"The Dick Van Dyke Show!"-Blog-A-Thon



When I think about Dick Van Dyke, there are not enough words to say about how much I love that show. I'm 46 but I started watching as a child at around age 5. when I first started watching the show I liked how funny the comedy was in the show. I love all of the actors in The Dick Van Dyke Show. I love when Rob Petrie was always at work in the office with Buddy and Sally trying to come up with ideas for the next Allan Brady Show, I was always laughing out loud watching those office scenes, they were extremely funny. My all time favorite were the actors Dick Van Dyke with Mary Tyler Moore they had this chemistry with each other that on one else had together on a comedy show, I mean Rob and Laura Petrie were a great tv couple I always wanted to have the Rob Petrie husband when I grew up, and I ended up getting my wish I have a Dick Van Dyke type husband. Any of my favorite episodes I pretty much like all of them. I did like the one were Laura dyed her hair blond. Her and Millie tried to hide Laura from Rob with her hair dyed blond hair. Well as you can tell I can go on talking about the Dick Van Dyke Show forever, but from what I can tell everyone is The Dick Van Dyke Show was the greatest show on television in all of history!!! I love it !



TCM Guest Programing Host/Ben Mankiewicz-Month of August 1-31, 2011 for The TCM Summer Under The Stars Festival



Yesterday Monday August 1, 2011 The start of  The TCM Summer Under The Stars Festival. And Ben looks great in that suit, I mean very very good looking, but I know he hates wearing that tie. I heard him talk on his Young Turks program that he does not like wearing a tie, that TCM makes him wear one. Ben said, "that the late Tony Curtis gave him advice on how to wear a shirt. And not to wear a tie with a shirt or an under shirt underneath a shirt and to have some of the buttons undone". That was good advice Ben does look good on how he dresses, but I think he even looks better wearing the tie. I'm sure I will enjoy seeing Ben everyday of the week this month and I figure that I will not get much sleep this month with watching him host, just like when you can't wait to go to school because the substitute teacher looks so good-looking. Ben is a great host he really does know all about the movies.



TCM's Guest Programing Host/Tippi Hedren-Week of July 25-31, 2011



This is the actress Tippi Hedren remember the movie "The Birds" yes that lady. Over all she did an ok job at hosting, but I did not really like her all that well, although she did wear some very stylish clothes that made her look great.



TCM's Guest Programing Host/Jane Powell-The Week of July 18-24, 2011

This is the lovely actress named Jane Powell, She really did a very nice job for filling in for Mr. Osborne. I would like to actually see her again co-hosting some program with Robert in the future.



These pic's are from the movie 1948's Luxury Liner, part of the TCM sets sail for the promotion for the first ever TCM Classic Cruise for December 8-12, 2011. Jane Powell looked beautiful here in this movie when she was younger, Don't you think?



TCM's Guest Programing Host/Robert Wagner-Week of July 11-17, 2011

Like my last post I was very surprised to know that Robert Osborne was on leave from TCM. Because when I watched Robert on Sunday July 10 he had looked fine to me, so come on Monday July 11 I turned on TCM and was surprized to fine Robert Wagner in his place. The picture below.



This is the actor Robert Wagner, former star of stage, screen and TV and Natalie Wood's widow. Robert Wagner was an ok host, I do not think is suit fit that great. I do like that all of the host say that "they are house sitting for their good friend Robert Osborne while he takes some time off from his hosting duties".



TCM's Robert Osborne Takes A Vacation

If anyone who watches (TCM) Turner Classic Movies knows who Robert Osborne is and for those who do not who he is, Robert is the weeknight host of turner classic movies from 7:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. that is central time and everyone else can figure their own time location out from this. Well anyway Robert is taking a vacation/leave of absence from is hosting duties because he had minor surgery. This is a picture of Robert hosting on Easter Sunday 2011. Robert has been hosting on TCM for 17 years now and he is 79 years old. Robert is a great host and will be greatly missed until his return on TCM. And I wish him all the well and a speedy recovery to a great man.

Mother's Day Weekend 2011





These are pictures of Mother's Day weekend 2011 my son's Aven and his fiance Alexis and her family took me out to Old Country Buffet on Saturday May 7, 2011 this is a pic of my son Blake and Alexis's brother CJ walking into restaurant.

                                                                        

These are Alexis's aunts and grandmother walking closely behind us.




My son's Blake, Aven and Aven's fiance Alexis as we are waiting in line at Old Country Buffet.



This is Alexis's Brother Jarred Johnson with his girlfriend Haley and it also was her 18th birthday too.



Blake, Aven, Alexis and Alexis's, aunt, grandmother and Mom Tammy Johnson looking at Aven.



                                        I took this picture of everyone except for one of Alexis's aunts and grandmother and my son Blake they all went to use the bathroom, in this picture is of my son Aven, fiance Alexis, Alexis's brother CJ, Jarred with his girlfriend Haley and one of the aunts and Alexis mom Tammy. I call this pic My Future in-laws.




This is only part of the food that I ate the food is all so good at Old Country Buffet.



Dessert was all so cool, just look at this very overflowing chocolate ice cream sunday.



Here is a picture of me I took of me enjoying my meal, and Aven and Blake sitting next to me and Alexis brother CJ standing up in the back round with the Cubs cap on was getting ready to leave.

And finally we are all leaving the restaurant.

Rockin Sock’em Battle- Update No. 4-Starting Joan's Socks Now

                                                                                                               

These were the socks Beth started for Joan, I killed Beth off and now I have to finish her socks for Joan. Beth was at row/rnd 32 at sock 1 and I had to knit to catch up with the second sock to get to row/rnd 32 of the second sock, so I can knit both of them at the same time. I love the pretty pink yarn Beth had picked out for Joan's socks.

"Mother's Day 2011"-Church Service

Here is me all dressed up for Mother's Day 2011 pretty poker dot dress with yellow trim, I think I looked nice all dressed up and ready for church.



This is our church The Unitartian Universalist Church of Rockford, Illinois. It was the first spring music sunday of 2011 and our church was packed with people for mother's day and music sunday.




This is the music director Tim Anderson directing the choir and the people attending service in a song. I really like our church services they are always fun and exciting.




This  lovely young church member lady her name is: Misha Lentz and she sung a really cool and neat rap/hip hop song. I mean the song was really cool, I felt like dancing to that song.




A picture of Tim's sheet music after service.




This our minister Matthew Johnson-Doyle greeting the people after church service, it always fun to greet the minister on the way out and talk a little. Matthew is a very nice minister and has a very nice family and they are always willing to talk and help out in time of need. 





These last three pictures This is of mother's day brunch after mother's day church service, the food was so good, I did not need to go out for mother's day brunch because the our church did a such a wonderful job of providing one.




Here is a picture of my mother's day brunch food, I enjoyed every bit of that food. I want to thank the church for all of the great food that was there and I hope they do the same thing for next mother's day of 2012.



Here is the last picture of me after the brunch was over with, it is a full picture of how pretty my dress looks, which I think I look so gorgeous.

Aven's Fiance Alexis Johnson will graduate college

My son Aven helps his fiance Alexis Johnson try on her cap and grown for her up coming graduation from RockValley College in Rockford, Illinois on May 20, 2011

Alexis with her graduation grown, she sure looks very pretty. I' am happy they came by to show me her graduation grown today.



Aven and Alexis they sure do make a cute couple, I' am glad my son is happy with his engagement with Alexis.



TCM (Turner Classic Film Festival)

Everyone who know me, knows that I love TCM (Turner Classic Movies) on satellite/cable TV. I' am a member of The TCM Fan Group on Ravelry.com Last weekend was The TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, CA April 28-May 1, 2011 so I watched the film festival on TV, so how I would have loved to be there with these two handsome gentlemen my favorite TCM host Robert Osborne weeknight host and Ben Mankiewicz weekend daytime host. It was fun to watch and to dream.

More than knitting going on!

This is what had happened to the roof of my house on Saturday April 30, 2011 after my volunteer luncheon and after my husband had left for work. Some freak windstorm and tore part of my roof apart and it was very little wind too, that what was the weird part about this big mess.

Here is part of the trim to my roof.

On Sunday May 1, 2011 my husband Terry and my son Blake hold the ladder while my son Aven is fixing our roof.

My son Aven hammering nails in the roof.

And finally our roof is finished and good as new again.