VALENTINE CANDY

SINCE TIM WILL BE IN THE HOSPITAL ON VALENTINE'S DAY I THOUGHT I'D MAKE THESE CANDY BARS TO GIVE TO A FEW OF THE NURSES THERE. I GOT THE IDEA FROM LINDSEY AT TWO CRAZY CRAFTERS. MINE ARE A LONG WAY FROM BEING AS GOOD AS HERS BUT I HAD FUN MAKING THEM. I JUST USED WHAT I HAD ON HAND.

GO CHECK OUT TWYLA AND LINDSEY'S BLOG AND CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER GREAT IDEAS THEY HAVE.

I HAD A HORRIBLE DAY YESTERDAY. I LOCKED MYSELF OUT OF MY COMPUTER. I PUT A PASSWORD ON IT AND THEN WHEN IT DOWNLOADED SOME UPDATES IT HAD TO RESTART, I FORGOT THE PASSWORD. IT WAS LATE LAST NIGHT WHEN IT CAME TO ME, AFTER LOTS OF TEARS AND A COUPLE OF TIM'S NERVE PILLS. I ALWAYS USE NUMBERS AND WORDS FOR MY PASSWORD. I KNEW THE NUMBERS BUT COULDN'T THINK OF THE WORD. CAN YOU BELIEVE I FORGOT TO USE THE WORD, I JUST USED THE NUMBERS. I'VE BEEN FORGETTING MY THYROID PILLS LATELY, WHICH MEANS I DON'T THINK ALL THAT CLEAR. IT TAKES ABOUT FOUR WEEKS OR SO FOR ME TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. THAT IS IF I DON'T FORGET ANY MORE.

ANYWAY IT'S OVER. HAVE A BLESSED DAY EVERYONE.

SETTING SUN

WE TOOK THIS PICTURE NEAR THE END OF MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISTER-IN-LAWS DRIVEWAY. WE HAD SOME CRAPPIE IN THE FREEZER THAT WE THAWED AND TOOK TO THEM. PATSY COOKED THE FISH, MADE THE GRAVY AND I MADE THE BISCUITS. JIMMY DALE CLEANED UP AND TIM SAMPLED THE FISH. WE HAD A GREAT TIME AS ALWAYS.

IF YOU CLICK ON THE PICTURE YOU CAN SEE A BIRD THAT FLEW OUT OF THE TREE.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY EVERYONE.

CLOUDS AND RAINBOWS

TIM HAS CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I NEED TO TAKE HIM AND COCOA FOR A LITTLE RIDE EVERYDAY. I'VE BEEN TAKING THE CAMERA WITH US JUST IN CASE. ON THE WAY TO A NEARBY TOWN WE SPOTTED THESE BEAUTIFUL CLOUDS. I LOVE CLOUDS AND I'VE ALWAYS WISHED I COULD PAINT THEM, BUT NO SUCH LUCK.

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN THE NEXT DAY, THURSDAY. WE WERE HEADED HOME FROM ANOTHER LITTLE RIDE WHEN WE SAW THIS RAINBOW. AFTER I THINK OH HOW BEAUTIFUL, I THINK ABOUT GOD'S PROMISE AND I SMILE. HAVE A BLESSED DAY.

NEW DATE

PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR NOT POSTING SOONER.TIM'S DR. CALLED SUNDAY HIMSELF TO TELL US HE HAD TO CHANGE THE DATE. ONE OF THE FOUR SURGEONS HAS HAD TO BE OUT OF TOWN THE LAST TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF FAMILY. TIM'S DR. HAS BEEN ON CALL FOUR DAYS STRAIGHT. NOT A VERY GOOD THING FOR US. WE WERE GLAD TO CHANGE THE DATE SO HE CAN GET SOME REST. SO NOW IT WILL BE FEBRUARY THE 9TH. WE FOUND OUT THE DATE YESTERDAY. SO WE HAD TO UNWIND, UNPACK THEN CALL FAMILY AND FRIENDS SO THEY COULD CHANGE THEIR PLANS. I'M STILL GOING OH NO I HAVEN'T CALLED THIS OR THAT PERSON. I'VE STILL GOT TO CALL GROOMING CUSTOMERS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT I CAN GET TO THEIR BABIES THIS WEEK AFTER ALL. TODAY WAS SPENT IN TOWN GOING TO THE DR TO GET BLOOD WORK DONE SO THEY CAN GET HIS BLOOD THINNED OUT AGAIN BEFORE HE HAS A STROKE, GETTING GROCERIES AND WE HAD TO GO BY THE DRUG STORE AND A FEW OTHER PLACES. I'M SO TIRED AND HE WANTS TO TAKE COCOA FOR A LITTLE RIDE. I GUESS I'M GOING TO RIDE THE TWO OF THEM AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE. TAKE CARE AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A VERY BLESSED DAY.

ERIC, TIM, COCOA, AND JOHN BEFORE THEY WENT HUNTING YESTERDAY.
UPDATE: THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY DEER.
TIM DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'S GOING TO HAVE OPEN HEART TUESDAY DOES HE? THE BOYS STAYED ALL NIGHT SO THEY CAN SPEND TIME WITH THEIR DADDY. WE'VE TALKED, LAUGHED AND CRYED THIS WEEK. MAKING ALL THE MEMORIES WE CAN. I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN WE WERE ALL AT HOME. THERE'S A LOT OF COOKING, CLEANING AND FUN. DID I MENTION A LOT OF COOKING?


TIM GETTING LOVING FROM THE KIDS.


TIM FISHING AT THE RIVER LOT.

TIM'S BIG CATCH FOR THE DAY.

THE WATER IS REALLY DOWN A LOT. IF IT WILL GO DOWN A LITTLE MORE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SAVE A FEW HOOKS WE LOST WHEN FISH GOT IN THE TREE.

THIS IS WHERE THE WATER GOES UNDER THE ROAD. IT'S FROZE ON BOTH SIDES.

WE WENT AROUND THE CANYON YESTERDAY AND TOOK A FEW PICTURES OF THE ICE. THIS IS GRACIE FALLS. THE SUN WAS NOT IN A VERY GOOD PLACE FOR TAKING PICTURES.
IF YOU CLICK ON THE PICTURES AND ENLARGE THEM THEY LOOK BETTER.


THIS IS AT THE OTHER END OF THE CANYON NEAR THE BRIDGE ON HIGHWAY 35. THEY ARE BUILDING A NEW BRIDGE.



THIS IS AN OLD GRIST MILL IN DOGTOWN .

THE WATER WHEEL WAS PUT THERE A FEW YEARS AGO. TIM'S GRANDFATHER HELPED LAY THE ROCK ON THE TWO OLD BUILDINGS.
I HAVE MORE PICTURES I'LL POST LATER.

HAVE A BLESSED DAY.

THANK YOU KERI

THIS AWARD WAS GIVEN TO ME BY KERI IN OCTOBER. I'M SORRY IT'S TAKEN ME SO LONG TO GET THIS POSTED BUT LIFE JUST GETS IN THE WAY SOMETIMES.

THE RULES ARE TELL SIX THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF THAT YOUR READERS DON'T KNOW AND PASS IT ON TO SIX PEOPLE.

1. I'M AFRAID OF THE DARK. I CAN HANDLE IT IN THE HOUSE BUT NOT OUTSIDE.

2. I'M AFRAID OF THE WATER. WHO KNOWS WHAT'S IN THERE THAT YOU CAN'T SEE. 3. I HATE HOUSEWORK. I'D RATHER DIG A DITCH OUTSIDE ANY DAY.

4.I USED TO THINK CROCHETED THINGS WERE UGLY. I WAS YOUNG AND DIDN'T KNOW BETTER. WHO KNEW I'D BE CROCHETING ALL THE TIME WHEN I GOT OLD.

5. I'M FEELING REALLY GUILTY ABOUT #4. I MEAN REALLY REALLY GUILTY.

6. I DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MYSELF BUT I CAN TALK ABOUT MAKING THINGS TO DONATE ALL DAY LONG.

OK I DID IT AND IT DIDN'T HURT TO BAD IF YOU DON'T COUNT #4. NOW TO PASS IT ON. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE IT TO ANYONE WHO WANTS IT. SO IF YOU READ MY BLOG AND YOU THINK THIS IS AS CUTE AS I DO PLEASE TAKE IT AND PLAY ALONG.

THANKS KERRI.

THANK YOU DEBBIE

KING SIZE BED.
NEW COMFORTER THAT TIM PICKED OUT. I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BURGUNDY. NEW KING SIZE MATTRESS SET. (WE HAD A QUEEN.) I PLACED A FEW FAVORITE THINGS ON THE HEAD BOARD TO TAKE THE PICTURE.



DRESSER MIRRORS




DRESSER

NIGHT STAND TIMES TWO

CHEST OF DRAWERS

DEBBIE ( SHE BOUGHT MY FATHER-IN-LAWS HOUSE ACROSS THE ROAD FROM US) CALLED US IN NOVEMBER ABOUT SOMETHING AND TIM WENT ACROSS THE ROAD TO SEE IF HE COULD HELP HER. SHE LATER CALLED TO SEE IF HE HAD TOLD ME THAT HER SISTER HAD A BEDROOM SUIT FOR SELL PRETTY CHEAP IF WE WANTED IT. HE HAD AND WE DID. I CALLED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW AND SISTER-IN-LAW AND WE FOLLOWED DEBBIE TO GO LOOK AT IT. SHE WANTED 50.00 FOR IT. IT'S A BROYHILL! WE LOADED IT UP AND I WENT TO PAY FOR IT AND SHE SAID IT HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. WELL I STARTED CRYING AND SAID NO IT HADN'T AND DEBBIE SAID IT HAD. WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I HAVE A NEW BEDROOM SUIT THANKS TO DEBBIE AND HER SISTER.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD A BEDROOM SUIT THAT EVERYTHING MATCHED AND THE FIRST NEW MATTRESS SET. WE GOT NEW THINGS FOR THE KIDS BUT NOT FOR US. I LOVE MY NEW BEDROOM SET AND LOOOOVE MY NEW MATTRESS.

I HAVE PLANS ON PAINTING THE WALLS THIS SPRING. TIM CAN'T BREATHE THE PAINT FUMES SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I CAN OPEN THE WINDOWS.

I TOOK THE PICTURES VERY CAREFULLY SO YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING BUT THE FURNITURE. I WANT TO TAKE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES LATER TO POST.

I MISS MY IN-LAWS A LOT BUT I'M SO THANKFUL DEBBIE MOVED NEXT DOOR. I FEEL LIKE I'VE KNOWN HER ALL MY LIFE. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK HER. SHE 'S THERE WHEN I NEED TO CRY WHEN I NEED TO BE SILLY OR JUST NEED A FRIEND. I'M JUST SO BLESSED TO HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS.