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Lovely 4 Square Afternoon or Some of my Favorite Things.

Hello ya’ll !

I don’t know why I’ve suddenly gone southern on ya’ll

Hmmm maybe it’s the weather ?

It’s a balmy 40 degrees here in the Mitt ! and believe me.. 40 degrees in January in Michigan is BALMY !

Any whoo…

The house is picked up…Laundry is put away.. and meatloaf is in the oven.

With no really big breaking news …I figured why not write a little something about a little nothing. on Nothing to Blog about.

It has turned out to be SUCH an beautiful afternoon..and just looking around the ol Lady Den is making me feel all warm and fuzzy.
All the little things in here just make me smile.

One…mildly exciting thing going on this weekend is that I finally got my 4 Square stand from IKEA !!!

Dear wonderful Mr R put it together for me in no time!

I think it turned out great !!

On this particular Sunday afternoon.. the sun is streaming in so beautifully…. and aside from the muffled sounds of the NFL in the family room.. and the melodious music of Nuns singing on EWTN from Mamma’s room.. The serenity here is deafening.

I kid.. I kid.. It really is quite lovely here in the Lady Den.
As I shut the door to the outside world… I bask in my newly organized space . Soft music fills the room… as does that lovely lovely light.

Can you feel the vibe Daddy O ?

Speaking of organized space.. I got a great “Cheap” idea from Pinterest.
OMG.. I just LOVE that website..and have been known to drift away into a time suck of such grand proportions.

You can follow my pins there if you like.

Anyway…

If you’ll notice the cute little box under the clock… This great little fabric covered box came with some yummy treats years ago.

I’m sorry but this box is just too darn cute to throw or give away.

So Thanks to Pinterest… It now houses many of my camera’s USB cords and chargers.

The kicker is …

They’re labeled then wrapped inside old toilet paper rolls !!

Genius I tell you… simply genius !!

No more fumbling around looking for the correct cord or charger..

I feel so Martha Stewardy…

Ok.. now that I’m over my Martha High.. I thought I show you around the desk too.. and some of the little things there that just brighten my day.

This box houses many of the Photo C.D’s that have accumulated.. that is until I got smart.. and finally bought an external hard drive…. ( Now.. if I could only remember to transfer everything there more often..ugh)…. I like the little birdy on the box..

This makes me smile … It is a lovely gift from a lovely friend. ( Thanks Lori) It is a fancy dancy cube of paper that in theory is to be used for jotting down notes… the problem is.. I just CAN’T bring myself to use it.. It’s just too darn pretty.

Never fear … it is still very useful.. It makes me smile every time I look at it.. and reminds me of the lovely lady that gave it to me.

Next item in the room that is making me absolute happy is yet another gift.. from yet another lovely lady.. ( Thanks Gra)

This Yankee Candle called Kitchen Spice.. makes my knees weak.. I LOVE IT !!! ugh..
I don’t know why but the instant I smell this.. I feel happier!

Speaking of making my day.. I gotta say I love this picture of Mr R and I.

It makes me extremely happy too.

It was taken on a jubilant day for a lot of us.. ( Our Son’s Wedding !)

Next is this month’s book club book..

I finished it the other night

( at 1:00AM !!!) Ugh.

I’ll admit at first it was a little hard for me to get into … but my gosh once things got moving… I couldn’t put it down.

In fact I got home on Friday, around 12 or so…started it at 12:30 … stopped long enough to put on a meal… and didn’t put it down again till the wee hours.

The story seems almost too unimaginable, considering it is non fiction.. Quite a story.. quite a life.

In my opinion.. there really isn’t anything like a good book, and this one was very well written.

Ultimately it is all the little things around you that can just make your day !

I can’t let the day or this post end… without sending heartfelt Birthday wishes to my new Brother in law.. He’s a Diamond Geyser he is..

Hope you had a great day Michael !!

There you have it.. a typical “Nothing” post.

Hope you’re having a great day !!!

Happy New Year !!!! 2012

As we FINALLY officially bring the holiday season to an end.

I thought I’d give you a recap of some of the fun and frolic we enjoyed as we bid 2011 goodbye… and welcomed 2012

We were invited to my brother ( Nice mug ya got there buddy ) and lovely sister in law’s home.

Early in the evening.. the kids hung out

and the over fifty crowd chit chatted

A LOT !!This is Pauly B…

He is the brother my brother never had..which I guess means he’s my brother too.

My brother from another mother…. Hmmmmm

This is the wonderful… fantabulous…Mr R..

I get to wake up each and every morning to his “Great Hair” and angel breath. YUP…. I am one lucky girl..

Here he and Mrs G banter a bit about the word “ITalian”

and the word… EYE talian

Meanwhile Dante and Nana have a little sit down.

OK.. the truth of the matter is… she grabbed him and squeezed him and probably pinched his cheeks.

He kept her riveted with the story of a kid his age who already has a mustache.

Frankly it shocked him…

I told him that was no big deal at all… why at his age I already had a little starter mustache going of my own.

The boys get geared up for the big count down..

even pretending that the obnoxious noise coming out of those horns was barely audible.

Believe me.. THEY WERE AUDIBLE

Even little Miss here got her horn fired up.

Horn Dante… Horn… If you whistle it’s not quite as effective.

Meanwhile in the peanut gallery… these two birds started knocking out an old EYEtalian toon..

I guess all this singing makes one feel like an all out Italian ROCK STAR !!!

Time was a ticking… and the the countdown began

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!!!Then it REALLY got crazy in da hood !!

Yes Dante… this IS how we do it… We’re very “ Old School”

AND

Yes….It can be tiring.. but buck up.. you’ll be growing a mustache soon too !

Don’t feel too bad…even poor Nana looked bit shell shocked!Much better!

The following day we had our last visit with Mr R’s Sister and new husband.

Who by the by came down with a nasty cold.. a little bit of beer and a cold capsule or two will do the trick… as is evidence.

(Cold?… what cold? )

Mr R enjoying a bowl of Mad Matt’s

Nightmare Alley Chili #3

While the girls sat and chatted..

We had a great visit with these two..

But I have to admit.. even though we spent a lot of time togther and had a lot of fun ….It STILL wasn’t enough for us. (Yeah … we’re selfish like that..)

It was a great way to end a pretty good year !!

Hope you all were surrounded with friends and family… because after all.. They are the only things that matter.

My wish for all those I love.. and even you out there in Blogland.. Is for 2012 to be filled with Health.. Wealth and most of all Happiness !!