still my fluttery heart! I looked at the scroll closely. Oh jinkies…I had gotten one of these in mid January. I knew exactly who it was from. I sighed, unrolled it a...

My Tuesday's Tribute is to my lovely Irish dancer daughter, Catherine, age 6! She has been working hard at her dance lessons and will be in many performances this month! Catherine is my guest co-poster today. She wants to share some exciting news with you ! Guess who we are hanging out with at Irish dance class this afternoon? Michael Patrick Gallagher , Riverdance lead and co-owner/teacher of Cat's Irish dance school, Tir Conaill Academy !! He will be teaching at Tir Conaill today! Can I hear a whoop whoop?! Her weekly teacher is Christopher McGrory , world class champion dancer, platinum selling Irish musician, and owner of her school as well. Chris is also one of the nicest people you'll ever meet! (and his music is fantastic!) This kid of mine found the Irish pot of gold when we found Tir Conaill Academy ! Cat wants to share a video of Michael Pat dancing. She'd like to show you what she's learning. Irish dance is just incredible to watch. She recently started...

This is how my day started....Remember her? Well, I found this guy sneaking out of the bathroom right before dawn....(notice I didn't say "crack" of dawn....if I had a nickel for everytime I heard that one!) Apparently, Edward Cullen sent one of his cronies over to "turn" my dear sweet duckie! Now I'm cool with that, but where the heck was Edward???? I was home all night, Edward! Chilly was in a coma so he wouldn't have been an issue! Sigh.....Ever since I saw this over at Cammie's Life in the House of No Sleep bloggy, I have had hot vamp abs on the brain! Then I turned on the news and saw that the weather has gone bonkers all over the place! Apparently these two idiots have been messing around AGAIN! I should have called their mother last time they were wreaking weather havoc all over. Not to worry, I shot off an email to Mother Nature this morning and she's going to straighten these two monkeys out! I would like to give a special birthday shou...

*Update: Just want to say thank you to everyone who sent me the most wonderful comments and lovely emails about yesterday's post! I am overwhelmed by your kindness and support! It means the world to me! Truly! (if you missed it, just scroll down below this post...it's a Tuesday's Tribute (ahem..a long one, I know..) for my husband Chilly in honor of his first Heartaversary.) Tag! I'm it! The lovely Kristen over at La Dolce Vita tagged me for a Bag Tag! So here's the scoop... 1. Show the current handbag I am using. I'm in a weird "blast from my past" mood with my handbags right now. I alternate between my Vera Bradley backpack (an oldie but goodie) and my dear old friend, black Sak. Today it was the backpack because we had Irish dance. Want to take a look inside? Let's see...we have the following items in the murky depths of Vera... *Too Faced Chocolate Bunny Lip Balm *Sunscreen Stick *Claddagh Coin *Keri Lotion *Notepad & Pink Sharpie *Cather...

I would like to thank the Academy for finally putting on a show that I actually enjoyed watching in it's entirety! I'll admit I have not been much of a fan of awards shows in the past, but this guy kept coaxing me to watch, luring me in with his dreamy good looks and witty charm... That's right, folks! Wolverine hosted the Academy Awards! Last night, he was sans sideburns and claws, but it was him!!! Hugh Jackman, in my humble opinion, is the best host this show has ever had! I loved the opening number with "his" nod to the recession. You know the one that he spent the whole night in his garage putting together for us? (Watch it on You Tube ...Laugh out loud funny! You will love it!) Loved the musical numbers...that man can sing and dance! He is one hunkalicious host! No wonder he's the Sexiest Man Alive! It was a return to the glamour of old Hollywood. I loved the intimate elegance of the theatre. The stars looked radiant! (and to be perfectly honest, I norm...

I woke up this morning to find that my husband had left the TV on all night. I was about to nag him about the cost of electricity, how much this disturbs your sleep pattern, blah, blah, blah, when I rolled over toward the TV and saw this.... Oh yeah...that's right...Ty Pennington was plastered all over the TV screen...I stopped nagging in mid-sentence and curled up in my blankie...(cue the Barry White music...) It seems that this hunkalicious hottie is in my neck of the woods today....mmmm....and it seems that at 2:00 pm, he and the crew from Extreme Makeover Home Edition will be doing a big family reveal not too far from me....yuuummmmyyyy......what's a girl to do???? I start planning my day...hmmm...Cat has dance in Tucson at 3:00 just down the road from where this big reveal will take place...let's see...can I...oops, I mean can Cat & I make it there and get to dance in time???? (I'm getting all bubbly feeling inside...) What should I wear? How should I do my hai...