It's Thankful Thursday - July 30 2009

( Wildflowers from the Trail in Maine compliments of Scott)

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Good Evening Sweet Encouragers,

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I am late again today, had to run some errands

and had a few chats on the phone as well

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Yesterday I meant to tell you a great tip I learned

from an email someone sent me awhile back that

I have tried and tested and found to be very useful.

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Actually, I am quite thankful for it because it

makes my life a lil easier. You will laugh when

I tell you what it is, but I am serious!!

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It is a very easy way to clean your microwave,

just take a cup of water and put it in the mircrowave

and heat it for 2-3 mins. then let it set for about

30 seconds or so, and wipe out your microwave

with a wet cloth or paper towel. It wipes clean

with no problem at all, or no need for soap or

anything, it is quick as can be. If you get delayed

for some reason, just repeat the process and do

it again. You will seriously love how easy this is.

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Well, I am thankful today that I got a lot of things

returned that needed to be returned and made

$20.00 back in the process.

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Also, thankful we had a "Chocolate Elvis" today,

(our favorite smoothie, in case you don't remember)

and one of my returns paid for it!!! ha

and I still had 2/3 of the money leftover.

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I am thankful that Scott was able to work

today and again tomorrow with a friend since he does

need some moo-lah!

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I am thankful that I don't have to cook tonight

cause we all had a late lunch.

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I am thankful that we have finally started laying the tile

in our bathroom shower last Sat., and we are working

on it again tonight. (Hubby is drilling holes as I write for the tiles

that go where the faucets and stuff go. I am so ready for this

project to end, it has been going on about 9 mos. now.

No ones fault....just life happens when you are making

your plans!! ha

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I am thankful for all the rain, especially since Scott just

fertilized everything, so it has gotten watered in nicely.

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I am thankful for the new flowers Scott planted for us

and all the yard work he did this week.

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I am thankful for my sweet hubby who is such a

handy guy. This is hard and tedious work and would

be a very expensive job if we had it done by a

professional tiler, yet it is looking like a professional

tiler is doing it!! yea Jimmy!!

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And most of all... I am thankful to be alive and well,

and thankful to be a child of God, just doesn't get

any better than that!!

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Well, I am off to assist with the tiling again, just

came back to finish up while he is drilling another

hole for the shower pipe.

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Have a Great Weekend!!

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Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

P.S. and make sure you try that microwave tip,

I am telling you.........you will love it!!

What a fun day!!

Good Afternoon Sweet Friends,

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I am writing late again today............

but for a good cause...........................

I was having soooooooo muchhhhhhhhhh Funnnnnnnnn!!

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I got up, got my house in order, got myself dressed

made some coffee and spent the day with 2 sweet

friends. We talked and laughed and had a wonderful

time............there is nothing like spending quality

time with people you like and love!!

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My love language is quality time and words of

encouragement and physical affection, so my

cup is full today!!

I hope your cup is full today too, if not........

try and make some time to spend with those

you hold dear, it will sure boost your spirits.

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Well, we are having a repeat of last nights

din din, but I will add in some Roast Pork

from the night before and a new veggie of

some kind. Have truly considered eating

the rest of the shrimp all day, in fact, I have

had to beat myself off!! ha

But I was a good girl and saved it to share

with Jimmy and Scott.

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Scott came home, he spent the night at his

sisters last night, and then they towed his truck.

They have a homeowners association, so they

do not like it if you park on the street in front

of the condos, but usually you can do it in the

daytime, but he forgot and left it there all

night, and Dee woke up this morning and

said oh No, your car is gone, they probably

towed it, then they had to find out where to,

cause the towing service they usually use

is not working for them anymore.

What a mess............all to visit your sister!!

Must not be too bad he is going back again tonight!!

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While he was home he planted some pretty

pink Zinnias that he bought at wally world

yesterday when he went to get fertilizer.

He has been doing some yard work for us,

and it is looking very nice, he has fertilized

everything!! He has also been looking for

a job.........he has sent in about 7 resumes

or filled out apps online. So please pray

the Lord will find him a good job that he

will really like. He has bought some things

to sell on ebay cause he had an ebay business

before he left. He had it for over 5 yrs.

and it was quite successful. He is a smart

guy and can find ways to make money if

he needs to......I really admire and respect

his ingenuity.

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Oh Yea, if anyone has tried to look at his pics

from the links I put on Mondays post and

you are having trouble, it could be that if you

are logged in to your facebook acct. you

can not get in, you have to log out and then

try it. Somebody else had trouble and they

found out how to do it, so thought I would

pass it along just in case.

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Yall have a good night, ya hear!!

Love & Blessings,

Nellie

Yummy Din Din idea & a before & after lamp

Good Evening Lovlies,

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Well, not much going on her today but cleaning,

I did get to talk on the phone with 4 ladies today,

2 of them twice, which is not my usual day.

So that was a really nice treat!!

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Made a nice dinner. We had grilled shrimp on

skewers, basted with olive oil and sprinkled with lime pepper.

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Have you ever had lime pepper??????? If you like

lemon pepper, you will luvvvvvvv lime pepper.

It is not as salty as lemon pepper, and I like it so

much better. Bought it at Sams wholesale.

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We had black beans and yellow rice.

To my black beans I add a lot of garlic powder, some oregano,

onions, vinegar and olive oil, and when I

serve the beans I add cilantro on top.

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Has everyone tried cilantro???????

I only found out about this great lil herb a few

years ago, it is lemony tasting and absolutely

delicious, I love it on just about anything

that you would want to be lemony tasting.

It is great on fish, in salsa, in salad,

that is about the extent of my uses.

Now I will be challenged to find new ways

to use it!!

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We also had a nice salad with ranch dressing.

We were all happy lil campers with full tummies

when we left the table.

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We had to wait for our dinner to settle and now

we have to do a workout for 30 mins. cause

we forgot to do it last night cause we were

fiddling with the links for the pics on my blog!! ha

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Thought I would show you a before and after pic

of a lamps where I changed the shades.

I bought the lamp shades for my bedroom

lamps that are wooden and cylinder shaped,

but they didn't look good, so I was gonna take

them back, but I had them stashed in Scott's

room while he was gone till I could take them

back.........so when I started dusting and

sprucing up his room a bit before he came

home, I decided to bring the bean pot lamps

in that I used to have in my bedroom (they were

in the garage and I didn't want them to get broken

they have been around a while) In fact, I bought

those babies with S & H green stamps probably

27-28 yrs. ago. Do you remember Green Stamps.

Weren't they wonderful, I hate they quit doing

that, it was so much fun when you had no $$

to buy anything you could go there and getdd something

for free, what a sweet treat that was!!

Anyway, here is the lamp and shade that was

originally on it.

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And this is with the new shade,

adds a lil of an asian flair, and I think it

makes it look more like a giner gar

than a bean pot.

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Don't know if it is my imagination

but I think it looks slimmer!!

and it gives it a new look,

found the shades at Lowe's on sale,

a great place to look for lampshades

by the way is Ross, just in case you

are in the market.

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Just thought I would share that I know

how you guys love anything to do with

decorating, and so do I!!

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The pic at the top is from my Family room,

and the pics were a great early spring find at Where else..........

But Wally World for $5.00 each, I just love them.

Sorry about the glare. Think you should be able to click

on the pic to enlarge if you want, it worked for me anyway.

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I made the birdhouse and just noticed that the ribbon had

come lose and was just hanging there. Funny!!

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The white book laying there by it's lonesome is a

book published by the ladies in our church some

years back, it is stories that we wrote about

God's goodness, in fact, Jess at Jewels for the

Journey, was the one who got it all started

and published for us.

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Well, maybe tomorrow will be a more exciting day,

In fact, I know it will be cause I am getting together

with a few girlfriends, so that is always fun!!

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See ya tomorrow,

After while Crocodile...........

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My exercise video is beckoning me.............

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Love and Blessings,

Nellie

It's Monday, and links to Appalachian trail pictures

Picture taken from the Trail in Millinocket, Maine


Hello Sweet Friends,


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Hope you all had a nice weekend.

Ours was nice....busy, but not too busy,

and we had a nice relaxing restful Sunday.

We got our nap in this week, we always

like that, and it gets us ready for the week ahead.

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I am ecstatic because we finally started

tiling our bathroom shower area on Saturday. Yea!!!


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It is looking very nice so far, so we can't wait to finish

and to be back using our master bath once again. It will be well

worth all the inconveniences. Course, we still have a lot of tiling to

do yet, but we did get most of the back wall done. Hubby is doing

a great job as usual, he is tiling, but I am assisting.

Will share some pics with you when we get her done.

That sounds so good..........get her done!! ha


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Some of you said you would like to see Scott pics from the

Appalachian Trail so here are the links below:

We did 3 because there are so many pics and once you start, you can't

just go back and pick up where you left off, so thought it best to make 3 links.

They are in the order he made the trip.


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http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1359254590&k=Z3CTY6T2PW31UCD1QB64QUVSP411

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http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1359254590&k=YZF3YVTZP6WEUCD1QB64QUVSP411

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http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=1359254590&k=Z61XQ4PXW65GUCD1QB64QUVSP411

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Just a note about the link in case you are as technically challenged as I am.

Once you get in... you should see a lot of small pics,

just click on the first one and it should make one large pic and then above

the pic on the righthand side it should say (prev/next) so you just click

on that and it will take you from pic to picture. Hope you enjoy the journey,

there are some really nice shots in there. Please do not download any

without permission......... my son has sweetly agreed to letting me show

them off, so don't want to make him regret that!! thanks!!

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Am so hoping to hear Good News about a dear lady named Cindy,

who is a wife, and mother of 10 children, that has cancer.

Another blogger friend asked for those of us who felt led to

fast and pray for her blogger friend and that was today!!

That is how I spent my day until 5p.m., that is why you

didn't hear from me sooner. If you participated in this

wonderful opportunity may the Lord Bless you in

Amazing ways, and if you didn't hear about it before now,

you can still pray for Cindy and her family anytime.

I also prayed for a fellow in my church as well, who is

battling cancer and has a wife, and 3 children, his

name is Ken, if you feel led please pray for he and his

family as well. Both of these dear ones need a miracle

from the Lord!!

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Well gang, I am off to get a shower and

go nite nite!!

Thanks for dropping by,

Hugs & Blessings,

Nellie

Have a Relaxing and Restful Sunday

Good Morning Dear Ones,

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Hope Sunday is a very Special Day for you,

it certainly is for us. We love going to our church

and spending time learning and hearing God's word

being taught, singing and worshipping the Lord,

greeting and talking with dear friends,

and welcoming new comers, as well.

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Hope you have a church home that you love

as well, if not, maybe you should try around

a few bible believing churches and see what happens.

It just might change your life for the better!

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It certainly did change our life when we went

to this church that someone invited us to

Oh, so many years ago, 29 to be exact,

we went...... loved it, and have never left!

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It is way up there on my list of the best

things that ever happened to me.

Coming to know Jesus is # 1

Marrying my husband #2

having my Son # 3,

having my daughter #4

so guess our church would be #5

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When we came to church that first time,

our marriage was in trouble..........

and we knew it was time to get serious

with God, we were believers already,

but we were ignorant as a stone about

spiritual things and the bible, but

thru this wonderful church we have

learned so many things that helped us

put our marriage back on track, and

helped us know how God wanted us to

live our lives, and thru all that God

has so improved our marriage that

we can now teach marriage classes

and help others. Isn't God good!

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Have a very Restful and Relaxing Sunday,

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Todays Scripture

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Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked

or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law

he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.

Whatever he does prospers.

Psalms 1:1-3

Whatever he does prospers.............

I like that, how bout you??

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Hugs & Blessings,

Nellie

Thankful Thursday - July 23, 2009

Hello Sweet Friends,
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And Welcome to Thankful Thursday
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Hope your day has been good,
mine has been so far, I have been
busy making cards all day. Plus we
had to take hubbies van to the shop
to get new brakes, so we were running
back and forth with that..............
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but we did manage to get a "Chocolate Elvis"
Smoothie in, they come from Planet Smoothie
and if you have never had one, look up a
planet smoothie near you or ask your local
smoothie place to make you one or make your
own, we do it all the time. Have to admit
their's are better tho.
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The ingredients are:
1/2 banana or 1 whole one if you like
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1 tbsp. of peanut butter
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3-4 scoops frozen vanilla yogurt Or
cookies and cream yogurt
(If using vanilla add a tsp. of cocoa powder)
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about 6 ice cubes
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and then add milk (about 1/2-1 cup)
depends on the size of the container you are making it in.
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Blend it well, and yum yum!!
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Well, guess you can tell I am thankful for this special
smoothie, it is a nice treat for us, and it is pretty
heart healthy. One lady calls it a cup of Joy,
we concede!! ha
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Well, I know yall know what I am thankful for
this week, but I have to say it anyway...........
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We are happy and thankful that our Sylvester
Stallone and his sidekick Joey are home safe
and sound. This was his pic he took of himself
his first day on the trail, ready to conquer
the world, and he did conquer quite a pc.
of it, all of Maine and a lil bit of New Hampshire
about 300 miles on foot, sounds pretty good
to me!!
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I am thankful for all the dear friends that we
have here and online that have faithfully prayed
for his safety and our nerves! ha
You were a blessing and we truly were not
worried 98% of the time, therefore, we
could actually enjoy it with him.
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Also, I am thankful for our trip up to New
Hampshire and back, quick tho it was.
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Jimmy and I had talked about going to the
mountains early this year when we were
planning our vacation, before we knew Scott was
gonna hike the trail, but then decided on
the beach, but when Scotts first pics were
posted we were beginning to think we might
have made a mistake, but of course, we didn't
and we had a great time, as you know at the beach.
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So we thought it pretty neat that the Lord
worked it out that we got to go see the mountains
this year as well, and that it was such an unexpected
adventure, cause at our age, we don't get many
of those type of adventures anymore........
and if we did we might not live to tell about it!! ha
and
I can take it off my bucket list now!!
(did you hear that Bonnie) ha!!
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And as always I am totally grateful and awed
by God's beautiful land we call America.
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I know we have our problems but I am thankful
to be an American and I don't know anywhere
else I would rather live, and I thank the Lord
everyday for the priviledge of being an American,
because we are blessed people, and sometimes
we take it soooooooooo for granted.
Alright, Alright, I will step off my
soapbox for now!!
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Also, I am thankful that I have a full tummy,
and can take a shower and sleep in a clean bed
every night with a roof over my head.
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Do you ever wonder what it would be like
to sleep on a park bench or under a interstate
or even wonder where your next meal is
coming from, I do think about those types
of things, and it makes me abundantly
grateful to my Lord, for He is so good to me.
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Well, have a downright good evening,
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Thanks for dropping by
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Blessings & Hugs,
Nellie
Thanks

Our Whirlwind Trip Reveal

Happy Reveal Day,

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Well, it is finally here.

The picture above is another picture from the Vermont

rest stop that I missed yesterday.

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Well, here are the guesses I have had

by comments or email.

Upstate New York
Schenectady, New York
Poughkeepsie, New York
Western Vermont
Maine (3 guesses)
New Hampshire (2 guesses)
New Hampshire (The white Mountains)

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DRUM ROLL PLEASE.............

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It would be New Hampshire (The White Mountains)
The name of the town is Gorham, New Hampshire

and it is right by the White Mountains and that

would have been his next climb.

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Our winner is Noreen from http://www.nananors.blogspot.com/

Make sure to drop by to visit Noreen and Congratulate her

on a great guess.

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CONGRATULATIONS NOREEN

You nailed it exactly,

and I will have your scenic cards

in the mail within the week.

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Want to say a Big Thank You

to all of you who have lived

this adventure with us, and have

been so caring, concerned and prayerful and

excited for all of us. You were truly a blessing

and it made it fun to be able to share our

lives with you.

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This was a nice lil creek in back of the McDonalds where

we had lunch at a picnic table in the shade,

it was lovely and reminded us of a time when

we found another spot like it on a vacation in

Murphy, N. Carolina.

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Same Spot



This was on the way back in a small town near Gorham
we stopped at a lil Gift shop, and bought some
New Hampshire syrup, the proprietor and her
husband own acres and acres of maple trees
and make their own syrup. How neat is that.
The syrup is wonderful, by the way.



This was by the Gift shop, hubby was watching
Joey and taking pics while Scott and I shopped
for a few minutes. He was also taking pics, God
Bless Him!!





This was from the side of the gift shop,
He forgot to walk around front of the shop
to get a shot, but remember he was
babysitting Joey. ha!!








This was a really neat bridge we saw on the
way in New Hampshire. This was taken out of the car

window, believe it or not!!
Actually, Vermont and New Hampshire were our
all time favorite parts of the trip.
The lil towns in New Hampshire were just delightful
and so quaint. Gorham was really neat town
as well. The population is about 1800 people.
You will see more of the town when we put

up the link next week.

On the road back thru Vermont coming home,
the scenic beauty of Vermont was just so
Wonderful and refreshing, we loved every minute
of it.

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We thank the Lord for his grace in having us

decide to go get him cause it was neat for him and for us
to see some of what he had seen. Plus after we
drove it we could understand why the Lord would
not want anyone to drive it alone, cause there is no
way you can drive and read the directions in
the New york, New Jersey area.

Anyone could get hopelessly lost in that place,

cause a few times we thought we were...

but thankfully, we found I-95 again. Shew...........

On the Road Again!!

Does Joey look content or what!!
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Well, we covered 12 1/2 states in 3 1/3 days with
60 hrs. actually driving time!!
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A lot of territory let me tell you, but we realized
that if it wasn't for this adventuresome son of
ours, we would not have had our own adventure
story to tell. It has really been a hout for us too!!
Once we got used to the idea!! ha
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Well, thanks for participating in my lil contest,
I thought it would make for a fun time.
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Oh Yea, almost forgot!! Hubby says he thinks
we can give you a link so that you can see the pictures
from Scott's trip. He started in Maine, by the way!!
So look for the link next week once we figure it out. ha

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Have a Blessed Day Now, Ya Hear!!
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Love and Hugs,
Nellie


PS. Just so you know, I did not post this until about 12:30

but I did start downloading pics @ 9:10 a.m or whatever it

says about what time it was posted, don't know why it

does that!! Strange!! Have a good one!!

Guess where our whirlwind trip took us???? part 2

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

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Hope your day is going well so far!

Below and above are the two darlings we went

after on our trip. Joey looks bright eyed

and busy tailed as my Grandmother used to say.

She has lost quite a bit of weight but looks great,

Scott had fattened her up some before he left

for that reason.

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And here is our main Darling.........

Scott looks great too, but he was thin already,

and almost looks a lil bit too thin, course, I am

sure he will put it back on rather quickly

now that he isn't climbing hills and mountains

everyday. Guess we should have fattened

him up too!! ha

The picture above and the rest of the ones below

were all taken while we were out of the car

at a Vermont rest stop.

You knew I would have to get some flowers

in here somewhere. These lilies were growing

all over in so many states where we were.

Scott says the daylilies spread like wildfire

in the colder regions cause they like the

cold and make underground roots in the

winter while they look dormant, they are

busy getting ready for spring.

Plus the soil is so rich and and holds

the water and nutrients unlike our

sandy soil in Florida.

Thought that was a lovely tree, have no idea

what kind it is!!

This nice view was in back of the rest stop.
We saw places where their were houses on the mountains

across the road from here, and this was the view they

had. I told Jimmy I don't know what would be better

waking up to that every morning or the beach.

That would be a hard contest!!

more of the lovely lilies at the rest stop.

Loved this burgundy one, had seen them earlier

at a MD. rest stop but didn't have the camera

out of the car with me, there were oodles of them.
So very pretty!!

another scenic view from the back of the rest stop.

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Well, we left out Friday morning to go get

Scott and it was a 41/2 hr. drive over to

where he and Joey were, so I will show

you the few pics I have of that tomorrow

when I tell you where we went.

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If you haven't ventured a guess yet,

make sure you leave a comment on yesterday's

or todays blog by noon on Wed.July 22nd,

so I can announce the winner

of the scenic notecards that afternoon.

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Remember if you already know because I

told you or you saw it on Scott's facebook

that disqualifies you. Sorry, but we have

to play fair!! ha

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Well............Happy Guessing,

See ya on Wednesday with the scoop!!

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Hugs & Blessings,

Nellie

Guess where are whirlwind trip took us???? Part 1

Well, Good Morning Sweet Friends,

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We are back from our whirlwind adventure,

and the following are pictures from a woman

on a mission, who is making a desperate attempt to

make this not only a needed trip, but to add a little

fun into the quick mix, if you get my drift!!

We left at 10 P.M. on Wed. evening and drove all night.
These pics are from the next day, this was in Md.
taken out of the car window, we didn't have time for
stopping along the way.



This was taken as we were waiting in traffic in Md.


This one too!!


This one too, left in the bridge walls for affect!! ha





I believe this was off the bridge in New York





This was a huge expansion bridge in New York.







This too! Taken out of front windshield!!








This was out the car window on a double decker bridge,
you can see New york skyline in the back.








This was in Manhattan on I-95.
The Traffic, frightening!!
Can not imagine doing this everyday,
once in a lifetime was enough for me!!
At one point we were on I-95 surrounded
by semi-trucks, I thought we might be
going to heaven soon!!
Those truckers are road bullies, let me
tell you!!









And everyone is a crazy driver,
fast and furious, doesn't even describe it!!









This is another shot off the bridge,
I know, I know, told you I was desperate!!











Here is another!












We were stuck in this bumper to bumper stuff for quite
awhile. I think from Md. to Conn. the traffic was
pretty slow, so took a lot of time.














Have no clue where this was!!!
Think maybe it was Connecticut











Think this was in Connecticut



We drove for 24 hrs. and then stayed in a hotel, we got into the
town at 8 p.m. and didn't get to our hotel until 10 p.m., cause we
were driving along I-95 and ran out of exits all of a sudden,
the last we saw was exit 6 and then it took us all thru town and we
saw no exits at all, so finally stopped to ask someone, so they gave
us directions but when we got to the next exit, it was #16,
so we are wondering what the heck happened to exit 7-15???
Did aliens come and abduct them or what??
So we saw exit 16 and thought well, maybe if we go a lil further
it will be exit 15,
WRONG!!
it was exit 17, and we could not find an exit to get off and go the
other direction for about 30 mins., so then we got turned around and
headed south and saw the exit going down from 16, 15, and
so forth, so we spotted a Cracker Barrel went and got some take
out cause we were starving and took it to our hotel room.
We were never soooooo glad to see the inside of a hotel room
in our lives. We ate and then went right to bed on it,
not a great idea, but we were so dogged tired who cares,
and slept like logs!! We actually felt pretty
good the next morning. God is so good!!
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So we got up later than originally planned
and headed out about 8:30, and it took us
41/2 hrs. to get to where Scott was!!
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Needless to say He and Joey were pretty
happy to see us, I think he was beginning
to feel he was never gonna get out of this place.
And needless to say we were very happy
to see He and Joey as well.
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He has lost 14 pds., some of it could have
been from when he was sick, but most of
it from the hiking trip. Joey is very svelte
as well!! Scott is feeling much better
and we thank all who have prayed for
him and of course, the Lord for his
healing hand upon him.
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We arrived home at 6 a.m. Sunday
Morning and slept and rested all day long.
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In case you didn't notice, I still did not
tell you where we went to get him,
that is because I decided to have a little
fun with you. I thought it would be neat
to have you leave a comment and guess
where we went!! I will do the reveal
on Wednesdays post, and the winner
will win 6 oversized notecards with
beautiful scenery on them.
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So put on your thinking cap and start
thinking about your guess! I will have more pics
and details tomorrow.
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Now of course, if you already know
because I told you then you are
disqualified on this one!!
Sorry but we have to be fair!
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Well, Have a great day and see ya tomorrow,
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Blessings & Hugs, Nellie

Have a Wonderful Sunday

Good Sunday Morning Friends,

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We have seen a lot of these in the past few days,

and they were breathtakingly beautiful, and

very soothing and peaceful.

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Hope your Sunday is soothing and peaceful

as well. I am just wanting mine to be soothing,

safe and full of sleep, since we want be home

till the wee hours of the morning.

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Scott has done the bulk of the driving so far

today, which has been a real blessing for us.

I imagine he will get tired at some point and

one of us will need to relieve him.

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I will leave you with the scripture for today.

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"I lift up my eyes to the hills,..... where does my help come from,

My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:1 & 2

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from my laptop in the backseat,

Have a Wonderful Sunday,

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Hugs & Blessings,

Nellie

P.S. We just crossed the N.C. border. Yea!!!

another state down!!

Whirlwind trip

Good Morning sweet friends,

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Just in case you are wondering what happened to me this

week, just want to let you know all is well.

We had an exasperating day on Wed. trying to find a

way home for Scott and everytime we thought we had

a plan nothing worked or was just outrageouly

expensive, so hubby and I just decided to go get him

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As I type this we have our AT hiker and are on the

way home, I am writing from the hotel in Md.

and we will be heading out soon. I am typing from a

laptop, and I am not great on this thing.

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We had service in the car but it was spotty, I tried to

write on Wed and thurs but to no avail. Anyway, we

should arrive at home after another 14 hrs. on the

road. Will fill you in on details on Monday.

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If you feel inclined please pray

for no delays in traffic, and of course

safety and good health. Scott seems to be

feeling much better today, he had sort of gotten

a relapse, and I was feeling sort of queasy,

think that was from being awake so long.

We drove straight thru for 24 hrs.

The things you do for your children!! ha

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Well, have a great day.

Blessings and Hugs, Nellie

Blessed by the presence of our children

Good Morning Everyone...........

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Well, I finally got the word this morning,

We will be blessed with Scott's presence soon.

We are very happy about that!! God is so good!!

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However, we didn't hear from him yesterday

because he was very sick, vomiting and diahrrea sick.

Sounded very weak this morning and hadn't tried to

eat anything yet, so please pray it will be a quick bug

or whatever. He didn't know if it was maybe food

posioning or just that he has been eating so much.

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We are so grateful this didn't happen until he was

in a town, cause with him being wet so much from

hiking in the rain I was concerned it might happen

out on the trail somewhere. Like I said,

God is sooooooo good!!

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My sweet sister-in-law offered to go and get him,

so she and I are thinking about that, but we really

think he would be home sooner if he fly's, cause

it will be a 24 hr. drive there and back. Will check

in with him later in the day to see how he is doing.

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The picture above was taken Dec. 21st, 2009,

at my daughter, DeeAnna's graduation from

Radiology School.

Figured you would like to see a picture of them

since you hear about them on my blog.

Scott is going to be 32 in November,

DeeAnna will be 25 next month!!

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Last night we were also blessed with our daughter

DeeAnna's presence as well. She came over for

dinner, then did my hair. We always have a fun time

talking with her, she is truly a riot sometimes.

and she is the best hairdresser I have ever had.......... really!!

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Also thought I would give you my favorite way to make Tilapia.

Our whole family just loves it like this and

We had it for din din last night, with baked potatoes, and raw

brocoli and ranch dip or you could add a salad, that is what I

usually do, but was mowing the lawn and the brocoli was easier.

It is very easy to make in this hot summer weather when you

don't feel much like cooking anyway.

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Directions for Tilapia

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As many tilapia filets as you want

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Spray a glass baking pan with cooking spray,

add the tilapia filets, then drizzle with olive oil

or italian dressing, sprinkle with garlic powder,

salt and pepper to taste.

Then bake for 20 mins. in a 350 degree oven.

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Take it out, but leave the oven on, and sprinkle with

shredded mozzarella cheese, fresh diced tomatoes and

chopped cilantro, stick it back in oven for just a few mins.

till the cheese melts and the tomatoes and cilantro warm.

Remove from oven................

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And Enjoy A Very Easy Tasty Din Din

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Happy Eating my friends,

God Bless You

Love and Hugs,

Nellie

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P.S. If you ever have fish, shrimp or scallops

and it smells very fishy...

Soak it in milk for about 30 mins or longer,

and it totally gets rid of the fish smell

and fishy taste. Love it, cause I hate

fish that taste like fish.

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P.S.S. also you can make a double batch

of the tilapia cause it reheats well, so that

is usually what I do, so we get 2 meals out

of it, since I am now only cooking for 2 or 3

when Scott is here.

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Bye Now!!

Update from the Appalachian trail

Good Morning Sweet Friends,

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Hope you all had a good weekend.

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Ours was good, a bit rainy but the grass looks

great, definitely in need of mowing so hoping it rains

early and dries out before we try to mow it this evening.

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We had a long conversation with our son yesterday,

he is in a new town. It is possible he might be coming home.

He is going to see if he can find some temporary work so he can

stay in the town for a few weeks.

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Joey is on the

verge of foot problems..........

her nails on her back legs have worn down

so much it is just about to wear on the pads

of her paws, she is fine not in any pain or anything,

but he knows she will be if he continues.

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so he is thinking that maybe if he could get

work for a few weeks and she could rest up

and her nails could grow back out he might

be able to continue on for a little bit more.

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So it is up to the Lord at this point,

he sounded tired, but I think he wants to

continue on yet he is okay too, with

coming home if that is the case.

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He says he is very very hungry......

think that is his body going into the survival mode from

all the weight loss. If he is so hungry I am sure Joey

must be also.

He said he talked to some other people who have been out longer

than he has and they said it only gets worse. He was told by

many of them to start adding more protein into his evening meal

because the protein repairs muscle tissue while

you are sleeping. So he has started to do that!!

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He said he has just gotten to where he is feeling pretty good

physically now, not so sore all the time, and he said

it is really wierd when he takes his pack off, he feels like he is

walking on air or something like that. He says he actually

feels more comfortable with the pack on than off!!

Amazing how your body adjusts to things, isn't it!

an amazing machine!!

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He says he thinks even if he comes home now the trip has done

wonders for him... heart healing wise.

I am soooooo happy to hear that!!
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He has really hiked the worst part of the trail and in the

worst weather, so told him he should really be very

proud of himself for what he has accomplished. Even

if he does come home I think he will go back and do some more

at another time, maybe for vacations or something, who knows!!

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He is suppose to call us back today to let us know what he is

gonna do,

so will let you know tomorrow!!

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Of course, we all want him to come

home, cause we miss him, but we want whatever the Lord

knows is best for him.

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Thanks for dropping in,

this is what is going on in our neck

of the woods, so see ya tomorrow.

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Have a great Monday!!

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Oh Yea, Forgot to tell you, the picture above is one of

his many pictures from the trail. I happened to have

it handy cause I used it to make a Birthday card for my brother .

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Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

Have a Sweet Soothing Sunday

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The fear of the Lord is the beginning

of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy

one is understanding.

Proverbs 9:10

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Good Morning,

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Hope you are having a Sweet and Soothing Sunday!!

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Blessings, Nellie

Welcome to Thankful Thursday July 9, 2009

Hello and Welcome to Thankful Thursday..............

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It has been a rather dismal day around here

since we had a lot of rain today, and I was

feeling rather out of it for some reason.

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Then during hubby's lunch break we did

a 45 minute workout and that seemed to

help me get a lil more with it!!

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Oh yea, rec'd a text from our son

today and he is doing well, had a hard

day of hiking ahead, rough terrain,

but thankfully the weather is good today.

When he get to his destination today

he will have hiked 249.5 miles.

Isn't that amazing, at least it is to me!!

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Well, now on with Thankful Thursday...........

I am thankful this week for the little "Glimpses

of Heaven" that the Lord gives to us at times.

You know what I mean. Maybe it is an event,

or a special occasion, or a sweet unexpected

surprise, or special time you have with another

person, when everything just seems like it

couldn't get any better than this............

it was so perfect, it was so enjoyable, it

was amazingly wonderful!!

That is how we felt about our vacation

last week "That it was like a lil corner

of Heaven", and we got to talking and

pondering that thought and were thinking

if life down here can be this good,

just imagine what Heaven is really

gonna be like...............

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All I know is I am glad I am going there!!

I definitely want to be there,

and I know that when I do get there

everything down here will just sooooooooo

pale in comparison.

But I am still thankful for God's lil Glimpses,

cause it helps prepare me and make me

looks forward to the real thing!!

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Well, Hope you have an enjoyable evening

and a great weekend!!

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See ya Sunday

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Blessings, Nellie

Just to say Hi & to announce a new blogger friend

Hello Sweet Friends,

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Am posting late today cause I spent the day

with a dear friend. We chatted all day long.

My kind of a day, and her's too.

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Did want to say Hello tho,

and hope you had a great day too!

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Also wanted to share this..........

Announcement!!

Today I am pleased to announce to you

the new blog of a sweet friend.

Some of you might already have been

by for a visit cause she is also a friend

of Beckys over at Holiday in the Sun.

But for those of you who do not know

her yet, I think you will really like what you find

especially if you are looking for spiritual

encouragement, insight, and wisdom.

Her name is Jess and she is a talented writer,

she has even published a childrens book, which you

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will see on her blog. The book is wonderful, the drawings

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are great, and her husband Tony plays the lovely accordion

music, and it is a sweet story that anyone will like. I have 2

copies put away for when I finally have grandchildren.

Her address is http://jewelsforthejourney.blogspot.com/

and like Becky and I, this is her first time blogging as well.

So go by for a visit and welcome her to blogland.

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and if you haven't met Becky yet be sure to drop

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over and visit her as well. She too, has a lot of

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encouraging and insightful things to say,

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decorating ideas and sharing of her everyday

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life adventures as well. Her address is

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http://holidayinthesun-becky.blogspot.com/

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Well, you have a good restful evening,

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See ya tomorrow,

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Blessings and Hugs, Nellie