Babys M's Nursery

Thanks to the help from Cici and Sanfran S's friend with the bedding and Daddy L's hard work building the corner shelves, chair molding and painting, Baby M's nursery is almost complete...

I'm going to wash up all of his clothes in a few weeks and then I think we will be all ready for his arrival!

Happy Wednesday Pamela's Girls!

Love,

~Mommy M

Celebrating Two Daddies

Today I have thought of my two Daddies.

One held me right after I was born.

The other lovingly welcomed me to "the Tribe" of his wonderful family with a smile and twinkle in his bright blue eyes.

I feel blessed to have had both of these Daddies in my life. They loved me and cheered me on. They gave me priceless hugs and sweet kisses on the cheeks.

Both of these Daddies had great senses of humor and to this very day I know that I carry that "somewhat wacky" tendency to crack corny jokes and then laugh about them (myself) until I cry. Fortunately Uncle R has this same crazy funny bone.

It's wonderful to see CiCi's sweet SS and Mommy M's Daddy L and know that they are Fathers who are carrying on the tradition of loving, guiding and caring for their families.

Here's to our Daddies!

Thank you, Lord, for the gift of them!

Auntie J

My Precious Boys...

If Baby M is even half as sweet as my other 2 boys Baby B and Barkley, then I'll be one lucky girl!

Happy Wednesday Pamela's Girls!

Love,

~Mommy M

Amazing Cakes

As I have mentioned to the Pamela's Girls before, the area around where I work has been doing a great job of taking old crumbling buildings and/or storefronts that had questionable businesses behind them and unkempt appearances and giving them new life as coffee shops, clothing stores, restaurants and bakeries.

Just down at the southern end of the building where I work, there is a collection of new businesses perched on a sharp corner between two intersecting streets in a formerly depressed, rundown structure that used to be a home to a scary kind of strip club of some sort, among some other creepy activities that I hate to even think about. However, the whole building block as been totally renovated and there is a new business providing custom cakes that currently has the building's prime situation right at the corner's apex.

My friend, Lisa, and I walked through this little business - called Royal Icing Custom Cakes - one day after eating lunch and were totally captivated by the unbelievable cakes that they produce. The ladies there were very friendly and we stood and watched one of them painting an icing ribbon draping gracefully around a three-tiered cake.

They offer "Make Your Own Cake" parties where a group can bake and decorate a fancy custom cake together, which sounds like such a fun and creative idea. And I wish that the Pamela's Girls could smell the heavenly fragrance of this bakery as you walk into the door. Ahhh... it smells good.

I have a soft spot in my heart for bakeries, I guess. I have such happy memories of Pamela and me stopping into the old Columbia, South Carolina Tasty Bake bakery on some of our outings and walking out munching their fresh & perfectly make gingerbread men. It was where our family birthday cakes came from when Pamela or Mommas didn't make them at home and started the love that I have for this kind of business.

Lisa and I walked down to Royal Icing this past Friday after lunch and I took back a red velvet cupcake to my office to share with my sweet co-worker, Farrah. Yum! It was tasty!

Love to the Pamela's Girls and Happy Memorial Day!

Auntie J

Nursery Ideas

I have my last ultrasound next Tuesday, so next week's blog should be very exciting with new 4D photos. As long as it is confirmed that we're having a boy, I can finally start decorating the nursery and getting ready for his arrival.

I photo shopped this picture of how I'm imagining it looking...

Bumper:

Crib Skirt:

Sheets:

Rug:

What do you think Pamela's Girls?

I hope you're having a good week!

Love,

~Mommy M

PS- Auntie J, I love your painting!!!!

Painting Night With A Friend

This past Wednesday night, my good friend, Leslie, and I went to a painting workshop night in Brentwood, Tennessee near where Uncle R and I house and puppy-sit for sweet little Merry & Bright. This particular business offers a different painting every night and you have the chance to look at the calendar of paintings and pick a night based on on what you would like to try to recreate.

A few weeks ago Leslie had seen that there was a Groupon offered for half-off the normal price for this painting workshop and asked if I would like to join her for a night of painting and chatting. She and I don't have many chances to see each other and catch up, so I jumped on this opportunity for art and friendship combined. We looked at the calendar of paintings and agreed upon a night.

I don't know if the rest of the Pamela's Girls ever take advantage of Groupons in your area but they can be very handy for trying a restaurant or service companies at an often greatly reduced price. Groupons are basically on-line coupons that become effective once a determined number of people buy into them. Uncle R and I have purchased several Groupons over the last couple of years to a few different restaurants and have enjoyed using them to take friends and family to supper at fun and interesting places.

So - Leslie and I enjoyed a creative artwork evening using acrylics (which always feel a bit awkward to me after my more familiar oil paints), sitting side by side and painting the same painting as the teacher took us through step by step.

As always when painting, I have moments when I am pleased with my execution and many more when I stare at it in dismay and wonder why I EVER pick up a brush.

But - nonetheless - we did have a great time, enjoyed spending an evening together and - also - I have an art addition to my office walls.

I would love to think that Mommy M might be able to come and take one of these classes with me sometime!!!

Love to the Pamela's Girls and special Birthday Wishes to SS!!!

Auntie J

Mother's Day 2011

I want to thank my sweet family so much for the gifts, cards, and flowers I received for Mother's Day. I loved them all and felt very much loved and appreciated!

All day the verse from Proverbs 25:11: "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold, In settings of silver," kept going through my mind, as SS and I spent the day thinking about our mothers, and how much they had taught and guided us, and how blessed we were to have had them. We went to church and out to lunch with Mommy M and her precious little family, and I wore pearls that were Pamela's and Mommas' ring, so I felt kind of wrapped in memories of them and their love all day. I couldn't find a picture of Grandmommy and Granddaddy N that I thought was taken on Mother's Day, but I remember being in Charleston several times when Granddaddy would get roses from his garden for us to pin on like a corsage - red if your mother was living, and white if she had passed. That always seemed a little sad and somber to me. These pictures of Pamela and Mommas in her pose, are the way I always visualize them now. They were wonderful role models for us, and I hope Auntie J and I can live up to the ideal that they set.

Love to all my Pamela's girls - hope you will all have a wonderful week!

CiCi