Bloggy Friends and Fun Finds

Hello loverlies!!

I hope you had a great weekend!

I had a

FABULOUS

weekend!!

Why you ask?

Well because of these two beautiful ladies..

Laurie from Heaven's Walk and Debbie from The Lakehouse.

We met up in a near by town that hosts a large Flea Market on the last Sunday of the summer months.

It was a PERFECT day.

We joked about how we would find each other and Laurie told me that she would be the one holding the "CRASH" sign.....

She wasn't joking! :)

Of course we forget to take the photo of the sign, but it was funny!

"Crash" would be because of all the wonderful things that I listed in a post a while ago that I have backed into with my car. :)

Do you ever feel like you know someone the moment you meet?

That is how it felt, like we have been friends for a long time, yes, we talk online a lot but just having that feeling of knowing someone and feeling comfortable is a great feeling.

And the two of them have been friends for a long time, sisters separated at birth I believe I was told. :)

I loved it!

And can I just say that they are

gorgeous

and so sweet and so much fun to shop with and just be around.

And let me tell you,

these ladies know how to shop!!! :)

Laurie purchasing her grain sack runner.

(love the couch too)

Debbie scored a beautiful birdcage.

Laurie found this beautiful door. She was trying to decide if it would fit in her front door but after talking with hubby, they decided that it may not fit and not worth the risk.

We also tried talking her into wash tubs for either beverages or flowers (I should have taken a picture of one) but no go.

Don't worry there is next month!!

Mmmwwwwaaaaahahahhahhah!!!!!

Ok, if you have not tried fried pickles you are missing out my friends!!!

There are DELICIOUS!!!

Don't ya love how they set up our little table with Lauries pot and napkins?!

They are such bloggers!!! ;)

They both scored some really beautiful things so you have to go check out their stash when they post about it!

Just click here and here!

I picked up a few things, not too much since I am leaving on vacation soon, but I managed to score these little beauties!

A gorgeous aqua ladder that has the perfect distressing and worn look.

A kitchen scale that I have been looking for, only $10!

Beautiful aqua bottles that look like sea glass.

One of the bottles had some kind of iridescent material on it. I tried to take a photo below but it was hard to get it to sparkle.

I also picked up two little swans, I love swans.

There was a beautiful swan there that was made out of paper mache that looked like wood but it was $34!

Really?? $34!!!

Oh well, maybe next month.

My scale found a home on the kitchen counter.

mmmmmm, perfect colors!!

I found a home for the ladder as well but it is raining today and dark in the part of the kitchen that it is so I will have to show you another time.

The bottles found a spot in my bedroom on the the mantel, again too dark to get nice pictures but I did have fun with this picture.

The tag is one that Laurie made for me, they are so cute!

THANK YOU

SO

much Laurie and Debbie for a special day, I loved meeting you and I look forward to next month!!!!!

Well my friends, this is my last post for a couple weeks.

We are headed to Glen Lake and internet up there is not-so-much.

SO, I will see you in a bit and I hope you all have a wonderful time and

Happy 4th of July!!!!

I will miss you!!

p.s. I will be guest posting at 3 Sun Kissed Boys while I am out but I will let you know what day I will be there. :)

Thank You!

I just wanted to thank you all,

from the bottom of my heart.

for all your kind and wonderful words of support regarding the passing of our Rodman.

I thank you for sharing some of your stories about your fur babies and my heart goes out to all of you that have loved and lost your faithful friends. It is the hardest thing to have to do but the joy that they bring to us while they are here is so much more than the grief that we feel when they have to leave, at least in the long run.

It has been a difficult weekend and the house just feels empty.

I know it will take some time to get used to and we are showing our little Baja lots of love and attention.

The kids have been doing good with all this and lots of tears have been shed and many questions asked.

My son is feeling back to his normal naughty self, which I will take over being sick any day, and we are officially on summer vacation now that school is done.

This weekend I have been watching this when I get the chance:

'Wings' is by far my favorite show and every time I watch I laugh and fall in love with the cast and Nantucket all over again.

Maybe one of these days we can get back there again.

When I am feeling down, I pop in the DVD's and start from the beginning.

Even the kids have enjoyed watching.

I have to tell you they don't make sitcoms like this anymore.

(Brian is my favorite) :)

This week is supposed to be nice so hopefully we will get out to the beach.

We have already started our summer appointments this morning and next week my daughter will be diving into one of the teenage rite of passages and getting braces!!

She is not amused to say the least.

I hope you all enjoy your week and please join the ever-so-sweet Caroline at The Feminist Housewife this week to take a peek into a few refrigerators from some wonderful bloggers in her series

What's in your fridge?

At the end of the series you can join up as well and show what you have in your fridge!! :)

Just click the button below!

I will be sharing my fridge tomorrow!!

Merry Christmas!!

Well the day is almost upon us!

I can't believe how fast time goes and how much fun I have had decorating and looking at all of the Christmas goodness out there in blogland!

I wanted to show you a package I received in the mail today. A very special package from a very special friend!

Deborah from With All My Heart..Deborah sent me these precious gifts

A sleigh ornament and a coffee ornament from Tim Hortons where she gets some of her yummy Chai Tea Lattes! Some candy canes that I will use in my hot chocolate (another of her favorite drinks), a chocolate bar (YUM), doggie treats for the four legged kiddos (they LOVE them) and a beautiful chicken wire planter that I can't wait to find a home for in my house and fill it!!

This is how it all came wrapped up! I love the beautiful colors and all raffia ribbon is just so perfect!

Well I mostly finished up my wrapping, with the exception of a few more, and placed the gifts under my tree.

See that little envelope tucked in the with the gifts?

This one right here...

This little envelope also came in the box with my my gifts with specific instructions on it!

I feel like a little kid again wanting to peek inside and see what is in it and what it says,

BUT

I promise that I will not!!

Thank you so much my dear friend!!

I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and to know that I am so thankful and blessed for all of you!

I hold you all in my hearts dearly and hope and pray that you know that no matter where you are and who you are missing that the joy of the season comes from deep inside and that those who have left us are there in our hearts and memories and embracing us this holiday season.

I also want you to know that no matter what you believe or how you celebrate this coming week I wish you all the very best and may peace and love reign on you!!

This is my last post until after Christmas, feeling a bit under the weather and just plain run down (too much holiday fun I guess :) )

Enjoy your week and the up coming days!!!

Love you all!!

HAPPY DANCING!!!!

We figured it out!!

After 6 hours in front of this computer and emailing back and forth with my friend Deborah at With all my Heart...Deborah and walking through it with the hubby, we figured it out!!!

I had a link messed up and crossed on my end and I just deleted the old linky thing from feedburner on the site thingy and put in the correct one.

(see how knowledgeable I am!)

NOT!

Then, Deborah was so gracious enough to look on her list, take me off of her blog list, then put me back in and there I was!!!!

AND you can now click it and it goes to my blog!!

I love it when you visit me!

SO,

Now to be a pain in the you-know-what.

If you have me on your blog list and were having trouble with me, go ahead and delete me from you blog list and then put me back on (only if you want, you do not have to) and I should show up, hopefully.

Thank you Thank you Deborah, Deborah Lynn for checking in on me and hubby for calming me down (the wine didn't hurt either) and walking me through it!!

As I have said before, blogger friends are the best!

Oh, and you too honey!