DON'T READ IF YOU GET QUEASY...

Beautiful Saturday. Got up. Had coffee with Hubs. He left for work. Cleaned out the linen closet. Showered. Dressed. Went to Sissy and BIL's. Today was "drive around and look for a place for Mom and Dad" day. We saw many nice places. Gonna go tomorrow too. Then a decision will have to be made. After some house hunting, Sissy and I went to the club for lunch. Had salad bar and butternut squash soup. Delish!!! Then off to more house hunting. It was hard, but I enjoyed spending the day with my sistah. Nice lady. After lunch we drove out of the club, back towards her house.

She saw the bloodmobile and pulled in. She gave blood! What a good girl. First she filled out forms. One of the questions on the form was "Are you a prostitute?" Oh my. Then we heard some guy say..."Oh! Blood Bank! I thought this was the Sperm Bank!" Ha! What a day. Sissy was brave. Took her needle and gave her blood. I was just moral support. While I was watching Sissy, I noticed the other couple there who were also giving blood had filled their bags less than half way. Sissy's blood bag was fat and filling up quickly. I was whispering to Sissy and making her laugh. We made it a secret competition. I was cheering her on. "Faster!" I would tell her...

"You're almost there!" I kept noticing the lady's bag behind Sissy was not getting any bigger. Then I noticed a tag on it. You know when you go to the airport with a huge bag and they put the big orange tag on it that says "Heavy"? Well, this little lady's blood bag had a big grey tag on it that said, "100 pound donor." Hey lady!!! How 'bout a sandwich??? Oy. We were cracking up. They gave Sis a T-shirt too!

But it doesn't end there...Sissy and BIL went to a fundraiser tonight. After about 20 minutes or so, they were introduced to a couple. Yup. The blood donors! Small world right? :) But wait, there's more!!! A few minutes after meeting the couple, Sissy and BIL wandered away and were mulling around. All of a sudden they heard a commotion. They walked over to see what was up. Guess what? The blood donor lady had passed out at the party!!! Way to screw up a nice fundraiser lady! OMG. I'm sure it was scary. The Paramedics had to come take her away. She was up and talking by then, but still scary. Hey! I told you to eat something!!! After more house shopping we went back to their house. Kissed the puppy's lips and hung out. Hubs got home from work so I went home. We had pizza, and watched "America's Most Wanted".

Now we're gonna watch "Due Date" or "The Life of David Gale". Will let you know if either are good. Hope you guys loved your Saturday too. Hugs and peace signs. Kisses and Puppy lips.

Usually Fridays I stay late at the office and check and then double check my desk. I work hard to make sure I have finished everything I set out to accomplish for the week. Not today. Today, while working, I got a surprise around 2:30pm. My friend Jenn and her baby Hudson came to the office and surprised me. She and I had been great friends since 1997, but about 8 months ago things changed. She had her 2nd baby and ...well, she went a little nuts. Anyway, I haven't seen her for about 8 months now. And out of the blue, she showed up at the office today. I guess it was probably her way of breaking the ice. We'll see what happens. After my visit with Jenn and the baby, I got back to work.

Then, about 3:30pm I got a text from BIL. He wanted know how he could get into my house. Huh? What? I told him he had my key. Confused. I tried to work but couldn't concentrate. Then about 4:30pm Sissy called. Asked when I was gonna be home. Said the key wasn't working. I left the office and rushed home. I couldn't imagine what was going on. ...then I saw it. As I drove up to our house there was quite a sight to behold on the driveway. Sissy, Big, Middle and Little, along with Middle's best bud Nick, were all hanging out on furniture. It looked like a country club. Well, a country club in a mobile home park maybe. Anyway, Sissy and BIL were cleaning out their place, and making room for new stuff, so Hubs and I are getting 'new to us ' stuff! :) Yay. We love stuff. Thanks Sissy and BIL. ...and thank you Nick, Middle, Little and Big, for ALWAYS helping your old Auntie out. Lu you so much!!!

For the next four hours I paced around, moved around and rearranged furniture. The armoire didn't fit in the bedroom, there are five couches are all over the den and I am overwhelmed...I'll figure it out. I always do.

Hubs and I are one the many sofas, watching Criminal Minds and eating pizza.

Here's a shot of the moving crew.

And here's Big Neph sitting in sofa heaven.

Spent a lot of the day organizing our dinner event. Opened some new accounts. Breakfasted (new word) and lunched with Tracey. Katie had conferences all day. No play time. Spoke to Bossman and Maxman a few times from the road. They are on the College Tour trip: with an added twist. Maxman is playing ball in an invitational seen by coaches from all around the country. They are not only meeting College Deans, they are meeting College Basketball Coaches!!! So far they've visited Columbia, Amherst, and NYU. Tomorrow Harvard! Go Maxman! Stopped at the stores after work. Two office birthdays this week. Also, I need to get LBM a gift. His birthday was Monday, but he's been on my nerves. Hard to pick out a good gift when you're just not feelin' it, ya know? I'll figure something out over the weekend. Hubs and I had Chinese and now home with Pups watching Idol. Hope you all had terrific days too! Love and sweet wishes.

photo stolen from:

http://www.thefieldhouse-indy.com/

Felt like a Realtor today. Did some work for Bossman, but mainly was online looking up places for my parents. They live in Jersey and we miss them! Sissy and I are working to get them down here asap! She was driving around town today and I was online pricing. Very modern all this technology. After work, Hubs and I had our friend Steve over. Steve used to be an Optician and now he's a licensed security guard. He works in my office building, however

his passion lies in creating art. Steve made these beautiful sailboat hulls. He carves the wood by hand. He sands, shapes, shellacs, sculpts, paints and creates. They go on the wall and like little shelves. They are used to hold keys, outgoing mail, cell phones etc. They are going to be featured in Coastal Living Magazine! He came over tonight to have Hubs take photos of these beautiful creations for the magazine. Remember Hubs used to work at a deli? Well he met Steve at my building while on deliveries. Hubs also used to have his own eBay business, so he's taken many pictures in his day. Steve approached him to do the photography and tonight was the night! It was an honor to have these in our home. I hope this endeavor takes off and Steve makes zillions. These are labors of love, every piece hand carved, and it shows. One of a kind beauties.

Gorgeous.

On the couch now eating rugelah and watching American Idol. Like most of them this season. Love Pia and Scotty the best! Haley should go.

"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate."

-Charles Dickens

Crazy day at the office. (I think I say that a lot, don't I?) Anyway, I had a salad for lunch with Diane from Rotellis. Spent a big part of the day working on our dinner event for April 4th. Had a conference call with a new prospect at 3:00pm with Bossman. All in all, had a very nice day. Got a call at 5:15pm from BIL. He left a message inviting us to dinner. Such a sweet guy. Also got a call from Sissy at 5:20pm inviting us too. Once they make their minds up, they are very persistent. Love

them. Hubs and I both went over after work. I got there at 6:30pm. Hubs around 7:30pm. BIL, the restaurateur, BBQ'd up a storm. He made chicken and burgers and dogs. We had balsamic portabellos and cole slaw. Sissy whipped up yummy grilled asparagus with shaved parmigiano reggiano and spaetzle. Delectable. Big was out with his best bud from NJ, Steven. Middle and Little were home with us. Cozi was cute as pie. After dinner, Sissy and I played in her closet. Tried on

outfits and talked and laughed. Hubs, Little and BIL headed to the media room. They started

watching "COP OUT" with Bruce Willis. About a half hour into the movie, Sage came over. He shut off the movie, pulled out some wires, hooked up a black box, changed channels, and before they knew it the guys were watching "BIG MOMMAS HOUSE 2" ...with German subtitles. Bless his heart. Got a care package of leftovers and Hubs and I got home about 11:30pm. Tired now. Need my rest. Thank you Sissy and Bro. We love you guys. Night.

Nice Monday. Bossman and LBM not in. Katie and Tracey back. What's better than that? :) Had breakfast for lunch. Worked 'til 7:00pm. Came home. Spoke to Mr. Gorgeous on the phone. Spoke to Ma and Pa. MIL and Bossman. Hubs and I had soup and frozen pizza for dinner. Now watching our shows. It is what it is. Hopefully tomorrow will be more interesting. How 'bout tonight's sunset? Gorgeous right? Love and hugs to you all.

Hubs and I got up around 11:00am. Had some coffee and then did Spring cleaning. Pulled the sofas out and vacuumed behind. Washed moldings and door jambs. Windows and sheets. Nice and fresh. Then Hubby took me on a road trip. We drove up the beach to the Lantana-Lake Worth area. Beautiful sleepy beach town. Went to the pier. Had lunch at John G's. A wood paneled dive with yummy food! Est. 1973. We had a blast. Hubs and I were talking. Sooooooo many people in Florida go on vacation to the Bahamas or to Puerto Rico etc. and we keep asking ourselves why? Why go away when we have everything right here? It's so silly. South Florida is the best. Beautiful beaches. Great restaurants. Theater. Art Fairs. Concerts. Shops. Movies.

So many wonderful things here.

So many beautiful things.

...and a couple of things not so pretty.

Tourists!