Quick Tuesday Check In

So last night after work was super crazy - although I have NO pictures to show for it! HA!

I am babysitting my neighbors cats while she is out of town so I went over last night to get the key and instructions for the week. They are super cute babies - I will have to get pictures to show you! She has four also! HA!

After  I did that; I had to run to the Goodwill store to buy a comforter for the barn cats. We had one that Gloria found but Margo said we need two so I grabbed one for $20 at Goodwill near my house. It will be well utilized no doubt! HA!

After I got home from there Gloria stopped over to drop off 42 POUNDS of cat food to give to the lady with the barn! Gloria is amazing and she has given so much for these sweet kitties - they will have plenty of food until they are situated and ready to catch mice! HA!

I had a sale in my Etsy shop for a lighthouse necklace so I also completed that last night and will be shipping it out today.

After all that was done I Facetimed my friend Mariela and her daughter Nena - she lives in San Diego. My sister in law was donating a bunch of clothes that my niece outgrew and I figured I could get them to Mariela for her daughter. We chatted and she selected what she wants me to send.  I will take the others to the children's re-sale store near work today. I am sending her a ton and there is still a huge garbage bag left to donate.

Then it was time for bed since I get up at 4AM for barre class now! HA HA!

I hope everyone has a great day and hugs to you all!!!

That Weekend When Summer Came Back

Happy Monday ya'll!! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as much as I did! I love Summer and apparently it came back in Pennsylvania!

I was planning to go up to my parents at the lake but left my swimsuit at home because I thought the lake water would be freezing and there would be no use for it.

Well.....that was NOT the case! I got there and the weather became gorgeous!!! It was in the high 70's all weekend and the lake water was SOOOO warm!!!!!

 

I arrived Friday night to help my parents with their "test" fish fry at their Parrish. The Parrish built a new recreation hall and the wanted to do a test fish fry to make sure all the equipment and everything works the way it is supposed to prior to the next REAL fish fry they will have there.

 

Here is the picture before hand...this is all the volunteer workers.

 

Here is the ToGo station all ready...

 

 

Here is the line when we opened the door. It was only for friends and family of the volunteer workers as it was a test run...

 

 

Little taste testing….

 

 

 

And a picture when it was over...we sang to my parents and two other volunteers that had birthdays in the month of September.  Such a fun and successful first run!!!! It went great!

 

My niece and nephew bought this game for my Mom for her birthday because they thought it is was funny!! It is called Pimple Popper!!! ICK!!! My sister and niece played it before dinner on Saturday.

 

On Saturday we decided we needed to have some fun in the water!

Walking down to the water, I was cracking up watching my parents cats Sami stalking his prey. he catches at least on little animal a day...it is soooo gross! He does not eat them; he just brings them to my parents feet dead and gross! UGH! But he thinks he is earning his keep as he really is a country cat! Here he is in action! He catches squirrels, chipmunk, moles and even a bird every now and then. It makes me sad but my parents say it is in his blood.

 

Here is the view of the lake this weekend...it was so still and pretty!!

So, Aly started tubing alone...

And my Mom drove and sister spotted...

And then I hopped on...it was a great day!!! We bit it sooo many times on the tube...it was really fun being the only boat on the lake!

I drove home Saturday night to go to the Steelers Home Opener on Sunday!!! YAY!  I sent my friend in San Diego, CA a Steelers cheerleader outfit for her adorable daughter Nena (Charlotte Magdalena) and she sent me this pic early Sunday morning!!! Sooo cute!!!

I was going with a friend on mine but we met up with my family before the game for a quick lunch!  From left to right....my older sister; my nephew Matt, then little guy is nephew Ryan, then brother in law Steve, then niece Jessica, then brother in law Dan! I love my family and I love that we make time to meet up whenever we can!!!!

And this is me and Kathy (the friend that invited me to the game). Thanks for the invite Kathy! I love hanging out with her - she is a blast!

Here is a picture of me and my sister. This one was when we were walking to the stadium, Heinz Field before the game.

And here is my sisters family in one...what a cute family, hugh? I may be partial...HA!

 

One of my favorite layers is JuJu and he has the cutest dog! This is his dog with his girlfriend that e sees at the dog park....too cute, right??!?!?

Sadly, my team lost on Sunday so that was a tad depressing but it is just a game, right? Better luck next week!!!

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weather as much as I did.

Have a fantastic week!!

Do you attend fish fry's in your area?Are you boycotting the NFL? Do you like to go to sporting events? Who is your favorite football team?  Are you sick of summer and ready for Fall?

Dance recital - little late

Hi everyone! I am sooo behind on my posts due to an unexpected work trip!

I miss EVERYONE!!! I can not wait to read all of your blogs and catch up on what I have missed!!!

Here are my updates for today...

My best friend that I went to visit in Kauai, HA had her baby!!!! It is a beautiful 8'10" little girl and her name is Charlotte Magdalena (she was named after both of her great grandmothers). She is so adorable and I can not wait to meet her adorableness in person!  Mom is also healthy and happy and ready to spoil this little sweetie!!!

TWO WEEEKENDS AGO (told you I am behind-HA!) I did a road trip to Columbus, OH for my two nieces dance recital. They killed it!

I had to stop along the way for these cuties...Momma turkey and ALL of her babies crossing the road...awwwwwwwwwwwwwww! She had like nine turkey-lings...if that is a word!!!


Seriously, SO CUTE!


I stopped at my brothers house to say hi when I got into cColumbus and there was no humans there; only these cuties!!! Baxter and Kenyon are my brothers cats. We call Baxter the "cat dog" ...he eats EVERYTHING and follows you around...this should help you be able to tell which is which! HA!


This is how my family saves seats at a dance recital.....HA!
Just kidding...but my nephew was happy to pretend for a picture.


Here are a few still shots from the recital since I was not yet able to load the videos to my youtube....

This is Alyssa in her musical number routine...she is forth from the left...


And here is Kyleigh and Alyssa in their ballet routine...Kyleigh is far left and Aly is far right.


Kyleigh performed a tap solo!!! WHAT!?!? Yup! All alone on that stage and she did a wonderful job!  She is a talented little tapper for sure!


And here are both again in their lyrical number...Aly is far left and Kyleigh is right beside her...


Last one...Kyleigh in her group tap routine...she is far left...


Both girls did awesome and it is so much fun watching them every year!!! Love these little chicks!

After the recital; we headed home to my sister's house. Aly changed and we all ran out to watch her softball game. Here she is in the field...

And here she is battling! I have a great video of her hit I will post later on my youtube!


It was a fun, quick trip to Columbus!

I will continue to try to catch up this week and off I go to read about everything you have been up to!

Every get so behind you feel like you can't catch your breath? Any dancers in your families? Any trips lately...work or personal? Favorite gum?!?! Favorite healthy drink?

Have a fantastic Monday!!!! Hugs to everyone!!!