Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day!

My wish for you is the Happiest Valentine's day ever!!! DH and i treat each other, as special as we can, each day but this day still brings warmer & fuzzier feelings :D
Wow! i just realized that i have been blogging here now since 12-12-06!! Can you believe it? lol sheesh!! it's been a long and WONDERFUL trip!! hehe
Thank you so verry verry much for all your warm concerns to my day on monday. it was certainly not one of my best days but like i said, i truly believe that since we could not make the decision to offer charly another home, GOD made it for us.
Well, i would love to know how your weather is this time of year? today it is snowing like crazy over in Big Bear, which isn't far from here. it was blowing horizonally this morning and just a few minutes ago, on tv, they showed another live shot and it was almost a white out!! and it sure is affecting our sunshine here lol, it's been trying to peer out all morning but the clouds are to thick and too many! just hope it DOESN'T snow here lol oh well, i guess a little wouldn't be too bad, Coco has never seen it yet!lol
i hope you are enjoying Dark Moods and i apologize for not sharing sooner but sometimes these kits just get away on me lol please share with me, if you make a layout because i would LOVE to see!!
i surely LOVE the freebies YOU all share and in light of Valentine's day, here's a layout i did for DSO
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credits
template - Buttoned Up by Tracy Drane
Two Hearts by Newlife Dreams
font-Gigi
Souls meet quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley
last, my final thought picture
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Thanks so much for visiting and sharing some LOVE today! Have a BEAUTIFUL day with your sweeties! HUGS!!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

sorry for delay & freebie

First, Thank you all so much for your fantastic responses to my last goodie! i had 221 downloads and OVER 35 WONDERFUL comments! Thank you, they truly are what keeps me going here!
Second, please allow me to apologize for my delay in posting, but i have been out of sorts since we had to take our Charly to a no kill shelter on monday.
it was a beautiful day, so i had wash hanging outside & when taking the wash down, i took all the dogs out with me, nothing unusual there. but suddenly, by my feet, with wash over my shoulder and a handful of clothespins, my Charly attacks Coco!! FOR NO apparent reason and clearly out of the blue! i yell and he didn't stop. i yell again and nothing, so i dive onto Coco to protect the little guy and Charly pulls him out from under me!! i dive again, over Coco onto my elbows and knees, so i don't crush him and Charly pulls him out from my protective cover AGAIN! this whole time i am yelling for charly to stop & by now i have to do something, so i picked up coco and stood, now trying to go for the front door. charly is still coming after JUST coco and pulls him OUT FROM my arms now! i pick up my baby, not knowing how badly he is injured yet and now my female wants to go after charly (i guess she thought he was going after me, i don't know) and i still have to lead the blind wiener dog in, hoping that charly won't attack either of them... OR ME!!! well, by the time i got my GOOD dogs in the house and charly remaining outside, i was now so panic stricken & with my wash all over my yard, i didn't know how to calm my own self down!! well, with the power & love of God, i seem to pull it together enough to calm my coco and call DH at work. thankfully he has an reasonably understanding place of business and was able to come RIGHT home, arriving about 1 or 1:30 in the afternoon and took charly right down to the local NO KILL shelter. now, not really being quite over HAVING to find my Cinny another home, this had me CRAZY with hurt. coco is ok, has some scrapes and a pretty good gash above his eye but honestly i am amazed at how ok he is (and me too, for that matter!) now that all has been said and done, i HAVE to believe this was GOD's steel tip boot. Have you ever KNOWN you should do SOMETHING (whatever it was) and didn't move on it or act on it? well, we have felt charly needed another home, since before thanksgiving when he bit my cinnamon but we tried EVERYTHING else so we could keep him and now this happens! charly attacked coco no less than FIVE times before i could separate them and he seems completely fine!? simply confirms that it was GOD's intervention telling us it is NOW TIME to take charly there and if i know GOD and i think i do, i bet as soon as charly is available for adoption, there will be someone there looking JUST FOR that boy!!! he is truly a GREAT dog and i believe if we had him fixed that none of this would have happened but we just could not afford it nor could we, obviously, afford to wait either. i have been a bit shaken up through it all, not only cause i love my babies and don't believe in 'disposable pets' but yesterday i was soo stiff and sore from all the activity! even found a good sized bruise on my knee but for charly to not go into a crazy fit and bite everything and all of us just makes my faith that much stronger! yea, it hurts, and i don't always have to understand the whys behind His way but i am satisfied in the knowledge of doing the right thing.
i sure hope this makes some sense lol i know i am still a bit out of sorts because of it all.
ok with all that said, i do have another freebie :)
without any further ado, i share Dark Moods finally
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A Special Thank you to
Kimb's designs
Bunny S Cates aka SomeBunny

19.3 MBs
20.3 MBs
25 MBs
thank you so much for bearing with me through all this. i hope you have a BEAUTIFUL day! Hugs!

Friday, February 8, 2008

A little late BUT

i do have a freebie!!! lol it's almost noon here and absolutely a beautiful day so i started wash to hang outside! :D
well, first i should say that i have joined a new forum, DSO
if you know of Kim Broedelet then you have heard of it lol
it's FULL of FUN challenges and that is the reason for this freebie!! Thanks to Kim B in more than one way!! lol These colors came from her Color Challenge and there you can either chose to make a layout using 3 colors from the swatch OR make a mini kit, i chose the kit, hence the FREEBIE!! lol YAYYY!! AND, many of the items in the kit are using items from Kim B.'s newest grab bag #6 AND it's still on sale, til sunday!!!!! WOOHOOO!!
enough blabbing and onto the preview, huh? lol
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i hope you like it! if ya do, then Download here (about 21 MB)
if you do use it, i would LOVE to see :D
Don't forget to check out the Commercial use Friday Freebie over at Moo Two Designs!
How much fun is ALLLLLLLLL that?!!
Final thought:
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Thanks so much for your visit and please comment and say hi! i know YOU are out there lol Have a WONDERFUL day! HUGS :D

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Survivor starts tonight!!

WOOHOO!! i LOVE that show and ALWAYS look forward to the Thursday night, that i can sit in front of the tv and just enjoy the craziness that goes on lol "Olay ooooolay ohlay ah ah" LOL sorry that was my bad version of the song LOL
hey guys, how did you like that Moo Two Mardi Gras Blog train?? Wasn't that fun?!! it was the first time i joined in on FUN like that and i LOVED it! i am sure to be doing that again hehe
speaking of Mardi Gras, i found another blog or two with more stuff you can get!
Another blog with Mardi Gras
and
Another blog with Mardi Gras
WOOHOO!! can never have too much!! :D
Also, i came across another Blog train, though i am not a part of it, i thought i would still share :D
Another blog train
and one final thing before i get to my final thought picture :D
i did break down and bought Kimb.'s grab bag #6 and as ALWAYS, it is INCREDIBLE!!!!!!! i TRULY LA LA LOVE her designs and am soooooooooo thankful for commercial usage!!! That, to me, is ALWAYS a bonus!! lol so be on the lookout for some new goodies soon! hehe
and our final thought:
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Thank you so very much for your visit!! i absolutely look forward to your comments DAILY! :D HUGS! Have a BEAUTIFUL day!

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Mardi Gras Blog Parade & Freebie!

WOOHOOOO! Welcome to the next stop on the Mardi Gras Blog Parade!!!
The tradition of throwing trinkets during the parade began in the early 1870’s by the Twelfth Night Revelers. In 1884, the Krewe of Rex began throwing medallions which are now called doubloons. The beads that were once thrown were made of glass, but alas are now plastic. Other throws you may see include stuffed animals, plastic toys, Frisbees and plastic cups. Please note should you ever go to a Mardi Gras parade and a throw comes your way and lands on the ground, don’t reach for it. The tradition is to put one’s foot one the prize and judging by by the quickness of some, you would think it was a $100.00 bill.

Another interesting throw is from the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club the oldest African American Krewe. It is their tradition to paint coconuts gold. Although at one time these were thrown, due to insurance issues they are handed out in a plastic bag, however they are still highly coveted.

To celebrate I have made a fun FREEBIE for you!
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Mardi Gras
the next blog to visit
Melody's blog and then please visit the Moo Two Forum
where the celebration continues!! WOOHOOO! :D

Monday, February 4, 2008

Well did your team win?

Or did you watch the 4th Annual Puppy Bowl? LOL we turned it on a little bit and it was sooo hard to turn off LOL toooooooooooooo cute!! those puppies REALLY played & played this year! But since DH & i don't watch the whole Puppy Bowl, i had to wonder if they ever show the 'alumni' from previous years?! Could be REALLLY cute to see those 'pups' NOW, a year later!!
Thanks so VERYY much for stopping in to visit with me! i JUST LOVE your comments!
and NO, we DID NOT pull out the soup yesterday!! HAHAHHA we munched & snacked all day and then about halftime we made our meatball sub sanwiches and they came out PERFECT!!! i do think hubby took a picture of them but still in the camera. hehe then we all felt fat and happy til about 9:30 pm and DH & i shared a slice of marble cake. lol
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yes a little late to be eating but when you eat all day like that, it's hard to stop! HAHHAHAHA and you are DEFINITELY invited for tea next time! hehe
i sure got the teapots!
teapot collection on wall unit
teapots in kitchen
i have ton more, but i just took pictures of those LOL i surely have a collection, though!
the day started out a little scary with the winds we had, we kept losing power. finally, we called the power company and found out that because of the winds, over 800 people were without power!!! WOW!! i bet they were ALL ANGRY customers, having this happen on SuperBowl Sunday! but it was Mother Nature against the power company but the power company won! HAHA they called at 3 pm JUST as Jordan Sparks started to sing the anthem! lol Hubby & i, both looked at each other, wondering WHO could be calling THEN!! lol i said to him, that it was really nice of them to check back but if they have to check in with all who called them, i could see her boss now" Thelma, dial quicker, they are starting the anthem, quicker Thelma, quicker!!!" LOL oh my little mind goes a wandering, doesn't it? hahahaha
and here is a blog i found with more Mardi Gras
one final thought:
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Well, i have so much to do today i suppose i should get started! Have a BEAUTIFUL day and thanks again so much for visiting with me!! HUGS!!!

Sunday, February 3, 2008

Super Bowl Sunday!

Do you watch the game or the commercials? Do you watch alone or invite friends & family? And what kind of snacks do you enjoy during the game? AND Most IMPORTATNTLY, who will win??????
we LOVE the commercials LOL and usually watch alone(DH, me & DS). today, we will, enjoy homemade meatball subs, chips & dip (of course lol), celery & carrot sticks, marble cake, macaroni salad, fruit salad and last night's homemade vegetable noodle soup if we are STILL hungry! LOL sounds like i will be spending quite some time in the kitchen, preparing and cleaning up, doesn't it? lol
no swapmeet this morning, hubby is sleeping in (FINALLY a day he gets to sleep IN!!! LOL) but we had some fun there yesterday! Got a WHOLE boxful of FREEBIES!! and inside was a bag of what looked like just pretty fabric, but when i got it home it turned out to be BEAUTIFUL curtains!!
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so now i have enough to do 2 out of 3 windows LOL BETTER than what i had for sure... not ONE window matched LOL
one final thought:
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Thanks so much for visiting!!! Have a WONDERFUL day! HUGS!!!