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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Gratitude Sunday #6

Welcome to week 6 of Gratitude Sunday!

This week I'm so grateful for any time I get to spend with my family and especially my sweet Grandson Tiger!

A couple of weeks ago I spent a fun day with Tiger and his Mom and Dad at their local mall!

First we ate at the food court! Tiger got a food from all of our plates!

A little clean up and off we go!

Our first stop is this funnel that takes your coins on a fun ride!

Tiger likes to watch it roll!

Round and round it goes!

Next is Tiger's favorite stop in the whole mall

The Mall Train!

Tiger rides this often since he loves trains!

This was my first ride in the train and I must admit it was so much fun!

Tiger takes the train ride very seriously!

A ring of the train bell and we are off to our next adventure!

He must try out all the riding lawn mowers in Sears

Every single one! All done!

Next, the escalator!

A couple of round trips makes him happy!

A quick stop at the pink submarine and it's time to head home for a nap!

Grandma aren't you done taking photos yet??

Yes sweet Tiger I am!

What are you grateful for this week?

Wishing you JOY,

Linda

Update: Mr. Toes is back to his rambunctious self! We are so thankful he has recovered. He is back to being our young active kitty!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

If you missed my last post, I shared that our sweet cat Mr. Toes was shot with a pellet gun by someone. We thought he was doing okay and didn't have any internal injuries. Monday he went back to the Vet and they said he was running a fever. They kept him and gave him iv fluids and pain meds. Today they were able to give him an ultrasound and thought there was some damage so called us and discussed surgery. We agreed and they went in. They found the pellet had pierced the small intestine in two places, had bruised his stomach and he had peritonitis. They removed the damaged intestine and cleaned out the infection. He will be in the clinic for several more days while they give him antibiotics and continue to monitor his condition.

Mr Toes is such a sweet cat and has a wonderful fun personality.

We are praying for the best!

He is not out of the woods yet, but he is young and strong and we believe he has a strong will to survive! After all he made it home after being shot.

So Mr ALC, Charlie Kitty and myself all thank you for your prayers and good healing thoughts.

It's amazing how much we love our furry babies!

Our home feels different without him here.

I'll try to get back to my regular blogging soon, my head and heart have not been up to it. Those who I'm mailing things to, I promise I'll get them out soon.

And to make us all smile....here are some photos of a different kind of 'cat'

Tiger has started Toddler Gymnastics

Checking out the musical choices

Playing Drums...has kept Tiger a busy boy!

I hope to visit him this weekend!

Wishing You JOY,

Linda

I'm joining Kathe at

You're Gonna Love It

well the Tiger part at least!

Monday, December 31, 2012

Farewell 2012

I must admit that I am glad to say goodbye to 2012

It's been a pretty rough year!

I chose 'Change' as my word for the year...

Little did I know!

My brother has been very ill and while physically he has improved some his mental health has declined. We are trying to get him into a rehab program and hope that happens in 2013.

My Mom had heart failure in May and had emergency pacemaker surgery. While she is doing much much better, it took a lot out of her and at age 82 I really worry. I 'almost' had her moved here to Georgia but she got sick and decided she is not ready to leave her excellent health care and Doctors. I can't say I disagree, just wish she was closer. For now she is living in her house while I work on downsizing her and then we will re-visit her moving. I will try to visit her frequently in 2013.

She has oxygen and reads and watches TV a lot.

She is happy and content she says.

I did get her one of those emergency buttons, now if she will just wear it!

There was some good changes in 2012 also!

We added a new member to our family...Mr Toes!

He is such a character and he and Charlie are finally tolerating each other!

Tiger turned one and continues to be the light of my life! This little guy has grown so much this year and it's been so great to be a part of it!

I look forward to what 2013 will bring!

My trip to Las Vegas was a highlight of the year. Along with spending time with my daughter Ashleigh she gave me the surprise of my life, which I shared in this post!

I'll be planning and taking that trip to Paris in 2013

I seemed to spend a lot of time away from home in 2012 and while I see that continuing in 2013 I hope that the trips are less stressful!

Mr ALC and I endured a rainy World's Longest Yard Sale but still had fun! We might take a year off from that sale this year and plan a trip somewhere else!

A blogging highlight was joining
The Sisterhood of The Traveling Apron

Between the magic of the apron and meeting new 'sisters' from all over the world, it remains a wonderful experience in 2012 and it will continue as the apron continues it journey in 2013!

The end of the year highlight was Sara & Blake purchasing their first home.

The sale of this adorable mid-century home was delayed until Dec 13th and then the rush was on to get it cleaned, painted and moved into before Christmas!

It was done, but not without some stress and exhaustion for all of us! Still it was such a wonderful Christmas as I was able to spend it with both my daughters, my SIL and my sweet Grandson Tiger!

So as 2012 ends I'm ready to see what 2013 will bring! I'll be sharing my new 'word' soon and also I've been giving thought to starting a new party...a Gratitude party once a month. Anyone interested?

With all that has happened this year to so many I think a post to really share Gratitude would be such a positive thing!

Wishing all of my friends a

Very Happy New Year!

Linda

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Christmas 2012

It has been a crazy Christmas here at

A La Carte

The tree was lit (almost no ornaments) and there were presents! But we were all together even if we were exhausted and stressed!

Why???

It rained for 3 days and so they only got partially moved into the house. They need to be out of their old place so the next tenants can move in.

Still we had Christmas!

Tiger always gives me 'the look' when I aim my camera at him!

Tiger enjoyed the race track rug and trucks I got him from IKEA. He also got a wood train set from Mommy & Daddy and it was a big hit! Books and other great toys were opened and played with. We all had a great time watching him.

I'm home and slowly catching up! I'll be sharing Christmas for a few more days and then be ready to move on to 2013!

I had a great time with my daughters, SIL and Tiger!

Joyeux!

Linda

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Christmas With A T

It's been a crazy few days!

Rain and then high winds and cold temps but the move is still taking place. The new homeowners spent their first night in their home while I slept in the old house one last time....it was quiet!

I think my favorite thing this Christmas has been the Tiger Tree!

While shopping at Kohl's the other day I found their Christmas ornaments deeply discounted and found two items I had to buy!

This cute little stocking with a T for Tiger

and

This precious bear with a T for Tiger!

I also found some Eiffel Tower ornaments I'll share another time.

I'm joining

Thrifty Things Friday

and

A Favorite Thing

Joyeux Noel!

Linda

Monday, December 17, 2012

Painting The New House!

I am home for a few days to finish my Christmas shopping and wrap presents. I'll be going back to help Sara & Blake move into the new house the end of the week. Sara is still working this week so the final move will be next weekend.

Lots of painting was done and I thought I would share some pics

of the house in progress!

This is Tiger's room! I love this color that they are calling "Frankenstein Green"

Tiger's bedding is space ships in Green and Dark Blue

and will look wonderful in this room!

The master bedroom has this wall of gorgeous blue and the other walls are a lovely cream color!

Tiger getting to know that this is Mommy and Daddy's room!

The spare room aka music room, office and craft space....is this lovely shade of blue which did not photograph well at all.

This is the living room! The huge window will make this a bright room. The red wall is awesome and the other walls will be white! Mid century modern furniture is their hope for the future!