Life {as I see it} on Cedar

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Wow! Cosmo Cricket

Very cool scrapbooking and cardmaking kit from Cosmo Cricket. It's the TSV on QVC February 4th. I'm going to get one! Wahoo!!!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Seagull Crime

Click on the picture to activate video. What a hoot!

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Homestead Ohio 2007

Jerri Anne and I in Longaberger Country.

Smokey Bones Restaurant

Yep, we're having a beer at the bar & watching NASCAR.

Is there a Doctor Kinne in the house?

Hanging out in Patty's office at the hospital.

Louisville Kentucky September 2007

Enjoying dinner at Lynn's Paradise Cafe, a retro, kitschy 1950's diner. We loved it!

Monday, September 03, 2007

Me and my new pink beach cruiser! I got it for my birthday and I love it! It was ordered from Orange County Cycles in California via the Internet. My nephew Patrick put it together for me today. I haven't rode in over 30 years, but I just got on and started riding again. I'll admit I was shaky. Did I say I love it? Thank you!

Sunday, September 02, 2007

Happy Labor Day Weekend Everyone!

Burgers and Hot Dogs

New Windsor Rodeo

Wow! Mom and I enjoyed crispy shoestring onion rings created by the local boy scouts. Yum!

Yep, that's me in my cowboy hat enjoying the rodeo. This was my first one. Wahoo!!!

Summer Storm of 2007

The storm struck Galesburg on the southeast side of town about 1:07 p.m. on Thursday August 23rd. I was on my way home from work when it hit. I sat in my car in the driveway because I couldn't get out. Debris was flying all around me. I later learned we had 70 mph straight line winds. My car received extensive damage. The storm sucked all the chrome off the back end.

The roof on the house will be replaced. The damage was too much to repair. We also had leaking inside on Mom's bedroom ceiling. The ceiling is going to be replaced too.

The front storm door and some windows were blown out and mangled. It's been replaced. Patrick and Aunt Madge did the work. The porch was soaked from all the rain and littered with leaves, twigs and branches. Jerri Anne and I took the furniture cushions to the laundromat and washed and dried them. Charly loved the fresh clean smell.

Here's all the wrecked stuff we gathered after the storm. We had scavangers going through it within an hour of picking it up. Note we also lost the Rubbermaid shed too.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Potter Mania

I haven't read the new book yet or seen the new movie, but I took a quiz on sorting-hat.com and discovered I'm a Ravenclaw. I'd rather be in Griffindorf with Harry, Ron and Hermonie...

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

July 24, 2007 - I'm 51!

It's my birthday! I'm fifty-one today... really, it's a good thing.

Monday, July 23, 2007

St. Patrick's Church Mexican Fiesta

Gorgeous, colorful, big paper flowers decorated the fiesta giving it a Mexican flair! As usual, the food was great - ole!

Day Trippin' in Galena

Mom and I stopped at our favorite restaurant on Highway 61 for breakfast. They have great Flapjack potatoes in addition to Flapjack pancakes! Good coffee too.

We arranged to take two trolley tours of Galena. The first one was a two hour tour that included three properties, such as Dowling House, the oldest house in Galena 1826, the Belvedere House & Gardens and President Ulysses S. Grant's home. Our next tour was of the city. Our guide drove us around and pointed out beautiful architecture indicative of Galena, Illinois.

After our tours we went shopping in downtown Galena. This town is packed with all kinds of shops, like antique and book stores and of course, coffee. I found a fabulous Laurel Burch tote bag and a book on Galena architecture.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

2peas Challenge:

If you could take a drive to anywhere, where would you go? Niagara Falls!

This photo just takes my breath away. Someday I'm going to experience the majestic beauty of these falls.