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Come on in and make yourself comfy. Kick off your shoes. Coffee? Tea? Sit awhile and read… Express your thoughts. Any questions? Feel free to ask for I am a woman of a certain age and I do not fear my secrets. I welcome them for they have led me here, where I pour them out in written word. I'm also a Recovering Catholic, but I very much believe in a Higher Power. Those shoes you see in my banner, I own those shoes... Stuart Weitzman Fever in patent leather red! We used to get out alot more, me and my shoes. So I decided to add them to my blog because, hey, I'm not dead yet!! "Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone." ~Jim Fiebig

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JULY 6, 2009 11:18PM

Living Vicariously Through Friends With Money

Rate: 30 Flag

Thanks to my darling niece-in-law and her family I had the most spectacular, much needed, relaxing, fun weekend! Take a peek...


Pseudo MAWB Compound

To The Lake!

Take Me! (MAWB's Pseudo Doggie)

My Dream Cottage

Studly Nephew #2 & His Gorgeous Gal

Beautiful Niece-in-Law & Her Mom, Our Gracious Hostess with the Mostest!

Our Gracious Host With The Most

Son & His Cousins

Skiing!!

Studly Linebacker Nephew #1

Love of My Life

We Had Visitors

Farewell to an Eventful Weekend


I took 758 photos, came home and uploaded, then realized there weren't any of moi! Next time I need to hand the camera to someone else! It was a fabulous weekend! Thank you to my hosts for sharing your fabulous life with me this past weekend!

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It looks like you had a great time! Handsome, mostest and studliest indeed!
cartouche
July 06, 2009 11:40 PM
Great pics - looks like fun!
Owl_Says_Who
July 06, 2009 11:41 PM
MAWB- Will your family adopt me? PLEEEEZZZZZEEEE?
Fab pics of nature and relations. Glad you had such a great weekend.
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Mothership
July 06, 2009 11:44 PM
Trust me, it wasn't my family! My nephew married well! I wudda been down at the riverfront sitting in a lawn chair had I stayed home! LOL
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 06, 2009 11:46 PM
I predict living vicariously through friends with money willl be growing in popularity as time goes by. It looks like a great time though, and please, definitely hand the camera to someone once or twice so we can see how much fun you're having:)
nanatehay
July 07, 2009 12:32 AM
What an attractive family! You guys need to model for Kodak. Wish we had some of you.
D Art
July 07, 2009 12:34 AM
Meat, (LMAO) I think you are right. More and more of us will be living vicariously through friends with money.... sad, but true!

Duane, thanks. My nephew and his wife have done television commercials, they are so gorgeous together. Their wedding photos resemble a prince and princess getting married. Ah, but to be young and beautiful!
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 07, 2009 12:45 AM
What a lovely lovely cottage:) I am sure you had an amazing time!
iidly
July 07, 2009 01:20 AM
Reminded me of Wisconsin and times past.
jay busse
July 07, 2009 01:38 AM
Jay, that's exactly what I thought. My family went up to Danbury Wisconsin every year for about 15 yrs. I was totally taken back to my childhood, minus the speed boat and la ti da cottage.
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 07, 2009 01:41 AM
If you had the money to share, my guess is that you too would share it would friends and family.
littlewillie
July 07, 2009 01:42 AM
share it "with" friends and family, is what I meant to write.
littlewillie
July 07, 2009 01:48 AM
Fantastic! Good for you!
Deborah Young
July 07, 2009 02:24 AM
Glad you had fun Lois. You sound energized. Rated.
OEsheepdog
July 07, 2009 03:14 AM
Beautiful home, beautiful people, beautiful photos. And, YES, get some of yourself!!!
Ralph Tingey
July 07, 2009 03:43 AM
oh my god, this is fabulous. i need friends with money!!!! that's what i need to be praying for. forget that gratitude carp. :) i am jealousing like crazy, sweetheart, but i'm so happy that you had such a wonderful time. and such great great visuals of allll kinds. love love love
Theodora L'Engle Knight
July 07, 2009 04:56 AM
I know you had fun because I just had fun viewing the pictures.
Sharon
Sharon Kay
July 07, 2009 06:29 AM
How great that you could enjoy it to the fullest without being torn up with envy. My hat's off to you.
Athena Bradford
July 07, 2009 07:13 AM
Beautiful pictures! Beautiful family! This must be what they mean by "beautiful people." Very glad you had such a wonderful weekend. Take me next time!!!
C Berg
July 07, 2009 09:29 AM
Take it wherever you can get it I say. Friends with money are good friends indeed! Great pics (758 huh)!
tr ig
July 07, 2009 09:44 AM
Oh, Athena, if I have learned one thing on this earth, money cannot make you happy. That is something that comes from within. My father has Jack Sh*t and he is one of the happiest people I know. Money can be a prison.

Trig, I was a Realtor for years, so a good digital camera was a nifty little write-off. I have pictures of plants and the moon and food and I deleted about 730 of them! I tried to get all artsy, but hello... FAIL!
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 07, 2009 10:39 AM
You should have seen the photos I took when I went camera crazy on Michigan Avenue in Chicago and the Art Institute. Thanks for sharing!
old new lefty
July 07, 2009 12:21 PM
So that's how the Other Half lives? What a beautiful place with gorgeous people. Even the dog is picture-perfect! Lucky you for being invited. :)
Lisa Kern
July 07, 2009 12:29 PM
Moochcations are the best! Lovely photos of joyful summer.
Lea Lane
July 07, 2009 12:30 PM
Lois
gotta love those compounds! The pics are intoxicating. Next time don't leave me home! Nice to finally see the true love of your life.
Chuck A. Stetson
July 07, 2009 12:40 PM
Mr. Mustard, it was nice to spend some quality time with him. He's so busy with research and school I rarely see him for more than a day at a time. Poor thing, inherited my red hair!! But, he got his father's brains!
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 07, 2009 12:43 PM
Looks great! This is why I love to rent a house if possible on vacation (vs staying in a hotel) -- you can pretend you own it for a week and live like "the other half."
Nelle Engoron
July 07, 2009 12:47 PM
Cindy, will you leave that wonderful husband of yours with the house when we swap? If so, I'm in!!!!!!!!
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 07, 2009 04:40 PM
What a place! Everyone looked like swimsuit models. Now, that's a place where a man could retire in style, I would never get off the boat!!
scanner
July 07, 2009 04:49 PM
This looks wonderful! I'm flying out to spend time with my daughter and her boyfriend and his family in Cape Cod next week. It's nice to know hospital people. Glad you had such a great time.
marytkelly
July 07, 2009 05:59 PM
Ahhhhh.....that is the way to vacation! Glad you had a great getaway!
Ann24
July 07, 2009 09:47 PM
scanner, winters would be hellish!

Mary, Have a wonderful time! My sister was out there last year and considered moving there she like it so much.

Cindy, poor Phoebe : ( I can do that though! I'll just let her out whenever I go! LOL

Awe, thanks Jane. It's funny, my son is 6' 1" but his cousins make him look shorter. I do have to brag, they may have the brawn but he has the brain. Chemistry major, math minor. I stopped helping him with his homework his senior year of high school, he lost me!

Gosh, all of you have been so kind with your remarks! Thank you! I have to admit, my family has been very lucky having such great kids.
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 07, 2009 11:17 PM
So, so funny to see your pictures and know you were moments from my house...yes, there is the same view I see from the lake road, yes there is the lighthouse where my kids go on field trips...no, that is not what my house looks like! You said you went to the Book Nook - my favorite little bookstore, she will order anything and have it for you overnight. Next time you are visiting the in-laws let me know and we can meet for lunch or something!
mamoore
July 08, 2009 03:52 PM
That's pretty dang funny! I e-mailed Mr. Mustard from that Book Nook. In fact, the lady that owns it was at my nephew's wedding!!!
MiddleAgedWomanBlogging
July 08, 2009 03:54 PM

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