Things I am Thankful for Thursday...

I am thankful for so many things that it would be pages and pages if I listed them all! What a lucky person I am!! I am so thankful that I'm really at a place in my life where I feel very comfortable. It isn't about money or the lack of money, or anything like that. It is just about a feeling of being comfortable in my own skin. Being comfortable with who I am and what I am doing with my life. I like it, I like me and for that I am very thankful!

Me and My handsome hubster, who I am also very thankful for!!

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

Wednesday WOW!...

So for awhile Wednesday's are going to be about WOW's around here. They may be amazing, they may be happy, they may be funny or they may be very sad. Today I have two WOW's. First of all I have to say WOW, I am sooooo slow, I have not sent out the giveaway that Kimbely won about a million years ago, seriously as I type this, her pretty little box full of goodies sits on the table next to the door begging to be mailed out to its rightful owner!! I am so sorry Kimberly, again I promise you it will go out this weekend!!! My second WOW is so terribly horrible and sad. We just heard on our local news today that a young girl who has been missing for over a month was found in a shallow grave in Morgan. My heart is breaking into a million pieces for the Mom who will never be able to hold her daughter close again, for the family who will ache to hug her and the friends who will miss her laughter. WOW, how do these horrible things happen? We live in this beautiful world and yet things like this cause us to live with the subtle yet constant fear for our own children. Please send prayers to Alexis Rasmussen's family and remember to hug your loved ones close.

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

Tuesday's To Do's..

So for a little while my Tuesday theme will be called Tuesday's To Dos. How clever is that?! I am actually very excited and hopeful that this will help to get me motivated to do some projects that I desperately need to do. So for my first Tuesday's To Do list I will
1. Start working on the two Space Saving Vanity's I promised.
2. Start Christmas Shopping.
3. Seriously attempt coupon shopping this week.

I will report my progress on these to do's next Tuesday. Wish me luck!

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

I am not lost...really I'm not...

Well it really has been a while and I have no excuses, other than life that it is. I have truly been swamped at work and at home so I have been so neglectful to my little blog. (crying here). I really have missed posting but the good part is that I have alot to share! I have completely remodeled a room in my house! YAY! I can't wait to share, but even more exciting news is that my Navy Boy David-Alan is here on leave and he is staying in the previously mentioned remodeled room, so it is a disaster! I also have a few crafts to share among other things, so the goal is to post everyday for the rest of the year. I know pretty lofty, but I am going to put a great effort to it! I think I will make theme days to make it a bit easier. So for Mondays it will be a weekend report.
Weekend report #1-
My fabulous Navy Boy arrived at home at about midnight on Friday!! So great to see him! He is such a good boy good man, I really could not be more proud of him. He has been on a ship out to sea for months and months and he is so happy to be home with his family and we are so happy to have him here with us. I do have to say that it is bitter sweet because it is only for 10 days :(

Handome hubster and Navy boy
So of course on Saturday we had all kinds of young men and women coming over to see David-Alan, it was great to see all of his friends all grown up, it is kind of crazy to see them as responisble adults, the last time I saw most of them they were monster teenagers! haha! On Sunday we had a dinner with all of our kids (except Army Boy since he is in Texas)so we had a house full with 7 kids and thier spouses and all of my grandies, it was heaven! I love these times, watching the little cousins play and our adult kids interacting with each other. I truly feel so blessed, they are all doing so well and get along with each other so great, we are so fortunate to have such an amazing family!

So how was your weekend? Anything exciting to share?

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

How I feel about Drugs and Alcohol Day 20 of 30 Days of Truth...

Day 20 My view on drugs or alcohol. I have had some very serious up close and personal experiences with both drugs and alcohol. My 1st husband was an alcoholic and it led to his death by suicide. His suicide led to both of our children becoming addicted to some very bad drugs. There was a time in my life when I was looking in mall bathrooms and banging on the doors of drug dealers looking for my son. There were times I prayed for him to be arrested. I worked closely with the Strike Force to catch him in the act, when it finally happened it was so heartbreaking. He felt betrayed, I felt relieved. He was sentenced to Drug Court and it saved his life. When my daughter started her adventure with drugs she knew enough from seeing what her brother had been through that she needed help. I am so thankful she came to me and asked me to get her help. Today both of my kids are amazing, they are amazing parents, amazing workers and most important amazing members of society.

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

30 days continuing...

Day 14- A hero that let me down. I have seriously pondered this and I don't have a hero that has let me down. Sorry.

Day 15- Someone or something I can't live without- everyone in my family. I can't live without my hubster, my kids, my grandies, my brothers and thier families or my parents. Don't ask me to, cuz I just can't it aint happening.

Day 16- Someone or something I can live without- Sugar, I quit eating candy, cake, cookies and Icecream about a month ago. I thought I wouldn't be able to do it but it has been really easy and I have lost 15 lbs. since I quit. I am really kind amazed at how easy this has been.

Day 17- Book that has made an impact in my life Book of Mormon for obvious reasons.

Day 18- Views on Gay Marriage- I am one of those people that really feels like what people do behind thier own doors is none of my business. I think people are born gay and should have that right but I don't want to see anyone gay or straight showing to much affection in public.

Day 19- What are my feelings on religion or politics. I think everyone has a right to believe anything they want to. I believe most religions are good
and I would never try force anyone to believe the way I do. With politics I work very close to it and alot times I just get mad! haha!

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

I am so in a funk...

So obviously you can tell by the lack of me posing at all lately I am in an end of summer funk! Don't get me wrong, I love the Fall Season but I feel like I was a little bit jipped by the short length of Summer this year. Well to myself I say "Self Buck-up, it is what it is so get with it!" First of all we have the matter of the 30 Days of Truth so I am going to finish that, I may do 3 days in one post or I may not do any days in a post but I am going to get it done. So with that being said...I will begin with Day 11- Something I am complimented on- I thing with this one I will go with that I am a really positive person and almost always I am happy-go-lucky, so I am comfortable to be around.
Day 12 - Something I am never complimented on - My math skills, I totally suck at math! Seriously, I am embarrassed to say I scored a 9 on my SAT's.
Day 13- Letter to a band or artist who helped me through a very tough time in my life- Dear Shania, You have no idea how much you helped my through a very difficult time in my life, your music enspired me to move forward after my divorce. Some of the words to your songs were exactly what I was going through at that time. Other songs were so upbeat that I wanted to move forward so I could feel positive again and know that I was making the right choices. It has been 13 years ago that I went through this and I have to thank you because I am now happier than I ever thought possible.


Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

I am a dork...

So I am a dork and didn't read the directions very carefully for the Crafting with the Stars! I was supposed to use a project that was from August 1, 2011 or later! So I switched it up and put my kitchen redo instead, hopefully that one will stick!

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

Being brave and entering Crafting with the Stars....

So I decided to be brave and enter Season 3 of Crafting with the Stars over at Sew Dang Cute Crafts with my cute little Adorable Space Saving Vanity! Please go over and check out all of the amazing entries!

Until later,
Hugs,
Shelly

I have lost my list!!...HELP..

Somehow I have lost my entire list of blogs I follow!! Does anyone know what I could have done to cause this!! This is such a bad thing, now I will have to start over! :(

Cute little desk for a cute little girl...

So I found this cute little desk for $3 at Savers -

Sorry the pic is not great, but you get the gist. Then I sanded away-

and painted with these-

and attached this-

Again not a great pic, but I wanted you to see it. Then I found this little chair and paid $2 at the DI

I painted it with this -

and covered it with this-

and here if the final result-

And the cute little girl loves it!!

Until later, Hugs, Shelly