Lookie what I got!

My husband NEVER buys me flowers!! And he surprised me yesterday. He is such a good man, he puts up with all my mom and dad stuff, tears, frustrations, problems, dramas etc. and still brings home flowers. For those of you who don't know me, I had a flower shop for years and his joke was "I bought you the whole flower shop!" While I certainly don't miss being in the flower business (ESPECIALLY on Valentine's Day!), I do miss the beautiful flowers. Just another confirmation that we have an awesome God!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Home Sweet Snowy Home!

Yep...that is still a Christmas thingee around the door, I did finally take it off today. I needed a ladder and its been sooooo cold and snowy that I just said heck with it. Well the winds were so strong yesterday that half of it blew down and it was swingin' in front of the door and it looked like rednecks live here so I had to brave the elements and get it down!!

My creation of the day! Just love love love makin' stuff!!!

I know this just looks like a dining room table BUT! to those who know me this is a miracle! There are no piles, no art projects, no papers, no ebay shipping junk, no stuff from the latest estate sale, etc. IT IS CLEAN!!! I am on a mission to keep it that way. I know my close peeps are saying Yea, right! We shall see my friends, we shall see!

Soooo... my AOL and facebook accounts were hacked into and they changed my passwords and stole my whole email address book! It took me years to get that address book together! My mistake was that those 2 accounts had the same password. I am so thankful they were the only two. I kinda feel violated and embarassed that everyone got this email that I am in London and need money or something like that. Those close to me know I barely get to go around the block because I am always taking care of mom and dad, but others were concerned. Sorry if any of you got the email! And by the way...facebook deactivated my account to investigate and they better not lose my farm!!!!

I have realized I have ANOTHER addiction. (besides food!!) And it is WEIRD and unexplainable. I LOVE FLASHLIGHTS! I have a LOT of flashlights! Big ones, little ones, key chain kind, regular, LED, booklight type. They are everywhere! Near the bed I have 5! One in my purse. In the drawer of the end table. In my craft studio. This is not planned, I just noticed and realized one day. I think I buy a new little flashlight every time I go to Home Depot. So if I was a psychiatrist what would I figure the reason to be? Afraid of the dark? I don't think I am. Afraid of being in the dark...I usually am in the dark about everything so I am used to that. lol. Thing is I hardly EVER use these flashlights. I just LIKE them and the brighter the better. Go figure.

This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.....

I think you gotta decorate EVERYTHING!!! And then when its time to put it all away I think why why why did I decorate EVERYTHING!!!

I was born about 30 years too late. I always wanted to be a 50's housewife like my mom was. I have hundreds of Woman's Day, Good Housekeeping and those kind of magazines from the 1950s and I loved to look at them. And every pink or turquoise appliance in the background of the kitchen. And the recipes, and the ladies cooking in their high heels, (ok, i don't do high heels but still, maybe I would have been skinny had I been born earlier!!) Things seemed so much easier then, nicer, warmer, sweeter, warm and fuzzier!! All that to say Look at my 50's Christmas girls!!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

And wishing you a Happy Prosperous New Year!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Had my mom with me all day today and was trying to keep busy and entertain her too. She didn't have a clue what was going on. She is the one who taught me to bake and do fancy cakes. She did so much, taught me so much and was so creative and it breaks my heart that with her dementia its all lost, all gone, just in my heart forever. I love you mom and I miss you.