Welcome to Thankful Thursday - July 10, 2014

The LORD's unfailing love surrounds the man
(or woman)  who trusts in him.
Psalm 32:10


Afternoon Sweet Friends,

So what have you been up to this week???
Having a fun summer???  Hope so......

I have had a good week but a very busy
week, that's why I am late again.........this is 
getting to be my norm it seems.   lol

I am just gonna dive right in again................

I am thankful

#1

for a really  fun 4th of July get together

with my son and daughter in love and lil

darling, and some great lasagna..........

#2

that our church raised almost $35,000 to

send our missionary family who was home

on furlough and are getting ready to return,

back to Africa. The money is to build wells in

 Africa, for people who have no clean water.

 The goal was $20,000,  but as always, God

did exceeding abundantly above all we can

 think hope or ask.

#3

 for Anne Graham Lotz,  Billy Graham's

daughter who iniatied 7 days of prayer

from July 1-7 for our nation.  I only got

in on the last day of it,  but I did all 7 days

worth, most of the day on Monday..............

cause I feel so passionate about this being

the only thing that is gonna change things

for our country and.if our country ever

 needed prayer...it is definitely now!

#4

for the fun and rejuvenation of playing..........

We don't stop playing, because we grow old:

We grow old because we stop playing.

by George Bernard Shaw

I believe that quote is so true, cause I know I

am my happiest when I am creating something

pretty, no matter what it is.............and just feel

the need to play sometimes.
That is my story and I am sticking to it!!   lol

Hence, the pictures you see.......I had bought these
paper plates and we used them for pizza one night

and I happened to have plastic glasses that matched

and thought I should see what I can do with this to
dress it up............just for fun of it...........

Had been wanting to emboss some napkins on
my cuddlebug cause I had seen it on utube some
where,  so decided to try it.  Thought this could
be very cute and inexpensive for a child's party.

I tried the waffle affect on the napkin and the first
time It didn't like where it was on the napkin so
was thinking what could I do with it,  and thought
the waffling looked like an ice cream cone, so
got the cotton balls out.......

Didn't have any candy to add,  but found the

perfect color gum instead...............

#5

for a fun morning out at Walmart of all places.....

we have one in our town but it is sort of in a

more isolated area, and is just not anywhere

 near as busy as the other 2 in neighboring towns,

 so it is like a breathe of fresh air when we go

 there, and we don't go there very often, cause

 the others are in areas we just tend to go to

 more often....and I was by myself which doesn't

 happen very often either, so it was fun to just

 take my time and look around at whatever I

wanted to look at............ah simple pleasures!

#6

for a great Tuesday evening visiting with a friend

of many years, have only seen her for a few

moments at a time in the last year, so was

wonderful to have some hours to spend catching 

up with one another.

The time just goes by too fast tho. lol

#7

that Dee and Jerry are finally getting their new

town home back in order.  Think I told yall about

a month ago that their dishwasher flooded their

kitchen, just about a week after they moved in,

and were just starting to feel settled in..........

So it has been like they are living in a hotel for

weeks now, cause the contractors took all their

furniture out and ripped up all the wood floors,

and gutted the kitchen. So they couldn't even

use the first floor at all, so they have been pretty

 much living in their bedroom or in the office area, 

for weeks now, so talked to her last night and 

they are half way through with the downstairs

 area, and hopefully will finish today or tomorrow.

Then they have to do the garage ceiling yet.

But at least they will have the inside all done.

They haven't even gotten a chance to park

in their garage yet............lol

So they are in for some happy moments

this weekend to say the least............

#8

for a new snack we discovered called "snapea 

crisps",  they are made from ground snap peas,  

and are quite tasty. Actually had them once

before but it was a long time ago.

#9

that we finally got new neighbors,and happy

our old neighbors were finally able to sell the

 house as it has been up for sale a long time.

Hope these neighbors are as nice as the old

 ones, cause they were really sweethearts, and 

we have really missed them.

 we just met the new lady momentarily the other 

day as we were trying to help catch her dog 

that got out, and  She seems very pleasant.  

Think they have 3 children, and they had a

big 4th of July party and were very quiet at

least by the time we got home around 10.

They also seem very patriotic as they had

American flags everywhere!

#10

for some cute lil brown bunnies we have coming

 to graze in our backyard often this year,  and for

 lots of beautiful cardinals, bluejays and Doves

 as well.  They are all just a visual delight and

make my heart happy.

#11

for something fun we have coming up soon, that

 I can't tell you about quite yet.........

wish I could tho!!  Hopefully I can tell you next
week...................


#12
for starkist brand canned chicken,  it makes the
most yummy chicken salad.  I put scallions, spinach,
(this time, that is new...usually I just put onions, but
have to say I really liked it this way, then added) sour
pickles, celery, mayo, pepper,  and just a smidge of
 mustard (which all of that is my normal way).
The scallions and spinach really made it good.


Well, that's all folks....................

Happy you could come by and hope you have
a Super Duper Weekend...........

Love, Hugs,  and 
Playful Blessings,

Nellie