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Good Monday morning my sweet dear friends.......

I hope everyone had a wonderful and productive weekend.

  Tick Tock....Tick Tock goes the clock!

I don't know why I bother setting a clock........I don't know why I want a rooster except I like to hear them crow.......

MY INTERNAL CLOCK has gone hay wire!

You would think getting up "before" the chickens everyday 

I could sleep.............

NO not me....I am awake at 1 am....3am.....5am (right before the clock goes off) and sometimes in between. It would be so nice to go to sleep and sleep until 5. 

Who am I kidding......

Who does that anymore?

Well it's time to get my tush up and get ready for work......I am enjoying my new job (3 weeks now), its going great.

Have a wonderful and blessed Monday!

God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~

 BEEN TREASURE HUNTING AGAIN!

Thought I would share a few "Treasures" that I found the other day at the Goodwill store.

#1 Treasure.......

Great little bottles.....

I love bottles like these....for some reason they kept calling my name......so what could I do except buy them and bring them home with me. A bargain at .99 cents for each of them.

#2 Treasure.......

So neat.....look how it opens!
A bargain at .99 cents!

#3 Treasure.......

I could not resist this cute little ceramic bunny!

He only cost me .49 cents!

#4 Treasure.......

I haven't decided what I am going to do with my little containers...... I only paid .49 cents for each.

May use the metal one as a pen & pencil holder.

#5 Treasure.......

I was sooooo excited when I found this.......

When I saw this I had to have it......took it to work and use it on my desk to hold files. The best part is I only paid $1.50 for it.....now if I had of went to the office supply store I would have paid a whole lot more and it would not have been near as pretty. I love bargains like these!!

#6 Treasure......

This is not what you would call a "real treasure" but I thought it was pretty and made me think of Spring.

This is a hand painted Pfaltzgraff dip bowl, pattern is Napoli.

 

Look how beautiful the inside is......

now you see why I bought it. 

I think it's worth the $1.99 I gave for it.......

I know they sell for a lot more in the department stores.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and maybe you will get a chance to do some treasure hunting!

God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~

SWEET DELICACY SEEDS

Do you remember my post back in February about my "Delicacy Red Pepper" how I savored every piece even the seeds...........

 Everything ready for planting........

Egg Shells All Cleaned Up & Dried

 

 

Now the seeds have been planted............

I Love This Idea!

 About a week ago I saw where Window On The Prairie had planted her tomato seeds in egg shells.....

I used her idea and planted my "Delicacy Red Pepper Seeds" the same way......

I set them on my kitchen counter to get lots of sunshine & covered them in saran wrap to keep the moisture in......

Now I have to just patiently hope & wait for these little seeds to sprout.

These little "Delicacy Red Peppers" will go in my "Lasagna Garden" (I will be posting about soon) as soon as they are ready to transplant.

Have a wonderful & blessed Thursday!

God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~

CHECK OUT THIS GIVEAWAY!

I would love to keep this all to myself........

You will see why when you hop over to........

Tales From An OC Cottage.

I will give you a sneak peak.......

Picture provided by Tales From An OC Cottage

 You must go visit the OC Cottage

to get all of the details.....

You will be glad you did!

Good Luck to everyone (including ME)!

GOD BLESS

&

BE SAFE

~LINDA~

MONKEY G....GOT A HAIR CUT

OK...I am not talking about Curious George........

but  he is a cute little fella and just look at that smile!

This is what I am really talking about.....

"MONKEY GRASS" 

"The Before"

I raked all the leaves out and now it is ready for the "hair Cut"....don't you think.

 "The After"

(drum roll please)

 

I know it don't look so pretty now.... but it will..... trust me. 

Now they can grow again and be very beautiful once again shortly.

While all this yard work did a number on the old back, I still enjoyed soaking up all the nice warm sunshine..........

WOW am I out of shape! :o(

I really enjoyed this beautiful weekend that God provided for us....hope all of my friends did as well.

HAVE A WONDERFUL MONDAY!

GOD BLESS 

&

BE SAFE

~Linda~

 

THANK YOU!

It's another beautiful day and I am enjoying all of Gods creations that surrounds me.

I would like to "Thank You" for all the sweet and kind wishes & comments you left for me and the hubby on my post yesterday. 

I enjoyed reading each and everyone of them and they all made my day complete.

I feel so honored to have so many kind friends and I hope each and everyone of you have a Blessed Sunday!

God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~

A SPECIAL DAY!

39 years ago today I married my childhood sweetheart and the love of my life!
We were just "kids" but very much in love and still very much in love today....

Wow! Does this bring back memories.

We wanted to start a family and God blessed us with 2 wonderful children, a son and a daughter. Now we are blessed with 2 wonderful Grandsons that fill our lives with so much joy!

There have been lots of bumps in our road of life together but we seem to always overcome them with the help of our wonderful Jesus Christ.

Wishing everyone a wonderful & blessed weekend!

 God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~

St. Patrick's Day.........

March 17th 

The Legend of the Shamrock

St. Patrick used the three leaves of the shamrock, a three leafed clover,  to describe the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 

While most Shamrocks are three leaved, it is believed a rare four leaf clover, will bring you good luck.

OK... I know how all of you Grandma's feel......BUT.......

I AM THE "LUCKIEST GRANDMA" IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

COWBOY CALEB!

I FEEL "LUCKY" EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE.....

GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME IN SO MANY WAYS.....

I AM SO "LUCKY" TO HAVE SUCH SWEET WONDERFUL GRANDSONS.....

SWEET LITTLE CALEB!

THEY ARE THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE!

THEY BRING ME SO MUCH JOY!

MY SWEET KELBY!

THEY KEEP ME YOUNG AND ON MY TOES!

COWBOY KELBY!

WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF OUR 2 PRECIOUS GRANDSONS.....

AS WELL AS  ALL OF YOU GRANDMAS ARE.....

GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF MY DEAR 

     FRIENDS......

                            AND

                                            YES

                I STILL

                                     THINK 

             I AM THE

"LUCKIEST"

GRANDMA IN THE WHOLE WORLD!


GOD BLESS
&
BE SAFE


~LINDA~

A LITTLE COLLECTION.....

My hubby and I like to collect Coke items.......which some I use to decorate with in my kitchen.

It all started several years ago with the Coca- Cola Polar Bear........hubby was on a rare shopping trip and purchased a couple of Coca- Cola Polar Bear Christmas stocking holders for the mantel.  We have some things I decorate with in the kitchen, already said that, and some things I only get out at Christmas.

I guess the kid is still in us somewhat.........We love the Coca- Cola Polar Bear commercials......they really do make you smile.

I found these cute little Coca- Cola juice glasses at the Dollar Tree, only 50 cents a piece......just could not resist buying them.

MY FAVORITE!

 This was made by our son-in-law for my hubby for a Christmas gift. He took an old piece of barn wood and wood burned Coca-Cola into it.  It is such a lovely piece hanging on the wall.

GOD BLESS

&

BE SAFE

~LINDA~

SOMETHING OF INTEREST.....

 Did you know that you can get your Blog published into a book....

 This is the one my daughter did for her ShoppingThin2010 blog. You can see how nice the book is....very nice quality.

 

She had this done through blog2print.sharedbook.com

This was a very special project that the whole family, even the boys ages 3 & 8, did for 2010....about frugal shopping and saving money. 

It is a great blog so if you get a chance check it out and read all about the info and hand-made gifts and projects she posted about in 2010.

God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!

2 Great Recipes From 2 Great Friends in Blog-Land!

While the grandkids were here this weekend I decided to try out a couple of recipes..... the first one I tried was from Farmchicks Kitchen.

The boys and I absolutely loved these Nilla Yogurt Freeze.....

 You really ought to go visit the Farmchicks Kitchen and get the recipe...this is a great healthy treat for kids as well as adults especially when the weather warms up. It is very refreshing and very tasty and NO you can not eat just one! I will tell you right now our 3 yr old grandson ate several of them, just not all at once. Hope it is ok to use her picture because mine did not look as pretty as hers.

The only yogurt I had on hand was Plain...I tried to sweeten it up with Splenda...it was ok but next time I will use Vanilla, Strawberry or some other fruit flavor. I also think I will add a few walnuts to mine....just to give a little more crunch. 

Thank you Miss Farmchick at Farmchicks Kitchen!


The next recipe I tried was from Julie at The Harward's Circle Cliff Views. Now this recipe was a big hit with the grown ups....when our daughter and son-in-law came to pick up the boys this afternoon I had coffee and these Pecan Pie Muffins made.....they loved them and asked for a copy of the recipe.  They are absolutely scrumptious!

Photo belongs to Julie at The Harward's Circle Cliff Views

I will be making these often for gifts or just to have around for coffee...great recipe...you might want to hop over to her blog and get the recipe...they are easy and quick to make.

Thank you Julie at The Harward's Circle Cliff Views!

God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~

AFTER 1 YEAR......

I will be starting a new JOB come Monday morning......

after a year of looking it finally happened...Yeah! 

Don't worry...... I will still be blogging!

Love all of my Friends in blog-land and I will visit each one of you as often as possible.

Today may be gloomy outside but the "SUN" is shining inside...

I have my two wonderful grandsons here with me for a couple of days.

My daughter and her husband have gone to a Home School Convention in Memphis TN. They told me it is the largest one they have attended and it was fantastic!

A little Health info......I had a MRI the other day on my left knee and on my lower back. I have never had a MRI before and boy was that machine noisy....glad they gave me a headset to listen to music...it helped drown out some of the noise.....no way to take a snooze in this contraption!

I have a small herniated disc in the lower left side of my back....I just have to be more careful lifting and bending, this is going to be challenging.....I sure don't want to have back surgery...No, No No..definitely do not want surgery!

On the subject of my knee.....well I messed it up last Fall digging and transplanting flowers from my mom's house to mine (3 days of digging)...Ok I should have known better....Yes I knew my leg was getting sore but I just kept on going and I really did a number on the IT Band (lliotibial Band) that runs from the upper outer thigh and tapers down at the side of the knee. Usually runners get this type of knee injury, I am not a runner but I sure did over work it. My son-in-law who is a PT (Physical Therapist) told me if it was torn I would have to have surgery. I thought I better get it checked out before I find a job...Now can you believe this.....I got a call about the job offer the day before my MRI, talk about timing. 

I thank the "GOOD LORD" above that there is "NO" tear and the Doc can treat it with a Z-Pak (steroids)...now all I need to worry about is "gaining" weight! LOL

 God  is so good, I am with my 2 wonderful grandsons, I have a new job, I do not have to have surgery and I have a wonderful family and great friends!

 God Bless

& 

Be Safe

~Linda~

 

WELCOME MARCH!

SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE!

In like a Lamb..........

Internet Photo

You never outgrow flying kites.......

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Kites

The March wind is calling,

"Come fly your kite!"

The wind is blowing

With all its might.

The kites are tossing

In the sky.

The wind is calling,

"Come fly up high."

-Unknown

 

Out Like A Lion.......

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 HAPPY MARCH !

 

Yeah! It's the 1st day of March, I hope all of my wonderful friends have had a great "Sunny Day".

 

 

The air has been a little cool here in West Tennessee but lots of "Beautiful Sunshine".

 

 

 

 God Bless

&

Be Safe

~Linda~