There have been so many days that I have thought...."oh,I should be blogging this!" and the moment escapes me . Mostly because I don't really care for android phone blogging. Sheesh....
So because of my fickleness it has , once again,been way too long since I have been on this blog!

Lately I have been finding it very theripudic to "empty my brain" onto a paper list so I can rest instead of having things vie for thought , memory and processing in my mind . (Especially as I am trying to fall asleep!) So I guess I could almost as easily do that here ! Hmmm....I'll think on that,
My last post was on how exausting weddings can be ! And now they have been married for almost a month ! :-)
It was a lovely wedding ! God was so kind in keeping the rain away for us. Many freinds were coming to the wedding and saying that it was raining at their house , just a few miles down the road. They did a different sort of reception , They asked guests to bring a dish to share and the recipe for that dish . And it was a rousing sucess! Who knew?! We had many people tell us it was their favorite wedding they had ever been to . It was outside,fairly casual. The "dinner on the grounds" reception was wonderful. Better than any catering company could have done ! 100 people brought their best dishes to share ! Not that I really got to eat any of it . Mother of the bride and all that. You understand , right ?
Anyway , after a month of wedding rush and the last week being wedding crush we got the lovely couple shipped off to the beautiful mountains of TN . They spent a lovely week doing nothing but what they wanted to! Hiking , shopping, sleeping in etc... Mean while back at home Mr Wonderful and I were cleaning up and corralling all the new brides left-overs to help make moving out easy on them when they returned . And we were also shifting into full speed ahead CAMP MODE!
I had craft shopping to do . Packing to do .  And plenty of planning and praying to do!
A scant two weeks later we were at Holiness Camp meeting ! Which,all glory to God, went well. Mr. Wonderful and I got along well and worked together well. We have 2 weeks living in an 18x 20 room with a small bathroom and dorm size fridge! With 2 weeks worth of clothes,craft supplies,food,snacks,coffee etc.... I brought the Keurig this year and we LOVED having it there! That and the bullet blender were the most used things we brought!
And ....Drum roll please...........................We are going to be grandparents! :-) I am so excited! She is due Christmas day ! We find out what the baby will be (we hope) in 3 weeks . I am trying to hod off on buying baby stuff until then but it sure is hard! I see so many cute things on CL and the FB yard sale groups!
SO ....you know I will certainly be posting more about baby as this thing rocks along ! LOL I already can't wait to hold him or her (general idea is leaning toward BOY) and wondering what this little one will look like . It's a real wild card ! Could be blond,red or dark! Hazel ,blue or brown! Seriously!
Better be off for now. I have several things to get done and none of them have got done with me on here !
Blessings! Lora

Weddings are exhausting ! Just saying! LOL
We are having a wedding shower for my beautiful daughter this Saturday . AND >>>> Ugh ! Just when I think I have things well in hand I remember yet another detail to attend to and panic mode ensue once again.
I have to wash the jars (rustic look) , Make the meringues , and cut up the cheese for a cheese tray. I have to go with a couple friends tomorrow and decorate the space at church . Not my fort'e ! I usually have my daughter help me with all my event decorating !LOL
I also have to get the icing ready for the cupcakes. :-) I am trying the hydrangea cupcakes I found on Pinterest. Ooooo.....wish me well ! Ha Ha! I made a box  mix of cupcakes so I could practice. They came out pretty well , except I forgot the step that makes the accents on the flowers. :-P
I am also making some little sausage bites I found on Pinterest. If they turn out well I will link the bogs they originated on here.
Have a great night y'all !

I saw lots of post about May Day on FB. Even some May Pole pictures...from Christians. We really do tend to be ignorant. Sigh....
Forgive it has been a "Sigh" sort of day. multiple reasons.
I think I will read a while instead of posting.
Good night blog-topia.

crazy days

Life seems to be crazy lately. My om was in the hospital with a suspected heart attack. After much worry and many tests the only thing they could figure was she was very dehydrated. She had suffered from a stomach bug the week before and just did not catch up. Scary stuff!
Several  our friends have lost parents lately. So there have been a lot of funerals. Lots of stress and sadness. Some were very unexpected. Fairly young people who seemed relatively healthy. It is often hard to understand!
I went out of  to visit a friend last weekend and support her in her first event at her new church. It was an amazing blend of fun frivolity and serious ministry. I met some new friends that I will love to say "hello" to when DH and I visit next.
Some exciting developments.....DD got her wedding dress! It is beautiful and I know she will  amazing. It was awesome in the fact that it as our first store and the 2d dress she tried on! She did try one other but went back to that one! The only glitch is to avoid paying a lot she will have to get 4 inch heels for the ceremony. we are hoping for comfortable shoes .... ha! Is that even possible? I do not like heels!
Blessings!
More soon I hope. :-)
Lora

Happy Valentine Day! :-) Best gift of all....I got to have my wonderful hubby home last night ! So I got a for real Valentines kiss this morning. We usually don't make the days that much with the "subject to change with-out notice" schedule around here but it was nice! (AND....rumor has it I'll get to have him home this weekend too!)
Since I have left this background up since last Valentine , maybe I should look to change it soon ...but I like it , so we'll see. LOL
Our dryer died this week ! ACK ! Gotta go look at some tomorrow. Wish I could have a fancy-schmancy front loader set but I have been told they probably would fare well in the garage where my laundry machines must live. SIGH....It's OK I'm too cheap frugal to make such a purchase anyway. I'll just get an extra large capacity used dryer that comes from a referb store and has a warranty .
I drove to NC last week end and really enjoyed it! Good friends and a great church service. It was allot of fun. It was also pretty stress-free since I borrowed my sons truck and it handled the mountain hills and strains so much better than my little 4 cyl wagon. Might be time for something else, I really like that little car, but I also really like being able to go where I need to !
I did find a place n NC I could bring the dogs along! :-) We are talking about doing a vacation up there and bringing the fur kids along! :-) YAY!
Better close out . Time to put the dogs out and make my evening phone call.

Blessings friends!

I want to start posting as I am learning about the Trim Healthy Mama. I just got my book Friday , so I am by no means full on board the plan yet. I registered at the forum a few weeks ago and had seen them on FB. I have been a Above Rubies reader for many years so I have seen snippets along the journey these lovely mamas have taken.
I started the day with a muffin in a mug , in the book and on the forum. I had decaf coffee with cream and coconut oil and a shake of cinnamon. It was very satisfying. I think next time I will pulse the mix in the Ninja/bullet . I did not grind my Flax quite enough so it was an extra chewy muffin. Tasty though!
I am hoping to read quickly and get under way. I can see if I meal plan this will be very doable for me. And I may get the kids to join in some. (they are grown,no worries) I think even my favorite pup will slim down a bit since the snippets she begs so cutely for will be healthier! LOL
I'll let you know as I go!

It seems like at least every other day I think of something I would like to blog. Then I get to the end of the day and I am out of time,energy and maybe words.
It has been a bit of a purging season around here. My car was needing repair and that was the catalyst for starting the garage.My wonderful hubby got off work on a fluke one day and came home and started moving stuff around and throwing stuff out. Our dear son got in on it and they did amazingly! They brought me several boxes and baskets to go thru. I found many pictures and cards. Some school books that I will get to donate. And a whole lot of junk. the crun was piled high.
A neighbor came by and asked if he could have somethings from the pile. Hubby said he was welcome to anything out there. We went away for a bit and came home to a pile reduced by about a third! It does seem to hold true that one man's junk is another man's treasure!
They did get my car fixed! Hallelujah! It needed a fuel pump. Serious stuff!

I finally got my new green curtains up! yeah! I really like them! I want to paint my stair banister to match it. I want to paint soon. I already have the paint. I am also contemplating painting my kitchen....yep,lots going on and even more going on in my head! . lol

 I suppose soon I will have to face down my master disaster...I mean bedroom. yeah...maybe one day!
Better go on to bed now,that thought wore me out. Go ahead and laugh...you haven't seen it! Maybe I will be brave and do some before and after pics. I always love those on other blogs!
blessings,Lora