Diet kicked the bucket, but I enjoyed every bite :)

Hi,

Today the LORD has blessed me with another beginning of a new year of life.  September is a special month to me for more than one reason.  It's my physical birth month and it is my spiritual birth month.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

NIV - 2 Corinthians 5:17 

So I'm physically 45 and spiritually 16 years old this month.

My day started out with my husband cooking breakfast - biscuits, gravy and scrambled eggs.  Yummy!

Then we had pizza for lunch.  Yummy again!

Then for our evening meal, he fixed one of my favorites - taco salad.  YUMMY!

If you haven't already noticed.... my attempts at healthy eating was thrown out the door today, but I enjoyed every bite.

I just finished off, my selection for "birthday cake" - strawberry swirl cheesecake.  Yep, the diet kicked the bucket with that yummy slice.

My hubby and kids gave me cute and humorous birthday cards.  One of the many blessing I've been given is smiles and laughter throughout my life.



I also got a cover/carrying case for my sewing machine.  I've been wanting one for a while.  It will come in handy the next time I have a quilting day and have to take one of my machines with me.

I received a surprise visit today too.  My mom and dad along with one of my aunts and her boyfriend, dropped by the house today to wish me happy birthday.  My dad sang the happy birthday song to me.  I'll never be too old for that.  : )

Thank you to all my friends and family who have called, emailed and posted happy birthday wishes!!

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It was a beautiful day today and earlier I took this picture of my ground cover rose.  I'm amazed at how resilient it is.





David got this close up of a grasshopper,





and here is another "fickle-stick" ring I made.

My daughter and I went to the library this morning.  I'm reading a new author for me.  The book is titled The Duchess and the Dragon by Jamie Carie.

I think it is going to be good.

Here's a trailer about it.   http://youtu.be/M-gQpd8TnqE


I guess that's it for now.

Have blessed Sunday!

God bless and keep you,
Sonia

Special Edition...

Hello,

We had another storm blow through this evening and it brought cooler temperatures with it.  It was in the upper 90s this afternoon and now it is 74°.  I'm glad to see the cooler temps and the rain, we have another line moving our way and are under a sever thunderstorm warning until midnight.

Okay... enough weather talk.  :)

My husband and I went flea marketing today.

I found this dish.  I like the way it looks.

It has a diamond cut type pattern on the bottom and vertical cuts on the side walls.  I like too, that it has silver lid.   Believe it or not, I got it for under $3.  The vendor was having a major sale.

I also found an interesting newspaper.


 It was a special edition.

I took a picture and then tried to find out more about it when I got home.   I wasn't able to find much, but I think it is from 1940 - 1943.  I know it came from Chicago and I'm guessing it is the 25th edition.  It had Chicago 25 in the line right above the bold front page article,

OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN TO EARN $23.00 WEEKLY!  

Boy, how times have changed.

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Next week, at work, we begin to have to wear our ID/security badges full time.  

I don't like wearing a lanyard around my neck so I decided to use a zip reel (I guess that's what you call it).  : )   

They are plain looking so I decide to dress it up.   

I took four felt flower shapes and stitched them together and then super glued them to the reel.  

I'm thinking about making more to change out for the holidays.

Hope all going well in your neck of the woods.  I guess that's all I have for this evening.

Have a great weekend!

God bless and keep you,

Sonia

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Lightning!

Hello,

On the way home from Dardanelle, this evening, I caught this picture just before heavy rain hit.

I have been trying to catch lightning in a picture for a few years and hooray!  I got finally got one.  :)

It has been over 100 the past few days and roads were very steamy when the rain slowed down.  I tried to get a picture of the steam coming off the roads but didn't get a good one.   The rain front that is moving through is suppose to bring cooler temps.  I'm ready for them.  : )

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Earlier today, at work, I checked my mailbox and was pleasantly surprised.  I received my certificate from the University of South Florida for the 30 hour OSHA course I passed.   I guess I let it slip my mind that a certificate and i.d. card would be on its way to me, and I was tickled pink to get it.
 

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Well, I guess that is it for this evening.

Until next time...

God bless and keep you,

Sonia

Too blessed to be stressed

Hi,

Tonight AWANA began for this school year.   I was a little worried, I would be too tired/stress to be of any help with the group.   I worried for naught.

Tonight was what I needed.  I left truly blessed, filled with renewed joy and energy.   That's the way it always is.   The kids we work with are amazing and it seems no matter how I might feel before going to an AWANA meeting, I always feel uplifted and blessed by the end.

This year I'm working with the T&T group.  That is grades three through six.  Michele, the lady I'm working with, and I are with the sixth grade girls this year.

After the opening ceremony, rotation begins.

We begin with recreation.  Today they played dodge ball.

Then we had council time, where we learned about missionaries working in Rhode Island.

My pictures didn't turn out very good, but I plan to share throughout this school year the different things we do.

After council time we had book time.  This is where the kids learn scripture and what they mean.

This evening we had a total of 88 kids and in the T&T group, while we were in counseling, I counted 33.

If you would like to learn more about AWANA check out this website.http://awana.org/on/demandware.store/Sites-Awana-Site/default/Default-Start

I can truly say this evening I'm too blessed to be stressed.

Here's wishing you a terrific Thursday.  It will be my Friday.

God bless and keep you,
Sonia

Counting the hours...

Hello,  how's is going?

I'm counting the hours down.  If I make it through today and then tomorrow I will have another 3 day weekend.  

I'm ready.

I know, you're probably thinking "she just had a three day weekend..." but honestly, I need a full week or more off.  : )

With the recent rain, we have had some new growth.



The "Naked Ladies" have bloomed and believe it or not, there is a small watermelon growing in one of the bigger plant pots on the east side of the house.

















 
Here's a little project I did on Monday.

Last night, I made this "fickle-stick" ring.

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Weekly Recipe

Tuna Patties

12 oz. can of tuna, undrained

1/2 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup flour

1 egg

1tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients until well blended.  Fry in patties, in hot olive oil.  I made this version very simple, as my daughter doesn't like onions, but these are very tasty with onions and peppers. 

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Well, I need to go get ready for work.   Here's wishing you a wonderful day!

God bless and keep you,

Sonia

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