BLOG GIVE-AWAY PLEASE CHECK IT OUT

 NANCY IS HAVING A GIVE-AWAY ON HER BLOG, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SCARF SHE KNIT. I TRIED TO POST A PICTURE OF IT HERE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW. WILL KEEP TRYING. HERE IS A LINK TO HER BLOG. YOU HAVE UNTIL DEC 31, 2010 TO LEAVE A COMMENT TO WIN. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JAN. 3, 2011.
NANCY IS A VERY TALENTED AND GIVING LADY. SHE DOES A LOT OF CHARITY WORK. SHE MAKES BEAUTIFUL QUILTS AND KNITS AWESOME SOCKS. BEING A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER SHE CAN TELL STORIES THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR THERE WITH HER. I'M SO BLESSED TO HAVE FOUND HER BLOG AND HAVE HER AS A FRIEND.
GOOD LUCK ON THE GIVE-AWAY NANCY.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 GROOMING HOUSE

 SNOOPY DURING OUR WALK THIS MORNING.
 BELOW IS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE.

 IT'S RARE FOR US TO HAVE SNOW ON CHRISTMAS BUT WE DO HAVE IT THIS YEAR.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED DAY TODAY.
REMEMBERING SWEET JESUS TODAY AND EVERYDAY.

THANK YOU LORD

JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO PRAISE GOD. TIM'S INSURANCE RUNS OUT IN JAN. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HELP FROM DIFFERENT DRUG COMPANIES FOR SEVERAL OF TIM'S MEDICINES. WELL HE HEARD FROM THE COMPANY WHOSE MEDICINE WAS GOING TO COST AROUND 350.00. A MONTH. HE GETS IT FREE FOR A YEAR. THANK YOU LORD. ONE MORE WORRY OFF MY LIST.
I'VE BEEN SICK FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. SO GLAD TO BE OFF THE COUCH. TIM IS GETTING IT NOW AND NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS. I FEEL SO BAD THAT HE'S GETTING THIS FROM ME. I SPEND ALL MY TIME KEEPING HIM WELL NOW I'VE MADE HIM SICK.
HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR.

CATCH UP

 FIRST IS A PICTURE OF MY NEW PRINTER. MY OLD ONE TORE UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR THE MONEY TO GET A NEW ONE BECAUSE I COULDN'T SHIP MY DONATIONS WITHOUT DONATION CARDS. EVERY TIME I WOULD GET THE MONEY I'D NEED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. I GROOMED TWO OF KELLY OWEN'S DOGS THIS WEEK. I NEVER LOOK AT THE MONEY OR CHECKS UNTIL I GO IN THE HOUSE. SHE GAVE ME A 140.00 TIP. IF THAT WASN'T GOD ANSWERING MY PRAYER FOR A PRINTER I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK OR SOMETHING I COULDN'T BREATHE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS PRINTER, MY NEXT THOUGHT WAS YOU BETTER NOT SPEND IT. I TOLD TIM ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THANK YOU GOD THEN TOLD ME WE WERE GOING TO TOWN. I GOT THE CHEAPEST ONE THEY HAD AT WAL-MART. THANK YOU GOD FOR BEING SO GOOD TO US.

 THIS IS A PICTURE OF SOME MATERIAL THAT KELLY OWEN GAVE ME. HER DAUGHTER RANDA TOLD HER ABOUT THE BURIAL SETS I MAKE FOR EGF AND SHE WANTED TO HELP. I CAN MAKE 48 BLANKETS WITH THIS. WISH I HAD THEM MADE ALREADY. THANK YOU KELLY FOR THE MATERIAL AND MONEY. MAY GOD BLESS YOU TEN FOLD.

 NEXT WE HAVE 12 LITTLE PREEMIE CHRISTMAS HATS FOR EGF.

 6 YELLOW PREEMIE HATS

12 CHRISTMAS HATS
2 TWIN BOY SETS
12 SETS ? I FORGOT TO COUNT THEM
AUNT JANELLE MADE 100 BRACELET SETS. I ONLY SENT 75 SETS BECAUSE I WANTED TO KEEP 25 SETS TO PUT IN MY SETS SO CANDY WOULDN'T HAVE TO OPEN THEM UP AND DO IT HERSELF.
I ALSO HAD A FRIEND DONATE A PROM-PAGEANT DRESS. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT I NEARLY HAD IT CUT UP WHEN I REMEMBERED THAT I FORGOT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IT. I'M GOING TO ASK HER IF SHE HAS A PICTURE OF IT I CAN USE.

TEST RESULTS

DR. NEWTON CONFIRMED WHAT GOD HAD ALREADY TOLD ME. NO CHANGE IN THE ANEURYSM. THANK YOU GOD FOR BEING SO GOOD TO US. THANK YOU ALSO TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN PRAYING FOR US, WE LOVE YOU.
HE WANTS TO REDO THE TEST IN 6 MONTHS. I REMINDED HIM THAT TIM'S INSURANCE WILL RUN OUT THE END OF DECEMBER. HE SAID HE'D WORK SOMETHING OUT.
IT'S ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY. TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM AND ENJOY THIS LIFE GOD HAS GIVEN US. HAVE A BLESSED DAY.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY

I JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN AND LET YOU KNOW WE'RE STILL HERE.
TIM IS HAVING TEST AGAIN ON HIS HEART. WE FIND OUT NEXT WEEK IF THE ANEURYSM HAS GROWN OR NOT. I SAY NOT. NO MORE VACATIONS AT HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL.
I NEARLY HAVE THE PATTERN FOR THE PREEMIE HEART BLANKET WORKED OUT. I'LL POST THE PATTERN HERE WHEN I MAKE SURE I HAVE IT WROTE DOWN RIGHT.
THE WEATHER HAS COOLED OFF A LOT SO MY WORK HAS ALSO SLOWED DOWN. NOW IT'S TIME TO GET THE YARN OUT. I NEED TO MAKE A FEW CHRISTMAS HATS FOR EGF FOR SURE. I HAVE TWO BOXES OF DONATIONS READY TO MAIL BUT CAN'T REMEMBER TO DO IT. ONE IS FOR EGF AND THE OTHER ONE IS FOR MCK.
TAKE CARE EVERYONE AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY.

PREEMIE HEART BLANKET

 IT TOOK ME TWO DAYS OFF AND ON TO COME UP WITH THIS DESIGN. I STILL HAVE CHANGES TO MAKE SO I'M MAKING ANOTHER ONE. THE COLOR IS REALLY BAD,SORRY. I TOOK THE PICTURES AFTER DARK.

 NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ONE EITHER SO MORE CHANGES HERE ALSO.

 THIS IS THE YARN I USED. BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE COLOR. I STILL HAVE A TON OF YARN LEFT.

HAT FOR MCK.

MY PORCH SWING

 TIM AND HIS BROTHERS SAWED THIS WOOD BACK IN THE SPRING. TIM WATCHED BECAUSE HE WAS GETTING OVER HIS OPEN HEART SURGERY. IT WAS ANOTHER MEMORY OF THE THREE OF THEM DOING SOMETHING TOGETHER AS BROTHERS.

 THIS IS MY SWING TIM MADE. HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT AWHILE. HE WORKS A LITTLE AND SITS IN A CHAIR FOR AWHILE.

I LOVE IT AND I LOVE HIM. I CAN SWING MY DOGS WHILE I WAIT ON THEIR MOMS.

HALLOWEEN CARDS

I MADE A FEW CARDS FOR THE NURSING HOME USING THE STAMPS, INK AND FOAM CUT OUTS THAT MELISA SENT ME. THANK YOU MELISA SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME HELP THE RESIDENTS AT THE NURSING HOME. I USED THE PAPER I HAD.

TWO DONATED WEDDING DRESSES

 THIS DRESS WAS DONATED BY TIM'S COUSIN SHERRI. SHE WANTED HER DAUGHTER TO WEAR IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED.

 BUT HER DAUGHTER WANTED HER OWN DRESS. SO THIS DRESS WILL NOW GO TO EGF.

THIS ONE WAS DONATED BY A FRIEND OF MY NEIGHBOR. THAT MAKES FOR DRESSES. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR THE DRESSES.
DO I SEW OR START ON ALL THAT NEW YARN? I GUESS BOTH. I'M CUTTING OUT DRESSES AND MAKING A FEW SANTA'S. I NEED MORE TIME.

SANTA

 HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE PICTURES OF THE 10.00 FIND.

 I WILL DE TANGLE ALL THAT YARN AND USE IT FOR AFGHAN SQUARES.

THIS LITTLE SANTA DOOR KNOB HANGER ON THE LEFT WAS IN ONE OF THE BAGS, WITH DIRECTIONS. I MADE THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. I USED A BIGGER HOOK THAN SHE DID. SHE LEFT THAT PART OUT. EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO MAKE IT WITH WAS IN THE BAG. I WANT TO MAKE SOME AND GIVE OUT AT THE NURSING HOME THIS YEAR. I JUST LOVE THEM.
I CAN'T WAIT TO START ON A BABY BLANKET. WORK COMES FIRST.

$10.00 FIND

 MY SISTER-IN-LAW CALLED ME TO SEE IF I WANTED SOME BABY YARN SHE FOUND FOR 10.00. WOW IS ALL I CAN SAY.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YARN THIS BIG. I THINK SOMEONE WORKED AT THE FACTORY OR SOMETHING.THIS IS WAY MORE THAN THE POUND OF LOVE SKEINS OF YARN I'VE SEEN. THEY ARE HUGE. THANK YOU PATSY. SHE WOULDN'T EVEN LET ME PAY HER FOR IT.
THIS IS NOT ALL OF IT, JUST THE BEST. THERE WAS ALSO SOME REG. YARN AND LOTS OF BITS AND PIECES.

ANOTHER LITTLE GOWN

1-3 POUND GOWN AND BONNET FROM DRESS #1. THIS WILL GO TO EGF. I STILL NEED TO MAKE THE BLANKET OUT OF THE MATERIAL DOLL IS LAYING ON.

SUNSET

WE TOOK THE DOGS FOR A RIDE THIS EVENING AND I HAD TIM PULL OVER SO I COULD  TAKE THIS PICTURE.

SUNRISE

THIS MORNINGS SUNRISE. I DO SO ENJOY MY WALKS WITH SNOOPY.

MORE CROCHETING

I DID A SIMPLE EDGING AROUND SOME FLEECE AND MADE 3 HATS IN DIFFERENT SIZES.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.

SUNRISE- FRIENDS -CHICKENS

THIS IS THE SUNRISE SNOOPY AND I SAW THIS MORNING. I DON'T THINK THE PICTURE IS NEAR AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT WAS IN REAL LIFE.

NOW ON TO FRIENDS. THIS LAPTOP CAME IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY. IT'S A GIFT FROM MY FRIEND MELISA IN OHIO. WE HAVE NEVER MET EACH OTHER BUT ARE GREAT FRIENDS. WE TALK ON THE PHONE NEARLY EVERY DAY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I'M GOING TO THANK HER FOR THIS. THANK YOU JUST DON'T SEEM LIKE IT'S ENOUGH. BUT MELISA I DO SO THANK YOU.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE KNOW MELISA FOREVER, VISIT AND GO SHOPPING ALL THE TIME. WE MAY NEVER MET BUT THAT'S ALRIGHT. I JUST THANK GOD FOR HER. SHE MAKES ME LAUGH. SHE'S A VERY LOVING CARING AND GIVING PERSON.


HERE ARE SOME EGGS FROM TIM'S CHICKENS. THE SMALLEST ONE IS A GREEN EGG FROM A GAME CHICKEN. THE POOR THING FROZE ITS LITTLE TOES OFF LAST WINTER. WE PUT IT IN A PEN SO THE OTHER YARD CHICKENS WOULDN'T KILL IT. TIM GAVE HIS BROTHER ALL OF HIS OTHER CHICKENS IN THE PEN WHEN HE HAD TO HAVE OPEN HEART. WHEN HE GOT BETTER I GOT HIM SOME BABY'S TO RAISE AND THEY ARE NOW LAYING. WE HAVE CHICKENS THAT LAY WHITE GREEN BROWN AND A FEW YARD CHICKENS LAY BLUE.

SNOOPY AND SUNRISE

SUNRISE THIS MORNING

SNOOPY CAME TO LIVE WITH US ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. HE HAS LIVED OUTSIDE AND WAS MATTED REALLY BAD. HIS OWNERS DIDN'T WANT HIM AND GAVE HIM TO A FAMILY MEMBER WHO ASKED ME TO SHAVE HIM DOWN SO THEY COULD FIND HIM A HOME. WHAT CAN I SAY WE FELL IN LOVE BEFORE I FINISHED. HE IS THE SWEETEST THING AND WANTS TO BE A HOUSE BABY SO BAD.

I TAKE HIM FOR WALKS ON A DEAD END ROAD BEHIND THE HOUSE FOR POTTY BREAKS. THIS IS GOOD FOR BOTH OF US. ALL IN ALL HE'S DOING PRETTY GOOD. I HAVE A PIECE OF FIREWOOD CUT IN HALF THAT I PUT ON A PUPPY PAD AND HE POTTY'S ON IT IF I DON'T TAKE HIM OUT ON TIME. HE EVEN POTTY POTTY-ED ON THE PAD ONE TIME. HE SLEEPS WITH US TO, THAT MAKES 4 IN THE BED NOW. COCOA IS WARMING UP TO HIM A LITTLE. TIM HOLDS HER AND I TEND TO SNOOPY. COCOA HAS ALWAYS STAYED IN TIM'S LAP.

DISHCLOTHES

NEW COUNTER TOP...

CROCHETED AROUND SOME CHEAP WASHCLOTHS AND MADE SOME DISHCLOTHS OUT OF THEM. HAVE TWO MORE OF THE UGLY GREEN ONES MADE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS GETTING THE NEW COUNTER TOP WHEN I MADE THESE.

U-M-M-M-M

BLUEBERRY AND PEACH COBBLER
I LOVE COOKING IN THIS OLD PAN I GOT AT A YARD SALE. TIM'S MOTHER HAD ONE THAT SHE MADE ALL KINDS OF SWEET GOODIES IN. I ALWAYS THINK OF YOU MOMMA GRIGGS WHEN I COOK IN IT. WE MISS YOU SO.


BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE CUPS
I HAD A FEW BLUEBERRIES LEFT SO I PUT SUGAR IN THEM AND COOKED THEN UNTIL THICK. THEN PUT SOME POWERED SUGAR IN CREAM CHEESE AND MIXED IT UP GOOD.

EGF DONATION

MORE PREEMIE THINGS FOR EGF.

MCK DONATION

THIS LITTLE BLANKET AND BEAR HAT WILL GO TO MARINE CORPS KIDS. I JUST DID A SIMPLE EDGING AROUND SOME FLEECE I HAD.

TOMATOES TOMATOES

SALSA 21 PINTS AND CHUNKY TOMATOES 21 PINTS


TIM WANTED TOMATOES IN PINTS SO HE CAN EAT THEM AND NOT WASTE THE OTHER HALF OF THE JAR.

PILLOW CASES

MY FRIEND MELISA IS MAKING PILLOW CASES FOR CRAFT HOPE. I THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE THESE 6 PILLOW CASES TO HELP OUT. THEY WERE REALLY EASY AND QUICK TO MAKE. THEY WILL BE GOING TO CONKERR CANCER.

ConKerr Cancer was established two years ago to put smiles upon the faces of terminally ill children in the hospital. They provide bright and cheery handmade pillowcases for these children.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP JUST CLICK ON THE CRAFT HOPE ICON ON THE RIGHT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

TIM

WE FOUND OUT A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THAT TIM HAS ANOTHER ANEURYSM. HIS SURGEON SENT HIM TO ANOTHER SURGEON, HE'S THE BEST IN THE SOUTH. HE ALSO SAW ANOTHER BLOOD DR. IN THAT AREA. THEY BOTH AGREE THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO SURGERY AT THIS TIME. TIM'S HAD OPEN HEART TWO TIMES ALREADY AND THEY SAID THAT SURGERY NOW WOULD BE WORSE THAN THE ANEURYSM.
THEY CALL IT A FALSE ANEURYSM BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A LITTLE POCKET ON THE SIDE OF HIS AORTIC ROOT NEXT TO THE NEW VALVE. DEPENDING ON WHO DOES THE TEST IT MEASURES 5.3-5.7 . THEY TOLD US BECAUSE OF ALL THE SCAR TISSUE TIM HAS THAT THE ANEURYSM IS STRONGER THAN IT WOULD BE WITHOUT IT. THEY WANT TO DO ANOTHER TEE TEST TO SEE IF THE SIZE HAS CHANGED IN 6 MONTHS. THEY WILL DO IT IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE HIS COBRA INSURANCE RUNS OUT IN DECEMBER. THAT WILL GIVE THEM TIME TO DO SOMETHING IF IT HAS GROWN.
AS FOR THE ANEMIA IT'S JUST A TAD BETTER. BOTH BLOOD DOCTORS AGREE AFTER ALL THE TEST THEY HAVE DONE THAT THE ANEMIA IS CAUSED FROM THE JET STREAM CAUSED BY THE ANEURYSM. IT'S DESTROYING THE RED BLOOD CELLS. WHEN WE GO BACK TO THE BLOOD DR. HE WILL TRY GIVING TIM MEDS TO HELP BUILD UP HIS BLOOD.
PLEASE PRAY FOR TIM TO HAVE THE STRENGTH TO DEAL WITH THIS. I HAVE FAITH THAT HE WILL BE FINE. THANKS FOR ALL THE PRAYERS YOU HAVE ALREADY SENT UP.

ANOTHER EGF DONATION

THIS LITTLE GOWN AND BLANKET FOR A 1-3 POUND PREEMIE WILL GO TO EGF. IT'S FOR A BOY. I'M JUST NOT HAPPY WITH THE BONNETS AT ALL. I'M AFRAID THE FATHERS WON'T LIKE THEM. DO I CROCHET A LITTLE HAT OR JUST KEEP MAKING BONNETS? I WANT IT TO LOOK GOOD BECAUSE THE GOWN IS SATIN. I DIDN'T LIKE THE OTHER BOY BONNET IT JUST DIDN'T FIT RIGHT SO I MADE THIS LITTLE CHANGE.

ANOTHER LITTLE GOWN

ANOTHER LITTLE GOWN MADE OUT OF A WEDDING DRESS FOR EGF. TIM LIKES THIS ONE BEST. I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT OUT OF WHITE AND FOR A BOY BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I FORGOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND. I HAVE A CROCHETED BOY BLANKET NEARLY READY.

STILL HERE

SORRY ABOUT BEING GONE FOR SO LONG. BEEN BUSY WITH LIFE AGAIN.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW THINGS WITH EVERYONE. THIS BEAUTIFUL CARD FROM SARITA SITS ON MY DESK NOW. TIM READS IT NEARLY EVERYDAY. HE HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH STRENGTH FROM THE BEAUTIFUL WORDS THAT SARITA WROTE INSIDE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND LOVING HEART.


THESE TAGS ARE ALSO FROM SARITA, THEY ARE HANGING UP SO I CAN SEE THEM EVERYDAY AND SMILE. THEY WILL GO ON THE CHRISTMAS TREE THIS YEAR ALSO.





MOST OF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT I MISCARRIED TWO TIMES WHEN I WAS YOUNG. I WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS ALONG BOTH TIMES. THE FIRST TIME TIM'S SISTER VICKI MADE HIM A SHIRT THAT SAID MY WIFE IS CARING MY BABY. HE WORE IT A LOT IN THAT TWO WEEKS BEFORE I LOST THE BABY. WE WERE ON CLOUD NINE FOR TWO WEEKS.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT ONE WAS A GIRL AND THE OTHER A BOY. THANK YOU SO MUCH SARITA FOR REMEMBERING MY ANGELS.
YOU DO HAVE A GIFT FOR TOUCHING A PERSONS HEART. I FEEL BLESSED TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND.

AND LAST I HAVE TWO MORE BLANKETS FOR EGF.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BEAUTIFUL AND BLESSED DAY.