My new camera!!!

YEA!!!  I got a new camera!!!  I had to see if I could see a difference on the post with a picture of my tree...

Can you tell the difference?  My old camera was only 2 mega pixels, my new camera has 12 mega pixels!!!  Below is a picture of my tree with my old camera:

I hope you received everything you wanted for Christmas!
Suzann

Merry Christmas!!!

My weekend

I really need to kick into high gear with only 5 more days till Christmas.  I haven't finished my shopping or I haven't sent my gifts yet to my family in Michigan...always finding one more thing to add to the package.

How was your weekend?

What are you making for Christmas Eve dinner or Christmas Dinner? 

And you would be so proud of me I have not added anything to the tree since last Sunday :)  A whole 8 days!!!!

This is a tree in my bedroom I bought it last year on Christmas Eve at Kohls.  I didn't do too much with this tree...but I have plans for next year :)

This is a picture of my son Ryan with my two grandsons Griffin Renner (3) and Holden Alexander (5) (I love their names).  I was so excited I babysat for them on Friday and they spent the night.  The two boys and I watched Despicable Me had popcorn and we slept on the sectional couch.  The next morning Griffin wanted oatmeal and Holden wanted pancakes so I made oatmeal for Griffin but then he didn't want it so he had pancakes with his brother.  Geez what you don't do for your grandchildren.  They call me MEMA I love it since it is different than "Grandma"  The boys and I had so much fun can't wait till next time!!!  Then Saturday I went to a birthday party to my friend's son Doug.  My son Jason and Doug have been friends since they were 2 and 3 months old, now he is married and has twin boys.  Dougie calls me Aunt Sue still which just tickles me and I want the twins to call me MEMA Sue.  SO I got to spoil the twins on Saturday, they are 10 months old and one of them is walking and the other is a little more timid but he will soon I am sure now that his twin is walking.  I just love babies!!!!   I have 4 boys and 2 grandsons that I love dearly....but why couldn't I have a girl?  Hopefully one of my other boys will have a girl someday.  I need to share all this pink and lace loveliness that I have with someone :)

HOPE YOUR WEEKEND WAS AS FUN AS MINE!!!

Suzann

Christmas pictures

     I have been thinking about these pictures and found them this morning.  This is a picture of my sister Cheryl, me, my brother Tim and my dad.  My mother made the pajamas for all of us and she also made the Humpty Dumpty in the left upper side.  You put your pj's in the Humpty Dumpty's and put the Humpty Dumpty on your bed so your pjs would be ready for you the next night.  I think my mother also made the monkey's

This is a picture of my sister Cheryl and I back in 1958.  I am the oldest and my sister is 1 year younger.  Look at the snow and look at that car!!!  Aren't we cute in our red snowsuits?

This is also my sister Cheryl and I even though we were a year apart my mother always dressed us as twins.  Look at me I am posing for the camera what a ham, while my sister is getting into her stocking.  Do you see the stockings back then?

Well this took me over an hour to post my mouse to my computer has a mind of its own!!  I am on my way to get me a new one

Enjoy your day!!!

Suzann xoxoxoxo

Still decorating the tree

I can't believe I am still decorating the tree!!!  I found some ribbon at Joann's with cherubs and musical notes on it and I added that to the tree along with some lace.  After I did that tonight I told myself I needed to stop decorating the tree and get some other things done I need to do.

This is the last picture I am going to take of the tree, it still isn't exactly what I want...I bought some pink tulle and wanted to wrap it around the tree to get more pink on the tree.

My little village under the tree....it kinda looks red doesn't it?

This is a vignette on my tables in my living room  I love the crocheted angel

Another cabinet vignette I found the little cottage at a antique market the other day, isn't it cute?

Here is a little village I made in the family room.....I am going to bleach the trees just haven't gotten to it yet if I only I would leave that stinkin white tree alone :=)

I also wanted to thank all of you that have visited me and left me the sweet comments about my tree. Julie Marie, Char, Rebecca, Mari, Nina, Julie, Bella, Susan, Heirloom Gypsy, Jodi, Lisa, Missy, Suzanne, Melanie, Heather, Jacqueline, Tammy, and Donna.  

Cindy thank you I wish I could change the colors of this house but since I am renting I have to deal with it but I do like the big front window.   It does need some curtains though.

Thank you all for visiting and I need to get started on my other projects!!

Suzann

Hi!!!  How is the Christmas decorating going?  And your shopping?   Did you send out Christmas cards this year?

This is my tree yesterday.....I already added more stuff decorations on it today.

Enjoy your week!!!!

It's Only Just Begun

I have looked at your beautiful blogs today and see all the beautiful posts that all of you have done.  Everything you all have created is just so inspiring!!! 

I have started decorating for Christmas but after I see all of your pretty things  I want to start all over with some thing different.

Do you have your shopping done?  I know what I want Santa to bring me!!!!!  (A new camera)   Did you send Santa your list?

I have my tree up but I know I will change around the decorations, take some off, put some different ones back on and then change it again.....

I love to decorate for Christmas and isn't it fun every year to unwrap all the decorations you had last year but forgot you had them?  It is like getting new pretty things every year from your storage.

I wonder what my tree will look like tomorrow? 
It's Only Just Begun!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I want to wish all of you a VERY Happy Thanksgiving!!!  Be thankful for every day and everyone in your life....not only should we be thankful on Thanksgiving but everyday that we are blessed with loving family and friends and the food we have to enjoy.!!!

 

 I am blessed that I still have my parents, they both are overcoming such health problems. For the love of my sisters and brother and their families.  I am thankful for my health and the health and love of my sons and grandsons.

I am also thankful that I have stumbled across all of the loving, giving and talented people I have found here in blog land.  I look forward every day to read your blogs and to make new friends.

Enjoy your day and THANK YOU!!!!

Misc finds and shopping

I can't believe how time flies!!!  When I think I am ahead of the game.....NOT!!
First I want to show you some things I found, I have many boxes still in storage and last Sunday I went through some of the boxes (I still had to put away my Halloween things) and look what I found:

My salt and pepper shakers!!!  They go well with my tray that all of you told me I should keep it the way it is

Some of my tea cups and teapots....I have more that I put in my hutch

Also my red teapot there the handle is broken and I only found part of it so I am not sure what I am going to do with it?  I have found 8 broken things so far in my storage unit it is very heartbreaking cause my sons are the ones that helped me move.  I am sure they were hoping they broke EVERYTHING so they wouldn't have to help me again :(

I moved my goodies from my hutch to here so I could put some teacups and dishes I found in my storage unit.  I like the pink house it lights up!!!  I found that at Marshall's recently.

I found my sweet little dresses the one on the right has beautiful smocking on it.

And then I went shopping yesterday and bought all of this!!!  I have all these things I want to make and got carried away.   I better get started!!!!  Can't wait to get done so I can show you what I made.

I did make a coffee filter wreath...I love it!!!   I am going to make one for my mother also.  I want to make a wreath with lace that I saw on one of the blogs....so pretty!!!

And so I better get started and if I don't do a post before Thursday 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

Weekend Finds

I went treasure hunting yesterday and look what I found!

The lamp ($9) and crocheted doily $4) I got from a antique mall.  The silver tray and glass vase I got from Goodwill ($2 for both) and the little pink creamer I got from Marshall for $3.  The lamp shades I just LOVE they have little pink roses on them I got for $1.99 a piece and they only had four left (I bought all four) and the little chippy bird was $1.49 at Old Time Pottery.  I spent under $30 bucks!!!  I am thinking about painting the tray white but I also like the tarnished look...which do you like?

What treasures did you find on your weekend scavenge?

Enjoy your Sunday (I am in the process of putting away Halloween decorations...it sure is fun putting them up but not much fun taking them down.)

Suzann

Friendship

I have been thinking a lot about relationships.  There are UPS and downs in every relationship, sometimes you are able to weather the storm and sometimes not.  I think sometimes people just give up too easily on marriages and friendships and sometimes even family relationships.  I value the friendships I have made and believe their is a reason that person came into my life.  

 

Even when you live across the country from each other and after 30 years you are still friends. A friendship that started in the 8th grade and you shared your most intimate secrets of crushes on boys, family matters and school situations.  Someone you shared some memories forever etched in your mind.  Now with email and facebook you still keep in touch and are aware of each others daily life.

Sometimes you meet someone you picked and you will always be friends because they helped you out in difficult situations and was there for you and you will always be forever grateful.

Sometimes your friend is picked for you but you were only 3 months old and after 33 years, I guess someone was right in choosing this friend for you.

Sometimes you meet someone and then they move away and you loose contact, and one day you are out shopping and you run into someone that recognizes you and lets you know your friend has moved back and has been trying to find you, it must be fate right?

Friends you have met over 40 years ago and sometimes you don't see them often and you think about them and wonder do they think of you?

Sometimes there is a bond, where all of you are trying to achieve the same goal, lots of blood sweat and tears (we played their song in band) and you come together as friends and even after 40+ years you plan a reunion to reconnect with the friends that bonded together so many years ago.

"KIND WORDS ARE SHORT AND EASY TO SPEAK, BUT THEIR ECHO'S ARE TRULY ENDLESS"    MOTHER THERESA

My Sweet Tooth

I have pictures I would like to share but my hard drive on my computer crashed!!!  Does anyone know how I can get those pictures downloaded to a disk?
Well let me see what I can find one moment please....................

Here are some of my "goodies" I have in my hutch....don't they look yummy????  I am also collecting wedding cake toppers trying to talk my mother to give me hers, my parents have been married for 55 years!!  Quite an accomplishment for these days!!  I wasn't so lucky :(

These cookies look good enough to eat don't you think?

All the little cupcakes and the petite fours are so yummy looking.  Please excuse me if I don't remember what I got from who and I apologize if I left someone out (you know senior moment), please let me know so I can give credit for them where credit is deserved. The little petite fours I bought at Cathy's shop Treasured Heirlooms and the Chocolate cake, the heart shaped cookies, the vanilla cupcakes I got from Char's shop Some Place in Thyme.  The adorable Chocolate faux tea cake and the sweet Rose Fax cupcake in pink and the lovely rose Petite Four Cake came from Kim at My Pink Boutique

Aren't they just the sweetest things you have ever seen?
I hope to get my pictures from my crashed hard drive, I have some really nice pictures of my "stuff" and also my kids and grandsons.
Thank you for joining me with my sweet tooth!!!