Happy Mother's Day -Both Sides of Motherhood............

The last time I published this,

I got two HATEFUL emails

and the writers quit following me.

The writers felt that I was being

disrespectful and unkind.

I thought I was just being honest.

~so~

I have published this before but

I believe that someone new might

find comfort in the words written here.

You know Mother's Day is a special

day for many people.

However, 

not everyone was blessed to have

a wonderful mother.

To them, Mother's Day is a mockery,

an injustice because of

 all the hurts they

have suffered.

Blogging is not all sweetness

and light.

There are deep, dark pains

that hide beneath some of

the smiling faces...

aches that are too

deep to share with anyone.

Also- I want to acknowledge

that today is a sad day for

those dear women that wanted

desperately to be mothers

and were unable to conceive,

or lost their children in miscarriages,

and to those that made

a decision to not have children

and now regret it.

Also- to those whose children

have passed before them-

Unimaginable pain to bear----

I know there is a lot of pain

in all of our hearts and 

we all grieve with you.

I think this piece I wrote

addresses both types of 

MOTHERS

Mother's Day

Some of us have been blessed with wonderful Mothers.

Some of us have Mothers that were not quite so admirable.

Some of us have Mothers that praised us and adored us,

Some of us have Mothers that never said a kind word.

Some of us have Mothers that loved us unconditionally.

Some of us have Mothers that loved us only

if we met all her expectations,

and even that was not enough.

Some of us have Mothers that smiled readily.

Some of us have Mothers that never found much to smile about.

Some of us have Mothers that~

whatever we did~ it is more than they hoped for.

Some of us have Mothers that

no matter WHAT we did-it was never 

"quite right".

Some of us have Mothers that had a charmed childhood.

Some of us have Mothers that were raised in pain & shame.

Some of us have Mothers that

 need us & want us in their lives.

Some of us have Mothers that are needy

 and we seldom see them.

Some of us have Mothers that complete our lives.

Some of us have Mothers that

leave us aching, wanting and empty.

Some of us have Mothers that stand

on this side of the Great Beyond.

Some of us have Mothers that have passed

 over this earthly barrier.

Some of us will emulate our Mothers.

Some of us will vow to never be

anything like our Mothers.

Some of us are happy and fulfilled,

no matter what kind of Mother we had.

Some of us will never be happy

even if we were nurtured by an amazing Mother.

Today I am blessed to be a Mother.

My daughters are blessed to be Mothers, too.

Today I vow that I will be

the best mother (and grandmother) I can be.

Today I vow that I will love

as deeply as I can those that share my life.

Today I know that I am blessed indeed~

Today I hope that you find blessings

in your own life-

and love your Mother

even if it is just because she gave you life.

~Happy Mother's Day from Me to You~

©Nana Diana 

SPRING IN WISCONSIN-JOIN ME ON THE DINING ROOM PORCH!

I am back from my daughter's house

and just wanted to check in with you!

Look! Look!

Can you believe it is March 27, 2018 already?

It is now

OFFICIALLY SPRING IN WISCONSIN!

Isn't this pretty?

Care to join me on the side porch?

What?

What do you mean I am a liar?

Oh! Yeah!

This IS my porch but it is from 

THE END OF MAY A FEW YEARS AGO!!!!

Here is 

THE REAL PICTURE

of what a 

SPRING DAY in Wisconsin

REALLY looks like!

and this....

yes-I still have the Christmas flag 

on the playhouse-thanks for noticing.

Does this look like Spring to you?

THAT is the sad reality of  living in

WISCONSIN IN SPRING!

However, there is absolutely NO EXCUSE

for me to leave this out by the back door

until today.

Which reminds me?

Did I share a post of what the side porch 

looked like for Christmas?

NO?

Well, no time like the present!

Notice the ice on the table?

That was my PRESENT for Christmas.
and,yes, I know the difference between present and present~

By the way,

That is the same table that you saw up above.

Hurry! Hurry all you early shoppers!

There are only 273 days until Christmas!

You're welcome!

I will have an announcement

for you in a few days.

I am going back to work

full time for a two year period

as a partner with my son, hubby

and one other person.

I will be sharing pictures of our

REHABBED OFFICE

in a bit.

First I need to get the paint

out from under my fingernails...

although I did more

'supervising' than painting.

Age DOES have its privileges!

HA!

IT'S A BLUE CHRISTMAS AROUND HERE THIS YEAR

As most of you know I de-cluttered to 

downsize and get ready to move

this past summer.

That means that about 2/3 of my 

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

are stored in a warehouse a few miles from here.

At least I grabbed a few boxes and 

I was NOT BLUE to find 

THE BLUE BOX!

This was a gift from my friend, Donna R.

several years ago.

I just added a blue & white glass ball

to 'theme him up' a bit.

I split most of my Santa collection up

between my kids-but I couldn't bear

to part with him.

I have a blue, white & silver tree.

Lots of baubles on that baby!

Just a sweet bow topper-

uh-oh- I see a couple of green wires!

A gifted angel-

Icicles-

A bowl of ornaments with a strand of lights in it...

After I left Kris's party here

I drove down to see my daughter, Mimi, 

in Indiana.

Watching THIS would chase away the 

BLUES in ANY HOUSE!

Our little BrightEyes loves

decorating the 

CHILDREN'S TREE!

Where the kids can move ornaments at will...

and she often does!

And- like any good little

WISCONSIN BORN CHILD

she is wearing her 

GREEN BAY PACKER OUTFIT

to 'work' in.

Now- if you MISSED my Instagram post

this is what she looked like at the mall!

OH! LOOK!  I SEE SANTA!!!

She is wearing the coat her mama wore

as a toddler!

I have lots more 

CHRISTMAS 

to show you in the next few days.

Huh? What?

Okay then- Quit whining-

I will get right on that!

Hope YOU ALL have a great day!

SEPTEMBER SONG----AN UPDATE on our lives

I know! I know!

It has been a while since

I posted here.

If you read my last post you know that

we have been in the process of

getting our house ready to sell.

It's ready!  I'm done-!

Well, except for the nit-picky

little crappy stuff that I can 

always see needs doing/fixing/touching up

I have been sorting and donating

and giving things to the kids.

Over the years if they told me they wanted

SOMETHING--SOMEDAY

well, they got it now instead of having to wait
until I die.

Let the bargaining begin--

fast and furious--

Daughter #1 would trade with Daughter #2-

Grandmother & Grandfather's portraits

for my mother's blue Aladdin teapot

and her miniature cedar chest.

DEAL-Agreed & Accepted!

Heavy gold plaster cherub lamps---

NO TAKERS?

Seriously?

However, there might have been 

some arm wrestling over the

Gold Flatware.

Mimi got it- it matches 

the gold on her Lenox Christmas dishes.

I have cleared out at least 50% of 

STUFF!

Some GOOD STUFF and

some JUST STUFF.

I have rearranged furniture,

painted things,

touched up paint,

scoured every surface within 

AN INCH OF ITS LIFE.

GUESS WHAT?

The listing has been signed and

the photographer was here

2-1/2 hours yesterday taking pictures

and videos and using a drone

to showcase the bay front.

We are told it could take 

A YEAR OR TWO 

to sell.

Things along the bay here do not

move quickly.

It is just as well because I have 

NO IDEA

where we would go should the house 

sell quickly.  

Probably into an apartment

until we could find a place.

It's a crazy life but someone has to 

live it!

Or maybe I could move into this

little number....

that would be just my luck

Hey!  At least it has a window!!!

or two?? or three???

And I can SEE that it is insulated!

MyHero is still struggling.

His weight has still not stabilized

and he suffers from continual exhaustion.

They discovered that his thyroid

has been destroyed by the radiation

to his neck.

He is on medication to counteract that.

He is still not able to eat and so he

continues with the tube feeding--

which is okay....

seriously---

THE BONUS?

Clean up is a breeze!

Rinse the syringe and tube and

DISHES ARE DONE!

Hmmm...

What else is going on here?

First day of school!

Here are just a few of the grands

headed off to school.

OH---AND---

Need school supplies?

Apparently they have them here!

TEACHERS?  WELCOME!

This one 

WILL NEVER 

drive her teacher to drink!

this year cuz she is only 

there for 2 hours a week

I'll be back with pictures of the house.

They should be ready in the next day or so.

Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend!

Does BUXOM BERTHA SCARE You?

This is a

VERY SHORT 

post today.

I am off to open up at the 

VA this morning at

6:00 AM.

But. I did want to show you 

my little 

SCAREWOMAN!

I put this together using 

2 Dollar Store mops and

an old mop that I don't use anymore.

I used a wig form for the head

and purchased her lovely

OUTFIT

from Goodwill.

Without further ado-

Here she is--

BUXOM BERTHA!

Look at that 

SASSY GIRL-

Pulling her skirt up in the air!

MyHero says-

Oh!  She looks like YOU!

Whereupon, he hustled right over to 

hustle her have his picture taken with her.

I don't like it that I can't see his hands....

just sayin'....

Tonight I have three little girls here 

and the 

SweetCheeks will pick a name for 

Somerset Magazine.

You STILL have time to sign up today!

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!

Click HERE

I'll be back later-

after I am through

pushing the ol' boys around

at the VA!

LOVE MY JOB!!!

WHAT IS---WHAT WAS---WHAT'S COMING!

Short & Sweet Today...

kinda like me--

OH WAIT-

I am neither 

SHORT nor SWEET

I must be confusing myself with someone else.

Anyway-

I have to be at my son's house at 6am

to get his little guy off for his little school.

So-here it is-

What is...what was...what's coming!

WHAT IS!

THE SKY IS ON FIRE!

Here is what we saw the other night.

Wisconsin has some of the most beautiful sunsets

I have ever seen.

This is totally untouched.

Taken directly from my iPhone.

Still bonfires to burn this fall.

We won't mention the idiot's name 

who burned my little table.

You can see it sparkling merrily 

as the fire kisses its legs.

WHAT WAS

Flowers in my yard---gone!

The Outside Tub

Closed for Bathing Business

The babies that hold up traffic on a 

MAIN ROAD for 20 minutes at at time..

Grown and headed South!

WHAT'S COMING!

Don't despair 

Good things are a'coming!

Maybe tomorrow if I can get 

my butt myself in gear

I will have some fall to share with you.

So..

wish me luck getting CJK off to school.

He is good at "sick" 

if he thinks he can spend the day 

at Nana's house.

He has, at three years old, 

learned that you can't

FAKE A FEVER!

So now he gets a stomach ache.

Try to nail that one down!

However, I can tell when he really IS sick!

He gets red cheeks and grabs his monkey

and looks pathetic.

Okay, peeps!

That's all I got for the day.

Well, except for one more thing.

You remember about the 

LABELING?

That people that LABEL should 

KNOW HOW TO READ AND SPELL.

Yeah...

Well, guess what I am NOT having for breakfast this morning!

Glad they didn't use a U instead of an A!

They mighta had a run on those babies!

Sunset On The Bay

I worked outside 

ALL DAY LONG 

yesterday.

That's three days in a row..

no-wait---that is 

FOUR days in a row.

Yes- I can barely walk now-

thanks for asking.

That means I did not get 

any pictures taken yesterday.

So---At dusk I went out to take

a picture of the sun setting over the bay.

This is taken from my kitchen door.

This was taken with my iPhone

AND

what you see caught in the 

sun's path across the water

is the American flag,

quietly hanging its head for the night.

I didn't notice it until I had

downloaded it onto my computer.

Glorious Old Glory!

I will get pictures today

of some of the things I got done

around here in the last few days.

Yeah---meanwhile for your pleasure--

I ran to Wallyworld for a few 

Fourth of July things.

I found some!

Ready?  Fingers to your forehead and 

SALUTE!!!!

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Hooray for the RED-WHITE & BLUE 

~and Gingham?~