R.I.P. Izzie

1999 - 2012

"I am a thousand winds that blow,

 I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain,

 I am the gentle autumn's rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush,

 I am the swift uplifting rush

of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the stars that shine at night.

Please stand not at my grave and cry,

 I am not there I did not die."

You will always and forever be in our hearts.

I dropped a tear in the ocean. The day you find it is the day I will stop missing you.
~Author Unknown

If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.
~Claudia Ghandi

Ask me why I keep on loving you when it’s clear that you don’t feel the same way for me… the problem is that as much as I can’t force you to love me, I can’t force myself to stop loving you.
~Author Unknown

One proud mama

Abundance of gratitude

for Friday
To keep me grounded is to remind myself of what is truly important; gratitude for the simple things.

Today I am grateful for
... $25 Staples reward coupon
... $10 CVS extra care bucks
... 20% off  coupon, which I used at the car dealer today... for my front brakes, new tires, oil change and one broken brake light
...$10.50 in rolled pennies
...my soon coming 2% annual rebate from Costco

for Saturday
Today I am grateful for
...a Old Navy cowl neck sweater for only .99 cents at...The 99 Cents Only Store

More oodles of cuteness

Grandma's sweet pea...

and her precious mama



Sisters

What a blessing she is to me.



My sister and me.

Abundance of gratitude

for Saturday
To keep me grounded is to remind myself of what is truly important; gratitude for the simple things.

Today I am grateful for
...my own bed to sleep in
...eyebrow tweezers
...a scissors to cut my bangs and a razor to shave my legs

You take these things for granted...until they are taken away from you for 10 days.