Jumpy, jumpy, jumpy.....

That's what we say when we play in our Jumperoo. Aunt Michele let us borrow this months ago and now Thomas is big enough to play in it. As you can see, he LOVES it! His little feet and legs move all around. And, boy oh boy does he laugh!


I'm jumping in my Jumperoo! Weeeee 

The Alphabet Game

Some blogging buddies have been passing this around and I thought it was fun, so here goes:

Ais for Age - 41
B is for Booze - just about anything sweet and slushy
C is for Career - paralegal, mom and wife
D is for Dad’s name - Michael
E is for Essential items to bring to a party - Something to talk about
F is for Favorite song at the moment - "Tell me what you want" (I'm not sure if that is the title)
G is for Goof off thing to do - play on the computer
H is for Hometown - Smithtown, New York
I is for Instrument you play - Cornet, a long, long time ago
J is for Jam or Jelly you like - blueberry jam
K is for Kids - One beautiful Son
L is for Living arrangement - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
M is for Mom’s name - Geri
N is for Names of best friends - Not counting Tom, Kevin and Kellie
O is for overnight hospital stays - one for childbirth, and childhood stuff
P is for Phobias - creepy, crawly bugs
Q is for Quote you like - "Happiness is a choice" Yours truly
R is for Relationship that lasted longest - Kevin and Kellie for about 20 years
S is for Siblings - 2 sisters
T is for Texas , Ever been? - Of course, darlin.
U is for Unique trait - I waited until I was 39 to marry and 40 to have my first baby
V if for Vegetable you love - Just about all of them!
W is for Worst trait - Procrastination
X - is for XRays you’ve had - teeth, head, abdomen, knee, ankle, chest
Y is for Yummy food you make - What do you want? Meat sauce and pasta is my favorite
Z is for Zodiac sign - Gemini


Feel free to fill in your alphabet in the comment box. I'd love to read yours.

Thomas and Mommy on her Birthday. 

Today was my Birthday...

and, it was wonderful. Ice cream cake with the family and dinner at Kobe Steaks with Tom and Thomas. A spa day from Tom and lots of giggles and smiles from Thomas. Not to mention the other great gifts and birthday wishes from my family and friends. Funny, this birthday was so very different from the others. It really sneaked up on me. I'm so focused on Thomas and the fact that he will be 5 months old next week, that I really haven't been paying attention to much else. I'm glad Tom was paying attention! :) (Actually, Tom LOVES my birthday because for the next 17 days, I will be "one year" older than him.)

What color are You?

Take the test and see if it matches up. I thought mine came pretty darn close.

you are lightcyan #E0FFFF

Your dominant hues are green and blue. You're smart and you know it, and want to use your power to help people and relate to others. Even though you tend to battle with yourself, you solve other people's conflicts well. Your saturation level is very low - you have better things to do than jump headfirst into every little project. You make sure your actions are going to really accomplish something before you start because you hate wasting energy making everyone else think you're working. Your outlook on life is very bright. You are sunny and optimistic about life and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Happy Saturday!

Today was the day we got to run several errands. As usual, Thomas was as good as gold. Sure he started getting fussy after about 3 hours of being out and about, but who can blame him? When we got home he got to play with his Daddy. Oh, how he loves his Daddy.



What a great day we had today. Can't wait until tomorrow. I get to see my newest cousin.

I do love him very much. Can't you tell?

I have so much fun with my Daddy! We're playing on the couch. We just got home from shopping, shopping, shopping.  

Mother's Day -- The first

Sunday was my first Mother's Day. It started well, Thomas slept late. Actually, all of us did! It then continued with an adorable card and a great present --charms for my seriously lacking charm bracelet--and with spending time with Tom and Thomas before we had to do some quick shopping. Then a quick nap and over to my sister Jheri's for a wonderful dinner with the entire family! It was a lovely day --pretty much like any other Sunday the family gets together. Maybe it's because the whole Mother's Day thing is new to me, but -- I know I'm going to regret saying this -- it didn't seem like the big deal I thought it would. There is no disapppointment in my tone. It just is what it is. Maybe it's because Tom shows me how much he appreciates me as a Mom. Maybe it's because my beautiful son smiles at me every time I get him out of his crib or begin to feed him. I feel so appreciated every day. I am so very thankful that I am. I wish I would have shown my Mom that appreciation. Maybe I did when I was Thomas' age. I know I probably didn't when I was a teenager. I hope I'm doing a better job at it now.

What I See Is Who I Am

I've been thinking about how Thomas will grow up and what kind of man he will be. While there will be many influences in his life, Tom and I will be his greatest for some time --for better or worse. With that in mind, I will need to pass on to him the skills I have learned which enhance my life. One of those is that I'm the champion of the underdog. I'm the one who sticks up for the person everyone is picking on. Find someone who is mean and I'll chalk it up to low self-esteem or some other excuse. Granted this trait came later in life. And, hopefully, this is a good trait. The following is an excerpt of an email I received, which makes me think it is.

"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" (Matthew 7:3, NIV).

Ken Crockett, in his book, I Once Was Blind, But Now I Squint, shares the experience of Pastor Ed Manning who told "about a situation when a woman approached him to ask a question. As she drew closer to him, he tipped his head back to look through the bottom lenses of his bifocals to focus on her more clearly. ‘There you go again!’ the woman exploded. ‘You stick your nose up in the air every time I talk to you! Who do you think you are? I’m sick of your arrogant attitude!’" Manning was taken aback by her outburst of anger. ‘You don’t understand,’ he explained. ‘I’m not sticking my nose up in the air at you. I just can’t see you when you get near me. I’m tilting my head back so I can see you through the bottom half of my bifocals.’"

Sound familiar?

Blaise Pascal said, "We view things not only from different sides but with different eyes." Or to put it another way, "We see things not the way they are, but the way we are." For instance, if I have a lot of unresolved anger, I will see things through angry, critical eyes. If have unresolved fears, I will view things through fearful eyes.
If I have a negative attitude, I will look at things through negative eyes. If I am insecure, I will see things through insecure eyes. If I am a jealous person, I will view things through jealous eyes, and so on. Whatever I see--the way I see it will always be twisted to match my distorted perception of reality and in so doing I will rationalize my every thought and justify my every action. A very unhealthy and
self-defeating way to live. It is true, what I see is who I am.

It is equally true, if I am a loving person, I will see things through loving eyes. From www.actsweb.org

I have found that the more defensive, angry and hurt I am, the more I see things as those which are being directed to me as being intentionally mean or hurtful, even if they are not. The misspoken word or inconsiderate action is an attack, not a mistake. The more forgiving I am the more those things just roll off my back. Life is easier when I look at things through loving, forgiving eyes. Rose-colored glasses you say? Maybe so, but I’ll take those over any other color and hopefully, Thomas will too.

Hello! This was taken by my Aunt Jheri. She knew Mommy was having a very difficult Monday, so she took my picture and sent it to Mommy while she was working. Mommy's day was so much better!