Welcome to Thankful Thursday - November 11, 2010

Happy Veterans Day Sweet Encouragers

and

Welcome to Thankful Thursday!

Hope you have had a very lovely

Thursday and will have a fab Friday.

Since it is Veterans Day

I think my 

#1

Thankful

will be for all those dear Veterans out

there who have made the freedoms we

enjoy possible.  My Father in law was

a WWII Veteran,  my hubby and brothers

and a several dear friends were Viet Nam

Veterans and we have had and known

others from the Dessert Storm and Iraq

and Afghanistan wars.

We salute you!!  We honor You!!

For your love of God and Country

For your bravery in the face of horrific

circumstances,  and for standing with

and for this country, and being willing

to lay down your lives,  and we our

thankful for you and your families who

 have also sacrificed with you!!

Thank You from the bottom of

our hearts!!

#2

I am thankful

for flannel jamies to lounge around

in when the weather is chilly.

I just love they are so comfy/cozy!!

#3

I am thankful

that a dear friend that called today

sounds better than she has in a long

time,  she has been under a lot of stress

and under the heap,  so what a delight

to hear her sounding so good, in fact,

they are coming over in a bit,  and we

are really looking forward to it.

They came and we had a great time.

So happy she is doing so well!

#4

I am thankful

for answer phones because we get a bazillion 

solicitation calls a day or so it seems anyway.

Even tho we are on the National don't call

list,  go figure!!

I really don't like to be rude to people cause

I realize it is their job,  but some of them

will just not take No for an answer,  so the

answer phone solves that lil problem for me!!

#5

I am thankful

for toothbrushes and toothpaste!

Can you only imagine what our teeth would

look like without them. ewwwwww!!

 don't even want to think about it!! lol

#6

I am thankful

that we have indoor bathrooms, imagine

having to go outside in the cold, with

spiders and critters during the night!!

No Thank You!!

I am thankful we are blessed so much

with indoor plumbing for the bathroom,

 but for the kitchen as well.

#7

I am thankful

for leftovers because I haven't had to 

cook all week,  so that was a fun 5 day

 Anniversary present!!

Hey, it works for me!!  lol

#8

I am thankful

for the discovery of Hobby Lobby stores and

 for a fun day out on Tuesday enjoying it!!

#9

I am thankful

for pretty pictures, and home decor 

accessories to decorate our homes with.

We could live without them,  but I sure

wouldn't want to!!

Cause I like feathering my Nest!! lol

#10

I am thankful

that Publix supermarkets have a lemon

crunch cake that is okay for us to eat,

it has healthy oils and no hydrogenation

oils.  It's so delicious,  like a pound cake

with powdered sugar drizzled on it!

and Yum, 

 we just got one for our company!!

#11

I am thankful

for music because it can really put you

in a great mood and be so encouraging

and uplifting.  I love to listen to

 contemporary christian music,  but also

I love music that sometimes comes from

movies we have watched.  Typically,

I am not crazy about music on blogs, cause

I find it distracting while I am trying to

read unless you have access to shut it

off quickly,  but there is a blog I go to

that everytime I go there it immediately

cheers me up because it has music from

the movie "You've got mail", and we

love that movie and the music.

#12

I am thankful

for sweet lil surprise gifts from friends,

like this

This was how it was packaged!

Love the cute lil stamped tree on the tag!!

I hung it on a drawer knob from a ribbon.

Looks cute!!

But what is it you say???

Chocolate???

Candy??

No Candy,  It is pumpkin pie spice

Goats milk soap!!  and it smells 

soooooooo good!!  It was purchased

from someone's etsy shop.

click here

She has some really cute and adorable soaps! 

And here it is on my kitchen sink!!

Isn't it adorable!  There are 3 more

soaps as well.

I have really enjoyed using it!!

Well folks.............

that is my thankful line up for this Thursday.

Hope you have a Fun Friday 

and Wet and Wild Weekend!!
(Maybe just wild unless you really need rain!!  lol)

Love, Blessings and Fall Hugs,

Nellie

Wanta share your Thankfuls???

Tablescape Thursday

Hello Sweet Friends,

How has your day been???

Thought I would share pics from our

birthday celebration on Sunday.

As you can see it was my Son Scotts birthday,

he turned 33 yrs. old!!  This was the sign over

 the table, and also the front of his birthday card.

Here  is the birthday boy with his sweetie, Megan!

This is an older pic taken at Easter because I forgot

 as usual to take any pics once they got here!!  

 As you can see poor Megan was pretty sunburned,

 bless her heart!!

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Here is a shot from above the table.  I was trying

 to do something that looked a lil more manly!!  

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And I think pinecones and leaves and fall

 colors look pretty natural and manly!!

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I love these lil plastic leaves in 5 different colors, 

they have been used over and over again!!

Everywhere!!

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                                                  Can never have enough leaves!!
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                                     I have also had these natural leaves
                         forever, but they were a lil knarled up
                            so I put paper towel over them and
                                          pressed them!! lol

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                                 Made the centerpiece by using my elongated

                        platter, pillar candles,

                        dried lentils, natural leaves, pinecones,

                         faux apples and nuts taken

                        off an old candle ring I have had for ages.                                                                                      *                               

                              
                                  I really liked the look of the lentils on the
                        bottom,  hubby thought it looked like a
                                            forest bed.

                           Finally remembered to light the candles.

                            Always like to add some candy at each place setting!

                       Decided to do the place settings at each end
                            a lil differently, so put the napkin on
                          the plate and added the apple to match
                                     with the centerpiece.

                                     
                                      Here we are all lit up!!

Have always loved these Amber plates

I got at Target some years back.

I use them for dessert or everyday plates 

all the time in the Fall.

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Time for lights out to enjoy the glow
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Aren't Candles so warm and lovely!!

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I love these glasses cause the color

 is so versatile,  they sort of pick up

 the colors you put them with! 

 They are actually a pink color,

but look like a rusty color with the

 golds and rust.  I was gonna use clear

stemware but we decided they looked

 more guyish.

Sorry this all looks so wierd, for some

 reason I had a hard time uploading

the pics and typing the whole thing.

I almost gave up it was so aggravating

but I took a break for awhile and came

back.

Hope you enjoyed your visit!

Thanks for coming by,  and be sure

to go over and visit Susan at

between naps on the porch to see

all the creative ideas these ladies

come up with.

Click Here.

Also, thanks Susan for always doing

 such a great job on your posts and for

 hosting this tablescape party!!

Have a Good day tomorrow!

Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie

Hobby Lobby and a fun day out!!

Morning Sweet Friends,

How ya doing today??

Doing fine,  I hope!!

We went out for the day yesterday to celebrate

 our Anniversary and had a great time!

 I had heard about a craft store for years from Becky

 over at Holiday in the sun, called Hobby Lobby!

Well,  we finally have 2  Hobby Lobby stores near

 to our area now so...............we spent about 4 hrs.

 there  yesterday.  We had such a fun time checking

that place out!!  Oh My,  they have a little bit of

 everything.  I was expecting just your usual crafts

and flowers,  but oh my goodness,  they have so

much home decor stuff!   It was neat to see all

the different style decor items they had,  some-

thing for everybody's taste!!  If you have to travel

and hour or so to get to one,  I can say it would

be totally worth your time and travel.

The same shopping center also had a Tuesday

Mornings, TJ Maxx, Bealls outlet and a dollar

store.  So we checked all those out as well.

Most of them weren't as good as the ones we

 have near us,  course, nothing could compare

 after being in Hobby Lobby.

Oh Yea,  and I forgot to mention that I think

 they have very reasonable prices.....Most

 everything was 50% off, even their Christmas

 things,  and I sorta think the Company might

 be christian owned or that they have a christian

 buyer, because they have lots of things like:

 nativity sets, (don't know how long it has been

since I have seen those anywhere) dayspring 

cards, plaques and things that have scripture

 verses and stuff like that,so got me to

 wondering!!

I decided to go to hobby Lobby and check

out their website.  Guess what???  I was

right they are christian owned and operated

and they close on Sundays!!

If you go to their site they even have a purpose

statement.  So neat!

I will certainly be giving them as much business

 as possible once our non-essential money

freeze is over!!  lol

No wonder I liked their store so much,  you

can just sense the spirit there!!

I love those lil surprises................

After all that shopping,  we were tired and

hungry as you might imagine so...........

we headed on over to Carabbas to use

our sweet gift certificate one of our couples

gave to us a month or so ago,  we saved

it...just  for this special occasion.

We absolutely love their food,  we always

get the same thing, we are such creatures

of habit!!  Have you ever had what they

call Tagliarini Pennapuchi or something

like that!!   I am sure it probably is not

spelled exactly like that!! lol

But it is mighty delicious....It is a pasta

dish with sauteed tomatoes, garlic, basil

and olive oil,  and we add meatballs!! 

Then of course, it comes with yummy

bread and salads.  Made us happy

campers for sure!!

Gotta get busy,  cause we are counseling

tonight, but just wanted to say Hello.

I am hoping to post on Tablescape 

Thursday tonight by 10:00,  so I can do 

Thankful Thursday tomorrow night! 

Hope you have a warm and Wonderful

Wednesday!!

Thanks for dropping by..........

Hugs and Blessings Galore!

Nellie

Happy Monday!!

Happy Monday Sweet Friends,

Hope you had a nice weekend!!

Ours was mostly good I'd say,  Friday I did cooking for

 our upcoming Celebration yesterday,  and Sat. was my

 Sister's Memorial Service, (it was about an hr or so away

from where we live),  so the service was at 11a.m., then

we got home late afternoon, rested awhile then, it was on

to getting the table set and the house straightened  up, and

exercising while watching movies, then Sunday was church

 and  Scott's Birthday Celebration, 

 and we also Celebrated our 40th Anniversary!

The Memorial Service was really as good as any Memorial

Service can be!!  It was in a small church in a small town I had

 only heard about, never been there, but it was very quaint and  

was a packed house. I was so proud of my neice (who had

 written a letter to her Mom, which her hubby read, and he

did a wonderful job, hard for him tho,  and my 2 nephews,

one was her son,  the other nephew was my other sisters

son.  He grew up being at her house all the time as a kid.

They all did a great job as hard as it was!!  and I know

 if she could see them she would have been smiling!!

Her hubby did amazingly well......,  holding on to

the Lord will all his might!!  God Bless Him!

He is a really good  christian man, and he so stood by

 her thru all these years with her cancer and treatments.

It was really good to be able to see the whole family

again,  just wish it had been under better circumstances.

Maybe next time!!

Sunday was very nice day,  and a nice diversion from the
events of the week.  Scott and Megan arrived around 2:30,
 then Dee and her boyfriend  and Jim's sister came later.
We all had a nice dinner of cuban food (Ropa Veija, yellow
 rice and black beans with a salad and rolls that remind us

of cuban bread when we lived in the keys).

We also played a game called 20 questions,  had  Scott's

birthday dessert  (banana pudding made with Nutter

Butter cookies,  his sissy made for him) and

everyone left by 8:30 or so,  mainly cause Scott had to

get up really early for work! (He has to drive 3 hrs.

  to meet a co-worker who is training him.just for today)

We had a lovely and fun day tho........and we didn't mind

 it ended so early cause we were pooped!!  lol

Want to show you what I found for $2.oo at Home

Goods a few weeks ago. 

Some of you might remember that I told you

hubby and I found this neat plate,  that we use

for special occasions,  and we call it our queen

or King for a day plate,  and whoevers special

day it is gets there dessert on this plate.

My guys are secure in their manhood!!  
They have to be living with me, and all 
my fru fru!!  lol

Well,  here is what we found to go with it..................

We never knew it even existed..............

we just happened on to it!!

Isn't it cute!!

But.........what is it you say???

It is an all purpose candleholder

to match our dessert plate!!

At least that is my purpose for it!!

Doesn't it leave a lovely glow!!

So royal and stately!!

Course, you can only see that in the dark!!  lol

Meant to take a pic of it on top of his dessert,

it looked really cute,  you'll have to take my

word of it!!

We usually only put one candle anyway,  cause

we are all old enough to set the house on fire

if we used the appropriate amount of candles!!  lol

So this was the perfect solution,  cause I always

have tea light candles but not necessarily birthday

candles, and I tend to forget to get them!!

Anybody else have that problem???  lol

AND.....  I realized it is just another way to

 simplify life!!  No more last minute trips to the store

 for Birthday candles!!  yeah!!

Well,  folks..........that's life in our world.............

Thanks for stopping by............

love hearing from ya!!

Hope you had a Mellow Monday to sort

of ease yourself back into the week!!

Blessings and Hugs,

Nellie

Oh Yea,  almost forgot again!!

For those participating in the 140 days of prayer,

this is week # 19 and our scripture reading is

in Psalm 117,  We are to pray for World

Wide Revival. 

Just one more week to go................

Stay the course!!