Nellie's Cozy Place

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - February 9, 2012

2012-02-09T22:48:00.002-05:00

Praise the Lord,

How good it is to sing praises to our God,

how pleasant, and fitting to praise him.

Psalm 147:1

Evening Sweet Peas,

So how are you???
Doing well, I hope!!

It has been a good, energetic and productive week
for me, I have to say.....which would lead me to
my first thankful......

#1
I am thankful

for coconut oil or whatever has been making

me feel like the energizer bunny this week,

it is awesome............

I am thankful

that we are having company in early

February, same sweet folks we had on

the spur of the moment last year, so we

are really looking forward to it.

I am thankful

that Scott and Megan made it home

from their trip Safe and Sound on Monday.

I am thankful

that Dee and Jerry got to come over on

Sunday to visit, and they brought Rosie

along as well..............

I am thankful

for a new white pitcher I found at the Hospice

resale shop, as it goes nicely with my pitcher

collection and will be something new for spring.

I am thankful

for dark chocolate, cause we have really grown

to love it and it is very heart healthy....not that
you can eat tons and tons are anything but, a few
pcs. a day is great, and I find that because it is
rich, less is quite satisfying.

I am thankful

that I got the closet in our guest bedroom

straightened up, so it looks nicer for our

company, not that they would care!! lol

But I did need to move some stuff so they

will have room to put their things.

I am thankful
that we got to work in the yard again
yesterday, so we are making more progress
and that is always a good thing.

#9
I am thankful

for all the great recipes we can find online,

and especially thankful for a email I get from

Kraft foods, that have really easy and good

to great recipes. They make my life a lot easier.

#10
I am thankful
that a young lady that used to be in ourcollege/career
bible studies years ago, is feeling better, this gal is such a
sweetheart and she has been sick with an envirionmental
illness for about 8-10 years now, as she is allergic to every-
thing under the sun. so it is so great to hear of any progress
at all. In that time tho, she has written 3 books, 1 has been
published, and is a great book for anyone suffering with any
kind of illness, it has been an encouragement to me many
times when I was having problems with my neck and back.
The book is called "Grace in Time of Need", Encouragement
for those who are suffering, by Joanna K. Harris.
One of her other books is on the bible character Job,
and I forgot the name of the other one. Hopefully,
the last 2 are published now, and maybe her sickness
will come to an end, am certainly praying this would
be so. She has really been through a lot, but has had
an amazing attitude thru it all. She is certainly
an inspiration to all who know her.

#11
I am thankful
for the gift of music and for the way it can
encourage and lift your spirit, even when you
don't even need it.............

which leads me to

#12
I am thankful
that we had the pleasure and the privilege of
going to a concert at our church tonight. It was
by a family called "the Collingsworth family",
and they were just amazing!! They have 4
children, 3 girls....13, 20, and 22, and a 17
yr. old son. The Mom is a singer and concert
pianist and oh my, how she can play that piano,
it is amazing to hear and see, truly!! All 3 of the
girls sing, and Two of the girls play the violin and
the fiddle, the son sings and runs the tech. system
and the Dad sings, plays the trumpet, leads music
and introduces and announces everything!
What gifted and loving folks.
It was like going to a Gaither Homecoming !!
Truly a Joyous experience!!

That's my week of Thankfuls!!

Thanks for stopping by,
always good to hear from you.

Hope you have a lovely,
lovely weekend.

Heart Tips and Warm fuzzy Tuesday.....all rolled into one!

2012-02-07T13:49:00.000-05:00

Howdy Sweet Folks,

How are things in your world today??

Things in my world are good, and getting more
organized by the day, and I am loving it. Nothing
earth shattering just small changes here and there.
Found some empty space out in the cabinets in the
garage, so put all my candleholders in the same place
and moved some stuff around, Reorganized my
cabinets on each side of the fireplace, where I store
a lot of books, but things sort of get put in there at
times, since they have doors that hide the clutter,
so they look so much nicer when the doors are
opened now........

The last few days I feel like the energizer bunny,
which is not typical, unless I drink some coffee or
tea that has caffiene, which is usually accidental.

For about a week and a half I have been putting
coconut oil on my toast like butter, and it is delicious.
Hubby had read this article about a lady Dr. whose
hubby had been given a test for alzheimers and he
flunked the test really bad and she was told he had
pretty advanced alzheimers, so she started doing
research looking for ways to help him, and somehow
came to find out about coconut oil, and she started
giving it to him, and after a few weeks he did the
test again and he had improved quite a bit, so she
kept giving it to him, and every so often they would
test him and he just keeps getting better.
She is writing a book about it, anyway, since my
memory is so bad, I decided to try it, and the last
few days I have realized I am so much more clear
minded, motivated and energetic.
So don't know if it is the coconut oil or not,
but I am extremely grateful for whatever it is!!

Anyway....on with Heart Tips
Tuesday

Wanted to share a new product...... something
yummy my daughter Dee and her hubby Jerry
turned us on to......

It is.....................

Kemp's Moose Tracks Frozen Yogurt

and I must say it is mighty delicious, to say the least.

Now you say, where do I find

this delicious treat???

We found it at Wally World, better known as

Walmart in case, you never heard of Wally World

before.....me thinks, you could possibly find it at

Target Super Center as well, they have other flavors

of Kemp's there as well, just don't know yet if they

have Moose Tracks. But there Vanilla and Chocolate

is wonderful too. The moose tracks only has 2 grams

of saturated fat per 1/2 cup, with no trans fats, so

it can be a nice heart healthy snack unless you eat

a huge bowl.

and here's what it looks like..............

Now hurry get your coat on......... and get to walmart

or Target........... you want be sorry!!

and Happy Snackin..............

Aren't you sooooooooo glad you dropped by

to get this good news. lol

If you have already had it.... be sure and let every

one know how much you liked it................

Have a Sweet Day!!

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and it might interest you to know that my

Warm Fuzzy for today is................

discovering new things we can eat that are

heart healthy, I just love love love that!!

After all, they sometimes call it comfort food,
they could just call it warm fuzzy food,
as well...................lol

I used to love when my Mom brought groceries

home and we used to raid all the new stuff so we
could sample them, I still do that to this day!!

For me, Just a fun thing to do...........

Glad you stopped in, Great to hear from you!

Now Go Have a Sweet Heart Healthy

Warm Fuzzy Day!!

Happy Monday and TableTop Tuesday Feb. 6, 2012

2012-02-06T13:39:00.005-05:00

Happy Monday to You!!

Hope you all had a delightful weekend!

Our's was very good, and Sunday was delightful!

Friday we got take out from Outback Steakhouse, and

watched a movie, called "Marriage Retreat". It was

pretty good, funny at times, but not a 5 star rating,

but did have a good ending, and we always love that.

Saturday we were up and out fairly early for us, as we

had a Memorial Service for one of our church family

members. She was 93 years old and way ready to go,

so not such a sad experience since she finally got her

promotion to Heaven .... a few weeks back.

It was a lovely tribute to her life, cause

she was surely a sweet lady.

Afterwards, we ran a few errands, came home and

had lunch, and took a nap, then got up and worked

in the yard. Got some much needed cutting back

done in the backyard. Our forested area was just

encroaching too much, and after cutting it...it looks

pretty sad right now, but we are hoping that when

spring comes, it will all fill in and look pretty again!!

If not, we are gonna hate ourselves!! lol

We still have more to do, but isn't the yard always

just a never ending story, course, so it is with

a home too, but would never change it really.

Sunday of course, was church and we are so happy

to see our Pastor is doing a series on the importance

of family in February, and then a series on Marriage

in March. So we are delighted about that, as it is

a much needed topic for sure.

Then after lunch and a nap.....our other delightful

thing was Dee and Jerry came over to watch the Super

Bowl....course, hubby and Jerry watched most of the

game and Dee and I got to sit and catch up for awhile,

so that was certainly a delight for this Mom.

They brought pizza from a place called Papa Murphy's,

I had never heard of it until a few weeks ago, do any

of you have one near you?? Not sure if they are a

chain store or not. Anyway, you can customize your

own pizza, with whatever you want and how much or

how lil you want of each topping and then you take it

home and bake it, so it is hot out of the oven fresh.......

they are truly wonderful pizzas, and they are only $8.00

for a large. We don't have one where we live, but they

have one right up the street from them. We are hoping

they put one near us now......................lol

It really was a fun evening!!

Well, guess I better hush and get on with Table Top

Tuesday...............................

These are pictures of my coffee table. We are still dressed

for Winter around here, altho it seems like spring outside.

But I have learned that when I get the urge to decorate

for spring, to not give in, cause as soon as I do..... it gets

cold again, and the spring decor somehow seems to

makes you feel colder!! So I have learned to resist

the temptation...... until spring has really sprung!! lol

Did my coffee table differently this year, I usually use my

big white rooster Boureguard there but gave him a place

of honor on the fireplace this year, hopefully, I will show

you next week. Am gonna retake the pics, cause am

having trouble with glare because of the pic with glass.

Decided to use a blue tray I have had but never used here,

It was in my bedroom for a long while, and had been exiled

to the garage for a bit, so decided to press it into service again.

Notice my new rooster made of wire, his name is Lucas,

because he came all the way from St. Lucia, with Dee

and Jerry after the honeymoon. Isn't it so cool that

he can read too.........................lol

I really enjoy using the dark reds during the Winter

months and love burning candles then as well......

Lucas says Bye Bye Now................

and Me too!

So glad you could stop by for a visit, so enjoy

hearing from you.............

I am linking up to Marty over at a stroll thru life,

so make sure to check all the great ideas.

Just click Here!

Have a Wonderful Day!!

P.S. Making Southwestern White Bean Chili for
dinner, it is very simple yet really delicious.
If you are interested in the recipe.
Just click here.

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - February 2, 2012

2012-02-02T20:18:00.000-05:00

Evening Sweet Peas,

So how has your week been???
Very good, I hope......

Been good around here! Always,
always something to be thankful for.

#1
I am thankful
for Thursday's......going to bible study and seeing
everyone, and it is a very good study, learning some
new things, which is the whole purpose. Afterwards, I
usually go looking around or run to the grocery store
and get a smoothie.
Always a fun day out...............

I am thankful

for the freedom to vote. Although, my candidate

may not always win, at least, I feel I did my best

to help make it happen.

I am thankful
that no matter who wins............God is still on his Throne and
in control of it all, what peace that brings to my heart.

"The Kings (or President's) heart is in the hand of the Lord;
he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases."
Psalm 21:1

What a reassuring verse that is..................

I am thankful

that our new exercise equipment came in and we have the blessing
of using it. We think it is kinda neat that we actually wore our other
gazelle out, rather than having to sell it at a garage sale!! lol

I am thankful

for a fairly new movie that is out, and we watched it Tuesday
and Wednesday night. It is truly a great movie. It is called,
"Courageous", it has something for everyone, and carries
a whopping message of faith. Run.... don't walk to your
nearest video store and rent it, or get it as your next
netflix movie. You want be sorry!!

#6
I am thankful that Dee has gotten to work all week in the
mammography dept., so that she is getting a lot of her
qualifying tests done. They have her do the mammograms
as they teach, assist and observe, and after 25 or so tests,
then she can do it on her own, but will have to do 75 more
to be able to take her state boards.

#7
I am thankful

that I found a blouse just like one Scott and
Megan gave me for Christmas, just in a different
color, of course. It was a 100% cotton button
up blouse in lavender, and it was a perfect fit, and
looks so great with jeans, so thought it would be
great to have another one, and found one in a med
chambray color. Would have preferred another color
but hey, it looks and fits great with jeans too, so I am
a happy girl.................especially since I really do not like
clothes shopping, so this made for very easy shopping,
since I already knew the store, the Brand name and
the size...........Just love that!

#8
I am thankful
I finally got some of Dee and Jerry's wedding pics
printed and in a frame. A friend gave me the perfect
frame for Christmas, so was glad I waited.......

#9
I am thankful
that I have slept all night for 3 nights in a row, cause
I only slept half the night 3 nights before that, so I
am catching up finally.............

#10
I am thankful
Dee and Jerry are coming over this weekend as we have
not seen them for awhile, other than for a few minutes
or so, and I am having withdrawal symptoms!! lol

#11
I am thankful
for God's watchcare and protection over our family
every day, no matter where we are! Especially
since Scott and Megan are flying tomorrow and
Monday.

#12
I am thankful
for a divine appt. that I had this week at the polling place.
A man that is looking for a new church for he and his family,
as they moved here awhile ago, but it is getting to be a very
long commute to their old church, so I invited him to come,
and found out that someone else from our church had too,
and that is the same way we got there!!
by invitation!! lol

Well, that's my list for this week,
Hope you have a nice list yourself.

Glad you came by, and look forward to hearing from
you...... as always,

Have a Sweet Weekend,

Warm Fuzzy Tuesday #3

2012-01-31T16:34:00.004-05:00

Hello Sweet Friends,

So how is your day a going???

Mines been going fine,so far, been out to vote,

since today was the Florida primary election,

then ran to Publix, and came home and had

lunch and been on the computer every since.

Am anxiously awaiting the poll results, but I'm

sure that want be till after 7p.m., when the

polls close. Hubby and I went at different

times and there was hardly anyone there, so

didn't look to good for voter turnout.

Amazing to me.........since this is probably the

most important election we have ever had.

going to make a fruit smoothie....ummm!

See ya later,

course, guess I had better tell you my

Warm fuzzy for today huh!!

It would be....................

The feel of clean sheets on my bed, just

love it, and will get to enjoy it tonight!!

Can hardly wait..........lol

Now... I want to know.....

did any of you ever jump in the bed,

while your mom was making it, you know

when she was flipping the top sheet to

put it on, and you could just dive in.

I did that everytime, (a lil annoying to my

Mom sometimes, sorry Mom) but I loved

the feel of the sheets settling on me!

When we were first married I used to get

my hubby to flip the top sheet for me so I

could dive in every once in awhile.........lol

Hey, maybe I can get him to flip the sheet

for me tonight, never hurts to ask,

ya know.................course,

since I am turning 6o in a few months

he might think I am going thru my

2nd childhood!!

Hey nothing wrong with that!!

Right??? lol

So what is your warm fuzzy today???

Have a nice evening with your family

and or friends or furry friends!

Glad you stopped by, always a joy

to hear from you.

Warm Fuzzy Hugs,

Nellie

Happy Monday/TableTop Tuesday

2012-01-30T16:29:00.002-05:00

Happy Monday Sweet Friends,

Hope you had a fun weekend!!

Have to say we did for the most part, Friday I got to see
not one, but two friends, one in the morning the other
one in the evening, then Saturday afternoon Scott and
Megan came over for din din, and we had a great time
catching up, eating and playing cards. Sunday was our
usual routine, church, smoothie, lite bite, read the paper,
take a nap..... we can never get accused of working
too much on a Sunday. We truly believe it is a day
for resting.....................

Before I get on with TableTop Tuesday, I have a
question for yall.

Do any of you use coconut oil?? and if so, have any
of you had good results with your cholesterol because
of it. If so, please share it with me......
I would so appreciate it!
thanks................

Now on with Table Top Tuesday

My header pic is of a sofa table that is across the room
from the tabletop and walls I shared last week
click here if you wanta see...........

The continued addition of Black and the wall word designs.

Topiary and birds, the pic has a similiar bird
course, don't know if you can tell from the
pics, they were hard to get a good pic of,
for some reason.

Stacked boxes and another birdie

same only posterized

Water color/ underpainting affect!

One of my fav candlesticks, and a lil key holder
with flower pots.

The french picture
taken from the right side.

Same pic taken from the left side.

The basket under the table was from our
gift basket we rec'd last week, trying to
think of something to put in it, a bird would
look cute, but I don't want it to be overkill....lol

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I am linking up to Marty over at a stroll thru life,
so be sure to check out all the neat tabletop decor.
It's a fun time! Just Click Here!

Have a great evening, and thanks for stopping
by to visit, always glad to hear from you!!

Joyful Blessings,
Nellie

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - January 26, 2012

2012-01-26T20:23:00.000-05:00

Praise the LORD.
How good it is to sing praises to our God,
how pleasant and fitting to praise him!
Psalm 147:1

Greetings Sweet folks,

So what cha been up to this week?

Anything fun or constructive?

I told you on Tuesday that I would tell you about
my newly organized pantry, but first, I must
give credit where credit is due....
which leads me to my

#1
I am thankful

for Cass over at an oasis in the desert.

She did a blog post this passed Monday

on organizing her pantry, and I got some

very good and useable ideas from her,
as well as inspiration.
if you wanta see her post....click here,
and you might just get inspired too.

and now

I am thankful

that my pantry looks similiar to hers and

is all fresh and organized, and that the

ideas I got from her seems to be working

out very well for us.........Yippee!!

Let's hear it for Cass!!

Thanks for your inspiration Cass.

and here are some pictures................

Here is the top shelf and the 2nd shelf
going down. Cass had her cereal on the top
shelf, and I had our chips and foil and such
on the top shelf, and many times they
would fall on us as we tried to get them
down. Cereal on the top shelf has been
wonderful and hubby really likes it,
just so much better!!

1st shelf, nuts, and condiments, and don't
know if you can tell from the pics... but our
pantry shelves are wider than our door,
which makes these end areas that are dark,
and hard to see into.........so this time I
think I might have found what I hope will be
a better solution, course, I think that every
time I redo the pantry. lol
I put all the syrups and honey on one end,
with a riser shelf, which is where it has
been without the shelf tho, and on the
other end I put all the bags of croutons,
cause they are all the same and easy to
see in white bags. I stock up when they
are on sale, cause we all love them.

2nd shelf- I did what Cass did, I put all
the baking stuff in one area, then on one
end cap I put mainly sugars: brown, white and
powdered, and put them in a tin so I can easily
just pull them all out at once and get what I need.
Then on the opposite side of the shelf I put all
my pastas, panko and stuff like that.

3rd shelf- I put a new potato and onion bin
in the end cap, and now I can easily reach
them, and also see if they are going bad,
they used to be on the floor of the pantry
and hard to get to as well. Love the new
location. Now all our snacks are on this
shelf as well, any unopened bags of chips
are in the other end cap, and I just have
a shoebox in there now to hold all the
opened bags, but think I will get a nice
basket or container when I get a chance.
Sorry didn't mean for this to turn into a
tutorial, but just so happy about the
changes wanted to share them.

Here is a shot of the end caps on left side

This is the endcap on the right side

4th Shelf- cookbooks and cat and dog cookies.

Floor: Extra olive oil and broth and all my foil,
freezer bags and stuff in the square kitty food
container, It is so great having down here
where it is so easy to get to............don't know
why I never thought of this before, well, that's
just it, I never thought about it. Isn't it amazing
how we do some things just mindlessly, and that is
not typically how I am, but for some reason where
this pantry was concerned that was exactly it!! lol

So glad Cass got me straightened out!!

Well, it might not be pretty, but it is functional,
and I am like Cass in that, Maybe once I get it perfectly
functional then I can make it pretty one day....lol

and guess what??? nothing has fallen on our head or out

of the pantry since. Who couldn't love that!!

well, time to get back to Thankful Thursday........

#3

I am thankful

that Rosie has been here all week, she is going
home tonight, but so happy that she was happy with
dog food and dog cookies, cause in the passed
Grammy and Grampy liked to feed her table food,

and she loves table food.....but we are no longer
allowed to give it to her, cause she has gotten
sick a couple of times!! It has never happened
while she is here for some reason.

But we sure don't want to do anything that
would make her sick.

I am thankful

that I have heard from an old friend of almost
40 years twice this week via email. She reads
my blog at times, but just doesn't get much time
to respond as she is babysitting her 3 grand -
babies daily, and we all know how much time
and energy that takes...........but it is always
a joy to hear from her, she is such a sweetie.

#5
I am thankful
that Dee was feeling better by Monday, since
it seemed like she was getting what we had
last weekend.

#6
I am thankful
for fresh fruits and veggies. Not only are
the healthy but they are delicious. I have
been eating some red seedless grapes,
and this must be their season cause they
are just sooooo good!

#7
I am thankful
for almond bear claws that they make at Publix bakery.
  I bought 2 today but I haven't had them in years, cause
they really are not heart healthy, but every once in awhile
you just have to indulge one of those wants............
so today was the day, and oh my, it was scrumptious!!!

#8
I am thankful
for a sweet gift basket that we rec'd from some
friends at church this week. It had banana oat
pancake mix, and sweet potato pan cake mix,
and syrup and hot chocolate, and it was all
heart healthy, so hubby and I can't wait to
try some of it for Saturday morning breakfast.
Even the basket was great, it is very dark brown,
that almost looks black so it goes great with
my new look in the family room.

#9
I am thankful
for this wonderful lil towel rack I discovered at
Bed, Bath and Beyond. Can not begin to tell you
how handy it is and what a time saver it has been
for me. My only towel rack is on the oven door,
which is across the kitchen from my sink  area, so....
I have always just hug a towel on the drawer next to
the sink for year and years, and it worked fine,  but
once we got our wood laminate floors,  we got lots
of water spots from dripping hands or whatever going
over to the towel,  so.........
about a year ago I decide to move the towel to right
under the sink, cause I have those lil tilt out type
drawers that you can put your sponges and soap pads
in, so I did that, but I have to sort of double over the
towel at the top in order for it not to come out so easily,
and usually everytime I dry my hands it comes out anyway.
Was not too happy with the process, but it was keeping the
floor from getting water spots and I definitely liked that.
Then around Christmas time while in BBandB, I happened
to see this.....................

What is it you say?? Why it is an over the cabinet
door towel rack, but didn't think they would work for me
cause they were in brushed nickel or teak. Last Friday
when we were we went into BBandB for something else,
and saw them again, so decided to try the teak one,
(we sort of picked thru them to try and find one that looked
like our oak, and it not only looks great but solved a time
eater problem but an annoyance, as well!
Love that lil towel rack!! lol

and they are only $8.00 and less with a 20% off coupon.

So thought you might like to see how it looks.

Just took the cabinet picture, the sink was full of
dirty dishes at the time............lol

It just amazes me how making small changes like
the towel rack and the pantry can make life so
much easier, but it is a great thing!

So it is with our lives as well, when we make
small changes we reap big results!

#10
I am thankful
that I had a chiropractor appt. yesterday, as my neck was
just starting to act up a bit, but I am all good now, and
very thankful for my Chiropractor, he really knows his stuff.
Can't bear the thought of this man ever retiring, because the
Lord has used him to help me so much in the last 11-12 yrs,
but I know one day it is probably gonna happen. Will just
have to trust the Lord to find me another good Doctor
when that times comes, sure hope it is not anytime soon.

#11
I am thankful
also for his asst. who does killer massages before he
works on me, she alone is worth the visit...and she is
a sweetie and has been working for him for 38 years.
Amazing...........you rarely hear of anyone being some
where for 38 years, and her daughter works there as
well. It is like a lil happy family.

#12
I am thankful
for you dear bloggy friends and for your ability
to hang in there with me, cause this turned
out to be longer than usual. So Sorry!
I am just too long winded for my own good!

So happily for you, I am sure............
that wraps it up!! lol

Thanks for coming by, always a joy to hear
from you.............

If you have something you are particularly
thankful for, please be sure and share
it with us.

Love, Hugs, and
Simple Life Blessings to You!

Nellie

Warm Fuzzy Tuesday

2012-01-24T18:14:00.002-05:00

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope your day has been a good one.

Been a good day here, productive, and I enjoy

those kind of days. Warm too, 82 degrees,

can you imagine, too warm for this girl this

time of year, but at least, we do get a

break from the cold.

Well, I got inspired this morning because

I visited someones blog, (want tell you

who's till Thursday) she was showing her

organized pantry and she had some really

great ideas, so when I left there I got

busy on mine. Will tell you all about it

on Thursday..................

Well, better tell ya My Warm Fuzzy

for today................

It is surprising someone with a call,

visit, or gift especially when you know

it really helped encourage them or

made them feel loved or special,

and you know you were used by God

to bring good things to someone else's life.

A great warm fuzzy, have to say.......lol

So......what is your warm fuzzy for

the day?????

Have a Wonderful Evening,

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to

tell us your Warm Fuzzy.

Warm Fuzzy Hugs,

Nellie

and Janet if you happened to miss my

new Winter look, since you wanted to see it

Click Here!

and if someone else wants to take a peek

that is fine too!! lol

Happy Monday and TableTop Tuesday

2012-01-23T17:38:00.001-05:00

Happy Monday to You!!

Hope you had a swell weekend!!

Ours was good.....did a lil shopping and returning on

Friday night, then went by Dee and Jerry's and picked

up Rosie girl and headed home around 11P.M.

I actually slept in till almost 10 a.m., which pretty

much never happens, cause usually my back gets

me up bright and early, but guess that whole night

of lost sleep caught up to me big time. So that

was nice.......................

Didn't really do a whole lot on Saturday just had

breakfast and played with Rosie, and hubby and I

were looking on line at lounge chairs for the yard.

We have a lounger and a chair my dad bought for us

back when I was expecting Scott........so..that was

almost 35 years ago, and we restrapped them once,

and they are in sore need of fixing again, as you could

well imagine, and we were trying to decide if we really

want to go to all that work and expense fixing them or

just get new ones. The good part is they have aluminum

frames which have never rusted, and then given the

sentimental value since my Dad is in heaven now, and

the fact that news one are really nice and but pretty

high priced, and if I was gonna spend that much I

would rather have those on my porch rather than out

in the weather, think we have pretty much decided on

another redo. Cause I just don't want to be bothered

with having to bring them in all the time to keep them

nice, since they have fabric of some kind.

. So now we

have to find the strapping which I have

already seen online before and get our

selves busy........................lol

Now on with Table Top Tuesday...............
Sorry, to be so long winded but haven't
talked to you in awhile!!

Well, told you I would share my new look this
week, so here are the pics, I will tell you how
I came to get this new look as we go.

All I did here was add the wall words, have been wanting
a sign or something to go under these shelves for years.
My son made these bistro shelves for us for Christmas
way back when he was in college about 8 yrs. ago
I love them, and really love them with the wallwords.

This shelf sits right above the wall to the entrance
to our kitchen. Really strongly dislike those registers!
but oh well....................lol
Gotta have that air and heat sometimes!

I bought these wall words a few months back at a great
price from Target, but didn't put them up because I had
plans to paint this year sometime, but once I got the
black framed pics I just decided to do it now........

We have vaulted ceilings and a wall up top that
runs the length of the family and dining room,
and this is a wall in the center that comes down
to the floor, this vignette is on top of my serving
cart between the foyer and the livingroom.
So added wall words here as well.

Added this new picture........happened to find
a set of 4 pictures at Target with black frames,
and I love the french look.
so since Dee and Megan have been rubbing
off on me with all their black and white decor,
as well as some of you bloggy friends, I got
to wondering if I could add some black touches
and have it look okay with all my oak. so
happened to find these pics and thought think
I will take them home and see if I like it,
and I did....................very much!

this and the one below are just snippets
of the above pic with a posterized affect,
just thought they were pretty! lol

added a cloche with a faux lavendar
plant to the arrangement.

This lil red box and tin with a candle and a coaster
just for the look!!

Sorry this is bit blurry, but it's a lil
birdhouse a friend gave me some
years back.

The rest of the wall words here!

This shelf sits on the wall just above the entrance

to the Livingroom.

I had more pictures of another wall that ties in
with these, but since I yakked so much earlier,
think I will just stop here and show you the other
tabletop next week............................

Enjoy your evening!!

I am linking up to Marty over at a stroll thru life,
so if you would like to see more creative decorating,
just click here!
and while you are there be sure and Congratulate
her on her 100th post for Tabletop Tuesday.

Thanks for coming by, always love
hearing from you,

and Remember to Live Well,
Love Much, and Laugh Often!
We will.....................lol
Nellie

Thankful Thursday - January 19, 2012

2012-01-18T22:15:00.118-05:00

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all
circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Evening...................
Sweet Peas,

Here is hoping you have had a good week.......
but if not, here's hoping you might gain
some encouragement to carry on.

The Lord tells us to praise him in all things,
and guess what, He means it. Now with
that being said..........what if we don't feel
like it??? It matters not, He never said
we had to feel like it, He just said do it,
and you know what, everytime I obey
that command, and yes, it is a command
from scripture, I feel way better, it is
truly a supernatural path to Joy!

To tell you the truth I haven't had a great week,
me and hubby have felt like we had a touch of
the stomach flu, then finally that went away,
and I had a misunderstanding with someone
that felt heartbreaking, and right now I am very
tired because I only slept about an hour last
night (think it was some sinus meds I took,
sometimes they make me hyper) but I have
learned and gladly have kept this discipline of
writing a list of Thankfuls every Thursday
for the last 2 yrs. and 8 months, and you
know what??? It has revolutionized my life.
It is like it has trained me to see the good,
and not so much of the bad. I would
highly recommend it to you too, with this
crazy world of negativity we live in.

Definitely not meaning to come across
as super spiritual or as a nag, but just
eager to pass along something the Lord
has taught me that has greatly improved
my life and the life of others that practice
it as well.......................

So with that said,
#1
I am thankful
for the absolutely gorgeous day we had today.
Perfectly clear blue skies, with a cool morning
in the 60's leading up to an afternoon temp
of 73 degrees. Delightful, and a great day to
be out of the house.

I am thankful

that the heart breaking misunderstanding got
straightened out yesterday. Can not tell you
what a relief that was!!

I am thankful

that we are feeling better, since we had

that potential stomach virus earlier this

week. Yeah!!

#4
I am thankful
that after a nap this afternoon and a good meal
I am feeling not quite as tired, and think I should
sleep well tonight......hopefully!

No sinus meds today!! lol

I am thankful
that my house is back to normal, but with

a little bit of a different look. Will probably

show you some pics next week.
Really enjoying that!

I am thankful

for bible studies, because you just learn

so much more than with mere reading.
Today was my bible study and I am thankful
I didn't fall asleep on the table, lol, I was
plenty alert earlier in the day surprisingly.

I am thankful
for grocery stores, cause what in the world would we do
without them. I'd hate to think I would have to depend on
my skills to grow food, course, at least I do have a lil
edge since my son is a grower, but still imagine having
to grow or get all your own food somehow. Course,
I know they used to do it in the old days, just think we
would be sorely unprepared! lol

#8
I am thankful
for nuts of all kinds: my favs are pecans, cashews, pistachios,
macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, and almonds. They are such
a great addition to our diet, and so heart healthy because
they have such good oils, and they make everything taste
delightfully good. We eat them daily, cause they are
part of a heart healthy diet.

I am thankful

that a sweet lady I told you about before that was

in a rehab hospital is home and doing very well, and

just about ready to go from a walker to a cane.

So happy to here that good news and happy for her

that she is home.

#10

I am thankful

that the other gentleman they we went to see

at the same time is now home and doing amazingly

well also. So glad to hear he is home too,

They are both just the sweetest christians, and

Great to see the Lord answers to prayers in

their behalf.............

#11

I am thankful

we are gonna get to have Rosie on Sunday for the

day or maybe even a few days, it has been awhile

and we have missed our lil grandaughter dog!! lol

..............and here she is...............

#12

I am thankful

for a delicious new decaf coffee I found a few months
back by Millstone coffee Co. called "CaramelTruffle".
I have only been able to find the sample sizes but
today I happened on a full size bag. Can't wait
to have some in the morning.

#13
I am thankful
that a dear older saint from our church had her
prayers answered by the Lord, and got her
promotion to heaven. She has been thru a lot
and was weary and ready to go. I just had the
sweet thought a few minutes ago, that maybe
Jim's Mom and my dad might have been part
of her welcoming party, as she knew them
both. Jim's mom from our church, and my
dad from Key West, where they both used
to live for years.

Well, gonna go to bed now, did our exercise
and finished my last two Thankfuls, and
I am off to dream land!! lol

Joyful Blessings,
Nellie

P.S. We did something to try and fix the problem
with my comments, so hope it is working for you
now, if not, please go to my sidebar, and send
me an email. thanks!

and
Have a great weekend!!

Tablescape Thursday - Tuscan birthday table for my son

2012-01-18T17:10:00.003-05:00

Greetings Sweet Friends,

So what cha up to today???

Not much going on here today, just getting ready to go

work on my bible study lesson and taking care of the

usual household tasks, and of course, blogging!! lol
Well, mostly downloading or uploading which ever they
call it!! lol

Thought I would share the Tuscan neutral themed table
I did for my son back in November for his

34th birthday celebration.

I had seen an idea somewhere on TV, where they did a

Tuscan theme and it got me inspired, so here is my

rendition of it........................

It turned out a lil differently than what I thought it would , when
I started planning it, but that was before I even knew that I was
going to be doing a reception for Dee and Jerry.
I had some many things left over from their Fall reception:
plates, napkins, candle holders, coasters and fluted glasses.

So decided I might as well use them up.....
So I started playing with setting the table
like this and the picture above it,
but then
for some reason, can't remember why now,
I decided to not put the plates on the table
and just use the napkins there instead.

I remember now....it was because I didn't have
enough of the large napkins, so had to come
up with plan B.

So I used a large one at some places,

Then 3 smaller ones at other places in order to balance
out the table.

Since I always put candy at each place setting and

my son loves these rolo pretzel candles and I had

these gold dipping dishes, I decided to put one

between each place setting so each couple could

share them.

Notice the bread sticks in they clay pots!

These were all herbs I transplanted into clay pots, basil,

parsley, and I had cilantro in one and it died, so had to

go get another one and it was in the golden yellow pot,

Rosemary. Since my son is a grower in the agriculture

field I thought this was a table he would appreciate.

I used my smokey green goblets from my Wedding dishes
over 40 years ago. they are called Glamour by Fostoria.

Just stuck a small napkin in the clay
pot and added the bread sticks, they
used really long ones, but I could not
find any, but thankfully, I was able
to find these smaller ones and they
were absolutely delish. Just like the
ones I got from you Bonnie!!

These glass cylinders were used at the wedding reception
too, but have found quite a few nice uses for them since.
They had potpourri in the bottom with the candle on top.

and this raffia I bought Christmas before last, has
come in handy many times this past year for just
that extra added touch needed.

Had to do some photoshop affects too!! lol
You know how much I enjoy that............
This has a paint daubs affect

Just some looks down the table from the
opposite end! I have to say I love these
coasters, that I got from Michaels.
a 6pk. of them for $1.00.
Can't beat that, and they add such
a nice touch!

with colored pencil affect.

with a posterized affect!

Put a gold mercury glass candleholder at
each place setting.

With water color and palette knife affect!

Also used the candleholders to put butter in,
but didn't take a picture......
imagine that....lol

with cutout affect!

Posterized affect

Equalized affect

This pic and the following pic below are the vignette
I left on the table after the party, for a few days.

Posterized affect!

Love the candle light!! Ablaze!!

was still playing, so
Decided to add the coasters, lol

Am linking up to Susan over at between naps
on the porch, if you want to see more creative
ideas from others. Just click here!

Thanks so much for your visit, and come again
soon.

Also thanks for your encouraging comments, they
are very appreciated it. Love getting them!!

Love, Hugs,
and Tuscan Blessings.
Nellie

Warm Fuzzy Tuesday

2012-01-17T16:35:00.002-05:00

Happy Tuesday

Sweet Friends,

How are ya???

Have a nice long weekend??

This was the first time ever

hubby had off for MLK day,

so that was new.....So

we had a nice long weekend.

Welcome to Warm Fuzzy Tuesday.

I came across a list I made a long time

ago and had forgotten about, and it

was the idea of sharing what gives

us a warm fuzzy feeling. I will share

one a week, and hope you will join

me by leaving a comment with your

warm fuzzy as well.

So here goes:

I would have to say that this probably

really does top my list..........

That is having a deep conversation

with my hubby, children, good friend,

other believer, or even an acquaintance,

where you feel like you just so connected

with that person on an emotional level or

that you were just so much on the same

page about something.

It is probably because one of my love

languages, according to a Gary Hartman book,

called "The 5 love languages", is Quality time.

It makes me feel very loved........and

definitely gives me the warm fuzzies!!

So......how bout you, what gives you a

warm fuzzy feeling????

Hugs and

Warm Fuzzy Blessings

Of course!!

Nellie

P.S. If you have been having trouble
leaving a comment would you please
let me know, by going to my right side bar,
where it says contact me, and/or you can
leave a comment there too, if you so desire.
A few others have said they are having
difficulties, and I keep hoping it will
straighten itself out since I don't know
how to correct the problem.
Sorry!!

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - January 12, 2012

2012-01-12T20:51:00.007-05:00

All pics in this post are from the Holy land experience parking lot!

Evening Sweet Peas,

Hope you have a had a good week.
Can't believe tomorrow is Friday already!

Well, I am whipped....I had a full day.
My bible study started back up today,
so that would be
my
#1

I am thankful

that we are back in session again, my

fav part today was 2 wonderful testimonies

we heard from a couple of our ladies.

Really blessed my heart...........

Would share them, but they are too long

and involved, and I am just too tired! lol

Then.........

After bible study, I ran to Target and got
some things, then got my fav smoothie for
lunch, then ran to Publix supermarket where
I ran into a lady that goes to our church.

#2
I am thankful
for the nice chat we had that lasted over
an hour in the parking lot. We have always
liked each other, and talk a blue streak on
those ocassions when we see or talk to each
other, as we have a lot in common, and I was
thinking afterwards we really should have them
over sometime, cause we are really on the same
wave length.

#3
I am thankful
that I ran into another lady at Publix that was
a stranger, in a Michaels store back in November,
She and I got talking while we were looking at
chargers for the table and we spent about an hour
or so trying to figure out what she could do for a
Thanksgiving table, since she was having company.

Can't help but think the Lord is up to something cause,
this is the 3rd time I have just run into her now, at
3 different stores, and we always have a lovely and
usually long conversation for a bit.
Very nice older than me, lady.
Can't just say older lady anymore, cause
I am an older lady now..................lol

I am thankful

that I didn't break my toes when I hit the rollers

on my gazelle this week, as I hit them very hard

and did bruise them up, but thankfully that was all.

I am thankful

that when I hit my toes and threw coffee all over

the couch at the same time, that we were able

to get it all off the sofa, and there were no spots

or anything. A miracle as far as I am concerned,

cause it was a mess.

I am very thankful

for our shop vac, cause that is what helped us get the
stains out, we sort of soaked it with cold water and
just sucked it up.........it is old as the hills but still works
it's magic, from sucking up water or dirt to spider webs,
to dog wee to coffee or whatever stains. It has been a
priceless asset to this household.
and I truly think the Lord is the power behind the
shop vac success story, since we are usually praying
like crazy that it works........................
and it always does!!

I am thankful

that I finally have all my Christmas decorations
down and packed away till next year, always
a relief once it is done, now I can get on with
getting the house prettied up again!! lol

Didn't get anything done today, but once
I finish this post I am going to sit down
with some decorating books for inspiration,
and hopefully, have a plan for tomorrow.

#8
I am thankful
that our church office emailed me late Tuesday
afternoon that they had found my watch I lost
somewhere between home and church 9 days ago!
It was a favorite too!
So What a blessing and delight that was.
I picked it up today and it is in great shape.
So happy to have it back.

#9
I am thankful
that the Lord answered prayer about a dear
friends father who was dying with brain cancer,
and that the Lord took him home, so he will
no longer be suffering, a huge relief for my
friend.

#10

I am thankful

and ecstatic about a young man named, Tim

Tebow who plays football for the Denver Broncos,

some of you know who I mean, I am sure!

He is like a modern day Daniel from the bible,

and it is absolutely thrilling to see how the Lord

is using him. It is such a pleasure to see a sports

figure that has a good walk with the Lord, and

manifests moral values like honesty, integrity,and

he is hardworking, loving, and a very unselfish

young man, someone our young

people can really look up to as a role model.

I pray for him daily as he has a lot of pressure

and negativism surrounding him in the news

media, and I am sure that is just the tip of the

iceberg of what he might go through. Yet

I am happy to report there are tons of people like

me, who love him, and are saying great things,

and when is the last time you saw the news

media quoting scripture, John 3:16, to be

exact...................How Wonderful!

Our country can sure use some of that

for sure...........Go Tim!!

We hope your team wins on

Saturday, and it just brings the Lord

more honor and glory!! We know that

is your goal...............

#11
I am thankful
for some old and dear friends of ours that
are now realtors, course, she has been, since I very
first met her in a model home 31 yrs ago, when she
invited me to her church back when we first moved here.
Her hubby is somewhat new to it, but they are a great team
from what I am hearing, and of course, I am not surprised.
They are helping Dee and Jerry find their first home, and as
a parent that is a huge relief to know they are in good hands.

#12
I am thankful
that she invited me to her church, because a few weeks
later we took her up on the offer, and have been there
every since. Only wish they were still there..........
People use to think we were sisters cause we look a
lot a like, and she and I have similiar personalities,
and we love both of them, they are great people.
Think we might get to see them soon, it has been
a long time, so that would be such fun!!

Well, that's my list, and I am sticking to it!! lol

Hope you enjoyed Holy Land Experience's rendition
of Noah's Ark animals, we thought they were
quite cute ourselves.....................

Have a fantastic weekend full of all the
People Places and Things you enjoy the most!

Thanks for your visit and comments,
always encouraged by hearing from you!

Love, Hugs
and Noah's Ark Blessings,
Nellie

Tablescape Thursday - Winter picnic table for a Guy's birthday

2012-01-11T17:13:00.011-05:00

Greetings Sweet Friends,

How are you this fine day??

I just finished packing all my Christmas stuff away,

next to get it to the garage and put it away in it's

respective places. Looking forward to finishing

that task. Home is looking pretty sad and empty,

course, a few days will cure that problem, I hope!!

Depends on how well my creative

juices are flowing...............lol.... you laugh........

cause you know just what I mean by that!!

Thought I would post our table from my new

son-in-love's birthday. I think it is good for folks

to know that you can always have a pretty table

no matter what the ocassion or if you have great

dinnerware. Since Jerry loves picnic type food,

decided to make it easy and simple, and do a

picnic type table, but with a manish winter theme.

Since I still had my Christmas decorations up,

this was what I came up with..............

I always use dark reds, blue's and greens

during the Winter Season anyhow, so this
would go with that as well.............

I used a tan tablecloth, with a plaid tablecloth
as a runner.........

same pic just with a posterized affect!

Shot of the wreath, see the lil raspberry looking things

from my Thankful Thursday post last week.

These are hefty plates and cups, with cloth napkins
and regular flatware.

another shot of the wreath......

This time posterized, my fav.........................course, I am

starting to find some other favs too!!

A look down the table from the other end.
Don't know if you recognize the cranberry
candleholders I made the first part of December.
They were on my kitchen table. Well, I am
happy to report that the cranberries held up
all season, and I just threw them out yesterday,
and they still looked great.

If you would like to take a peek
just click here.

I did a pocket fold napkin to hold the flatware.

With cut out affect!

I wound up putting another ribbon on the other side,
but never took a picture of it.

As you can see the pillar candles burned
down quite well.................

A just for the fun of it shot!

Will finish out with some pictures with different affects
just for fun..........................
This has a Colored pencil affect!

This is underpainting and watercolor affect!

This is a gradient map affect

this is with underpainting, paint daubs and equalized affects.

and this is underpainting and paint daubs only.

I almost forgot to show you the beautiful cake his new wife,
made him. Didn' t Dee do a great job!
I was so proud of her, she just whipped it
together like it was nothing, just a natural....lol

This is probably the first time or 2nd time
she has made a cake, it is a funfetti cake
and it was as delicious as it looks.........

Hope you enjoyed your visit...............

Got my Christmas stuff out to the garage
as I was downloading pictures, so now
just waiting on hubby so we can put it
away for another year. Yay!!

Hope you have a pleasant
and relaxing evening.

I am linking up to Susan over
at Between Naps on the Porch,
so if you want to see more fun
tablescapes. Just click here.

Glad you dropped by, and look

forward to hearing from you.........

Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

Part 2 - Scenes from Inside the Holy Land Experience

2012-01-10T12:35:00.012-05:00

Hello Sweet Peas,

How is life treating you this week??

Well, I hope................

I have just been busy getting down those wonderful

Christmas decorations, and suspect you are doing

the same, course, most of you are probably way ahead

of me, and getting or have your home back together

already! Good for you!

I am just a tad slow with it this year for some reason.

Guess I figured it was not going anywhere and the good

fairy has never shown up yet, so tag I am it!! lol

Figured I would show you the rest of the Holy Land

Experience pictures from inside the park today. Thursday
I will show you some that are on the way into the park,
in the parking lot, which I took on the way out!! lol

Did that make sense????
Anyway, hope you enjoy them..................

This is a beautiful man-made lake area, and can you see

the He is Risen design in the bushes???

The pretty white structure is an eating area.

Pretty Fountain, one TV they said that the fountain was in

all sorts of colors, but we never saw that, only done in white

but it was beautiful, just the same! You can see it at night

time if you click Here!

Beautiful statue of Mary and Jesus!

This manger scene was inside their brand new

auditorium, it is really beautiful............

This is going out of the Auditorium into the foyer, I guess you would call it,

Shows some of the beautiful gold work, and the whole room and ceiling,

are all mirrored.

Angel in the mirrored room

This is a room right outside the foyer area, and they have this
big window with this lovely pool. I am not sure but I think from
something they said and from the railings on the side of the pool,
that they might do baptism's there!

This is the auditorium from the outside, see the waterfall
coming down, that you just saw from inside the bldg.

and the pool...............the sun was getting low in the sky and
some of the bldgs. were blocking it, so that is why it is so
dark at the bottom of the picture.

This was the nativity scene under the walkway to the auditorium
Absolutely beautiful...

and the statues were very large almost life size!

These roman style chairs, tables and vases were all along
the walk way too!

and they were life size as well. Anyone could comfortably
sit in the lounge chair! You can click on any picture to
make it larger just in case you don't already know that!

Thanks for stopping by, always great to hear from you,

and
You have a great day with your family, friends or
furry friends!

Love, Blessings,
and Holy Hugs,

Nellie

If you happened to miss the first pictures from inside the
Holy land Experience and would like to see them
Click here! They are not the same pics that I linked to
above in this post.

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - January 5, 2012

2012-01-06T10:28:00.004-05:00

Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
psalm 34:3

A Great Good Morning to You,

Hope this finds you feeling fine!

I am doing well.....we had a fun time with the
family last night celebrating our new son-in-loves
birthday. His fav meal is picnic fare, hotdogs,
hamburgers, fries, and the like, and he did want
salad for veggies, so we all enjoyed a winter
picnic and loved it!
So
#1

I am thankful

for our new son-in-love Jerry, yesterday (4th)

was his birthday and we are all celebrating

tonight as a family, and so looking forward

to it. He has the same birthdate of my late

mother-in-law and my late brothers name.

Isn't that neat...........and He is just the kind

of guy you want for your daughter!!

Earlier this week we knew a cold front was
coming thru so had to get prepared
So
#2

I am thankful

for these lovely bouquets of bougainvilla.

Since we were having a freeze and had

to bring them in, I had to prune them back,
and happily harvested all the flowers, hence
the lovely blossoms that are brightening

up my kitchen.

I am thankful

for the cold weather, we have been at

freezing for a few nights, but it is nice to

be able to bundle up for a change.

Course, unlike most of you that are in

cold weather, we will get a break over

the weekend, until mid week next week

when we get another cold front.

(Colored pencil affect)

I am thankful

for a fun evening out with my hubby last night,

food shopping and going to dinner at Outback.

They have updated and changed their restaurant,

so that was nice too.

I am thankful

for my sweet son, Scott, he used his day

off last week to come over and build a potting

bench for us, and he did a great job.... it is

so sturdy so should last a long time. It 's nice

to have a place to put my pots and stuff again,

and it looks so much neater!! and am looking
forward to using it in the spring.

I am thankful

Dee is coming over early today to do my hair

and to get ready for Jerry's celebration. Haven't

seen her, Jerry, Megan or Rosie since Christmas.......

so I am beginning to get withdrawal symptoms!! lol

So will be great to see them all.

I am thankful

I can start taking my Christmas decoration down

tomorrow. Figured I wouldn't try till after Jerry's

birthday so I didn't have that pressure or have

the house looking all stripped. I actually like to

leave them up into the first week of January,

Then I am really ready to take them down.
Then one lady said on her blog that she didn't
take her christmas stuff down till after
Three Kings Day,
which is Jan. 6th (today).........so thought that
is great! Knew their was some reason I liked
leaving them up longer..................lol

I am thankful

for popcorn, it is a great wholegrain and

is so delicious, and makes a great snack.

Posterized affect

I am thankful

for a really sweet email from a young bloggy

friend yesterday that was truly an encouragement

to me to keep on blogging............

#10

I am thankful

for photoshop, cause it is just a wonderful

tool, and I love playing around with it

and getting different affects for my pics,

which you can see here!! lol

and of course, it has a cropping tool

as well, which many times can really

enhance your photos.

#11

I am thankful

for my wood laminate floors, not only are they

beautiful but they are a real back saver, since

they are so easy to clean. Way better than

the solarium flooring we used to have, altho,

I loved it, but I would throw my back out

every time I had to clean it, then hubby started

helping me, which definitely made it better, but

still had some problems, so this is way better!

Let's here it for laminate flooring!! lol

posterized

This is another flower from our yard, I called it a Mimosa tree,
and it has these neat lil flowers that look like powder puffs,
in fact, when I was a lil girl we had one in our backyard and
we used to pretend we were putting on powder with them.
Ours were pale pink, yellow and white.

#12
I am thankful
for this tree because of the good memories it invokes
from my childhood, but also, because my son grew
it from a cutting off his grandparents tree when he
was a young boy, and it reminds me of him every
time I walk in my back yard. It is like a precurser
to what he would do when he grew up. He has
his education and works in the agricultural field,
and at one time, worked as a Grower that provided
all those pretty flowers you see and probably buy
at Home Depot. He is not presently working as a
Grower, but he helps Growers, but in his spare
time he is still growing his own plants, and they
are all beautiful. Can you tell I am just a lil bit
proud of him!! lol

Here is a nice side shot, so you can see the powder puff affect.

#13

I am thankful

for my new red robe Jim's gave me for Christmas.

It is one of those real soft and cozy ones, and has

certainly been pressed into service with all these

cold days. It is so light, it feels like you are

wearing almost nothing. I just love it!! lol

I am wearing it right now as I type this last

Thankful on Friday morning. Didn't get finished

last night like I thought I would.................

These lil raspberry looking things are what the powder
puffs look like before they open, I cut some off to use as
decorations on a wreath for Jerry's birthday table, figured
they were gonna freeze anyway might as well enjoy
them a lil longer..................

Well, Sweet Folks,
that is my blessing list for this week. Hope you
have your own, and will share a few with us.

Thanks so much for coming by and sharing
a comment with me.

Love, Hugs,
and Bougainvilla Blessings,
Nellie

P.S. Don't know why this is all gapped up,
tried to fix it but can't. Every once in awhile
everything just seemed to go kafluey and
you have no idea why......................lol
Have a great Day!!