water bottle

It really doesn't take much.....this new pink water bottle makes me so happy....I lost my old one last week....I checked around for a few days while I used some random ones ......and when I felt the old one was lost for good , I was in Walmart and thought I'd look real quick.....I didn't love my old one anyway....my ice melted in an hour and it didn't feel good......and of course I had it the longest without losing it....I was always on the lookout for a replacement but just didn't happen upon one.....I can't believe I was lucky to find it right away!.....it keeps my ice for 6-7 hours!!!!...the lid twists so a straw pops out....it has a great little loop so I can grab it easy right off the floor in class without having to bend over all the way :) ...and there is this black clip I could dangle things off of.....and you know I love to dangle things!!.....maybe it will be a good spot for my keys???......oh....and it fits in my cup holder!!......and when I love something this much I have to go get a second one in case I lose it!!....I'm so happy for me!

frosty and beautiful

I wanted to share these frosty and beautiful pictures that I snapped in my yard the other morning...I'd love to capture a red male cardinal perched on a snowy branch......I"ve been trying for several winters now.....I may have to break down and find one on etsy!!!

...the deer love these berries....they are all gone on the bottom 1/3 of the tree.....that's as high up as they can reach....

Take a few moments and enjoy the wonders of winter!

the conditions were perfect!

What a fabulous morning!!!......the condtions were perfect for sledding!!.....the sun was shining, no breeze, not too cold and we were the only two on the hill......I haven't been sledding in years.....but I looked out the window this morning and thought it couldn't be better.....so I didn't clean...I didn't check my emails/blogs or put clothes away....and I didn't finish my ebay crap..well, I did change all the sheets on the bed..but anyway....we got all bundled up and headed to the big huge hill by the pool for a morning of sledding....as I pulled up I didn't realize how HUGE that hill really is!!!.....Cub grabbed his sled out of the back of the van and started running!.....we had soooooooo much fun! ....just he and I.....run after run we just kept laughing and whooping it up!....we'd come to a stop at the bottom and lay on our sleds in the sunshine soaking it up......and once again I have to say thanks to those girls at the Y for whipping me in to shape.....I breezed right to the top time and time again....effortlessly!....I don't know if it is one of those things that he will remember....but I certainly will.

the inauguration

Today is the day of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States.......a historic day in the history of our United States...a cold brisk day...the oath will take place at noon....millions of people will attend...millions and millions more will watch on t.v.....10,000 people will participate in the parade......the festivites started days ago as thousands flocked to to Washington' National Mall and the Lincoln Memorial to attend a two hour star-studded concert which included BRUCE!!!!....Beyonce, Bono and Stevie Wonder...to name a few....yesterday Barack helped paint a dormitory in honor of Martin Luther King.....and today he will attend a private prayer service at St. John the Episcipal Church ....the church of the Presidents...they will sit in pew 54....across the street from the White House at 8:45 am...the Bushes will host him at a coffee at 10:15 and then the ceremony will begin......he will be taking his oath with the bible Abraham Lincoln used...the only President to use this bible since him..... he will attend 10 inaugural balls with his wife.....and of course everyone is wondering about her dress....the media have run out of adjectives to describe this enormous American experience.....behind the scene hundreds of people are moving the Bushes out of the White House and moving the Obamas in...mother in law and new puppy included!!!..painting offices, putting clothes away, placing floral arrangements, preparing food....all within the few hours he will be away this moring and early afternoon....and then tomorrow he will begin his first day at work......his new job....the most important one in the country.....getting the economy moving is paramount...the threat of terrorism and the war are just a few of the daunting agendas he will have to tackle.....but for now.....the American people will watch the historic events with a sense of hope and wonder.

Here we go!!!!!!!!

Here we go Steelers...here we go......Pittsburgh's goin' to the Super Bowl!!!!!!!!!!.....Yeah!!!......I'm postive it was the lucky hoagies!!!!!!......they were as delicious as they were last week!!.....We'll be in Tampa on February 1st and my man Bruce will be the half time extraganza........B-Ruuuuuuuuuuuuce!!!!......We'll be up against the Cardinals.....they haven't had a championship title in 61 years...this is their first trip to the Super Bowl...it will be the Steelers 6th!....we were the first team to win 6 AFC championships and could be the first team to win 6 Superbowls as well.......Gigi book your ticket now!!.....Let's go Steelers!!

skype

If you're not skyping...you should be!!!.....it's a lot of fun and it's free!!!!!!!!!!.....essentially it is a free video phone call!!!......my sister hooked me up when we were in Florida over Thanksgiving....it's really easy to do...just go to their website and it walks you through the step...it takes just a minute or two......and you need a webcam...my laptop came with one...or you can get a portable one at Best Buy.....it is crazy!!!....I got my niece hooked up when she was home over Christmas break....I can go to her house with my laptop and ring her up, then she can she her beloved doggie Rocky while she is away at school!!....my sister got my Dad and kiddos laptops for Christmas and we're all connected now....she spends several weeks a month in Dubai and it's just bizzare to see her there.....and my Dad is getting really techie too.....he was spending a week in London with his girlfriend at my sisters flat and we skyped with him over there too!!!.....what a fabulous way to stay in touch with family and friends......treat yourself to a little skyping today!

I was tagged......

I was tagged by jennifer juniper over at hopestudios a few days ago....before I continue with the required six random things about myself be sure to check her fabulous talents at http://www.hopestudios.blogspot.com/ .......

being tagged entails listing six random things about yourself and tagging six other bloggers....but since I don't know six other bloggers :)...I won't be tagging just yet!....well....here are six juicy tibits about the treatgirl:



1. I am still trying to figure out what to do with my life!....I gradutated from Juniata College in 1987 with a degree in marketing, and promptly got a job as a flight attendant with Usairways....I was going to do it for a year while I found my "real" job....well, after 17 years I retired.....and I'm now I'm still in search of what I really what to do....



2. I love to eat in restaurants! Pizza places, mexican, italian, chinese......breakfast, lunch and dinner!


3. I LOVE food!!!.....this is directly related to #2.......I think about it almost all of the time....those late night commercials for pizzas or the new sandwich at Wendy's are killers!.....I can't get them out of my head and then have to have it! I always have a "taste" for something!


4. I'm crazy about going to the Y.......which is also related to numbers 1&2!!.......I have to go almost everyday because I eat so much crap!....thank you to my girls there for keeping me motivated.


5. I would love to be able to sit and relax all day.....just sit and get caught up on some magazines, read a book, scrapbook.........take a nap.......play board games...work on a puzzle....watch the snow come down...I just can't seem to slow down....there is always something that needs to be done.


6. I am originally from Buffalo, NY...I have lived in the Pittsburgh area for 21 years now....yet to this day when anyone asks where I am from I always say, "I'm from Buffalo...but I live in Pittsburgh"....not sure how long I have to be here to say that I'm actually from here....and it has just dawned on me that I have actually lived here for half of my life...so maybe this will be the year!