Thankful Thursday October 30, 2014 - Part 2 Fall in Asheville

Devote yourselves to prayer,

 being watchful and thankful.

Colossians 4:2

Greetings and Happy Thursday

 Sweet Friends,

Hope you have had a good and

 productive week, full of 

God's blessings.

Our's has been all of the above, although a bit

 tiring, due to all the running and my allergies.

Think that just might be my theme song for a

while unfortunately.  lol  But it is what it is!!

Thought I would show you the rest of the pics

from our 1st day out adventure In Asheville

.  Have more to come in future posts,but they

 are from the 2nd and last day there.

We still have Rosie with us, and keep hoping

 to be able to go and meet Dee and Jerry in 

Savannah for an overnighter to give her back,

but so far, that is just not working out, so am

guessing she will have to be with us until

Thanksgiving.  They are really missing her,

but thankfully they are coming for Thanks-

giving, and we are very excited about that

since we haven't seen our girl since the

end of August.

Well, gotta go feed the animals............the

rest of the post is already done, just had

to do the opening and the closing.

So guess I had better get moving, if we

don't want to get carried away by the

Mo skeets while we are waiting on the

dogs to do there thing.....

So................

I am thankful

#1

that we got to stay in Asheville for at least 2 of the 16

days we were suppose to be there,  that we were able

 to get these and other pics we got, and there are

more to come.......... 

Certainly better than nothing.........

#2

for the progress we have made in Susan's home,

readying it for her homecoming......

lots more to go tho.......

#3

that we have started exercising again this week, as

we definitely needed to get back to it,  and are hoping

it helps us with our energy level, while all this is going

on with my Sister-in-law.  We can use all the energy

we can get!  lol

#4

that we found this neat Bed and Breakfast up on a

 mountain called Bent creek Lodge,  here is the

entrance road to it below.  I love to just get in the

car and go exploring and see what we find.

This was in Arden, which is a couple of blocks
outside of Asheville.

#5
for restaurants that have take out, as we have been
getting quit a bit of take out lately.

Here is Bent Creek Lodges front porch all done up for Fall

#6

that Susan is feeling so much better,  they have
been icing her knee, and think the problem is that
she sprang her knee when she fell and broke her
hip.  So the putting the ice on her knee has really
helped a lot.

Coming back down the mountain, notice the fencing on the sides of 
the road.  All the rest of these pics below were all taken thru the window
of the car..............

#7

that they had Susan up walking with the walker on Tues.
 for the first time.........she took 4 steps, but only using her 
good leg, but that was progress, so we were thrilled to
 hear that because we were concerned that she was at
a stand still until she went to the Dr. next week, and
until the Dr. says she can put more weight on her leg
that had the surgery,  and also maybe he will
 prescribe a brace for her knee.  

she did 5 steps today!!

#8

that we are back to watching our lil darling on Wed.

It seems like forever since we watched her......I did
 have her for a few hours last Friday, and have seen
 her a few times, but not for a long period of time......
we have just been so busy and so tired.

She was so funny today,  think because she has

 missed being here the last 2 weeks, that we did

everything we usually do in a day..... in 3 hrs.

  She just went from one thing to another...............

Entrance to a neighborhood

#9

that hubby found my wedding ring on Wed., on Tuesday
night on the way to the rehab center I took it off in the
 car to put on some hand lotion and then it just
 disappeared and we looked with the flashlight but never
in the daylight this afternoon hubby found it easily.

Praise the Lord!! 

 #10

that hubby has been able to get a leash on one of 
Susan's dogs.  She has not been around other people 
and is absolutely terrified,  and we have a dickens of a
 time trying to get her out of the house.  So he has been
able to do that 2 times now, and it has certainly made
 life easier. If you feel so led please pray it continues
 because some times she will do something one time 
and then the next time no deal................

Update:  she did it again this morning, and it is way
less stressful for her and us.

#11

That I got to have a long phone conversation with Dee

yesterday and today.  Neither of us have had much

time for that lately.  So that was a joy.

#12

for a movie we rented from Netflix,  called

"Mom's Night Out",  it is one of the funniest movies

I have seen in a long time,  that also has a great

message that all Mom's need to hear at one time
or another.................
Highly recommend it............


Have a lovely rest of the week.

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Love, Hugs,  and
Blessings Abundant,
Nellie

The Beauty of Fall in Asheville Part 1

Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope you are enjoying the Fall

 weather where ever you live......

It has been glorious here in Florida especially this

 past week, but it was even more Glorious in

 Asheville a few weeks ago because of the beautiful 

scenery,  and we missed the peak of the leaf 

changing season, cause as you will see in these and

 pics to come that some of the trees were still 

a changing............

Believe it or not all of these wonderful pics below were

taking in the parking lot of Biltmore Baptist church.

I did my best to crop out the parking lot with all it's 

parking lot lines.............lol

 Be sure to click on any picture to enlarge them all,

much prettier that way...........

This was our first excursion out exploring for a few

hours.......so glad we took the time to do that even

tho we were tired from traveling up there, or we

would not have gotten to see it........... 

I had seen these red trees last year in the town square

where Dee lives, but only a few of them had not 

completely shed there leaves yet,  we just missed

 seeing all the leaves on the trees by about 4-5 days

 last year!  So we were very excited about seeing

all the trees with their leaves on and to be there

while they were still in process.............

I was thrilled to see all these bright orange and yellow

trees this year,  have only seen them in pictures.

Could not believe how vibrant these orange trees were.

This bldg. you see is the Biltmore Baptist church facility. 

 It is a very warm and friendly church that really 

preaches the word.  Lots of young people and

young families there.

Altho it was suppose to rain that day,  it never did till 

middle of the night,  what a gift from God that was.

You can see by the clouds that it was sunny one minute

and cloudy the next.

These pics don't look nearly as pretty as they did when

we took them for some reason.  But when we looked

out through there it just looked so majestic with

all the trees and the mountains in the background.

Some things the camera just can't capture!!

Guessing the church has a school and this is there 

soccer field.

Well, this was part of our first day,

  have some more to show you on

 Thursday.

Thanks so much for stopping by, 

and hope you come again soon.

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Love, Hugs,  and

Colorful Tree Blessings,

Nellie

Update on Susan:  She was doing very well, 

but the last 3 days she has been running a low

 grade fever and feeling very tired, and also is

having trouble with her bad knee,so not making

 a lot of progress,so if you feel so led please

 pray that this is only a temporary set back.

Thankful Thursday - October 23, 2014 - Fall Decor Part 10

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers,

 intercession and thanksgiving be made for

everyone-- for kings and all those in authority,

 that we may live peaceful and quiet lives

 in all godliness and holiness.

 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 

1 Timothy 2:1-3

Good Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope you are having some lovely Fall

 weather today,  and that it makes you feel

 perky......

It was so nice and cool this morning

when we went down to feed my SIL's

pets, coolest it has been so far,  and

felt wonderful,  and it did make me

feel a bit perky,  or at least as perky

as a really tired person can be....lol

Susan is coming along nicely, pro-

gressing every day, so we are very

thankful for that,  so that would

be my #1 Thankful

More pics of the living room etagere, I started
out with this free printable from a few years
back, that I found on someone's blog,

I am thankful

#2

that Susan made it thru her hip 

surgery fine and has recoved from 
the surgery very well. No need 
for pain meds anymore.

#3

that her Insurance provided for her to
 be able to go to Rehab, as she needs
 intensive therapy over the next 30 days.

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#4
that we are already familiar with this 
facility due to hubbies Mom being there 
13 years ago after a massive stroke
 that paralyzed her down her right side.

#5

that Susan has already been
 transported there, and we have
 found the place to be just as good,
 if not better than when Mom had
 to be there. She really has some
sweet ladies that are caring
 for her.

with cut out affect

#6
that a few of the gals that worked there
when Mom was there, are still there......
so it was great to see them again, as 
we got to know them pretty well,  and
have fond memories of them.

#7
that Dee and Jerry made it home safe
 and sound from Puerto Rico.

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#8

for a glorious blue and white 

Autumn sky with stratus and

 cirrus clouds Wednesday morning

while we were outside waiting

 on the pets to do there thing. lol

Amazingly Beautiful , and can't

remember the last time I saw

a sky like that..............

A great reminder gift that God

is still on His throne, painting

beauty for our good pleasure.

Just  really blessed my heart.

I got this lovely printable this year from someones blog but
can't remember whose now, and if it is you.....please leave a
 comment telling me so I can give credit where credit is due.
So switched it out for the subway art one in the pics above.

#9

for a really strange thing that 
happened Wed. morning, that hubby
 and I both felt like was a divine
 intervention. Hubby had hurt his 
finger the night before when we were
 moving stuff at my SIL's house, and 
had to take his wedding band off. 
 I felt sure I had put it in the pocket of
 my purse and looked for it the next
 morning and didn't find it, but decided 
to look again.
Strangely, it had somehow gotten
around a tube of lipstick that was in
the same purse pocket, and it fit
perfect and snuggly on there, and 
actually matched another band of
gold that was on the lipstick tube
which is why I missed it the first
 time and how it got on there is a 
whole nother question.......but
We don't believe in coincidence,
so, we believe it was the Lord
making sure we didn't lose his ring,
 while we are so discombobulated 
with all that is going on.

and..........
 I might add it was awesomely

encouraging...........we love

those God sightings.

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#10

that hubby did not hurt himself when
he accidentally fell in the jacuzzi when
he and Scott were trying to carry some 
furniture out of her house, as we
 are getting the house ready for when 
she comes home cause she will need
 lots of room and nothing she can trip 
on as precautionary measures.

#11
for a sweet lady that was a customer 
at the post office,  who gave me a 
stamp to mail Susan's voting ballot,
 when she found out that was all I 
was waiting in line for..............I
tell you, I was so grateful cause
 had another errand to run and was
 tired and hungry................lol
such a blessing to encounter such
 nice people like that.

#12 
for all the folks that have
visited and sent cards and
flowers to Susan.  Know 
they have made her feel
very loved.

Well, this has been our week

at 

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and hope you have a lovely
rest of the week.


Love, Hugs, and
Beautiful Sky Blessings
to you and yours,

Nellie



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Living room etagere' decor - Part 9

Morning Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you doing well, 

and that nothing crazy or life altering

 is going on in your world.

Ever heard the saying "life is what happens when you

are making your plans?" Also, I think about a commercial

we see on TV for a local church, where the Pastor is

 talking about how one phone call can change everything

 or turn your world upside down. 

Well, that is sort of describes our last past 9 days.

Told you hubby was going to be on vacation last week, 

so our plan was to go to Asheville to vacation and

watch our Grandaughter DOG

while my daughter and hubby went away for their 3rd

Anniversary, we were to watch Rosie the first week,

then they would return the following Sat. night and

then we would spend a week with them.

Well,  we did make it to Asheville about 2a.m. slept

from 2::30-4:30a.m, got up took them to the airport at

5:00,  came back went back to bed at 5:30 and slept

till about 10:00, got up made some coffee and sat

around trying to wake up and finally ate a simple

breakfast..  Since it was suppose to rain ( but

 thankfully it never did till the middle of the night), 

 around 2 p.m. we decided to venture  out a church

 we wanted to attend on Sunday that was only 4

 mins.from where the kids live,  so we did that and

 also got to see beautiful scenery, all the trees are

so gorgeous,  and this was all right there in the

church parking lot, believe it or not!!  Amazing

church facility I have to say.  Anyway,  we also

drove on down the road the church was on and

 did some exploring and pic taking.....found some

beautiful yellow and orange berries and a bed

and breakfast way up on a mountain.  I just love

exploring like that...........you just never know

what you will find..............

Anyway, It was good we did that cause, as

 we were returning from our short exploration

 headed back to the townhouse, we got a call

 from my son, which since it had only been hours

that I had talked to him.... flagged me to already

 know, uh oh, something is wrong.

My first thought of course, was the baby, then

he proceeded to tell me that my SIL,Susan, 

had fallen and said she had broken her hip,

and that she was in the hospital and resting

comfortably. Later her neighbor/ friend said it

could be her leg they didn't know for sure yet,

 and since it was Sat. she had not seen the Dr./

surgeon yet, so they really didn't know the extent

 of the damage or what they were gonna do yet,  

and that she was resting comfortably and not in

 pain for now, and not to do anything until we

 knew more information.  Scott and Megan were

 at an air show and Susan's neighbor/friend

 who is also nurse, thank the Lord, was with

 her at the hospital, and Scott said they would go

 up to the hospital and find out what was going

 on,  and call us later that evening.

 She did not get to see the surgeon until late 

Sunday evening, and it was her hip and she 

needed to have surgery,  which was scheduled

 for 11:30 a.m. on Monday Oct. 13th.  So we

 headed home to Florida on Monday after some

 crazy delays,  that turned out to be because my

 daughter did not have their keys with them to 

their town house since we were supposed

 to be there when they got back. We decided

 not tell DeeAnna about her aunt since

 it was not life threatening and since there was 

nothing she could do from Puerto Rico anyway,

so figured why ruin their trip.  Thankfully, By

 accident, Dee found out from Megan (our DIL) 

we were on our way back to Florida, just

 as we were 30 mins.into our trip home, she

called me and said what is going on?? and that 

they didn't have a key to get in............  

Thank the Lord for all those delays or we would

 have been hours down the road, cause we had

 to turn around and go back and leave the key

 under their doormat.

Thankfully that all turned out well.

Susan had the surgery and has done very

well as far as healing from the surgery, has

not had a lot of pain unless they move her,

and has been in good spirits.  We had her

 moved to a rehab facility on Thursday, and 

she is slowly (which is very typical) making

 progress.  Our biggest concern is that she

has a bad knee that really needs knee re-

placement surgery on the same leg that

 she broke her hip, and it was actually what

caused her fall in the first place.   So if you

 feel so led,  please pray for healing of that

 knee, and that it will not impede her

 progress!

Fortunately,  I already had these pics to this

and Thursday post already prepared since I

thought we would be on vacation still.  We have 

quite a full plate so don't know what will happen

 after this week, cause we are of course, visiting

 her, and feeding her menagerie of 9 pets twice a

 day, along with any thing else that needs to be

 taken care of, as well, as running our own

household, and hubby is back to work too.

So.........will just take it as it comes.

So that has pretty much been our week. We did

 manage to get some pics of the pretty trees and 

scenery up there, so maybe I can post  some

next week,  Lord willing......lol

So on with the Fall decorating...............

This is of our living room etagere'

with a distortion affect called Twirl,  just for fun!!

with poster edges affect

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Glad you came by............
and hope you enjoyed your visit.

Have a lovely evening,

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Love, Hugs, and

His grace is enough Blessings,

Nellie

We have certainly experienced that grace
 this week..........and it has been enough.