Covering three months in one single post!

I can't believe that I haven't posted in months. I guess that I have just been too busy.
I am not sure where to begin, but I guess that January would be a good starting place.
January was a normal month for us... attending Chelsea's "Sweet 16" party would be the highlight of the month. We had a great time and she was so surprised.

February rolled around and we got to spend some more time with some of our favorite people.
On Feb. 20, we were invited by the Berry's to attend services at Temple Beth Or. We went and were so surprised to find out that Jo and Forest, as well as, Barbara Thompson and Tammy and Anna Saperstein were also going there. After the services, we went to the Berry's home for Shabbat dinner. Sharon really outdid herself on the meal.....it was wonderful! The Cauthens and Allan joined us and needless to say we had a ball! The fun only stopped for a short time because the next day was Danielle's "Sweet 16" and so it was party time again!

Danielle's party was a"Murder Mystery" costume party and it was a blast. That weekend was so much fun!!!

March rolled in and it was time for Purim and of course that means party time again!
The purim party was hosted by the Cauthens and it was terrific as always. We came in costume, ate good food, spent time with wonderful folks and laughed!


Only a few days went by and we gathered again to celebrate Ian's 18th birthday. The Saturday of his birthday, we were invited to the home of Sandy's mother for a delicious lunch. We had lunch, watched Ian open his gifts and then we played one of our favorite games "Apples to Apples". I believe that it was the longest game that we have ever played.


We had a great time, but then we always do when we get together with the Cauthens and the Berrys!

It is hard to believe that we are already into April. It is only the 5th day of the month, so I don't have too much to say about April. Passover is coming up this week, so I am busy cleaning. We are going to do the 1st Seder at our house, but we will be at Agudath for the 2nd Seder. It never ceases to amaze me ..... all the products that contain leavening. Well, I will close for now as it is getting late and I need to get to bed. Hopefully, I won't take so long between postings next time.

Praying for Harper

Please click on the button below to read about this precious newborn and her struggle for life.....

Hanukkah Party

This past Sunday evening, Bill, Sandy, Ian, Chelsea, Faulkner, along with Jeff and Jennifer, made the drive down to good old Greenville to attend our very first Hanukkah party. We had a blast! We had lots of good conversation, plenty of laughs, a couple of games of dreidel and way, way too much food to eat! The only bad thing about the whole evening was that it did not last long enough.
Hopefully, this was the first of many more gatherings to come!

A Week of Birthdays!

Clemmie and I both had birthdays this past week. I turned 45 on Tuesday, while Clemmie celebrated her 11th birthday on Saturday. Both of us had extra special birthdays this year, thanks to our family and friends. On Tuesday, Bruce took me to Montgomery and we went to the Eastbrook Flea Market and then he treated me to a steak dinner at Longhorns. On Thursday, my sweet friends, Jen and Sandy, along with Ian, Faulkner and Chelsea, treated me to a terrific lunch of homemade chili and birthday cake and ice cream. After lunch, we played two rounds of "Apples to Apples". I had so much fun and also received a beautiful, soft and cuddly, brown blanket for a present, as well as, one of Chelsea's handmade cards.
On Sunday afternoon, the Cauthens, Jennifer, Sarah, Zane, Madeline and Adrianne joined us at the Brunswick Lanes for an afternoon of bowling, in celebration of Clemmie's birthday. Clemmie had a great time and I think that everyone else did as well. She also received some wonderful gifts such as a very soft blue blanket, a manicure set, and a Taylor Swift CD.

It was a really terrific week of birthdays at the Croley house. Now to prepare to host my first ever Hanukkah party!!

Shavua Tov!

Gingerbread houses and cookie swap

Clemmie went to bed last night with a sore throat and woke up this morning still feeling bad. By lunch time she was feeling a good bit better, so I took her to her CHEF 4H cooking class @ 3:30. They had a cookie swap.....Clemmie took chocolate chip cookies that she made.....and they also made gingerbread houses. Go over to Clemmie's blog to see some pictures of her house. The link to her blog is http://rubyrose-naturegirl.blogspot.com/ I know that I am her Mom, but her gingerbread house is too cute!

Clemmie's braces

This week Clemmie got her top braces. She did not have a lot of pain and I thank God for that. She will go back on the 16th of Dec. and may get the bottom braces then. It will all depend on how much her top teeth have moved. I am posting some before and after photos of her....she will probably want to kill me, but I just think that she is so beautiful...both with the braces and without them. If you enlarge the "after" photo, you will see that she chose to get pink and lime green. Too cute! The last photo is Clemmie telling me ..."No more pictures, Mom!"

Visit with Rabbi Greenbaum

Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum was in Alabama this week and we were blessed to be able to travel up to Birmingham both days to visit with him. My time spent listening to him teach and then just talking with him still seem surreal. We met him last year, but this year's visit was so much more personal.....I was able to seek his advice and guidance and he was so willing to listen to me (little 'ole Tammy from south Alabama). I really just can't put into words just how I am feeling. I feel that I have made a friend for life......someone that I can call or email anytime.

Ready for the Sabbath!