I will not be blogging for a few days.

Hi Everyone! I will not be blogging for a few days. I am really sick with this virus, sinus, ear, throat infection. I did go to the Dr. on Monday and got some meds. I went to work yesterday and I should not have done that! Staying home today to rest but will be taking it easy for a few days. Hope to be back real soon!

What a surprise!

I picked up a magazine in Target the other night called Dream Gardens Across America 2010. I started reading it and I couldn't believe the picture in the magazine! When we lived in NJ and owned our little Victorian I was looking at a Better Homes and Garden Magazine and there was a beautiful arbor in a picture and you could order the plans. I showed it to John and he surprised me and ordered the plans. When they came he showed them to me and he told me for our anniversary he was going to make the arbor for me! My husband had never built anything other than a pinebox derby car when he was in Boy Scouts! He delivered his promise on our anniversary that August. As I was leafing through the Dream Gardens across America magazine guess what arbor was in a picture. The one John and I saw in the BH & G magazine about 20 yrs. ago! I took a picture of the one in the Dream Gardens.... and I'm going to look for the picture of the arbor John built me when I feel better. I will post it when I find it. For now here is the magazine version:


We even had roses growing up the arbor like in the picture!




Very uncanny!

John has promised when we have our own house again, he will build this arbor for me again. It was a great spot for me to read or sit with the girls when they were little. It holds a special spot in my heart!

Today was beautiful but I spent most of it resting and napping!

Still not feeling great! I will be going to work tomorrow but I'll call the Dr. and make an appt. for the early afternoon. I have a slight fever now and I feel miserable. Pretty sure it is a sinus infection. I did go out in the courtyard for a little bit today and here are some pics I took of Spring!!


My Tree Peony that I brought from NJ 6 years ago is start to unfurl its leaves!Definitely a sign that Spring is just around the corner!


My daylilies are poking their leaves up too!


The chives are coming up and are about 3 1/2 inches tall already-I can almost use them!


I brought my Lenten Roses with me from the other house and here is one of them blooming. There is another bud just ready to open too. I think they are just beautiful!


Here is a closeup of the Lenten Rose.

Definitely under the weather today!

Well I have finally got up out of my chair. I have not been feeling good all day-running a fever, runny nose, watery eyes, etc. I think I have officially caught John's cold. I am going back to my chair! Hopefully tomorrow I'll feel better.

Here is the alligator made from cupcakes!

Saturday night I went to Megan's house to watch her neighbors, friends, Jenny and Megan play Bunco. Jenny was actually hosting the event at Megan's house. The theme was Mardi Gras. Megan made Jambalaya and some of the neighbors brought chips and dip. We all wore alot of Mardi Gras beads and drank Hurricanes! It was alot of fun!

I'm trying to fight off a cold!

I have been trying to fight off this cold for about 3 days now. I have been taking Airborne, going to sleep early, drinking tea with honey in it and you name it I'm trying it. That is why I haven't been blogging that much lately. Tonight I'm just chilling out watching American Idol and then I'll go to bed early. Hopefully I'll be back to my old self real soon!

Too much computer time!

I have made a decision to stay off of Facebook. It was taking too much of my time and I was sitting at the computer way too much. I got hooked on playing a game on there called Farmville. I want to read, garden and take walks more so while I will keep the Facebook page, I will not be on there much. Sometimes you just have to make good changes in your life and that was mine. I will keep blogging as much as I have been-I wouldn't give that up! I love blogging and checking in with everyone.

Hope everyone is having a happy Monday!