Well, HI there!!!!

Wow! It's been a longgg time since I've been here. Life has just been a roller coaster and I had to focus on other things and put aside my blogging...and crafting!  In November 2013 our 9 yr. old yellow lab, Cash was diagnosed w/ Mass Cell Tumor cancer. He underwent surgery to remove 3 tumors and recovered well. But in January, the tumors started coming back. We were so discouraged and devastated. Since then, he has been on tumor shrinking meds, antibiotics and steroids. His life is not over, he still is so healthy in other ways...full of energy and besides the tumors, is doing very well.
Here is Cash in his favorite spot on the front porch.

Then in December we got 2 more labs.....they are brother and sister, we named them Cocoa and Mocha....here are their 1st photos:
"Shelby" was changed to "Cocoa" cause I thought it suited them both better. (sorry, hubby). He wanted to name him Shelby after the Ford Mustang...uh, he's not a horse! LOL

Here is Mocha...she is sweet, full of energy, stubborn, and downright dramatic!! But I love her!!!

This is Cocoa...he is sweet, calm, cool and collected.

They are growing in leaps and bounds............

And this is our Presley!!! He is the BEST dog. 6 yrs. old and super sweet! He's so quiet, when he barks it's the oddest thing. Will play Frisbee 24 hours a day if you let him!

Thanks for visiting me today!!!

Have a blessed Wednesday!!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is a special day indeed! It's my Mom's birthday! We had the pleasure of celebrating yesterday and it was a joy to spend time as a family! My Mom has been THE best Mom...she has always been there for us. She sacrificed so much to give us the best. I'm so blessed to still have her and thank God for her everyday!

Growing up I remember jumping in mud puddles to play, while wearing a pretty church dress. I remember asking her if we could play with her pricey Mary Kay make-up and she would say Yes! (only because she was napping and not really aware of what we were asking!) LOL I remember laying on the couch one morning and she brought me a tin pie plate full of baby frogs...I loved them!

She handed down some wonderful mothering skills like making potato and egg tacos w/ Lay's potato chips,  or Miga tacos from fritos and eggs! And...she also taught me NOT sweat the small stuff. Her favorite quotes are: "There's worse things." and "Ten years from now, will all of this really matter?!"

Thanks Mom for being so wonderful! I hope you have a very blessed BIRTHDAY!!!!

Love you lots~~~~

 

Have a blessed Sunday!

thanks for stopping by~~~~

 

A Pinterest Recipe to share!

I thought it would be nice.(.since I don't have a lot of crafting time, therefore crafts to share,) that I share some Pinterest recipes or projects!

I was looking on Pinterest for a simple, yet delicious side dish for our Christmas dinner.

I found this one:


You can find it here: Slower Cooker Creamed Corn by Damn Delcious

I tell you it was a hit! The only change I made was I did not use canned corn, I used frozen Sweet Corn, and I didn't add sugar. I also doubled the recipe for my large family.
 It was so good....they ate it all up! My kids were asking for it the next day!

Hope your Christmas was a wonderful one !
See ya soon~~~~~

Easy Christmas Dresses!

I know I'm a day late. But I do hope you had a Blessed Christmas. I have been so busy with work, a dog that had surgery, and a hubby with kidney stones. But I survived all that...only to come down with a  cold and cough.
I did manage to get some sewing done, and made 3 easy Pillowcase dresses.

Chevron Print

 

 

Owl and Chevron Print w/ Bow

 

 

Rudolph Print

 

These are great worn alone, or paired with a  turtle neck and tights.

 

Again, I hope your Christmas was filled with many blessings!!!!

 

See ya' in the New Year!!

 

 

 

 

Thanksgiving is almost here!

Thanksgiving is just a few days away and I JUST put up a fall wreath I made! In a couple of weeks I'll have to put up a Christmas one!

I bought a grapevine wreath, flowers and ribbon at WalMart and found this cute Owl Wooden piece at Dollar General..those are the quirks of living in a small town. LOL! You work with what you can get!

 

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to try and craft a bit.

 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Hope it's filled with many blessings!

 

A Pinterest Project!

After lots of browsing, pinning, and drooling...I finally got to work on a Pinterest project that I pinned!

I call these Cozy Toes gift bags:

I downloaded this tag last year...I was trying to look for link but all I see is Taylor 2012. But I'm sure you can google one.

I added color coordinated things like socks, nail polish and lotion.

Added the tag, a jingle bell and ribbon.

Super quick and easy gift idea!

 

So happy to be off tomorrow for Veteran's Day. Hoping to get some crafting time!

 Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed Sunday!

The Perfect Evening.....

So Happy it's Friday~~~~ Yesterday I had THE perfect evening!

Got home from work and hubby had gone to help the Pastor with an errand. So I decided to make the most of my evening alone.

Made myself some pork dumplings and ate them on my favorite plate:

While watching a wonderful movie:


October Baby
I highly suggest this movie...its wonderful!!

And then....made a long over due Birthday card!!

Card Details: Digi Image; All that Scraps, Paper Scraps-The Paper Studio, Cupcake charm: Recollections, Sentiment Stamp: Studio G, Cardstock: Bazzill

 

And now...time for a long, hot shower and then I will crawl into bed to REST!

Thank you God for my wonderful evening!

Hope your Friday is a blessed one!!

 

Owl Obsessed--That's ME!

For some reason, I have always liked owls, and now you see them everywhere! I think I've really liked them for about the past 5 years, because for my 40th Bday, I asked for a James Avery Owl charm, which I'm not wearing today, so here's a stock photo.:

I am wearing my Owl Ring, which was a gift from a coworker:

She said she found this at Cato's on clearance for $2!!

 

 

So today I'm sharing my small collection here at work:

                             This little guy is a tart warmer but I use him to hold my paperclips.

 

The gray owl is from Bath&Body and holds my antibac and lights up with disco lights! Hey, he helps me keep the fun in my work day. The small yellow owl was a bday gift he holds some yummy coconut lotion, gotta keep my typing hands soft! The bright mug, with matching box was a bday gift from a coworker, and the fall owl mug was a bday gift from my boss! Ya..I've got a really nice boss! Perfect for my morning coffee. She got this at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Here's a few more owls, a pink owl lollipop that I cannot bare to eat! Another tartwarmer and an owl photo holder.

 

And last but not least...my Fall Owl collection. Courtesy of Dollar General. The white Owl Tart Warmer is from Better Homes & Garden, found this at WalMart last fall.

 

My mother told me that owls were really popular when I was little (in the late 70's), so I'm guessing that's where my love for Owls came from .

 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed Thursday!

 

 

 

I'm STILL here...

Yes, I am STILL here, alive and kicking. Just been so busy with work, family, and church. I am looking forward to some crafting time soon. Especially with the holidays come around. It is finally starting to feel like Fall here in South Texas. I'm loving this cooler weather.

I hope you are having a blessed day!!!!

And...don't give up on me, I'll be back to posting soon!!! I promise!

Happy Birthday to You! and a scarf

Hi there! I'm sitting here in the office eating my lunch. We are getting some much needed rain thanks to Tropical Storm Ingrid.
I actually got some crafting time in this weekend. Felt great!
I made this card and scarf for our church pastor. I was happy to hear she loved them both. Now I just can't wait for it to get cool enough for her to actually enjoy wearing it!

This is a simple, crocheted Infinity scarf.

 

 

Well, back to my lunch. I had some delicious Rosemary/Basil baked chicken, and pasta salad. These were leftovers from my weekend of cooking.

I'm now enjoying a mini pecan pie.

 

Be blessed! Have a wonderful Monday!

 

 

Happy Labor Day!

I am so going to enjoy this day off! Hubby and I are both off, and his idea of celebrating is to plant trees and do work around the house. My idea of fun........shopping or crafting! No matter what we do today I'm just hoping for a great one!

Enjoy your Labor Day.......be blessed!

Happy September!

Good Sunday morning to you! Normally at this time I'd be in church. But my hubby had to go preach at a church out of town, and I stayed home to see our daughter off. She was visiting this weekend from college.
I haven't blogged in a month...for 2 main reasons: 1. My camera is acting up...it snaps the photo, but then the photo just shows up black. And no..I don't have the lense cap on. he,he! and  2. I'm now working full time...8-5 everyday! I love my job and the extra income...but I'm really sad that I don't have my hours of crafting time. I REALLY miss crafting on a regular basis. :(

So I don't have any pictures of new crafts that I have created...plus, I don't really have any newly created  crafts.

So for today...lets just enjoy September 1st and saying Good-bye to summer and Hello to Fall!

Have a blessed Sunday!

A Little Birdie Told Me...

HI there! Just a quick post share a card with you. Whipped this one up a few days ago using a Pure Innocence digi stamp. Sentiment is a rubber stamp, I think by Stampabilities.

Been super HOT in Texas these days......perfect crafting inside weather!
Have a wonderful Wednesday!