Is to share my birthday with you! Thank You for all the Birthday wishes.....Love, Jennifer : )
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
All of you are so awesome!!!!.......
My Birthday is December 3rd so you didn't miss it!!! The best gift that all of you HAVE given me is being able to visit you on your blogs just about everyday and being part of your lives but most of all your friendship......There is NO better gift than that! I just love you gals! and thank you for all the birthday wishes.....BIG HUGE HUGS AND TONS OF LOVE!!! Jennifer : )
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
My Mom came to visit us!!!........
I was so surprised this afternoon! my mom came for a visit....She's going to stay with us for a few days and we are so happy to see her.....She came to celebrate my Birthday!!! I usually get a box from her with all kinds of neat things but this year the best present I got from her was HER!!!! I'm still decorating so I can't wait to show you all........I won't be blogging for the next few days but I want to thank all of you for your sweet words, I have looked in alot of your blogs but I haven't had much time to leave comments I hope to over the weekend.......Have a nice week and hopefully we will have some snow so I can have the giveaway when I get back!!! Hugs to you all! Jennifer : )
Saturday, November 28, 2009
The Big Christmas Tree!........
Hi Everyone! As you all know I decorate more than one tree for christmas so I like to get started early... for once I finally finished the pink victorian room before I started on the tree's and that gave me a little jump start. I started on the BIG tree at 10:00pm and finally had the last ornament tied on at a little before 7:00am this morning. Yes, I was up all night drinking hot tea and listening to christmas music when all was quiet in the house....it went something like this.
Here are the 4 tubs of ornaments.... each ornament is tied on with yarn (unless they have a string tie already) because I have cats. The ornament hangers were a problem because my cats eat everything or try to anyway. also the metal part of the ornament would always come off and get chewed or lost then I didn't have a way of hanging the ornament back up. Now all they get is the ornament, if they can get it off and I have less problems.....I also try to hang items that are not as breakable twords the bottom.
Here are some of the just about 600 ornaments! Some had already been hung on the tree. My honey doesn't help me tie the ornaments on because he claims his fingers are to big for making little knots but he does put the lights on all the trees that aren't prelit and adds extras to the ones that are prelit.
All the lights are on and ready to go! Thanks Honey!!!
I started decorating and so far a tub and a half of ornaments are on the tree at this point....
Finally almost 600 ornaments tied on (there's still room for more) but the tree isn't done yet, I still need to put my icicle garland on but you won't get to see the totally finished tree untill the room is fully decorated....BUT I will show you a few of my favorite old ornaments from before I was even born......
This Bird has always been my favorite, the picture doesn't do it justice but since it will be on my Bird Tree (still to come) it may show up better then....I can't remember a christmas with out this bird flying at the tops of the tree's over the years. I remember it being on my grandmothers tree for so many years then my mom's and now mine.......
I love my Mushrooms! This has been around for years too, I think my mom bought it one year, back when I was little but it was always on my grandma's tree too. I love his little face!
This horn is so old I think it was purchased before I was even born (soon to be 42...ugh!!!), it was a set of maybe 6 or 8 that I remember and they were different colors, they also made a horn sound when you blew in them. This is the last one because all the others broke over time. I hang it high on the tree and where no lites are touching it. I know one day it to will break but every year I pray that it doesn't.........I hope you all have a nice weekend now I'm tired and it's time to take a long nap since I only had 2 hours of sleep.....when I get up it's time to start the candy tree!!! Yipee!!! Thank you for all the nice comments you all leave me, I really enjoy every one of them and I'm very greatful to have met such wonderful friends....TATA for now!
Here are the 4 tubs of ornaments.... each ornament is tied on with yarn (unless they have a string tie already) because I have cats. The ornament hangers were a problem because my cats eat everything or try to anyway. also the metal part of the ornament would always come off and get chewed or lost then I didn't have a way of hanging the ornament back up. Now all they get is the ornament, if they can get it off and I have less problems.....I also try to hang items that are not as breakable twords the bottom.
Here are some of the just about 600 ornaments! Some had already been hung on the tree. My honey doesn't help me tie the ornaments on because he claims his fingers are to big for making little knots but he does put the lights on all the trees that aren't prelit and adds extras to the ones that are prelit.
All the lights are on and ready to go! Thanks Honey!!!
I started decorating and so far a tub and a half of ornaments are on the tree at this point....
Finally almost 600 ornaments tied on (there's still room for more) but the tree isn't done yet, I still need to put my icicle garland on but you won't get to see the totally finished tree untill the room is fully decorated....BUT I will show you a few of my favorite old ornaments from before I was even born......
This Bird has always been my favorite, the picture doesn't do it justice but since it will be on my Bird Tree (still to come) it may show up better then....I can't remember a christmas with out this bird flying at the tops of the tree's over the years. I remember it being on my grandmothers tree for so many years then my mom's and now mine.......
I love my Mushrooms! This has been around for years too, I think my mom bought it one year, back when I was little but it was always on my grandma's tree too. I love his little face!
This horn is so old I think it was purchased before I was even born (soon to be 42...ugh!!!), it was a set of maybe 6 or 8 that I remember and they were different colors, they also made a horn sound when you blew in them. This is the last one because all the others broke over time. I hang it high on the tree and where no lites are touching it. I know one day it to will break but every year I pray that it doesn't.........I hope you all have a nice weekend now I'm tired and it's time to take a long nap since I only had 2 hours of sleep.....when I get up it's time to start the candy tree!!! Yipee!!! Thank you for all the nice comments you all leave me, I really enjoy every one of them and I'm very greatful to have met such wonderful friends....TATA for now!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
No Snow yet! .........
Hi Everyone! I hope your all enjoying your Thanksgiving....My Husband and I had a nice dinner and shared with all the pets, so now everyone is stuffed and most are napping including hubby....LOL!
Well it didn't snow, it ended up going over lake michigan and missing us. It looks like michigan did get some though.....I guess we'll just have to keep waiting for that first snow and the giveaway!!! mother nature never does work the way you want her to.......Well, I'm going to go and start decorating more while the house is quiet. Have a nice night everyone. Hugs, Jennifer
Well it didn't snow, it ended up going over lake michigan and missing us. It looks like michigan did get some though.....I guess we'll just have to keep waiting for that first snow and the giveaway!!! mother nature never does work the way you want her to.......Well, I'm going to go and start decorating more while the house is quiet. Have a nice night everyone. Hugs, Jennifer
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I want to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! Enjoy your family and friends......Hugs, Jennifer.......There maybe snow on it's way to my area tomorrow so IF it does snow, we are going to pick a winner to my giveaway tomorrow night!!!....IF it doesn't, then we'll just have to keep waiting until it does!!! : ) .....I may even show the item won once a name is picked.....I Love having giveaways!! I get more excited then the winner!!! LOL!... until later..........
Monday, November 23, 2009
OOOPS!...............
I know I promised you some Christmas decor picks lastnight or today.......Well it goes something like this........I forgot hubby was taking a vacation week so he has been home and had different plans than I for this week. We have been cleaning up the yard for the winter for the last two days and I'm finally getting the last two rooms of the house clean....Tonight I will be putting more christmas stuff out but for now, here is a pic of some of my candles and a few new things we bought. We buy a few new ornaments every year for each of the trees and usually one big thing which this year was the yankee candle gingerbread collection. The candles are from last year and the years before that. We also bought a few things from the hallmark store, click on the photo to get a better look. I hope you enjoy, I'll be back soon with more pics!!! Have a beautiful day all!! Hugs, Jennifer
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Have A Nice Weekend Everyone!!!
I hope you all have a really nice weekend, I'm cleaning the halls and decking the halls and full of Christmas cheer!! (ok, I'm really tired...*sigh*) Anyway, I hope to have some fun stuff to post either Sunday night or monday!!....By the way If you want to join my Giveaway and you haven't already just add yourself to my followers that's all you have to do and I'll add you to the stocking! I'll be picking the winner the night of my first snow (when I look out the window and see snow for the first time this year)..... Until later friends, be safe and have fun!!! Hugs, Jennifer
Thursday, November 19, 2009
What Is Our World Coming To.........
I pretty much don't use my blog to voice my opinions and like to keep it pretty low key and fun as much as I can ........Lately though there have been alot of things that are bothering me about our world, country and society in general......
I'm sickened by all the child abuse that is going on. Everyday another child is being killed by their parent/parents, the ones that are supposed to love them and care for them. I'm sick of children killing or disfiguring or abusing other children. I'm sick of children disappearing only to be found dead in city dumps or shallow graves or tossed to the side of a road......We are supposed to be a civilized people and yet these horrid things keep happening day after day. When I was a child things like this happened but not to the degree that things are happening now, I can't remember a child pouring alcohol on another child and setting him on fire....I didn't have a child disappear off my street just to be found killed and laying in a garbage dump. I was spanked when I was a child when I did something wrong or put in the corner and I didn't turn out to be a bad person if anything I came out with a good head on my shoulders and respectful of people. Now you can't even spank your child without the CHILD calling child services on YOU! I'm not saying spanking is the answer but I am saying we need to make sure we know where the children are and who they are with and what they are doing. Be more diligent as neighbors etc...and keep your eye's open to what is going on around us. If you see something that looks to be suspicious then call the police even if it turns out to be nothing it's always better to be safe than sorry. I don't think it is safe anymore to allow young children to walk home from school by themselves or with friends, they need an adult Period. When the children go out to play they need an adult watching, when you go to the store always keep your child with you no matter what, no letting them wonder off to the toy department...... If EVERYONE in our country knew where their children were at all times then there would be less children disappearing, less children killed,less children molested and maybe less grieving parents..... Sometimes I find it hard to believe that things have turned so bad between when I was a child and now. I know it doesn't help that the economy is making it so bad on parents beit childcare, both parents having to work, food, a place to live these are all factors...Most people are struggling and that is the fault of our government, if our government would work on what really matters to "THE PEOPLE" then maybe things wouldn't be the way they are.......I'm sorry if I offended anyone, that was not my intention.....this is just my opinion. ........Hugs, Jennifer
I'm sickened by all the child abuse that is going on. Everyday another child is being killed by their parent/parents, the ones that are supposed to love them and care for them. I'm sick of children killing or disfiguring or abusing other children. I'm sick of children disappearing only to be found dead in city dumps or shallow graves or tossed to the side of a road......We are supposed to be a civilized people and yet these horrid things keep happening day after day. When I was a child things like this happened but not to the degree that things are happening now, I can't remember a child pouring alcohol on another child and setting him on fire....I didn't have a child disappear off my street just to be found killed and laying in a garbage dump. I was spanked when I was a child when I did something wrong or put in the corner and I didn't turn out to be a bad person if anything I came out with a good head on my shoulders and respectful of people. Now you can't even spank your child without the CHILD calling child services on YOU! I'm not saying spanking is the answer but I am saying we need to make sure we know where the children are and who they are with and what they are doing. Be more diligent as neighbors etc...and keep your eye's open to what is going on around us. If you see something that looks to be suspicious then call the police even if it turns out to be nothing it's always better to be safe than sorry. I don't think it is safe anymore to allow young children to walk home from school by themselves or with friends, they need an adult Period. When the children go out to play they need an adult watching, when you go to the store always keep your child with you no matter what, no letting them wonder off to the toy department...... If EVERYONE in our country knew where their children were at all times then there would be less children disappearing, less children killed,less children molested and maybe less grieving parents..... Sometimes I find it hard to believe that things have turned so bad between when I was a child and now. I know it doesn't help that the economy is making it so bad on parents beit childcare, both parents having to work, food, a place to live these are all factors...Most people are struggling and that is the fault of our government, if our government would work on what really matters to "THE PEOPLE" then maybe things wouldn't be the way they are.......I'm sorry if I offended anyone, that was not my intention.....this is just my opinion. ........Hugs, Jennifer
Monday, November 16, 2009
Christmas Christmas and more Christmas and some pretties along with a little friend......
Here is all our Christmas stuff! I hope to get some of it put up later tonight after all our favorite shows are over...... all the black bags and all the bins and boxes are all Christmas. I also put up three trees...one big, one medium and one small . I hope to put a bird tree up this year too.....if all goes right......oooops, I forgot,I also have a small pink tree for the victorian room.
Here is a very pretty ballerina that I picked up from Mary Lou at....http://thehouseofwhimsy.blogspot.com/ I love visiting her Etsy store and her blog is wonderful too.....Thank you Mary Lou!!
I think this is the perfect place to hang her too......
One day I happened across the lollishops and came to a wonderful shop that was owned by Stefanie...Soon I came to find out she even had a blog called http://www.stefanie-rosepetalsandrust.blogspot.com/ stop in and see her and then go visit her lollishop (I love that word...LOL!) she has such fun stuff...... Like this pink candy corn!!! I didn't even know you could make pink candy corn!! but she does and it's fun to decorate with too she also glitters it for a total girly effect!.....
I also picked up this pink lamb................Now, everybody needs a pink lamb, don't they?
And these three signs, Believe-Imagine-Dream....I haven't hung them up yet.
She even added a little surprise, these two cupcake tags....aren't they adorable? very nice idea...
I also bought these bottles from her, they were so pretty and calling my name........Thank You Stefanie!!!
You all know my cat abigail passed away a few weeks back. I still miss her so much but if you know me, I'm a huge animal lover and there are so many out there that need good homes.....I can't remember ever not having a pet or more than one at a time. I have never given a pet away no matter what and I have kept them until they passed away on their own or had gotten too sick where I had to put them down. For every pet that dies there are tons out there that need homes so over the weekend my husband was at a tractor store where a pet save place comes to try to adopt pets out on the weekend. He fell in love with EMILY (EMMIE for short)
This is our new baby Emily! I still miss Abigail with all my heart but i know she would be happy knowing we saved another life..........Have nice evening, Hugs Jennifer
I'm still selling 4 Teddy Bears if interested please take a look at the post before this one, if you know anyone who would like to buy a bear, please let them know about my blog. Thank you so much! : )
Here is a very pretty ballerina that I picked up from Mary Lou at....http://thehouseofwhimsy.blogspot.com/ I love visiting her Etsy store and her blog is wonderful too.....Thank you Mary Lou!!
I think this is the perfect place to hang her too......
One day I happened across the lollishops and came to a wonderful shop that was owned by Stefanie...Soon I came to find out she even had a blog called http://www.stefanie-rosepetalsandrust.blogspot.com/ stop in and see her and then go visit her lollishop (I love that word...LOL!) she has such fun stuff...... Like this pink candy corn!!! I didn't even know you could make pink candy corn!! but she does and it's fun to decorate with too she also glitters it for a total girly effect!.....
I also picked up this pink lamb................Now, everybody needs a pink lamb, don't they?
And these three signs, Believe-Imagine-Dream....I haven't hung them up yet.
She even added a little surprise, these two cupcake tags....aren't they adorable? very nice idea...
I also bought these bottles from her, they were so pretty and calling my name........Thank You Stefanie!!!
You all know my cat abigail passed away a few weeks back. I still miss her so much but if you know me, I'm a huge animal lover and there are so many out there that need good homes.....I can't remember ever not having a pet or more than one at a time. I have never given a pet away no matter what and I have kept them until they passed away on their own or had gotten too sick where I had to put them down. For every pet that dies there are tons out there that need homes so over the weekend my husband was at a tractor store where a pet save place comes to try to adopt pets out on the weekend. He fell in love with EMILY (EMMIE for short)
This is our new baby Emily! I still miss Abigail with all my heart but i know she would be happy knowing we saved another life..........Have nice evening, Hugs Jennifer
I'm still selling 4 Teddy Bears if interested please take a look at the post before this one, if you know anyone who would like to buy a bear, please let them know about my blog. Thank you so much! : )
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