I'm back...I hope! I have wanting to revive my blog for some time, but my health has kept me from actually doing it. Until today, that is! I will probably start out slow and how to be back to daily blogging before long. If you are new to my blog "Welcome"!! If you are an old friend "Welcome Back"!

We got a new baby!

We got a new baby and her name is Layla. She is a 5 month old, full blooded yorkshire terrier. She weighs a whopping 2 1/2 pounds! And we are in LOVE!!

2012 in photos

This beautiful pink tree was my scrapbook room Christmas tree! It is all of 6 inches tall! The perfect tree!

2012 in Photos...

I want to do 2012 in photos and since I just started yesterday, I have a few days to catch up on, so I am going to post a couple of pictures a day until I am caught up.



Our backyard just a week ago! Yay...it's almost all melted.



Spikey "helping" me make peanut butter fudge. He whined and barked at me until I moved the stool so he could be closer to the stove.

2012 in Photos...

I am going to give it my best shot to post a photo everyday in 2012. We shall see how I do. I am sure I will miss a day here and there, but I will give it my best go!

Today's picture is a pictureof my 2 youngest grandkids and I ringing in the New Year! We all had kazoos(sorry neighbor's, not really!). Notice the dark circles under my eyes, I was still pretty sick.

I had great intentions of posting every day or so and that just hasn't worked out.

I need to get my life back on track. I want to work on this blog everyday. I used to enjoy it so much. I need to make it a priority. I WANT to make it a priority. The one thing that I know I will do, no matter how bad I am feeling or how stressful the day is. We shall see!!

My nephew's wedding...

The happy couple, Mr and Mrs Tyler Shell!


Dad and Lois


My honey and I!


Tyler placing the yellow rose in honor of his grandma, my mom!


Me, the happy groom and my sister, Lesa, the mother of the groom!

God bless Caylee Marie Anthony

.●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ In Memory of Caylee Marie Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥●.

Happy Independence Day!

This is what we will be doing tomorrow night!!!

Our 4th of July party, 2010. Watch for this year's pictures!!

New living room furniture, got it for a bargain! Of course!

I bought this Basset Furniture love seat and a large sofa for $600 at a furniture consignment shop, right down by my house. It was new, used in a sunroom. I am so in love with this furniture. It is so comfy and well built, besides I looove the colors!!



Lazy boy recliner, $35 at Goodwill. It is in 100% perfect condition and is so very comfortable. The end table is one of a set of 3 that I bought at a garage sale 13 years ago. They were $75 for the 3. I have repainted the tops of them several times. I got the lamp at the Shipshewana Flea Market, several years ago. For around $10. The huge Longenberger basket was given to me by a friend. The cradle in the corner was made for me before I was born(yes, it is technically an antique!!), it has some of my bears in it.

Pictures to come...

shortly. I got a new camera a couple of weeks ago and am still trying to figure everything out! I am going to post some new pics this afternoon. Stay tuned!

I'm back!

As I have said before, "hopefully for good, this time". The past year has had it's ups and downs. Lots of downs! I'm not going to dwell on the past, just have fun in the future and blog about it.

I got lots of thrifty goodies over the past year that I am anxious to share. I have been making cards and even selling a few. I want to post about that, too.

I can't wait to get back in touch with all of my bloggy friends. I have missed you all!

Rest In Peace, Rocky

I'm heartbroken to have to say that Rocky died this afternoon. He had been in and out since we let him free. He had been inside since Saturday morning and had been fine. This afternoon, he wasn't acting like himself and died shortly after Richard got home from work. He was in his bed with his little "hands" crossed when he went to sleep for the last time.

Outside last week, enjoying the fresh air.





These were taken this afternoon. He just wanted me to hold him.


We will miss him so much.


I will be posting pictures of him playing outside on this blog and on his blog, in a day or two.

We have empty cage syndrome...

Saturday we set Rocky free.

He had become aggressive and quite unfriendly towards me, since I came home from the cruise. Friday evening he bit his dad hard and drew blood. It was a hard decision for both of us and we are still dealing with our choice. We hope that he will come back to visit and eat out of the many bird and squirrel feeders that we have.

I want to thank everyone for all of the comments they have left about him!

Denise

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Rocky's freedom day

Grand Cayman Island(loooong post!)

The Carnival Inspiration, our home away from home! My niece graduated from Lemon Bay High School in Englewood, FL in May.
For her graduation gift her parents (my sister and brother in law) gave her and a friend a cruise. They love me enough to have invited me along!


Our first port of call was Grand Cayman Island!






We did some Island sightseeing!






We went to Hell! Seriously, we did! And lived to talk about it!!





We held baby sea turtles!




We swam with stingrays! And other sea life!





We saw the most gorgeous waters and beautiful beaches I have ever seen.

It was a day in paradise!

Next port of call: Cozumel, Mexico!