Torry Pie meets baby Cakes!

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*~*HAPPY NEW YEAR*~*

WOO HOO!! HAPPY NEW YEAR BLOGGY PALS! this year went by sooo fast.. I feel like Ive been spun around and around and am still dizzy from it all! It was a good year.. it was an interesting year.. and it was full of lots of craziness!
You all already know the scoop.. new babies... weddings.. kids moving out and in... sunday dinners with everyone here... (these are the things that make my heart sing and my hair turn gray! other then that, in all other departments, the rest of the year was pretty much the same old, same old!
I have a few thoughts that drive my life these days..

1.... I am not in control of much of anything.. and I am just along for the ride!
2... Just do what you have to do and try to find ways to enjoy doing it!
3... freaken just smile and be nice to people... everyone is struggling with something.. we are all just human, trying to make a nitch for ourselves, just trying to have a life! lets not be the cause of making someones struggles any harder then they already are. just smile at people.
4... create joy for yourself and others where ever and when ever you can.
5... count your blessings and be thankful...( things could always be worse!)

thats all.. those are my little life secrets I live by. Im not a very deep or philosophical person.. (infact.. cant even spell that.. ) but I am pretty much a happy person... and these five thoughts really do help me to stay that way.
( dont get me wrong.. though.. I do have bad days too! lol!)
so with all that said..
I do wish you all a very happy new year!!!

now, in other news... (LOL)
a few of you have emailed me and asked if I was going to host a valentine swap. i havent hosted an open swap in a LONG time.. not since last dec I think. (i think..)
anyways. Yes, if enough people are interested I will..
so.. how about a valentine heart swap. a one to one swap. Each person would be sending their partner a little package of valentine hearts. sign ups would start now, through next friday the 6th. I will match partners and notify everyone on saturday and packages should be mailed out to your partners by feb 1st! So if you want to join in.. please email me at vivianneroni@yahoo.com
and to help pass the word.. copy and stick the button on your blogs.
and sooo.. for today and the rest of the weekend.. I am doing what I love to do best... puttering and playing.. staying home. cooking and cleaning and creating. Not touching the christmas decorations for at least another week. and teeny tiny baby pie is coming home today! Oh, and we are going to our friends house tonight to ring in the new year. wooo hoooo!
Happy new Year sweet friends!
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welcome to the world tiny miss marlaina!

This little grammies heart could just burst with joy.. She is beautiful!
Meet tiny miss Marlaina. she came to us about 9:10 this morning, weighing in at a mere 6.6lbs and at 20 inches long. she is perfect. omg.. just perfect!

daddy stayed in the operating room while they performed the c-section. uhh... he didnt do so well! lol!! as you can tell by the picture above.. they ended up wheeling him out in a wheel chair! He said he couldnt handle seeing someone cut into Tiffany like that. but he is most certainly a proud proud papa!

I didnt get a picture of tiff with the baby because she was breast feeding while I was there. Then I had to leave to go to work... ( I keep telling you work gets in the way of my life! lol!) It seems that tiny Miss Marlaina is going to be a good eater! as she latched right on to Tiffany and was very content there!

This is Jennifer, me, tiffs mother and her grandmother. I think we were all on top of the world this morning! (even though I had to drive in nasty snowy weather!)

Cant wait to go back tomorrow after work to see her again!
for now.. its off to the couch with a blanket and a bowl of ice cream! and then.. I think I need a nap!
toodles and sweet dreams !!
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woohooo!! soon there will be a new babypie!!

Tomorrow morning we're getting a new baby pie! Tiffany's having a C-section at 7:30 am. Our little peanut is breech and will need some help getting into this world. Tiffany's a trooper.. taking everything in stride. Tonight i made her chicken And raviolis! lol.. thats what she wanted.
Our new babys name will be Marlaina. Not sure what i will call her yet, either Marla or Lainie.. hmmm Marla pie .. lainie pie... I guess we'll just have to wait and see! LOl!
So please keep them in your prayers tonight and tomorrow and over the next week as Tiffany heals and starts to feel better. and while youre at it if you wouldnt mind praying also for decent driving whether as we will be driving back and forth to the hospital for the rest of the week.
I'll be back tomorrow with baby pictures!
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christmas morning snapshots!

digging out....

santa was very very good to all of us.. again this year!

we are blessed... (in so many ways!)

I got a new camera! thank god.. I havent been able to get good pics of anything lately.. I havent tried it out yet.. I need to read the instructions.. (I hate reading instructions! lol)

Everyone got something they really wanted!

NO baby yet! but she is scheduled for a C section at 7:30 wednesday morning... so if not before.. at least by then! better figure out that new camera by then!

today is the first day in a long time that I dont feel the pressure to do anything.
I think Im going to do some laundry and watch some movies and make somethings cute...

for dinner there is beef on wic and lots of left overs for christmas eve. i didnt take any christmas eve pics! we had our annual christmas eve party.. always fun.. but all day long I felt like I was never going to be ready! had a little help in the end and was able to pull it off!

So, I know that some of you take all your christmas stuff down today.. (natalea) but mine is staying up at least another week or maybe even two.. LOL! maybe til valentines day! LOL!!! (not really.. thats a little too long)

I might clean and sort my craft room today.. its been christmas central in there, and now that the gifts are out of there, I can make some headway!

Isnt Torry pie adorable? he was so funny yesterday, He didnt really care about all those gifts, he just wanted food and wrapping paper! He got so many gifts from everyone.

he got a little tired out by the end of the day!

Or maybe not! lol!

anyways, we had a great day all being together. lots of laughs, lots of love, lots of food, and lots of presents!

I hope you all had a great day too!