Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Simple Woman's Daybook



From Mama Bear's Journal
FOR TODAY...Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Outside my window...Its 33°F1°C, and partly cloudy but the sun is supposed to shine sometime today.....and it should reach the upper 40s by 3PM.....

I am thinking... I may not finish this before I have to leave to go to a workshop

I am thankful...for changing seasons, so change already!   Thankful for health, love, a happy home

From the kitchen...Last night we had a tuna casserole with a  pear salad and roll.....this morning I had a pastry and coffee......haven't decided about dinner.....lunch will be served at the workshop and I think it will be chicken stuffed shells...

I am wearing...a warm red robe and fuzzy socks

I am creating...squares for a rag quilt......I used all my yarn and made a total of 34 crocheted squares which we'll be sewing together today at the workshop to make blankets for the homeless.......

I am going...to start walking again, I am, I am

One year ago today...there was no post so I'll use the 14th......it was 41 degrees, cloudy and wet....I was creating goodies for the Bear's Valentine Tea Party....reading Into The Wilderness.....Honey Bear was home for the day and the Princess had Tonsillitis....

I am wondering...why I can't shake this depressing mood I'm in..........the Princess and I are going to a thrift store after school, maybe that will help.....I'm hoping to find a bookshelf for the studio

These days I'm reading...The Legacy.....haven't really gotten into it yet.....I'm looking for a few good books for my nightstand..any suggestions?

I am praying...for my daughter's safe travel (she's on a cruise-coming home Saturday), Shorty Bear who isn't feeling well (praying she has more good days), more energy and motivation for myself......

I remember when...Love was new.....

I am looking forward to...our get-away....and the club's retreat 

A verse for today...Psalm 121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
continued after 7PM
Discovering that....I'm not getting enough exercise

I am hearing...candy wrappers

Around the house...all is quiet

Song that stays on my Mind...Bye Bye Blackbird from Sleepless in Seattle which I watched last week

A favorite quote for today...“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.”  Robert A. Heinlein 

One of my favorite things...Key Lime Pie

A few plans for the rest of the week: a little grocery shopping tomorrow.....pick up our 'grand' dog on Saturday morning and meet our Daughter's plane Saturday night.

From my photo file....

Monday, February 18, 2013

Monday, Monday

Good Morning, Everyone
I hope you had a wonderful weekend
Honey Bear and I spent a nice relaxing one here at home.
We woke up to temperatures in the 20s both Saturday and Sunday
Who would want to go out in that? Well, Honey Bear did go out for a little while but he wore multiple layers of clothing.
And typical for Alabama, this morning the temperature is in the 40s and expected to reach the 60s this afternoon. 
The sun is shinning, the wind chimes are singing and the birds and squirrels are cavorting.

Me, I've started a load of laundry, made the bed, worked on my disaster preparedness plan and am settling in for a cup of coffee to visit my friends in the blogging world.
So,
Hello World!

Monday, February 11, 2013

Monday, Monday

Good Morning,

The view outside my window this morning is enough to make one hurry back to bed.....so grey and overcast....I think the rain is over until tonight but there is no sun and the high of 57 we had at daybreak is the high for the day so its down the thermometer from there......our weather this Winter has been so erratic and hard to live with and I guess that is why so many are ill.

Speaking of returning to bed, I stripped the sheets off and they're washing so I won't be doing that.....I did a little straightening up of the Craft Room........still not happy with the arrangement of furniture in there.....I think what I need it another shelving unit and less tables......so I'll probably be buying another one soon...My sewing machine has been in the closet since before Christmas but I am ready to get it out and start on that rag quilt....I have a couple of stitchery patterns to trace and turn into pillows and bags.....

I addressed a Valentine Card to send to my sweet Aunt whom I visited last week.....

Now, I'm trying to decide whether to make a pot of soup or beans.....

What's happening in your world today.....

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

A Simple Woman's Daybook



From Mama Bear's Journal....
FOR TODAY....Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 9:30am

Outside my window..50°F,10°C and overcast...the porch is wet from overnight rain.....I can see 3 squirrels scampering around with each other under the apple tree...

I am thinking...I really want to stay home today....I went on a road trip yesterday to meet my sisters and go with them to visit our Aunt in the Nursing Home.....we had a good time together...first we had coffee at Burger King, then the visit, after that we split up and I went to a fabric outlet while they ran errands, then we met for lunch at Frizzles before I headed back home....it was good to see both of them..

I am thankful...that I don't have to go out to work on days like this 

From the kitchen...I am going to make a Tomato/Beef/Noodle casserole for dinner and mix up some Cole Slaw.....I'm thinking of making a pot of Pasta e Fagioli Soup Tomorrow with some leftover beans and some ham from the freezer...

I am wearing...lavender pajamas with Eeyore and red stars printed on them , a red T and my light weight robe.

I am creating...

these squares I talked about last week..
I've made 10 and need to work in that little end thread on
all of them
I am going...to stay home today

One year ago today...It was 38 degrees and the sun was shinning....early Spring Flowers were beginning to show their stems peeking from the ground....I was sort of in a dry spell as far as creating.....suffering from the January Blues....reading One Moment, One Morning.....looking forward to our anniversary and Club Retreat

I am wondering...if we're even supposed to go away for our anniversary this year...we keep picking dates and B&Bs and then finding out they aren't available.

These days I'm reading...? I finished Night Circus last night and haven't started another book yet....I'm debating what to choose from my stack or my kindle.....I've been book shopping this morning but so far I'm in limbo....I'll decide on something before late afternoon, I'm sure...

I am praying...for Rene...Susan....Lindsey...Denise in Oklahoma.....Faye....Pat....Jill's Dad...and for my blogging friends who are going through illness or family crisis...

I remember when...I was growing up, my Daddy had hunting guns hanging in the hall on a gun tree.....I never touched them....I knew better.....

I am looking forward to...Spring walks

A verse for today...Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Discovering that....the sun is shinning afterall

I am hearing......the washing machine has stopped...there is silence

Around the house...Oh, the bed needs to be made and the laundry switched and the floor vacuumed and .....

Song that stays on my Mind...
                                     He has a new album coming out soon.......

A favorite quote for today..."You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." -Dr. Seuss

"Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own." -Robert Heinlein

One of my favorite things...pedicures.........I need to go and get one

A few plans for the rest of the week: Mammogram tomorrow, shopping at Walmart, carry a meal to a friend who had foot surgery today......Thursday: maybe that pedicure...meeting in the evening.........Friday: No plans yet..........Saturday: our County awards day at Grille 29

From my photo file....



Monday, February 4, 2013

48 Questions

Debby at Skyes of Blue, Just Breathe, posted the answers to these questions...I decided to play along...
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
No
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Yesterday at the end of the book, Return to Sender
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Not especially
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Yes. Son and Daughter plus Foster Daughter
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
I think I would....I'm a nice friend to have
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Never
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Absolutely not!!
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Raisin Bran Crunch, I guess.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Yes
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
No
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Peach
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their attitude, Smile or Frown
15. RED OR PINK?
Red
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
This gap in my front teeth which only happened in the last 8 years when my teeth shifted
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
Mama and Daddy
18. WHAT IS THE TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST?
Free Motion Quilting
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
No shoes, just cozy socks in red and white stripes
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Scrambled Eggs, Bacon and Toast
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Nothing, its quite here
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Red
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
I'd enjoy any thing if I could smell it....but I remember how good Cinnamon smells
24. HOW IMPORTANT ARE YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS TO YOU?
Very
25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
Mountain Hideaway
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football
27. HAIR COLOR?
mine? Hard to describe...my natural color is very dark brown but that is underneath the red/blonde/grey that is on top....hey, it works
28. EYE COLOR? 
Blue
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
I wear one for distance in my right eye
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
This is hard since I like so many things....Crab Bisque, Crab Cakes, Stuffed Flounder.....Chicken Cannelloni...just to name a few
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Post Impact on Netflix.....House of Cards series
Silver Lining Playbook at the theater
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
white
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? 
If I have to pick once, winter which is mostly mild here.
35. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Key Lime Pie
36. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
Cardio
37. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
Computer
38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Night Circus
39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I use a laptop so no mouse pad..if I use a mouse it is on the chair arm
40. FAVORITE SOUND?
Wind chimes
41. FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC?
Country
42. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Costa Rica
43. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Writing ?
44. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Bremen, Georgia
45. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
Huntsville, Alabama
46. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?
old red brick
47. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
Red
48. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 48 QUESTIONS?
It was fun!

If you want to play along here are the questions:
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
15. RED OR PINK?
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
18. WHAT IS THE TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST?
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
24. HOW IMPORTANT ARE YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS TO YOU?
25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
27. HAIR COLOR?
28. EYE COLOR?
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
35. FAVORITE DESSERT?
36. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
37. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
38. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
39. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
40. FAVORITE SOUND?
41. FAVORITE GENRE OF MUSIC?
42. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
43. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
44. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
45. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
46. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?
47. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
48. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 48 QUESTIONS?

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Celebrate Love

Karla is having a Celebration Give Away
over on her
to 
commemorate
500 followers.
Congratulations, Karla!
We love you and the beauty you create.
To God be the Glory!