Tickle Your Scentses

As I arrived home last night

I could smell a wood fire burning in the neighbourhood

and it made me smile

it reminded me of home

fires in the stove ~ one of Dad's small fires

which would turn the room tropical

it is smells like that which take you back

and nudges the memories forward

Estee Lauder Youth Dew

will always remind me of my Aunt Jeanne

signature scents from those that mean the world to you

White Diamonds for Mom

Shalimar for Gina...

lemon is a sign of clean

pine is for Christmas

after a rain in the Spring

it smells like worms

yes it does!

of course I could go on and on and on

but I won't

I just had to share one of the things that made me smile.

Mom's procedure went well

and she is safe and sound at home

she is a trooper!

Hope your week is going well

and I would love to hear about some of your

favourite smells....

The Wonders of Nature

As I was sitting out on my deck after supper

I heard the honking in the distance

and I knew if I looked up ~ I would see them

you see every night we have flocks of geese

that fly over the house

headed down river to where they roost for the night

seeing them fly in formation is something that brings a smile to my face

each and every time 

the honking lets you know that they are coming

you just have to be patient

I counted 5 flocks tonight and just when I thought the show was over

another ground of 20 or so went

they reminded me of a team building note

I had hanging for my team ~ back when I was in a management position

Every formation has a lead bird out front who leads and sets the pace for the others. The first bird has to work the hardest since it flies through undisturbed air. When the lead bird tires, it will move out of the lead position and fall back into one of the lines of the V. Another bird will rapidly move forward to take the lead position to maintain the V formation. The two birds at the end of the V tire more rapidly and rotate frequently with the rest of the flock. This is true teamwork.

Not sure why I felt the need tonight to write about it

it was a simple thing ~ that made me smile

and maybe sharing it with you

will bring a smile to your face as well

as long as you are not petrified of birds!!

Make Me Smile

Hello there ~ Happy Monday!!

even though it was a tad bit chilly over the week-end

we saw the sun ~ love the sunshine

we did not do much of anything 

ran some errands

spent some time with my Mama

and caught up on some magazine reading

lots planned for this week

new recipes to try

dinner out with the girls

and hopefully

more sunshine...

Hope you had a fabulous week-end

and that you have a sunshiney week

xo

Make Me Smile

I had lots to smile about this week-end

and that makes me happy

going into Friday I said I needed

a day for cleaning

a day for errands

and a day for me 

Saturday was cleaning day

I loaded up the cd player and danced around the main floor

the songs made me smile

brought back memories of times gone by

with friends I do not see as often as I would like anymore

considering as single girls ~ we were together every Saturday night

so one of the things on my to do list for March

book a dinner date with said girls.....

I treated myself with a bubble bath that night

and finished another book

then Trev & I curled up on the couch

and caught up on some recorded tv

I know ~ don't be jealous ~ it was a rockin Saturday night!

 

Sunday was errands day

I went over to Mom's with some groceries

and made her some meals as the poor thing has been eating

out of the microwave most days

she will have to heat these up too

but at least they will be home made 

I can see her getting stronger every day

her voice is stronger ~ sounding more like herself

big smiles for that one!

  today is my "me" day

I may stay in my jammies all day long

I may do some organizing

I may sit on the couch with my laptop and watch tv all day

I may decide to get dressed and go out

I should probably make that decision soon

but if I don't ~ that's ok

because today will be guilt free

Hope you do something today to make you smile

I am going to pour another cup of coffee!

xo

Make Me Smile

It is Monday again

vacation time has ended

and it is back to work time

I did have a good week for the most part

and I thought I would share some of the things

that made me smile

being able to clean at my own pace

instead of trying to get it all done in one fell swoop

I did some organizing and ironed the new

dresser scarf my MIL got me for Christmas

it is perfect

while out running errands on Wednesday

I cam across this at Home Sense

I love it and it is going in the living room

once I get it repainted

these little babies made me squeal with delight

they are my very favorite biscuit from overseas

and I found a spot to buy them here

I was a happy girl!

one day I put everything on the back burner

and decided to curl up and watch a movie

I read this book a couple of years ago 

for book club

and although I did not enjoy the book

I was interested to see the movie

it was on the movie network so I went for it

and I did enjoy the movie more than the book

it is not often that I say that.

now for an update on Mom...

it has not been the best week-end
hoping for an improvement when I went in on Saturday
and they was not one

then on Sunday I went in to learn
that she has a fever and an elevated heart rate
plus they are keeping a close eye on her kidneys
as they are not working very well right now

I know improvements will take time
but on Saturday I really needed a big hug
and a good cry

the hug came from Trev ~ I do love this man of mine
then I sat down and read all the comments on Facebook
and that started the tears
they were needed and theraputic

prayers are still welcome
and I want to thank you for your comments
emails and tweets

hugs & love

Friday Potpourri

It's Friday

the snow is gently falling outside my window

and I am cozied up on the couch

in front of the tv ~ enjoying my day of nothing

last night we had date night

got off work early

jumped in the car and traveled to see

Jeff Dunham

I have not laughed that hard in a long time

deep belly laughs

pee your pants a little laughs

and we had so much fun

we clapped a lot last night!

So instead of making a list of things I want to get accomplished

while I am off next week

I have been making plans

lunch with Mom and dinner with some girlfriends

although this would never have been my first pick

of a vacation week

I have embraced it ~ after the hustle and bustle 

of December

then fighting off fever and a head cold

I am feeling good and ready to roll!

now for some pretty...

yummy!

I totally want one of these

perfect with a plate of cookies right out of the oven

Wishing you a wonderful week-end

full of laughter and smiles.

Make Me Smile

I am a planner

a list maker

in order for me to get anything done

I need something that I can check off

some call it super organized

not sure what I call it really

because if I do not write it down

chances are I will forget about it

then Sunday night will roll around

and I will kick myself in the butt for forgetting

that one thing I had planned to do

and didn't

why as women do we beat ourselves up

all the time

is it programmed into our DNA?

I am attempting to turn over a new leaf

what's done is done

no sense in fretting about it

you cannot turn back the clock

and ask for a do-over

there are quite a few things I did not get done

this week-end

but do you know what...

it doesn't matter ~ because they will still be there

next week-end

after the same routine

all week long ~ right down to my daily breakfast

I need to break out of this mold

it is not a rut I say!!

Yesterday I bought some tulips

they are just starting to open up

and they make me smile

having warmer than usual weather all week-end

took the snowbanks down by a couple of feet

and widening the driveway makes me smile

warm peanut butter chocolate chip cookies

right out of the oven make me smile

my thighs are frowning but 

what's done is done

right??!!

knowing that because I made chili yesterday

that supper will be ready tonight when

I come home from work

and that does not just make me smile

it makes me very happy!

having my picture frames hung in the master bedroom

with 3 out of the 4 pictures in them

is good and bad

notice I said 3 out of the 4

but I am not stressing over it

as one of the prints I sent to get enlarged
was landscape instead of portrait layout
so off I go again...

hoping that maybe I can put a smile on just one person's

face today ~ that will make me very happy

Have a wonderful day!

all pictures found here