Gratitude Day Eighteen & Nineteen

For day Eighteen I am thankful for Mail Order so I don't HAVE to go stand in crowded stores and battle to get good deals for Christmas presents. Now I may choose to do so still as I will be going away for Thanksgiving and not sure what is planned at our destination but I am thankful I don't HAVE to and can choose to stay inside and warm if I like :)

Day Nineteen I wake to SNOW - YUK!!!!!! so I am glad I had warm gloves to slide on and keep my fingers from freezing :)

As I said I am going away for the holiday here and won't be posting till I get back so will catch up several days at once again! Have a lovely Thanksgiving everyone!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!
2.) Warm Cozy Socks!
3.) My Eyes
4.) My Daughter
5.) Books

6.) My Job
7.) My Husband

8.) blogs!

9.) Friends, Music & Food!

10.) Laughter!

11.) the delete key

12.) my Mom!

13.) the Flag

14.) flowers

15.) Small Towns

16.) Garbage Bags :)

17.) Cell Phones & Text Messaging

18.) Mail Order

19.) my gloves!

Gratitude Day Seventeen

Cell Phones and Text Messaging!

These are 2 things I am very thankful for because they allow me to keep in touch with my family and friends. I love to hear the little trill of the phone indicating I have a message and it is an I love you from someone or a happy thought or letting me know they are ok.

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1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!

9.) Friends, Music & Food!
10.) Laughter!
11.) the delete key
12.) my Mom!
13.) the Flag
14.) flowers
15.) Small Towns
16.) Garbage Bags :)
17.) Cell Phones & Text Messaging

Gratitude Day Fourteen, Fifteen & Sixteen

Oh where does the time go to? I think I am on top of things and then wham it is like the days disappear! So here I go catching up again today :)

Day Fourteen I am thankful for flowers - seeing them, smelling them... makes me happy and makes me NOT think about the dreadful white stuff fluttering around!

Day Fifteen I am grateful I live in a small town off the beaten path and that I can drive as slow as I want in the SNOW without anyone bothering me! ughhhh I really really dislike snow and ice covered roads.

Day Sixteen I am grateful for garbage bags LOL! So I can clean the mess up and not have to look at it again! LOL I am cleaning up the huge piles we seem to accumulate and no one ever knows what to do with so while everyone else is at work I am decluttering! Thank goodness the bags are black I can just tell hubby to take them to the curb on garbage day and he won't be nosing in thinking he needs to keep this that or the other thing! ROFL!

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1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!

9.) Friends, Music & Food!
10.) Laughter!
11.) the delete key
12.) my Mom!
13.) the Flag
14.) flowers
15.) Small Towns
16.) Garbage Bags :)

HB HUGE Give Away Month!

The Clan Mcleod is celebrating her birthday this month and having a LOT did I say a LOT I menat HUGE LOTSA LOTSA give aways! You gotta check it out!

This awesome apron is just one things she is giving away!

I think it is fabulous and would love to be wearing it while I make my Holiday goodies this year!

Gratitude Day Eleven, Twelve & Thirteen

My apologies for not setting the auto posts and rather than bombard with multiple posts today I will just simply combine them together for the past few days!

It seems that much has happened and on Monday I was thankful for my "delete" key...I sometimes wish it would extend to real life too kinda like the Staples Easy Button LOL!

Tuesday brought a little more calm to things but a lot of unanswered questions so I choose to focus on someone I am very thankful for...my mom! It was her birthday and I took her to dinner and enjoyed spending time with her alone. Hope you had a happy birthday Mom!

Today I am thankful for our flag that flies big and proud in the sky! I had to drive into the city today to attend to some business and I saw the flag perched atop the interstate lights and it was flowing in the wind so beautifully! Reminds me that even though things aren't going well in the US right now that people fought for the privileges we have here and I am thankful for that small reminder ... the flag that I see in so many different places each day!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!

9.) Friends, Music & Food!
10.) Laughter!
11.) the delete key
12.) my Mom!
13.) the Flag

Give Away - Custom Made Vase

Over at the Post - It - Place another awesome contest is taking place! The artwork you are going to get to see is AMAZING! Hurry and get your chance to win one of these!

I have to tell you I am loving Post - It - Place and all the neat finds shared there! I am finding GREAT christmas present ideas!

Gratitude Day Ten

Laughter is such a wonderful thing :)
It can bring you up from the lowest points and it is HIGHLY contagious much like a smile!
I had a terrific time yesterday with my friends and am thankful for the laughter we all shared and especially for giggles that you can't help but smile behind!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!

9.) Friends, Music & Food!

10.) Laughter!

Gratitude Day Nine

Friends, Music & Food!

I am getting ready to go meet a friend later this afternoon to go to

a dinner theater performance together.

So today I get to enjoy all 3 together!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband
8.) blogs!

9.) Friends, Music & Food!

Gratitude Day Eight

I am grateful I found the whole blogging world. It has opened my eyes to so many things, beautiful photographs, artwork, techniques, friends, recipes and so much more!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!
2.) Warm Cozy Socks!
3.) My Eyes
4.) My Daughter
5.) Books

6.) My Job
7.) My Husband

8.) blogs!

Gratitude Day Seven

I am thankful for my husband,

sometimes life is not the grand fairytale we often dream of,

in fact a LOT of times it isn't!

So I am thankful for my husband who has stuck with me through a lot of not good,

for his kisses each morning and the honey I'm home

when he finally gets in after a long day working.

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books
6.) My Job

7.) My Husband

Gratitude Day Six

Today the ball dropped at work so to say :( Things have been VERY slow, we have laid workers off and today I took a hit. I didn't get laid off but my hours were cut pretty drastically. The best thing I can think to be grateful for today is that I have a job still in some senses.

1.) I am thankful for SAG!
2.) Warm Cozy Socks!
3.) My Eyes
4.) My Daughter
5.) Books

6.) My Job

Blog Candy

the Post-It-Place has a cool give away going on for a MiniMate!

What a great idea - I had never heard of this before but I sure could use one!

Good Luck!

Gratitude Day Five

I am thankful for books!

Yep that is my pick today and yes I was what one would term a bit of a book worm growing up but I learned so much! Now if only I had figured out a way to store all that knowledge in an easily retrievable way in my brain LOL!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

3.) My Eyes

4.) My Daughter

5.) Books

Gratitude Day Four

I am grateful for my daughter!

I love her more than I can ever put into words!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!
2.) Warm Cozy Socks!
3.) My Eyes
4.) My Daughter

Gratitude Day Three

Today I am going to choose to be thankful for

my eyes!

They allow me to see the crisp colors of Autumn,
the people I love, art that inspires me and many other things!



1.) I am thankful for SAG!
2.) Warm Cozy Socks!
3.) My Eyes

Gratitude Day Two

Today I am thankful for a warm cozy socks!

The rain came yesterday afternoon and turned the warm Autumn air chilly and my toes got chilled which means I am chilled then and have a horrible time "heating" back up. So I am thankful for my warm cozy socks that keep my toes "heated" up!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

2.) Warm Cozy Socks!

Recipe

Last night I peeled and sliced apples making wonderful applesauce

and apple crisp which both my dd and dh like :)

I also made a casserole last night that was super easy and here is a recipe to share with you :)
1 can of Cream of Chicken Soup

1 can of Cheddar Cheese Soup

1 Cup of Milk

1 Cup of Rice

1/2 bag of frozen veggies (I used cauliflower and broccoli mix)

I poured all into a dish, mixed it up and then plopped it in the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour and a half or so.

OPTIONAL**I also had 2 small cornish hens that we had baked on Sunday so I choose to debone them and add the meat during the last 15 minutes, stirred everything up and then topped with a sprinkling of cheese and bread crumbs. I also turned the temp up a bit as I wanted that crispy top on there.

without the meat added in this would be a lovely side dish, with the meat it is a whole meal!

thoughts on blog hopping

I admit I am a MAJOR blog hopper! I have to pass the day somehow....right?!?!?
Anyway you will notice I now have this picture on my sidebar. You can click on it to be taken to the original site and blog post about hopping but I wanted to add some things that I have learned along the way regarding happy blogging experiences.


My biggest dislike is that when I want to comment on something is when the comment box isn't a pop up. It loads a new page, usually on the same tab which then means I have to hit the line at the top to go back to the blog if I want to read farther or more posts on it. I LOVE the pop up cause it let's me leave my comment , close the box when I am done and I am right where I was, ready to pick up and go again! This is easy to change in your settings on Blogger so you ought to consider it at least - I am sure I am not the only hopper who dislikes this.


Running a close second with this is the Catpah or Capture, word verification or whatever you want to call it. You'll notice I have my JUST SAY NO badge on the upper left side bar. You can click it for more info too and join the cause!


One other dislike is when I can't open something in a new window (you know right click open in new tab/window) because if you say "not without my permission" "not allowed here" and I have to click on it to get to the page you linked well then I get reading there and forget to come back to your blog - you lose out on me visiting more of your work.


I also agree I don't like when I can't just hit next blog at the top (at least here in Blogger) to surf for something. I have found some interesting sites this way and when I hit a roadblock from someone else that is a shame cause the next blog might of been something I was really interested in.


Another wish I have is that there was an easy way to respond to comments left by you all...I read every one and wish I could click on your name and email you all when I have a comment back (or clarification or tip or whatever) but so far I haven't found that to be the case since many ppl don't have the contact info in their profile and thus it doesn't show up when you click on their name or photo.


just some thoughts from this blogger :)


What is your take on this?

Gratitude Day One

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.

~Melody Beattie

I found a group of people online a long time ago that I remain in touch with via email, it isn't a group of crafters although some do and some have shared in that passion with them but more it is a group of people who value friendships and being there for each other. I have had the wonderful experience of meeting several of them in RL and I cherish the pictures and memories that are forever tucked away in my mind of them. We have lost some of them over the years and while that saddens me I know I am better for having known them for even a short time! Our fearless leader shares something with us each day and yesterday the quote above is one I found in my email from her. What coincidence it came on the very day I said I was going to start this challenge and share things here that I am thankful or grateful for each day... Today I pick to be grateful for having met June and her in turn introducing me to a fine group of people without whose encouragement the past few years would of been unbearable!

1.) I am thankful for SAG!

30 Day Challenge of Gratitude

Erin over at Inky Smiles made me aware of a challenge she is taking and I thought the idea a wonderful way to open my eyes to the things I have taken for granted, to open my eyes to be more thankful for things and to open myself to being more happy and content with my life.

I will try to reflect each evening on things and pick one item to single out and be thankful for and then I will try to share here also. Care to join us?

Click here for a wonderful chart to print off or make your own if you want - be sure to share your ideas too - I'd love to follow your journey too!

For the next 30 days take a moment each day to write down something that you are grateful for. Maybe snap a photo or write a journal entry and make a scrapbook layout or keep a photo journal of it to remind you. It can be anything... a sharp pencil for sketching notes, a warm shower or bath, the love of a friend/sibling/parent/spouse or significant other, a smile on a strangers face, a warm bed to sleep in, a burnt loaf of bread (because that means you have the ingredients & knowledge to bake bread), your job, etc....

Whatever you feel grateful or thankful for.

I guarantee that at the end of 30 days you will see an ABUNDANCE of blessings. You may even want to continue writing them down because as you focus on your blessings you will find more than one thing every day to write down.

Feel free to share on your blog, invite others to join us, and post what you are grateful for.

I hope you will join us on the journey!

Blog Candy Alert

How about a chance to win a $50 American Express Gift Card?

Hop over to Solomon Surprises to help her celebrate and you might just win one!

Good Luck!

Bottle Chimes Blog Candy!

Oh how gorgeous are these! I happened upon a blog that is giving away a set of wonderful chimes and if you want a chance hop over to check out The Post -It Place!

While you are there check out her Custom Magnetic Spice Rack give away also!

Great weekend!

Had a wonderful weekend, Friday we served a spaghetti dinner, although not a huge hit due to trick or treat being at the same time we did ok and made a little profit - plus it was YUMMY! LOL Then on Sat we went to my parents for my bday dinner and to play games. It was a mix of things for dinner but my favorites were the shrimp with alfredo sauce and then of course the pumpkin pie! he he! We played Apples to Apples and had a great time!

Sunday my dd made me blueberry waflles for breakfast and dh planned dinner of cornish hens, potatoes, stuffing and spinach which was really yummy! Then he surprised me with a cake with whipped topping which I love and no one ever gets me cake for my birthday so I was HAPPY! There were a couple other surprises and some nice gifts and cards thrown in making it a pretty great weekend all in all!

Now it is Monday :( and back to the grind!

Eyeballs!

My dd loves Halloween and each year she generally has a party or at least does a little bit of decorating. This year we got a late start but we did manage to make our Eyeballs! LOL This would be before you see anything scary and then below is after LOL!


They are really yummy though and all gone already!

he he!