A book I made

I wanted to share with you a book I made:

This is the front of the book

The pictures I used were from Blanca at Magic Moonlight Free Images.

I made the little book using brown paper bags

I put little tags in the "pockets" from the paper bags

The End

I spent the weekend making this.....it was a fun way to keep my mind off my job hunting :-(

Thank you for visiting

Suzann ~xoxo~

Happy Pink Saturday!!!!

I wanted to share some pink with you

I made these two tags love the bird in the bird bath and the cute kitten

Found this picture on Pinterest love the stairway!!

Love this pink birdhouse.

Love this pink ruffled bedding.

I hope your Pink Saturday is wonderful!!!

Go over and see all the Pinks at Beverly's  How Sweet The Sound

Enjoy!!!
Suzann ~xoxo~

What to have for dinner?????

Happy Friday!!!  

Wow its Friday f-i-n-a-l-l-y!!!!

I have been so wrapped up in my worries so I am so glad it is Friday

Anyway tonight my son is playing in the Band at a football game over in Eustis.  It is quite far from here so I told you in my last post that my hours have been cut and soon to be laid off so I need to save my few dollars so I decided I better just stay home instead of buying the gas to get over there plus entry fee for the football game.  I am very proud that he is in Band

He doesn't look like he is happy he is in Band though does he?

Well anyways back to my evening by myself I was hungry I only had celery with peanut butter for lunch.  I had bought some ground beef and was going to make Taco's for Justin and me but with all the Fall Decor I have seen on the Blogs I thought about some Chili.  Now mind you it is hard to think of something so comforting as Chili when I live in 90 degree weather still Ugh!!!

So I thought I am going to make some Chili and crank up the air conditioning that will help!!!

So I browned up the ground beef  with some cut up onions.  Justin doesn't like onions so I put the onions into my small little food processor so he will never know (heeheehee).  Put the browned ground beef  into the chili pot and looked for some crushed tomatoes

and then I looked in my cupboard and I didn't have any tomato sauce to put in the chili.  Hmmmm then I remembered my ex  mother in law used to make her chili with some

Yep Tomato Soup!!!

I also used some Rotel tomatoes to make it spicy and added the red kidney beans and pinto beans.  But then I needed some chili mix, yes I could go through my spice shelves but... I am lazy!!!

So I remembered I had some

So I poured that into the chili pot and mixed it all up and simmered for about 30 minutes and

Put some shredded cheese over it and it was so yummy!!!

It was so good on a cold fall evening...oh that's right I need to turn down the air conditioner

Thanks for joining me and enjoy your Friday!!!!
Suzann ~xoxo~

Update:  We are having a storm (normal for Florida), thundering, lightning and soon to be raining so the the chili would be good for a storm on a Friday night.....Enjoy!!!

Keep Calm

Hello My Bloggy Buddies!!!

How was your day?

I am not having such a good day...no lets back track I have not been having a very good week.

My hours have been cut at work and I will soon be laid off.  I really didn't want to whine on my blog

So maybe I will have a glass of wine ;-)

Asking for thoughts and prayers at this point PLEASE?

May I get a new job soon!!!

Hope your day is wonderful!!!
Suzann ~xoxo~

Happy Pink Saturday!!!

Hope your day is wonderful!!

I found these cute baby shoes at an antique market, they are made out of  baby socks...so cute!!!!

They are so adorable!!!

These are my first baby shoes, my mother was going to "bronze" them I am so glad she didn't.  Maybe that is when I started loving pink?

Happy Pink Saturday!!

Please go over and visit sweet Beverly of How Sweet The Sound to see all the other pink cuties!!!


Suzann ~xoxo~

I wanted to share with you something I made (again I know)

I made this for my sister her birthday was 9/2.  I am the oldest of 5 and Cheryl is one year younger than me my birthday is 9/11.  I am the only one in the family that likes all the frilly and pink stuff ;-)  

This little book was made with the cardboard coasters you get at restaurants.

I think it turned out pretty cute by the way I never did send it to my sister :-(

Sometime after you make things they just don't seem to be good enough to send.

Do you ever do that?  

Make something and then never give it to the person you made it for?

Even though I would love something like this I wasn't sure my sister would

We are completely different

What have you been doing lately?

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Suzann ~xoxo~

I had the best weekend!!!

How was your weekend?

Today was my birthday and I had an awesome weekend!!  On Friday night I went to a reggae concert with my oldest sons Jason and Corey, it was fun to spend time with my oldest boys.  I cannot believe my little boys turned into men where did the time go?

   

Saturday my friend Linda came over from Clearwater and we spent the afternoon checking out new resturants and shopping then we came home and had a wonderful dinner.  Linda is the friend I went on the cruise with and so we spent some time looking for the next cruise ;-)

Sunday morning we had brunch with my four sons and grandsons.  

My grandsons spent the whole time playing games on the IPad  and phones.  My friend left to go back to Clearwater and my boys and grandsons came over and we swam in the pool.  Then my youngest boys Ryan and Justin took me to dinner to a small Italian place.   After rereading this it looks like I spent the whole weekend eating  :-)

Then the servers brought me a piece of cake and they all sang happy birthday to me.  The cake and  Tiramisu was divine!!   Yum!!!
The girls helped me with the desserts :-)
So tomorrow I need to start my exercising routines again......Anyone need a work out partner?........
As I was sitting today watching my sons,  Ryan with his sons and "Uncle Corey" with his nephews I thought back when my older three boys were growing up and how successful they have become and what a great daddy Ryan is with his boys and how I wish I could turn back time and snuggle up with them.  Return to the  hugs and kisses, notes they used to leave me before they went off to school watching them with their friends and when they were in soccer and little league.  When they were born and looking at their sweet faces for the first time, nurturing and caring for them and hoping you are making the right decisions and wondering what decisions they will make for themselves.  I watched my grandsons while they were playing games today and wondered what decisions will they make for themselves, will they be happy, will they marry and have children.  What kind of work will they do, how many kids, will they still live here where they grew up, or will there dreams take them to far off places.  I guess as I get older I wish I could turn back time and spend time with my boys again and give them more hugs and kisses and let them know they are the most important things in my life.  Being one year older makes me feel so blessed and I would do every single second over again.

My weekend was the best!!!
Suzann ~xoxo~