Tablescape Thursday - last winter tablescape - Happy Birthday Susan

 Hello Sweet Friends,

So what cha up to today??  Anything fun??

I decided to drag out my spring stuff and
get decorating, got the mantle and fireplace
and a couple of shelves and 2 walls done,
so it is looking a lil more springy,  really
don't like to start until it is spring, but since
Easter is so early this year, I wanted to use 
my Easter stuff, so decided it was time,
plus it has been like spring since Feb. 
anyhow, so might as well look like it
inside too..........lol

Well, this is my last Winter table for
2013,  it was for Susan's Birthday.
We celebrated on March 1st, the night
before Megan went to the hospital.

So here it is..............

Was trying to figure out what I wanted to do,

had decided to knot the napkins, but wasn't

sure where I wanted to put it.

So tried on the plate and on the table.

 then thought maybe I should use bowls for the

salad and the salad plates for dessert.  So tried

this.............

Then just for fun I used one of these plates that

I use on the wall just to see how it looked.  I only
have 4 tho................

I was having trouble coming up with a centerpiece

so I went online to look at tablescapes done in red

hoping to get some inspiration....and lo and behold,

I came across my own centerpiece, I did 2 yrs. or

so ago, with this crock full of fruit.  I thought that

was a riot................

So this is the new rendition !!

egg cups can make nice tealight candleholders

same pic done in Colored pencil

        

This is the backside of the vignette

Decided just to use the plates only
as it is just easier when we do buffet style,
which is all the time really............
then I just put the salad bowls by the salad
and we used the salad plates for dessert
this time......................

and use the napkin differently at every place

didn't use this one 

cause I liked the rim of the plate showing better.

It is definitely prettier when I use the salad plates

with it tho..................

This is from the right side of the table

 This is from the left side

 an overview from above

 From the opposite end of table.

another overview

same pic Posterized.

Well, hope you enjoyed your visit,  and hope your

spring decorating is coming along well..........

Takes some time,  but well worth the fun of it all.

Guess I best get busy making probably my last

batch of beef stew until the Fall at least...........

Am linked up to Susan 

over at Between naps on the porch,

so if you want to see more tablescapes

Just click here!

See ya tomorrow!

Hugs and Early Spring

Blessings...........

Nellie

Warm Fuzzy Tuesday

Howdy Sweet Friends,

How was your weekend??  and how has

your week been going thus far??  Great,

I hope....................

Our weekend was good, sorta quiet, in fact, I don't even

remember what all we did............but I do remember that

we got to see BROOKLYN and her parents 

on Sunday!!  lol

So that was definitely My Warm Fuzzy for the week.

Ya know, I am not even really a baby woman, Oh,

I love babies and think they are cute and sweet, 

of course, but I mean I am not a woman who goes

 OH, a baby, Let me hold it,  ya know what I mean??

I tend to like them better when they are more

mobile and talking, and I really like teenagers,

I know....I'm wierd like that!

But my own babies and now this beautiful lil 

sweetheart I am now grammy too,  that is a

 whole 'nother story.

  As I was holding Brookly on Sunday and

 carrying her around and watching her, all the 

fascination I felt with my own children just came 

flooding back like it was yesterday,  I was and am

 totally captivated by them, I love  holding them,

watching them, looking at their lil feet, toes, hands 

and fingers and their lil ears, nose, lips and her 

beautiful soft baby skin, and love to hear their

 lil stretching and grunting noises. 

(sigh ~ be still my heart!)

A lil bundle of Joy... so full of God's handiwork, 

such an Amazing Miracle &Blessing!!

Everything else just seems to pale in comparison!

I just can't quit thinking about her and looking at

her pictures, and hoping that she feels every bit

of all the love that I and her parents and other

grandparents feel for her.....................

Guess this is what all my already grandparent

friends have been trying to tell me.

Can anyone else relate??? 

Guess I have definitely been bitten by the

Grammy bug, huh!!  lol

Tomorrow,,,,,, I promise not to say too much

 about her,  as I plan to do a tablescape Post.

So see ya tomorrow!!

Thanks for coming by.......and saying Hi,

Have a great evening,

Love, Hugs, and

Warm Fuzzy Blessings,

Nellie

P.S. If you haven't been by in the last

week or so, and want to hear  and see 

some details about the baby's birth

 last week.  Just Click Here!

Welcome to Thankful Thursday - March 7th, 2013

  For you created my inmost being; 

 you knit me together in my mother's womb.

 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; 

your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

 Psalm 139:13-14

Morning Sweet Friends

How are you today??  I hope your

week has been one of Joy!

I can definitely say it has been one of joy

 for me and my family for sure.  Altho, we

are tired and catching up on sleep and

rest our hearts are full to overflowing.

This wee one has quickly captured all

of our hearts...................

I know that some of these thankfuls

might seem redundant,  but these are

the things that are filling my heart,

and you can never thank God too

many times................lol

So here we go.....................

#1

I am thankful

of course, for this brand new lil treasure

God has given to us, thru Scott and Megan.

Brooklyn Jade

In Case you missed it Just click here!

#2

I am thankful

 to my sweet daughter-in-love

for including me and inviting me to 

be present for my first granchild's

birth.........it was an unimagineable

 experience of a lifetime!!

Thank You so much,  Megan!!

#3

I am thankful

that she arrived safely, and without a 

c-section, even in the midst of the trying

 circumstances.

#4

I am thankful

for all the answers to prayer that we saw

in the midst of those circumstances.

#5

I am thankful

for all of those that prayed for Megan

Scott, Brooklyn and us while the process

was going on.  Thank you so much....

that was priceless gift to all of us.

#6

I am thankful

and very excited about this new role

as her Grammy, and am having a hard

time staying away from her!   lol

I hear that is totally normal.........lol

but know the kids neat rest and 

 time to meld as a new family.

All pics on this post are from
 http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

#7

I am thankful

they are all home from the hospital

and doing better after getting a lil 

more sleep.

#8

I am thankful

they saw the Pedicatrican yesterday

and he said all is good with our lil

cherub, and also thankful that Mom is 

doing better every day too.

#9

I am thankful

for the lovely hospital and the staff

that took such good care of Megan

and Brooklyn.  It was really neat

that the whole family could visit

with her while she was in labor,not 

that we were in there the whole

time, but at least we could see for

ourselves what was going on, and

not just have to hear it from some-

one, and think it was a comfort to

Megan and Scott as well, course

at times they needed some peace

and quiet which is totally natural.

#10

I am thankful

we had a nice time out for my sweet

hubbies birthday, he turned 65 yester-

day, Dee and Jerry took us out to dinner

 and then we had cake and yogurt at 

their house after............so that made

 it more fun than just having dinner and

 coming home.............and we will get

 together as a family once Scott and 

Megan get "Their new baby in the

 house equilibrium" down pat.

#11

I am thankful

for what a wonderful gift hubby rec'd

for his 65th birthday, Brooklyn Jade

of course.  What a blessed gift!

He will surely never forget this

 birthday, and  it sort of takes the 

sting out of those 65 years!! lol

#12

I am thankful

for my hubby and what a great man

of God he is, and what a wonderful

husband and father he has been and

he is very excited about his new role

as Grampy. It will be lots of fun to

watch I am sure.................

#13

I am thankful

and so excited that I just heard from

 a young lady that used to be in our

 bible study way back when she was a 

teen, she is my son's age now, 35, and

 they have been having trouble conceiving

 a child and my hubby and the elders prayed

for her,  a few months back,  and she just 

called to say she is with child. So excited

 and happy for her and her hubby of 5 years.

 She is gonna be a great MOM, as she is 

just a lovely lovely young lady, and sure

her hubby will be a good dad, even tho

I don't know him well,  I do know his

parents, and her parents well, and they

 both have had great role models.....

Well, there you have it folks another

weeks worth of blessings............

always feel so great when I finish this

post.......always makes me realize how

blessed I am....no matter what else

is going on.........

Thanks for dropping by and I look

forward to hearing from you.

Thank you so much for all your lovely 

sentiments and well wishes for our 

family, they were so appreciated and 

added even more joy 

to this wonderful experience.

Love, Hugs,  and

and Sweet Grammy Blessings,

Nellie

She has arrived!!

Here's the new Mom and Dad...megan's not frowning she is crying 
because she is so thrilled to finally be able to hold her baby, cause
she had some difficulties right after the delivery, so she had to
wait a while, which was like torture for her I am sure.

Evening Sweet Friends,

(Started this last night, but was just too tired to finish.)

Hope you are all doing well......

I have wonderful news.............

and that is our lil darling has finally arrived.

She came Monday Morning, March 4, 2013

 at 6:09 a.m.

She weighed 7pd. and 5 oz.

and was 20" long

and her name is Brooklyn Jade

and she is a precious lil beauty and

bundle of joy for sure!

Here she is just moments after her birth.
All I can think is about that song by Stevie
Wonder........Isn't she lovely, isn't she
wonderful................so true every word.

It was a long and arduous experience for all 

of us, but especially for Megan, Scott and her

 Mom.  They went to the hospital on Saturday 

at 2 p.m., and they decided to induce labor

 due to her having high blood pressure.

There were some very scary moments,

and it seemed like if it could go wrong it

 did.....and a long wait... but Mom and Baby

 got through it all, and are doing as well as 

can be expected, for all they have been

through.  Megan and Scott are both just so 
exhausted, as they have hardly had any 
sleep at all since Saturday.

We feel so badly for them, but hoping

once they get home and they don't have

someone coming in every hour or so to

check on her and the baby maybe they 

can get some much needed sleep. 

Course, we are very grateful and thankful

 the hospital staff are watching over them 

so well too.  

Megans mom and I got to be in the delivery 

room and I just made it in time.  I got to the

 hospital at 6:01 and she was born at 6:09. 

 Jimmy dropped me off in front of the hospital

and I ran as much as I could to the 2nd floor...

What an amazing experience!  Wasn't too

sure about it at first, but am so very glad she

 asked me.  What a sweet experience to see

your first grandchild come into the world.

Am so thankful we were able to stay at Dee

and Jerry's as they are closer to the hospital,

cause I would not have made it in time, other-
wise.  Megans mom, God Bless her, stayed up
 there and helped them the whole time.

  Megan is such a trooper and did an amazing

 job of weathering all the storms, bless her

 heart, and she went thru quite a lot, and 

Scott did a great job of guarding her and 

trying to comfort her as best he could. We

are so proud of them, and so excited about
this adorable lil cherub and our new role
as her grandparents and last but definitely
not least, we are thankful for God's watch 
care and keeping over them, as we saw
 him answer a number of prayers through 
out this blessed event.

Daddy showing his girl.....her first sunrise!

Yours truly.......with our new sweetie.............
if we all look a bit ragged out,  it is because we were. lol
all these were taken just moments after she was born.
Can you tell I had been crying as well!!  lol

She was so alert and looking all around and sort of smiling at times

Here she is with her new Grampy

These were all taken about 3 hours later when
they moved them to their room. Mom was feeling 
much better after some food in her tummy

 Daddy admiring his lil precious one.

Sleeping sweetly and peacefully in Mommy's
loving and long awaited arms.

Quickly getting into my Grammy role. 

I heard this quote once but have no idea

where or who wrote it, but it says:

A baby is God's opinion that life 

should go on............

Just found it online and it was written

by Carl Sanburg, and I couldn't agree

with him more, cause there is no

sweetness like that of a baby.......

Well, thanks for coming by today....

and thanks for sharing in all of our excitement

and blessings with us.  It was truly a day

we will probably never forget.....

Have a lovely day,

Love, Hugs,  and

Sweet Baby Blessings,

Nellie