i am thankful....

.for a beautiful healthy son.

.for a roof over our heads.

.for a car that is paid for.

.for a wonderful caring family.

.for a job.
.for my health.

.for the people I love.

.for the beautiful fall colored leaves.

.for kisses & I love you’s from mr K.

.for my son’s presence everyday.

.for mr K's smiles.

.for mr K going to bed when he should.

.for mr K's fro.
.for mr K's "I wuv ewww Mommy"s.

.for the heater under my desk at work keeping me warm.

.for forgiveness.

.for God.

.for Jesus.

.for an awesome church with awesome pastors.

.for friends old – present & new.

.for friends like Ellie & Irene & Doris (to name a few), no matter how much time has passed, it's still the same.

.for favors in the nick of time.

.for making all the green lights on the way to work.

.for just enough gas to make it all the way home from work when I realized I left my wallet at home.

.for mr K’s hugs & laughter.

.for my nephew Noah’s wonderful journey.

.for family at Thanksgiving time.

.for the many prayers (even from strangers all over the world) that blessed my nephew.

.for my grandma & grandpa Anspach, because they made me a big part of who I am.

.for a place to go when this place ends.

.for creativeness.

.for Tonia (she rocks) & all she does for mr K. while Mommy brings home the bacon.

.for "babysitters" when Mommy needs a little me time.

.for always having someone (my mr K) to look forward to seeing when I get off work.

.for lower gas prices.

.for the sermons at church, they always hit home.

.for love.

.for 6 cheese pizza.

.for chocolate.

.for sacrifices so many have made for our country & other countries & our freedom.

.for my mom & dad & all they do.

.for wonderful artwork made by my son.

.for my brother PJ & Melanie being back in NC.

.for the lil mexican place next door, they do my chicken taco's just right.

.for PJ's quirkyness that always makes me smile.

.for my sister and her strength & beauty.

.for Noah.

.for Noah.

.for Noah.

.for Noah.

.for my dreams, even ones that seem faded.

.for new dreams & new ideas.

.for my writing.

.for God’s arms that hold me up every time I feel like I am falling & I sure do fall a lot.

.for unconditional love.

.for breathing when I feel like I can’t.

.for the tears I cry & the smiles that come later - because it means I am alive.

.for facebook and finding old faces I thought I had lost forever.

.for my son.

.for my son.

.for my son.

.for my son.

.for my son.

.for my son.

.for my son.

.for my son.

mr K and is Thanksgiving Creativeness! :)

mr Noah and mr Kai posing for their Christmas Cards :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

*~*~ Peace n Love ~*~*

sweet tooth

candy cane kisses in a milky snow blizzard cream

swirling concoctions of delicious sweet peppermint morsels on my lips

experiencing sugar overload from thoughts of moon drops drizzling across my face and I see decadent fragments that come together in colorful M&M pieces

a polychromatic union of marshmallow manifestation in a milk chocolate Hershey bar s'more graham cracker vision

I exhale and breathe in vanilla and cherry vapors tumbling into my liquorish senses of taste fresh strawberry preserves jam to a dancing peanut butter sexy tango,

missile toe manifestation leave kisses of no obligation and

hearts invest in all pie of lemon meringue,

dipping my inhibitions in streusel and swimming in silk chocolate frosting

that ripples in between my daydreams and out into my life

on a sugar high my mind travels across tantalizing mountains of apple crumb cake and ice cream caves, surfing valentine heart candy waves

peach cobbler beaches with coconut raindrops and cookie dough umbrellas

getting lost in 7 layers of delectable whip cream clouds,

gumdrops hugging the inside of my cheeks and mouth singing sweet tarts into my reality and waking up to a mixed candy fruit flavored edible rainbow parfait with semi-sweet tang on the tip of my tongue in a titillating tingle tied up in a reverie of palatable explosions that drift off

into an orange cream exuberant embrace of gooey melancholy caramel with a sugary glaze leaving me in a daze of twisted peaceful pecan clusters

over dark bittersweet chocolate covered cherry bliss with just a taste of butterscotch pudding gloss on my lips in a kiss of i love you delish,

vanilla wafer dipped hugs hiding in a banana pudding cream,

throw on your cracker jack jeans & find a secret surprise in the pockets

tumble down a water slide of juicy sweet watermelon drifting into a delicate sugar storm of berry jubilee showers

traveling down a candy coated almond and jelly bean path, sucking on lemon drops

holding hands on the way then resting on cream cheese chocolate covered cupcakes filling our pockets with turkish delights - sneaking small bites

fall asleep with me on cinnamon sands under keylime trees

with lime green mint leaves,

gazing behind your eyes in mouth watering colors that fill up

every corner of your mind

lost in a belly full of sweet cravings and tasteful distractions under powdered sugar sleeping dust and pillows of assorted tooth-achingly sugary wafers,

take down your irresistible delicious inhibitions and pull up your high fructose sleeves and then fall asleep with me again under a mango candy sunset and fresh wintergreen breeze…..please.

Amy E Preddy © Copyright 2008

Halloween 2008

please meet mr. Noah aka Moo Moo with his mommy Anna-Lisa (my sis) & our other celebrity of the evening.....mr. K aka (shnookie doodles) aka mr. ScareCrow (with his papa) :)

mr K "carving" a pumpkin at daycare

mr K with his daycare buddies

"twoot or tweet" (trick or treat)

Peace out!