~HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY~

Good Morning!
Here it is Friday already! This has been a real fast week for me! In all reality, they all seem to be anymore! ;)

Do you have any plans for over Memorial Day weekend? Years ago we always planned a trip to go camping.. Gosh, that almost seems like forever ago! Guess it has been close to 14 years ago come to think about it..as the last time we went camping was with our son Jamie, at Lake Thunderbird. We had a real good time!
I always loved and looked forward to going camping! I found myself being able to relax and breathe in the fresh air and listen to all the wonderful noises that the camping ground areas bring.. like kid's laughing and playing their games, music, singing, crackling campfires, people walking by and saying hi! I also enjoyed seeing all the lanterns lit in the evenings too at the different campsites throughout...

Dan and I never did much camping together, mainly because of his work, it was and still is so hard to make any kind of plans to go or do anything really.. that is, unless he's on his vacation. Then we'd stay in motels to whereever we were vacationing to.. We never thought about renting a motorhome or camper.. till just now! Hmmm... might have to check into it sometime soon!!

You all have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend and I hope you get to enjoy it with your family and friends..

Please keep all of our fallen soldiers who fought for yours and my freedom and all of their families in our prayers, as well as the soldiers and their families who are overseas and the one's who are home in the U.S.

Blessings,
~Lynn

~GOING GARAGE & YARD SAILING TODAY!~

Good Morning!
Gosh, I only have 35 more minutes able to say that! This morning has certainly flown by! I've spent time this morning at different websites on my PC just reminiscing, and thinking back (sp)... I really like and find myself doing this every now and then! Recapturing and recalling one's memories are soo wonderful!

Today I am planning on going out and seeing how many garage and yard sales I can find! I haven't stopped at any yet this season and there sure has been quite a few of them going on around these parts! I'm hoping to find some pretty china dishes mainly.. I might go to the Thrift and Goodwill stores today too, if I have time left in my day to do so..

You all have a great Wednesday!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~CONGRATULATIONS DONNA!!~ YOU'RE THE WINNER OF MY GIVEAWAY!!

Good Morning!
Congratulations Donna!! My hubby drew your name out of the plastic container today as the *LUCKY WINNER*!!
Please send me your name and address in an email so I can get your items mailed out to you.. Thanks Donna!!

I'd like to say "Thank You" to everyone, for entering my very first giveaway!! You all are so very special to me and I "Thank Each One Of You" for being a friend and follower of my blog too!! ♥ you all!!

You all have a wonderful Tuesday!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~SIGHTSEEING ON OUR SATURDAY DRIVE~

Good Morning!
I hope you all had a good weekend! Ours was great! It just went by too fast, like it always does! Hard to believe that it's Monday already!

Saturday, Dan and I went on a long ride and came upon some buffalo and their babies out grazing.. When my hubby got home from work Friday, he mentioned about seeing some Buffalo and their babies and how cute they were and said it'd be nice for us to take a ride to show them to me. So, that's what we decided to do..and I'm so glad we did! I only wish I could have got a closer picture of the little one's! They were so cute to see! I've never seen any buffalo so little! We also came across some Texas Longhorns out grazing too! Some of their racks were real awesome!!

We ate lunch at our favorite Catfish restaurant in Golsby... called Libby's.. Soo good!! Definately give them a try if you're ever out that way!

Then Sunday, we went to Church, out to Olive Garden for lunch and then hubby stopped at the Ace Hardware store to pick up some items. I found me the prettiest flower arrangement! I want to repot it into my daughter's wood barrel so it'll have plenty of room to spread and grow.. I love when two or three plants are planted together inside a planter.. They look so attractive!

Today, I'm not exactly sure what's on my agenda.. I know for sure that I want to change our bedding, exercise as much as I can along with my 30 day Shred with Julian DVD, and who knows what else I'll get done today.. Doing that much will probably poop this lady out in no time flat!!

I am soo excited, as today is when our son Daniel gets home from the state of Washington!! He's been on his 2 week Air Force duty tour, that is done once a year with the USAF.. He says he's ready to come home too!! The weather has been wet and or rainy out that way.. especially these past few days.. He's ready for some of our sunshine!! Can't wait to see him!!

You all have a great Monday!! Be sure to sign up for my ~very first giveaway~.. as the winner will be drawn and announced tomorrow! Good Luck to everyone!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~I'M HAVING MY VERY FIRST GIVEAWAY IN CELEBRATION OF MY 100TH POST!!~

Good Morning!
It's such a gorgeous day out today! The sun is shining out so pretty and the skies are such a beautiful shade of blue! Our LORD is such a beautiful artist in all of his creations that he's made and continues to make for us today!!

I am having my very ~FIRST GIVEAWAY~ in honor of MY 100th POST, which is ~TODAY~!! Woo Hoo!!

In my giveaway, there are 3 Greeting Cards, 2 Match Box Notepads, 2 Book Marks, 8 Notecards with envelopes, 1 Journal, 1 Facial Tissue, 1 Baked Cookie Candle, and 1 Friend sign.. Everything except for the Candle and Friend sign are made by Sue Zipkin... I love her beautiful artistry!

To enter my giveaway, you must be or become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment letting me know on this post, along with your blog address or email address for *ONE entry into my giveaway, and if you post my giveaway on your blog, that will give you a *SECOND entry into my drawing.. plus, be sure to leave me another comment on this giveaway post telling me that you mentioned my giveaway on your blog.. and with a *LINK back to your blog..

The last day to sign up for my giveaway will be Monday, May 24th at midnight..I will draw and announce the winner on Tuesday May 25th! Good luck everyone!

Blessings,
~Lynn

SEVERE WEATHER HEADING OUR WAY...AGAIN...

Good Morning!
Oh my goodness, the weathermen are calling for severe weather for our state, parts of Texas and Arkansas today! I guess there has been some tornado's that have already gone through our state today... I pray that no one was hurt.. We've had a tad bit of rain at my home this morning, but nothing major. Enough to bring Shelba and Zoe inside.. Needless to say, they are real happy bout that!!

I heard on the news that it could really get bad out around here between 2pm thru 10pm..

I pray that everyone stays safe during these storms...

Blessings,
~Lynn

~ABSOLUTELY LOVE TAKING SUNDAY DRIVES~

Good Morning!
My Hubby and I went on a Sunday drive and when going this certain way, we always drive by this gorgeous home! It always catches my eye! I would LOVE to see the inside and see how it's all decorated! I just know it would look absolutely stunning! I love everything about this home, or at least all that my eyes can take in from the outside of it! It's just plain gorgeous! I have come across many, many homes that I just fall in love with while taking our Sunday drives! Or even.. while traveling around to different cities and states with my kids and hubby too!! I find myself just absolutely loving everything that my eyes behold!

I hope you all had a great weekend! I had a good one.. I went shopping Saturday and bought some gorgeous dishes from ~WalMart!~ I had been in there shopping earlier during the week, and came across them, but told myself that I had more sets of dishes than I knew what to do with! But... come Saturday, I mentioned to my hubby about these white gorgeous dishes that I fell in love with but didn't buy and he said well, let's go get them! I said.. All Rightie!! So, to make a short story even shorter, we went to WalMart's and bought them! I really love them! They are soo pretty!

My taste and style has definately taken a change.. I have become a great fan of WHITE!! White furniture, white walls.. white china, white bedding items, etc..! One can decorate wonderfully in all their rooms with accent colors while having white as their main backdrop, if they'd like! I find it absolutely gorgeous looking! I love the white on white used in alot of beautiful decor too! Soo beautiful! I love having the muted greens paired up with whites, and blues paired along with whites, and black with white and red with white.. Oh my goodness, they all look sooo very stunning!! I have always been one who has liked the Country Cottage French Victorian decor! (Hopefully there is such a thing as such!) I love lace, and roses and beautiful flowers, wild and otherwise, and all the lovelies in decorating that are included with all of these items!

You all have a great day!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~ARMED FORCES DAY~ THANK YOU TO ALL OUR MILITARY SOLDIERS!

Armed Forces Day


When : Third Saturday in May

This is simply a day to salute sharply to all of the men and women in all branches of the service who protect our country and you. They can be called upon at a moment's notice to perform a risky and perilous mission for freedom and country. They train diligently both physically and mentally so they will be prepared to prevail in any mission they face.

Just how did it all begin? Well, each branch of the military had their own day of celebration. But, on August 31, 1949 then Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of Armed Forces Day. President Harry Truman also announced the holiday in a presidential proclamation on February 20, 1950. All branches of the military were asked to celebrate on this day and they complied on the first Armed Forces Day which was held the following year on May 20, 1950.

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My thoughts goes out, especially today, to all of our military soldiers, whether they are in Iraq, Afghanistan, or in the United States... Saying "THANK YOU" just doesn't seem to express it enough for everything that you all do for our (MY) Freedom!! My thoughts and prayers are with all of you and your families today, and every day! May GOD BLESS each and every one of you!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~MY NEW BIRD DISPLAY~

Good Morning!
Where's the sun?? The wind is blowing a bit outside, and there's no sunshine out there to be found! I know, cause I've searched for it! I sure hope we don't get any rain storms today.. I know we can always use the rain, but... I'd so much rather have the sunshine! Doesn't look like that'll be happening today!

I've been working on rearranging some items throughout my home.. Oh my goodness, what a job! I'm nowhere near done yet! I want to take my items out of my two china cabinets and do some rearranging in them, starting today.. One is in my livingroom and the other one is in my diningroom. I get tired of seeing things the exact same way for any length of time. I love seeing change! I sure wish I was able to lift and move heavy items, as if I could, I'd be rearranging my livingroom furniture, but since I can't just yet, I guess rearranging my cabinets will have to do..

You all have a great Wednesday!! Thank you for your kind, caring and sweet comments you leave for me! You all are very near and dear to my heart!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~LIVING IN TORNADO ALLEY~

Good Morning Everyone!
It is scary living here in tornado alley! I'm still not used to it! My son didn't tell us before we moved here that this state was prone to having tornado's. I didn't know it was called Tornado Alley! Not till we moved here in 1996 did I find out about the tornado's that they get. Our son Jamie just told me.. "Mom, they take their rainy weather very serious around here.." I didn't know what he meant by that till our first heavy rain storm here, and the weathermen were on the tv, looking to be all nervous and excited about the heavy rain and storms.. I'm from Pa. and we get rain, hail and heavy storms there, but they normally didn't scare me.. but, I've got to say, that since living here, I've learned to glue my eyes and ears to the tv/radio when the weathermen talk about storms and tornado's in and around our surrounding areas.. I know now why they take it ever so serious! So does this lady nowadays too when storms are in these areas!!

We were right smack in the May 3, 1999 tornado when it hit the Westmoore High School.. I'll write more about that tornado on my blog at another time.. I just don't have enough time to write all about it now..

I just wanted to let everyone know that my family and I are safe and sound from the tornado's and horiffic storms that went through our city and surrounding cities yesterday. Our electricity was off for about an hour to an hour an a half or so.. My heart goes out to all who have lost their homes and businesses, and to the families who lost love one's to this storm, and to everyone who were hurt due to this storm also. My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are for each and everyone of them.

Here is a link telling about some of the storms in nearby Norman that aren't very far away from our home...http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=12453596

My hubby and I could just look up at the sky and saw how the swirling of the clouds were going and how dark they were getting.. Our tornado sirens went off, and we knew that was everyone's warning to get inside their tornado shelters, (or that certain place in one's home that one goes when the tornado sirens go off) which ours is located inside our garage.. I am so very thankful that we have one! That was one gem that both my husband and I both agreed on, that we absolutely wanted to have in our new home when it was being built, back in 2002. Each year we are so thankful to have it, that's for sure, and we highly recommend it to everyone, and for them to have some kind of storm shelter built as such. We've had several of our family, friends and neighbors share it with us many times too over the years we've lived here. I always feel very safe while waiting in there..till the tornado's and storms pass..

I've got some errands to run today.. Not sure if I'm going to weight watcher's today or tomorrow. I'll have to wait and see I guess. Right at this very moment, I really don't feel up to doing too much of anything. My new med's that I'm now taking, kind of make me feel a tad bit more tired than usual! But, like I tell the Dr's when they ask me if I feel more tired than I usually do, I just tell them that I'm always tired! I've been like that, which seems like forever! My kids can all vouch for me on that one! I wake up tired! Hopefully I'm not the only one who wakes up feeling like that! It's not too often that I wake up feeling REFRESHED! I know that I'm missing out on great sleep, that's for sure, as those few times over all these years when I did wake up feeling refreshed, it was absolutely wonderful!! It definately made me quite aware of the restful sleep that I'm NOT getting every night. I am missing out on great sleep, no doubt about it!! I just don't know what to do to fix it, so that I could have restful sleep every night! That sure would be wonderful!!

You all have a great Tuesday!! I've got to get into gear here, or the day will slip on away from me!

Blessings,
~Lynn

SOME OF MY PRETTIES I FOUND AT GW!!

Hi Everyone!
Hope you all had a real nice Mother's Day yesterday! I know I did! My daughter Michele got her dad and me a 4 piece luggage set for my Mother's Day present and for her dad's Birthday! We love it!! It has the handles and wheels which will be so much easier for us to maneuver when traveling from the airport to the car and vice versa! Our old set was so heavy for us or the kids to carry around, as it doesn't have the handle and wheels to wheel it around. This new set will make it sooo much easier!! Thanks so much again Michele!! We'll definately be putting them to good use, that's for sure!!

Our son Jamie called us from California to wish me a Happy Mother's Day and to say Happy Birthday to his dad! It means so much when our kids call us, and especially when they call on these special days! Thanks so much Jamie!!

Daniel took his Dad and me out to eat both Saturday and Sunday for my Mother's Day present and for his dad's birthday present from him! He definately knows how much his dad and I enjoy eating out at our favorite restaurants! Thanks so much Daniel!!

You all are the best kids that any Mom and Dad would be so very proud of, and that, your Dad and I are of each one of you!! We love you all so much and we have been so very blessed indeeed!!


I found these pretties yesterday when my Hubby and I stopped at the GW store and the Thrift store... I just couldn't resist getting all of them!! I am finding myself liking pure white items more and more each day!! Just something about white!! I'm sure alot of you might feel the same about white being used in your decorating too!!

You all have a great Monday!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!~

I'd like to wish you all a very Happy and Blessed Mother's Day!! Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy your ~Very Special DAY~!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~MY REALLY NEAT SURPRISE!!~

Good Thursday Morning!
Another gogeous day here again! I love it! I would love to live some place where the weather stays like this all year round! That would be so wonderful!! I don't think I'd ever tire of it, that's for sure!

My Hubby surprised me yesterday by getting me my White Wicker furniture for on our front porch! I am sooo excited!! I've been wanting a set like this one for a real long time and I am so tickled that I now have one!! It is very pretty!! I really like the design and fabric of the cushions!

I picked up a couple of neat looking hanging flower baskets for along either side of my porch ceiling rails yesterday.. I hope they hang in there and do well..

I hope you all have a great day!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING!~

Good Morning! I wanted to share these couple pictures of my flowers with you! They are really pretty! The newest flowers are called Rosey Cheeks Dianthus.. They are to be pretty and fragrant, which I love!

I was so excited to read that I won Debra's Spice Scent Tart giveaway on her Prairie Prim blog.. I can't wait to get them to be able to smell them!! I just know they are going to smell wonderful!!

Not real sure what I'm doing today.. Here it is almost 11:30am, and I'm still in my jammies! I have some days like this one, where I just take my time getting showered and dressed.. especially when I have no particular plans made for my day..

It's suppose to be another nice day here today, which is great! Our high is to get to 80* I'm pretty sure that's what the weatherman said this morning.. I can handle that!

You all have a wonderful day and I want to Thank each one of you for stopping by my blog and for leaving me such kind & caring comments! You all are so sweet!! ♥ YOU ALL!!

Blessings & Hugs to you all!!
~Lynn

~GOOD MONDAY MORNING!~

Hello! We had a real nice weekend, and I sure hope that you all did too!

My Hubby and I did a little work around the house Saturday, played a bowling game on our Wii and we went to Braum's and got us a ~small~ ice cream yogurt.. Sooo good!

Yesterday, we went to church, then my Hubby and I went out to lunch at Olive Garden..(Daniel had his Air Force duty weekend this past weekend and wasn't able to go out to lunch with us.) Everything was so delish! I had their Pasta Primavera.. My Hubby had their new dish of steak and pasta.. He said it was real good too! Then we went for a long ride.. I enjoy so much going for Sunday drives... A couple homes on the North Side caught my eye because of the huge Lion Statues they had along the sides of their driveways! I have always loved lion statues! Someday I hope to have a pair of my own on either side of our driveway! Then we came home and played a game of bowling on our Wii...

I found out over the weekend that I'm going to have to take exercise at a tad bit slower pace and not go overdoing with whatever in the line of exercise that I choose to do, whether it'd be playing games on the Wii or doing my housework. My Cardologist said that I should walk for about a half an hour per day..which is good exercise for me!
Being that I have been on slow mode for the past 3-4 weeks, I'm just going to have to start doing things out slow and then just work my way up to doing things at my normal speed again.. I just am not able to jump right back into where I had left off before having my heart catherization, I found out! I've got to work my heart rate up, but not up to speeding as I don't want to overdo it, that's for sure! Not yet anyway!! I have a whole bunch of things lined up that I want to get done, both on the inside and outside of my home! So, I hope I can get back into total action real soon!

Today is laundry day! WooHoo!! Oh well, we need to have clean clothes, right??

You all have a great Monday!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~ALL RIGHTIE!!~ LET THE WII GAMES BEGIN!!

Good Morning!
I am sooo excited about being able to play our Wii games again! It's been well over 3 weeks since I last played.. My husband has been practicing all the games on it though, and boy, do I have alot of catching up to do!!

I went to my family Dr. Wednesday, and he said that I'm doing real good! I saw my Cardiologist Dr. yesterday, and he also said that I'm doing real good. He wants to see me in a month. Both he and my family Dr. are going to help me get my cholorestrol down.. I'm on med's that hopefully will help with doing just that! It's not that it's real high, but they'd like it to be around 70 instead of the 85 of where it's at now.. They both said for me to get a half hour a day exercise in per day, like walking, playing our Wii, etc.., and to carefully watch my diet, and to eat lots of fruits and veggies.. which, I already do, being on weight watcher's and all.. and to stay away from greasy foods.. which I've not been real careful about doing lately.. I do like having french fries every once in awhile.. But, I will try to pay more attention to that now..

Thank you all so much for stopping by and visiting my blog and also for all of your sweet and caring comments! You all are wonderful!!

You all have a great weekend too!! I'm really looking forward to mine for a change now!! I can honestly say that I feel great!! WaHoo!!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~A VERY FUN DAY AT THE PARK WITH MOM AND GRANDMA!~

Good Morning!
Aren't these two absolutely adorable! Their Mom and Grandma took them both to the park and it sure looks like they had a whole bunch of fun!

I hope you all are having a good week! Mine has gone good so far!

I went to our family Dr. yesterday and he says I'm doing real good. Today I've got to go to my Cardiologist and see if he agrees with my family Dr. I really do feel great!

I'll have an update for you later... I've got to run and get ready for my appointment, or I'm gonna be late!

Have a wonderful day!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~MY Goodness, Here It Is Tuesday Already!~

Good Morning!
Gosh, here I was thinking that I had a few more days yet to go before I had to think about going to get weighed in, but lo and behold, the day has arrived! I'm sooo not ready to get weighed! I've not been to weight watcher's for a couple weeks now because of dr. visits, hospital visits, etc.. and, I think, NO, I KNOW that I've gained a couple more pounds! I keep asking myself, will I ever make it back down to my goal weight?? Guess I've got to try a tad bit harder at doing so!! I've not been so disciplined with myself lately, and it really shows, that's for sure!

It is a beautiful sun shiny day out today, which makes me very happy! I love to look out my windows and see such a beautiful day waiting for all to enjoy!

I have been really enjoying my virtual vacation trip with Colleen from designing dna! Today, Corryanne hosted our trip and we went to London! Absolutely beautiful! They have a wonderful restaurant there called Church Hill Arms and Corryanne said that they serve delish Thai food! Then, Corryanne said that there's also a place called Gordon's Wine Bar which, to me, sounds like a neat place to go and taste some of their great wines! I enjoyed going to the different wineries and tasting their wines while visiting with my son out in California.. We're going to have to get together again here soon and do that again!

You all have a wonderful Tuesday!! Thank you so much again for stopping by and visiting my blog and for leaving such sweet and kind comments!

Blessings,
~Lynn

~BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GLASS CANDLE HOLDERS~

Good Morning!
I hope you all had a great weekend! We had a real nice one! My Hubby got most all of his yard work done over the weekend, and Daniel got his car all spiffy and shined both on the inside and out and I found me some gorgeous candle holders at Bed, Bath & Beyond! Well really, my hubby was with me when I found these! I just couldn't resist them, as I thought they were sooo very pretty! Now, for me to find the perfect place in my home to display them... I'll share with you all once I find that perfect place!

I have felt like myself since having my heart cathe done.. but, I'm still not overdoing myself by any means! I'm waiting for my Dr. to give me the okay to let all loose!! There are sooo many things I'd like to get done and accomplished on the inside & outside of our home! I go to my Dr. this Thursday to see how all is going. I was there for my OV this past Thursday, but my Dr. got called out on an emergency, so... had to make another appointment for me.. That's okay. I just hope the person that was having the emergency is doing okay..

Thank you all for visiting my blog and for all of your kind and sweet comments! Thank you to all my followers! I am so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends as you all are! You all are the absolute best!! Thank you so much again for all your thoughts and prayers..

Have a wonderful day and week coming too!!

Blessings,
~Lynn

MY HEART AND ROSE TATTOO AND MY THREE BUTTERFLIE'S TATTOO TOO!

Hello!
Annie from The House That Jade Built is thinking about what kind of tattoo she'd like to have.. I thought I'd share a couple tattoo's that I have.. I have received many compliments on them.. They aren't real large..as my butterflies are about a 3/4 inch square, and my heart and rose is a little over 2 inches long.. Someday I'd like to get another one that is a rose bouquet that would have all 4 of my kids names incorporated within the stems of the roses or something on that line... I'm not sure where I'd want that one. Possibly on my left front shoulder.. That way I'd be able to see it too! I received my first tattoo ( the rose and heart one) when I turned 60 as a Birthday present from my youngest son Daniel!

You all have a wonderful day, and great weekend too!!

Blessings,
~Lynn