Baby Shower success.....

Well good afternoon, I know it's been a little while... I just was so busy with the Baby Shower and things and I'm still putting my house back together... We had a most wonderful time. Even though all the people who were supposed to show up didn't...It's funny how people say o invite me please I want to go and there don't even call and say they can't..Anyways....Victoria was happy and so was I. Everything came out great. I had much help from my Granddaughter Lysette and my daughter in law Jeannine..So I want to thank them for helping me out. And I would like to thank a friend Mousey...for helping financially....So this was my table...I used my blue glass vases and my collection of baby containers, I don't know if they have a name...

This one I put flowers from the garden..(once again a lot of my photos came out blury.)  I have had these for years. 

I have another shoe, but it's pink....

I left everything fairly simple because there was suppose to be so many people I didn't want anything broke...We ended up with around almost 20 which in my opinion was a perfect amount.

Two of Victoria's aunties..on her father's side.  It was very nice that they came and joined up for the celebration...

It was good to laugh and reminisce about old times, and when Victoria was little...

  My Mom, she is 77 years of age, she told Victoria that she wasn't going and Vee was mad....lol  but she came and made Vee very very happy...

 My daughter in law...Jeannine...A huge help she was...(ty again)
Much love and laughter went on...Myself I had many memories, one was when I had my baby shower for Vee, my mother in law had it for me...amazing....

  Playing the baby shower games...

 Lovely presents...(ty everyone)...baby will  be happy....I just realized I forgot to take pictures of the food...omg...Well the Menu went very well...they loved my soup and love the plantains with beans a cream...I made the shrimp salad and macaroni salad..well vee did that...O and I almost forgot...I made this dip for fruit which was a huge hit as well...I cut up strawberries fresh pineapple melon orange apples and made this dip..which I promise to share with you..everyone kept saying o my this is so yummie...O and by the way I made Lavender Chicken last nite...and o my was it tasty...going to share that with you as well..

 The cake for baby Isaiah.....

 Well I think that's it for now my friends...Vee has a dr appointment at 1:45 and it's about 1:oo now so I'm off and running. I believe I will be back on Friday to share those recipes with you..I hope that you are well and no one got caught in Hurricane Sandy way..God bless...have a great afternoon...

With much love Janice.............. 

Baby shower menu....

Just a lazy afternoon, that's exactly what I feel...After all this darn scratching and itching...the dr. gave some medicine but it only helps for a little bit...she is convinced I got a rash from the bath soap..and I beleive so , I hadn't itched before I had used it...Well anywho, ran around yesterday with my head cut off. Picking up things for the Baby Shower...I think I have it all planned out well...O gosh I hope so...need to double check...lol...Went to day to make the ribbon for the favors, The last of the things to do.

              
 ..just need to pick up some Mexican cheese called Queso, and some creama, it's simular to a sour cream..but lighter.
 So my menu is a Mexican soup...called pozole, 

  It  pork meat and Hominy, with chile and you use condiments.
like shredded cabbage, radishes, tomato avocados cilantro oregano white onions...the rest of the menu is a pasta salad which my Vee will make. Green salad with Shrimp....Fried plantains, with crema and re-fried beans...

a Mexican drink with fruit...made from Hibiscus flowers called Jamaica    

 just a couple of photos of the food...when I do the baby shower hopefully I will have time to take photos of everything to share with you...well...I'm off and running again so I hope your week is going well my sweet friends...be back soon..with love Janice

 

SUNDAY...........

WELL, FINALLY GOT THIS DRESSER IN MY BEDROOM....SEEMS AS IF IT TOOK JUST FOREVER.  BUT DON'T SAY YEAH YET...I HAVEN'T QUITE FINISHED IT...THE DRAWERS HAVEN'T BEEN DONE..AND WITH VERY GOOD REASON.. NOW I THINK I LIKE THEM NATURAL LIKE THE TOP...

 HERE'S WHAT I DID TO THE TOP...I JUST PAINTED THE ONE PIECE WHITE AND THE REST I LEFT NATURAL AND PUT SOME BEE'S WAX I HAD...I LOVE IT.

HERE IS THE WHOLE THING, I LOVE IT...SO IM THINKING JUST TO SAND THE DRAWERS DOWN AND PUT THE BEES WAX AS WELL..THIS PHOTO DOESN'T DO IT JUSTICE...I HAD A HARD TIME TAKING PHOTOS THIS MORNING...BUT IM SO HAPPY WITH IT..AND SO GLAD TO HAVE THAT SILLY MOVING WARDROBE BOX OUT MY ROOM FINALLY AFTER TWO YEARS... MY CABINET IS DONE AS WELL....FINALLY AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS...I JUST HAD TO PUSH IT...THOUGH THE DOOR MITE NEED A SECOND COAT OF PAINT..THEN IM THINKING WELL MAYBE I WONT...

 i LOVE THESE PILLOWS...I THINK IM VERY CONTENT WITH THE COLOR I FINALLY HAVE CHOSEN FOR MY BED ROOM I TRIED SO MANY DIFFERENT ONES OVER THE TWO YEARS BUT COULDN'T BE HAPPY WITH IT.

 DARN CAMERA, I DON'T LIKE IT...MY PHOTOS KEEP COMING OUT BLURY...

 I JUST THESE FLOWERS...I'M STILL TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING I HAVE IN MIND BUT SO MUCH HAS BEEN GOING ON...I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE...

 THIS PICTURE WAS IN MY GREAT GRANDMA'S TRUNK...IT WAS KIND OF UNDONE AND MESSED UP SO I TOOK HERE HOME AND CLEANED HER UP AND FIXED IT AND PUT IT IN MY BEDROOM IT FITS PERFECT. I ALMOST DIDN'T TAKE HER HOME...ITS BEEN IN THAT OLE TRUNK FOR 54 YEARS THAT I KNOW OF. SHE DIED JUST BEFORE I WAS BORN.. MOM WAS PREGNANT WITH ME.

ALL IN ALL, IM HAPPY...AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT ALL...I DIDN'T GET TO GO TO CHURCH TODAY BECAUSE OF MY RASH AND I ALSO OBTAINED A BOIL WHICH GOT HUGE AND BROKE SO IT WASN'T GOOD FOR ME TO PUT CLOTHES ALL ON IT...IT'S VERY SORE..I HAVEN'T A CLUE WHATS GOING ON WITH MY BODY...BUT I HAVE A DR. APPOINTMENT FOR ME TOMORROW AT ONE PM...SO I WISH YOU A LOVELY AFTERNOON AND A GREAT NEW WEEK..THIS NEXT SATURDAY IS VEE'S BABY SHOWER SO I HAVE A LOT TO DO...NOT SURE IF I WILL HAVE TIME TO GET ON HERE...

THE COLOR OF AUTUMN/FALL, ARE MY FAVORITE...I RELATED SO WELL TO IT......

                                                               WITH LOVE JANICE.......

Just a visit........with you....

Well good morning, I'm at mom's and Vee well I dropped her off to an appointment this morning...I have broke out in a rash all over me. And I'm not quite sure what caused it. But boy I'm itching from head to toe...Well good news I got my dresser inside...the shell is all done I put some bees wax on the top and it looks so pretty. can't wait to get those drawers done...

 

This is my very first big tea pot, I had bought it 3 years ago when i did my fall tea party. I still love it, It reminds me of Fall...the Tea Cup was giving to me that day of my tea party.

My pretty platter I love so much...I used it for that tea party too.

A old piece of Lace ...

A little bit of French Toast, with cinnamon and Orange Zest  

3 Eggs

about a 1/3 cup of milk

Cinnamon

Orange Zest  

1/2 tea. Vanilla 

Mix well..

 

it was just so yummmmy...

Happy weekend, thank you 

for stopping in...

have a most 

lovely 

day...

with Love

Janice