Horse Mugs

Today's theme is for Horse at ESN. Well I happen to have a pair of steins or mugs with a horse on each one. They are of course vintage and made in Japan. Now I love horses but have not been on one since I fell off of one. My dear cousin asked me if I would like to ride on his gorgeous white horse and of course the small child that I was said yes with glee and laughter. Now he rode the horse bareback, so I sat on behind him holding on for dear life since it was my first time on a horse. 

He took off and decided to pick up some speed and needless to say I was getting a little scared. He slowed down some and did it again and we took off like lightening, now I was really frightened and started to cry and he just keep going and I felt myself slipping from my hold on him and before you know there I was flat on my back screaming and crying. He finally realized I wasn't there and came back for me. I was sorely bruized but not broken. 

Of course he called me a crybaby, made some fun and laughed. I hated him from that time on. Of course I don't hate him anymore but I did for a few years and never went to visit him and my aunt again for a long, long time. I still love horses but have not been on them since. Maybe someday!



 

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Happy Meals for Babies

On our Scavenger Hunt this week its all about babies. Well I decided that I like Sirroco's Happy Meals which are little Hansel & Gretal Dolls. I think they are so cute and even though they are in reality not babies, they are in my eyes. Why you ask? Well when I was a little bitty baby girl my mom use to read me and sister all the fairy tales. This one was one of my favorites.

Baby

Today's theme for our ESN Scavenger Hunt is titled Baby. Now I can think of cute babies, baby its cold out there, or even Baby Love. So in order to go with this theme I have chosen this Baby Tee as my blog today. I have two others at my Cutsie Kids Ecrater Store so come on in and take a browse I am opened 24/7

Gerber Newborn Baby Boy Onsies Tee Shirt  

Special Times

As Christmas approaches I am reflecting on times past with my family and friends. It seems like so many years ago that we use to have about 25 or so family and friends over for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The fun, the laughter, the gifts, the food, omg the food. We all must have gained 10 pounds in 2 days. As Italians we would make big feasts from soup to nuts. You start eating about 1 pm and you don't finish until 11pm on Christmas Day. 

Christmas Eve was at 7:30pm to the wee hours, cause then we would all sit around playing cards, or us kids playing games or possibly fighting :). It seems I am just about the only one left in this family of that era, yes we have our own kids and grandchildren but its different and its not the same. Everyone is either living in another state or they are busy with their own lives. No more gatherings, sitting around talking and laughing.

 So I now celebrate with a family from church since we became very good friends. They adopted us and we adopted them. We have mostly every holiday together and though we are much smaller about 13, we now share special times with them. This era or generation is so different from when I was growing up, you always spent the holidays with your family, and you never would be on an iPhone, laptop or whatever else these kids (and adults) have. 

Today you sit down to eat and the kids are texting and ignoring the conversation. It is a sad generation not to know or share with the family. But on a brighter note, I love my friends and their kids as well as they love ours.