Junk or Treasure?

Junk or treasure? That is the question. Hmm. I don't know. I went out thrifty shopping yesterday at a new thrift shop that I found a little ways from home. I know someone who has little cute wine glasses, so I have been on the look out for some smaller wine glasses myself. Well I did come across three sets of different, small wine glasses at this new thrift shop I found. There was a set of four Bohemia Crystal wine glasses for $4.99. Then there was another cute set of 5 for $1.99. There was another set of small wine glasses that were even smaller than the other two sets and they were cute. I forget how much they were though. I didn't want to get all three sets. Well okay, I did, but I couldn't see getting all three sets. Even if I could get all three sets for maybe $10.00, I knew that I had to make a decision. I just hate that feeling when I have to make a decision on purchases. So, I purchased the Bohemia crystal wine glasses. See......

Three of them still had the labels on them. I'm sorry, the flash from the picture kind of washed out the stickers. It says Bohemia crystal from Czechoslovakia. I washed the glasses but kept the stickers on the other three. One label was already off of the glass. It's obvious that someone was just using just that one wine glass.

Also, these wine glasses hold one of those little bottles of wine.

I just love these little individual bottles of wine. If you open up a whole bottle of wine, you can't save it. It does not taste good the next day, whether you put it in the fridge or not. It's just not the same as the day you opened it. So these little bottles are good, if your not having any company.

As you can see, one is missing. That is because I poured it into the glass. So with that, and my glass of wine in hand, I'm going to finish this post and go enjoy a nice glass of red wine before I go to bed.

I did a little bit of research on Bohemia crystal on the Internet and it said that it was the best crystal in the world. Hmm. So what do you think? Junk or treasure?

I'm signing off folks.........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

Celebrate Good Times...C'mon !

Celebrate good times, c'mon! And indeed, we will be celebrating big time! My second born son will be graduating from high school this June. And the party is going to be right here in my own back yard, here on Peek-A-Boo Street! Have you seen my countdown on my sidebar?

I know it seems a bit early, but with such a huge event coming, you can never plan for such a party to early. I only have 9 more weeks till the party on June 19. In fact, why don't I just extend an invitation out to all of you now to come join us! C'mon! It'll be fun! And I'd love to meet all of my blogging friends. Wouldn't that be fun? But really there is so much to do.

Today I started doing some shopping for the decorations. No, the pictures below were not taken from the store either. That's my dining table downstairs! But as you can see. I think I got pretty much all of the decorations covered. His school colors are maroon and white.

We got balloons, signs, ribbons, beads, confetti, flags, etc., etc...

Did you notice that t-shirt above. It reads, "Having no class, isn't always a bad thing." I just loved that so of course I had to get it. I hope my son will wear it. But I think he will.

I started my guest list. So far, we got about 50 people. And I have to get going on the invitations to. They have to sent out in early May.

I told you last year when my youngest son made his First Holy Communion and then the very next day, my daughter gave birth to my second grandchild, that we do things with a bang around here! I don't know if I can top that off this year but my youngest son will be having his birthday pool party will a bunch of his friends the very next weekend after the graduation bash! The following weekend will be already the fourth of July weekend. The weekend before the graduation bash will be my sons graduation commencements. I don't know how to prepare for that. Will I cry? But anyway, yeah, there will be about four weeks of back to back partying around here on Peek-A-Boo Street! Just giving you all a little heads up, if you don't see me posting for awhile after that, you'll know why! I'll be enjoying my summer break!

Now I just have to convince my hubby when he walks through the door that this stuff is very much needed and not junk, lol! That husband of mine, I'll tell ya. Na. I'm just teasing, he's the sweetest and the best!

(sigh)

With all of that said, I guess I'll be singing off now.

I'm signing off..........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

I Had The Best Childhood!

As I stated before, April is child abuse awareness month. As you know I do write about children's safety every now and then on my blog. There are a lot of reasons why I am so passionate about the well being of children. It comes with maturity. From books I've read. It comes from my Catholic religion. It comes from the innocence of a child. It comes from the injustices that are afflicted on children. It comes from the abuse of children I hear from the media. And it comes from the fact that I was a child myself. And it comes from me being a parent myself...now a grandmother. And it just seems like we all know someone who was touched by it. And perhaps I'm so passionate about children safety is because my parents divorced when I was eight. I'm sure that plays a role. But it's not the only reason like I just stated above.
Many of you are probably wondering if I was abused as a child. No I was not. My sister and I were very blessed to have a loving mother and a father. There was never any abuse inside my family. Yes, unfortunately my parents did get divorced when I was eight. But the first eight years of my formative life, was stable and loving. After the divorce, life got difficult for me over the next twelve years. Especially when I entered into my lovely teenage years. But when I got married to my husband 20 years ago, my life became stable for the first time since my parents divorce. I am very happy and of very sound mind. And I thank God for that. I have wonderful memories of my childhood before my parents divorce. And I thank God for that to.
I decided to post a pic of me and some my childhood pals.



I scanned this onto my computer file. Not sure why that black line is there but I'll have to look into it. Sorry the pic is in such bad shape. I'm not to sure why this picture was like this because I'm so careful of all of my pictures. And there is moi, with the blonde hair, sitting on top of one of my friends shoulders. No, he doesn't look to happy does he? Lol.
Anyway, I just didn't want anyone who reads my blog to think that I was an abused child because I'm such an advocate for children. Plus, just in case any of my family members were to read my blog, I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings in anyway in thinking that I was misinforming you, my readers. I don't know if any of my family members read my blog, but I just wanted to set the story straight. But I am in no way trying to act like I know how abused children feel or even know the hell that they go through. I'm just here to say on my little ole blog that I care for children's safety. And I will try to do my little part in the world to keep them safe!
So with that you all....
I'm signing off................from Peek-A-Boo Street!

Cuckoo For Coffee ~

Good morning my fine and friendly bloggers. Yes a good morning indeed! Ahhh. Now that Lent is over with and my headaches seem to have improved, I'm drinking coffee again. Oh my how I have missed my coffee. I originally quit drinking coffee because of these bad headaches I was having all winter long. I was thinking that the caffeine was the cause or maybe just aggravating the headaches. Well I still have them but they are not as bad now. So I know that caffeine had nothing to do with it. Then Lent came upon us so I just thought that I would continue to give up the coffee throughout Lent as my little sacrifice. And boy was it hard. The last couple of days of Lent I was just dying for the stuff. But I held out till Easter morn, when the sky was blue and I could hear the cuckoo birds singing. I even treated myself to Dunkin' Donuts coffee. I've never tried it before because it is so darn pricey. But I've always wanted to buy a bag to treat myself. It costs over $8 for this little bag. And although it is tasty, I wouldn't continue to buy it unless I found a very good coupon. So my other favorite brands will do for later. Sorry Dunkin' , but you need to come down on your prices. Your coffee isn't all that!!




I am just cuckoo for coffee! I also can hear the Cuckoo birds in the background, can you hear him? (click video)









Actually, my dear husband had bought me this beautiful cuckoo clock for my birthday. Isn't he so dear?
This cuckoo clock is an authentic Black Forest cuckoo clock. It came with a certificate of authenticity. Pretty neat huh? I can pass this down to my great, great grandchildren. The clock is made in Germany. It says it right on the face of the clock. It also has a Black Forest sticker on the side of the clock. We've never had a cuckoo clock before but always wanted one. Here's a link if you'd like to see some beautiful cuckoo clocks. http://www.black-forest-shop.de/cuckoo-clocks_aol.htm The clocks are so beautiful. They are all hand carved and hand painted. Wow, their really talented folks over there in Germany!
You do get use to the sounds of the clock. It just kind of fades away into the other noises of a home. But at night, I have to admit that it took some getting use to. The cuckoo bird makes you jump for the first few nights when your falling into slumber. But other than that, we absolutely LOVE it. And it does not wake you from sleep when your actually sleeping.
So on these spring mornings, I've just been taking it easy while sipping on my piping hot coffee listening to the cuckoo birds not far off into the distance. Actually, just down the hall.
Cuckoo! Cuckoo! I'm cuckoo for you!
I'm signing off folks...........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

P.S. I sure hope that video works up there. I've been having trouble with it for days.

I ♥ Lilacs

I just love Lilac shrubs. The fragrance of the blooms just send out that spring has sprung. I just love the smell of Lilacs. It goes back to my childhood days when a neighbor had them just outside her bedroom window. All you had to do was walk past the house and you can smell the clusters of the flowers very strongly. Mmm. Such a sweet smell.

I have tried to plant Lilac shrubs in the past with no luck. They would die on me. =( My husband added a few shrubs around the house about few years ago. This would be the third year that my husband planted a Lilac shrub for me outside my bedroom window. Wasn't that sweet and thoughtful of him? ♥ Well the past couple of years, the new shrub survived. Early this spring I went around the yard and did my pruning of the shrubs. Which your suppose to do, right before they bloom. They still have to be dormant. The backyard I noticed the shrubs are now just starting to bloom.
I decided to peek out of my bedroom window over here on Peek-A-Boo Street to check out my Lilac shrub that I pruned.
Oh my gosh...I couldn't believe it! Not only did it survive the winter, but it started to bloom for the first time. Like I said, it's the third season since my husband had planted it.
So I had to capture a pic for all of my viewers to see. Their little, but if you look closely, you can see the buds. Right under my bedroom window.....








I can just imagine in a few more years that I'll be waking up one morning to the sweet smell of Lilacs flowing through my bedroom window.
Have a fabulous spring day!
Before I sign off, I would like to make a prayer request. It's not for me. It's very hard to blog when one of my bloggy friends, Madeline is in the hospital. Her daughter Deann has been keeping all of us bloggers up to date on her condition. If you would take a moment and visit Madeline's blog http://madelinesalbum.blogspot.com/ and write a comment for her, I'm sure that Madeline and her family would very much appreciate the love. Thanks.
I'm signing off..........from Peek-A-Boo Street!