Wordless Wednesday ~ Embracing Winter

Winter

not my favorite by far
but this year
I have decided
to embrace it...

I don't think I will hold it too close

but I will try....

Good thing because there is a heavy snowfall warning here
for tonight and tomorrow



xo

Monday Ramblings

Good morning

yes ~ it is Monday again...

why do the weeks seem to stretch on forever
and the week-ends fly by?

nothing earth shattering happened here
which is a good thing

it has been snowing
off and on
since Friday

which means Trev spent both Saturday
and Sunday clearing snow

he IS a good boy!

Our street

Saturday I banished the rest of Christmas from the house
and cleaned ~ I know ~ exciting stuff

I did find fabric on Friday night
for curtains and my headboard
on sale for 40% off
me likey

so Saturday I went back and snatched it up
on roads that were like glass
slip sliding away should have been playing
over and over and over again
on the radio

it was a horrid drive!

Sunday I almost got sucked in by HGTV
(love Sarah Richardson)

but I tore myself away
and made some spaghetti sauce
and a couple of casseroles for the freezer

mindless meals you can pull and thaw
for a week night supper

I did grab my camera thinking that
on the way back from the grocery store
I would get some snow shots

but the snow had turned to rain ~ so all I got
was a few before my errands

these little guys hang around our sub division

they are around all winter
as they are well fed!

I am already counting the days til Saturday
as I have a date with this one...

Kat posted this on line and I borrowed it
we have plans to watch a movie
and have some girly time.

Til next time ~ have a fantastic week!

xo

Friday Potpourri

Hello lovelies

Happy Friday

via Home taken by the wonderful Jackie

 it has been a very long week

and I only worked 

4 days...

 I want to thank you for 

all the wonderful comments this week

you sure know how to boost a girl's spirits

this week-end will be full of cleaning supplies

slow cooked meals
blog reading ~ playing catch up again

and relaxation

I still have a few Christmas things left to pack away

and 

we are trying to get through all the leftover candy

so I can jump back on the wagon

the salad wagon that is

wish me luck!

Wishing you all a wonderful week-end

mwah!

xo

Missing You...

doing some reflecting

and remembering

feeling a little sad

but trying not to get down

my supercouple would have celebrated 47 years

of wedded bliss yesterday

1998

and tomorrow it will be 10 years

since my Daddy went to heaven

tough week

we put a memorial in the paper this year

Looking back today it is hard to imagine

that 10 years have gone by

you will forever be a part of our lives

as we hold back tears and try not to cry

You left us peaceful memories

your love is still our guide

and though we cannot see you

you are always at our side

Thinking about the good times

remembering the good and forgetting the bad

you left a loving family and many friends behind

and we shall reunite with you in due time

Always missed and forever in our hearts.

why does it still hurt so much??

I feel like my heart is being squeezed out of my chest

it's not like this all the time

thankfully

I do not dwell on his last days

hours or minutes

because I was there at the end

I do remember the good times

laughing ~ singing

he loved to sing

that's where I get it from

miss you Dad

xo

~Sing~

I have spent the last couple of days

thinking

really thinking of what I want this year

what do I want to do?

what do I want to change?

where do I want to go?

I also needed a word for this year

aspire

thrive

these are a couple chosen by friends

I have struggled with this in the past

do I really want one word to define my year?

then Christmas eve

during the candlelight service

it hit me ~ do you think He gave me a nudge?

I choose Sing!

it really is a no brainer for me

it is something I do without thinking

and on a daily basis

plus I already have a really cool necklace

with THAT word on it

that I got here

so am I taking the easy way out?

maybe...

call me a beginner

so as I reflect on what 2010 was

and I am filled with hope 

and look forward to what 2011 has to bring...

xo