Lovely Fruit Prints...

I like to browse for artwork -- one of my weaknesses, and I came across these lovely fruit prints. They would look great with my kitchen wallpaper don't you think? The artist is Diane Ulmer Pedersen, I've seen her work before, but never these prints. They are adorable, so I thought I'd share them on my blog. I also like the fruit bowl print don't you? I don't know if I'll get them yet, but they are filed away in my decorating file wishlist....

Back in Business...

Boy....I think this is the longest I've ever been without internet service at home, and was it rough. For some reason we were having a big issue with our router and wireless, and finally I was able to get it figured out, and so now I've got a lot of visiting to do with all of you. So, it will take me a while to get around to saying hello, but I'll get there.

I had a rough week, mom spent the past five days in the hospital and finally came home yesterday. She is on the road back to recovery, but in a lot of pain. They determined she has a tear in her rotator cuff, and boy let me tell you it's no picnic. But we are grateful she's doing well otherwise, and of course we're so happy she is home.

I don't have any new pictures to share, so I'll put a few snapshots of our backyard, where we do spend a lot of time during the summer. My boys have been night swimming almost every evening, and then they sleep really good!

New York Trip...

Home sweet home we are.... Glad to be back, and we had a fabulous time in New York City as expected! The weather was great, the hotel was wonderful, and the game was spectacular. My older son was mesmerized, and never once left his seat during the entire game -- later he told us that the whole time he was announcing the entire game in his mind!!!

On our way home, we took our time. We drove through Philadelphia and made a stop at Phillie's Stadium. It was a baseball vacation I suppose. And you can imagine how much the boys enjoyed this trip! I managed to make several sandwiches in the car like mom used to make, and my boys requested we stop for "picnic" every so often. It was just great!

Nothing new on the homefront, still waiting for my family room carpet to be replaced. Never a dull moment I tell ya! Looking forward to the nice long weekend. Plans to spend it at my sister's house on Friday, then we'll have some family over on Saturday. Weather seems to be looking up! I've certainly missed you all, but I must tell ya, I've been one busy lady. Glad to be home, and hope to catch up with all of you really soon! A few pics to share.

Phillie's Stadium was closed, but we found two very nice gentlemen who work there who were gracious enough to let us in to see it. That was a nice treat!

This was taken outside of Phillie's Stadium

We spent an afternoon in Central Park, it's just beautiful!

Carriage Rides at Central Park - we didn't take one Yankee Stadium after the game
My handsome boys at Yankee Stadium after the crowd cleared out!
Notice they are sporting Yankee gear that we risked our lives
to find in a sport shop in the heart of the Bronx.
HA - it wasn't that bad.

Home of the New York Giants

Inside of the stadium - the night was perfect!

Here is our hotel - Doubletree in Fort Lee, just minutes

from Yankee Stadium

Some shots of downtown NYC - you have to be there to

experience the vibe!

Jeter - hummaaannnaaa

Right before game time

AROD - hummaannaaa

COMPUTER DOWN....

Sorry all! We are back from vacation but internet is on the blink at home. Working on it! We purchased a new router, but it's still not working UGH! Sorry, stay tuned, I'll update as soon as I am able. Hope everyone is doing well!

((((HUGS))))

Are You Ready for us Yankees?

I'll be away for a little while. Since this is the last year for the Yankee's to play in the stadium before they move into the new one, we wanted to take our boys to experience a visit to an actual game at the historic stadium in New York City. We are headed to NYC on Sunday. We are driving there, hubby, me, and our two boys. I love road trips, so I've been looking so forward to packing up the SUV and the cooler, and heading out with blankets and pillows in tow. I have the most wonderful memories of our road trips when I was growing up. We often sit around at family gatherings and reminisce about the great sandwiches mom would make in the front seat with white Wonder bread and Hellman's mayo, with ham and avocado slices. Yum, sweet memories I will cherish forever. I want my boys to have special memories like mine too. So, yes I'm packing up a cooler too! I wish you all a wonderful week. I'll take a lot of photos to share with you when I return. New York City is one of our favorites cities!

Garage Sale Treasures....

Well we had our subdivision garage sale on Saturday, like we have every year that we've lived in the neighborhood, and usually it's a great success but since we've moved to this house we're on a street that is tucked in the middle of the neighborhood, and not very busy. So....I didn't do well at all! But, I did take a little while to go do some shopping of my own, and I wanted to share the treasures that I found. A lady around the corner was selling some needlepoint pieces that her aunt had made many years ago, and she had so many of them it was time for her to get rid of some of them. I loved them the minute I picked them up, and I could tell it was hard for her to sell them. But I assured her that they would be displayed proudly in my home no worries. First, I picked up the one with the single flower, then I went back and picked up three more. I hung the thin banners in my kitchen on each of the doors. They are beautifully lined, and the hardware is brass. The thin banners even have a tiny bell at the bottom, sooooo beautiful! They were made in 1977 and 1978 and her intials were BG.

I also found these two traditional double candlestick lamps - yes both for $15 - and don't they just look great on the sides of the fireplace?! Though my own garage sale was not a success, I certainly am happy I took the time to walk around and find these treasures. I'm also sharing a snapshot of the set of plates I found at TJ Maxx, they are four and all different. Oh how I love plates!

A Special Day for My Babe...

So let me tell you about tonight. My boys who are on the same little league team had a night game today. It was scheduled for 8pm. But it was an extra special night because my younger boy's teacher came out to watch the game with her hubby tonight. Oh when she got to the stands I greeted her with the biggest smile, because I know what a wonderful memory this will be for my little guy. What a special gesture for a school teacher to come out and watch her students. I can't tell you how much my son was anticipating her being in the stands to cheer him on. And well I was so happy for him, and I told her how much it meant to all of us for her to come. Of course I was quite loud when she arrived, and so one of the kids went running to the dugout screaming "A's teacher is here....A's teacher is here!" So it was a big deal. How sweet huh? So, of course being a good blogger that I am, I was snapping pictures left and right...someone thought it was lightening out...haaaa! Then it did begin to lightening out, so they called the game. So, A's teacher told me she'll come to his make-up game to watch him play. So, my baby had a wonderful evening tonight, and I'm grateful for teachers like his. And tomorrow is their last day of school - they are excited and sad at the same time...and now I know why.

Mr. A's teacher and hubby watching the game

Mr. A and his teacher - oh and that's my mom in the background