just words...

its up to each of us to use them...

to take them to heart...

to look at things from a different angle...

to focus on what needs to be seen today...

and let the rest go...

you know...

those crazy little things that get in the way of joy...

smiles...

and contentment...

wishing you peace today...

and love...

something to do this weekend...

found some pretty images...

thought you might like to use them, too...

chicks are one of my favorite little things...

and airbrushed embossed cards, too...

the real reason for Easter...

chicks cruising...

and you thought we invented it...

yellow and blues...

shades of lavender...

such a pretty angel...

love her hat...

and dancing bunnies...

so cute...

had a rough morning...

feeling all the aches and pains...

but doing better now...

have a great weekend...

DH has to work tomorrow...

its too cold to do anything anyway...

we could see some flurries here tonight and tomorrow...

then back to the 50s...

fish and shrimp tonight from the White House Cafe...

yum yum...

if I don't forget, I will get pics for you...

Dollar Tree finds...

gearing up for Easter tree time...

we all were bored...

well, I was bored Tuesday night...

kind of a let down when you able to run around 3 whole days in a row...

(look, Donna, glitter on them eggs)

but don't get too excited- I haven't opened them yet...

so I made puppy dog eyes and the guys took me to town...

AFTER DARK!

I didn't want to really spend a lot of money...

didn't need a darn thing...

so it was the Dollar tree...

a candy duck for Craig...

'cause he's a rubber ducky kind of guy...

really- he has a collection of them...

and these little painted metal oval tubs...

a pink one...

and a blue one...

they had them in green, too...

thought they would be cute on the deck this spring...

and a little yellow bunny for the tree...

and spring ribbon...

then we stopped and got an ice cream cone...

and I was daring...

I did 4 licks...

and DH took another one for the team and finished it off...

been on this "diet" now for 3 1/2 weeks...

not doing  milk products at all...

except for the 4 licks...

and...

my IBS symptoms have disappeared...

they have the same symptoms of being lactose intolerant...

could I have been LI all along and been misdiagnosed?

makes you wonder...

I am doing soy milk, no yogurt, no cottage cheese...

and ta-da...

staying out of the bathroom!

I am going to talk to my doctor about it the next time I see him...

of course,  IBS goes in flairs...

and this could just be a quiet time...

we were up in the 50s, but got a front coming in...

thunderstorms are on their way but no snow here...

8 inches for Chicago...

lucky them...

Doug is here waiting to get into the dentist this afternoon...

getting at least 2 pulled...

then we go from there...

been for a walk...

a little breezy...

good thing I've got some lead in my pants, or I would be in Indiana by now...

gotta get moving again...

been trying to keep busy and keep moving as much as possible...

it lowers the blood sugar...

that and there's a bit to do around here always...

have a great afternoon...

and if you get snow...

well, I just didn't want it so sent it on...

a slack off kind of day...

yeah, its that kind of a day...

but it is so warm out- in the 50s...

new bassinet that I bought off of Rebecca...

for the babies to sleep in...

dianthus has blooms on them!

can you believe that?

I have never seen it this early...

this bush never did lose all its leaves...

grape hyacynths...

iris...

Bebe is feeling so much better!

he was romping and wanted me to play with him...

this is the White House Cafe...

it is an original building to the square...

it once housed our lady photographer...

back in the day...

they are hosting a spaghetti supper tonight...

to raise money for new playground equipment for our grade school...

Craig is going with his friends...

the south side of the square...

waiting for Craig to get the mail...

and a box came...

part of Doug's easter clothes is in there...

then a drive through the cemetery...

I had concrete angels on my mind today...

and I know where to find them...

a little girl who died at 5...

this was placed in 1910...

she is missing her nose and one hand...

the carving on this one makes me smile...

the skill it took to make this just blows me away...

and this is the Rutherford section of the cemetery...

Dr Hiram Rutherford was our first educated doctor...

knew Lincoln...

housed children of color...

he was an abolitionist...

and just look at the stones!

someone has cleaned them!

they were turning black...

I had no idea that they would have ever been this bright before...

its windy out, but its so nice and warm...

been for a walk and thinking of doing another...

with ear muffs, of course...

the ground is very squishy...

so we will have to stick to the road for now...

DH should be home anytime...

so better get a move on...

have a great evening!

the rest of the weekend finds...

I found this at Walgreen's on Sunday...

more Easter cards...

I now have enough...

a jar candle holder on sale...

$2.99...

it was $8.99...

then yesterday, we went to Arcola, Il...

and Vyverberg's...

THE best dime store around...

maybe the only one, now...

pink plate...

1/2 off...

matched that with a smaller yellow plate...

1/2 off...

doesn't it look like a sunflower?

2 spring dish towels...

$2.99 each...

a square pillow cover...

was marked $17.99...

and since I had a pile on the counter...

the owner said "you can have that for $10"...

and the pile grew...

one small doily...

and 2 larger ones...

ok, everyone is posting about these mirrors...

yeah, I snagged mine for $2...

clearance area in the back...

and another find in the back...

a cute little creamer...

$1.99...

then a stop at the Dollar General there...

and I found this...

$3.25...

love birds...

and I found one in lavender...

my new spring stash...

I am ready to rip apart the top of the mantle and get with it...

3 straight days of shopping...

bargain hunting...

and I am pupt, but doing ok...

today is about vacuuming, dusting...

folding laundry  and a trip to the grocery store...

and taking it easy...

PT and a nap this afternoon...

its a dreary cloudy day...

windy and feels just achy cold out there...

but that's ok...

I had 3 wonderful sunny days to play in...

DH had a 3 day weekend...

and he is back to work today...

Ann, I got the postcards in the mail today...

love, love, love them!

I will post them later!

you really know what I like...

;)

just wait until you see what she sent me...

oh, my...