Happy Monday!

(Pictures here and below of my Friday Mailbox Surprise)

A Great Good Day to you

Sweet Friends,

It is a gorgeous day here, I have to say,

 at least it was this morning when I

 started this post.................lol

Hope you all had a fun yet

 restful weekend.

Our's was great,  a very relational weekend,

which started on Friday.....spent most of the day

 with Susan (My SIL) yakking, eating and catching

 up,  a very nice time together.  Friday night both

hubby and I were exhausted,  since his boss was

here all week,  they worked later than usual every

night plus he didn't get to work at home on Weds.,

so that all sufficiently wore him out.  Unfortunately,

 we did have to do the yard so we did most of it on

 Friday, but since he worked an hour later we only

got the front and side yard done, then we watched

a movie and exercised on the gazelle.  Saw another

 good movie called "Time Changer".

Saturday we slept in and had planned to do nothing

so we could rest up,  as we were going over to help

Scott and Megan at their new home on Sunday.

Spent the day talking, eating and reading,  until

late afternoon then hubby quickly mowed the back

yard,  as Megan called and said they were just

hanging out and did we want to come see the house.

We hadn't eaten yet, so asked them if they had,

and she hadn't,  so we picked up some subs and

went over.  We could not believe they had the

major areas of the house all set up, walls decorated

 and all.  Megan's Mom and a girlfriend had come 

over and helped out as well,  as the guys, Jerry

being one of them, that helped  move all their

 furniture.  It is really a lovely house,  and they

 already have made it a lovely home.  Thank-

fully it was move in ready, all freshly painted

and brand new carpeting.  It's in a really great

neighborhood as well,  we are so happy for them.

Sunday was our usual morning,  to Sunday

School and church,  only hubby was teaching

Sunday School this week, and will be for the

next few Sundays while our SS teacher is

away on a Trip,  his Mother passed away, and

they had planned to go there anyway,  just 

wound up leaving a week earlier than planned.

After church we picked up some food from

Sonny's,  came home and changed clothes

and headed over to Scott and Megans,  had

lunch and then the guys hung blinds and

did some plumbing work,  while she and I

chatted,  she was pretty worn out.  I cleaned

a few windows for her,  just remembered

I forgot to do the outside of the other patio

french door! It was so hot I came in to take

 a break and we got talking and I  forgot

 to go back out!  lol

Think we left around 7 ish,  and hubby 

wanted to try the new Yomii yogurt place,

so fortunately, it was open.  they had a

nonfat, no added sugar strawberry 

yogurt that was awesome,  so I got that

and put a tiny bit of strawberry syrup,

and fresh strawberries on top.  Hubby

had vanilla, strawberry and Taro flavor.

I was thinking, Taro flavor?? That is a 

root looking  plant like ginger,  but I tell

you the yogurt was delicious....it was

lavendar color and had a nutty taste,

will definitely be getting some the next

time if they have it.  They do change up

the flavors,  they didn't have the white

chocolate macadamia nut this time.

Came home watched a few Pastors and

we were both falling asleep so we got

ready for bed, and were in bed by

10:00 which is really good for us!  lol

Slept like babies..................

It was a very good and happy weekend!!

Oh..........I just remembered I wanted

to show you my sweet suprise that came

in the mail on Thursday.  I already took

pics just have to load them on the computer,

so will make one a header picture probably.

As you can see I did............

.this is the lovely tag she made for me.

 I absolutely love it,

 she did it in a coastal theme, cause

she knew my house is done with a coastal 

or Beachy theme right now.

 You can see the lil starfish better in this pic,  and the shell

on the tag with my initial.  I think it is so adorable.

Had to do one in colored pencil.

 She even made it lovely on the back so I can use it in my

white livingroom too,  if I want..........................Anything

she makes is always exquistely done.

 Again, with all my initials

 Wish I could have gotten the pic to show up a lil better,

but this was as good as I could get.  It is an adirondack chair

with a beautiful  white fringed afghan or spread with a 

white chrysanthemum on top.

Just did a shot with it in my living room to see

how it looked.  Looks great to me!

This was a thank you card she made as well,  but couldn't

 capture the front very well.  It was shell embossed cream

 paper, so pretty! and even lovelier words................This was 

the top of a cello bag,  it was a shell that was cross cut

 and tied on with raffia.

and these were some Real Starfish.  I had gotten some at

Michaels,  but they turned out to be plaster of paris......

I showed them to her when she was here.....and was

 saying they aren't real but I like them anyway..........

but was

really thrilled with the real ones!

Loved this shot in colored pencil

Don't you just love surprises of any kind!
They just make life so enjoyable, fun
and sweet............................

Hope you are having a good Monday

and

Thanks for stoppin' by.......

Looking forward to hearing

 from you!!

Hugs and

Sweet mailbox Surprise

Blessings to you too!

Nellie