Happy New Year!!!

I want to wish all you the best New Year and I hope all of your dreams come true!!!

Thank you for your friendship during 2011

Happy New Year!!

Please visit Beverly at How Sweet The Sound.

Suzann ~xoxo~

Happy Holidays

I wanted to show you the cute little card I made tonight.  Since I put up my tree I had to take down my craft table so I haven't made anything.  I have started several things before I put up my tree.

I loved the image I found on Pinterest....so cute

You know how some days you wish you could stay home under the covers?  How as soon as you open your eyes for the morning that you just want to stay home in bed?

Well I was having one of those days.  I still have not found another job and Prince Charming hasn't shown up either.  It is getting closer to Christmas and I feel so bad I have not been able to buy my boys any gifts for Christmas, not so much my older boys but my 17 year old.  He understands of course of our financial situation and he hasn't said too much but I as a mother you want to do everything you can for your children. 

Then when you least expect it you get a package in the mail and it JUST MAKES YOUR DAY!!!!

I received a very special package today from a friend and it makes you realize how wonderful your friends are and how special they make you feel.

Family is a given they just have to put up with you because you are family.  But friends they are there when they are needed,  even though you never even asked them to be.  They say the special thing to you  and at the very moment when you feel you so alone. 

I am so blessed to have my friends and also all of you my blogging friends!!!!

So thankful that I have found ya'll and grateful for all the sweet comments you leave on my blog.

Thank you so much!!!

May your Holidays be filled with love and laughter........and friends

Suzann ~xoxo~

Merry Pink Saturday!!!!

May your day be filled with love

And happiness

And fun

And Family

And Friends

And laughter!!!

I love these plates from Pfaltzgraff.  I only bought a place setting for 4 back in the early 90's  I wish I would have bought more.
Please visit Beverly of How Sweet The Sound to see more of Pink Saturday



Merry Pink Saturday!!!

Suzann ~xoxo~

How was your Sunday?

I finished putting up my Christmas decorations....at least I think this is all I am going to do this year.  Being in this small apt has its limits :-)

My table

My stockings were hung on the Hoosier Cabinet with care (hehehe)

My mercury glass candles

My rocking chair with the sweet pillow I bought from Carol's booth (The Polka Dot Closet)

On my Hoosier cabinet

My Nativity Scene

My mother bought these for me one year there is also some dresses

Aren't they adorable?

I added this in my bathroom with the tree

And this is the view from my living room into my dining room...love the reflection of the tree in my china cabinet.

Now I need to finish my Christmas cards

How are you doing on your decorating and cards?

Enjoy your Holidays!!!
Suzann ~xoxo~

Happy Pink Christmas!!!

I want to share my tree...I think it is finished...maybe

This is without the flash

This is with the flash

My bathroom tree

My bedroom tree

A few of my favorite tree decorations

The Mosiac ornament is from Carol at the Polka Dot Closet

Under my Christmas Tree

Next to my tree I have Santa.  The picture is of Mackinaw Island at Christmas, as you know the Island does not have cars.  I love the horse drawn carriage.

And my door, I had to take down my craft table to fit my tree so unfortunately (or fortunately for you) I don't have any room to do any crafting right now.

Please join Beverly to see other Pinks!!

Merry Pink Saturday!!!

Suzann ~xoxo~ 

Happy Pink Saturday

Happy Pink Saturday!!!

I haven't joined Miss Beverly of How Sweet The Sound in awhile and I have missed it so today I am sharing some Pinks with all you Pink lovers!!!

I am still working on decorating for Christmas....here is the first picture of the tree that I am not finished with:

I need to add more pink so it is a work in progress.  

My tree in my bathroom:

Which this is also a work in progress, it looks so purple next to my pink things in my bathroom

And this is me decorating my tree with my Prince Charming (which I haven't found yet)

Enjoy your Pink Saturday and please join Beverly to see all the pinks!!!

Thanks for stopping by

Suzann ~xoxo~

Thailand

I am just so excited for my son and I just had to share with you.

My son Corey has been dating this girl for about 16 months now.  She is from Thailand and she has not been home for over 5 years.  Chatima found out her mother was sick and wanted to go home so my son offered to buy her a ticket to go home.  She did not want to travel by herself so my sweet son bought two tickets so he could take her to her home land. He is just the sweetest son and I am so proud of him.  He treats his ladies with the upmost respect and love.  I still had my engagement ring and wedding band from when I was married to his father so he asked if he could have it to give to her.  He wanted her to have the ring so when they went to see her mother he could show her that he loves Cha and wants to marry her.  Her father had passed away I am not sure when so it was important to Corey to show her mother that Cha will be taken care of.

This is her at the Orlando airport on Wednesday morning, I am so happy that she is able to visit her mother.

This is at the airport when they arrived in Thailand

Her fist time to read a newspaper from Thailand in 5 years

This is Cha with her mother

This is my son with her mother.  These pictures were taken at 9:00 am on Friday which is 9:00 on Thursday night (pm) our time.  Isn't modern technology wonderful?  I have also talked with him tonight on my Iphone via an app called TalkBox. It is a voice message system kind a like a walkie talkie.  I could hear Cha in the background talking her native tongue to her mother.  I am so excited for the both of them since this will be the first time my son has ever been out of the country and for her to see her mother.

I am not sure if you can see in this picture but there are several dogs and he told me they are all over and if you sit down to eat anywhere they are right there waiting for a hand out.

I am sorry but I wanted to share the excitement of my son, he is so proud to be able to do this for her.

What I am thankful for is:

I have 4 healthy boys and 2 sweet (Did I say sweet?)grandsons.   I still have the love from my family in Michigan and I still have my health (I think)

How was your day?

I am also thankful for the wonderful "friends" I have found in the year that I have been blogging.  You all bring me such joy to read about what is going in your lives and I hope you enjoy visiting me.

Thank you ;-)

Much love to all of you

Suzann ~xoxo~

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Suzann ~xoxo~