I'M ON A ROLL

Two posts in one day....

So why don’t people drink from China cups and saucers much anymore?

Cons:

1. They are hard to hold on to.
2. They are so small and hardly hold any liquid.
3. They are so delicate you are afraid to break them.
4. They cost so much and you are afraid to break them.
5. They are not microwavable.
6. They sit in your china cabinet and you forget about them.
7. Can’t find a proper spoon to use with them.
8. You are afraid to break them.
9. Can’t afford to buy a whole set
10. Never have enough to go around when you have a special occasion.

Pros:

1. You use them to mark very special occasions
2. You feel so special using them.
3. You feel dainty using them
4. You look like you are rich when you use them
5. They make lovely gifts for hard to buy people
6. You can make your china cabinet look nice by displaying them

Why do we have fancy dishes and silverware to mark special occasions? Why don’t we celebrate life every day and use the special stuff. One day we will be all gone and what good was having all the special stuff displayed in a china cabinet?

When was the last time you treated your family to the expensive stuff just for the sake of telling them they are special? I think we should bring out the special stuff more often. I am sorry I didn’t do it while my husband was alive. I should have celebrated with him on a regular basis. Now it is too late.

I challenge each and every one of you to make a special date within the next week.

Take out the fanciest tablecloth you have. Set the table with the fanciest dishes you have. Light candles. Play soft music in the background and make a memory for your family. It doesn’t matter what you serve for dinner as they will just wonder what the special occasion is.

I think every one needs to be treated special once in awhile.

For those of you with children... why not make some memories for them by just having a special dinner with you and one child. Send the others out with their daddy or mommy and take that special time with that one child. Use the fancy dishes and cutlery and spoil that child. It will create a memory that will be cherished for years to come. You can’t buy memories like that. It is never too late. It doesn’t matter if your child is grown up or not - Just DO IT. You never know when it might be your last chance to tell them how special they are.

Some things can be put off but please DON’T PUT THIS OFF. It is very important.

I am declaring October as MAKE FAMILY MEMORIES MONTH.

Making memories doesn’t have to cost a lot, but in the end, they are worth millions.

Anyone have any ideas, please feel free to post them all this month. Let’s share the memories we make with one another.

Hope you make a special day for your family.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Before































After












Which do you prefer?

Hope you have a good day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

A Happy Birthday to me
A Happy Birthday to me
May I feel Jesus near
Every day of the year
A Happy Birthday to me
A Happy Birthday to me
And the Best Year I ever had.

So how does an old lady plan to spend her 54th Birthday. Well, first of all I am going to soak in a nice warm bath for as long as I like. I will scent the bath water with my favourite perfume and just relax. Then I will wrap up in a nice cozy bathrobe while I dry and set my hair. I will make myself a nice cup of green tea and drink it from a china cup and saucer with gold silverware. Then I will start putting on makeup and do my nails. When I am satisfied with the look, I will put on my Rhinestone necklace, earings and bracelet and then dress up in a fancy dress I have never worn before. Then I plan to go to my daughters and get my picture taken. I will pose like a model and let her snap and snap to her hearts content. I will end the evening with a couple of glasses of champagne while watching Survivor.

Doesn’t that sound so very special. A day just to be me and play dress up. I think I am going into my second child hood. What does a single 54 year old woman do on her birthday? I don’t have any other plans so I made my own.

Doctor gave me a ‘WOW’ of a birthday present yesterday. He told me I had Diabetes. Whooopeee! Lovely gift don’t you think. Well, he didn’t really give it to me - I guess I did it to myself. Oh well, that is life and it goes on. Now I will have to be on a strict diet to get my blood sugars down and my weight down. I was planning to do that anyway. I don’t have to take insulin yet and I hope I can keep it that way.

I got to babysit my grandson Zander last night. He is getting so cute and is smiling now. I snapped a picture and he just kept smiling and smiling for me. Then he was cooing and it just melted my heart. He was so good and went to sleep till Mommy and Daddy got home.

Hope you enjoy the picture. As soon as I can get one of my other grandson, Tyler smiling, I will share that with you as well.

Hope you have wonderful day.

THINGS ABOUT ME

Things I Plan or would like to Do Before I Die:

1. Quit Smoking.
2 Lose weight and get in better shape.
3. Go on a nice long trip.
4. See grandsons Zander and Tyler graduate from High School and even get married and have great grand kids.
5. Have a granddaughter and see her grow up
6. Get up the nerve to drive to the city
7. Get organized and have my house looking just the way I want it.
8. Get closer to the Lord.
(Not necessarily in that order)

Things I Can Do:

1. Praise the Lord.
2. Dance.
3. Make crafts and sew.
4. Paint a little.
5. Love my family, girls, sons-in law, and grandsons tremendously.
6. Write long boring letters to my friend Tilly.
7. Use a computer
8. Drive around town and to the next town.
9. Operate my riding mower.

Things I Cannot Do:

1. Whistle.
2. Get motivated for longer periods than one day.
3. Drive to the city yet.
4. Be young and skinny again.
5. Speak more than one language. And the one I do speak, I don’t do very well/good?
6. Visit for long periods of time. I get "antsy" and feel I should be doing something.
7. Go up a ladder more than two rungs.
8. Run, jump or rollerblade
9. Tell good jokes (I always ruin them by screwing up the punch line)
10. Make good use of my time.
11. Get organized.

Things that Attract Me to the Opposite Sex:

1. Baby face. Clean shaven.
2. Great sense of humour.
3. Romantic.
4. Someone who will listen and is not full of themselves.
5. Someone who can carry on a good coversation.
6. Someone who accepts me as I am and doesn’t try to change me.
7. Someone who will love me unconditionally.
8. Truthfulness is very very important to me.
9. Someone who loves the Lord with all their heart and is not ashamed to talk about Jesus.

Things I Say/write Most Often:

1. Oh Yeah!
2. NOT.
3. Well.
4. Whatever you want, It’s up to you.
5. Whaaaaas uuuuup?

Celebrity Crushes:

1. Mel Gibson
2. Brad Pitt
3. Sean Connery
4. Harrison Ford
5. Colby from Survivor

Favorite T.V. Shows

1. Survivor
2. Big Brother
3. CSI (Regular and Miami)
4. Extreme Makeover Home Edition
5. Some National Geographics
6. Monk

Favourite Movies of all Time

1. Ten Commandments
2. Ben Hur
3. My Fair Lady
4. Any Audrey Hepburn movie
5. The Haunting (original version)

People I’d like to have Parts of

1. Darlene’s beauty and writing ability
2. Rob and Doug’s sense of humour
3. Tilly’s Compassion and smile
4. My mom’s cooking and saving ability
5. Betty’s giving ability
6. Kathy and Bonnie’s ‘smarts’ and administrative abilities
7. My dad’s story telling ability
8. My whole husband back
9. Jesus’s love

Things that have changed my life

1. Getting married
2. Having two astonishing daughters
3. Finding out I had clinical Depression and it wasn’t my fault
4. Finding Jesus as my Saviour
5. Being Baptised in the Holy Spirit
6. Finding a best friend like Tilly
7. Losing my husband
8. Moving out of the city
9. Having two great son-in-laws
10. Having two adorable grandsons
11. Finding out I had sleep apnea

What I’d Like to be Remembered for

1. Being a Godly woman
2. Being a great mom
3. Being a great friend
4. Being a daughter my parents would be proud of
5. Being a loving giving sister
6. Being a kind and giving person
7. Being someone who helped someone change their life for the better.
8. Being someone special to someone
9. Being honest
10. Not being selfish
11. Giving love to those who really needed it.

What I’d like to change most about myself

1. My appearance (would like to be thinner and more in shape)
2. Get rid of some of my fear of people
3. How others perceive me
4. How I talk (people tend to take things the wrong way when I speak)
5. My lack of energy and ambition
6. Some of my mannerisms.

Well folks, I think I’ve covered nearly everything I can think of. Any other ideas? Trying to give you a picture of the whole me. No one asked me to do this but I saw that John Scanlan had done it and I decided to do it on my own - espectially since I’ve never done one before.

Hope you have a favourite day.

LATEST PICTURES FROM PROUD GRANDMOTHER

These are the latest pictures of my two beautiful grandsons. There are both perfect little babies and growing so well.

This first one is Zander. He is now a little over 12 pounds 12 ounces.



Second one is Tyler. a little over 9 pounds now.



Both babies seem to be in excellent health and the mommies are just terrific with their babies. I am so proud of both mommies. Never knew my girls had it in them to be such good mommies. I am envious. Wish I had been so good with them but I guess they learned by my mistakes.

The daddies are quite terrific as well. Never knew my son-in-laws would be so TERRIFIC with their little ones.

God has given me a special gift in both my son-in-laws and I am soooooooo very thankful for the both of them and so very proud to call them my son-in-laws. Couldn't ask for better daddies or sons.

Hope you have a God Blessed day.

ON TO WEIGHTIER MATTERS

I am trying something new right now (in regards to losing weight) to see how that will work. If I have something to eat, I try to only eat till I feel satisfied and then leave the rest. It is hard leaving it at times but I am managing a little so far. Like the other day I made Chicken fingers and Tater Tots. I felt satisfied half way through so I brought the plate to the kitchen thinking I would eat it later or the next day. Well, I hadn’t had Tater Tots in quite awhile so every time I went into the kitchen I popped a few in my mought till they were all gone. I did end up leaving four chicken fingers though and ended up having to throw them out yesterday.

I made a double batch of soup as usually one pack isn’t enough. I ate and ate and when I felt satisfied, I left the rest. There was nearly a half bowl left but I didn’t touch it. Last night I made toasted BLT’s. Two of them. I ate one and a half and felt satisfied so I ended up giving the last half to the dog (minus the bacon of course - can’t leave bacon. HH). It is a very small start but may end up helping in a long run. Don’t need those extra calories anyway. Of course after eating that I end up snacking on peanuts and chips but I would have done that anyway.

"What is with this old Lady and why can’t I get my life together?" Maybe it all stems back to years of habits. It is like I have to start all over again and feel it is just to hard to do and at my age, I wonder why I should bother. Before I had the whole world ahead of me and now it is all behind me and I don’t see a bright future. If I could get the mind set of a young person again I could see that there is a brighter future and I would want to work towards it. I would still have all the dreams of someday doing this or that. Why is it at my age I tend to give up and not pursue those dreams anymore.

Because I come from an older generation I seem to think that I have reached my limit somehow. Why is that? I could exercise and learn to eat right and get my weight right down and my body looking gorgeous yet - IF I REALLY WANTED TO. So what stops me? I could be slim and trim and be eyed by so many guys - IF I WANTED TO? Sure it would take hard work and effort but wouldn’t it be worth it? Look at movie stars my age. They do it. Why can’t I?

I need to get motivated to do something.

"Let’s get physical, physical, I wanna be physical physical. Let me hear your body talk, your body talk." (It's a song.)

Yet here I SIT doing nothing. Doing what comes naturally. HH

What do I need to motivate me? The promise of money? The promise of good health? Long Life? Fame? Fortune? Loving man? What????

It really can’t be as hard as it seems.

Speeking of weight issues, do you ever watch the Biggest Loser? It is a show all about fat people trying to lose weight and be the biggest loser of pounds and body mass. I love the show. Gives me encouragement to see those people struggling so hard and losing so much weight. And then they show their after pictures and it is just amazing. I’d love to be on that show. Sure could use the motivating and exercise equipment they have there as well as the trainers. Mind you they are always tempting them with delicious food but the people seem to resist. Maybe it is having a team you have to work for that helps them. You know, the peer pressure thing.

On to weightier matters>:

I finally finished it. It isn’t exactly how I would have liked it but it is o.k. It is huge.












Hope you have a physically challenging day.

ESPECIALLY FOR DOUG, DARLENE AND PAM

You asked for it and you are getting it. I can’t guarantee that it will be pretty or witty or wild. Probably mild compared to Darlene’s.

So many fans! What’s a person to do? Couldn’t I just send autographed pictures to make you happy? I’m just so busy with all my fan mail that I just don’t have time to blog. Hee Hee.

O.K. O.K. let’s get down to business. Speaking of business, that’s what I have been up to. So many days of busyness. Doctor’s appointments, denturist appointments, blood tests, and a hair appointment. I’m having my own personal make-over. Then when I am all fixed up, I plan to make over my living room.

Getting back to the doctor’s appointments - I phoned every doctor in the town nearby to see if they were taking new patients. Not one of them was taking any. Can you believe it? Where have all the doctor’s gone? Finally I got one that will take me on as an interim patient. He will give me my prescriptions and I can go to him for minor ailments, but if anything major comes up...I have to fend for myself. This doctor donates part of his time to being a hospital doctor as well as some others so their patient load suffers. They are trying to get in a full time hospital doctor to free up the other doctors. If they do that, then he will take me as a patient.

I’m getting new teeth. Yipee! It has been over 15 years since I had any new teeth. Denturist says my teeth are in pretty good condition for being that old. I get to pick up the new ones next week and they will be a shade or two whiter so you will see me coming from a mile away and I will glow in the dark. (Only if I am smiling)

I got my hair cut and died. No, I didn’t die. My hair died. No, it was dyed. The hair that is. O.k. so I am being silly. It is fairly short compared to before but I really like it. Seems I got it done the same day Darlene had her hair cut. I guess great minds think alike or maybe it was something in the water we drank.

I’ve been busy cleaning my house and packing stuff up. I had to clean out my large closet off of the living room as we are going to open up the side of it and put my desk and junk in there. We will close off the front doors and put doors on the side so when I am not using my office, it will all be hidden from view. Then that will extend my living room a little. I bought paint and material and have to get busy washing my walls and then painting them. I bought a bright red for the walls and will alternate the walls with white on some and red on the others. My furniture is blue so I will have a red, white and blue theme.

The material I got for the curtains is a sheer white for the under curtains and a sheer red (that matches the paint) for the over curtains/valance.

My son-in-law Rob made me a footstool/coffee table that I am upholstering in a matching red material. It is 44 inches by 24 inches by 18 inches high. It will be on wheels so it will be easier to move around. The lid comes off and I can use it for storage.

I got my breakfast nook up in the kitchen and I LOVE MY KITCHEN. Every time I go in there I just look around and enjoy it. I still want to paint the kitchen cabinets but even now I still love it. I cut out sponges to make cushions for the seat but the sponge is 5 inches thick and a little to big. As it is, the seats sit so much higher than the table. I have to either raise the table or shorten the cushions.

I had a few days where I was really missing Val and down in the dumps. I didn’t do anything on those days but just moped around. It is hard getting used to living alone and having to do everything for myself. So many little things you don’t even think about. It helps having my daughters as handy as a phone call away. Now that they both have their babies they are home nearly all the time and I can call whenever I am feeling down. I also have my best friend Tilly who listens to me when I am in the dumps and I unload on her. She really is a gift from God.

Well folks, that is about it for this blog. Will do another soon on the BABIES.

Have a make over day. Make over your mind to trust in Jesus.

TILLY'S POEM

Below is a poem my friend Tilly wrote and I wanted to share it all with you. Please let me know what you think of it.

Blessings abundant rain from His hand
touched by the Master, yielded to Him
in the storms of the soul
His promise still true
My child through it all
through it all
I'm with you

He is the Man of great sorrows
despised and rejected
forsaken by men
and acquainted with grief
wounded for sins
He never committed
chastised for our peace
all was laid upon Him

He was oppressed
He was afflicted
He bore all our sorrows
and is touched with our pain
but we hid our faces
how we despised Him
we considered Him smitten
we did not esteem

Father forgive us
for we have rejected
we have forsaken
and we have not believed
but with such great compassion
You have redeemed us
You have drawn us with mercy
and with grace have received

Sing oh thou thot barren
break forth into singing
lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes
Fear not I command you
for you will no longer remember
the shame of your youth
I your God will not forsake

I am your Husband
I will not reject you
I do not abandon
I do not refuse
I will have compassion
nor will I rebuke you
says the Lord your Redeemer
for my name is Truth

Oh you so afflicted
storm tossed, without comfort
though the mountains depart
and the hills be removed
yet My love and My kindness
My covenant of completeness
should all things be shaken
I will not forsake you

No weapon that is formed
against you shall prosper
so come to the waters
come be renewed
for you shall be led forth
with joy by your Leader
and the mountains shall break forth
into song before you

Instead of the thorn
shall come up the cypress
and instead of the brier
the myrtle tree
and it shall come to pass
says the Lord your Redeemer
as an everlasting sign
a memorial to Me

With age-enduring love
I will have compassion
My covenant of peace will not be removed
if your night is endless
bring your darkness before me
I will cause dawn to break
through the darkness for you

For you are beloved
hear Me, YOU ARE BELOVED
I AM your Kinsmen Redeemer
so come unto Me
I will prove Myself faithful
I will be your portion
from everlasting to everlasting
I AM eternity


Have a God Blessed day.

MORE POWER

More power, more power. Ooo ooo ooo As Tim Allen would say. I have more power. I bought myself a riding mower yesterday and was tooling around my yard today mowing my lawn. Oooo Oooo OOOO. What a rush. Little old me on that big horking tracktor. I felt powerful and alive. It's about time I got a riding mower. Pushing the old mower left me lifeless and panting for air. I would have to quit every few feet and take a few breaths and a break. Now I can skoot around in style and finish in no time flat. Too bad summer is nearly over and I can't enjoy it too much longer but then there is next year to look forward to.

Too bad they don't make riding snow blowers. Well I guess they do but they are called front end loaders and made for much bigger areas than my yard. I guess I will just have to trudge along pushing the snow blower. I'm not complaining mind you. I am very happy to have a snow blower and not need to shovel. Yech! No way I could lift a shovel. The stairs will stay full of snow but my walkways and driveway will be clean.

So why haven't they invented a riding vacume or floor sweeper or for that matter a riding floor washer. Only men get the good machines. We still have to do everything by hand and foot. If men did more house cleaning we would have the easier machines. Not complaining again of course as it could be worse. At least someone invented the broom, mop and vacume. Our poor ancestors had to do all that on their hands and knees. Mind you, in a long run, they were better off for it. They got their excercise for free and didn't have to join a spa to get in shape.

We have it so easy now a days in comparison so why are we all so much more stressed out each day? We run run run around doing doing doing and what do we really get accomplished?

Imagine getting up at 5:00 in the morning and feeding livestock and milking them, collecting eggs etc. Then coming in to a large breakfast that momma made while dressing and getting 12 kids ready for the day. Fresh bakes bread, hand churned butter, freshly slaughtered bacon, home grown fresh potatoes, free run chicken eggs, hand sqeezed orange juice, milk from the cows, etc. Talk about being busy and the day is just beginning. Then having to go out and plow the fields with a horse and whatever it is they call that thing they drag behind it. Then planting acres and acres of vegies to keep you over the winter.

And WE THING WE HAVE STRESS. Sheesh, how did they survive? I guess they were just too busy to have stress.

Now I have to worry about gas and oil changes. And do you ever need new tires for a riding mower? What if something breaks? What do I do? What if the thing tips over? Will I be able to turn it over? What if I lose the key? How do I start it then? Worry worry worry. What have I got myself in for? Maybe I could just take a pair of scissors and clip the grass that way. Better yet, maybe I will get a cow and wouldn't have to worry about mowing. Just milking and vet bills and feeding and and and..............

Have a powerful day.

WHAT COLOUR SHOULD YOUR BLOG BE?

Your Blog Should Be Purple

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What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

WHAT PATTERN IS YOUR BRAIN?

Your Brain's Pattern

You have a dreamy mind, full of fancy and fantasy. You have the ability to stay forever entertained with your thoughts. People may say you're hard to read, but that's because you're so internally focused. But when you do share what you're thinking, people are impressed with your imagination.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

JUST FOR ALEECIA

Here's some of the shower Pictures, just for Aleecia. Enjoy. Sharleen has some more. I've included a few others as well.

Have a God Blessed Day.