October is flying by fast and November will be here after Halloween has come and gone. This is the first Halloween that I will not be with my boys and so I made sure we got costumes and photos before I had to leave back home to England.  Halloween is not really my favourite holiday... Read More »

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So thankful for our neighbour who took our boys to and from school yesterday, as well as today and has offered to have them over for dinner tonight too. Starting to feel better, but taking myself out for a walk to get the last of the sunshine (and vitamin D) before the rain and cold... Read More »

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‘The weather today': Here in England and back home in Hawaii#photoadaymay #weather #photoadaychallenge #Hawaii #Englandhttp://instagr.am/p/LLmHPxIkyt/ Gone but not forgotten': Remembering both my dad, LT. Col Nystrom ret.,and his father who are both veterans of foreign wars.#memorial #VFWhttp://instagr.am/p/LLrca_ok12/ ‘Stars': Hollywood  #maycreative #Marilyn  @welovemarilyn @dailymonroe http://instagr.am/p/LL-89Nokwj/ First thing I have been able to eat all day and it’s 9:25pm.A... Read More »

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Maddox’s Super Hero party at the bowling alley was quite fun. We had 13 boys in total and our party hostess took care of pretty much everything. The other parents made a lot of comments on all the details we put together for party. I think the consensus was that I should become a party... Read More »

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Comic book shop finds for my sons 5th birthday coming up. #comicshttp://instagr.am/p/KXfigGok5l/ The M collage of Flash I made for my son Maddox. #comics #flashhttp://instagr.am/p/KXsibDIk7h/ I am about to select which of these make it to be Maddox’s birthday presents, and which ones will be less fortunate and get to be mutilated and cut up so that... Read More »

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Self portrait for ‘You’ #maycreative #photoadaychallange #selfportrait #fashionhttp://instagr.am/p/KTEP-eok3G/ ‘Nature’ walk and take time to smell the flowers. #photoadaymay #photoadaychallange #pink #flowers http://instagr.am/p/KTGMW-Ik4C/ The masks I’m seeing by hand, embellished with a superhero logo for my son Maddox birthday party.http://instagr.am/p/KSzuopIk97/

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I really would love to beat out last year’s two layer Batman cake with an 8 layer Justice League cake for Maddox’s birthday this year. But after the debate between the cake and cupcakes (and dealing with with lots of fondant) I am leaning towards doing Cake Pops this year. Besides the fact that all... Read More »

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