"Christmas Eve" by Blackmore's Night

Say goodbye to Novemeber. She must be on her way. The cold winds of December feel like there here to stay...................

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway~
Thanksgiving comes again!
~Old Rhyme

So Sweet

I've been working with a customer at my work trying to organize the purchase of one of our hand tricycles for a little boy in need. The lady I've been talking with is so sweet and mannerly.

She sent this to me today:

A strong person knows how to keep their life in order.
With tears in their eyes they still manage to say "I'm ok."

Send this to a strong person, I just did.

God is good. Change is coming. God saw your sadness and said
hard times are over. If you believe in Him, send this to ten
people including me. Watch what happens in 30 minutes.


A sunbeam to warm you,
A moonbeam to charm you,
A sheltering angel, so nothing can harm you.

~an Irish Blessing

A Rosary Give Away

Two wonderful moms are hosting a Rosary Give away!!! Go on over to Lacy's blog, Catholic Icing, and enter to win a Rosary from Sarah at The Clay Rosary Girl. Sarah's rosaries are beautiful. If you don't win you'll probably want to purchase one! I'd love to win the Red Rose Rosary with Immaculate Hearts. If I don't win I'm putting it on my Christmas List! Enjoy your visits with Lacy and Sarah. You'll be glad you visited them.

My New Grandson!

Me, my son John, and his new baby son Liam!

Liam arrived on July 27, 2010 at 12:35 am. 9 lb 4 oz.

The new family are doing great!

Check out this awesome give away!

You'll be glad when you visit the Etsy Rosary Guild Team blog! They have lovely rosary beads for sale and they are having a give away. Entry by August 15th and you could win this lovely rosary donated by donated by Debbie of 15 Promises Heritage Rosaries.

You can find more about the give away here!

Some Great Book Sites

I've been finding some great sites lately about books and reading! Here are two I wanted to share:

Things mean a lot

Passinate Booklover


If you are interested in reading books set in the 30's between the wars check this out.

Mary Undoer of Knots

I ordered this today. I ordered both the Novena booklet and the rosary.

Thanks to Peggy at Don't know much about the Rosary for the link.

I have several "knots" in my life I need to untangle.

Let nothing disturb you

Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things pass away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
He who has God
Finds he lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
— St. Teresa of Avila

from The Anchoress

Remebering a favorite actress

Elizabeth Montgomery

April 15, 1933 to May 18, 1995

I loved her as Samantha on Bewitched. I almost named my oldest daughter Samantha but went with Sara from A Little Princess the 1904 children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.



Didn't you wish you could twitch you nose like Samantha?

This is so Beautiful!

Watch this video. It brought tears to my eyes!

Remembering my Mom

March 3, 1925 to November 1, 1980



I miss thee, my Mother! Thy image is still
The deepest impressed on my heart.
~Eliza Cook

Some links you might enjoy!

Here's where I've been on the web lately:

The Heavenly Handbag can be found here!

The Anchoress

Don't know much about the Rosary?

Drudge Report

Big Hollywood

3 Minute Retreats

The Pioneer Woman

Cornwall 365 - great wallpapers for your desktop

You Tube - catching up one of my favorite British Comedies - Jam & Jerusalem

Final season of Lost Starts Feb 2nd! Are you ready!

Fun Video to catch up on what's happened over the last 5 seasons!

My Favorite Photo

I've been tagged by my hubby, The Camera Totin Idiot, to pick my favorite photo for a new meme! Fun Fun

But how do you pick a favorite photo when you take hundreds of photos a month? Should you pick a favorite picture of the cutest grandchild, or a picture of your adorable children when they were little? No, I decided I show those pictures all the time and thought I would go with a picture I took a few years ago on a windy day in Garrett County, MD.

Here's my pick:



These horses were in out in the field along the country road we were driving along. We stopped and they were interested in us and moved over to the fence. This is a favorite picture because the scene only took place for a few seconds before the horses moved away from each other and went back up the hill away from the fence. It was a lucky shot and one of my favorites. It's also a favorite cause the Camera Totin Idiot was standing next to me and didn't get the picture! It's a friendly competition but nevertheless a competition!

Here I am!

I haven't gone off the deep end or disappeared. Just been enjoying my family and be MaMa to grandson Jackson!

Here are a few pics to catch up on on everything:

Jackson loves to ride the on the Kermit ride at the mall!

Went to the pumpkin patch

and enjoyed a hay ride.

Christmas was lots of fun!

Got a record player for my gift from the hubby!

Between Christmas and New Year's we went to Gettysburg!

Had lots of fun but it sure was cold.

Then we saw in 2010 at the our ball drop down on our mall