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