HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2013 is gonna rock!!

 

 

 

Thank GOD for do overs!!

 

 

I have been doing alot of soul searching this holiday season. Being so sick gives you time to reflect on what is important. I know God and Family are a given. But inside myself is where I need the most fixin!! So I have picked out my word for 2013. And it is "PEACE" and I keep singin that song " Let there be peace on Earth". So I keep sayin to myself "And let it begin with me"!!! I remember throughout the years I would always take pics like this with my peace sign held up. Being a girl of the 70's it was a given!! LOL I remember the day these were taken!! LOL I rode the city bus to the mall with my best friend. Which was a big deal in itself!! LOL And I had just gotten that shirt! I LOVED it!! It had a tie in the back and it was one of my favs for a long time!! I wore it with stir up pants!! Oh my goodness that is so funny as I look back!!!

 

Christmas was very good. We had three family gatherings. Christmas Eve was with my family and was very nice with good food. It was so cute my cuzin had re-done her kitchen in Italian decor so we had an Italian style meal with lot's of yummy food.

 

 Chillin with the family

 



My Brooke bein her cute self!! Brooke LOVES peace signs so I know she will remind me alot throughout the year of my word peace!!

 

 

Here is the family gathered at the table. I lOVE the way my family gets into the spirit with their cute Santa hats!! And all of the little girls have red in their hair they do it at the beginning of December thanks to their Grandma!! LOL One bottle puts red on all of them!! LOL

 

I also got to spend some time with my Danny on Christmas Eve day. Kaitlin helped me pick him up and take him out to lunch. One of my best presents for the day!!

 

 

And here is a few of my presents I got on Christmas day from the family.

 

 

My new groovy boots Sim got me!! Every time we go to the Tractor Supply Store I either put them on or stand and stare at them!! LOL I was so surprised when I opened them up!! LOL My Spring boots!! YAY!!

 

 

Here is what I got also from the girls. My box of my very favorite candy is the Chocolate covered cherries. Brooke got me those!! And the cute Candy land bandages came from Kaitlin and the moustache markers too. They are so flippin cute. She said she knows I'll do something creative with them!! I know I will too! LOL

 

We also got to See our Caylee Roxanne on Christmas Day. She was having a tea party when we got there. What a sweetie. She is gettin so big and so smart! She was pretty tired and is trying very hard to smile for me here!!

 

And here is the awesome bench Sim made for his Mother for Christmas. He really rocked it out and she loves it. He painted it green her favorite color and it looks so good on her new enclosed porch.

 

We also had another Christmas at my SIL's on Sat. I didn't get any pics of it though. We were very blessed for Christmas. We stayed home last night. Sim had to work yesterday and today. We did make Mexican food and I wanted lemon cake but we made cupcakes instead. I have alot of positive thoughts flowing for the New Year. I know when I put my mind to it I can do it. And so that is why I know I need to let PEACE begin with me. So that I can help others in a positive way!!! PEACE OUT buddy's I Love ya!!

XOXO Fran.



 

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY BBF's!! (best bloggin friends ever)

 MERRY CHRISTMAS DUDETTES!! Just checkin in to let you know I am doing better and I am on my way to a family gathering!! Had lunch with my son Danny today. Best Christmas present!! Have a safe holiday. Hope Santa brings you lot's of goodies!

XOXO Love ya Fran.

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There's No Place Like Home!!! and thank God I am back!!!

It was so awesome yesterday when I walked up to this porch after being in the hospital for five days!! I had my routine surgery last Friday but during surgery I aspirated into my lungs!! I had to be admitted and I tell you I have never been so sick before!!  I have pneumonia!! I still have it but I am already doing better at home. I am on the couch!! Both doctors said it will take about two weeks before I am better and rid of it!! I have learned to take nothing for granted that is for sure!! This is my porch all decked out for the holly dayz!! I LOVE it. Sim did it for me from just things we already had and boughs from our Blue Spruce pines. The tree is in the house but not decorated and at this point I am not dong it. I think Sim will. Brooke hung up our family stockings on the railing in the livingroom, a big deal here at the house. We all love our stockings and usually get lot's of cute gifts in them. Even the ones that don't live here anymore.

 

Thought I'd share my pic of the eight cupcakes Kaitlin made me so I could decorate them!! Not the best but it felt so good to do it!! I have not felt like sewing or creating at all. Everyone around here is waiting to see me sew!! When I do they will all know I am alot better!! I have been watchin a marathon of Castle re-runs!! LOL So that is where I have been!! Missing in action but back at Home Sweet Home!! Love and miss you all!!

XOXOXO Fran. 

 

 

 

Hey I think I'm rockin n rollin now!!! Woo Hoo

Behind this disguise is me (on the left)!!! Oh my goodness I think I can blog now!! WOO HOO!! This is me n my cuzin Kathy at our annual Cuzin Cookie Exchange Party!! We had a photo shoot and made our own props!! We had so much fun. We eat and play Bingo. It was at my house this year.

 

 

This is a pic of my Sister in law Carmen on the right and my niece Nicole her daughter in law on the left. Nicole is so sweet and makes the most beautiful jewelry they were up at St. Mary's craft show in my hometown.

 

 

I am so proud of Nicole she has a lung disease and keeps on going making this beautiful jewelry and doing alot of shows!! We all get alot of her creations for gifts. Sim bought me a necklas and couldn't wait til Christmas to show me!! LOL But I have to wait til Christmas to get it!! He has just about given or showed me everything he's gotten me!! LOL

 

Here is another Crow Hanger I made and added to my Etsy Shoppe. These turned out so darn cute. I am workin on my Snowman but still need to get to the thrift store. The first one is gonna be in warm n natural. Time seems to be flyin by to fast!! Especially since I need to do so much!! EWW!! I will be sewing alot next week. And I am lookin forward to it.  Like I said I am so glad to be back bloggin!! It was rough there for awhile.

XOXO Love Fran.

 

 



 





HELLOOOOOOOO BEST BLOGGY FRIENDS!!! I sure miss ya!!

 

 

Hey there bloggy friends! I sure am missing posting on my blog!! But I am having problems with pics!! Kaitlin will be done with finals and exams tomorrow and has promised me she will help me out with my problem!! I can't wait. I have been super duper busy doing craft shows but I am done now!! I am workin my butt off this week to get everything I can done as I am havin surgery on Friday!! I have a new pattern I designed for a really cute snowman and I really hope I get time to go the thrift store cuz I want to do it in pink!! LOL I do that all the time I can just see it in my head!! LOL It took me along time to get the pattern just right too! Laughing at myself as my daughter Brooke calls me Miss Perfect!! I drive her crazy!! LOL So I am praying I'll be back with ya real soon with new pics!!

XOXO Love ya, Fran.