Today is this Beautiful Girls Birthday!!

This is my daughter Brooke and today is her 31st birthday!! In case you haven't noticed she does not look like me!! BUT she is my daughter!! LOL None of my kids look like me! Why is that I wonder? She is a ray of sunshine at times and I love the sound of her laughter. She works at a Workshop called Freedom Works and they help her to get jobs. She makes jewelry and right now she is making the coolest bracelets out of the pull tabs from pop cans and ribbon. They are so awesome. She also loves dogs and was working at a dog grooming place here in Mt. Morris but the job ended, so she is hoping to get one somewhere else.The workshop is helping her to look. She is also working towards Independent Living in an Apartment. As you can see she loves to talk on the phone all the time!! LOL Brooke had seizures as a little girl at the age of 2 1/2 and it damaged her brain. She can't drive a car but loves to go bye bye with me alot!! LOL She is a blessing and pretty much a rock star at the workshop and loves to help others. Just thought on this special day I'd introduce her to you!!! Brooke and Kaitlin are half sisters and that is why they don't look to much like each other either!! LOL We will be celebrating her special day with a baked potato bar here at the house and some special cupcakes!! God gives the best gifts and that is why I am sharing Brooke with you today!!

XO Fran.

It was a day filled with Love and Fun!!!



~This is how love looks like 12 years later~~

This is Sim and I at Ryan and Christines Wedding! Still in love after all these years!! Sim and I celebrated our 12th Anniversary on Sunday!! Sim surprised me and took the day off!

Our most favorite place is Lake Huron in Forsester, Michigan this is where we take our vacation!

So Sim planned a day trip for us!! I have been upcycling bird's nest in different forms and on upcycled items for my Etsy shoppe. I haven't listed them yet but Sim knew I wanted more supplies from Lake Huron! I am so blessed that Sim understands me and appreciates what I do. It was a beautiful Fall day yesterday and so relaxing listening to the waves and looking for my goodies!!

This is me having an awesome time looking for God's amazing supplies to make art!

I dediced when I got home I would organize them into my vintage train cases. I thought they looked so cool I'd show you too!!

I will be listing my new Art Birds Nest this week! I can't wait to show you!! I have had so much to catch up on!! Having had my surgery just three weeks ago I am behind and I seem to be getting tired so easy! Hoping this little get away helped out!! I know I am very blessed to be married to Sim!

XO Fran.



Today is my Baby Girl Kaitlin's Birthday!!!

Today this silly beautiful girl turned 21!! Oh my goodness I can't believe it!!! She is such a blessing to me and our whole family!!! This is her this summer as a camp counselor at church camp. She has been a counselor to 12 and 13 year old girls for the last five years!!! She is very active in many areas of church. She will be starting her Bachelors Degree next week in Family Development. She is the head of the Young Adults in our Flint District and she also is very active in the United Methodist Women. She traveled to Birmingham Alabama this summer for a National Conference representing the Young Adults for Methodist Women.

She is a big Detroit Tigers Fan!! And they won today on her birthday!! GO TIGERS!!!

She was the Maid of Honor in her step sisters wedding last month!!!

She is silly and goofy!!!

She has a smile that lights up the world!!

She makes me smile everyday!! This is her sister Brooke and I celebrating her day with her!! We had a big dinner for her which she also cooked!! We had pulled pork sandwiches, garlic fries, homemade cole slaw and for dessert I made root beer floats and we also had brownies. She loves to cook and I love to bake so it works out pretty good!! Today she made the pulled pork sandwiches in the crockpot .She used a Pork Roast and Faygo Root Beer and cooked it on slow all day. Then pulled it and put Barbecue Sauce on it. It was very good. I am so blessed!! XO Fran. 

Sending Love and Prayers and Angels to the people effected by the storms!!

Today as I was watching out my window and praying, this little sparrow kept coming up to the feeder to eat. It reminded me that GOD keeps His eyes on the sparrows and feeds them, so how much more will HE do for us? I have had a heavy heart for the people of the south and been praying alot. So many of you are from the south. I love all of you so much. And I will continue to pray and know God is there for you.

Thought I'd also give you a laugh for the day. I heard this noise outside by the window and when I looked, it was my squirrel! I had my camera and said through the window to him, "Hey baby it's me, your Momma"!! This is how he looked at me!! LOL He is so cute!! And I call him "Cutie-Pie"!!! God's world is so amazing!!! XO Love, Fran.