Time for a change

My living room furniture is older but it is in excellent shape. No wobbling arms, not broken springs. The cushions are still nice and fluffy. However, the fabric floral brocade, which I have always loved. But it is totally outdated. On top of that the fabric is starting to thin in places and some spots are starting to look a little threadbare. 

And ever holiday, I love holiday throw pillows but the reds and greens of Christmas or the orange and browns of fall don't go good with floral furniture. So I am going to purchase some Sure Fit slip covers and go with a neutral. I have been looking at various tans and browns but just not feeling it. With the blue carpet, it dawned on me that gray might be pretty. So I went to Google and found some pictures. Check out this gray and how awesome it goes with Christmas colors. I think I may just get some gray one. 

A little scare

It's a little blurry because I had to zoom in on a phone camera and it was 11:00 at night. But yes, that is a BIG skunk. In my yard. When I pulled in from work. One ran around the neighbors house as I pulled in the drive way, but this one stayed. I thought, "Okay, I'm not getting out." "EVER". Because the stupid skunk just kept eating. He would raise his head and look at me and keep eating. Then he would walk toward the car and stop and eat. Then he would turn sideways and stop and eat. I sat in the car. I flash lights on bright. Nothing. Turned them off. Nothing. Turn them on again. Nothing. THEN, I honked my horn which I am sure my neighbors did not appreciate. But nothing. So I watched and when he turned facing to eat, (I didn't want his back end pointing in my direction) I put my bag on my arm, turn off the car lights and made a run for it up the steps and into the house. Once I was safely in, I locked the car alarm for the night and waited for the smell I knew would fill my world. But amazingly enough, he never did spray. I looked outside about an hour later and he was still there happily munching away. The whole thing was weird. 

A wandering mind...

I worked a long day yesterday and instead of making me tired, it made me restless. This is result of going ahead and getting up at 4:30 a.m. instead of laying there tossing and turning any longer. I just went to Pinterest and scrolled through things it recommended I might like. Turns out Pinterest knows me pretty well. 

I like to paint jars but I'm not the worlds best painter. But I betcha I could do a great job like this since it doesn't have to be perfect. I wonder if Hobby Lobby has those exact flowers because I really like this.

I think this year at Christmas instead of incorporating Christmas around my Pyrex, I will just put my Pyrex in the top cabinet so I can still use it, but decorate my bakers rack with lots of pretty Christmas. 

These are so cute. I could definitely accomplish this is I ever get (take) time to try it.

One of my granddaughters love Jo Jo bows and mermaids. How cute and simple does this look. The yarn looks crimped and you can buy yarn that looks like that so it would be very easy to do.

Definitely want to remember this one for decorating inside our Children's Church room. The kids would love making it. 

A cute, simple wreath for my beach bathroom.

Another super easy, super simple craft.

Oh, I forgot to tell you that I got my fall catalog for Thirty-One. Made my wish list (over $300 in retail price for "I'd love to have" items). However, I take up orders to earn hostess rewards, work to earn bonus items, and make some purchases at my cost. I did end up being able to get two items that I had on my wish list. I can't wait till they get in. I love red barns so I just had to have this on my work bag.

But I'm super excited about my new Double Zip Cross body. Two sections, one outside pocket, two inside pockets. I love the dark olive green and merlot threads in the design. 

This is a cute display for Halloween.  

But this one just cracked me up. I saved it on Pinterest so I can go back and see how they made it. I may just have to do this.

Well, that's it for today. Have a great Saturday.

Friday Foto Friends

And old photo of my Papaw Eden and Mommy. The ladies in the chairs are my Aunt Frances and Aunt Dee Dee. A typical summer day. My Papaw died when I was 4 or 5 so this is about 55 or 56 years ago. Mom and her ice tea in her apron. They probably just finished doing dishes from a big family dinner.

An old steam engine from the C & O railroad coming down the tracks on Route 60 in my home town.

The Old Covered Bridge in Milton, WV. We loved going through it on the way to my Uncle Charlie's.

The Old Toll House in Barboursville, WV. This is my home town where I grew up and my family still lives.

I have had the opportunity to go in and tour it many times. It is amazing.

Just some blasts from the past photos I wanted to share today.

Don't Delete Repeat

This is a repeat post from October 2012. It's been 6 years, but the lesson still applies today. The world is getting crazier and crazier. Thanks to social media people can share views, antagonize and anger complete strangers, be completely rude and yet go on and on about being politically correct. When and how have we gotten so far away from God that we think it is okay to hurt and anger someone just because our opinions differ. Anyway, here is some food for thought today....

I was working on the church website this morning. I'm in the process of updating our link page. As I was cutting and pasting info for each link, I realized I had pasted the start of the next sentence that I wasn't using. It was one extra word. I went to delete it and saw the word was God. My fingers hesitated over the delete key. My mind filled with remorse. I thought to myself "I can't deleteGod. It felt like I was ready to commit a mortal sin. It was a typographical error and I did not need that sentence in what I was doing, but yet, my heart stopped at the mere thought of deleting that one word. 

But yet, we do not have that same problem in deleting God from our daily lives. Even the strongest. stoutest Christian will occasionally delete God unintentionally. Do we prayer, never ceasing, to ask for His guidance and help in whatever challenges we meet? Do we wait only until we are at that lowest point when we have no where else to turn before we utter a word for Him to help us? Do we wake up in the morning with a smile on our face and a joy that He has provided us with one more day to live? Or do we slap the snooze button until the last minute, only to jump up and rush around to get everyone ready and out of the house on time, not even taking a minute to thank Him for another day?

When others are lambasting His name or criticizing our beliefs, do we quietly stand there and not comment simply because we make it a point to never discuss religions? Do we let them think our silence is an agreement with them? Does it make us look ashamed of our Lord and our Christianity?

As I look back over my life, I stand amazed at the things I struggled with, the conversations I avoided, the things I didn't do, because I "didn't want to cause a scene." How many times did I unintentionally "delete" God? It wasn't because I wanted to, it wasn't because I don't love Him. It is simply because it is human nature to take the simple path. To travel the easy road. We don't want to rile or defend, yet we let others destroy His name, mock him and ridicule our beliefs. 

From this day forward, I'm urging all of you to take a stand with me. Let's cover that delete button and make sure we keep Him the central point of our life.

Where did the day go?

I started to do a blog on Top 10 Tuesday around 7:30 this morning. Got sidetracked. Tried again. Strayed. Bottom line is I have 13 minutes to write this for it to be a Tuesday post. So guess what? It is going to be short and sweet about getting distracted. 

I wanted to post this because it is cute and that is how I am. Mention "going...." and my car can be packed in 15 minutes. 

I am going on a beach trip pretty soon with a friend and can't wake. It's a big joke around work that when we have a rough day somebody is always ready to go to the beach. There's about four of us that would probably actually do a trip together if just one of us picked a date and said we are going. 

Well, I did manage to get a post in today....despite the fact that I have had a hectic, crazy day. Now it is late. I'm cold. I'm hungry. Guess I'll try to post earlier tomorrow. Hope you had a great Tuesday.

Happy birthday, Shelby

My youngest granddaughter has a birthday today. She is turning double digits. Happy 10th birthday to our wild child, Shelby Rayne. 

With a head full of curls and a mind full of mischief, we never know what to expect from her.

She can be sweet and kind with a smile that will melt your heart.

She can be a little movie star which she has said she is since she was about 3 years old.

She can give you the evil look which makes you worry about what she is plotting.

She has always been a fashionista and wanted to dress herself. Sometimes her Mom just goes with the flow. She says with a child like Shelby, you have to pick your battles. Her Mom refers to this as the "Peg Bundy" days.

When she gets in character, she gets in character.

She is one of a kind and you never know what to expect with her. But I wouldn't want her any other way.

Happy 10th birthday, baby girl. I hope you have a great day as you kiss 9 goodbye.