Happy Mother's Day❤

We're visiting with my brother and his family today! We haven't seen them since Christmas.

We had a great time celebrating our grandniece's 1st birthday yesterday. My sister-in-law, Jane, and niece, Sarah, made the cutest Minnie Mouse cakes and cupcakes.

Here's the proud momma, Sarah, and poppa, Tom, with their daring Hailey.

Hailey had a fun time opening her gifts. 

 {{Ok her parents had a fun time, Hailey did not have a clue what was going on.}}

Hailey tossing and turning in her Mickey Mouse chair.

Two more cuties at the party! 

 Our grandnephew, Lucas, and his cousin, Maura, our niece.

Hope you enjoyed the photos from our family gathering.

Have a lovely Mother's Day with your loved ones!

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Camping in Ohio

We're staying at a campground in Grafton, Ohio while we visit with our brothers.

This afternoon we're attending our grandniece's 1st birthday celebration.

Across the street from our campground is the site of Belden School where I attended 6th grade a long time ago. The school had sat empty for many years and was torn down two years ago. 

 This building was formerly Eaton School - I went there from 3rd to 5th grade.

Yesterday on our way back to the campsite Hubby drove by my parents home from 1960 through 1979.  

I was pleased to see it is being taken well care of for a 52 year old house! It looks the same as when I lived there.

My dad planted the huge maple trees in the backyard decades ago! 

Lots of memories in this home...I graduated from high school, college and married while living my parents lived here.

The theme for our grandniece's birthday is Mickey Mouse! 

 I will be at "home" with this Disney theme.

I'm wearing my Mickey Mouse earrings!

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Red & Black

I'm in the process of sorting through all our bed linens, blankets and pillows. 

 Which means digging through two bedroom closets upstairs and finding stuff I had stored away forgotten about.

I've wanted to do something with the wall above our sofa in the living room without spending money.

Yeah...sometimes I'm fugal cheap...

I found three needlepoint rugs in storage while digging in our closets. These are vintage old...ones I made back in the 1980s probably before you were born when needlepoint was all the rage.

This flowered one jumps out at me for several reasons - it has the pop of red in it I want to add to my rooms and it ties nicely with my touches of black I have in the room already.

And it didn't cost me a cent!!

Remember I'm retired and on a budget.

Plus so far I haven't seen anything else I like to hang on this wall.  

Red and black...

{{ I ❤ it }}

Please join me for:

  Cindy's Show & Tell Friday

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