Pretty Fridge...

So here is the back story...
I was reading a post on Frolic about making your fridge pretty (Imagine: Confetti poppers raining down around me).  So I set about making a pretty fridge. I loved opening the door, everything was pretty. It made me want to forage, gaze and even think about cooking (I have been in a minor slump for about a year).
But all my hopes were dashed by my two wonderful fridge wrecking adult children. They did not feel the vibe, the creativity, the inner artist. Instead they shoved, crammed, rearranged (hurricane style). Can you believe they even put ugly plastic containers in this beautifully styled fridge!
So now, my beautifully styled, magazine worthy fridge looks like a normal, boring, unappealing fridge. What a shame! I am glad I have a photo to remember my vision of a beautiful life. :)
I guess my slump will continue...

Blessings

sending off...

Finally... I got my act together and finished writing Christmas Cards, so tomorrow they will find their way to the post office.  They are going to the four winds all around the world! All is well tonight.
Blessings

The Cute Guy Hosts Breakfast...

What a sweet man! Nothing extravagant, steal cut oats, and fruit. But he was so sweet to present the fruit in such a pretty design! He knows me and knows what makes me smile. Blessings~

Morning Rituals

Do you have Rituals? Things you enjoy doing and look forward too everyday? I do, breakfast is one of my favorite times. Not only is the food the best, but the company is even better! The cute guy and I usually have breakfast together every morning. We discuss food, politics, our kids, our family and our dreams. I love dining by candle light, so we usually have a candle burning, even though it is daylight. I allows for a gathering of our thoughts and attitudes for the day. Here is a glimpse of what we eat.

fresh pears

crispy bacon

and whole wheat waffles, all by candle light.

Share your rituals, no matter what they are, I would love to hear!

Family Fun

A visit home...

Papa's Smile

Cousins Coloring

Mama Cooking

Sweet Smiles

Little Brother contemplating

Big boys playing Yahtzee

Little boys laughing

Families Gathering

I hope your holidays were filled with love and family. I know mine were!!

~Blessings

Who says exercise is hard?

Christmas is such a wonderful time, get outside and enjoy the sites. Grab your spouse, kids, grand-kids, or friends and hit the streets. Here are some fun ways to enjoy a walk...

Window Gazing

Downtown lights

A river walk to enjoy the decorated boats

Blessings

Mid tour leave

The cute guy was home for his mid tour leave. He has now returned to duty. But while he was home we enjoyed good company, way to much food, and we all shared a wonderful cold.

A visit from Grandma and Grandpa (The cute guys parents) Spending time out side in the back yard.


Spent time in the kitchen cooking too many meals... My waist line is a smidge larger.

Time spent pondering the wonders of life...

~ Blessings
only a few more months until his return!

An evening walk

This evening Little's and I ventured out for a walk. It was not just any ordinary walk, our walk had a purpose.

We were blessed with the many beauties our Lord has created. We carefully passed by the fields of wild grass.

We wound our way down to the creek. And enjoyed the many wonders of water and marsh plants.

Upon reaching our destination we joyfully set about the business of collecting specimens of the most perfect shapes and colors. Taking care to harvest only a few here and there, noting we will be sure to return in the near future.

Once we returned home we reminisced, and gazed upon our prized possessions. Noting how lovely they will look in a white vase on the dinning room table.

Blessings to all

Now for the truth, the distance is about a stones throw from my back yard. The creek is just a drainage ditch that runs behind our house, and we were eaten alive by bugs. But in my mind it was a beautiful place and I was with my sweet little girl.

Sweet 16

Someone turned 16 years old. Her birthday is before Christmas, but I am slow with my blogging lately.

We had lovely gifts.

Big candles.

Sweet wishes!!

And most of all beautiful smiles and lots of love...

~Blessings~

Happy Is...

A girl with her favorite food,

at her favorite place...

A happy smile.
A happy lick.

An incredibly happy long tongue.

One happy mom loving her Little's with a trip to the zoo.

Thanks cute guy for the pass.

Saying good bye

During our move we had our faithful little tag along... Hammy!!
She was Little's pet. Hammy was well loved and doted on as seen in her bling photo created by Littles. She made the trip with out incident... until the day we moved into our new home. She got sick a week before the move and was unable to rally back to health. We miss her dearly!! It left a small void for Littles, but we were thankful to have had hammy as a friend for more than 2 years. I thank the Lord for allowing hammy to find us (really we found her in a flower pot on our porch). She brought many smiles and laughs.

So farewell our fluffy friend, you are missed.

Hammy in her fancy Cinderella attire.

Thank you for the snack. Would you like a nibble?

Sights from our daily walks.

Moving is always tiresome. Yet it is always neat to find new sights.

The evening sunsets are wonderful.

Green trees, are always a favorite of mine.

A new berry to look up.

Old rail cars .

Fat bulls...
Have a wonderful weekend.

morning view

I love, love, love my views in the morning. I am a early riser so I was so pleased this morning to see God's wonderful gift for me ( well for anyone who took the time to admire his wonder). I am a huge outside person, perhaps because of my mom. She is never in the house, she has a pool and lives in AZ. Lucky, lucky!!

Coffee on the porch is the most amazing time of the day. Sunsets are wonderful~ but there is nothing more breath taking than starting the day like this. I wish my camera was able to be better focused, these picture hold no candle to the beauty that was there.
On a side note~ I attended PWOC today! Wonderful, it is a military bible study group on most bases Protestant women of the chapel. Wonderful worship, message and fellowship. I am so excited to see what the Lord has in store. I am doing the bible study Becoming A Woman of Simplicity by Cynthia Heald. I had a wonderful full and blessed day. I missed last weeks kick off so I was so pleased to see they had one spot open for this study (thank you Lord). I guess that is enough rambling...
Blessings~
xoxo

One thing is true...

This girl loves her dad!!! We were at an award ceremony for her choir this weekend. The cute guy had to work, fortunately it was at an event on the other side of the park. He was so sweet to pop in to see her. It always makes her smile. Me too.

blessings

Things that make me smile...

Cupcakes with fresh berries...

A hot cup of coffee and a good book... in my vintage buffalo china.
My painting, a mother's day gift from the cute guy.

A bowl of fresh lemons...

How about you? What makes you smile?

Somethings are worth the time...

Last week Sara and Josh flew in to see his parents. A birthday gift from Sara, but the trip was short. So Aud and I stole a few hours with them. It is always worth the time and effort to see those you love. I would do it again if even for a few mins. The trip was a little long for us about 3 hours, but the company was not wasted.

Josh, Sara, Emma and ??? (they find out on the 26th)

Looking at Audrey

Hi sweet one!

Blessings to all