Charli's Party

Charli had her birthday party with her cousin Riley at Jumping Jax, she really had a great time! The McCall kids came which was super since they all love her so much.
We later went over to Kathie's for supper. Suzan cooked since Kat had just come home Saturday from the hospital but Les ended up getting sick, his knee is now very bad, we both didn't sleep last night so I am very thankful I got off early. (I had 2 kids)
I am going to take a nap and I guess I will take Les to Dr at 4:00 I do not know why he lets it get so bad before he will go!

I spent most of the day working on my cross stitch, but Les had to come home early and pull out his crutches and start the gout medicine, My Mom went to get the meds for him so I never got out. He had the car and I figured he would have to come home early.
His Mom came home from the hospital and we are going over after Charli's party.

Nice and warm today! Temp got in the 60's, that's good, our power bill jumped up over $100 this month and we keep our heat at 64!
Les is barely walking, even needed a cane to make it through the house tonight, his knee is pretty bad, at least his fever broke. My wrist is much better.
Another Fun day with Charli!

Charli and I had a wonderful day today! I love hearing her say Thank You over and over and she asked for what she wants to play with or eat. She was happy to see her Daddy today and he was happy to play with her!
When to Pizza Hut with Mom and Jeff tonight. Les had to come home sick, his knee is swollen and he can't walk. He had to go to the hospital late because his Mom had a reaction to medicine, I think the stress got to him.
My wrist is Much better! The knot has gone way down! I wish I had a picture before he took the cyst out!

This is a picture my DIL posted on Facebook of my DGS, Seth in his Christmas present.
Gina was sick with the stomach virus yesterday and actually missed work which is rare for her. Charli rode with her Pop to come get me at work then went home to 'take care of her Mommy'
I am going to take her as I go to see Dr King about my right hand today, Les is going to take his lunch to go with us because I don't know if I will be sore or not.

Les gave me this Christmas Catus in 2004, it blooms twice a year and I love it. It is the best plant I ever had luck with!
About to head to work, Les is taking me. We can't fix the truck now and he has to go see his Mom who is in the Hospital.

I decided to change my header since Christmas is over, LOL! Kit is A New Beginning by Connie Prince. My Favorite colors are the green I call "Kermit" green and this teal blue so it appealed to me right away!
I was called tonight about doing photos for a wedding in June, I pray I can do it, I am doing one in April so far, it is a great way to make $$$.

I was really inspired by this kit from Connie Prince! It has a Perfect name, too, Daily Inspiration and is on sale at GP. The top picture is the picture I have at the bottom of my Blog from last summer and the heritage page is my Great-grandmother who we called Hassie. I just Love Shabby papers!
I started out the year with 650 friends on Facebook and now have over 700, most are Digi scrappers so it is fun 'meeting' them! Many designers have Fan pages too and show new kits and stuff, I am happy just playing Farmville and checking my homepage to see what people are up to.

I am Trying to do a couple of things this year, one is take a picture a day and two is to scarp my weeks, I am not really good at this kind of thing but here goes my first shot at it.
I used Silly Snowman Gang and A perfect Date by Connie Prince. Since it has been so COLD here it was a great kit to use!

Starting next week I will be cutting down to 3 days at work and keeping Charli on Thursday and Fridays, her other Grandma will be busy with Papa Mickey so sick and getting his to chemo so for the next few months I will be spending more time with my baby. It makes me happy to be able to do this!
This is Carver 'hiding' in a bookcase.

I will be spending more time with my baby for the next few months, Trey's Dad has cancer and will be taking Chemo so it will be hard for Debbie to keep her so I will be doing 4 days a week instead of 2! I can't think of any better way to spend my afternoons!

Peppermint kisses and poytails

Charli came to my house today so she had to get in my Peppermint Kisses stash, we both love them! Isn't this ponytail adorable? It reminds me so much of Gina when she was 2!
My day at work was some better, I found out the next move up is Feb. 1 which is Great!

It has been a terribly long day since I went from work to Charli's then to WOM and I got home a few minutes after 9 but I wanted to share Charli feeding Merry Moose, the Build a Bear we made her for Christmas. She and I spent over 30 minutes playing kitchen. She is getting a kitchen set for her birthday but her Aunt Brooke got her this wonderful tea set with metal dishes and real utensils. It was the high point of my day.

I finished cross stitching Charli's stocking except for the name. I said I wasn't going to do that much work again so I am going to do a smaller one for Seth. I have most of the colors already but hope I can get the others when Hancock has a sale, LOL!
Mason and Lauren went up today and "Z" and Brady came up to my class. "Z" is a handful! She kept trying to go out the door.

Isn't it funny how kids can watch and imitate adults? A couple at church sent this oven to Charli and she can 'cook' now. She is using a hat because she says it is Hot! Her second birthday is in 2 weeks, I am getting exciting!

I did this for the Scripture Challenge at SBE using Boyhood Tales by Rina Kroes. It is a picture I took of Jeremy and Seth at Emerald Farms here in Greenwood while they were home for the funeral.

Today Gina and Trey put in my MIL's floor in the den and we all ate leftovers from yesterday. Charli was especially good while they worked on it. She was playing with a stethoscope in the toys and kept saying 'stethoscope' over and over, she repeats most of what she hears and and has a great vocabulary!

I signed up for the 365 group on FB, I don't know if I can take a picture everyday but I will try.

This is my 500th post.
Les had to work today so we had to eat our New Year's Dinner at my MIL's when he had a lunch break, it was nice to be with the family for collards and black-eyed peas.
Last year I made a resolution to do better on Blogging and I did pretty well, just lost the desire to post every day. I ended the year feeling a little poorly, I cough so much I have a sore rib and my knee is swelling and I have to keep taking advil. I also have a cyst in my right wrist which I will see the Dr about Jan. 13. I have a physical on the 21st so I will talk to him about an inhaler or something. I also have not been scrapping much since my FIL died in October, my heart is just not in it lately.
I got several kits this weekend and plan on doing some though. I need to do some for Charli's second birthday.
I really do not have any resolutions this year, I just want to feel more like myself again.

I am not staying up to see the New Year. I have coughed until my rib hurts and my knee is still swollen so I am going to climb in my warm bed after I take some Advil. I hope everyone else does more exciting things.

This is my Favorite gift this Christmas! When Charli comes to the house now she points and says Volkswagen! Les gave it to me and it is made of metal, very cool!
I went to the dentist yesterday and got my broken tooth fixed. He said it was now 25% tooth and 75% filling but it works well and he is a great dentist and didn't hurt! Gina got her retainer yesterday, too.

Here is this week's challenge
This last week of 2009 we are completing our theme on GLORY, so the scripture verse for Week 40 comes from 1 Chronicles 29:11 which says:
“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.”

** Be sure to read the General Guidelines to the challenge HERE, where you can find out what will happen each week. It will tell you how you can take part, what you will be receiving, where to post your submissions to, etc.

Here is a preview of your FREE Word Art for this week (the link to download the Word Art to use as part of your submission appears at the BOTTOM of this message, and will only be available until the close of this challenge):


* The deadline for submitting your creation for THIS challenge is midnight EST on Saturday January 2nd 2010.*

Charli's new bed, this is what Santa brought her. She loved the ball pit best, LOL!

Charli really enjoyed Christmas! She keeps singing Jingle bells and saying "Here comes Santa Claus!" I got tickled at her putting on the Santa suit for her Build a Bear Moose we got her! She spend this afternoon with us and we drove to '96' to see the lights and then rode through Connie Max. We also stopped by to see Les's Mom awhile. She fell the other day and hurt her knee and mouth really bad. She was on a step stool trying to get things down she wanted to give on Christmas that were Papa's. She gave Charli a keyboard which Gina used to play with. I know Charli will enjoy it. She has lots of musical toys and plays with them all the time.

This Christams was sad without Papa and very sad because we stopped having Christmas Eve at Grandmama's but what Fun to be with Charli. She is saying so much!

Cathy K had a wonderfully cute Christmas Kit on sale at SBE called Happy Jolly Days. I couldn't help but scrap a picture from last year and this year! I need to do so more pages for Charli's book!
I am proud to say I got my MIL's calendar done yesterday!
Les and I are finally going to Greenville this afternoon! The starter and the alternator on my car are both fixed to off to Build a Bear and the craft stores!

Sandra at Joyful Expressions emailed me and I wanted to share her site with you. I am SO CLOSE to finishing Charli's stocking but my hand keeps cramping and I told Gina I just can't manage it. I bought the fabric but I guess I will have to finish it for Christmas next year. I really shouldn't do such time consuming cross stitches, LOL!
Anyway I hope you will take a look at her site and get some inspiration!

I have taken so few pictures lately! I just thought I would post this one today of Charli sweeping up something.
Les returned the parts for his truck and bought my starter but tomorrow he is going to have to but my alternator. I am driving around with a battery in the car in case I need it. I sure hope it gets it fixed in the morning because he and I plan on going to Greenville when I get off work to get something from Build-a-Bear for Charli. I got her the girl Moose to match the boy from last year and they gave me a $7 coupon so I want to get an outfit. I also want to pick up a couple of small things. I got the email that they had shipped Seth's bear, we got him the Camo bear with an Army Officer's suit on and I crocheted Jeremy and Seth matching Camo hats.
I am so close to finishing Charli's cross stitch but doing it makes my hand cramp. I go to the doctor about the cyst in my wrist January 13th. I have blood work the 14th so I am taking that day off. I told my boss I may have trouble changing diapers if he drains the cyst.
Well off to work. One of the ladies at work got a call her 15 year old DGD was dead, we don't know what happened yet but that has got to be one of the most horrid things to go through! Her name is Linda if you will whisper a prayer for her family.

Charli with my scarf, I am going to make her one to match.
I am so Not in the Christmas spirit this year! We lost several Church members over silly stuff, Les's Dad passing, Jeremy not home, Les's health problems and I am having lung problems and being broke (major car repairs and stuff) I just want to get it over.
I have not even made the scrapbooks I usually make the kids at work or the calendars, my heart is just not in it. Sorry to gripe I am just recording the 'now'
On a great note Charli came to the house and we had a ball taking her out to see the lights! She is the star on my Christmas Tree!

Find this week's challenge Here


We are continuing our new theme on GLORY this week, so the scripture verse for Week 38 comes from Isaiah 6:3b which says:
“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

** Be sure to read the General Guidelines to the challenge HERE, where you can find out what will happen each week. It will tell you how you can take part, what you will be receiving, where to post your submissions to, etc.

Here is a preview of your FREE Word Art for this week (the link to download the Word Art to use as part of your submission appears at the BOTTOM of this message, and will only be available until the close of this challenge):

* The deadline for submitting your creation for THIS challenge is midnight EST on Saturday December 19th 2009.*

My heart has not been in scrapping the last few weeks, I haven't even done any calendars or things for the kids at work but I did make these cards for a friend. I blurred the photos since they are not family but Connie's Joy to the World kit was perfect for the dresses they had on! I love the worn papers in it, too.
I will post Scripture Challenge later.

I had never watched the movie Prancer but did tonight, it is a wonderful Christmas movie! I went through a lot of tissues! I am glad I watched it alone, LOL!

I was so proud of Charli today! Les and I kept her because her Papa Mickey had surgery and we took her to the dentist were she colored and then sat on my lap while the hygienist cleaned my teeth! She never got a nap but at her last Kindermusik she was also wonderful. We came home and watched Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
This is the set I crocheted for her, I was going to give her for Christmas but it is so cold and she was playing with mine so I gave them to her.

Charli and I watched a neat programs on Animal Planet and learned about this Diving Bell spider, it was very cool and I wanted to remember so I put it here. Image is linked if you want to learn about it.

Mom had her surgery today, it was just a cyst No Cancer! I also had to go to our WMU supper by myself because Les was throwing up and of course I had car trouble and had to call my SIL. Les's truck has been messed up about 3 weeks and we are sharing. I hope I an get to work in the AM!

Here's the Scripture Challenge at SBE

This week we are starting a new theme: GLORY. The scripture verse for Week 37 comes from Psalm 8:1 which says:
“O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.”

** Be sure to read the General Guidelines to the challenge HERE, where you can find out what will happen each week. It will tell you how you can take part, what you will be receiving, where to post your submissions to, etc.

Here is a preview of your FREE Word Art for this week (the link to download the Word Art to use as part of your submission appears at the BOTTOM of this message, and will only be available until the close of this challenge):


* The deadline for submitting your creation for THIS challenge is midnight EST on Saturday December 12th 2009.*

This is my 29th anniversary, Les and I are going to Yoder's which is a Mennonite Restaurant in Abbeville with the choir at church, it was a good night for then to have their Choir Supper, I think. It has been Many years since I went there. I don't usually enjoy cafeteria food but I remember when I was young they had a peach, pecan, caramel pie which was awesome. Maybe I can get that, LOL!
This is from Thursday when we took Charli to Connie Maxwell Children's Home. Gina lives right at it and she met us there to pick her up. Charli was so excited about the animals! Thank goodness I had just made this hat for my great-niece because it was im the 40's and cold!
I sold 5 more pairs of earrings and took a portrait for Christmas Cards this weekend. One of my Church friends sold the earrings at her shop for me, how great is that?

I saw this cloud over the mall one night and thought it was so cool!
I stopped by and saw my Dr yesterday, I have a cyst on my wrist and have to go to a specialist Christmas Eve. That's what happened before my hand surgery 10 years ago. At least I can finish my Christmas presents before I have anything done! Sold two pairs of earrings at Dr's office, too.
Made a couple of bracelets I will share later.

Spent many hours rearranging my farm on Farmville after I reached level 29 and expanded. I seem to be addicted to it! I will not play another game there!!

We had Thanksgiving Dinner at My MIL's but it was not the same, First Thanksgiving without Papa, Gina and Trey at his Mom's, and the worse, Les had to open the store and work all day and Only got an hour lunch to come eat!

I sent Last week's I am sorry Correct on is HERE

Finishing off our theme based on ABUNDANCE this week, the scripture verse for Week 36 comes from Psalm 145:7 which says:
“They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.”


** Be sure to read the General Guidelines to the challenge HERE, where you can find out what will happen each week. It will tell you how you can take part, what you will be receiving, where to post your submissions to, etc.


Here is a preview of your FREE Word Art for this week


* The deadline for submitting your creation for THIS challenge is midnight EST on Saturday December 5th 2009.*