...I'm leaving

...on a jet plane!!

gotcha!!

but seriously

~

I

have

a fresh

 french pedi

and now...

I will travel!

one of my fav summertime treats,

I'm not really sure what it is about a fresh, french pedicure that makes me feel like I can take on

just

about

anything!!!

but

none the less ~

I adore french painted kitties!!

(that's what I called my childrens toes when they were tiny ones...)

....aaahhhh...soft little pink baby toes : )

must...

find...

sweet litte baby toes

 to kiss

quick!!!

~oh dear~

are you thinking what I'm thinking??

nnnnnnoooooo waaaayyyyyy

nnoooooo hoooooowwwww

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

moving on!!

as I was saying,

when I look down

my kitties (toes) just look so darn

happy to me

I mean come on

who could not be happy with ten little white smiley face tips

smiling back at you???

add a rhinestone toe ring or a crystal foot adornment and

all is right with the world

and I am ready:

less than 50 pound bags x 4 packed and weighed-

~check~

house timers on-

~check~

house sitter lined up-

mail/newspaper on hold-

trash out, dishes done...

~check, check, check~

whew!

(I need a vactation!!!HA!!!!!)

and just why is it

that I always feel as if I am forgetting something

when we go off on holiday?

it will be just a short little visit to Ohio this time around

the reason for this adventure is because

Jim will be the trophy presenter at the 

Summit Racing NHRA Norwalk Race

on June 24th-27th

So

now you see why I needed

pretty pink kitties!!

A major bonus as far as I am concerned,

is that we will be staying at my moms adorable

 farmhouse cottage

it is truely like a doll house!!!

(plugging back in to your roots is like an energy charge for your soul)

and I am soooo looking forward to this break!

I think it will be just what I needed!!

She built a "chicken chapel"

 for her two silkies

~ pitch and lily ~

(one has beautiful black feathers

 and the other has fabulous white feathers

can you guess who is who?!!)

this is them last summer

as baby chicks

I know!!

tooooo cute!

... I can't wait to sit in the rose garden with them and watch the mahem that ensues!!

I have other wonderful things planned for these few little days

a fairy picnic,

a rose garden tour,

and lots and lots of  hugs and kisses...

I always get extra squeezes for a rainy day

: ) 

 I will be taking lots of pictures of our adventure to share with you!!

...but for now

I leave you with the view from our new living room:

...blue skies

nothin` but blue skies

~ do I see...

nothing` but blue skies

smilin` at me

( as performed by: Ella Fitzgerald)

isn't the view just magnificent???!!!

many smiles to you dear ones!!!!