I was certain today was the day...

...so I grandly declared it to Mr. Jenny when I got out of bed this morning.

 

"I am cookied/candied/salty-treated out!" I said firmly!

 

"I am never, ever, ever, ever going to eat Christmas cookies/candy or salty stuff.   Again!

 

Ever."

 

Mr. Jenny is a kind man, though.

 

Because when he saw me munching on a Russian Teacake with my coffee...

 

which by the way is the best kind of Christmas cookie...EVER!...and there was only one left in the freezer in the garage which I just happened to stop by on my way to ... ummm...  my exercise bike (NOT!) 

 

... he didn't even roll his eyes at me.

 

Or at least he didn't even roll his eyes at me that I saw.

 

I guess he really knew that little innocent Russian Teacake was the last cookied/candied/salty-treat I'm going to eat.

 

 

Ever.

 

Sigh.

 

PS.  Happy New Years Eve!

 

PSS.  If your name is Eve, please allow me to extend the following wishes to you...HAPPY NEWS YEARS EVE, EVE!

 

PSSS.   You know?   There might be one more Russian Teacake in that freezer hidden under the peanut butter blossom cookies.   ACCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!

 

 

Alphabe-Thursday - Thankful F

This round of the alphabet I want to share what I'm thankful for. 

  
I am thankful for finding this quotation about inner peace.

"For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe." -- Larry Eisenberg

Our Granddaughters are winging their way toward Philadelphia heading toward their new life in Ireland.

I feel at peace about all of it.

I'm glad that something touched my heart enough so that I could let go of the worry and fear of their leaving.

They will be missed.

And now I am free to begin saving all my pennies for a trip to see them sometime this spring.

 

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter F.   To read other F offerings, just click here.

Alphabe-Thursday Letter F

Good morning class. Welcome to round eight of Alphabe-Thursday!

Today we will be frolicking with the letter:


Please link directly to your Alphabe-Thursday URL (if you don't know how to do this let me know!) and please continue to visit the five links before and after your link and leave a comment. Minimum of 10 links visited please. You can visit more if you like, of course.

I do visit every link.   Sometimes it just takes me a little while!   But I will be by, scouts honor!

If you have any difficulties with your link, please make sure to include the number of the link when you e-mail me. It is really difficult for me to find you easily otherwise.

If you have any questions about Alphabe-Thursday or problems doing your link just post it in a comment or send me an e-mail. I'll do my best to help you as quickly as I can.

The McLinkey will be live from 1:00 pm MST time Wednesday afternoon in an effort to assist our lovely "friends across the pond" and continue through 10:00 am MST time Saturday morning!

And remember.... link back to this post, you need to be registered as a follower of my blog, PG posts only, and visit at least 10 other students (perhaps the 5 students before and after your post). The links will stay live after the final post deadline has passed so you can even wait and visit over the weekend or whenever you have more time.

Please share your fanciful F post now!

On Christmas Eve...

 ...each year.

I am so grateful that my parents did not name me 'Eve'.

Can you imagine hearing, "Merry Christmas Eve, Eve!" every year?

Wow.

That would be really irritating, right?

 

Yeah.

 

I think so, too.

 

All that aside, though, wishing you a Merry Christmas Eve from Mr. Jenny and I.

 

Hope your Christmas is filled with blessings large and small!

 

And, hey!

 

If your name happens to be Eve...

 

Ummm...

 

Merry Christmas Eve, Eve!

Alphabe-Thursday Thankful E

This round of the alphabet I want to share what I'm thankful for. 

  
I am thankful that our  Every moment Mr. Jenny and I have had being active in day to day life with our beautiful Granddaughters for 11 1/2 years!

We have been richly blessed with the gift of time spent in close proximity.

Watching these three lovely girls come into this world and experiencing so many moments with them...

Talking, walking, first days of school, last days of school.

Booboos and happiness...

Stuffed animals and electronics.

We've had a rare gift that many grandparents never get to experience.

I am thankful for every single day we've had.

And looking forward to time spent with them in a far away country.

I know there will be big adventures for them and I'm happy and excited for them.

It just feels very quick until next Sunday when they will board a plane to far, far away.

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter E.   To read other E offerings, just click here.

Alphabe-Thursday Letter E

Good morning class. Welcome to round eight of Alphabe-Thursday!

Today we will be elucidating about the letter:


Please link directly to your Alphabe-Thursday URL (if you don't know how to do this let me know!) and please continue to visit the five links before and after your link and leave a comment. Minimum of 10 links visited please. You can visit more if you like, of course.

I also want to let you know that each week I visit every blog. If it appears I haven't visited your blog by the following Saturday morning, please let me know!

If you have any difficulties with your link, please make sure to include the number of the link when you e-mail me. It is really difficult for me to find you easily otherwise.

If you have any questions about Alphabe-Thursday or problems doing your link just post it in a comment or send me an e-mail. I'll do my best to help you as quickly as I can.

The McLinkey will be live from 1:00 pm MST time Wednesday afternoon in an effort to assist our lovely "friends across the pond" and continue through 10:00 am MST time Friday morning!

And remember.... link back to this post, you need to be registered as a follower of my blog, PG posts only, and visit at least 10 other students (perhaps the 5 students before and after your post). The links will stay live after the final post deadline has passed so you can even wait and visit over the weekend or whenever you have more time.

Please share your eloquent letter E post now!

Alphabe-Thursday Thankful D

This round of the alphabet I want to share what I'm thankful for.   

I am thankful that our Grand-daughters are only moving the Distance of 4,977 miles to Dublin, Ireland right after Christmas.

It could be farther.

It could be the ends of the earth.

Oh wait.

Yeah.

Ummm.

Maybe it just feels like that.

Sigh.

It'll be okay.

It'll be okay.

It'll be a good experience for them.

It'll be okay.

Holy moly.

It is quite a Distance to Dublin from Arizona.

But absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Right?

Arrrgh.
 

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter D.   To read other D offerings, just click here.

Alphabe-Thursday Letter D

Good morning class. Welcome to round eight of Alphabe-Thursday!

Today we will be discussing the letter:


Please link directly to your Alphabe-Thursday URL (if you don't know how to do this let me know!) and please continue to visit the five links before and after your link and leave a comment. Minimum of 10 links visited please. You can visit more if you like, of course.

I also want to let you know that each week I visit every blog. If it appears I haven't visited your blog by the following Sunday evening, please let me know!

If you have any difficulties with your link, please make sure to include the number of the link when you e-mail me. It is really difficult for me to find you easily otherwise.

If you have any questions about Alphabe-Thursday or problems doing your link just post it in a comment or send me an e-mail. I'll do my best to help you as quickly as I can.

The McLinkey will be live from 1:00 pm MST time Wednesday afternoon in an effort to assist our lovely "friends across the pond" and continue through 10:00 am MST time Friday morning!

And remember.... link back to this post, you need to be registered as a follower of my blog, PG posts only, and visit at least 10 other students (perhaps the 5 students before and after your post). The links will stay live after the final post deadline has passed so you can even wait and visit over the weekend or whenever you have more time.

Please feel free to discuss your dynamic letter D now!

Alphabe-Thursday Thankful C

This round of the alphabet I want to share what I'm thankful for.   

I am thankful I have Granddaughters with caring hearts.

The time is zipping by and getting closer and closer to our three cute Granddaughters moving to Ireland.   Our son found a beautiful home for them all to live in there.  It is in the country and surrounded by huge trees and views that take your breath away.

The house is fully furnished, but a storage unit will be left behind filled with furniture, bicycles and holiday filled bins.

Mr. Jenny and I are so excited to see this chapter in their lives commence...

But we are selfishly wondering how we will fill all our time.

Perhaps I will become a professional candy maker specializing in caramel...or we will join a card club... 

It will be odd to find a life not centered around elementary school and our daughter-in-laws work schedule...

But it'll be something new.

And I hope the fact that our Granddaughters have caring hearts will help them want to stay in touch quite often!

  

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter C.   To read other C offerings, just click here.

Alphabe-Thursday Letter C

Good morning class. Welcome to round eight of Alphabe-Thursday!

Today we will be cavorting around the cuddly letter:


Please link directly to your Alphabe-Thursday URL (if you don't know how to do this let me know!) and please continue to visit the five links before and after your link and leave a comment. Minimum of 10 links visited please. You can visit more if you like, of course.

I also want to let you know that each week I visit every blog. If it appears I haven't visited your blog by the following Thursday morning, please let me know!

If you have any difficulties with your link, please make sure to include the number of the link when you e-mail me. It is really difficult for me to find you easily otherwise.

If you have any questions about Alphabe-Thursday or problems doing your link, just post it in a comment or send me an e-mail. I'll do my best to help you as quickly as I can.

The McLinkey will be live from 1:00 pm MST time Wednesday afternoon in an effort to assist our lovely "friends across the pond" and continue through 10:00 am MST time Saturday morning!

And remember.... link back to this post, you need to be registered as a follower of my blog, PG posts only, and visit at least 10 other students (perhaps the 5 students before and after your post). The links will stay live after the final post deadline has passed so you can even wait and visit over the weekend or whenever you have more time.

Please share your cute post about the letter C now!

Thankful B - Giveaway Winner

This round of the alphabet I want to share what I'm thankful for.   I might throw a sign or two in when I can as well.  I'm also announcing the winner of last weeks giveaway!   I will be having another giveaway for the letter "C" next week, so I hope you can stop by!

 

I am thankful I have the Blessing of living in an electronic age. 

As the time draws closer for all of our Granddaughter to move to Dublin, I console myself with the fact that we will be able to see their beautiful faces and converse with them.

Our son is heading 'across the pond' now.  He will scope out the new job and hopefully find a new house and schools.

And hopefully the Blessings of living in an electronic age will help him with his choices...I can imagine him showing his wife and family house and neighborhood tours so they can make the choice of where to live!

In the meantime, Mr. Jenny and I work to contain our shock and to treasure more than ever before every single moment we get with our precious Granddaughters. 

 

 

 In the spirit of the move, last week I offered up this beautiful leather bracelet for a giveaway.

 

Random org generator informed me that the winner of this bracelet is:

Janie Junebug said...

That's a beautiful bracelet, but I'm so sorry for you. I'm having a giveaway, too. I hope you'll drop by to enter.

Love,
Janie
dumpedfirstwife@gmail.com

Janie, I'm sending you an e-mail to get your mailing address and your prize will be winging its way to you on Monday!

I hope you enjoy it!   It is really a quite lovely piece of jewelry.

CONGRATULATIONS!

  

This post is linked to Alphabe-Thursday's Letter B.   To read other B offerings, just click here!