day 30 and Thankful Thursday

mom and here 2 babies
buddy the boxer and pepper the llasa
she is 11 buddy is approx 1 1/2 yrs

Hope everybody had an awesome Thanksgiving.






I am thankful for:
Jesus' love for us
salvation
Not getting the nasty weather they said we were going to get
friends who text out of blue on Thanksgiving
friends inviting you to spend the day with them
all of my family safely  return from other family
a nice cozy home
electric to stay warm
my new electric throw

Day 29: I make things

 I make cute little wreaths.  They are bout the size of a golf ball maybe smaller.
perfect for those of you who put up a small
Christmas tree.
The top one is one I made for somebody
for valentines day.  Then the bottom
one is Christmas ones.

Very easy to make
pipe cleaners, flower beads,facet beads, fishing string and ribbon.  the beads are 2 of each color together
tie 2 colors of ribbon in a pretty bow
hot glue onto wreath, then glue the facet
bead on top.  I use fishing string on the opposite
side of bow cut to length you want.

Happy Crafting

Happy Settling for the Hodgepodge

Time for the Hodgepodge WED answers hope you all have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving

1. Are you settling for something?
Yes, right now I am settling for being cold :( I hate the cold and that Gilligan will be
coming to visit very soon, I can't wait

2.  It wasn't that long ago almost every store in the US locked doors and turned out lights on Thanksgiving Day. This year many will be open all day Thursday, giving shoppers a jump start on 'Black Friday'. In your opinion is this a good thing or a not so good thing? Will you be shopping on Thanksgiving Day?
No it is not a good thing!!! I will not be shopping Thanksgiving Day.  I think that employees deserve to have that 
day off as it is a holiday!!!  If you have ever worked retail, you know where I am coming from.  Black
Friday is bad enough, people getting trampled on, etc.  I will be at home in my nice cozy home watching 
movies, etc

3. Speaking of shopping...I saw a recent article on the twelve best shopping cities in the world. In order they are-New York, Tokyo, London, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Dubai, Madrid, Milan, and Seoul. 
Ever shopped in any of the cities listed? In which city would you most like to pull out the plastic or cold hard cash?
I have never shopped in either of those cities. however I have shopped in LA and Hollywood on Rodeo Drive
it was an experiment of a lifetime.   Of the ones mentioned above, I want to go to London one time before I die.

4. When did you last dine by candlelight?
Has been quiet sometime 24 yrs ago when I married my now ex husband.  

5. What do you have too much of?
Right now leaves, every time I open the door leaves come blowing in.  I love the fall though
so, I can deal with leaves

6. The Hunger Games...are you a fan? Did you read the book(s)? Will you/have you see the movie? Will you/have you seen Catching Fire?
I haven't seen any of the movies nor read books

7. Share your plans for Thanksgiving Day. The who, the where, the what..especially the what! As in what's for dinner? If you're one of my International visitors, whose homeland doesn't celebrate American Thanksgiving (the whole world doesn't ya know!) then still tell us your plans for Thursday.
going to families in OKC well mom n I made pies today, sweet potato pie *or casserole*
Turkey, Ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, many desserts, rolls

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
I hope all of you have a very Happy Thanksgiving and if you travel be safe.  If you go shopping on 
Pre black friday or black friday please be safe!! people can be idiots driving, grabbing stuff out 
of your hands, or trampling over you

hodgepodge questions volume 152

Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a Happy Hodgepodge! That's how it goes, right? Here are this week's questions...waddle on back here tomorrow to link answers with all your friends and neighbors. 

1. Are you settling for something?

2.  It wasn't that long ago almost every store in the US locked doors and turned out lights on Thanksgiving Day. This year many will be open all day Thursday, giving shoppers a jump start on 'Black Friday'. In your opinion is this a good thing or a not so good thing? Will you be shopping on Thanksgiving Day?

3. Speaking of shopping... I saw a recent article on the twelve best shopping cities in the world. In order they are-

New York, Tokyo, London, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Dubai, Madrid, Milan, and Seoul. 

Ever shopped in any of the cities listed? In which city would you most like to pull out the plastic or cold hard cash?

4.  When did you last dine by candlelight?

5. What do you have too much of?

6. The Hunger Games...are you a fan?  Did you read the book(s)?  Will you/have you seen the movie?  Will you/have you seen Catching Fire?  No spoilers please!

7. Share your plans for Thanksgiving Day. The who, the where, the what...especially the what! As in what's for dinner?  If you're one of my International visitors, whose homeland doesn't celebrate American Thanksgiving (the whole world doesn't ya know!), then still tell us your plans for Thursday. 

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

day 28: great nephews and great niece

 This is Justin my great nephew born in 2010
He is my younger nieces oldest son
isn't he a cutie pie?

Pic #2 is Damien my 3 month old great nephen
belonging to younger niece
The 2 boys are 3 yrs 3 days 3 hrs and almost 3 mins
apart how cool is this?

Pic #3 is my beautiful Great Niece Cheyenne
She will be 2 on Feb 28  She belongs to older
niece.

I love them all :)  little JL *justin* says I go with Auntie
Gina lol...Auntie G says I don't have a car seat jl
JL says use mommies :)  out of the mouths of babes

 They are such a bundle of joy and so much innocence
at their ages.  But on the other hand JL loves being
the "BIG BROTHER" lol he thinks Cheyenne is his sissy
it is comical.

Hope everybody has a great and thankful Thanksgiving

Day 28 Nieces and Nephew

This is my beautiful nieces *they both have
children of their own now* that will be my post
tomorrow of my great niece and nephews
the one with light pink is now 27
the one in darker pink is 22

This was taken at my brothers house it
is a log home extremely nice.


The bottom pic is of my nephew before
moving into brother's new home.  He is now 18 in the
USMC stationed in San Diego

my how they all grow up so quickly

And, last but not least
my oldest nephew was killed in 2008
just shy of his 21st bday RIP BWH you will always
be missed.  You would love how your sisters
and brother has grown up to be adults.
You would be so Proud DM finally found her a
good man and has a baby of her own :)
REH is a great mom too she has 2 of the cutiest
babies you have ever seen.  And Dax is in
the Marines.  DM little girl is a splitting image
of you.  Your mom n dad are still doing good.
not a day that goes by that we don't all miss you

Meme and Day are doing good for their ages,
day was hospitalized in OCT for congested heart failure,
doing good now, and just found out meme
has got emphazema :(    RIP BWH and Happy
birthday you would have been 26 now
give grandma mary a big hug

Love all of you!!!!

Day 27 Brothers and me

This is my brothers and me I am the
youngest.  This was taken at our parents
50th anniversary.


the one in the hat he is 56 but is mentally
challenged having the mentality of a 7 yr old

the other one is now 54 and is married to a
beautiful lady with 3 children between them
3 grand babies :) they will be a post this week

Day 26: Grandparents

 This is my dad's parents
I never met her but what I hear I am alot like her :)  this pic was taken in 1963 Florida
Thank you DAD for this pic.  Without them
there would be no dad nor me :)
My Grandfather passed at 97 was a Reverend for the United Methodist Church and loved
to play checkers *thank you Grandpa for teaching me how to play at a very young age
RIP you 2

This is my mother's mom n dad
she passed in 1990 and he in 1995  Sadly this was the last pic that I took of them in 1987
Grandma was the best cook around and he was a retired school bus driver.
without them I would not have my wonderful mom and no me again

I will be doing a family based theme for the next couple of days :)
Hope everybody has a great weekend and
stays warm

Day 25: Parents

 This is my Dad taken Easter at my
brother n sister n laws house.  Dad just turned 81
was in the hospital in Oct with Congested Heart
Failure *never had been sick before* he is doing
good now :)

This is mom taken the end of April
at my nieces engagement pictures
took a sneak pic of mom :) she will
be 77 in January

I will be posting pics of my family
all week, since it is coming up
on Thanksgiving.

I did it a little out of order, because next time
I will be posting grandparents

Follow Friday Four Fill In Fun blog hop #139

Okay, you know the deal – Each week,  Hilary will  list four statements with a blank for you 

to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four

 fill in’s of your own, please email them to her  .

If she uses them, I will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is

 LESLIE FROM TIME OUT WITH MOM who came up with the last statement.

The statements:

1. I don’t remember the last time I truly did ____
2. Sometimes I wish ____ were ____ invented.
3. I love when someone _______you.
4.  If I could I would do ________ all day.

My Answers:

1. I don’t remember the last time I truly did all of my grocery shopping
2. Sometimes I wish computers were NEVER invented.
3. I love when someone brings flowers out of the blue to you.
4.  If I could I would do crafts all day.

This is a Blog Hop!







Day 24 ugly looking clouds

while getting ready to go to my parents tonight I noticed the sky was
 kind of eerie looking took the picture and noticed it had all kind of
swirls in them, weird I say as I have never seen clouds that were swirly like that.

Freezing temps moving in as well as freezing rain/rain mixture 
I am not ready for the snow and the cold weather.
It was 54* at 5:00 by 7 it was down to 41 at 925 it is down to 39 with strong
north winds.  BURRRRR please close the northern gate

Day 23 and WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

How cute is this?  One of my friend invited
me out to help milk goats and yes it was fun
I have never had goats milk until now and I
have to say it is quiet good.

These 2 goats are the milkers getting almost
a gallon every day.  They put their head
thru the fence to say "CHEESE" they
are sisters, hence one is still chewing her
cud.  They are both pregnant with Spring babies I can't wait to see those lil kids.

The kitties wait patiently for the nice warm
milk everytime I turned around there was more of them all black.  Last count was 15

 They also gave me fresh turnips radishes
YUM  one turnip weighed in at 3.6 lbs it was gigormous.  If mom hasn't cut the other one up
I will get a pic of it and share.

Do you enjoy working on the farm?

The Hodgepodge only the Hodgepodge

here are my answers  to the hodgpodge
questions posted yesterday  make sure to link
after you are done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. What lesson has failure taught you?

pick up my feet and try again, and sometimes you have to think outside the box

to get ahead in life.  

2. What decision are you glad you made?

first of all my faith,  the decision to move back to OK to be closer to my family

living 1800 miles from family stinks BIG time with aging parents who are afraid of 

flying and the drive was too much on them.

3. I've been a little bit surprised to see fully lit and decorated Christmas trees

 popping up for the past several weeks in friend's Instagram feeds.

 So tell the truth-is your tree up and decorated, and if so when did that happen?

 If not, when will you be decking the halls?

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! I am like you Joyce it is still AUTUMN.  I put my Christmas 

tree up "black friday" while everybody else is out shopping I am decorating.  I do not

do black friday sales no matter the cost or how cheap.  After, working retail I refuse to

do black friday shopping

4. Solitaire-Poker-Rummy-Hearts-Go Fish-Old Maid...which game of cards 

would you most like to join? 

 I love Rummy, and also hearts so that one is hard to choose, I  will have to go with

Rummy on this on.

5. This question comes to you courtesy of a Facebook friend, who once upon

 a time had a blog...When you're feeling stressed do you snack a lot 

or are you more the 'can't eat' type?

depends on what I am stressed about, sometimes I snack a lot and other times I do not eat

thankfully I do not get depressed or  stressed too much

6.  Have you ever reviewed a product or service on line? Was your review 

favorable or less than favorable? 

I have yes, was less than favorable as I do not feel *when you uninstall* something  

from YOUR computer they do not need to know why!

7. What was the best conversation you had yesterday? 

always visiting with Gilligan is the best one :)

8.  Insert your own random thought here.

Funny, Joyce you wrote a bout the "free gifts"  just today I received labels from 

St. Jude and from the cystic fibrosis foundation with address labels, to/from christmas

labels ....which like you probably will not be used.   These are both reputable organizations

and like you "HOW MUCH DO THEY SPEND PRINTING AND SENDING'?  

If I would have wanted address labels don't you think I would have ordered my own?

 

And,  I HATE getting voicemail on my phone when they ask for ie cameron, susan, blah blah

NO YOU CAN'T TALK TO THEM this isn't their number, please stop calling me!  well

so in so gave this number...ME I Do not care this isn't them  can you not tell the voicemail

says this is Gina   not the person you have called.  Is one of their family members there?

ME:  NO CLICK GOODBYE!!!! 

Happy Thursday everybody

HodgePodge Volume 151

Hodgepodge Questions Volume 151

Here are the questions to this week's Hodgepodge.  Answer on your own blog, then jump back here tomorrow to add your link to the party.  See you there!

1. What lesson has failure taught you?

2. What decision are you glad you made?

3. I've been a little bit surprised to see fully lit and decorated Christmas trees

 popping up for the past several weeks in friend's Instagram feeds.

 So tell the truth-is your tree up and decorated, and if so when did that happen?

 If not, when will you be decking the halls?

4. Solitaire-Poker-Rummy-Hearts-Go Fish-Old Maid...which game of cards 

would you most like to join? 

5. This question comes to you courtesy of a Facebook friend, who once upon

 a time had a blog...When you're feeling stressed do you snack a lot 

or are you more the 'can't eat' type?

6.  Have you ever reviewed a product or service on line? Was your review 

favorable or less than favorable? 

7. What was the best conversation you had yesterday? 

8.  Insert your own random thought here. 

Day 22 old vase collection

this is my old vase collection some of them are pre world war
The one on the 2nd shelf to the right is early 1920's
they were all sitting on my table, I decided to move them and put them
 where everybody can see them.   It has a symbol on it and found it on
the internet they actually answered my questions as to how old it is.
I have added a new one that came from Germany it is from the 40's as well

The green one is 1940's
on the bottom shelf, the ones on the left hand side (I think about 40's to 50)
 there is no more like them

Sorry the picture is kind of dark, but gives an idea of my vases

hope everybody is having a great week :) blessings

day 21 cute

since I never put up my own pics
I guess here goes ;)

One of my friends and I were out
at the nature trails over weekend
and she thought this was a cool
place for a pic :) :)
I sure hope gilligan likes it :) when he
cks his email   shhh
he hasn't seen my new hair cut yet
I hope he don't disown me lol

Hope everybody is having a great week
so far.

Hugs

Day 20 more fall colors

Take your photos with your phone, camera, or find

 it in your archives. We don't care.

 We just want to see your vision. 

I couldn't decide which pic to choose from all my colors
all but the bottom pic was taken this year down by my parents
the bottom was taken in 2011 but goes with the theme today :)


pic #2 is at the nature center
where I often visit.

<<<#3 is right down the road
from my parents


#4 is the old general store during the war, I have been told civilians and soldiers waited for the bus to pick them up to go off to war.

#5 is my front yard where I lived
before moving to CA.  my yard now only has a few trees and they have
not given much color ;(

#6 is very similar to  #1 just a little later in the fall ;)

Do you have seasons where you live?
I love living in a state that has 4 "REAL" seasons, but could do without WINTER because I do not do well in the cold!!!

Trees come in many shapes, height
colors, colors of their bark, texture of bark, and leaves.
Isn't it amazing how God created them all so mystically to give us our array of colors?

Here is a poem I wrote a couple of years back and
felt I would share again, it goes along with the leaves

THE PRETTIEST LEAF
If I were a leaf floating from the trees, I would be the prettiest leaf ever seen.  I may be orange,  red, yellow, brown or green but no doubt I would be the prettiest leaf seen.  I may be tattered or whole intact if I am tattered and torn I will still be there for you to adorn.  Will you wonder why I'm tattered or will you know it came from falling from the sky so high?  Or will you just guess its from all the walking feet?   I may be big small or in between, but will always be the prettiest leaf you've ever seen.

Follow Friday Four Fill in Fun week 138

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hillary will list four statements with a blank for you to 

fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four

 fill in’s of your own,  please email them to her  .

If she uses them, she will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is

 CARLA FROM RANDOM RAMBLING who came up with the last two statements.

The statements:

1. ______ make me ______ because____
2. Whenever someone _____ that _____ I get very _____
3. I know I should never _____ but sometimes I can’t help it
4.  I have fond memories of ____ from childhood

My Answers:

1. Elevators make me scared  because I am scared of heights
2. Whenever someone hurts somebody  that I love  I get very upset.
3. I know I should never snack at night  but sometimes I can’t help it
4.  I have fond memories 1978 sledding accident  from childhood

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This is a Blog Hop!







Day 19 golf ball

found this today while
walking around at a gazebo
how funny is this?
If you can see the ball was
placed here when built
it has the oklahoma shield on it

However it made a great pic
and in my book a good

conversation piece.

Hope everybody is having a great week and you are warm
where you are at.

Thankful Thursday

For my Salvation
For Gilligans Love
Having Both parents alive
my 2 dogs who love me unconditionally
Pepper n Buddy
Electric and gas to keep us warm
Food in the fridge
A nice car to drive when it is cold outside
Friends in CA that call to say I care
My BFF calling out of blue to say hey sis everything ok
Family inviting us for Thanksgiving  it gonna be
strange this year we always have Thanksgiving at parents house
every since my grandparents passed.  We are going
to my Dad's twin brothers :) will get to see more family this way

So many thankful things it is hard to put onto a page every week

Blessings

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

7 things you do not know about me

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Here are 7 random things you do not know about me
some of you may LOL

1)  I am the youngest of 3 *2 brothers older*
2)  My favorite color is purple which means Royalty
3)  My real name is Regina  which means queen
which goes hand in hand with purple  Gilligan thinks I am
his queen :)
4)  Gilligan and I met on Chat
5)  I hate the cold weather
6)  Fall is my favorite season
7)  Sweet tea is my weakness

Day 18 Old Bridge

this is a really cool bridge
yes it is a swinging bridge but used
for the golf course, how cool is that.

The sun was just starting to go
down which gave trees in the back
ground the glowing effect,

I love old bridges!! they
are so cool.

Do you enjoy old bridges?

Talking Turkey In The Hodgepodge

Welcome to the 150th running of 
the Wednesday Hodgepodge!
 It's a fun way to mark the weekly
 mid-point...thanks for playing along.
  Add your link at the end of my
 post and then hop around and say 
hi to all your friends and neighbors-

1. Describe a typical Sunday in your childhood.
getting up for breakfast, going to church, coming home eating
lunch playing with friends and back to church and watching
wild kingdom.

2. How comfortable are you with uncertainty?  Explain.
Sometimes I am not comfy at all with the unknowing
but then again sometimes going with a full blown dive so to
say is the best way. or "THROW CAUTION TO
THE WIND AND JUST GO"

3. What's something you've accomplished recently that might
 be described as crafty, as in 'arts and crafts' crafty?
 If crafty doesn't work for you, how about handy? Or both.
I found this on pinterest it is so cool  I have made several
now, and everybody who actually reads loves them

4. Have you ever worked in a 'food place'. What did you take
 away from the experience?  
I worked in a Hotel as ASST MGR/ ADMIN ASSISTANT to
GENERAL MANAGER which had a restaurant *being in
that position* I had to run restaurant.  Knowing that no matter
how nice and polite you are  PEOPLE CAN BE RUTHLESS
but also being the ASST MGR I learned a hard lesson of life
at a young age (21) how to bring my employees in and have the
"Talk" I always hated that part of my job.  

5. Cold turkey, talk turkey, what a turkey...in recent days, 
which turkey phrase or idiom best applies to you and why?
  Click on the word turkey if you need to read more about 
the meaning behind each phrase.
talk turkey....because I walk the walk and talk the talk
In other words I do not mind telling people the TRUTH

6. If you could have any one guest join your Thanksgiving dinner
 table, who would it be?
JESUS,  who would not want him to be our guest of honor.
I would love to have my grandparents one more time
But the way we do it in our family, is  find a needy family
and adopt them so they have at least a nice dinner, we do the
same for Christmas!!

7. What is one thing you must accomplish today?
first of all I went to the local animal shelter last week
and found this beautiful boxer.  Today I went back and
got him he is an awesome beautiful creature

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
Always be kind to your neighbor as you never 
know when you may be the one who needs help

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

Day 18 nature walk

 this was taken on Sunday on one
of the nature trails.  Glad I did
it then vs today  Sun it was 70
today barely 40 burrrr
The top pic was the sun shining on
the trees to make the color
#2 is a long shot of trail

#3 is a bridge over a small creek
on another trail.

This is the same path that lead up
to the lake for Mondays pics

 Hope you all are
safe and warm don't
forget if it is cold where
you are, remember your
fur babies.

I need to ask all of you for
a special prayer
A family member of mine
inlaw is going through a
divorce after 22 yrs

There is so many things
not right,  she is living in
the home, while he is staying
in his car 30* with no blankets
his apartment which he
just moved to is roach infested
and can't get them to spray.
George n Kathy are their names
just pray he is safe as they
live in a big city HOUSTON

I am staying mutual because of my family member, I just hate for anybody
to be in their car on cold nights ;( please pray

Hodgepodge Questions volume 150

150 is a whole lotta Hodgepodges, wouldn't you agree?
 Thanks for playing along! Here are this week's questions-

1. Describe a typical Sunday from your childhood.

2. How comfortable are you with uncertainty? Explain.

3. What have you accomplished recently that might be described
 as crafty, as in 'arts and crafts' crafty?  If crafty doesn't work
 for you, how about handy? Or both?

4. Have you ever worked in a 'food place'? What did you
 take away from the experience?

5. Cold turkey, talk turkey, what a turkey...in recent days, 
which turkey phrase or idiom best applies to you and why?
 Click on the word turkey if you need to read more about the 
meaning behind each phrase. 

6. If you could have any one guest join your Thanksgiving dinner
 table, who would it be?

7. What is one thing you must accomplish today? 

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
Be sure to waddle over here tomorrow and add your link to the party!

Day 17 Beautiful OK fall sunset

 while on my weekend
venture, walking down a
nature trail, deciding to take
a quick trip up to the lake
and what amazement
my eyes seen.
It was well worth that extra 5
min hike to catch this simple
beauty.
Couldn't decide which one
was the prettiest so posted
them all.

OK has some of the most
beautiful sunsets I ever
seen in my life.

Hope everybody is having a
great week and it is filled with
many blessigns

Ephesians 4:26-27 (KJV)

 Be ye angry, and sin not:

let not the sun go down upon
 your wrath: 

 Neither give place to the devil.