New Kitchen Scale!

I have wanted one of these for such a long time and last night while browsing CraigsList I saw her.

Waited till this morning to call the nice lady and drove to pick it up, worth the drive and the money, which was only $20.00, She wanted $15.00 but we only had a $20.00 on us and really I am so excited about the price I couldn't care less...I have seen these so much higher in Antique stores around here in FL.

Now I'm searching out ways to decorate with her, She needs a piece of clothe under it and maybe something else ontop, I'm afraid one of the kids will knock over my Fav. Rooster and break it.

What do you think?

Side Note~ Due to way to much SPAM I have turned on what I hope will stop it so Please take the time to leave me a comment still!

2013 Ford Escape~New Car

My 2007 Mountianeer's transmission was on the fritz and it would cost us a small fortune to rebuild it. After much thought and some talking and then Praying about it we went to go look at a few cars. 

It turned out to be a great deal for us to trade in my car and get the 2013 Ford Escape.

I LOVE this car!!

The Widow of Saunders Creek~2013 Book Review

A grief that knows no boundary. 
A love without any limit. 
A need that doesn’t end at death. 

Corrie Saunders grew up in a life of privilege. But she gave it all up for Jarrod, her Army husband, a man she knew was a hero when she vowed to spend her life with him. She just didn’t expect her hero to sacrifice his life taking on an Iraqi suicide bomber.  

Six months after Jarrod’s death, Corrie retreats to the family home her husband inherited deep in the Missouri Ozarks. She doesn’t know how to live without Jarrod—she doesn’t want to. By moving to Saunders Creek and living in a house beloved by him, she hopes that somehow her Jarrod will come back to her. 

       ~This was a touching book to read and it saddened me as I could see my Mom in Corrie. My Mom lost my Dad in a freak accident and he was not in the Army. My Sister was until recently in the Army with her Husband and she did have fears about this type of situation happening to her and Thank Goodness it has not. I really liked the ending and am glad that Corrie moved on and....LOL..I wont spoil it for you...It's worth a cozy cup of tea and blanket!~

I received this ebook free from Waterbrook Press through their Blogging for Books program. I was not required to give a positive review, just an honest one which I have done. The opinions stated are my own.

Christmas 2012 Recap

As I'm packing away Christmas this week I thought I'd share some pictures of our Christmas, Enjoy!

Abby turned 10 on Christmas Eve

We stayed up late and played games

It was a Great Christmas!

Merry Christmas and 2013 Book List in the Making

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve last night when we celebrated Abigail's 10th Birthday with both Grandma's here and then this morning opening presents and cooking a great breakfast. After Grandma's  left to go celebrate with other extended family we were able to watch new movies (such as Brave) and take a nap and I was able to finish a great book! Since we had our big Christmas dinner last night we ate up the leftovers tonight and then went for a short drive to see Christmas lights in some close neighborhoods.

Since I was able to read a book in my 4 days off from the Hospital I realized how much I missed reading, yes I haven't MADE time to sit and read in months ever since starting my new job. In 2013 I would like to MAKE time to read more. What was your Fav. books in 2012? I'm starting my list for the New Year.

Have No Words Still...

My Family is Praying tonight...

Here I Am...

 We have rented a nice FL farmhouse that has 5 acres, It suits us just fine and in many ways reminds us of our loved house in OH. When we first saw the house and were thinking of renting it we were very surprised with how much it reminded us of home, now that we have lived here for a few months we have realized that nothing will/can replace our house in OH but we are settling in and little by little we are feeling more at home here than at our other rental last year, We have been here in FL for over a year now.

I have decorated little corners here and there and it's taking me so much longer to get finished because I have gone back to work! Full time! So with this new job I have to find a good balance between work and home, It's easier said than done! We hope to be able to buy again a few years from now, if/when our credit recovers.

Inorder for me to post on a regular basis I have made a schedule for myself. I simply can't post every day but I will try to post as many pics as I can of my newly decorated house!

Lets start with these little snippets....

Our front window, I love to decorate using our book collection.

Close up of a Thanksgiving decoration.

A new candle for our new stove.

Little by little I'm making this house a home!

Wow, What a Break

   Hello there! I'm Sorry my break took way to long, I sure have missed blogging.

I'm busy working full time at my new job in the cafeteria at Nemours Children's Hospital and we have settled into our new Rental. 

I'll be posting pics and sharing with ya'll our decorating adventures as I have been bitten by the decorating bug again.

I also have many books to review for you.

I'll see you shortly!

Stitching With Love

It's not a very good pic, taken with my Iphone but it feels so good to be stitching again after taking the year off.

This took me all day while breaks were taken with the kids, tonight we will resume packing..We have found a small house for rent that gives us more of the Country feel that we have been missing.

More updates to come!

Nemours Children's Hospital

As many of you know we moved to FL a year ago because my Husband got a job with Nemours Children's Hospital. It has been so very exciting to see it grow from a shell to now an almost opened working Hospital. Husband had some wireless work to finish up late last night so I went along for a behind the scenes tour, this is me standing on the roof! The soft opening is in October!

You may read more about Nemours HERE