Dropping hints!!

I have a birthday coming up at the end of the month. Hubby asked me the other day if I had any idea's of what I wanted.

I didn't at the time, but I do now!! Going over to spend time caring for Emmitt & taking pictures & video's, made me realise how cumbersome my camera is. Putting it in my purse takes up a lot of room. When we go on vacation, I need another bag just to put it in!!



My hubby is one who goes into everything, comparing, looking & seeing where the good deals are. Having given him 2 Kodak camera's I like, it might just be enough time for him to check them out.





If he doesn't think they are as good as the one I have, he will argue that point!! So at the end of the month, I will either have my new compact, go anywhere camera, or I will still be trying to push the old one in my purse!!

First video of Emmitt :)

Yesterday I was babysitting Emmitt & his big brother Rion. Rion had just settled down to watch some cartoons. I thought that was the ideal time to get some video of my Lil'SweetE, or Chunky Monkey as he is now known!!

It's not really a fountain after all!

For the last few weeks our downspout has been spouting a fountain out of it. I must say it has looked quite nice :) A neighbor even asked me if I had rigged it to do that to water my pineapples! Unfortunately I'm not that smart to think of something like that!!


I got hubby to go up the ladder & check the gutter & the top of the pipe for blockages, it was all okay.

Today we had a friend who is a handyman over. We were telling him about it, he reckoned it was blocked where the bend is. He took it apart from the top & took the bend off, it was all clear. He could then look down the pipe, he said it was full of debris!

He took the bottom off & emptied all the leaves & gunk out of it. No wonder it had been spouting water!!



It's now all back together again, but it's not really a fountain after all!

I brought a Keurig!

I can see some of you now thinking, what ever is a Keurig!! Something to wear, wash with, will it make me feel good!!

Well it's made me feel good :) It's a Single Serve Coffee/Tea/Hot Chocolate Machine!



You buy little pots, that go in the machine & make a single cup of coffee/tea/hot chocolate.



I like coffee & tea, but don't always want to have a pot of coffee on the go. Invaribly it gets cold & I throw it away. I saw a good deal the other day in Sam's Club & having walked past it 3 or 4 times saying I will, then I won't, then convincing myself it was meant to be, I brought it!

I was taking care of my Grandson yesterday, got home & as Hubby was out of town, opened the box! I decided on a coffee first, it was hot & tasted oh so good! Before bed I made the hot chocolate, delicious!!

This morning I tried the English Breakfast tea, again very good. I have had 2 more coffee's since then:) It's clean, quiet & makes very good drinks.

Now when Hubby gets back tomorrow, I have to explain why I have this new coffee/tea/hot chocolate machine sitting on the counter! Wait till he tries the earl grey tea, he will be in heaven!!

Fetish for Purses!

About 7 years ago I saw an advert on the back of our newspaper for a beautiful bag. I had never heard of the designer before, but since that first sighting, I have become the owner of 9 of her bags! This is the bag that started it all.



The store I went to didn't have the blue bag, but one in gold instead. I brought that, then on the way home went into another store & they had the blue one! What to do, I decided to have them both! I have to say, they aren't cheap & I try to get them in the sales.

The designer is Kathy Van Zeeland she makes them in beautiful colors & I think that's what drew me to them!

Even my husband can now spot a lady carrying a Kathy bag, he even brought me one last year for my Birthday.

These are some of my bags, the last picture is the one my husband brought for me:) So if you see a lady with a colorful Kathy bag, it could be me!

Hairstyle change again!

Okay, so those of you have known me for a quite a while, know I like to change my hairstyle! The last few years it has been short, I have enjoyed it, but decided this morning I want to grow it again!!

I have a appt to get my color done today. I have a great lady who does my hair & she likes me because "I let her play" with my hair :) So the following pictures are of how it is now, & when it's grown in 2 years, yes it will take that long, how it will look!

My first day taking care of Emmitt!

Thursday I took care of Emmitt & his big brother Rion. I got to Brandy's at 7am, I had already asked Brandy what his routine was. Brandy had a board on the fridge, saying to change him when he woke & that he was fed about every 3 hours. At 7.30 Natalie, Brandy's sister got home from work, she works nights. At about 8a.m Emmitt woke & I went into his room to see my Lil' SweetE :) I took his diaper off with Natalie watching me, I asked her to make sure I put the clean one on right! As I took the diaper off he peed all over me, Natalie said I was now inducted into the family!!

His first bottle was 9am. He was good, took a while to burp, which he's not good at & went in his swing by 10. Then it was play time with Rion :) 11.15 Emmitt was awake, I pick him up & his back is wet through & so is the swing! I didn't make a good job of that first dipaer I put on, I changed Emmitt & his clothes. At 12.15 he had his next bottle, by 1pm he was in his crib, as his swing was still wet!! More play time with Rion.

2.45 Emmitt was awake & a little wet round one leg, got his clothes changed again!! I'm sure his Mommy is going to think I just wanted to try all these clothes on!! (By the time I left I had figured out how tight the diaper needed to be. No more leaks, I was very pleased with myself!!) Fed him, but this time he didn't want to go to sleep, just cry!! I think he had a little tummy ache, the only way to calm him was to walk with him over my shoulder & rub his back. He went to sleep, in his crib he went. 5 minutes later he was crying again, same routine over the shoulder & he was asleep. This time i sat on the sofa cuddling him & he was happily asleep.

Gareth got in at 5, changed into shorts & t.shirt, Emmitt was crying because he was hungry again. Gareth took him & was feeding him when I left. It was a good day, but boy does my arm hurt!!

The photo's I took while I was there, I love his chubby cheeks, I couldn't resist kissing them! The one of Gareth holding Emmitt, Emmitt was crying lustily, but you can still see the love in his Daddy's eyes. Will be back Monday for more loving:)