Pink Clues to Where We Were!

Almost 2 years ago,

we took a little trip to one of our most

Favorite Places on Earth!

Main St. had LOTS of pretty

Pink Flowers!

Lots of Pink in this cute little shop.

Holly got a second piercing in her ears here.

This big whale has

Pink gums showing.

Look out boys.... He is going to

swallow you!

A certain Lady Mouse

had Pink curtains in her kitchen.

Holly's cheeks got really Pink when she

Finally got to meet her favorite Princess.

DISNEYLAND....We Miss You!!

**Happy Pink Saturday**

Visit Beverly for LOTS more PINK!

Blessings~LillySue

When Life Gives You Snow...

Make a Snowman!

We got about 4 inches of snow on
Sunday and this is how Jesse
spent the afternoon.
This shot was taken looking out our front door.


This one was taken from the front yard
looking in the front door.
Still snowing then!
Jesse put a face on both sides, heehe!!



Then he came in and after a
hot shower he grabbed a warm Lucky!
My two Sons.....
Don't they look alike??
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Blessings~LillySue

Stay off of the Roof!

This is how we spent our

Christmas~New Year's

Holiday Vacation

The Daddy fell off of our roof on Dec. 26th

Which was also Jesse's 15th birthday.

He was cleaning out the wood stove

chimney pipe and slipped.

He fell from about one and a half

stories high. He landed on his feet

and rolled forward.

both of his calcaneous (heel) bones

were smashed along with the little

joint that is just above it.

I called 911 and they took him away

in the ambulance.

We spent the next 3 days at the hospital.

We became regulars at the cafeteria.

His feet were so swollen they could not

do surgery that week.

We brought him home for 2 weeks

and then he was back in the hospital

for 4 more days to have

his feet rebuilt with permanent

plates and screws.

They took bone grafts from

both of his tibias.

It is a VERY painful process.

He can not put any pressure/weight

on his feet for three months.

We have had him home for 3 days now.

He really wanted a bath.

Good thing I have a nice

BIG tub!!

I got to pull the pain block

catheter wire/tubes out of the the

backs of his knees while he was soaking.

He didn't yell when I did that,

but he did yell when I ripped

all the tape off that was holding them down.

He almost passed out on me

twice after we got him

out of the tub.

I told him he had the

water too hot.

Nothing like having a big

naked guy in a wheel chair with

his eyes rolling back in his head!

He is now all safe and snug.

He has fresh ice packs on his feet and

his computer to keep him

busy.

I caught the cold my kids

had all week.

Lucky offers comfort when ever

I have a few spare minutes!

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I have done some blog visiting when

I could, but have not had time to leave

many comments.

I will try to get back to commenting

as soon as I can.

Daddy (Travis) said he would

give me a trip to Hawaii

if we didn't kill each

other in the next 3 months.

I bought a new bikini top at

Target yesterday...

Aloha!!

Blessings~LillySue

Pink Saturday : Favorite Christmas Decor

For the past 8 years or so, I have been collecting

vintage Shiny Brite glass balls.

Our Christmas tree has become one of

my most favorite Christmas

decor pieces.

I have focused on more pink and robin's egg blue

and some silver.

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The above photo was last years tree...

We decided it was the most beautiful tree

we have ever had.

We get a Forest Service permit and

head up the mountain to hike around

till we find "The One".

That is what we are doing

THIS Saturday, heehe!

**

This was a couple of years ago.

One of my other favorite things is
Me and Holly's matching
snowflake footie pj's.
I got her a woman's size small
and me a medium.
She was only in the third grade so she had to roll
the waistband up a lot the first few years.
Now we are about the same size
but she still fits in hers.



I actually wear mine pretty often
when it is cold, but she saves hers for
Christmas Eve.
She is so warm blooded they are too warm for
her to sleep in much.
***
Have a great week and make sure you
pop in to see Beverly for more
Pink Saturday
Christmas Decor!!
***
Blessings~LillySue

Memories of Christmas Past

This week for

PINK SATURDAY

We are supposed to share favorite

Christmas Memories

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This was my second Christmas.

1964

I was born in the summer so I was only

four months old my first Christmas.

I was still the only grandchild

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As you can see by looking at my Mom in the red

I wouldn't be the only grandchild for long!

This is my Grama
(My Mom's Mom)
She passed away about 15 years ago
I still miss her!



By the next Christmas I had
sweet baby sister
Sally


We lost our precious Sally to
leukemia in 1970 at age 6
But I know we will be together again
some day!
This is me with Santa.
As you can tell, the jolly old elf
wasn't scary to me!
***
Stop by
Beverly's How Sweet the Sound
for more
Pink Saturday!
**
Blessings~LillySue

Twilight = Edward ....Need a Good Love Story??

Ok

I have a 16 year old daughter

We have done

Harry Potter

Lord of the Rings

Narnia

and have loved them all.

She wanted to watch Twilight when it

came out. I said,

"No Way...we do NOT do

Vampires in this house!!"

As a child, I had horrible reoccurring

vampire nightmares and have

NEVER

wanted anything to do with them.

When New Moon came out,

It looked kind of interesting and my sister

told me it was really a love story.

Now, I am a total sucker for a good

love story.

So we rented Twilight

LOVED IT

and we have been to see

New Moon 3 times

and now own Twilight.

This is Edward

He is a 103 year old virgin

(yes...he is a vampire)

He is old fashioned, romantic and chivalrous

I was besotted immediately!

This is him and Bella

His ONLY true LOVE

.......S*I*G*H......

Soooooo,

If you wonder what I was up to

during the Thanksgiving holiday

I was reading all four books

in the Twilight Saga.

The books are even better than

the movies.

If you prefer tall, dark and hunky

then Jacob is the werewolf for you.

If you are a twilight fan,

give a shout out

so I won't feel like I am the only

46 year old with a crush on a 103 year

old vampire that looks 25

Ok...He is supposed to be 17 but the actor

Rob Pattenson is stretching that a little!

Yep, I am a sucker for

a good love story!

***

Blessings~LillySue

Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland!

After a night of howling winds we woke to this.

What started off as a dusting
has turned into 3+ inches


The view out my art studio window.

Looking out the great room windows.

On the patio

I love it when the trees are

heavy with snow!

We had a white Thanksgiving last year,

and it looks like we will have one

this year too!

***

Blessings~LillySue

Look for Rosie Pink Cheeks!

Welcome to my

Cozy Christmas Cottage!

Grab your cuppa and a slice of Holly's

homemade banana nut bread

and I will give you a peek!

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Click on photos to get a better view!!

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Here is my freshly painted white hutch.

I have a few of my cheerful Annalee figures here.

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Such a happy fellow!

I bought this apothecary jar this year.

I love how it looks full of glass balls!
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I prefer Snowmen to Santa
This is one of my favorites!
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More Annalee's on my banister.
A kitty at the bottom, two mice and
then another very happy elf!
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Gotta have some red mittens
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I finished making this finally...

It is a plate rack I bought at Goodwill

which I spray painted red.

Some plain large white letters

I got at Michael's and decoupaged some

of my favorite scrapbook paper on

and some Christmas greens.

I had the blue bird ornament handy

so I tucked him in there!

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I hope this helps spread the

Christmas Spirit

around today!

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I have actually not been blogging much

the past few weeks. I had a bunch

of projects to finish up and

actually got most of them done,

WhoooHoooo!

**

Now I can work on making

Christmas gifts etc..

Have a wonderful weekend and don't

forget to visit

Beverly for lots more

Pink Saturday posts to see!!

****

Blessings~LillySue

My Pink Hat Girl

It all started early....

Actually from the moment of birth.

She arrived in this world and they popped

a sweet little pink jersey hat on her head.

Before long, she had graduated to

Traditional pink hats

in soft baby pink.

Floppy hats in bold magenta...

Hmmmm, Plastic??

Sporty!

Outdoorsy!

Sweet...

Cozy!

Warm and fashionable....

Au natural...

Silly!

Functional....

Flirty!

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Can you tell we love hats??

Thank you for stopping by......

Make sure to visit Beverly for lots more

Pink Saturday!

***

Blessings~LillySue

Pink Saturday~Work With Me Here...

I apologise...

I know I am stretching it here..

I am ready to put my fall decor away

but I had not posted any photos.

These are my new

Anna Lee fall mice....

Notice their sweet little

PINK

ears!!
One of my daycare littles decided punky

needed a treat. I cracked up when

I found the ice cream cone there like that!

This is actually a cornucopia.

See the pink in Mr. Turkey's tail?
These are vintage candles.
I was so tickled when I found them since
my Grama let me set her Thanksgiving table
with an identical miniature set of these
when I was a little girl.
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I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Visit
Beverly at "How Sweet the Sound"
for lots more
Pink!
***
~Happy & Safe All Hallows Eve~
Blessings~LillySue