Christina's Created Creations

So busy this summer.

2018-09-11T01:25:00.000-04:00

I have been so busy this summer. We have been out riding the Spyder and enjoying the ice cream stops we have been making. I never knew there were so many flavors of ice cream to be had.
We had some sadness this spring when we lost our male furbaby to heart problems. It was not something we even saw coming. So we were in no way prepared. It hit us had.
We said no more furbabies after we had to say goodbye to him.
But as God would have it, we adopted another this August. He does have a way of showing you the doors are never closed fully.
She is a Poodle/Bichon mix. She is being trained in a diaper right now. She was stuck in a box for 3 months since she was 8 weeks old and was never trained in any way. So it will take time to teach her things. She is doing well with the other 2 babies. She will go outside when you take her. But messes quite a bit in the house and won't tell you when she wants out. So the diaper keeps the house safe from her accidents.

This is Amara Nomro. She is such a little lover.

So how has your summer been for you?? Keeping you busy or just lazing around enjoying the days?
Which ever it has been I hope you are all doing well and just know that God is watching over you and keeping you safe.
Love you all.

2018-04-16T16:28:00.000-04:00

How time does fly when you are having fun.

Fun- what exactly does constitute as fun? Some say as long as you are enjoying the day you are having fun. Others say you have to be *doing something* in order to be having fun. Or some say it in such a manner as to mean it in a disparaging way.

I, myself see it as many different ways.

Over the time period of my absence I have had fun in many ways.

I've spent time with my grand kids. Spent time with new people I've met. Went to new places. And even did new things.

By that I mean we went on a River Cruise, which was really FUN.

Went on motorcycle rides and visited places I didn't know existed. Such as the Mini Mac (Mackinaw Bridge).

And one of only 2 of the smallest Post Office's in the United States. This one in Michigan, the other one is in Florida.

As for the other kind of FUN- we have had 2 fur babies die in the last 2 years.

This little lady-Punkin, who we thought would make it after we had her left leg amputated to keep the tumors from spreading. But no such luck. She was 14 when we had to make the decision to let her go home to god.

Then this sweet boy- Manny, who was to go in for knee surgery in 3 days but came up with a cough that just wouldn't go away so we took him to emergency. She did many tests only to find out he was having heart problems that couldn't be fixed. He was only 8 years old when we had to say goodbye to him that day. Another one of the hardest decisions we ever had to make.

Onto happier things-

My son has moved back near us from out west. So we get to see him more often.

Our granddaughter is graduating this year.

Boy they sure do grow up so fast. Her brother is 2 years behind her.

Can't wait to see how much fun I can find for the following year.

Update-Life is a blessing.

2015-07-23T10:33:00.001-04:00

I know a I've been away for some time now. Time just got away from me. With the new addition to our family, Cora Jane. She is almost a yr old now. Doing fantastic, making her voice known. Even as small as she is (only 4 lbs, 4 oz.) she thinks she is the leader of the pack. Manny the (Think I'm the leader) let's her yap all she wants and spends lots of time playing with her. But Punkin (aka Momma) gets her play time in as well but she still tells them all what's what when they get to rowdy.

We have moved since we talked last. Bought a house actually. Love it. 4 bdrm, full basement, 2 car garage, double lot with a fenced in yard for all the fur babies to run as they like. It's an old 1900's built home but in the best condition. Even has a fireplace. The kitchen looks completely different than the rest of the house. Which is old/antique style. When you walk into it, you think you're walking into an old 50's diner. It's all red & white checkered. So we just left it & started filling it with Coca-Cola items. We just love it.
It even has a parlor with the double doors, but we are using it as a bedroom, so we have 2 down and 2 up. Actually the 2 up are being used for my sewing room & a spare storage room. The up stairs steps are the original ones (so they are very steep) so we don't want any of the gr-kids going up & down them. The reason for the 2nd bedroom downstairs.
The house was move in ready, all we had to do was wipe everything down like you would normally before you move in & vacuum. How nice was that. And the basement is even a dry basement. We have part of it set up as a work out gym. Not to mention we have a fantastic 16 x 20 covered deck on the back of the 3 season porch. We can set out on the deck when it rains and enjoy the rain. It's great for cookout's, or just having your morning coffee & listening to the birds in the backyard. We couldn't have gotten a better home. At least we don't think so.

God has blessed us with another Harley so I won't complain about my BUTT hurting while we ride. Hubby was understanding but he did get tired of stopping every 45 minutes or so for me to get off & walk a bit before we continued on our rides. Now we can go up to 2 hrs before we stop.But that's bathroom breaks or for gas now. It sure let's us get to our destination much sooner. ha ha

Well I think I've caught you up on our blessing, I hope he has sent some your way too. I will include some pics so you can enjoy.
Sure missed you all.. Have a beautiful and bountiful day.

Puppies, getting warm by the heater.

Mailbox hubby done up, Harley style.

Harley wind chime I made for hubby.

Cora Jane getting her 1st Ice Cream. I believe she likes it.

This is the view of our backyard. Yes, it's that huge. 2 full city lots. It even goes beyond the trees back there yet.

Enjoying the rain on the deck.

New addition to the family.

2014-11-26T12:55:00.000-05:00

Since we moved and have a giant fenced in yard. We decided to add a new addition to our family. Although she might get lost in the yard we couldn't say no to this face.

This is Cora. Since she is a fancy breed, a Yorkie. We did some name searching in the 1800's for important names . Cora was one of them.
Plus is didn't match any of the names we have for the other fur babies.
Which you can see all favors daddy's lap for a nap.

As you can see Cora goes right for the top. We drove almost 2 hrs to get her and daddy got to be the one holding her on the way home. So she bonded with him first. She follows him everywhere.
So now we have a male Bichon, a male Pug/Chihuahua mix, then a female Min Pin/Chihuahua mix, then a tiny Chihuahua and to top the family off our fancy Yorkie. I believe we have a full house now. They range in ages from 13 yrs down to 8 wks.
Love the lap dogs. But I have nothing against the bigger ones either as we had a Chow until she died at 16. I grew up around German Shepherds. So to have a lap dog was a little different at first. But now I wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm still here.....

2014-11-02T23:38:00.002-05:00

How have I been?
Well let me tell ya. We moved. Love it. Enjoying the space and neighbors. The fur babies are a lot less stressed.

Been doing a few fixing to the new place. Had to replace the nozzles for the washer, that they hook up to as they leaked. Had to do some re-wiring to get some lighting to work and some plumbing done. But we are good to go now. Just need to get a queen box spring to get thee one bedroom put together. Have to finish my sewing room/computer room. I haven't got everything put away yet. I put my yarn away and my sewing machine put up but the computer and paper work all put away is still waiting on me. I guess I have all winter to get that done. At least that's what I tell myself.

The in-laws weren't able to make it for a visit this year. Dad wasn't in good enough health. But they are planning a visit first thing in the spring.

We made it through trick or treating in the cold. It stopped snowing for the night for the kiddies. So that was nice. Not many kids came through.

Well this was just to let everyone know I hadn't forgot ya. Hope you are all doing well.

Well another year has passed since my mom died.

2013-11-01T01:31:00.001-04:00

I have learned to live without her. But I think that happened way before she died.
Sadly I was the only girl of a family with 4 boys in it. I wasn't spoiled like many would think. Actually it was the opposite. If I didn't learn how to work on the vehicles & motorcycles I didn't get attention from my dad.
I was the only one who didn't complain when he drove at high rates of speed when he was drunk, reason being just so I could spend time with him. (oh believe me I prayed many times that the Lord would keep us safe)
My mom never really taught me how to cook. Sure I learnt how to cook speg., or chili but beyond that nothing more. I learned everything else on my own by trial and error. She did teach me how to shop on little to nothing since my dad drank away all the money. She taught me how to rob peter to pay paul. How to mix regular milk with powder milk so it would last longer & no one could taste the difference.
How to replace cheaper coffee in a Maxwell canister so no one knew. She was clever in those aspects.
But she let me down all through my childhood. She knew I was being molested/raped and just plain used for sex and she did nothing about it.
See I was raised in a family where when mom says *no* you DON'T go ask dad and visa versa.
Since mom knew what was happening to me she told me to never tell my dad. I knew that if I did that meant a severe spanking. Which I did not want. So for 10 yrs I said nothing to my dad or anyone else.
I just got to where I thought that was suppose to happen. I lived with a smile on my face so no one knew what was going on behind closed doors.
Why else would a mother not do anything about it?
There were more than one person involved and she knew it. Even when one moved away then moved back it started right back up with that person.
I left home at 17 yrs. old to get away from it. I did good taking care of myself. I ended up having 2 kids with the same dad. He left the pic soon after my 2nd child was born. My mother kept telling me I needed a father figure for my kids.
I listened to her, which I shouldn't have. I married guys who were good but after the 1st yr. showed their true colors. Either they ended up being drunks, or molested my daughter or beat me up.
With the one who molested my daughter he came from a prominent family, my mother wanted me to stay with him and try to work it out.
How do you work it out after he violates your child??? I left him and moved to another state. I divorced him.
I have made wrong choices with men but I never knew they were going to be the way they were when I married them. But when I found out I left and made sure my kids were safe.
My mother has been gone 15 yrs. now and as much as I loved her because she was my mother. I feel my life has been better since her death. I know it's sad to say. I do miss her though.
I have had a nervous break down, from where I was dealing with how do you react to a mother that on her death bed tells you she let you go through what you did because she knew you could handle it. I couldn't yell or scream at her or ask her questions because she was on oxygen and
couldn't talk much. I was left with so many questions.
But I made it through my nervous break down with the help of my now husband of 13 yrs.
I may not be well off like my brothers but I will bet I am much happier than they ever could be.
I have a person who has never cheated on me, hid things from me or lied to me. Sure we have our arguments like all couples do but he is my best friend. We can spend 24 hrs a day with each other and never get tired of each others company.
I don't need flowers, cards, candies and things for him to tell me he loves me. Just a wink and I know I'm the only one on his mind. I still feel like a (giddy) school girl when he winks at me.

I wish my mother could see me now.

Summer has come and gone I think

2013-08-05T12:44:00.003-04:00

I have this feeling that our summer has come and went. Our weather is staying in the lower 60's of late. Not that I am totally complaining. I had hubby put in the air conditioner and I think we only used it a week total. Went swimming with the gr-kids a few times this summer and now the lake is too cool to go back. But I don't complain too much. The good Lord gave us a few good days to enjoy.

I have been busy branching out and selling purses along with my jewelry and army tags. That is something women just can't seem to get enough of.
I know, I am one of them. I go through many purses a year. So I find them for a reasonable price and sell them for just a little bit more.

It gives us money to buy more Bibles, socks, and essentials for people we see that need them. It gives us a great joy to see the smile on their faces when we give them things we know they need. We even get small stuffed animals to give to children that we see that may need a smile put on their faces. We've found that by giving a child a toy at a restaurant, they will become much quieter while waiting for their food. Making the ambiance more enjoyable for not only their parents but for all.

I hope everyone has had a great summer and is not waiting to do the hurry and rush shopping just before school starts. I know my daughter is busy getting school supplies and clothing for her 3 already. Catching all the sales so as to get the shopping done now and she will have a couple weeks to relax before the kids do go back to school.

Let the Lord guide you in all you do. Sometimes others don't think the choices you make are the right choices, but they don't live your life- you DO. Only you and the Lord can make those decisions. Sometimes they are really hard and they pay off. The good things in life ARE worth fighting for. With the Lord by your side it will all work out.
Sometimes it doesn't work out the way YOU want it to, but it's the way the Lord wanted it to work out. So put all your troubles in the Lord's hands.
Pray and he will answer in his time and his time only.
NOT ours.

All my love,
Christina

Been busy making Army Tags Key Chains

2013-07-14T12:48:00.000-04:00

I expanded my jewelry making to make some key chains. But these can also be made as necklaces if someone wanted. They can be used to put on your purse, back pack, golf bag even some kids have put them on their shoes.

There are all sorts and they appeal to everyone is some sort of way. Young and the young at heart. The gamers, the girls who love their guys, the ones who love their drinks, or just the nostalgic ones.
These can all be found at Christina's Creations
They go for $10 each.

Have a nice day.
Sorry I've been gone so long..

Grandson needed Valentine gifts for his girlfriend

2013-02-01T10:03:00.001-05:00

My grandson who is 10 has a girlfriend. I asked him last weekend if he was getting her something for Valentines, for which he replied "I don't know." So being the Nanna I am, sprung into action. I made him a ring and necklace for her. That way he doesn't have to worry about spending his allowance to get her something.
Normally I wouldn't do this but this grandson has come a long way. He was a very shy, quiet boy who has finally come to be confident and outgoing. So I want him to continue. He has been liking this girl for awhile now.
This is what I made for him to give to her. I already got his okay on them.

I love you Chase. Hope she likes these.

Bob Evans now totally smoke free- not allowing ecig smokers.

2013-01-14T14:43:00.000-05:00

We have enjoyed eating at our local Bob Evans so often. So we were shocked when we went in there to eat this past weekend as usual and we were told that Mr. L. could no longer vape his ecig in the restaurant. The manager told us that either he had to stop smoking it or we had to leave.
Shocked was beyond the words I can say we had. Since an ecig is in no way a tobacco product. The manager said he knew that, but it was their policy as of the 1st of this year.
I have to ask how many more of our rights are going to be taken away from us??? They took away the smoking- which people reluctantly accepted and now they are taking away the safe way of smoking. Which harms no one by it's vapor.
Did you know that there are many different flavors that you can get for ecigs? If you ever set next to someone who vapes, you might smell coca-cola, tutti-fruti, or even blueberry, along with bubblegum and watermellon. Who wouldn't want to set next to someone with something that smells like that than a stinky cigg.?
Besides did you know that some people who smoke an ecig aren't even smoking a drop of nicotine? That's right there is a 0 nicotine juice they can order just to vape in the ecig? So you wouldn't even know if the person vaping next to you is even truely vaping any nicotine or not.
Some like the smell and the habit of it or the calmness of the action.
Much like crocheting to relax. Or even a cup of coffee to wake you up or relax in the middle of the day.

Are you aware of any other restaurants where vaping is no long allowed?
What are your thoughts on this subject, either as our rights being taken away from us or just being fed up with the politics of it all??

Did they really say that?

2013-01-12T19:45:00.002-05:00

Can you believe someone actually wrote this in a newspaper? Do they actually think meat is made at the store? I had to read this twice to make sure I read it right.

How to store potatoes.

2013-01-11T17:34:00.001-05:00

Why is this picture so troubling?

2013-01-10T19:03:00.000-05:00

Easiest way to save $1378 by the end of the year.

2013-01-04T11:23:00.001-05:00

I was sent this in an email and thought it was a pretty simple way to save money without breaking the bank. So I wanted to share it here with everyone in hopes of encouraging you to maybe try this, this year to see if you can save this much by the end of the year. Especially with the way the fiscal cliff turned out.

I hope everyone had a nice beginning to the New Year. Stayed safe! Maybe watched the ball drop? As for us we just watched some movies and talked to the kids and grand kids at midnight on the phone, then hit the hay.

Missed at the gun range..

2012-12-31T00:14:00.000-05:00

We had been going to the gun range every other weekend the last few months. But today I didn't feel like going so Mr. L. went by himself today. All he heard was "where is your other half"? And other such questions. He said he had never felt so unwelcomed.
I told him it wasn't that he was unwelcomed, it was just that they were used to seeing us together.
He shoots a .40 cal Smith & Wesson and I shoot a .9 mm Smith & Wesson. We both do very well. We don't do much as enjoyment so that is our latest.
It doesn't cost much and we can keep up on our shooting and it lets us compete against each other. Since we do like to see who can out shoot whom.

This is my other gun, a Kel-Tek.

COLUMBINE STUDENT'S FATHER 12 YEARS LATER !!

2012-12-18T21:22:00.000-05:00

COLUMBINE STUDENT'S FATHER 12 YEARS LATER !!

Guess our national leaders didn't expect this. On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the

father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in

Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's

subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session

of Congress was painfully truthful.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It

needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every

sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous

words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal.

There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness..

The following is a portion of the transcript:

"Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts

of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of

violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the

deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not

be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in

the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the

National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the

murder could only be found in Cain's heart.

"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly

fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of

the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to

represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible

for my daughter's death.

Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had

anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a

spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much

of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing

fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that

expresses my feelings best.

Your laws ignore our deepest needs,

Your words are empty air.

You've stripped away our heritage,

You've outlawed simple prayer.

Now gunshots fill our classrooms,

And precious children die.

You seek for answers everywhere,

And ask the question "Why?"

You regulate restrictive laws,

Through legislative creed.

And yet you fail to understand,

That God is what we need!

"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit.

When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void

that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual

presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's

history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a

historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor

God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when

something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately

look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more

restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties.

We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been

stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who

spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our

own hearts.

"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two

friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I

defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person

in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine

High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers

offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with

a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate

with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you

a sincere challenge..

Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone!

My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not

allow that to happen!"

- Darrell Scott

Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech. Please send

this out to everyone you can.

God Bless

Sorry I've been MIA

2012-12-13T11:10:00.003-05:00

I have been dealing with things here at home and this blog was the last thing on my mind. I hope you understand.
But now that things have settled down I should be able to get back to things as normal.
I have added a little addition to our family. A toy Chihuahua. Her name is Prisca. She will be 5 months old this month.

This is how small she was when we brought her home. She now weighs in at 2 lbs. We have been dealing with worms with the poor thing. The people we got her from obviously never wormed her and she was full of them and we can't seem to get rid of them. We are on shots and more meds. at the present time. She eats like a little piglet. She was the runt of the 2. She just loves our other fur babies, although they didn't take to her right off. But they are all best buds now.
Well I have things to do today but I just wanted to get back on and say "HI" to everyone and let you know I am still here and will try my best to post as often as I can.

Can't find shoes that fit comfortably

2012-10-17T15:33:00.001-04:00

I just got these this past weekend. I know everyone loves them but I must have the hardest feet to find shoes for. I have about 30 pr. of a shoes. From Air Walk to these and I can't seem to get comfortable shoes. With these, the backs are to high and it rubs on the back of my heels when I walk. I have blisters in just 3 days.

Had the granddaughter over the weekend

2012-08-27T16:41:00.000-04:00

It was a blast. While she was here she wanted to go through the pics I had in my camera so I took the SD card out and put it in the laptop so we could see the pics in a bigger view. Well that was a mistake. We came across some videos papa had made over the last couple years. Nothing bad mind you. She liked one in particular. She suggested I put it on youtube. So I said sure if you help me. Since I had never put one on there before. I have looked at plenty and I even have one blogger I just love that puts her blog videos on there. I had often wanted to ask her how she did that but never gotten around to it.
So we tried as we may to upload our video. We tried and we tried.
No luck. It took us an hour and finally we got it figured out. It was uploading but it was going into Windows Media *playlist* instead of the Videos area.
It takes me a bit but I finally get things figured out. So now we have this video on youtube. Boy I sure didn't know my voice sounded that bad once it was recorded. Or maybe I just sound like that when I talk to my dogs. I do have a tendency to baby talk around them, since I spoil them a lot.
Mr. L. was not as happy when I told him he was a celebrity. But he has come to terms with it as I caught him telling his friend about it last night.

Hope you enjoy it. As I said it was not meant for anything special. We were just being ourselves. As you can see we love our dogs and we treat them as one of the family.

Home remedies- NOT always the best..

2012-08-23T03:48:00.000-04:00

Well let me just tell you that some times you have to just live with what ever is bothering you.

I have plantars warts and I had went to the Dr. and had them removed once before many years ago. Let me tell you, I did not like having to walk around on crutches for weeks after. Since he did both feet at the same time. YES I had them on both feet.
Well I have them on both feet again. So this time I decided to do some internet searching and see if there wasn't some home remedies to get rid of them. Well there was. I thought - good I can do this.
It seemed simple enough, it said all I had to do was soak a cotton ball with vinegar and then put duck tape over the area night and day for a week. Then the area would be soft enough to *dig* down and remove the core of the plantars wart. W E L L let me tell you they forgot to mention it not only softened the area of the plantars wart but the whole area where you put the cotton and then some. You were to rub the area (scrub- as you might) to get the dead skin off before each new application. Well in doing so you are rubbing off a few layers of skin. Well today when I went to take off the tape I not only got tape but skin too. My soles of my feet are raw. From the last time til now my skin loosened up so badly it literally just came off with the tape. There was nothing I could do about it.
So now I have patches of raw feet. Not to mention sore feet. So I have to make sure I have on socks all the time so I don't get my feet dirty and infected.
yup-- I did myself more harm then good. Some home remedies are just not good. Now I have to walk softly til my feet heal.
Plus on top of it all I still can't get to the core of any of the planters warts.
boo hoo
Some things are better left for the Doctors......

I have been so busy.

2012-08-18T09:34:00.000-04:00

I have been busy as of late. We had to replace our washer and dryer. Dryer went out a few months ago, which was okay. I could hang the clothes outside then just fluff them in the dryer a bit and they were good to go. But then the washer decided to quit on us. Boy trying to find a set now days at a reasonable price is hard. We did get a set finally. Then we got sold a bad bill of goods. They guy sold us a GE set, mind you we love the dryer but the washer was a different story.
It was what they called a low agitator washer and water sensing machine. If you have never had one of these I strongly suggest you DO NOT get one. With out the agitator your clothes do not get washed well, then on top of that the water sensor does not fill up the machine full of water like you would expect. So your clothes don't always get fully wet.
Long story short I complained and after 2 weeks I got a new washer- another GE but with 5 water levels and a regular agitator.
Now I am happy.
But what has kept me so busy is I have been making my jewelry and getting it listed.
Here are just some of the new pieces I have listed as of late.

Bird Watching Necklace

Blue Mother of Pearl Silver Earrings

Brown Mother of Pearl Silver Earrings

Blue & White Mother of Pearl Silver Earrings

Brown & White Mother of Pearl Silver Earrings

Caged Fushia Earrings

Memory Wire Bracelet, Swarovski Crystals, Pink-Hearts

Memory Wire Bracelet Pink-Blue

Memory Wire Bracelet Sea Shells

White Mother of Pearl Silver Earrings

Memory Wire Bracelet Gold-Silver

So I hope this finds you all well.
I have been reading your blogs just haven't had the time to post myself, but
hopefully I can get back to that now that things have slowed down a bit.
I can't believe school has started already for some. My grand kids start the first week in September.

Oh happy day, oh happy day..

2012-07-27T10:44:00.000-04:00

I have a NEW vacuum and I couldn't be happier. We were talking about getting a new one. So a week ago when we were at Walmart we noticed this Bissell that said it was super good for getting up dog hair. WELL that caught our eye. As we have 3 little fur babies and 2 of them shed like crazy. The other one is non-shedding. So we looking it over and compared the bagless of it to the buying of a filter every few months to the cost and figured why not give it a try. We could always bring it back if we did n't like it RIGHT?
WELL let me tell you I couldn't be happier with it's performance. I was figuring I would get much picked up from it since I had just swept the day before-- well was I so very, very wrong. It filled the cup reservoir past full with just my living room. I felt ashamed.
But the dust, dirt and dog hair it picked up actually made me feel good. So needless to say we have NOT taken it back. I vacuum every 3 days and I love to see the stuff it picks up. It is a little hard to push and pull but that lets me know it is sucking up the dirt, dust and dog hair. Plus with me being able to see it being sucked up seems to help.
I had always had a Dirt Devil before but I think I am sold on a Bissell from now on. Don't get me wrong I am not dissing on Dirt Devil or trying to sell Bissell, I am only giving my opinion here.
But I do have to tell you what I think is working best here. The attachment that comes with it to pick up the hair off the furniture is great. No more worries of company leaving with dog hair on them. Or me worrying of wearing black and having dog hair showing up on it. I am just so thrilled with this machine.

This was just from my living room alone.

I am so thankful

2012-06-26T00:24:00.001-04:00

I am so thankful for all of the friends I have made along the way as I have blogged. I enjoy visiting your blog and getting to know you. I feel happy when you are happy and sad when you are sad. I enjoy making some of your recipes and making some of your crafts.
I have learnt many helpful tips along the way. You have helped me through my sad encounters and shared my joys with me. For that I thank you.
I am glad I have gotten to know you. I know I don't always leave a note when I visit your blog. But know that I do visit. There are times when I just don't have the words in my head to say anything. But a bit of my heart is left there when I have visited. Know that.
Have a blessed night,
Christina

Nature at it's best

2012-06-22T20:17:00.002-04:00

This is what I seen when I was visiting a friend yesterday. We were setting on her front porch enjoying the breeze and I happened to look up and seen this in the corner.

The momma bird was passing back and forth in the front lawn with food in her mouth waiting until we went in so she could feed her babies.
Sorry I couldn't get a pic of the momma feeding her babies.

Free DIY Wood Working plans

2012-06-03T17:00:00.001-04:00

I don't know about you but we love to build our own projects. It gives us time together and we are more appreciative of the outcome. We love to make things for the outside of the house. We are looking into putting a light weight porch roof on the house next. So I have been doing searches online for plans/instructions.
Along the way I came across this site--- buildeazy.com where they have a lot of plans you can just follow or buy from them if you'd rather. I found many plans that I have sent to myself for us to think about in the near future.
So I wanted to share the site with my friends. I know there are some of you who would rather do your own projects as to having to pay someone else and not get it done the way *you* want it done.
That's the way I am. I want it done my way and I hate to tell someone I don't like the way they did it.
So I hope you find a project or 2 that you might like on this site. They even have a page here-- http://www.buildeazy.com/freeplans.html where you can choose to search the plans by photos or by Alphabetically listed or by Category.