Rest In Peace

It seems so surreal that just this past weekend, I was watching the remake of The Parent Trap and thinking how beautiful she was...


My prayers are with Liam,



her boys,



and the rest of her family and friends.

Wordless Wednesday - Scenes From Our Weekend With "Uncle" Rico

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A Little Green Friend

drops by for a St. Patty's Day visit. He seems content to float around in my pool enjoying the gorgeous weather...



seemingly unaware that his very life is in danger.



Avenging Abby is watching from under the picnic table...



while Tabby The Terrible stealthily follows his every move from the cover of the dining room tablecloth.



Suddenly Abby makes her move. Is she dreaming about her contribution to the St. Patrick's Day dinner this evening...frog legs!



Swim frog swim!



Foiled again!

How To Catch A Leprechaun...According To Kyla

Put a big black pot filled with gold coins and other green & gold "bait" in the middle of a piece of paper covered with "lots of sticky stuff" and make sure that the rainbows lead the way. Soon enough, a Leprechaun will come along to take the goodies...but he won't be able to leave!





Hope you have a wonderful St. Patrick's Day! May the Luck Of The Irish be with you...and don't forget to wear your green.



I have to get dinner started. We're having Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes, & Carrots as well as a yummy Reuben Loaf. Can hardly wait to eat!

I Have Called My Mother So Many Different Names During My Life.

She has been Mommy, Mom, Ma, Mother, and various other forms of the name. My dad calls her Kitty-Jo which really drives her crazy...and according to an old yearbook, a past admirer called her Kitten. She also has a grand niece that had a speech impediment when she was younger that caused her name to sound like "Aunt Titty".

Now she has a new name...and this one is going to stick with her forever. It's the name my 3 year old niece started calling her. From here on out, she will forever be known as "DamMa".

Bryleigh Has A Boyfriend...

His name is Little Link...









Aren't they the cutest?

Mr. O'Kara is doing alot better.

His most recent diagnosis was that nothing cardiac related was wrong. It appears that when he was sick with the flu a couple weeks ago and coughing all the time...he either pulled a muscle and / or strained some of the connective tissues in his chest and rib cage area. All of his EKGs, blood tests, Cat Scans, and such came back negative for any Cardiac trouble and he is in "perfect" health for his age. The only thing that he needs to work on is the same that most people are suppose to do...watch his diet, get more exercise, and reduce the amount of stress that he has.

So...now I get to spend more time trying to convince him to get into shape and stay healthy. Maybe our new Weight-Loss Challenge will do the trick. If he loses enough weight to get to his goal, then he gets a new flat screen TV. If I reach my weight goal, then I get that same amount of money to spend on new landscaping for the house.

Wish me luck...I am heading out for another 5 mile walk. I have some weight to lose...Beach Season is almost here!

Hope you all are having a great Sunday...and remembered to move your clocks ahead before you went to bed last night!

Right now, I am

making dinner and listening to Brad conduct business from our couch. Somethings never change with a work-a-holic for a husband, but atleast we are at home. He has a follow-up appointment with his regular doctor and according to the Cardiologist, he is in great Cardiac health. Now we just need to figure out why he is having these pains...

Thank you all again for everything. I love you all bunches and bunches...

Yeah! He Should Be Heading Home Soon!!!

The nurse just popped her head into our little curtained off space and said that the test results came back and everything looks good. She just needs to do the necessary paperwork and then he is free to go home!

Not sure what the next step is, but as of right now he has a previously scheduled appointment with our primary doctor. And I am also going to make an appointment for him to visit the Cardiologist...because we still do not know why he had the problem to begin with.

Thank you all for the wonderful comments, e-mails, phone calls, and most especially the prayers.

Morning Update On Mr. O'Kara

Well, we just saw the Nurse Practitioner for the Cardiology Group and she is scheduling a Cardiac Cat-Scan for my husband. The test is suppose to let them know if he has any blockages. If all goes well, then hopefully he will be out of here around 5 or 6 pm.

His EKG results came back showing that his heart is doing well and the blood tests are also indicating that he has not / is not having a heart attack. This is great news.

Not sure if he will still have to take a Cardiac Stress test at this time, but if that does happen, then he will be admitted and that procedure will take about 2-days.

As of right now, the official status is that he is being monitored for 24 hours and has not been admitted.

And just between all of us in Blogworld...he is none too happy that he is still being "kept" at the hospital!

Thank you all so much for the comments and prayers. They really mean alot...

Please Pray For My Husband

I am typing this from the Cardiac Observation Unit at our local hospital where my husband is being monitored for chest pains. He has been having some (as he says) "heavy" feelings in his chest for a couple days and was finally convinced to have it checked out today. We will know more in the morning after he is seen by a Cardiologist.

Until then could you say some prayers for him? He is the Keeper of My Heart and I don't know what I would do if something where to happen to him...

Only Happy Thoughts...

because I really need to see the sunshine all around me...