Week one without TV.

We have got through week one without TV! Last week Hubby got our Verizon bill, we have out TV, phone & Internet on one bill. He has got so fed up that the TV bundle price kept going up. So last week he called them & canceled the TV!!

Most of last week I had Rion staying & so didn't get a chance to miss it. Any cartoons Rion wanted to see I could get on the computer. Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney! It was quite good, as he could watch full episodes too:)



Hubby did subscribe to something called Film-On HDi Player. This allows us to watch BBC & ITV channels in the UK. It's all live TV as well. Last night I watched 2 movies & the quality was great. One I had never seen before called Mercury Rising with Bruce Willis!

Now we start week 2, Hubby is hoping we can do this for 2 months, then start again as a new customer. I am also able to catch some of my programs on the internet. Unfortunately though they don't show some until a week after they aired! Can't understand that. Hoping today that I can catch last weeks Hawthorne!

Emmitt is one month old today!

I can't believe that 4 weeks ago today this little man was born! Where have those last 4 weeks gone too. He is now taking more notice of things around him when he is awake :) He is very strong too, he can lift his head & follow voices, especially his Mommy & Daddy! He has quite a grip on your finger too.

We had a great time yesterday on July 4th. Gareth, Brandy, Rion, Emmitt & Brandy's Mom Janet & Brandy's sister Natalie came round for a barbeque :) We had quite a bit of food left over, I don't need to do any meals today!

Brandy has called me her MIL since I have known her, even though she & Gareth aren't engaged or married. I love her to bits, she is a beautiful woman & I just had to post this picture of Brandy & Emmitt :)



Rion enjoyed his cookies & ice cream, he didn't want to wash his mouth, he wanted to wait for it to come off! lol



I couldn't let them go without getting a cuddle with my beautiful grandson!

My first blog award of the year :)

I would like to thank Cheryl at The Orchid Ribbon for giving me my first Blog Award of the year. Thank you Cheryl so much for this :)



The rules of this award are:

1. Thank the person who gave this award to you
2. Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3. List three things which you love about yourself.
4. Post a picture you love.
5. Tag five people you wish to pass this award on to

It feels vain stating 3 things I love about myself, but here goes!

1) That I take the time to listen to my friend's & family, whenever they need me & hopefully be able to help them when they need me.


2) My love of animals, I have always wanted to care for animals & babies!

3) That I can love every day I am given on this earth, life is too short to not enjoy what we are given.




This was my first time holding my new Grandson Emmitt, I love this photo :)

Now to pass this award onto 5 other bloggers, who I enjoy following:

1~ Mommy Madness. For Christine who was one of the first people who got me into blogging!

2~ 4 Lettre words . I love seeing what Dina has to blog about & she has some really creative photo's!

3~ The Daily Chaos of a sahm. For Richelle who I have known since I was on Maya's Mom. She is a wonderful friend & Mom:)

4~ Kimeri's Kastle. For Kimeri, who always has time to check on other people. Even though she has her own things to have to cope with too, Love you Kimeri!


5~ Dawn's Diversions Dawn also got me into blogging along with Christine. She is a great friend who also shares a blog with with other bloggers living in Oklahoma, called The Real Housewives of Oklahoma.

Should be interesting!

We got our Verizon bill in today, Hubby has been getting cross for the last few months that the TV package kept going up.

He told me he was going to call them first thing this morning. When he came off the phone he said, you still have a phone to use & the internet, but the TV is gone!! What, no TV!!

He said if we wait a while we will get an offer for new customers, then we will get a better rate. Okay, how long do we go without, 2 months!!!! That's right, 2 months!!!!!!

I have a 4 year old coming to stay today til Thursday. He likes to get up in the mornings & watch the cartoon network. I went onto the internet & bookmarked Nickleodeon. They play all of his favorite shows. So for the next 8 weeks, I will have to catch my shows on the computer, the day after. Hubby will be traveling, he will get to watch TV in the hotel! I will just have to get my books out & read.

Maybe it's a good thing, getting back to basics, having conversations & listening to music. We shall see how I fare over the next 2 months!

Picnik Collage

Having had Emmitt around for 2 weeks now, I went through pictures I had taken, the professional ones & one's his auntie took :) This has been my first time making a collage & I think there will be many more to come!!

Wordless Wednesday

Best Father's Day!

Keith walked around the family room yesterday, cuddling Emmitt like this. It must have been a good half hour before he came over to me & let me have a cuddle. As he laid Emmitt in my arms, he said "That's the best Father's Day Gift"! That really brought a tear to my eye:)