*Good News Friday*

*GOOD NEWS FRIDAY*

Think back over the past week and tell us something

good that has happened in your world.

Nothing is too big

or too small.

Your comments make Friday

my favorite day of the week.

Thanks for sharing!

A little bit of Heaven

I'm thinking I will pin this to Mister's shirt

before he leaves the house each day,
or perhaps a tatoo is the way to go.(?)

He is a BOOKAHOLIC.

Yes, he has a problem but has not

hit rock bottom yet,

so he continues to accumulate

Books, Books and more Books...
It's always been this way.

This is what he is hoping Heaven will be like.

He is a sweet, God loving person,

so God probably has this space

reserved for him.

Me?

My heavenly mansion is gonna have LIPSTICK

in colors we cannot even begin to imagine.

Love.Me.Some.Lipstick.

I admit that I am completely addicted a little obcessive
when it comes to the yummy colors in a tube,
or on a wand, or in a case, or a pencil;
The gloss, the matte, the long wearing,
the diamond shine.
So many colors.  So many choices.
So little time!

Deep breath - I'm getting overly excited
just thinking about it.

So how about you -
what will your Heavenly mansion
be filled with?

Do you hear what I hear?

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
   ~Psalm 100:1

Sunday morning as I sat in church this psalm kept going through my mind.  (No, it wasn't the sermon topic today.  Shame on me - my mind wanders) 



As we sang there was a voice that seemed to rise above the crowd, it was that of a lovely young woman who is a regular attender.  She enjoys the music and she sings LOUD and though I don't think she knows it, she is WAAAAY off key.  (I'm not throwing stones as I can't carry a tune at all)  The thought is "I love to hear this gal sing because she sings with such joy". 
Joy trumps perfect pitch in my book!



After church we went out for lunch and were seated across from a table of 2 parental units (Princess' lingo) with 5 young sons, under the age of 12.  This boys were well behaved but goofy and silly, the normal variety of little boys.  I loved watching them and listening to their funny chatter.

Later that same day , as I sat at the keyboard blogging, I heard Princess' laughing from the other room as she watched TV; such a pleasant, happy, sound.

For some reason I was acutely tuned in to the sounds of "joyful noise" on that particular day and it gave me a spring in my step. 


I wonder if God feels the same way as he listens to each of us? 

I'm thinking that would be a "Yes"!

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Have you heard "joyful noise" today?
Made any "joyful noise" today?
Just askin'. . .

Do you drink . . .?

Do you drink Smoothies?

I usually think of Smoothies as being

mainly a sweet treat.

However, a friend told me she

makes hers with fruit, yogurt

and Romaine lettuce.

"Who does that?"
When I did some searching

I found that MANY people

add greens to their smoothies.

Hmmmm.

I know I don't get my share of

fruits and veggies so I was glad

to give this a try.

This was my potion:

Strawberry Activia Yogurt

Banana
Peach
1 C Berries

1/2 C water

Spinach
Sweet & Low pkt.

It was surprisingly VERY tasty
and I've been using it as
a meal replacement for lunch.

This will be a Keeper for me

and I'll be trying some other

combinations.
Do you consider yourself a
"healthy eater"?

BOO!

BOO!
I had a "gall bladder scare".

The day before I was to leave on my

Girl's Get-a-way I began to have

pain where I've never had pain

before.  I was in my car, and had my ipad

with me, so I pulled into a parking lot

AND



consulted "Dr. Google".

Sure enough the pain was in the exact
place of the gall bladder
and I had classic symptoms.

OH NOOOOO!
MY TRIP!!!!

I went home and laid across the bed
and did a lot of praying.

The pain that began around 2 pm
ended around 6 pm.

I got up -

packed my bag
and never looked back.
The next day I felt a little "tender"
where the pain had been,
but since then
I have felt perfect.

'Course now I'm wondering
if this will happen again.

Forgive me the personal question, but,
Do YOU still have your
gall bladder?



Dear Summer. . .

Dear Summer,

Please slow down.

Why do you move so quickly

while winter moves so slowly?

If you could simply "pause" for

a bit and allow us to bask in the

light of your sunshine, just a little

longer, that would be great. 

And would it be too much

to ask you for some extra days to

walk bare-footed?  You know how

I love that sweet luxury. 

Oh - and the

smell of freshly mown grass and honeysuckle,

could they be allowed to linger too?

Summer,

you are my very favorite season.

I adore you!

I'll miss you when you're gone.

Please promise to come again

once the days have grown short

and the earth has chilled.

I'll be waiting.

~Sweet Tea



It's "GOOD NEWS" Friday!!

Please share your "GOOD NEWS"with us in a comment.

Nothing is too BIG
or too small
that we don't celebrate it here!

Think back over the past week
and tell us what has made you smile.

My Homeschool Mantra

I'm thinking about having this tatooed

across the top of my hand.

It might be a good look for me.

Whatd'ya think?

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"Homeschooling Rocks!"

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Forgive me.

I have a BIG case of "the silly's" today.

Maybe it's the fatigue of trying
to get all caught up and on schedule again.

Girl's Gone Wild, sort of

Woo! Hoo!

What a GREAT TIME I had in New Orleans
with some of the funnest gals I've ever had
the good fortune to know.

This is how we look.

But this is how we feel when we get together!!

(If you're of a certain age you totally understand

what I mean.  If you don't understand then

you will when you're older.)

I'm gonna let the photos tell you

about our Get-a-way.
This is just a few of
the fun things we saw and did.
They are in no particular order

(an inside joke  *wink)

NO!

Definitelty not one of our group.

These are just an "inkling" of the fun we had -

I was far too busy having a good time

to take many pictures.

This group of friends is a group of women

I met online @ ivillage 7 years ago.

They have become some of  my best

friends.  Who would have thunk it?!Once a year we get together,

always at a different, fun, location

and have an ongoing good time.

We leave our husbands and our problems

behind for a few days and have nothing

but FUN!There have been as many as 22 of us

one year and as few as 6 another year.

Those attending this year were from:

Washington,
Delaware,
Georgia
Chicago,
Alabama,
South Dakota,
Louisiana,
and
Canada. 

And I'm already looking forward

to where we'll go next year!!

 

I'm Baaaack!

I'm home!
And I need a bath.

And some time to unwind.

*Back from my "Girl's Get-a-way".*

What a Great, Crazy, Fun, time I had.

Pictures tomorrow!!
I can't wait to tell you
all about it!!

Sometimes the best of plans. . .

Today was "one of those days".
The phone rang and then rang some more,
like we had friends or somethin'.

I thought I'd be nice and fix Mister
a little somethin' special for dinner
tonight - Dessert!
Let me begin by saying,
I was distracted.  OK?!

Me:  "Darn!  I forgot to set the oven timer!"

         (pulling hot pan from oven)

Princess: (peering over my shoulder)
              "It looks OK. . .Good cornbread".

Me:   "It's NOT cornbread."



"It's Lemon Bars".

Powdered sugar covers a multitude of sins.

Wah-Lah!

"Cajun Lemon Bars!".
(that sounds much better than
Blackened Lemon Bars, doncha' think?)

Mister will never know the difference.

This is Louisiana, ya know.

It's none of my Business so I had to ask. . .

Dear Diary,
In my family there is my Mom and my Daddy
and Me and my Sister.

Does this mean that my parents have

really "done it"  TWICE??!!

Yuk!

That would be sooo gross.
I'm never gonna get married.

         

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There's always the question of

"Where do babies come from?"

and

"How does a baby get in there?"

etc. etc.

"Who told you the "Facts of Life"?
"How old were you?"
"Did you give your children
'The Talk'?"

Laissez les bons temps rouler

Please miss me while I'm away!

I've gone on a Girl's Getaway to

New Orleans!!

I'll be back Wednesday

with lots to tell you!!

"Laissez les bons temps rouler"
(Let the good times roll"

Note:  I've blogged ahead so please
stop by even while I'm away.
I'll have my ipad with me so
I'll be reading your comments
even while I'm in the
"Big Easy".