Elizabeth B. Ellis "Lib"

I got my Sprite bottle thru the mail from Mary Beth at Live.Laugh.Make Something

I bet none of you gals thought you could send a 2 liter bottle thru the mail. lol

Look at the paper she used.  Right up my alley.  I love pink and love snowmen.  Mary Beth's mom, Lib, loved Christmas so she wrapped my bottle in this paper.  Cute!!

It's a lot of fun trying to get into a bottle that has been locked up tight to get thru the mail.  lol

All the loot!!  let's learn about Lib..

She was born April 8, 1918 and passed on Dec 19, 1988.

She had Cancer so that is why I get 1 of the precious Cupcake for the Cure that Mary Beth made. 

She was a "Pink Lady" at the nursing home for years and volunteered at her church.

I think I get the gorgeous pink pin because she obviously loved pink and was voted best dressed in high school (as was Mary Beth and her daughter) is that cool or what.  The lady had class and knew how to pass it on!!

I got the lil Christmas ornament because Lib loved Christmas.  My mother-in-law is from Georgia where my bottle came from and she has made me some kinda similar ornaments before.

Lib was a fantastic cook like my Mother in Law so I got a whole pack of cute cherry recipe cards.

She loved "sneekers" and juicy fruit gum.  And, Mary Beth remembered to put her seed packet in before closing everything up.  I got Morning Glories.  Lib planted 3 fav's each Spring.

Mary Beth lives in her mamma's home still...isn't that cool!!

Ladies...enjoy the lingerings of Spring...Summers' A comin' soon!

xox, DeniseMarie

blue at our airport

Saw this at the Houston Intercontinental Airport this week when we brought hubby's parents to their departure flight.  I had to muffle my chuckle at the sight of it.

I think they must have had a lot to talk about with the oil spill right out side off the coast of LA.

Bad timing, huh.

Happy Blue Monday...girlies!!  go see what's up elsewhere with Sally

xox, DeniseMarie

Momma Love

It's Mother's Day Bottle Swap Reveal Party...

I'm so excited to share about my momma!!  She's always been a ROCK for me!!

We are totally different women but God put us together on purpose for sure.  I'm not sure I shared with Mary Beth...but my mom was a single mom and never got any help from anyone.  She sometimes was working 3 jobs to make enough money to raise 2 kids and pay rent.  I praise God that I learned her work ethic enough to get an Acct. degree and work and meet hubby and work until I had my boys and now I'm a SAHM.

This is the only pic I took of my pkg to Mary Beth.  LOL!  How did that happen?

My mom is into blingity bling!!  Everything has to sparkle.  So.. I put silver tinsel into the bottle and wrapped it in silver/white wrap.  I added a lime green label with the address and I think momma would approve.  My mom love fabrics, quilting, Memories of Yesterday figurines, beading and clothes.  Her obsession is gardening!!  I should have sent a seed pkg in my bottle ( you should have seen me trying to squeeze 1 thru the little bottle top). She loves to country dance with her beau and is into our Indian heritage which is her daddy's side of the family.  She's a Sassy Lassie!! 

   

Here she is, Leona Moyen, coming out to watch our yougest play baseball.

She was born in Leominster, Massachusetts and got to Texas and never looked back.  She dreams daily of retiring next year from book keeping and running the roads and traveling with her beu.

Here we are...my mom, her mom, me and my eldest!

Me with my youngest last summer for a museum outing.

Being a mom is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me.

I got to swap with Mary Beth at http://livelaughmakesomething.blogspot.com/

She's got a gorgeous blog and is very talented.  I was impressed and intimidated all in 1.  I see she's in love with fabric flowers and is very gifted with her crafting ability and scrapbooks too.  I sent her fabric and blingy yellow organza (mom's fav color).  A Mug with Leona's fav. motto: Live  Love  Laugh

I got my bottle Monday evening!  Yay..

I got my sassy momma a soft leather blue Kathy Van Zeeland purse for Mother's Day.

We got my Mother-in-law a Memory Foam Serta Mattress pad and pillows.

xox, DeniseMarie

Mother's Day Bottle Swap Party

at Down Home with MizMollye