Happy 100th Birthday to my Father-in-Law

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Today, October 3, 2011 would have been my Father-in-Law, William Harry Shewbridge's 100th birthday. I unfortunately never had the chance to meet him as he had already passed away when Bill and I started dating.

I did get to know about his character from cards and letters I found that he had written to my mother-in-law through-out their marriage when we were cleaning out their house

Happy 100th Birthday Lucy - We Still Love You!

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Today Lucille Ball would have turned 100 years young and I'm sure many of you miss her as much as I do. She was such a terrific comedienne - she was funny without having to be dirty or vulgar. Her show "I Love Lucy" was one that the whole family could watch together and be entertained; oh, the predicaments she and Ethel got themselves into..... These are photos from me and my son, Alexander's

Happy Birthday Sue - I Miss You So Much!

.Today would have been my best friend in the whole world's birthday, but she passed away in 2009 and I miss her more than words can say. She was always there for me when I needed her and vice-verse. She was the maid-of-honor in my wedding to Bill and I was the maid-of-honor in her wedding.



From my Wedding 1997

As a tribute to Sue, I'd like to rerun a post I wrote shortly after she died:

Monday Music Moves Me ~ Happy, Happy Birthday Dearest Dolly!

Welcome to a very special Monday's Music Moves Me, the fantabulistic music meme hosted by me, Dolly from XmasDolly, Larry from Cakeblast and Callie from Jamerican Spice.  This

Monday's Music Moves Me ~ Tribute to Mai-Li for her Birthday

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Welcome to Monday's Music Moves Me the fantabulistic music meme hosted by me, Dolly from XmasDolly, Larry from Cakeblast and Callie from Jamerican Spice and this week it's

Happy 6th Birthday Mai-Li

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Our little Mai-Li turned six years old today... my how quickly they grow up.  So she had a bath and got all purdied up and we took her along with Nano, Mia and Mandie out to Shannon's Irish Pub for brunch this morning.



Then we walked around the Farmer's Market, where everyone admired how wonderful she looked for her age, and mommy bought some flan for dessert tonight. Mai-Li will get a

Happy 3rd Birthday Nano Bytes Shewbridge

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Today is our little baby Nano's 3rd birthday... I cannot believe how big he has gotten!

Here he is when we first got him at 10 weeks - the little bugger:






Here is how he looked at age one:



Here is how he looke at age two:



And here is our furry little love now:



How could you NOT love such a beautiful little boy? Hew is just so sweet, he gives us kisses all the time for no

Photo Meme: In My Neighborhood Tuesday (Yes, I'm a Day Late)

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I'm joining my friend Jennifer over at Eighty MPH Mom called In My Neighborhood Tuesday – a fun photo meme where you spend some quality time with your family and friends and discover average things in a new light, get creative and try and get outdoors on occasion. There will be an assignment/prompt for each week, and hopefully you will have some time to take a walk and show us what you

***MY 1000th Post and It is a Celebration of My Beloved: Happy Birthday Bill***

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Birthday Comments & More At GlitterBucks.com
Today when I was getting ready to write my post to wish the love of my life a very happy birthday, I became even more excited because I noticed that it was also my 1000th post!!  Can you believe that?  I have blabbered on and on that much, enough to fill 1000 posts and you guys are still here, reading and commenting and giving me all kinds of love.

Happy 20th Birthday to my Baby, Alexander & Belated 23rd to Nikolaus

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Today I want to wish my baby boy Alexander a very happy 20th birthday... I just can't believe it has been that long since I held my "little" 9 lb. 10 oz. baby boy in my arms... Yep, I gained 50 pounds during my pregnancy and he was a big baby... I'm still trying to lose those last 30 lbs of baby weight.  :-)

Boy do they grow up so fast:

 






One of my favorite photos of Alex

  

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

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Just wanted to let you all know that today is my 45th birthday!
I love to celebrate, so I will be celebrating for the rest of the week... feel free to send chocolate.Comments will do nicely, too! 
  
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Wordless Wednesday: Brandcation Fun with Lisa

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This is Lisa from 50 in 8, we became such great friends, I really miss her, and talk to her almost every day via email or Twitter. 








We had SO much fun, I cannot wait to get together again with these absolutely fabulous women!

Happy 82nd Birthday Mickey Mouse

Most of you who read my blog know that I am a HUGE Disney fan and my favorite character of all is Mickey Mouse!
So it is only fitting that today on his 82nd birthday that I honor him with a special cake:




So have a piece of cake and sing along with me:







Happy Birthday, my dear friend Mickey Mouse!!

Please Wish My Friend Maria a Very Happy Birthday

I have a favor to ask of you, my dear friends... would you be so kind as to head on over to Maria's Space to wish my good friend Maria a very happy birthday.  Maria is an extremely wonderful wife, mother, friend and artist - she has a jewelry shop on Etsy called Street Angel {check out her earrings, I love all of them}.
Maria has had some health problems lately, but has managed to keep her blog

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEE

Yes, 'tis true, today marks the 24th anniversary of my birth. April 30, 1985... a date which will live in infamy. I'm never one to let an event pass without some culinary exploit to mark it with, and at work we always follow the same plan. Get a cake, one that is kosher, which is plain ice cream, which is BORING, and we NEVER get anything else. Well, surprise! My bosses are in China, leaving us free to select a different cake to make to celebrate the monumental event! When asked what my cake of choice was, my immediate thought was carrot cake, but since I'd like to try my hand at making that soon, I opted for red velvet cake. Our new hire is from NYC, and at the very mention of the words "red velvet" she picked up the phone and through our questioning ordered a cake from Cake Man Raven in Brooklyn to be shipped cross country to arrive for my birthday without hesitation. This guy's cakes are world famous, especially his red velvet. His client list includes Oprah, Robert De Niro, 50 Cent, Maya Angelou, and an incredible much more. The stokeage was reaching maximum levels, and I didn't eat anything in anticipation of the sugary treat. It finally came today and we made an early lunch of it! The pictures below speak for themselves- I DID NOT RETOUCH ANY ONE OF THEM BEYOND CROPPING. The colors are true and the flavor was insane. If you ever have the opportunity to sample one of his marvelous cakes, DO IT DO IT DO IT.

Ignore the mild smush, the FedEx guy was just jealous. All it did is condense the deliciousness even more.