Happy Valentines Day! I {mini} loaf you!

Happy Valentines Day!!

I had these mini loaf pans I picked up at Michaels during Christmas for $1 each!

They worked perfect for Valentines Day......I made some mini loaves of my family's favorite Banana Bread with chocolate chips and a hint of cinnamon makes this quick bread a real treat!

You can find the recipe here in this post

♥ I hope your day is filled with LOVE ♥

Please welcome my newest sponsor Erin Bradley of Ink Obsession Designs. Erin is the magnificent designer of a line of invitations, announcements & personalized stationery.

I am so grateful for support of my sponsors, and I would be so grateful if you would show Erin some love and check out her beautiful designs.

Merry Christmas to all........

...may your Christmas be Merry and Bright . I'm wishing it's filled with love and joy and I hope you are able to spend a wonderful peaceful time with your families.

May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,
The gladness of Christmas give you hope,
The warmth of Christmas grant you love.

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful for each and everyone of you who come here to read, share and listen to me ramble. Thank you so much for sharing in my life and letting me into yours.

I'm thankful for all of your sweet comments and emails you leave me encouraging me to do something I love.

I'm thankful for my family. These are the people that love me the most, cheer for my successes and pick me up & brush me off when I fail.

I'm thankful for my puppy, Cullen. My life hasn't been the same since he entered it this past March! He is smart and sweet and for some reason he loves me no matter what! I couldn't imagine my life without him.

We will be visiting my sister-in-laws house for Thanksgiving today, I'm taking cupcakes, pumpkin pie, green bean casserole and cranberry sauce! Should be a nice relaxing day with family and great food!

Last year was the first time Sunshine and I left the house before dawn to experience "Black Friday" maddness! (I've always had to work, so I've never really gone) She enjoyed it so much, so we'll be hitting the road early again tomorrow!! Wish us luck!

Do you go shopping on Black Friday, or do you enjoy the comfort of your warm bed and wait until later to shop?

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope your day is full of good food,
good company, and good memories.

Happy Mother's Day Weekend

Not sure where it's from, but I found this poem years ago and gave it to my mom. I thought I'd share with all of you on this Mother's Day.

Love you Mom!
♥ Happy Mother's Day ♥

Thank you God....

For pretending not to notice that one of your angels is missing and for lending her to me. You must have known how much I would need her, so you turned your head for a minute and allowed her to slip away to me.

Sometimes I wonder what special name you had for her. I call her "Mother." To think of not having her with me is unbearable. I don't know what I would have done without her all these years. She has loved me without reservation, whether I deserved to be loved or not. Willingly and happily, she has fed me, clothed me, taught me, encouraged me, inspired me, and with her own special brand of gentleness reprimanded me.

A bit of Heaven's own blue, her eyes reflect hope and love for you and her family. She has tried to instill that love in us. She's not the least bit afraid of work. With her constant scrubbing, polishing, painting, and fixing, she has made the house we lived in a beautiful home. When I'm confused, she sets me straight. She knows what matters and what doesn't... what to hold onto and what to let go of.

You have given her an endless supply of love. She gives it away freely but never seems to run low. Even before I am aware I have a need, she is making plans and working to supply it. You gave her great patience. She is the best listener I have met. With understanding and determination she always seems to turn a calamity into some kind of success. She urges me to carry my own load in life but is always close by when I stumble and fall.

She hurts when I hurt. She cries when I cry. And she will not be happy until she has seen a smile on my face once more. God, please thank the other angels for filling in for her while she is away. I know it hasn't been easy. Her shoes would be hard to fill. She has to be one of your GREATEST MIRACLES God, and I want to thank you for lending my Mother to me.

I hope all of you Mom's have a wonderful Mother's Day Weekend!

Happy 2009!!

May you be blessed to spend your New Year with people you love!

~Happy Thanksgiving!

I'd like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you to all of you who visit my blog and read anything that I would have to say.
I hope that your dinner is the tastiest yet and that when you lie your head on your pillow tonight you'll fall into a peaceful slumber before you can even finish counting the many things you have to be thankful for. Most importantly, you actually appreciate what you already have, instead of focusing on what you want.
There truly is so very much to be thankful for this year!


I love this Adam Sandler Thanksgiving song!



Let the SHOPPING BEGIN!!

Giveaways, Award and Friday Facts

Did you know that all around in Blog World there are GIVEAWAYS going on? This is free stuff I say! They just GIVE it away! For FREE!!!!

My good friend Pam of Antique or Not is having a celebration for her 100th blog post!! Pam has a GREAT giveaway on her blog, instead of choosing a gift for you - YOU get to CHOOSE YOUR GIFT!!! That's right, the winner of Pam's giveaway will receive a $25 gift certificate to her website AND she will ship your prize for FREE!!!! Now how could you pass THAT up? All you have to do is go over to Pam's blog and leave a comment! But hurry, you only have until Aug 31.

I found another blog today, and fell in LOVE with her work! And what do you know? She's having a giveaway too!!! Shay of Olde Colonial Peddler is not only giving away one prize, but THREE prizes!! So head over there and check out her blog and her GREAT work and sign up for your chance to win!!


Next, I received another award!!! This time from my new friend Pam of Grits Greens and Cornbread Thanks Pam you're such a sweet friend.

Now for my nominee's, I'm going to list some prim blogs I love to visit.

Just Country
Fruit of Her Hands
Cozy Coops Corner
Bittersweet Prims

Tomorrow is Mr. Tidymom (aka Steve)'s birthday! It will be the 17th anniversary of his 29th birthday! So I need to bake him a cake today!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

I thought I'd try to post some Friday Facts each week - so here you go...................

Real Facts

1 - Mosquitoes are attracted to people who just ate bananas
2 - Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp
3 - Emus and Kangaroos cannot walk backward
4 - Cats have over 100 vocal chords
5 - Camel's milk does not curdle

Beginnings...........

Late summer afternoon, back to school just around the corner. Sounds like the perfect time to try something new. I've been thinking about starting this blog for some time now and thought no better time than the present. I have enjoyed reading so many creative and inspiring blogs and loved working on the blog for our shop before we closed it just a few weeks ago. I will try to capture what I love most about life, my family, and sometimes a little bit of "nothing" but until then you could read my About Me page to get to know a little something about me. My last blog was all business, so this will be fun posting about what goes on in a house that my husband and I share with our two wonderful daughters, 12 and 20. Until next time, kick off your shoes and remember what that fresh cut summer grass feels like before it's all gone!