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Have a great day!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Wonderful Christmas!
I sincerely hope that everyone had a wonderful Christ-filled Christmas day. We had a lovely day. A lovely week! It was busy! And flew by fast. And we had a wonderful time. My mom, who lives 2 hours away, stayed with us a few days. I went to her place to pick her up Tues and took her home today. She does not care to drive. We all spent Christmas day at my IL's house. FIL's wife had invited her two children and their spouses as well. We had a lot of fun.
Next week, I will begin to start posting to my Health and Fitness Blog again. I stopped some time ago. For a couple of reasons. But the main reason is I was asked to try out a product for free and write a review on the blog. I was not told what the product was, but I was so excited! A new fitness tool/contraption. A kettle ball, a new type of band, tube, ring, weight, something altogether different.... Well it was something altogether different alright. I wonder if the person even bothered to read my Health and Fitness blog! If they had, they would have known that this product was totally inappropriate for my H&F blog. If I told you what the product was, you would either die laughing or be offended. So I will leave it to you imagination. I will say, I was so disappointed and it took the wind out of my sails. I almost made it a private blog for the ladies that come to the fitness classes that I teach at church.
I have had a few of you ask if I will start posting pointers, etc again, either in this blog or in the H&F blog. With that bit of encouragement, I will start posting to the H&F blog. I might even start with a photo of me doing a back bend! And a DISCLAIMER and WARNING!
I will include tips on converting recipes to low fat and healthier ingredients that still taste great. How to start exercise programs, set a goal, etc. It will be great!
I hope that y'all will stop by that blog and visit and post often!
And just b/c I work out a lot does not mean I am immune to the holiday back sliding. I have been a Miss Piggy!!! And I will share with you tips on how to control that and get back into a healthy lifestyle when you catch yourself 'backsliding...'.
Have a great evening y'all!
Next week, I will begin to start posting to my Health and Fitness Blog again. I stopped some time ago. For a couple of reasons. But the main reason is I was asked to try out a product for free and write a review on the blog. I was not told what the product was, but I was so excited! A new fitness tool/contraption. A kettle ball, a new type of band, tube, ring, weight, something altogether different.... Well it was something altogether different alright. I wonder if the person even bothered to read my Health and Fitness blog! If they had, they would have known that this product was totally inappropriate for my H&F blog. If I told you what the product was, you would either die laughing or be offended. So I will leave it to you imagination. I will say, I was so disappointed and it took the wind out of my sails. I almost made it a private blog for the ladies that come to the fitness classes that I teach at church.
I have had a few of you ask if I will start posting pointers, etc again, either in this blog or in the H&F blog. With that bit of encouragement, I will start posting to the H&F blog. I might even start with a photo of me doing a back bend! And a DISCLAIMER and WARNING!
I will include tips on converting recipes to low fat and healthier ingredients that still taste great. How to start exercise programs, set a goal, etc. It will be great!
I hope that y'all will stop by that blog and visit and post often!
And just b/c I work out a lot does not mean I am immune to the holiday back sliding. I have been a Miss Piggy!!! And I will share with you tips on how to control that and get back into a healthy lifestyle when you catch yourself 'backsliding...'.
Have a great evening y'all!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Merry Christmas!
To: All Blogging Friends and Their Families
(I am going to take a few day off from posting. I will visit, but this will be my last post to my blog until after Christmas.)
As we approach the time that we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, it is my sincere hope, prayer and wish that you have a Safe, Happy and Merry Christmas.
Love,
Melissa & Family
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There is a DeWalt Track Saw Combo Kit GiveAWay. Registration ends January 5th. You can check out the details by clicking here or by going to the GiveAWay section on my sidebar.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
(I am going to take a few day off from posting. I will visit, but this will be my last post to my blog until after Christmas.)
As we approach the time that we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, it is my sincere hope, prayer and wish that you have a Safe, Happy and Merry Christmas.
Love,
Melissa & Family
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There is a DeWalt Track Saw Combo Kit GiveAWay. Registration ends January 5th. You can check out the details by clicking here or by going to the GiveAWay section on my sidebar.
Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Jan & Tom's Christmas Card Swap
I wanted to share with everyone all the gift cards and the goodies I received while doing Jan's Card swap. Oh what fun!!! And.... There is a Recycle Christmas Card Ornament Tut at the end.
BTW, the stack of cut up Christmas card strips with brads on each end is not a book marker. It is a Christmas Ornament. It has 8 pieces . If you spread those 8 pieces out, top one going to the left, the bottome going to the right, so on and so forth until it curves and opens into a round ball. A greata way to recycle Christmas cards. Then just hang by the ribbon from a branch on your tree. It stores easily as well.
Thank you Jan for hostessing the Christmas Card swap. It was much much fun.
Card and Tags and Goodies from Lolly@ Lolly's Nest Egg.
Card and Angel Bracelet from Lady Jane @ Lady Jane's Emporium.
Card, tags and pin from Our Bathroom Beauty Snapper Diva-Shelia - Note Songs
Card and tea from Brett @ Southern Hostess.
Card, ornament and tag from Cary @ A New Path
Lovely Card and ornament from The Hostess with the Mostest- Jan - Jan & Tom's Place
Card and Tags (Nikon cap is being used as a paper weight...) (Awtemnymf) The Faerie Wysperer
(Nikon cap being used as a paper weight) Recipe cards, book mark and tags from Card Designer and Artist Diane Knot@ Diane Musings
Greeting Cards, scrapbookking goodies, recipe cards from Designer and Artist Michelle Palmer.
Now ladies, some of you think that the stack of cut up Christmas cards with brads on each ends and a ribbon at the end is a weird book mark. I see you have not subbed to Martha Stewart Living or watched her shows as much as I have in the past. LOL! This is right off of one of her shows or mags in the past 2 or 3 years. I had to go buy a box of cards b/c I had used all my cards from the last two years. And I wanted to select something that would pack flat in an envelope.
BTW, the stack of cut up Christmas card strips with brads on each end is not a book marker. It is a Christmas Ornament. It has 8 pieces . If you spread those 8 pieces out, top one going to the left, the bottome going to the right, so on and so forth until it curves and opens into a round ball. A greata way to recycle Christmas cards. Then just hang by the ribbon from a branch on your tree. It stores easily as well.
Thank you Jan for hostessing the Christmas Card swap. It was much much fun.
Card and Tags and Goodies from Lolly@ Lolly's Nest Egg.
Card and Angel Bracelet from Lady Jane @ Lady Jane's Emporium.
Card, tags and pin from Our Bathroom Beauty Snapper Diva-Shelia - Note Songs
Card and tea from Brett @ Southern Hostess.
Card, ornament and tag from Cary @ A New Path
Lovely Card and ornament from The Hostess with the Mostest- Jan - Jan & Tom's Place
Card and Tags (Nikon cap is being used as a paper weight...) (Awtemnymf) The Faerie Wysperer
(Nikon cap being used as a paper weight) Recipe cards, book mark and tags from Card Designer and Artist Diane Knot@ Diane Musings
Greeting Cards, scrapbookking goodies, recipe cards from Designer and Artist Michelle Palmer.
Now ladies, some of you think that the stack of cut up Christmas cards with brads on each ends and a ribbon at the end is a weird book mark. I see you have not subbed to Martha Stewart Living or watched her shows as much as I have in the past. LOL! This is right off of one of her shows or mags in the past 2 or 3 years. I had to go buy a box of cards b/c I had used all my cards from the last two years. And I wanted to select something that would pack flat in an envelope.
Take a pretty card and cut it horrizonally into 8-13 strips. If it has rounded edges, as this one did, those will need to be trimmed off, as all the corners will need to be squared. You will need to measure your card and get out your calculator as the strips will need to be in even strips. ie: a 10 in card divided by 8 strips... so on and so forth.
Hole punch the top and bottom of each strip in the same spot. Make sure you keep each strip stacked on top of each other in the order that they are cut. It makes a nicer ornament when it is opened up.
Hole punch the top and bottom of each strip in the same spot. Make sure you keep each strip stacked on top of each other in the order that they are cut. It makes a nicer ornament when it is opened up.
Cup the bradded strips in your hand like a C then begin to fan it open. Since I stacked the left side of the card on top fan open the top strip to the left and continue to fan open the strips to the open. You will begin to see the art work of the card to take place and develop and the ornemant take on a round shape as in the photo above and below. If it does not make sense, ask for clarification. I will be glad to answer any questions.
Now your ornemant is ready to hang on the tree!
Y'all have a great weekend!
Christmas Survey
This looks like fun!
Is having a Mr. Linky Christmas Tag today. I thought it would be fun to participate. If you want to participate, click on the logo link and it will take you straight to her site.
Is having a Mr. Linky Christmas Tag today. I thought it would be fun to participate. If you want to participate, click on the logo link and it will take you straight to her site.1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping Paper. With real ribbon. I also like all my paper to be alike and ribbon alike, but my family messes me up by finding the hodgepodge of scraps of Christmas pass...
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? Day after Thanksgiving, but not this year.
4. When do you take the tree down? News Years Day or the 6th of Jan. Growing up, we always took our decorations down on the 6th of January. In DH's home they took them down on the 1st. So we go back and forth.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, but hot cocoa better!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A Barbie in 1964 or 1965. I still have her. And a Chatty Cathy the year before. I no longer have her. She must have died...
4. When do you take the tree down? News Years Day or the 6th of Jan. Growing up, we always took our decorations down on the 6th of January. In DH's home they took them down on the 1st. So we go back and forth.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes, but hot cocoa better!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A Barbie in 1964 or 1965. I still have her. And a Chatty Cathy the year before. I no longer have her. She must have died...
8. Easiest person to buy for? My mom.
9. Do You have a nativity scene? Yes. Several and they are all different sizes.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? When I was an early teen, I wanted money. So I got a check in my stocking and that was all. That was a very disappointing Christmas.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? When I was an early teen, I wanted money. So I got a check in my stocking and that was all. That was a very disappointing Christmas.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Right now, Santa Clause I.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Any time. It is always different.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Any time. It is always different.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No. If I do not like something, I donate it.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Sweet Potato Casserole And Ginger snaps
16. Lights on the tree? White and lots of them.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Hark the Harold Angels Sing
17. Favorite Christmas song? Hark the Harold Angels Sing
18. Travel for Christmas or stay home? Stay home or very close.
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? No.
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas Eve, the rest on Christmas morning.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? No time.
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? The deep burgundy reds!
24. Favorite Christmas dinner? A broth soup, a light salad, Turkey breast roast, asparagus casserole, sweet potato casserole, some sort of dessert and coffee. ...
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? The deep burgundy reds!
24. Favorite Christmas dinner? A broth soup, a light salad, Turkey breast roast, asparagus casserole, sweet potato casserole, some sort of dessert and coffee. ...
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? melrose silver dinner forks (long story how 4 are missing from my set) and lowes or home depot gift cards.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
What I WON!
Last week I found a box at the door....
It was from Christie@ Somewhere in Time. I had just won her 100th post GiveAWay!
It was from Christie@ Somewhere in Time. I had just won her 100th post GiveAWay!
A lovely note and Christmas Card from her.
A Vintage Handmade Ornament
A Vintage Handstitched Wall Hanging
An Adorable Book Marker
A Sweet Vintage Elfin Ornament
A Vintage Cross Stitched Ornament
Cinnamon Sticks ummm they smell good!
Vintage Santa Cards
Mint condition Vintage Linen Dish Towel
Vintage Wall Hanging
Sweet Christmas book
Christmas Fridge Magnet
Vintage Christmas Apron
Thank you Christie!!! I love them!
A Vintage Handstitched Wall Hanging
An Adorable Book Marker
A Sweet Vintage Elfin Ornament
A Vintage Cross Stitched Ornament
Cinnamon Sticks ummm they smell good!
Vintage Santa Cards
Mint condition Vintage Linen Dish Towel
Vintage Wall Hanging
Sweet Christmas book
Christmas Fridge Magnet
Vintage Christmas Apron
And there was a lovely silver angel pin that I could not get the camera to focus on so I did not photograph it. But is is pretty!
Thank you Christie!!! I love them!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Award Time!
Sally from Smiling Sally gave me this beautiful award. Thank you Sally!
A. Put the logo on your blog.
B. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
C. Nominate ten other blogs, add links to those blogs, and leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.
Y'all it was so hard to just pick out ten blogs! There are 1oo's, no! Millions of cool blogs!!!
Now I need to go give notice that these fine ladies have been given these awards and pass them on! Congratulations!
My next Award is the Kreativ Blogger Award. It is from Karla @ Ramblin' Roads and Anya @ Hills Creek Quilter. Thank you ladies!
1. The winner may put the logo on her/his blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from in your blog.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.
The Rules From Karla @ Ramblin' Roads are:
I am going to combine the requirements. The recipients may do the same.
My 6 Important Values:
B. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
C. Nominate ten other blogs, add links to those blogs, and leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.
Y'all it was so hard to just pick out ten blogs! There are 1oo's, no! Millions of cool blogs!!!
Now I need to go give notice that these fine ladies have been given these awards and pass them on! Congratulations!
- Carolyn @ Cranberry Crossings
- Cristie @ Somewhere in Time (Private Blog)
- Valerie @ It's a Wonderful Life
- Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality
- Anya @ Hills Creek Quilter (Please go look at her quilts!)
- Manuela @ The Pleasures of Homemaking
- Strawberry Blond @ Shack on the Rocks (Another B'ham Metro Gal)
- Deb @ Deb's Country Kisses (Another B'ham Metro Gal) Hey, I'm getting them all!
- Karla @ Ramblin' Roads (and make sure you check out her other blog 'Another Road to Ramble' Book Review Blog)
- Sandi @ Whistle Stop Cafe Cooking (Yum Yum! Check out her blogs! And another B'Ham Metro Gal!)
My next Award is the Kreativ Blogger Award. It is from Karla @ Ramblin' Roads and Anya @ Hills Creek Quilter. Thank you ladies!
1. The winner may put the logo on her/his blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from in your blog.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.
The Rules From Karla @ Ramblin' Roads are:
- Mention the blog that gave it to you.
- Comment on her blog to let her know you have posted the award.
- Share 6 values that are important to you.
- Share 6 things you do not support.
- Share the love with six other wonderful blogging friends.
I am going to combine the requirements. The recipients may do the same.
My 6 Important Values:
- My Salvation thru Jesus Christ and my Relationship with Him
- The example I set for my daughter and child
- I am Pro-Life
- A strong marriage & family with Jesus Christ as the center
- Honesty
- Fitness and good health
- Dirty Politicians/Ministers (Ministries)
- Abortion
- Dishonesty
- Alcohol/Drug Abuse
- Disrespect
- Parents Who do not discipline their Children or teach them respect
- Jan @ Jan & Tom's Place
- Kim @ Home is Where the Heart Is
- Rhonda @ Scooerblu's Whimsy
- Kimba @ A Soft Place to Land (One of the most Kreativ Blogs)
- Wendy @ Ivory Spring (Please check out her quilts, sewing, decorating and table scapes. They are beautiful!)
- Deb @ Deb's Country Kisses
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