Welcome to Thankful Thursday - September 29, 2011

Morning Sweet Friends,

Well.....I am a day late and a dollar short,

  but decided to post anyway.....................

I was out the whole day yesterday,  and was exhausted

by the time I got home,  had plans to do Thankful Thursday

when I got home,  but hubby and I made the big mistake

of sitting down to read and to rest, thinking I would get up 

and do it after our rest.....but we fell asleep, and just

couldn't get motivated, so just got up and went to bed!!

So that is the rest of that story...........................lol

#1

I am thankful

 that I was able to accomplish a great deal

 yesterday on plans for the reception.  I went all 

over the place,  but got great info and sorta feel

like I  might know more about what I am doing,
so I can make some educated choices.

I sorta hope!!  lol

Similiar pic to the above one,  just posterized!

#2

I am thankful

that we had such a lovely time with Jerry's 

parents last weekend and that we finally got

to meet them.  Always nice to meet the new
family and know things are good!

#3

I am thankful

for these beautiful mums that you are seeing pictures of,

Jerry's parents brought them to us.  Funny,  cause I was

thinking I would love to get some for my porch,  and

here they are............have never had any like these

before,  think they must be a new specimen!  Did

see them on someone else's blog awhile back.

They don't even look real in most of the pictures.

No, that's not an affect, these were just a tad blurry.

These mums are hard to photograph cause they don't

look real in person, let alone photographed.

#4

I am thankful

for a sweet lady in the bakery department that was

such a help to me and gave me lots of great ideas,

about the cake.  Cause I am not planning to get

a big Wedding cake,  just want a small cake that

they can cut..............and then have some other

desserts to go with it...............

she was going to have a dessert bar originally

with eclairs, cannoli's, chocolate covered straw

berries,  and petit fours.

#5

I am thankful

that I located a tablecloth that I need to buy

so I can put the leaf in my dining room table

to make it bigger,  now am praying it will

go on sale or the Bed Bath and Beyond will

come out with a coupon soon.............lol

#6

I am thankful

that I found some napkins at the party shop,that I can 

use if I don't find something I like better.  Trying to

find things for a wedding that have fall colors and 

that look Weddingish (don't you like my new word)

(Mr spell checker likes it too!! lol)  is no easy task.

#7

I am thankful

that our neighbor gave us a rather large gift

certificate to Olive Garden because hubby has

been mowing his lawn for quite awhile,  but

we really didn't want him to.................

and he really didn't need to............

but it was very sweet,  and it will help pay 

for food that I plan to get from there for the

reception.  So a nice unexpected blessing!

#8

I am thankful

that hubby and I decided to do a 41 day love dare of 

our own as a countdown to our 41st Anniversary.

We are doing something intentional every day to

show our love for each other.

We started this past Tuesday,  and it has been fun!

#9

I am thankful

that hubby, Scott and Jerry are all going to see

the movie "Courageous"  on Sunday Afternoon.

If it is anywhere near as good as "Fireproof"

it is gonna impact many, many lives.

This has a gradient map affect!


#10
I am thankful
that I finally got a card made for a friends
Anniversary.  Her hubby asked me to do it,  and
it is nice to have someone enjoy your creativity.
So that blessed my heart!


#11
I am thankful
for Beef Stroganoff,  that is our dinner for 
tonight,  it is one of hubby's favorite meals,
so this is his special loved dare gift for today.
I learned it from his Mom as a newly wed,
I had never had it before............but I
totally enjoy it as well.  It is a wee bit
tweaked, like most of my recipes.

 Posterized affect.


#12
I am thankful
for the beautiful sunflowers and Mums that hubby 
brought me this week,  one of his love dare gifts to me.
I will show them to you next week.



Well, Sweet Friends
Hope you have had a good week 
full of the Lord's blessings too~


Thanks for the visit..................
Be sure to say hello why you are here,
 always fun hearing from you!

Posterized again.........................lol

Love, Hugs and

Fall Mum Blessings,

Nellie

Table Top Tuesday - First Fall Table Top for 2011

Morning Sweet Peas,

and Happy Tuesday to you!!!

Hope you had a marvelous weekend.

Our's went well............we did finally get to meet Jerry's

parents and we had a very nice evening together.  His

Mom and I hit it off nicely,  she likes decorating, flowers

and gardening too!

Didn't post yesterday because I am starting to work on

 details for the reception here the end of October,  Jerry's

family is going to join us now.  Originally,  we were each

gonna do our own small reception. As I am sure you

all know larger means more stuff to do!!  lol

So spent the whole day practically online looking for

ideas and at Publix  website at their cakes and desserts.

Also, trying to find napkins and plates to match with

 my Fall decor,  and still be able to try and keep her

original colors, but think it is just gonna have to

vary some!  Will see...................

Anywho,  that has been what I am up to,  so thought

I would show you one of my Fall Table Tops today.

Hope you enjoy it!

Always have a difficult time trying to find something

to go into this chimney turned cloche.  So decided

to try these lil pumpkins and they seemed to fit the

bill,  the cloche has a whole at the top so I usually

tie a ribbon around it,  but this lil small Fall pot

fit in the top perfectly, then just added a lil raffia.

Have had this Fall potpourri forever and I just love it!

Need to find some sort of fragrance oil to put on it tho.

I have added some things like the apples and pinecones

 to it,  and remember these plates from my first Fall  table-

scape, Scroll down if you missed it, and would like to see,

  it is the next post passed Thankful Thursday.

That is why I was doing the tablescape first,

cause I always use them other places in my

Fall decorating,  since I only have two of them.

This is the same pic as above,  just with the

"Cut Out" affect!

Love collecting treasure from the yard,  when

you go out foraging, sometimes you find the

neatest things.................like acorns

Love that!!!

Love these lacy leaves I found at the dollar tree

last year,  and the wooden pear I bought at

Target years back

Added the gift bag with the greenery and flowers 

to hide the wall plug. Did you notice that the books are

 fixed differently in this picture??  and also I took 

away the leaf candles to put them somewhere else,

and used the leaf salt and pepper shakers. They look

 just like a figurine for the most part so I use them

 anywhere.

Books different using the Fall candles

Same pic only posterized!

 You can see this was before I added
the gift bag underneath,  see the wall plug.

Lights off!

Lights on!! .............and just have to add......

Nobodies home!!   lol

Another angle.

Same picture,  but with a "Cut out" affect!

I am linking up to Marty over
 at a stroll thru life, so if you want
 to see more unique and creative
tabletops just Click Here!


Have a Wonderful Day Sweet Friends,
and thanks for stoppin' in,
Love hearing from you!!


Love, Hugs,  and
Fall Table Top Blessings,
Nellie

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - September 22, 2011

A cheerful look brings joy to the heart,

and good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 15:30

Hello Sweet Folks,

So how are you today???

Are you smiling about anything......

or anything special that you would

like to share with us.  Would love

to hear it, cause I am smiling today,

because Fall has almost arrived, and

for several other reasons.

I just remembered that today would be

 my Paternal Grandmother's birthday today,

which leads me to

 my #1  thankful.....

#1

I am thankful

that this is not only the 22nd of September

but her 22 year of spending her birthday with

the Lord in heaven, and that the Lord gave

me the privilege of leading her in prayer

just 3 months before she passed away.

God is so good and I thank him for his

amazing grace.

#2

I am thankful

for what a sweet grandmother she was, and

 I am also thankful that I am her name sake, 

 that's right.....that is where I got my name!

She, my grandfather, and my dad all owned

and operation a diner together,  and she

worked the night shift for many years, and

I used to hang out with her at the restaurant

and eat whatever my lil heart desired. So

that was quite fun!!

She was always so good to me, and I have

 many great memories of spending time with

 her in Key West in the summer time, and

often I would spend the night with her too,

and I used to delight in arranging her earring

 trees,  cause she loved earrings, especially

dangly ones, and everyone used to give her

 very unusual earrings,  like lil holsters with guns,

  flamingos, champagne glasses, parrots, her

 initials.  She had tons and tons of earrings and 

wore them daily. She had every color imaginable

to match her colored aprons she wore to work

 at the restaurant.  So that is why I was always 

putting them back on the tree,  cause she would

 be so tired when she came home,  she would 

just take them off and let them lay.  lol

As an adult when we got time to go shopping

together, which wasn't too often,  I had to be

very careful if I said I liked something cause

she would buy it for me,  and sometimes I

was just commenting,  not necessarily that

I would want it just thought it was neat!!  lol

But that was one way she showed her love.

My grandmother loved desserts.............

and would often times look at the dessert

menu before she looked at the regular

menu...........

  She came to visit us once, with my dad and

 step Mom when we lived away and we took her to

 the mall shopping, cause she loved to shop as well,

 and we wound up at  a J.C. Penny's in Miami,  that 

had a restaurant where she introduced and got

 hubby and I,  hooked on "Hot fudge cake and

 ice cream".  We were still newly weds then, and

 we still love hot fudge cake to this day!!  lol

# 3

I am thankful

that you indulged me in that lil trip down memory

lane.  Thought it might be nice to include that

cause one of these days might kids or grandkids,

 if we ever have any, might enjoy reading it.

#4

I am thankful

that the Lord has answered quite a few

prayers this week in solving some rather

rough situations.  He never ceases to 

amaze us.

#5

I am thankful

that we have a roof over our head,  and not just

a roof but a wonderful home that we have had

 the priviledge of living in for 31 1/2 years now.

After seeing the pics of Haiti on Sunday, I am

overwhelmed with the blessing of that.  Many

are living under blue tarps resting on sticks,

and when it rains they get soaked.

#6

I am thankful

that not only do we get 3 square meals a day,

 but anytime of the day or night we want to eat, all

we have to do is go in our pantry or fridge and 

get what we want.

In Haiti people go 3 -4 days without food!

Makes me sick to think about it.  I don't know

how they survive at all.  I know it can only be

by the grace of God.

Again we are so blessed in this nation!

and truly do need to pray for Haiti and other

third world countries...............

#7

I am thankful

that I have a nice cozy bed to sleep in every night,

and that I can feel fairly safe from the elements and

strangers.

#8

I am thankful

that I am feeling so much better today,  so thank 

you to those who prayed for me, your were a

blessing.....................

#9

I am thankful

that  it looks like we are going to get to meet Jerry's

parents on Saturday evening, Lord willing!

We are really looking forward to it.

#10

I am thankful

for Bumble Bee brand Chicken......yes that's right,

Chicken, not Tuna,  altho,  that is good too!

It makes great chicken salad, and is so nice

to have on hand when you run out of everything

and need to go to the grocery store.

#11

I am thankful

for grocery stores and restaurants.  My fav grocery

store is Publix Supermarkets,  but I am also, very

grateful for Walmart and Target supercenters who

have all the basics you need at a more reasonable 

price most of the time.  

It is such a blessing to be able to go out and

pick up something to eat,  just like last night

when I was feeling bad,  hubby was able to

run to Burger King and get us a whopper.

Now what if there was no where to go.......

imagine that for just a minute!!   

not to mention the break it gives those who

do the cooking all the time.

My fav restaurants would probably be Outback,

Carrabbas or Olive Garden and Cracker Barrel,

but I am also thankful for Taco Bell, Burger King,

Subway, and planet smoothie.  Course, we are

very limited as to what we can eat that is heart

healthy in most of them,  but we manage....... lol

#12

I am thankful

that we live in a fresh and clean country, (other

than landfills or disaster areas), and that our

country is full of beauty and well taken care of

for the most part.

Again we are so blessed to not be living in

such squalor and terribly filthy living conditions,

with trash and debri everywhere, and that have

outbreaks of diseases like cholera. 

Well,  Sweet Friends that is my 

heart of thankfuls this week, 

 hope you feel as blessed as I do!!

Hope you have a Fabulous Friday!

and a Wonderous Weekend!

Love,  Hugs, and 

Thankful Heart Blessings

 to each of You!

Nellie

Tablescape Thursday - My first Fall tablescape of 2011

Hiddy Ho Sweet Friends,

Hope your day has been a great one!!

Mine has been okay, cause I am feeling under the weather, 

and so hoping I am not getting sick.  Woke up with a

 headache, and body aches and a burning throat about 5 this

 morning,  so got up and ate some cereal and took some Alleve 

and went back to bed about 6 and slept till 9:00,  the headache

 never really went away although the Alleve took care of the

 other symptoms,  so am hoping it is just an allergy attack,  but as 

soon as the Alleve wore off it all started happening again, 

 sooooo,  if you think of me please pray,  cause we are having

 my son- in- love to be's, parents over on Saturday, and it

 would be very dissappointing for both of us, to have to cancell.

So...... on with my first Fall tablescape for the year!!

This was not one we have used because I was just playing

and looking for ideas for later use.

The tablecloth is really a neat weave afghan,

so thought hey, that would look cool, and built

a table around it.

Love these plates but I only have 2,  I happened one them

at Old Time Pottery a few years back.  Would have definitely

bought more if they had anymore.

Here is the same pic in what they call "Cut out"

The lil acorns are actually hand soaps,  but thought

they looked great,  and it could be a nice favor

to send home with your guests!!

Notice I added sunflower yellow salad plates

This pic is equalized!

This one is posterized

Gotta lights those pretty candles!

Same pic just posterized

This is an equalized affect

Love these lil leaves,  they are so intricate and pretty.

Love these candle holders,  they came from
Miss Becky over at Junk to Joy

along with the leaf salt and pepper shakers.

This is the regular picture.

and this is with a gradient affect.

Well, sweet friends I am going to
 lay down awhile.

Later, I will be linking up to Susan 
over at Between Naps on the Porch, 
 Click here to see
 more fun tablescapes.


Hope you have a great evening 
with your loved ones.


Love, Hugs,
and Fall leaf Blessings,
Nellie