It is almost Thanksgiving!

Wow another week has flown by me. I have been applying for jobs, crocheting, working on Christmas surprises, planning a trip to Alabama in December, watching some good movies, embroidery, framing of some of my kid's art through the years. I will definitely have to share those with you soon. Right now I have a cake in the oven I am making for my mother in law. Today is her birthday. Tim is on the road and may not make it home until Sunday.

I recieved a sweet surprise today. My kids, which is my dauther, Erica, her husband, Brian, and my son, Nick sent me beautiful Fall Thanksgiving flowers! My photography doesn't do them justice. The are so pretty and smell so good.

This next week is Thanksgiving. The time is flying past me. It seems just like it was yesterday and I was picking vegetables in some awful heat!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Kim

Monday morning musings

Happy Monday !

I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Last week seem to fly by me and before I knew it the weekend was here. Tim didn't get home until late Saturday afternoon. Friday night I made a rub for spare ribs. Tim has a Bar-B-Que bible and I used a recipe for the rub from that. I let that sit over night in the fridge and then early Saturday morning I put them in the oven on 225 and slow cooked them all day. They were delicious and so tender. So when Tim got home and after a shower and getting comfortable we had the ribs, baked potato and dinner rolls while we started the Alabama vs LSU football game I had recorded on the DVR. Alabama won with a score of 24 to 15. That game was nerve wracking. But even if it isn't pretty we will take the win!

This means we will meet Florida for the SEC Championship!

Sunday we went to Tim's baby sister's house for our niece's 9th birthday. So much fun. 3 out of 4 of Tim's sisters were there with spouses and grandparents were also there.

I have a lot I would like to accomplish this week concerning the house and Christmas presents. Good Lord willing some things we need to take care of will happen this week. One of them is calling the plumber. That is all I am going to say about that......the words "calling the plumber" makes my right eye twitch.

I will leave you with some photos Tim took a couple of years ago back home in Alabama. These are from Maple Hill Cemetary. It is a beautiful place in any season, but fall is extra special. My father and his father are buried there along with some more family and one good friend whom I miss very much. Parts of this cemetary are very old and also many famous Alabama people are buried there.











































Have a great start to the week!
Kim

Something is in my yard!

What is this stuff in my yard?

It is everywhere! I need to do my business but the green stuff is gone!

Did this guy who is just hanging around make this mess?

I think I have picked up trail!

Nope, now I have lost the trail.

I feel so violated. Hold me. Get me a treat, rub my belly, prepare your bed for me....

Easy going days, TV, Crochet and Quilts

Happy Tuesday. My days are mixed up. Tim normally gets home on Friday night or early Saturday morning. This weekend he didn't get home until midnight Sunday. So all day Monday I kept thinking it was Saturday. We had a nice day. We went to the library then had some lunch. After lunch we both crashed. After our naps we headed out for some grocery shopping. Back home we then watched some shows that I record when he is on the road and we watch them together when he returns.



We love the show,"Next Food Network Star". We also love the show "Chopped", also on the Food Network.

There are not a lot of TV shows I really like. But I do have a few. AMC's "Mad Men" and "The Mentalist" on CBS. Other than that I am usually on the History channel or the Discovery channel. Some days I don't even turn it on.....I read. Below is the cast of Mad Men on AMC Sunday nights.

I have been known to get sucked into a movie on LifeTime and before I know it I have watched 3 movies back to back. My daughter does the same thing....it is like once you get hooked with what ever tragedy is going on....you become a LifeTime channel Zombie.

Which reminds me, LifeTime had one of my new favorite shows this past summer, "Drop Dead Diva". The main character played by Brooke Elliot is adorable.

I am currently working a new crochet project. That now means I have 5 projects all going at the same time. I have been wanting a shawl that would be good for church. Below is the beginning of the shawl titled "Have a Heart Shawl" I found the pattern on Crochetville's free patterns. That site has been a blessing for patterns. You actually begin at the top of the shawl and work your way down.

Black is not so easy to photograph.

I have several very old quilts hand sewn by my great grandmother I am going to share with you . The quilts date in the 40's and 50's Some are in really good shape and some are not holding up so well. This one is my favorite. So simple compared to her other quilts. This quilt is in good shape and I am using on our bed. It would fit a full bed or a twin better. But it is enough to cover the top of our queen size bed. I have is sandwiched in between other blankets. So cozy. I makes me smile. The flowers are all with the blanket stitch.

I will share more quilts soon.

Well that is it for me today.....It is raining and dreary. Good day to read and crochet.

Kim

Beautiful Fall Saturday

It is Football Saturday! It is beautiful here today. Crisp cool temperatures, sunshine and trees bursting with color. I love fall.

Just some quick pics. Below is a pillow I made last year with felt, embroidery thread and fabric scraps. I wish now I had made a ruffle type edge around the pillow. I may take it apart and do it ....some ....day.....

Below is one of my afghans I finished this summer. Pepper loves it when I put something new on the bed, she has to test it out to see if it is up to her princess standards.

Also, I saw this idea somewhere years ago. We have a corner in our counter top / cupboard area that is deep and so dark. I tried a lamp and it just didn't seem to fit. So I got a jar and put a strand of white Christmas lights in side. It is so cozy and adds just enough light. We enjoy it even more when night falls. I am going to make a simple fabric cover/lid, but right now it is just open.

I have some things to do before kickoff at 2:30. Tennessee is coming to Big Al's house in Tuscaloosa.

Roll Tide Roll!

Havea a great weekend,

Kim

God's Will and protection

I came across a post and the many great comments that followed this morning. (Link below) It caught my attention at a time that I most needed it. In the last several months the more I try to keep my faith and seek God's will the harder the devil seems to jump on me and in my mind causing me to doubt just about everything. I find it scary. I have been spending a lot of my quiet time with God in prayer focusing for him to help me get the devil out of my head and let me find the peace I know is there. Listening to the the enemy is such a waste of time and engery that could be used for good and generous thoughts and ideas. If you throw in behavior and thoughts that I am ashamed of.....no wonder the devil is knocking so much on the door to my mind.

I read several Psalms this morning and though by myself I read them out loud. Immediately the first Psalm hits my heart and tells me to trust and have courage. Psalm 27. Also Psalm 91 led me to remember God is holding me and protecing me.

I am sure someone may stumble onto my post today and think wow, this sure isn't a fun place to visit. No not fun today, but by just sharing I think is helping me already.

I think , no I know the last few weeks I have felt alone. More so than I ever have before. It is not the kind of lonely because you are by yourself or missing those you love. It a desolate type of alone I don't think I have truly experienced so stronly before.

But I know I am not alone......but.....I feel alone. I am sure I am not making any sense. But, just having God's word speak to me this morning has already picked me up some. I think I am in a very important lesson in my life......and like all life's lessons, I usually learn it the hard way. But if I didn't I don't think I would remember the lesson! James 1:2-4 tells us to count is all joy when we fall into various trials. I am trying....and will continue to keep on trying.

But I highly suggest you read the post I mentioned above. I will provide the link below.
If you stayed around reading to this last part, thank you for listening.

http://www.conversiondiary.com/2009/10/so-you-went-against-gods-will-now-what.html#

Take care,
Kim

bad photographer

I don't know why my pictures turn out so blurry. When I up load them from the camera and then on to photobucket they look clear. But once I get them on the blog they are real blurry. I wish I could figure out what I am doing wrong. Anyway, I apologize for the bad pictures.