Welcome to Thankful Thursday - December 6, 2012

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33: 20-22


Greetings Sweet Peas,

How has your week been going??

Going well I hope!!

Mine is going well.........still trying to finish up
 the Christmas decorating, but we opted for some
 fun instead!! lol

We also managed to get a Christmas movie in this 
week too,  so that was fun......... it was called

"All I want for Christmas", I think,  it was actually
quite a cute movie.

Will tell you about the rest thru my post.

#1

I am thankful

for this lovely and sweet gift (header picture)

 we rec'd from our sweet and respectful

 neighbors next door.They are a young couple with

 2 adorable children.  We are so thankful for them.

They are a great asset to the neighborhood.

#2

I am thankful

for the  emergent meow's of our kitty to go out,

 on Tuesday morning, as we were under a boil water

 alert from the water Co., and I had put a pot of

 water on the stove to boil for hubby's coffee in 

the morning and was so tired I forgot all about

 it, and went to bed, and woke up to her cries at

 5:30, still dark here at that time, so I could easily

 see the stove burner in the dark, blazing red hot,

 nearly had a heart attack but was so thankful for

 Molly's cries. The Lord can use anything or anyone

 even animals. The pot was of course, empty, so

 no telling what could have happened, but I would

 think a fire could have been possible, and it was 

silverstone so don't know if it puts off toxic fumes

 or not, but did have to throw it out,  as it dissolved 

some of the silverstone,  but there was no bad 

smell,  so have a feeling it was caught just in time. 

 God is so good.

I remember a story in the bible where God used a 

donkey to speak to a man, so he could sure use

 a kitty as well.............

#3

I am thankful

that the person we have been helping has gotten 

some sense of relief from her situation by retaining 

an attorney, and has also given us peace of mind 

for her as well.

#4

I am thankful

we are able to gift the kids with a crib for

our new baby grandaugher to come.  My dad

did that for us,  and we really loved it and

appreciated it so much, and means a lot to

 us to be able to do that for our kids as well.

Plus there are 2 other sets of grandparents 

that probably would have enjoyed that too,

 but they were very sweet and gracious to 

allow us to do this since this is our first

 grand child. The crib arrived yesterday, so 

can't wait to see it up,  and the new freshly

painted room.  It is lilac and green with white

trim. so this white crib is gonna look so nice

in there, of course, that was their plan.

Same plant, just with the sun shining on it.

#5

I am thankful

for all of the Christmas decorating we have

gotten done so far.  Still need to work on

the tree and mantle, did get part of it done

 yesterday,  but we had an appt. at 4:30 so,

 we figured we were dressed and out we might 

as well make a night of it, plus I had a number 

of things I needed to take back,  so we did that

and 

#6

I am thankful

for what a fun evening we had, and din din

at Cracker Barrel.  It was well needed.

#7

I am thankful

to be out from under the boil water restriction

finally,  we got the all clear this morning, and

it has been since Monday.  Not so much that

boiling the water is bad,  it is that you for-

get it needs to be boiled and caught myself

a few times using a lil before I caught it, 

and then made me wonder if I had used it

and not thought about it........but we are

still alive so guess that is a good sign!!  lol

#8

I am thankful

that hubby was able to work at home both

Wed. and Thursday this week.  It was nice

to be able to get him to do some things that

I can't like pick up stuff I drop on the floor or

 get clothes out of the dryer when he takes

a break for coffee or lunch, so I could con-

tinue on,  and not have to wait for him to

get home..............so that was a blessing,

and it is always nice having him home.

#9

I am thankful

that we got a reimbursement check in the

mail today for our old car tag.  We applied

for it but didn't know if we would get it or

not, or some or none.  We got it all,  so

that was great,  and it came within 2 weeks

they said to be prepared for a 6-8 week wait.

So what a nice surprise and blessing.

#10

I am thankful

that I am feeling better every day, not 

quite there yet, but coming along..........

feeling like there is light at the end of this

tunnel.............lol

#11

I am thankful

that our kitty seems to be gaining some

weight,  as we were told a while back that

she might have thyroid problems.  Hubby

did some research online and found out

cats were getting that from iodine in their

food............iodine comes from fish, so

we have been only feeding her chicken

and beef, so seems to be helping!!

#12

I am thankful

that I heard this week from an adorable

young bloggy friend that I haven't heard

from in awhile,  and she is doing well,

in fact,  she and her hubby are expecting,

a baby too, just a month after

 Scott and Megan.

The sun was so bright it just washed all the color out,

but still a pretty picture I think.

#13

I am thankful

that I got to talk with my cousin this week,  she

 just had her 70th birthday a few weeks ago and

 I tried to call her a few times and had no luck,  

so I emailed and had no luck..........so was glad 

she is doing fine,  and that she had a nice

 birthday spent with her brother.

Well,  that's all folks, 

 as Porky Would say!!  lol

Hope you are continuing to enjoy 

this most Wonderful Season of All

Always good to hear from you.

Love, Hugs,

and Red Poinsettia Blessings,

Nellie

A fun short story - Hilarious

Picture compliments of

 http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

Howdy Sweet Friends,

How ya been lately??

I have been fine, slowly getting there,

still working on my Christmas decorating.

Was gonna do the tree last night but hubby

was too pooped,  so maybe tonight..........

Just got this story from a friend via email and

 just had to share it with you. So... if you are

 in need of a laugh,  this will do it for you. 

 I am still laughin' every time I think about it.

Subject: Lipstick in a Catholic School
> 
> Lipstick in  Catholic   School
> (You have to love this principal)
> According to a news report, a certain private Catholic school was
> recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls
> were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.
> That was fine provided it was of a natural or neutral skin tone, but
> after they put on their lipstick, they would press their lips to the
> mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the
> maintenance man would remove them; and the next day the girls
> would put them back.
> Finally, the principal, Sister Mary, decided that something had to be done. 
She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them
> there with the maintenance man. She explained that all these lip
> prints were causing a major problem for the custodian, who had
> to clean the mirrors every night (you can just imagine the yawns
> from the little princesses).
> To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors,
> Sister Mary asked the maintenance man to show the girls how
> much effort was required.
> He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and
> cleaned the mirror with it.
> Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.
> There are teachers...... And then there are educators!
> 
> 
>  

> This Sister was definitely an educator..............lol

  Are you still laughing.......................

Hope this put a smile on

 your face for the day,

Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

Making your normal Pictures look christmasy -an easy fix tutorial

Season's Greetings Sweet Friends,

Can't believe we are already into Decemeber.....

boy, that week after Thanksgiving just flew by....

for me anyway!!   lol 

How about you??

How are you doing??  Are you 

running behind, ahead of schedule

or right on track???  

I am so happy to say we caught up a lot over the 

weekend.  So helpful having hubby home as it

is difficult to get a lot done when you are not

 suppose to bend over and stoop down.  lol

and all of a sudden It seems like I drop every-

thing I pick up, which is not the typical norm ......

Just gotta keep a sense of humor,  cause I am 

determined not to be drug to the pit over this 

back thing.

We were able to at least get the family and

dining room pretty much done and make it

homey enough for Megan's birthday celebration

on sunday.  So was very happy about that.

We all enjoyed it, as always.

Still gotta get our tree up, and lights outside,

hubby is on the ladder out there as I type.

I am taking a short break.  I have been work-

ing in the white living room,  and the guest

bath,  so am about done with both,  and

then have some finishing touches in the

family room,  probably mostly the tree,

Ohhhh. and gotta figure out something to do

 with the mantle yet, forgot about that!!  lol

Well, was christmasizing my pictures today,

and thought hey, maybe I should do a tutororial

for yall.  It is very easy and I do it on smaller

pictures.  

1. Decide what picture you would like to change,
 find a pretty christmas card you would like to use.

2. Choose a background paper,  this was actually

printed paper that I happened to have,  but you could

use any cardstock or scrapbooking paper, or even

wrapping paper, I would think.

3. Flip your paper over and roll up a piece of masking tape 
so it stick together, (like double stick tape) then stick it to
 the back of the paper, I just did one pc. at the top since the 
paper was thin, didn't want it to show up a lot,

but you can put the tape wherever you want, might need

to be on both ends,  if so I will find out later!!  lol

4. Center the paper and then stick it right on the glass.

5. Now take your pretty card or whatever pic you would like

to use and flip it over.............

and put a lil larger pc. of masking tape on the back of it.

and make sure you get it centered, then stick it to your

background paper or stock

6. Enjoy the new picture you have!

FYI:  I find the tape usually holds everything  fine........
since it is only up for a month or so,  and it pulls 
right off with no mess or stress!

7. Put it where you want it ...............and decorate to 
enhance it.......................

Here it is in it's place,  in our white living room.

Optional..................
You can roll up some scotch tape and put it inside the card too,

if you need the card to lay down or close (if it is a side opeing

card).  This one folds from the top down,  so didn't use any,

since I just got it in the mail yesterday!!  lol

Aren't they adorable lil angels......................

I did this one today too!

This went on our breakfront in the same room.

Had another picture there, so left it to cover a nail hole

and just leaned the new one against it, then decorated

the rest of the shelf.

 I am doing a lil bit of a vintage look in here,  it all started 

with Megan's table centerpiece.  Will show you the table

later this week or next week, lord willing!!  and some

peeks of the living room soon....................

Front view

 Have had this lil dove since 1976,  it is an Avon

ornament made out of  real silver, guess it would sure

be considered vintage since it is 36 years old.

side view

posterized affect!

Am linking up to Marty over at a stroll
thru life,  to see more fun table tops
and ideas............just click here!

Linking up to Becky too, over at 
Timewashed for Blissful White
 Wednesday, check it out,
by just clicking here.


Hope you have a Wonderful Day
enjoying the Christmas Season.


We are excited............hubby finished
the lights and it looks so nice.........
one step closer to being finished and
ready to just enjoy it all.................

Hugs and  Special
Christmas Season Blessings,
Nellie

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - November 29, 2012 and impromtu pizza night table

Fall pic from last year...........last pics of Fall till Fall 2013  lol

Let them praise the name of the LORD,

 for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above

 the earth and the heavens.

Psalm 148:13

Evening Sweet Friends,

Know lots of you are having a ball
 with your Christmas decorating,  have 
seen some pretty sights in blogland
 already.

Looking forward to more, and looking forward to seeing 
some in my house!!  lol
I am a lil slower getting started this year than usual, and 
not too thrilled about it either, but life is what happens 
when your making your plans, ya know!!  So I have
 learned.........you might as well accept it and just go 
with it,  cause the more you fight against it the more
 miserable you get......................do I hear a hearty 
amen to that!! lol  I hear ya!!

Well, gotta get this finished up, so gonna get 
started on my list.  I swanee, I always feel so much
better when I finish this post, especially if it has
been a trying week,  and this has been one
of those..............................so here goes!!

#1

I am thankful

for all the work we have gotten done in the garage,

it looks so much neater and we have so much

more room as well.  Also it is a project we have

wanted to tackle for quite awhile.  Not quite

finished but we wil get there,  may not be till

after the first of the year tho...............

These pics are of an improptu pizza night and have
 absolutely nothing to do with this post but just had
 them and never got to post them so thought
might as well post them!!

#2

I am thankful
that all my Fall things are packed away and
I am finally getting started on christmas a little
bit,  haven't gotten much done this week, due
to Dr. appts, my back, and a situation we have
 been helping someone with...............

#3
I am thankful
for christmas music....I really needed it today,
it is just so uplifting.............and I also took my
CD player and listened to it while they were
 drilling my teeth.  Love that it drowns out some
 of the sound of the drill, and keeps my mind
 off the drilling as well,............well, as much 
as it can anyway!!  lol

Even impromptu and paper goods can look nice.

#4
I am thankful
that my crown prep went well at our new dentist.
She did a great job and it was painless.............
love that part!!  She also called me today to
see how I was doing.......isn't that great the
Dr. herself called,  and her whole staff is
wonderful.  Such sweet ladies.

With posterized affect
#5
 I am thankful
for Megan and what a sweet Daughter-in-love
she is, and how perfectly she fits in with our
family, and today is her 30th birthday, and we
look forward to celebrating with her on Sunday.
We just love her to pieces.

#6
I am thankful
that my sister-in-law's house is coming along
well, and especially this soon.  She had a flood
in her house,  hot water heater broke, and went
all under her new wood floors she got about
5-6 months ago.  They have been working on
the floors the last few days,  so she will hopefully
we getting back to normal here in the next week
or so.  It took us a year to get back to normal
when our house flooded, course, it was our
entire house, and we had a Mother-in-law in
a nursing home that we were trying to attend
to as well,  so that slowed things a lot!!
But we were incredibly grateful when it was
all done and for the lovely results that we
could have never imagined.

#7
I am thankful
that it has been so nice so we can walk outside
again.  Cause that is all I can do right now, and
at a much slower pace, than I am used to doing
till this back and tendinitis thing completely clears
 up.  My scales are rising.  I had lost 3 pds. and 
have now gained 4,  but I am grateful I had lost
 the 3 before or the scales would even be higher.

#8
I am thankful
for this really neat peacock blue open front
light weight sweater I found at Sam's on Wed.

It was only $17.00 and goes great with a skirt
I have,  so think it will make a nice outfit.

#9
I am thankful
that we will get to start teaching again this
quarter in Sunday School.  It has been a
while,  but we had some folks ask,  and we
had been feeling like we would like to.....
so those lil nudges helped make up our minds.

#10
I am thankful
that Dee and I are gonna get to do a lil
Christmas shopping and lunch together 
tomorrow.  She finally has a day off,  so nice
I get to spend half of it with her.  Her hubby
gets off at 2,  so then it is his turn.  

We actually wound up having till 3:30,
and had so much fun together,   it was a
delightful love gift that I really need.

#11
I am thankful
for Neutrogena anti residue shampoo,as my 
hair has a wierd texture again on top and couldn't do 
anything with it.  Hair spray build up again, and I only 
spray the top lightly. This shampoo is great tho and 
took care of the problem the last time I had it, so
hopefully will do it again, have to wait and see
as my hair is still wet.....................lol

Update:  Once I blow dried my hair it came
out so much better and was more manageable, 
 but  think I just need to use it once or twice  more. 
 Now that I think about it.....had to do that 
the last time too.  I put it on my dry hair, then
 let it sit a few minutes before washing it out.
This stuff really works well.................

posterized affect


#12
I am thankful
for Pastor Andy Stanley and what a great teacher
and bible story teller he is...........we are doing
on of his series this quarter called "Staying in
Love".  We have seen it already,  and it is really
good. it's a marriage class, of course!!


Well, folks..............
that's my list for this week!
  

Thanks for stoppin' in,
love reading your comments.


Have a wonderful Weekend.


Love, Hugs and
Last Day of November Blessings,
Nellie