Thursday, December 25, 2025

We Wish You A Merry Christmas - André Rieu

Wishing All... A Very Merry Christmas!!


Wishing All...
A Very Merry Christmas!!
<3 <3 <3 

Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.

Barb C.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Carpenters Merry Christmas Darling

Merry Christmas... Eve.


Merry Christmas Eve...
to
All.
<3


I've been running since 5 a.m.
The Holiday's... are Wonderful, but...
a little Exhausting!!
; )

Grandson, Justin... rode with me today, Shopping.
; )

At the last store... he said,
"I Can't Take This!! Way Too Many People!! I'll wait in the car."
: )

Tis The Season!!
; )
It Ain't for The Faint of Heart!!
Hahahahahaha!!!

Glad Justin joined me.... we had a Lovely Lunch, and he found Cranberries for me.
Every Single 'Big' Store was Sold Out!!
We called them All!!
: (
but...
Justin found a Tiny Neighborhood Grocery Store, that had some.
<3
What a Cool Little Store!!

When we got Home... Justin helped carry everything inside.
<3
He's a Keeper!!
; )
<3


Found The HUGE Grinch Balloon at Target.
5.00.
Couldn't Pass Him Up!!
; )

The Kid's will Like Him!!
<3


Heading to Pal, Allyson's tonight.
<3
She's invited her Pals, and Family... over.
Allyson Creates Such a Beautiful Christmas Eve Dinner for us all.
<3

Celebrating 'Christmas' on Friday... with Son, Justin's Family, and Friends.
<3
I'll be spending Christmas Day... Baking Pies, and making Food.
; )

Making a Dutch Apple, and a Sweet Potato Pie.
: )
Oh Boy!!
; )

Wishing All...
a
Merry, and Peaceful...
Christmas Eve.
<3

Hope Santa's Good to Ya...
; )

Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.

Barb C.


Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Ray Stevens - "Santa Claus Is Watching You" (Music Video)

Memories.

Busy... Busy, today.
Spent a Bunch of time... with Grandson, Justin.
<3
: )
Shared Many Stories... with him.
<3
Justin... Laughed, and Laughed.
; )
<3
{yes... 'Grandma' has a 'Funny Bone'.}
; )

Many FB Memories... popped up, today.
: )
below... are a few.

Seems, maybe... I was a little smarter back then.
yet, 
not much has changed, in my mind...


So incredibly True.
<3


Hahahahahaha!!!
Just Sayin'!!
: )
{Peg... Loved 'That One'!!
Hahahahahaha!!!}
<3


<3
Indeed.
; )

The Iowa Department of Transportation...
1990's first Condemnation of our Land.
: (

Bless their hearts.
They taught me 'much'...
back then.
: (

Sadly... I couldn't 'see' it... this time, like in the 90's.
I believed...
foolishly, like all the rest.
: (



; )

Indeed.

Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.

Barb C.


Monday, December 22, 2025

Ray Charles 'Merry Christmas Baby' 1979

Tik Tok...


Christmas is Fast... Approaching.
Oh... My!!

'Time'... 
oh my.

The 'A' Team... and I gathered yesterday morning to Move a Dear Soul.
: )
I was so worried about the parking.
: (
Nightmare.

We opted not to take Dale's Trailer.
{Good Thing!!}

The Move was only half of a block... but there were some BIG...
 Heavy...
Pieces, that were moving.

Pals... Dale, Bill... and Jay, met me yesterday morning, in Fairfax. I drove The Ford, they followed in Dale's Van.
Pals... Steph, and her Hubby... Marc, joined up with us at 'The Move' site.

We knew it was going to be a difficult 'Move', for many reasons.
It was a sad... 'Move'.
: (
We all hated that part of it.
We've all been 'there', knew... it wasn't going to be 'easy'.
but...
once the 'A' Team Pulled together...
we made it the most 
'Fun'...
we could.
<3

We shared a Lot... of Laughs.
Humor... can turn around an ugly situation... pretty quick.
; )
{Trust me... when We All Get Together, it's like a Comedy Show!!
: )
We've Got to get a Tik Tok Live Stream goin' so You Can See!!}

We, also... opted to not use the vehicles.
We Rolled Everything Down The Sidewalk!!
Many Trips.
; )
Perfect!!
The Weather was Great...
{Blessing}


What wasn't so 'Great'... was moving Everything up two flights of stairs.
: (


The Fireproof Filing Cabinet... and a Massive Three Part Desk, was a Challenge.
: )

The 'A' Team... Made It Happen!!
: )
{I... never had a doubt. I... 'Know' These People!!
'Failure' is Not an Option!!
EVER!!}
: )

Jay, and Our Dear Soul's Brother in Law... Jeff, took the Massive Desk completely apart.
 Without those two...
: )
well, Steph said...this morning,
 "We all would've been 'Cowering in a Corner' with This Move!!"
Hahahahahahaha!!!
; )

The Move... is Done.
Steph... re-measured, we got the Entire 'Family' Desk... in the new space.
; )
That... was HUGE.
Lightened my heavy heart... concerning this 'Move'.
<3

So Incredibly Grateful... for Dear Friends.
<3
'Mountain Movers'.
<3

Steph referred to us as a 'Motley Crew' yesterday.
: )
that...
we are.
<3

A Motley Crew...
that gets Sh!t Done.
; )

The 'A' Team... pulled together for 
The Dear Soul, 
because they Know...
He's One of Us.
<3


When people tell you... 
'You're Crazy'... 
'That can't be done.'
'It'll Never Work.'
; )

remember...

All of The Best People Are....
a little...
Crazy.
; )

{just... don't get in their way.}
; )


Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.

Barb C.


Sunday, December 21, 2025

I Got My Game On - Trace Adkins

Indeed.


Up early... this morning.
Threw in a load of Laundry... last night, went to throw it in the dryer, a bit ago...
: )
Seems the washer... decided to die, in the night.
: (

It took me a long time to get the washer's lid unlocked.
; )

Great way... to start the day off.
; )
Hahahahahahaha!!!!

Handwashed what I needed...
threw it in the dryer.
now...
COFFEE!!!

I Got My 'Game' On...
; )
Yeah Boy!!

Sunday Mornin'...
; )

Some days... there isn't enough coffee on The Planet.

Away We Go!!

Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.

Barb C.