Sweeping Through Life

Friday Since it was Black Friday. I was tired for most of the day, since I was at Walmart at 2:00am shopping. I did take a nap and watch some holiday HGtv with my mom. Ate lots of turkey day leftovers. Saturday Went to a Ohio State vs. Michigan game party. GO BUCKS!!!! Of course we owe again. After the game, the hubby and I did some shopping and came home and watched the movie Transformers (like we had never seen it before). Sunday Ushered at church. My mom gave me some really comfortable shoes to wear to usher in. Thanks mom. Cleaned the home and pulled out all the holiday stuff to begin decorating the home. Hope that you had a good weekend as well.

I think that this is a beautiful song. I hope that you enjoy it. Happy Monday !!!

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.   ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy quote found

Sorry, been gone so long. I have been having internet and computer issues. I use to try to update at work, but they blocked me. I will be back posting more often soon. Had a good Thanksgiving and hope that you did too. GO Bucks....today is the big game with the team up north. Remembering my grandfather, William, on this day for he would have been 92 this month. I miss you. Aren't we all glad that "Dancing with the Stars" is over? image found Have a good weekend!!

I have caught myself staying up most nights to watch this show. I thought it was a fitting theme song for the month long of thank you songs that I have been having for the month of November. Hope you are having a good Monday.

As we get closer to Thanksgiving, here is another song with the words thank you in them. Have a happy Monday.

We are only human. -Dove Candy Wrapper

Is every President or First Lady required to write a book once out of office? If you are wearing flip-flops and a sweatshirt are you cold or hot? Why do the holidays always seem to always come so fast? Are you ready for Harry Potter? Why are there so many mirrors in the gym?

With a few of my sorors. Happy Founder's Day to all of my sorors. On this day, my sorority Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. was founded 88 years ago. The first three years were devoted to organizing. The first call for a national boule (convention) was held in Indianapolis, December 27-29, 1925. The second was held in Louisville, Kentucky at which time Fannie O'Bannon became the grand basileus. In keeping with the ideals of Sigma Gamma Rho , the sorority has supported the following organizations:National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Council of Negro Women, National Pan Hellenic Council, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, National Urban League, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, National Mental Health Association, United Negro College Fund, Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Social Change, Black Women's Agenda and American Association of University Women. With over 500 chapters & 85,000+ membe...

This weeks selection is another song that has the words, thank you in.  Hope you enjoy and have a happy Monday.

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” -Morrie Schwartz quote found

I have a very special friend named Ben. He has autism. I have worked with him for over 11 years now. I have seen him grow in to the person that he is today. It has not always been easy, but as much he has learned from me, I have learned from him. He calls me his "brown mom" and I have no problem with calling him my "son". I look forward to seeing what holds for him next.  I want to wish him a great 18th birthday (which is hard to believe) and we are going to party tonight like it is 1999..(like he knows what that song is...LOL). Ben and I at a Halloween party and neither one of us were drinking the beer in front of us. He was Harry Potter.

With the holidays coming,  I am thinking about how I want to spend them with the hubby. We do the same thing every year for Thanksgiving and make a road trip to spend it with his family. I usually go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving starting at 3:00am and usually come home and sleep the rest of the day. I was looking at starting some sort of new traditions on the Saturday after Thanksgiving that we can do for years to come. Maybe like putting up the Christmas tree (this is my vote), taking an annual holiday photo, doing some shopping together or maybe doing something relaxing like getting a couples massage. Of course, we will have to throw in some football and lots of left overs whatever we decide to do.Building new traditions, will be the traditions that will continue in our family  and define the holidays for years to come.  Do you have any Thanksgiving traditions?

Friday Had my Halloween party. It was so fun. My original idea for my costume fell through and I use what I had and was a witch for the evening. People really got in the spirit of the holiday and giving. Attendees bought so much food items that we filled up a whole box with non-parishable foods that will  be donated to my local food pantry. I even had someone dress up as Sue from "Glee". I am already gathering ideas for next years party. Saturday Slept in until 2:00 pm. I then got up and watched lots of Lifetime tv and whatever horror film that was on. Sunday Went to church. Invited my mom over for a fall feast for Halloween. After dinner my mom and I wanted an ice cream cone from Dairy Queen and had lots of drama with trying to order a small vanilla cone dipped in chocolate rolled in nuts. Was looking forward to watching the Simpsons Halloween special, but I fell asleep on the couch.I was mad that I missed it, but I will catch it on the internet. Hope you had a good...

Hope you are having a Happy Monday. Look for something to be thankful for today..like Dido did. Have a good one.