Living on Cloud Nine: 2025

FRIDAY FAVORITES SWEET MAY

Happy middle of May babes! Slow down already, “Summer” is just getting started, ha ha but with our weather who knows? We’re going from 80s yesterday and today here in Northern Indiana to a high of 59° Sunday. It’s been kind of a slow yet crazy week and I’m happy to report my three-month-old tooth saga is over. I got the permanent crown put on Wednesday, a fabulous cleaning and I’m good to go. BUT yesterday had a major pool issue so hoping it gets figured out and we can get back in. I love pools but like a boat, they are money pits.

Mother’s Day

We started with an amazing brunch at a place we had never been before called The early Bird Eatery and the food was incredible.

While 2 live out-of-state boys were missing, the dad of the twins, surprised us with a visit on Sunday. And best of all it was a perfect sunshiny day, and we were able to get in the pool! (before it went cloudy with nitrates this week) The girls had a ball!

Watering Can

Their mama created the most precious gift for me and great grandma Giga. (we are holding them in the title pic). She painted super cool watering cans with designs and the girls’ painted handprints. The thumbprint was turned into a ladybug and she put our names on top along with some gardening gloves. Such a thoughtful gift!

Gardening Gloves on Sale HERE

Hummingbird Planter

My mom always gets me something too, and she found the sweetest concrete hummingbird pot and put my favorite shade of Verbena in there, raspberry.

Outfits

What I wore Mother’s Day, a sweater I got to take to Cape Cod this summer and the last outfit: not going to lie. I wore it 2 days in a row. lol. Do you ever do that?

Jumpsuit HERE // Sandals HERE

Sweater HERE // Jean Shorts HERE // Sandals HERE

Sweater HERE // Jeans HERE (My FAVS) // Sandals HERE // Necklace HERE

Nature Pics: Gerbera Daisies

Had to get you some pictures of two of my Gerbera daisies! I don’t usually have these annuals outside, but I couldn’t resist these two colors this year and I hope they do well.

Cookies for the Dentist’s Office

I mentioned that my dental ordeal is over, but as always, I took the office some cookies, I found the cutest patriotic trays at Hobby lobby and filled one with monster cookies using red, white and blue M&Ms. Remember when I took my old beloved Dentist the I wish I would not have left any at home though I dipped into the stash and could you not I ate 5 after my appointment.

My Recipe for Monster Cookies HERE

Stella and Her Insta Toy

And last, but not least, I may not be on Instagram right now, but Stella is, ha ha, at least she thinks she is with one of her favorite toys from Grandma! This girl loves to take bigger toys to bat around balls with. It's so cute!

What was your favorite thing during your week?

HAPPY WEEKEND & BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL!!!

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xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES MOM'S WEEKEND

Hi friends! Hope you had a great week and are looking forward to a sweet weekend! Mr. Nine and I drove round-trip nine hours last Sunday to check out something we’ve been dreaming about. We thought it was going to become a reality, but this week got our hopes and dreams dashed. Not going to say it wasn’t a sad couple of days, but we are blessed beyond measure, and we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and know that when something doesn’t work out, it means it wasn’t meant to be. We can still dream, and we know that dream will someday be a reality that I hope to share with you all when it happens. I still found lots of JOY this week to share with you.

THINKING OF YOU

I feel Mother’s should be celebrated every day of the year. And for many it is a HARD day!! Just know I see you and I love you. For those of us still lucky to have our mama’s, thank God each day for that. To all of you who are moms, know you incredible, did the best you could, and you are to be appreciated and celebrated. It's a hard but wonderful gig!

TEA WITH MOM

Speaking of being blessed to still enjoy time with my mama, to kick off the Mother’s Day celebrations, mom and I went to a Mom & Me tea at an historic home bed-and-breakfast in a local town. Just Lovely! We even got to see the guest rooms...all so quaint!

The outside is pink!!

DRESS HERE // SHOES HERE // BAG HERE // NECKLACE HERE

CHECKERED SHOES

40% all sandals Now thru Sunday Target! Sooo many cute ones like these Checkered Ones I got. Comfortable and Darling!

Just look at all the cute ones! I own 3 of these but also think I’m going to order Pearl Embellished and Cherry slides.

Pearls on Raffia HERE //Black HERE // Cognac HERE // Cherries HERE // Bow HERE // Shell on Raffia HERE // Woven Like Birks HERE // Checkered HERE // Blue Foil HERE // Rhinestone Embellished HERE

PROTEIN BOWL

One of my easiest protein bowls yet and packing the biggest protein punch! I had bought some chocolate peanut butter protein powder awhile back and wondered what I was going to do with it. I love vanilla protein powder, but I’m not big on the chocolate but let me tell you this easy protein bowl is just right. You mix 3/4 cup of plain Greek yogurt with a scoop of the chocolate peanut butter protein powder, and add a scoop of PB fit protein powder. Mix well. Melt 1 tablespoons of semi sweet chocolate chips smooth on top stick in the fridge for 20 minutes add a dollop of whipped topping, I use the so delicious coco whip, and some berries if you would like. 51 g of protein and oh so delicious!

NATURE/HUMMINGBIRDS

A hummer was first spotted on May 1st at one of our feeders. Then I didn’t see him again until Monday night sitting on top of a feeder! Thank goodness I had my phone in my hand to get a pic. AND saw 2 fighting yesterday morn.

ONE TWIN PIC LITERALLY….US CHEESIN'

LAST YEAR MOTHER'S DAY....Pic for Title AI Cartoon Image

EXTRA LOVE AND HUGS TO EACH AND

EVERY ONE OF YOU CUTIES!!!

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AMAZON GIRLY GIFT IDEAS

Happy CINCO DE MAYO! Are you having tacos tonight? LOL

How I LOVE to give gifts! With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to not only show you gifts for the mamas but also girly gifts for birthdays and other special occasions that I have bought for those I love. Such a good selection! So happy you’ve joined us for the monthly Amazon Prime link up! Can’t wait to check out your posts!

Bubble Necklace // Lip Balm Duo // Bab's Cookbook // Hummingbird Snow Globe // Picnic Blanket // Initial Bracelet // Tea Tray // Bee Pen // Tea Kettle // Instant Photo Printer // Flower Pins // Couple's Mug Set

Bubble Necklace

I am a huge fan of initial necklaces and any I’ve ever gotten from Amazon have been wonderful. I’ve given many as gifts. This bubble necklace is absolutely adorable and great price point!

Birthday Cake Lip Balm

I love sticking little birthday themed items with other birthday gifts. I’m a huge fan of the lip balms from Eos and these smell so good. This pack of birthday cake lip balms is perfect because you get two!

Babs Newest Cookbook

Good ole Babs from Brunch with Babs, she has another best seller cookbook, Every day with Babs. Real food, real recipes, real easy that you will love!

Hummingbird Snow Globe

I actually got this Hummingbird Snow Globe for my mom as an Easter gift. As you know, we both love hummingbirds, and this is even more beautiful in person!

Picnic Blanket

I am a huge fan of these kinds of blankets. This Blanket rolls up, comes in several designs, and you can use it for the picnic, for the beach in the backyard. It’s just perfect and such a great gift idea.

Initial Bracelet

What a sweet little bracelet be perfect for Mom! Get yourself one too while you’re at it!

Tiered Tea Tray

As you know, I love me some afternoon, tea! I ordered this Tierd Tray for when I have friends over for afternoon, tea and conversation! It’s the perfect size and would make a beautiful gift!

Pen

Writing pens are a favorite of many! This is a sweet Bee Pen and so pretty to add to any gift!

Tea Kettle

To go along with that tea tray, why not have a beautiful floral Tea Kettle! This one is a wonderful price point and the colors are so vibrant!

Portable Photo Printer

These Instant Photo Printers are perfect, especially for Moms and grandparents! You can print a single photo in seconds, and even create cool borders around them!

Brooch Pins

Hello Coco Chanel! These Chanel inspired Brooch Pins are such a great price. I got a set of these for my mom and with the pearls around them, they are just beautiful!

Couple Mugs

I recently got some coffee themed gifts for a bride for a bridal shower! I got this set of couple's mugs and it is so adorable even comes packaged in a beautiful sturdy, white and gold box!

And check out these ideas!

Birthday Box

Theme boxes are so fun and I know I would love getting one in the mail! Look at these daisies and all the cute things inside the box! Even the card is precious! Get this box HERE and a Sunshine Brighten Her Day Box HERE!

Magnificent Roses

Such a cool story! You’ve probably been seeing these Magnificent Roses around for a few years now! A fellow Blogger friend got me these in 2021, the card said if you put them in a cool spot they would last six months but you guys, they have lasted four years! The only thing that has changed is they faded a little bit but they are still just as beautiful. A fabulous gift!

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FRIDAY FAVORITES HELLO MAY

Happy May! Can you believe it? I hope it’s a start to a sweet month. Great week BUT NOT so sweet with something that happened last Sunday. I could do a whole post about it, but it was a very scary experience for Stella Mae and I. I was walking her down the road that I always walk her where two big Mastiff Dalmatian mixed dogs are with an electric fence. They’ve never tried to exit the fence but one broke through on Sunday and attacked Stella & I. I yanked her up by her harness, got her up in my arms on the third yank, covered my body around hers and just when it was ready to jump up on me, the owner came out. I’m not kidding when I say these dogs are the size of small ponies. Here’s the bad part. Come to find out that dog killed another neighbor’s dog a few months ago. Had I known (we should’ve been informed) I never would’ve walked Stella by the house and I never will again! She’s OK, very scared and has some red marks, but she will be ok. BUT what makes us upset...Mr. Nine sent a nice email this week regarding the incidents and he never responded nor checked in on us. RUDE! What if this happens to another neighbor?

Two of her several red marks/nip

Twins

Our Joy! Pop Nine and I got to play with them one day and then on Wednesday we went with them to a new play café in our area, called Wild+Wander. It was so precious, and they had the best time!

They love each other so much!

The Cutest Place

Tea and PJ’s

It was wonderful to have one of my oldest and dearest friends over on a dreary afternoon for tea and great conversation. Here’s the little spread I made and just look at the sweet pajamas with Stella, Mae’s face on them that she got me for my birthday. Get a Pair HERE!

Recipe for my Cucumber Bites HERE

(my 3rd most popular on the Blog)

Chat GPT Images

Some more cute ChatGPT cuteness I tried. It is so simple, and it turns a photo into a cartoon. Here are two of Mr. Nine and I including the photos I used and one I made of the twins.

Here is the prompt: (don't ask me what it means...lol, just type it in like this!)

Please Convert this photo to studio Ghibli style anime

Outfits

Just so simple anymore! I love that denim overalls are coming back and the short sleeve sweatshirt from Amazon comes in several colors and is so great! The perfect oversize fit, get your regular size.

Overalls HERE // Black Tee HERE // Sandals HERE

Sweatshirt HERE// Jeans HERE// Sandals HERE

And are you an 80s girl? Look at this darling $16 Guns-N-Roses tee.

Tee HERE // Jeans HERE // Sneakers HERE

Canvas

Will you look at this, an 18 x 24 Canvas of the twins at 18 months! This is the perfect spot to hang it as we see it every time we come in through the mudroom. Easy Canvas has such good prices. It is so easy to use. Go check them out and get a great canvas HERE.

Nature/Botanical Gardens

Mom and I enjoyed a beautiful day a too local Botanical Gardens, where we are members. I love this picture of her and the gorgeous patnuiat were earn the tailored of beautiful blooms. Remver for a few summers, I would include an aspect I've loved in nature o my summer Fariday favs? I just might do that again.

In Case you missed it…

I hope you didn’t miss Monday’s post; my Picking Posies post about picking out my flowers are always some of my favorites! You can see in the comments that my troll noted that a gardener takes care of it all. That’s right, her name would be Andrea Nine as in me myself and I, lol!

You can read it HERE