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Friday Favorites: Easter Edition

Today is one of the best Fridays Ever, so much so, we call it

Good Friday

Favorite # ONE

It only makes sense to start my list with this day.

 Good Friday is part of a significant weekend, culminating in Easter Sunday.  On Sunday our family will gather to celebrate.  We start the Easter celebration on Saturday with a tradition I’ve kept with my girls… coloring eggs.

This time last year, we colored eggs, as I mentioned in this post and Easter would not be complete without coloring eggs on the Saturday before Easter.

Favorite # TWO

Easter eggs

Why do we celebrate Easter with eggs?

The egg, an ancient symbol of new life, has been associated with pagan festivals celebrating spring.  From a Christian perspective, Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus’ emergence from the tomb and resurrection.  The Easter egg tradition may also have merged into the celebration of Lent as it was traditional to use up all of the household’s eggs before Lent began.

In addition, one ancient tradition was the tinting of Easter eggs with the color red “in memory of the blood of Christ, shed as at that time of his crucifixion”.

This custom of the Easter egg can be traced to early Christians of Mesopotamia, and from there it spread into Russia through the Orthodox Churches, and later into Europe through the Catholic and Protestant Churches (source).

Very interesting.

 

 

Favorite # THREE

Sunflowers

in the form of cupcakes.

We will be making sunflower cupcakes tomorrow.

Last night I baked the chocolate mini-cupcakes…  52 of ‘em.

Tonight I am coloring the sliced almonds (yellow) that will serve as the petals for our sunflower cupcakes.  When my girls arrive on Saturday, I’ll have them assemble the cute little confections and will premier them tomorrow!

Be on the lookout for Sunflower Cupcakes!

 

On the subject of flowers…

Favorite # FOUR

Yesterday LB came home with flowers!a tulip plant and an Easter lily plant.

I love surprises!

 

 

Favorite # FIVE

Like the petals of a sunflower…

Yellow

Specifically my new yellow pants from LOFT

which turned out to be a smart spring shopping event!  Very Springy.

 

Happy Easter!

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

 

Friday Favorites

It is time for my Friday Favorites!

Favorite # ONE

The seasons have changed and once again…

SPRING BEGINS!

“And here in the Northern Hemisphere happy are we this day has arrived!  Get ready for longer days and increased sunshine.  Tune up the lawn mower.  More sunshine means the grass will be growing.”

(National Calendar Day)

Favorite # TWO

It was supposed to take four weeks, but after only ten days we have growth!

Reminds me of GROOT!

It’s so cute!  I can’t wait to see the parsley!

 

 

Favorite # THREE

It is adorable when Elvis sits at the bar and watches me in the kitchen.

I love how he sets his little chin on the counter.

LB captured this adorable moment…

I love that cat!

Favorite # FOUR

My new dogwood tree

We’ll be looking for a perfect spot to plant it this weekend!

 

 

Favorite # FIVE

Lydia and Rory

It may be that this is a regular occurrence.

These baby girls are adorable and they have my heart!

Here they are in their new spring-themed matching dresses handmade by Aunt Mamie.

Adorable!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m not the only one who loves Friday!  There is a lot of excitement in my office on Friday mornings.  Typically Ms. G will be dancing as she comes in and will escalate from there.  This morning she didn’t feel much like dancing.  This didn’t seem to matter to the other ladies as they pressed her.  She wasn’t going to comply which prompted a log onto YouTube for an appropriately titled tune.

Thus was my introduction to Bishop Bullwinkle and his song was stuck in my head all day.

 

 

Hopefully you will be as entertained by this as I am!

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

XO

Friday Favorites

Its Friday!

 I’m headed out of the office and

Friday Weekend GIF by Red Bull

This weekend is going to be a good one starting with my

Friday Favorites

 

 

Favorite # ONE

I have FINALLY started my herb garden… slowly but surely as it will take 4 weeks for the seeds to germinate.

Patience is a virtue.

 

The Healthy Kitchen Herb Trio Kit… its easy to Grow Basil, Parsley and Chives Seeds In Your Own Kitchen!

That remains to be seen.

Stay tuned.

 

Favorite # TWO

I can’t stop shopping loft.com.

Right now I’m obsessed with these Floral Embroidered Riviera Pants

(in Marisa Fit… very important)

these are currently sitting in my shopping bag.

Because they are $69.50, I will wait for a sale and make up a reason to treat myself.

 

Favorite # THREE

Date night on Thursday

because there was a one night only opportunity to see a good show.

AND

because Friday nights are reserved for collapsing in the recliner

(after a harrowing week at work) while enjoying Kim’s little pizzas and a good movie on the big TV.

 

Favorite # FOUR

There is nothing sweeter than a tiny baby girl.

Rory was one month old on 3/14/18 when her Mama posted this…

And later this…

Precious!

 

 

 

Favorite # FIVE

My Mama gets to keep Lydia typically once a week.

Lately if they take a walk, they will wander over to Glammy’s house.  Yesterday Mama sent me an account of their adventure with pictures:

Today Lydia and Mema took the pink princess car out for a ride.

 

Lydia wanted to visit Glammy’s house, but Glammy wasn’t home.

Lydia told Mema that all she had to do was push the buttons by the garage door so they could go inside.  She even offered to show Mema how to do it.

It was disappointing that they wouldn’t be able to come inside since no one was home.  Mema suggested that Lydia pick a flower and leave it at the door for Glammy. 

Before she left, Lydia decided to leave the flower on the garden fairy’s book instead.

 

“I hope she finds it”, said Lydia.

Glammy came home that afternoon and found that pink flower!

 

 

I love this story!

 

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

XO

Friday Favorites: Barbie Edition

Today is

FRIDAY

March 9th

and it is the anniversary of the day the Barbie doll made its debut in 1959.

 Therefore March 9th is National Barbie Day.

 

 

Created by Ruth Handler, Barbie’s full name is

Barbara Millicent Roberts

I know.

 

I have always been a Barbie FAN, along with my sister.  And if we weren’t outside playing in the dirt, we were in the house playing Barbies.

Today I’m dedicating my Friday Favorites to Barbie!

 

 

Favorite # ONE

Barbie’s Townhouse

(circa 1970)

Three levels of Barbie fun in the pink townhouse.

Complete with Barbie furniture and a personal elevator.  Barbie LOVED living in this townhouse!

 

Favorite # TWO

Shoes

once again, we’re talking about shoesspecifically the Buster Brown variety.

Back in the day, shoes were a means of transportation, not only for your feet, but for your Barbie doll.  Especially if she didn’t own a pink corvette.

Just bend her legs, set her inside, and VAROOOOM…

 

Favorite # THREE

Barbie’s Karosel KitchenThe Karosel came complete with an oven that roasted chicken, a refrigerator that would light up, a sink with a “modern” faucet, a dishwasher, a washing machine, and a dryer with a built-in clothes basket.  The kitchen would rotate with the push of a button and made for hours of fun.

 

 

 

Favorite # FOUR

Sweet Sixteen Barbie

Sweet Sixteen Barbie came with her own compact and real makeup.

Barbie looked pretty in her pink party dress and even prettier once her makeup had been applied!

 

 

Favorite # FIVE

Barbie’s Peeps

And first on the list is Barbie’s littler sister

Skipper

The Skipper doll (Skipper Roberts) was created in 1964.

Although she wasn’t as cute as Barbie,  Mattel kept trying and in 1975 we were introduced to

Growing Up Skipper

Just turn her arm and

voilà

You could “make her grow from a young girl to a teenager in seconds”.

If you have never heard of this little doll, watch this commercial

watch closely

 

There was  also

Barbie’s dear friend

Midge

 Who was created in 1963 and looked rather plain compared to Barbie.  She was created to counteract criticism that Barbie was a sex symbol (source).

Good job Mattel!

Apparently Gina and I didn’t feel that she was plain enough.

When all was said and done, Midge looked like this:

Obviously there was a rogue hairdresser on site.

 

FYI to my little sister:

Tuesday Taylor

was not a true Barbie friend.

We always knew there was some sort of disharmony in the group, and assumed it to be the rogue hairdresser.

Alas, I imagine Tuesday Taylor was to blame!

The 1970’s Ideal Toy Company doll was released in an attempt to dislodge Mattel’s Barbie as the top fashion doll. (source)

Her hair do should have been our first clue.  Poor Midge.

 

 

 

 

We all know a little girl that loves Barbie dolls and has at least one doll, if not a whole collection of them.

Wish her a Happy Barbie Day!!

Use #NationalBarbieDay to post your pics on social media.

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

XO

Friday Favorites: Bee Gees Edition

I haven’t been this excited about Friday since last Friday!

Ready for a party!

There’s Night Fever in the air

Today my Friday Favorites post has a theme…

Friday Favorites:  Bee Gees Edition

Favorite # ONE

Stayin’ Alive: One Night of The Bee Gees at the Thrasher-Horne Center

Described as “the World’s #1 Tribute to the Bee Gees!  Stayin’ Alive is the quintessential tribute band to the Bee Gees, capturing the excitement of live performance and the tender subtleties of the human voice.” (source)

It was a last minute decision, but LB and I decided to check it out, then we convinced Mama to come along.

Favorite # TWO

Spending fun time with Mama

We found our seats and made our way toward them.  There was another couple already settled in the seats adjacent to ours.  I whispered to LB “let Mama go first” my thought was that she could have the seat next to the strangers because she never meets one.  Ironically, she knew the couple and it was a happy reunion for them all.

On the way home we had the pleasure of hearing about Mama’s old boyfriends, what became of them, and how God took care of her by bringing her together with my Daddy.

Amen.

Favorite # THREE

A Text Message

from my nephew Clay

Clay Loves music and will almost always say he is jealous when I tell him about a concert I’m attending.  Clay was very jealous about missing out on this particular concert since the Bee Gees are a favorite and [I’m assuming] because his Mema was going without him.  In an attempt to make him feel like he was a part of the event, Mama sent several video clips of the concert.  They were sent to our family group text.

This was Clay’s response:

And it truly made me LOL

The video texts did not do justice to the tribute band.  The band was actually pretty good.

Favorite # FOUR

An SNL excerpt that was played during a costume change.

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake are hilarious!

Favorite # FIVE

My Psychedelic Concert Outfit

Because there has to be a bit of style in this mix!

 

 

and a BONUS…

Favorite # SIX

[obviously]

The Bee Gees

It’s Friday…. You should be dancin’

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

XO

Friday Favorites

What took you so long?

I love My Fridays!  And My Friday Favorites!

 

Favorite # ONE

It’s typical to include food into my weekly list of favorites.  This Friday I’m introducing a snack food with ingredients that are actually good for you…

Veggie and Flaxseed Tortilla Chips

They probably don’t seem to be all that appealing, but are so good!  You can find them at ALDI.

 

Favorite # TWO

My Daddy’s favorite “little cousin” Robbie is my Facebook friend (you may know him as Dewey).  He is more special to me than he knows.

This week his FB post made me LOL…

Seems to me, you’re doing okay Robbie.  Keep on keepin’ on!

 

 

Favorite # THREE

National Love Your Pet Day was this past Tuesday.

I love my pet EVERY Day!

  If you have a Fur Baby, I know you do too!

 

I love My pet Elvis… LB loves Elvis too.

My kids love their pets:

Stephanie loves Aymie.  Amanda loves McCartney.  Richard loves Lenny.

  It runs in the family!

 

 

 

 

Favorite # FOUR

 

The Woodstock Adventure

Recently, Lydia acquired a stuffed Snoopy.  Almost immediately she decided that Snoopy needed a Woodstock.  A few weeks ago my Mama volunteered to bring Woodstock into the family ASAP.  Woodstock was scheduled to arrive by way of Mema’s mailbox very soon.  By the Galentine’s Day event, Woodstock was not here and Lydia was well aware of this.  Glammy stepped into action and ordered that Woodstock on Amazon.  All the way from Japan, Woodstock arrived on February 21st.  Glammy inspected him, wrapped him in a pink bag and deposited him in Mema’s mailbox for discovery by Princess Lydia.

This story has the happiest ending ever!

Woodstock is discovered, loved immediately, and reunited with Snoopy.

All is well with the world!

 

Favorite # FIVE

This baby girl loves her baby sister!

My daughter-in-law Emily posted a video of Lydia kissing Rory with the caption: #lydiaruth has really exceeded my expectations in her role as big sister. I love these girls so much I could explode.

These sweet baby girls are precious.  I hope Emily knows what a precious mother she is!

#BlessedFamily

 

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.

Kim

XO

 

 

Friday Favorites

Friday is

My Favorite Day of the Week

because I get to stay up late and I DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO WORK THE NEXT DAY!

(Breathe)

And everyone who knows me, knows this!

Friday is also the day that I regularly share my favorites.

So here goes…

Favorite # ONE

Laughing at Wendy

She keeps me entertained.

This week my friend Wendy kept me afloat with her unintentional humor.

Among other things, one day she did a poor job of mixing her coffee.

After she took a sip, this is what I saw…

 

 

I SO needed that laugh!

She was mortified when I told her about Napoleon Dynamite, but I was in no way insinuating that she looks like him.  I was merely suggesting that her reaction made me remember this scene.

Favorite # TWO

Pants from LOFT

Recently I ordered a pair of pants from Loft.  At the time I didn’t realize that along with different pants styles there are also different pants “FITS”.  For LOFT there is the Julie Fit and the Marisa Fit.  The Julie Fit is a curvier fit which means it is smaller at the waist and rounder at the hips.  The Marisa Fit is a slightly straighter cut from waist to hip.  My order included Slim pants in Julie fit (in Vivid Red).  They were on sale for $23.99 and I couldn’t say no to that price.  When they arrived I tried them on and found that my normal size 4 was not so normal.  Thinking everything runs large at LOFT, my first inclination was to exchange them for a size 2.  Being a sale item, there was no size 2, so I returned them.

Since then I learned that there is the Marisa fit and I’ve found another pair of red pants on sale.

Skinny cuffed pants in Marisa fit (in Lava Red)  on sale for $24.30.  I’m not sure if it is the Marisa fit or the Skinny style, but these size 4 pants are perfect!

I love the way they fit!

 

 

Favorite # THREE

My Rockabilly Prom dress

from Amazon $32.99

 

Favorite # FOUR

For quite a while now it has been all about Halo Top.

Move over Halo Top… there’s a new kid in town!

Breyers Delights

Indulge without the guilt!

 

 

Favorite # FIVE

This one goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway…

RORY

She came home from the hospital today, and Glammy got to hold her.

She is BEAUTIFUL

 

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog!

Kim

XO

 

 

 

 

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