Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday dear Angela,
Happy Birthday to You!
God’s Blessings on You,
God’s Blessings on You,
God’s Blessings dear Angela,
God’s Blessings on You!
graphic credits: Designer – Linda Rechtin’s Blow Out the Candles Page Kit available in the DSP Store
Our family loves watching the today show in the mornings. We’re not big fans of their liberal views but it is easy to swallow “news” in the morning. We especially love watching the people outside braving weather good or bad and waving to their friends and family. You know what I’m talking about right? I think all of my sisters and my mom want to go down there and be on tv waiving like a goofball to the rest of our family.
Anywho, my sister Victoria is in New York City for the next 2 weeks working as an au pair for a family from Italy. She had free time on Tuesday morning and do you know what she did??? SHE WENT TO THE TODAY SHOW AND WAS ON TV!!!
I’m so happy we live in the age of DVR’s b/c I was able to record the show and see if I could see here and sure enough she was on TV!!!!! I’m not smart enough to get my dvr’d stuff from the dvr to the computer so I just took a picture of the TV. We’ve replayed it over and over and ds goes NUTS shouting Tori on TV HEHEHE!!!!
Well if you read my blog regularly or follow me online anywhere you have to know that my son’s favorite show is Super Why. Super Why is a fantastic education show on PBS that focuses on reading and learning your letters. It was this show that Jack learned all his letters at 20 months! He even had a Super Why Birthday Party a few months ago. I definitely thought he’d have fun being Super Why for bless ‘n treat this year and he’d probably enjoy playing dress up with it too.
Here is what the character looks like when we met him a few weeks ago:
And this is my kiddo in his almost finished Super Why costume:
We have to thank Grandma B for her labor of love sewing the different pieces. A couple weeks ago I started looking for green pants and a green shirt. You would not believe how hard that was. I even was so desperate I was searching the girls department for something anything. I finally found a kelly green shirt with a print on it which we turned inside out for the costume ($3). I was telling my friend Christy about how I couldn’t find green pants anywhere. She said I have a pair of kelly green knit pants that her son had grown out of. THEY WERE PERFECT!!!
Yesterday I went over to mom’s house to start working on the costume (yes I know we’re cutting it close LOL! We went through her fabric stash and found the perfect blue terri cloth fabric to make all the cape, the shorts, and lined the mask. We found a old yellow sweater for the yellow belt and a scrap piece of green felt for the mask. It was awesome not having to buy any fabric for the costume. So far we spent $3 plus time into this costume!!!
I rewarded mom with a lunch at Pepperoni’s and afterwards we went next door to the thrift store and I found the perfect shoes to go with his costume blue & gree crocs for $2!! God is GREAT! So his adorable costume made with love only cost me $5!!!!!!! What a blessing to save $$ in this economy and still have a high quality costume!
Here is a picture of mom and ds at the dining table getting ready to work:
Grandma doing a fitting of the cape:
A close up of the mask, reversible one side green for Super Why one side blue for Super Sleuths (actually first it was lined for comfort but then we realized blue was super slueth colors)!
I still want to do an iron on transfer or something for the logo on super why’s chest, I need to do his question mark pen, and make a button for the front of his costume on his belt. Then we’re set!!!!
Do you make costumes too?? Isn’t it fun to recycle, reuse, re-purpose your scraps and found items into fun costumes for your kids?
Check out these cool Super Why items.
Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday dear April,
Happy Birthday to You!
God’s Blessings on You,
God’s Blessings on You,
God’s Blessings dear April,
God’s Blessings on You!
graphic credits: Designer – Linda Rechtin’s Blow Out the Candles Page Kit available in the DSP Store
Well the 31st is coming up soon and I found some pictures of our family at a past Bless ‘n Treat party all dressed up in our costumes. I thought you might enjoy this retrospective slideshow:
The theme was things that go together or pairs.
Ken and I as men’s and women’s restroom signs.
Mom, Dad, and Jessie as a pencil, pen and eraser.
Rosie and our friend Annie as Ketchup and Mustard.
How fun it is to find these old pictures and remember back at all the fun we had. Have to remember to do some more fun things like this with my son.
I wanted to share with you all some CUTE CUTE CUTE pictures from our ohio trip of the 2 cousins. We miss them bunches!!
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| From McCoy - Ohio Trip 10-13-08 |
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| From McCoy - Ohio Trip 10-13-08 |
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| From McCoy - Ohio Trip 10-13-08 |
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| From McCoy - Ohio Trip 10-13-08 |
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| From McCoy - Ohio Trip 10-13-08 |
Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday to You,
Happy Birthday dear Tina,
Happy Birthday to You!
God’s Blessings on You,
God’s Blessings on You,
God’s Blessings dear Tina,
God’s Blessings on You!
Happy Birthday to my dear cousin Tina!
My grandpa b (dad’s dad) fell asleep on Friday Morning he died in his sleep so we’re thankful for that. He had been battling Alzheimer's for a while now and a few weeks ago he fell and got very weak. We knew his quality of life wasn’t the best because of that horrid disease and it was something we all dealt with seeing him deteriorate and progressively get worse and worse. It is comforting to know that the pain of seeing him like that is gone. We have to deal with the loss. For me that means rejoicing in the tremendous life that he had. I will be putting together a more detailed post about my grandpa later on.
I will be away from the keyboard for the next couple of days traveling up to Ohio. Which means I won’t be blogging either.
Thanks to everyone for all your love and support it is greatly appreciated and comforting to know that so many people care for me. I will be sure to pass that love onto my family.
Well you may or may not know that the month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You may also know someone who has been affected by this disease. Maybe you know a survivor or someone who has died from this disease.
My sister in law lisa is doing one of the most supportive endeavors (in my opinion) for the fight against this disease. She is Walking for a Cure in the Atlanta Breast Cancer 3 Day. This is a 3 day walk totaling 60 miles. She has made this commitment to walk to honor wonderful women in her life and her family’s lives.
“I will be walking this year for some amazing women including my husband's grandmother, Billie, also my stepmother's cousin and aunt, Jose and Betty. All of these women have inspired me to join in the fight against breast cancer. They will remain in my heart as I train. I have met and heard of many other women and families who battle breast cancer and many who have lost the fight and these stories have also inspired me to walk for a cure. My stepsister has also been an inspiration to me as she has walked for the last 3 years now and will be walking again this year. I will be walking for our futures and for my daughter's future as well.” ~ Lisa McCoy
The walk is taking place on October 24, 2008 she is excited to fulfill her commitment to those who have donated and to those she is honoring with her walk. She still needs to raise a bit more money to reach her goal of $2,200. I would love it if you could give a little bit to support her and to really support this tremendous cause. She has a few weeks left to raise $600, I know it is hard to find the money to give when the economy is down. But we give what we can, every little bit counts.
Remember the principle of giving equals receiving and know that as you give you will receive back greater than you ever thought you could.
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| From Bianchi - Anniversary Sunday HQ 2007 |
What is his name?
Ken McCoy
How long have you been married?
5 years!
How long did you date?
We dated for 2 years and were engaged for 1.
How old is he?
26 a few months younger than me ;)
Who eats more sweets?
Me! I'm a sugar junkie.
Who said I love you first?
He did. I didn't say it back right away because I wasn't sure. I knew that I cared for him very much, he was my first real boyfriend I was 18 what did I know about love? He was sure though. He'd had past experiences that really showed him it was true love for me. No worries I did say it :) and continue to say it everyday! I LOVE YOU!
Who is taller?
He is. But we're pretty close...especially when I wear heels
Who can sing better?
I don't think either one of us would admit to being a better singer. We're both pretty much hopeless. We do sing though when it comes to our little boy. But there are NO karaoke bars in our future.
Who does the laundry?
Whomever runs out of underwear first.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
I can't remember if we ever had issue with where each one of us slept the only thing we had to deal with was sharing a bed period LOL. A big adjustment for both of us coming from large empty beds for 1. I sleep on the right side he sleeps on the left.
Who mows the lawn?
The lawn company :). The trimming of bushes, and landscaping we do together but he does most of the hard work like hauling mulch and spreading it. I do the fun stuff like trimming bushes with the electric hedge clippers and raking.
Who cooks dinner?
We both do. I guess I cook dinner the most and he picks it up the most.
Who pays the bills?
He does. I tried taking that responsibility over but I never really got the hang of it.
Who drives?
He does. But I backseat drive, so there!!
Who is more stubborn?
Hmm. Not sure if either of us is really stubborn...anyone want to weigh in on this one for me?
Who kissed who first?
He did.
Who asked who out first?
Hmmm probably him (is that horrible I can't remember?) We worked together so we'd do more friendly activities like go to lunch together and hang with friends.
Who proposed?
He did. We knew 3 months after we started dating that we were going to get married. Of course we were YOUNG and just starting college. We knew our parents would NEVER want us to get married so young. He got me a promise ring and we dated for 2 years. He formally proposed to me in the car right before we went to dinner. OOOH goose bumps! What a special special moment :) LOVE YOU HONEY!!!!
Who has more siblings?
ME! He is the youngest of 2 boys and I'm an oldest of 5 girls.
Who wears the pants?
Ultimately he does. Day to day when he's not around oh yeah I'm sporting the pants. I'm a control freak but I'm working on that.
I can't wait to see how my friends answer this one so I'm tagging my cousin sarah, my cousin tina, my cousin becca, amanda, margie , my sil lisa, cousin angela...oh and the rest of you married gals....I can't wait to read your posts.
Okay I’ve been tagged by my cousin sarah to complete this meme. All questions relating to my first child (for me the only child).
1. Were you married at the time? Yes
2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant? Excited, Happy, Nervous, Elated!
3. How old were you? 25
4. How did you find out you were pregnant? The first month we tried we tested and it was negative. A few weeks later we were getting ready to go out to dinner with some friends and I had to go pee really bad and thought hey why not just take a pregnancy test for the heck of it we had one left over from the first time. I yelled for dh and we waited and could NOT believe it was showing 2 lines!! What?? We were running late for dinner so we said afterwards we’ll go by Target and get another test just to be sure. Of course that was one of the LONGEST dinners we ever had. Went back home and took the test again and what do you know it was POSITIVE!! We were preggers!! Just writing about it now makes me teary eyed and happy thinking about the pure excitement of finding out. What a blessing!
5. Who did you tell first? We told my mom first. Everyone else we waited until we were 3 months + along.
6. Did you want to find out the sex? Yes…at 13 weeks. I am a planner and just HAD HAD HAD to know the sex as far in advance as I could.
7. Due date: July 26
8. Did you deliver child early or late? 1 week early
9. Did you have morning sickness? Nope. I thank God for the wonderful pregnancy that we had and am believing for the next one to go so smoothly.
10. What did you crave? Only had 1 craving and only had it once…a funnel cake. Had to make it myself but it was worth it and oh so yummy!!!
11. Who irritated you the most? I don’t think I got irritated…maybe I should ask hubby on that one???
12. What was your first child's sex? Boy! Exactly what we were believing for. God is Great!
13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? I have no idea. Just remember once gaining 10 pounds in like 2 or 3 weeks and the drs not too happy about it. Of course it was mostly all baby!
14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? Nope.
15. Where did you give birth to your child? At the hospital.
16. How many hours were you in labor? not very long 3 am started…7am left for the hospital…2pm the baby was born.
17. Who drove you to the hospital? Hubby with my mom in the back seat
18. Who watched? Hubby, Mom, and sister becca (the photographer)
19. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? Yes. I was so flustered and nervous b/c he was a week early I didn’t think I was ready. The first set of drugs calmed me very much. Then I went for the epidural and thank goodness I did b/c he was a BIG boy!
20. How much did your child weigh? 8lbs 11oz
21. Why did you name him/her the name you picked? We had his first name Jack and we knew we liked how it sounded b/c of the character on Law & Order with the same name. For his middle name it took us a long time to figure out what we thought worked with Jack. We would come to each other with middle name options and see how we liked the way his first name and middle name sounded together. Finally while watching L&O SVU the character Elliot Stabler was on and and I said to dh what about Elliott for his middle name? And there you have it our son got his name from the Law & Order series :-)
I going to tag: Amanda, Meg, my cousin tina, my cousin angela,
Saw this on my Cousin Angela’s blog, Cousin Tina’s blog too. Thought I’d go ahead and participate also. You can find out your own personal dna at http://www.personaldna.com/
You are an Analyst
Your attention to detail, confidence, sense of order, and focus on functionality combine to make you an ANALYST.
You are very curious about how things work, delving into the mechanics behind things.
Along those lines, how well something works is usually more important to you than what it looks like.
You find beauty and wonder mainly in concrete, functional, earthly things.
You are very aware of your own abilities, and you believe that you will find the best way of doing things.
Accordingly, problems do not intimidate you, as you believe in yourself.
You trust yourself to find solutions within the boundaries of your knowledge.
You don't spend a lot of time imagining how things could be different—you're well-grounded in the here-and-now.
It is important for you to follow a routine, and you prefer the familiar to the unknown.
You prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute.
You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.
Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.
If you want to be different:
Try to embrace the imaginative, creative part of your personality more often.
Try moving beyond the things that you find comfortable—open yourself up to a broader range of experiences.
how you relate to others
You are Encouraging
Your outgoing nature, understanding of others, and directness make you ENCOURAGING.
You want others to do well for themselves, and you generally believe in their abilities.
You often know what's good for people because of your caring nature and your worldview.
When you care about someone, you don't keep it to yourself: you are good at letting people know that you're thinking of them.
Because you trust people, you take violations of that trust very seriously.
You thrive in social situations, and even though you know who you like and who you don't like, you can interact well with many different types of people.
You have a healthy respect for people who have earned what they have, and you strive to be similar to successful others.
You are a loyal friend and a good listener.
If you want to be different:
Sometimes, in the course of being encouraging, you can be a bit judgmental—this can make it more difficult for others to follow your advice.
While you are an expert at getting the most out of the world and taking advantage of many experiences, you might gain some insight by taking the time to be alone, reflect on things, or just observe the goings-on in the world.
