Welcome to Thankful Thursday - May 30, 2013 - 2nd Sunrise while on Vacation

Here comes the Sun

Greetings Sweet Friends,

Truly hope yall are having a good 
week wherever you are, and
 whatever you are doing..........

Mine has been good,  just getting back into the 
swing of things,  can't seem to shake the feeling
that we are still on vacation for some reason.
Maybe it is just wishful thinking.....lol
or maybe it is just how we like to stretch our
celebrations out to the inth degree!  lol

But.................... 

 #1

I am thankful

to be home and sleeping in my own bed

again, as good as vacation was, there is

truly No Place Like Home!  and it is truly
a blessing to have a bed.....imagine sleep-
ing on a park bench, under an overpass 
or on the ground without a sleeping bag,
 or sleeping in your car.

#2

I am thankful

that I finally got my permanent crown yesterday, 
 think the temporary one was starting to leak, and 
smarting a lil when I ate something sweet. 
 No problem now, thank the Lord!

#3

I am thankful

for our new dentists and dental staff as

they are all so sweet, warm, and friendly and

the office just has such a lovely, and  peaceful

 atmosphere. One of the girls told me a while back

 that they all pray together in the morning before

they start work.  What a great idea, and It 
certainly shows.

#4
I am thankful

for all the yard trimming we got done this week, 
plenty more to go,  but every lil bit looks better.........
love that progression, and love seeing that brush taken
 away by the trash men.

Just getting ready to rise.


#5
I am thankful
for tree cutters and our small chain saw on a pole,
gardening gloves and loppers that help us get this
stuff done without killing ourselves.  lol

Can you see that small dot....that is the sun.


#6
I am thankful

for the fun time I had with Brooklyn on Tuesday,
 as she was in such a great mood and so easy to 
get to sleep,  think it was cause she was so tired 
from the day before.

So she would take a nap and when she woke up,
 she would eat and then be ready to play,  just so 
sweet and happy. She took 3 naps, they were all
 less than an hour, but rejuvenating for her, none 
the less. We get to see her again on Saturday,  
which is nice since hubby didn't get to see her 
on Tuesday.

I realized I needed to use the zoom , so I did......

#7

I am thankful

for a lovely and longggggggg conversation I had with
 a sweet friend I haven't seen for a while, it was so great
 to catch up.  Hopefully next week we are gonna try to
 get together face to face.  Looking forward to that.

In person, it looked like a big orange ball coming up.
It was an awesome sight...............

#8

I am thankful
for summer salads with fruit in them,  we absolutely
love to eat them,  and I am making one tonight with 
strawberries, blackberries and peaches.
Can hardly wait......................

In case you would like a recipe like that you can
click here. then scroll down till you find the recipe.

#9
I am thankful
for Sam's club, and that we have a membership there,
cause they have delicious Rotisserie Chickens, nice
ripe tomatoes, great meats, and cute name brand
 baby clothes, all at a great price, and much more.

#10
I am thankful
for Del Monte's diced peaches, mangoes and mandarin
oranges that come in those separate lil cups with no 
added sugar, it makes it so easy to drain them and
 put them in cereal, oatmeal, or salads or just to eat
all by their lonesome, and they taste so delicious and
fresh, and it makes it easy and nice to always have 
some sort of fruit on hand.

#11
I am thankful
it was so nice and breezy out this evening that hubby 
and I were able to sit outside and read for awhile.
  Once I start being outside I just want to be out there 
all the time,  but our days have been hot, and we 
are amazed that it is still cool enough to sit out 
there at night with June just a few days away,
So what a nice blessing.

#12

I am thankful

that Patti over at Fill my cup with Beauty is back

on the blogging scene again.  I have missed her

and am happy to see her back. I had known her before

blogging, as she used to go to my church years back, 

 and we knew each other, we just weren't close friends,

but it will be nice to be in touch once again. 

Good Morning..........Mr. Sunshine, you brighten

up my day...................

there is nothing more amazing than a sunset on the 

beach.............I absolutely love getting up for this.

This was the last picture cause at this point you couldn't 

stand to look at it anymore it was so bright ............

yet so beautiful.


Hope you enjoyed my thankful list
 and pictures of this lovely sunrise.

Thanks for coming by, and I look 
forward to hearing from you!

Love, hugs, and
Beautiful Sunrise Blessings,
Nellie

Our Beach Vacation - Family Photos

This was the view out the backdoor of the condo.....

Morning Sweet Friends,

How is your week going so far??  

Can't believe it is already Wednesday,

 this week is just flying by....

Thought I would share some of our Vacation photos,

Todays  pictures will be of our family,  then on Thursday

I will share one of the first sunrise's I saw last week.,

and next week some of the pics in the condo but mostly 
their wall accessories cause I thought some of them 
were so cute and knew yall would enjoy them too.

The  next 3 pictures that follow are of

my hubby and Brooklyn.  I just love this next picture,

just hate part of hubbies head got chopped off,  we

were all dying laughing at her lil face,  as we put a

hat on her for the first time.  The look on her face just
 cracks me up..........it looks like.she is thinking... ...

" Well.....I'm glad  yall think this is so funny, but I am
not the least bit amused."

 Hi,  my name is Brooklyn and I want to try and distract 
myself from all their laughter by introducing you to
my family. This guy who is laughing at me so hard
 is my Grampy.

 I have to tell ya....  Ive  got my Grampy wrapped around

my lil finger,  he bounces  me up and down, and if he stops.....
 I make some noise

 and he starts moving right away.  I know how

to get him to do what I want............

I love this guy,  he makes me feel like I have some control

over my life.................

This is my sweet and Beautiful Mommy,  doesn't she look

happy...........it's cause of Me and Daddy.  She is such

a good Mommy..............She and Daddy take such good
care of me.

and here is my favorite guy in the whole world......

yea, my daddy, and he thinks up fun things to do, 
like riding me around in the stroller,  inside and outside!
and playing peek a boo!

He is grammy and grampy's son.

 Doesn't the beach look so pretty!

I see someone coming!

Oh.........It's my Grammy and Grampy

My Mommy has been taking their pictures and they

didn't even know it..................

Until Now,  So Grammy gave a lil wave for the camera!

My Grammy and Grampy absolutely adore me,  and

I sure love all the attention they give me.

This is my Aunt DeeAnna and Uncle Jerry.

They love me too,  and get such a kick out of me.

Aunt DeeAnna is Grammy and Grampy's daughter.

 She's as sweet as she is pretty, and I think
 Uncle Jerry is a  sweet and handsome dude
 and I like to hold his finger,

don't think Aunt DeeAnna minds tho.

As much as I love all these folks,  they just wear me out!
I was so tired I put my self to sleep for the first time......


Well, hope you enjoyed meeting my family...........
thru the eyes of Brooklyn.

Have a really good day..............


Love, Hugs and Blessings,
Nellie (Grammy)
and Brooklyn

FUNNY THING HAPPENED LAST NIGHT

I am almost 11 weeks old here

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

Hope yall had a good Memorial Day,

and got to see your loved ones and/or

 friends, and had some good yummy

 food, and of course, remembered 
why we celebrate Memorial Day.

At church on Sunday they did a very nice Memorial

Day presentation that really was representative of 

what the holiday is really all about,  they had a video

 that showed some sad scenes of grieving families

 and military cemetary's and things like those that

 really make you thankful for what these men and

 women have done all these years to protect and

 preserve our rights and freedoms that daily we

seem to be losing.  Such a good reminder.

Since we just got back from vacation on Saturday

we didn't plan anything cause really didn't even 

think about it as we were in our beach mode.  lol

So ours was quiet but lovely, just the 2 of us.

  Sat out in the backyard for awhile in the am,

since there was shade and such a nice breeze,
and because we are used to being outside all
day while we were at the beach.....now I just
want to be out there all the time,  but after
awhile, it is just too hot.

 We got subs from Publix for lunch and Sonny's

 b-b-cue for dinner, since we like to take our 
vacation to the max,  did more on our marriage 

retreat stuff , and  did do some yard work too.

Think I overdid it in the yard, and that is why 

I am up so late, back and neck are bothering me

 and can't get comfortable enough,  so got up to

 eat a bowl of cereal, and hoping it might help.

We got so much rest while on vacation we came

back raring to go with some productivity, and

think we got a lil carried away!!  lol

Am watching Brooklyn all day tomorrow too,

so am praying I am feeling a lot better in the

morning.  So if you feel so led,  a few prayers

wouldn't hurt................lol

Thought I would tell you something funny

that happened to us last night while we were

watching a movie,  The Hobbit.  Our TV sits right 

next to our french door going to our porch.  All

 of a sudden I noticed a lil face outside our french

 doors, and  said, oh my gosh and jumped up,  

thinking I hope I locked that back door.  It was a

 racoon watching us...........watch TV.  The back

 porch light was on too,  and we did have one try

 our door handle once before, and thankfully it

was locked, which is really my force of habit,

but just the shock of it makes you think that.

Course, as

soon as I jumped up he took off............

Hubby said, we were expecting some creatures

in the movie but not on our back porch.

Anywho,  we got a kick out of it....

Have you ever had that happen???

We thought it was sort of fun ourselves.....

cause you know how we like wildlife......lol

Well, have a great day,  I will 

probably post some vacation pictures 

on Wednesday,  Lord willing................

But today I am playing with my

 lil sweetie all day..................

Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

P.S. Figured I would report back about last night
since I had a few minutes.
 That cereal did help.....finally got to sleep I only
 got 4 hours of sleep,  but I slept like a rock,  so after
 being up an hour and a half,  I am now fully awake
 and feeling great......thank the Lord!!

Now just waiting on Brooklyn to arrive,  Scott called
at 7:30 and said she was still sleeping, and they put
her to bed at 9pm.  They went to the beach yester-
day so must have been all the fresh air,  and the
naps he said she missed,  plus she is probably going
thru a growth spurt since she is 12 weeks old as
of yesterday,  and she is starting to teeth as well.

Have a Sweet Day!

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - May 23, 2013 & Memorial Day Greeting

He who builds His layers in the sky, 
And has founded His strata in the earth;
 Who calls for the waters of the sea,
 And pours them out on the face of the earth-- 
The Lord is His name.
Amos 9:6

Hi  Sweet Gang,

How are you??? 
 Feel like I have been out of the
 loop, as we were away since last
 Saturday.  I had prepared the 2 posts 
of my bedroom,  ahead of time,  so I 
could just post them, while on vacation. 
 We really had such a great time...........
and relaxed, relaxed, relaxed.
Our fav vacation.........

So I have lots to be thankful for.................

#1
I am thankful
that we had the blessing of going to the beach all
 week.  One of our fav places to go for vacation.
It is a place called "Ponce Inlet",  it is fairly near
Daytona beach,  but doesn't have all the hectic-
ness of Daytona.  It is quaint, quiet and perfect
as far as we are concerned.


#2
I am thankful
for the folks who owns this nice place and who
rent it out.........they have all the work,  we just
get to enjoy it for a fee................
Works for me!!


#3
I am thankful
that the kids got to come over the weekend.
 Scott and Megan  got to come on Sat. and
stayed till Sun. evening, so we watched the
baby so they could have a lil couple time and
 enjoy the beach.  We had so much fun with
 her, she is just responding so much, and just
smiles and laughs when you talk to her.
So darling........be still my heart. 
Then Dee and Jerry only got to come over on
Sunday for awhile,  no babysitter for Rosie,
and they don't allow pets unfortunately,
course, I understand why.  Glad they got
to come for the day anyway, it was nice.



#4
I am thankful
that hubby and I had the rest of the week
for alone time,  as we wanted to do some
marriage retreat material we had ordered.
So we had a great time talking about our
life and direction.


#5
I am thankful
that even tho we had some rain and some 
overcast weather it didn't dampen our fun
in any way.  We still did all the things we
normally do..............


#6
I am thankful
that we were able to take our lounge chairs
this time (thanks to our new van)
It added something we loved to do,  at another
 place we used to stay at,  but really hadn't been
 able to do at this place, at least not comfortably. 
That is sit out back and read or drink coffee and
 watch the waves and listen to the roar of the ocean.
  We so enjoyed that this year................


#7
I am thankful
that we got to do something I have always wanted 
to do.......and that is ride bikes on the beach.  
The condo actually had some we could use....
just never thought to ask before, and
 soooo glad I did this time........
 That was so much fun.




#8
I am thankful
for all the neat sunrises I saw.  That is another
favorite thing I like to do when I am there.  Saw
3 this week,.  and like the Angel said in Luke 1:9, 
 the glory of the Lord shone all around us.............
accept we were not afraid.  lol
His creativity is  just so amazing!



#9
I am thankful
for all the shells, sea birds, waves, sand patterns,
wildflowers, lil crabs,  the beautiful and delightful 
breezes, and a  surprise rocket launch we got to
see standing on the beach.
Cape Kennedy is just an hour or so away on the
Atlantic side of the state, where we were.


#10
I am thankful
that I didn't get burned but got a very nice tan,
Brown as a Berry,  but no sunburn.....Yea!!
Back when we did vacation when the kids 
were younger I usually got burned the first
day out and would have to wear a T-shirt
the rest of the week, cause you have to 
keep an eye on those kiddles all the time.
  Thank the lord for good sunscreen too......


#11
I am thankful
to be able to swim in the pool,  as I am
not one for swimming in the ocean,  I hate
to admit that since I am a Florida girl!!  lol  
Just not interested in being shark bait, 
 if you know what I mean!!  lol

One morning when I was watching the sunrise, 
I saw some dorsal fins and thought oh my gosh
sharks.  There was about 6 of them,  but it
turned out to be dolphins,  they were very
close to shore too,  so was happy to know
they were friendly fish............lol


#12
I am thankful
for all the fun, relaxation, and rest we got
while we were there,  and we got in some
HGTV as well.   So we are ready to go
again................
and as much fun as we had,  we are always
happy to be home,  as we love our home
and our life.................



#13
I am thankful

to hear that Aimee the girl from Georgia, who 
had that flesh eating bacteria from the zipline 
accident a year or more ago and  lost her hands

 and legs,  has 2 new bionic hands given to her
 by the company that makes them, they are the
 absolute best they have on the market, and she
 will be a spokeswoman for them. 
She  and her family are so excited.

She has had such an amazing attitude thru this
whole thing.

So happy for her...............
I saw this one the news before I left,  so put it
down cause it just blessed my heart to hear
that good news for her and her family.

Well,  there you have it...............
a lil later than normal,  but better late than never!


Sorry only one picture this
 week (it was from our last stay)
but will show you some next
 week...............so be sure and drop
 by on Tues. or Wed.,probably Wed., 
 as I will be watching our lil sweetie
 on Tuesday,  so probably want
get to it...................


We just got home a few hours ago, 
 so wanted to do my post while it
 was fresh on my mind.

Love, Hugs
and Beachy Blessings,
Nellie

Hope you have a Safe and
Commemorative Memorial Day

and

to our Men and Women
who now and in the past protect 
us and this nation, We thank you, 
and we remember You and those 
who have sacrificed so much
to keep us safe.  God Bless You
and your families...........Today
and Always!