Welcome to Thankful Tuesday - December 30, 2013

scenes from 2013

Give Thanks to the Lord Almighty,
for the Lord is good,
his love endures forever.
(Part of Jeremiah 33:11)

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope you all have a Lovely and 
Joyful Christmas...would love to
 hear what you and your family did,
so leave a comment and tell me...

Our's really was wonderful, we all had such a great

time just being together and visiting,  course, had

some good food and gifts thrown in there as well.

Christmas really is our all time favorite holiday!

I am not changing the day for Thankful Thursday

 just didn't get to post since Christmas.... cause I

got really sick with a  wicked virus the day after

 Christmas,  and am just getting over it still.....but 

wanted to say hello and see how yall are............so

 figured I would just do my Thankful Thursday post

late early!!  lol  just a combo of last week and this

week,  since not much was going on but sickness,

sleeping and resting between Thurs & Monday! lol

Also wanted to wish you all....
 a Joyous, Loving, and 
Hopeful New Year!

Will sort of catch you up on life here with this
Thankful post.

#1

I am very thankful

for the Lovely Christmas that we had and that

we could all be together for Christmas once

again this year!  That just means everything
to us,  and then to have the addition of our new
 lil granddaughter just added so much to the fun. 
 She did try to open some packages,  just not 
quite there yet,  but she did give it a good try, 
 so hopefully,  by her first birthday in March 
she will have it down pat.  lol

#2

I am thankful
that I was able to pre-plan and set aside all the
things I needed to set 5 tables from Mon thru
Christmas Day, and the plan worked perfectly.
Imagine that!!  lol   Some were paperware and
some were dishware,  but all came together well
and easy...............that was the plan.............. and
for once it worked...........God's grace!
He knew how tired I was.............


#3
I am thankful

Scott, Megan and Brooklyn were unexpectedly
able to be with us some on Christmas eve, which 
was ininiated by Megan. We are very blessed to
have a daughter in love,  that loves and enjoys
our family so much and loves to be with us.
It was also nice that they were so helpful and
 brought us subs for lunch, as Dee and I were in
 the kitchen cooking all morning, a fun time
 for us tho.................

#4

I am thankful

for a new camera that hubby got me for Christmas

that was very unexpected.  Works very well,  or so

it seems........hubby has been trying it....can't wait
to feel totally back to normal and try it out myself.

Also thankful for the Cricket Cuddlebug embossing 
machine and accessories that I got from my sweet
 SIL for Christmas,  it will be a new and fun addition
 for making my greetings cards hopefully, just have
 to learn ways to incorporate it in my designs.

Of course, I am thankful for all the lovely cards
and  gifts I got they are always special to me.

#5
I am thankful

that Dee and Jerry made it here and back home

to Asheville, safe and sound and dodged the virus

 bullet, and so did Megan, but Brooklyn, Jim, Scott,

 Susan and myself all got it,  but amazing that the 

symptoms were different for each of us, lucky me,

I seemed to get them all at different times, but we
were all pretty sick folks...............it has been a 
long time since I have been that sick,  and it is
taking me quite awhile to recover. Justcan't think 
of anything that appeals to me to eat really,  but tea 
and pretzels or saltines, and today is day 5,  and we 
are hoping to go see the Hobbit movie today and 
go out to din din since hubby has been on vacay
 but has been sick most of it, or preparing for
 Christmas. So that would be really fun for him!

#6

I am so thankful

that we didn't get this virus until Christmas was over,

cause we would have definitely not had a fun day as

sick as we were......................so God is good!

#7

I am thankful

for all the rest we have gotten since Thursday,

not the way we would have expected to get it,

but we did get it....................so guess that is
what really matters..............lol

#8

I am thankful

that I lost 5 pds.,  course,  it is probably all water

weight............and again not the way you would

desire to lose it,  but it was exciting to see that

scale drop if even for a lil while.  lol.....as I haven't
been able to budge it much ...seems like since I 
hit my 60's.  Just got off the scales and it is slowly
  going up and I really don't know why cause I really 
haven't eaten much.  Crazy!

See our new tree.........it was au la naturelle,  but
I did throw some snow on it...........lol

#9

I am incredibly thankful

that the worst of our virus lasted about 8 hours, as 
it  does enough damage in that short span of time,

so can't imagine having it longer.........oh my!! 

#10

I am thankful
that my back did not hurt me the whole time I was
so sick.........cause I was able to lay in the recliner
flat on my back for 48 hours,  and that was only by 
the grace of God,  for sure.........cause I can't do 
that sometimes for even 8 hours........
So amazing!!

#11

I am thankful
that our bed felt like a piece of Heaven last night.
We changed the germy sheets and put the heavier 
comforter on and I slept like a baby. It is amazing to
 me how much better your bed feels and how good
 food tastes after you have been sick like this. 
 Saltines and Pretzels, coke,sprite and ice pops....
oh my gosh.....they taste incredible, like the most
exquisite meal you've ever had..........lol
you are so thirsty,  you just want to chug a coke,
water or sprite,  course, you know better,  but you
sure want to.........just seems like all your senses
are heightened by it for some reason.
Another grace from God..........

#12

I am thankful

that we will be starting our new ministry to young

marrieds soon.  We are still working out some

issues,  but just about there. Some of these kids

(young adults) we have known their whole life, we

were friends with their parents, they were friends

with our kids, and we love them too death,  so it 

should be a lot of fun too.  What a priviledge!

This post has been almost ready since early this 

morning,  but I got to feeling bad again, and just didn't

feel like finishing it, then I went back to bed in the

 afternoon,  and then Jimmy got me some pedialyte

 tonight and after drinking that I started to feel a lil better,

 then we had a nice but simple dinner, so I am feeling 

considerably better,  so hoping it is just that I was still 

dehydrated. Course, none of the plans we had happened 

cause I just wasn't up to it, too weak and tired, so that

 will have to be another time,  but we did watch a really

 good movie at home, called "Storm Rider". A very very

 good movie, I might add.

  Sure hope this is my last round with this virus...every

time I think I am done with it.......it seems to rear it's ugly

 head again!     So I am drinking more pedialyte and

heading to beddie bye land.

Again Happy New Year to all of you Sweet Folks,
Hope 2014 will be a very Blessed year for you!

Love, Hugs,  and
Joyous New year Blessings,
Nellie