Because I Love Her

This is Madilyn, doing what she does best, giggling.

Marisa took the babies to the doctor and the therapist this week.

Madilyn is 16lbs and Matthew is 18lbs. THey have both gained almost 10 inches!

Since they were born 8 weeks premature, their developmental stages are 2 months behind other babies their same chronological age. So in other words they look for 4month development at the therapist appointment.

They received rave reviews. The therapist was especially pleased with their verbal skills. Marisa and Chris and Caitlyn constantly talk to these babies. They are always being encouraged to laugh or coo and sometimes are allowed to cry (much to grandma's dismay).

Curb Appeal

Back to the fantasy land that is my dream house.

I would love to have beautiful curb appeal for my house. A fenced in yard, so the grandkids could play with their balls I wouldn't have to chase them into the street (the balls not the grandkids). A beautiful garden of unscented flowers (gotta think of the allergies).

And on the house itself? I have always loved shutters. I think they give a house a certain je ne sais quoi. Whther they are wood or composite or vinyl shutters, it doesn't matter, I just like the way they look.

Home Security Systems

I love the idea of a neighborhood community. When I was younger, all the kids on the block played together and all the parents on the block parented each other’s children. Families would sit out on the porch in the evenings talking to each other over the railings. Children would run from sprinkling lawn to sprinkling lawn (being careful of course to not step foot on Mrs. Howard’s lawn). It was a time when you knew your neighbors and your neighbors knew you. And still even then, your house wasn’t necessarily safe.

Our house was broken into many times over the years, unfortunately by some of the neighbor kids. Nothing could ever be proven, except the one time we found our awesome tent put up in someone else’s yard (nitwits).

Neighborhood Watch is a great thing, it is a showing of community, it is a rallying of troops, but unfortunately it can’t always be the only thing. Especially in this day and age, when most families have two working parents, the kids don’t play outside much because it is too dangerous and how many of you know the first and last name of your immediate neighbors.

Today it is easier and smarter to have a home alarm system. I’m not saying shun your neighbors or don’t look out for each other, but having a home security system just makes sense.

As I am not a home owner (yet) I don't have a house alarm set up, but I do have Link. She protects me from anyone that won't pet her.

Feed Me

It is the end of the Spring season ready for summer to begin, which means it is primo time for the Hummingbirds to make their appearance. At my dad’s he has multiple feeders that he keeps out for them to come and go as they please. He puts plain sugar water in his feeder no color no extra flavoring or special mix and he gets them by the dozens every day. According to the website Birdfeeder.com you can even fill a feeder with seeds. I have never seen that and was a bit surprised by that information.

I don’t recall seeing many hummingbirds growing up in Michigan we mostly saw cardinals and robins. After I moved to California they became a daily sighting. The magic of their wings in continuous motion and the way they seem to be floating in air. I love sitting on the porch in the early evening and watching them come and go.

Hummingbird feeders are a great gift for the person who has everything. For Father’s day, grandparents day or even an end of the year teacher gift. It is economical and is something that can be used by apartment dwellers as well as in a single family home.


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