~♥~ I WISH WEDNESDAY ~♥~

It's Wednesday...and I'm on a streak of two weeks in a row posting on time...WOOT!

I wish.....................I had one of these sweaters. Don't we all have days like this. Of course mine would need a gazillion more skeins of yarn......

I wish....................to brag for half a minute. Meet my two nephews Ethan and Evan...They just finished 1st and 2nd place in their school's spelling bee. Not only did these guys win....but after the 3rd place fella missed his word....the two brothers continued to battle it out for 64 MORE words... yeah color this Auntie proud! ....WAY TO GO GUYS!

I wish...........that everyone who feels that every baby has the right to be born....would follow this link HERE. I had the good fortune to meet a lovely blogger today and her post is an important one. The opposition's beliefs are heard every single day in a very loud voice. It's time we make sure our voices are heard too. It's such a simple way to make a statement. Please take the time to check out what this is all about!

I wish........................men would NOT get creative with facial hair....or body hair for that matter. Don't you wish you'd met him first....HUBBA





I wish..................that all dogs were this smart and filled with sage advice. If you need a burning question answered....Lucky is the dog to see. He lives over at "Life is Good" a hilarious blog by a very funny lady. Click HERE and see what I mean.

I wish...................someone would explain this to me.....No REALLY...explain this to me !

I wish........................That I had a sister to make my life complete. I'm not sure however that I'd want her to tell all my secrets like THIS sister does. Meet Justeeeeeen one of my favorite bloggers of all time. You have to read THIS post she did about her sister. You will die laughing...seriously...you might want to have a doctor present ...oh ....(language warning...sometimes she has a wee-bit-o-the-potty-mouth) And she's beautiful...and you'll love her.

And meet Jill her sister. She has a blog called Jill's Believe it or not.....another blogger you are destined to love! They have a "sister wars" thing going that is beyond funny. The two of them will definitely make you *snort*. This picture of Jill is a sample of the things they post about each other.....

I wish................to NEVER see a crack like this in my windshield.......

I wish......................to NOT live next door to this kid...EVER



Thanks for stopping by for this episode of I wish Wednesday....I heard it from a reliable Cricket that dreams do come true....so tell me....what do you wish for?

THEY SAY NO WOMAN IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOUR SON.............

But that's because they never met my daughter in law.

Today is the birthday of the lady who stole the heart of my son. And who brought joy into his life...and into ours.

You were a gorgeous bride...........







You make him smile...........
And although his sisters weren't easy to convince....they came to realize you fit into this family like a glove, and now they love you as much as he does...............


Even Crumpet approves..............
You're sweet..................


You're fun loving.............
And you're kind and gentle................

And you're so full of silly that you always make me laugh................


And although I didn't bring you into the world......you are still my precious daughter.....
And I'm so glad my son was smart enough to make the perfect choice.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA!!!




I ♥ YOU!

MY APRON AND ME....A LOVE STORY ♥

A while back the sweet and talented Sally over at Salmagundi had a giveaway. And when the prize arrived in the mail I was VERY excited. Just check out the pretty packages.....

Lookie at this cool stuff....a wonderful teacup & saucer........

Mega cool handcrafted soap, and some special treats from Colorado.......

Some lovely tea, a handmade fabulous Pot Holder...and the MOST WICKEDLY WONDERFUL prize of all....a gorgeous handmade Apron! THANKS SALLY YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!


Now believe it or not...this is the very FIRST apron I've ever owned. Yup...my FIRST! So I decided to try out it's magical "HOME MAKER" Powers by wearing it on my trip to the grocery store.
my new apron and I hit my favorite aisles in the store........

unexpectedly I felt my apron puff up and I hear these words.........



I look down....and to my HORROR my cart is filled with this crap...............

And even though I'm steering with all my might....the cart is heading down the dreaded aisles of grocery HELL!









My apron seems to be delusional....because it actually thinks that I'm going to be creating meals like this................


And baking this..................FROM SCRATCH!!!!!!



When it pulled and yanked me down this aisle.....................I KNEW it was time to put my foot down. NO apron , no matter how beautiful,....is gonna get me to actually CLEAN!

So I decided to show it who was BOSS.





Aprons might be magic......but nothing beats the power of chocolate...........


after the first couple of bites....the apron decided to join in...........


but even though I was strong enough to resist the power of the apron.......other members of the family weren't so lucky..............


Not like I even considered stepping in to save him...............



No way....check out what Crumpet and my new apron are making for dinner......YUM


So the apron and I decided to call a truce. I'll wear it shopping as long as it behaves....and I'll wear it to cook on holidays. The rest of the time it will be proudly displayed in my kitchen. Where it pretties up the place quite nicely! The apron seems satisfied with this arrangement.........well.....mostly satisfied........