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Happy Thanksgiving Dear Ones.

Wishing you all a wonderful day with family and friends.

We'll be spending the day thanking God for enumerable blessings.

We are soooooo blessed.

Huggies and Lovies!

Spencer

Goodbye 50's.......

Hi Girlies....



Well, here I am......just moments left in my 50's. Hmmmm.... It seems so odd to me that I could be 60 years old. Where has the time gone?

I had never given much thought to the idea that I would be the "older" generation....but, since both of my parents have passed away, I guess I am. I am actually just a few months older than my dad was when he passed away. I've thought about that so much in the past little while. He seemed so old then....and being a silly 27 year old I thought he had lived a long, happy life.... And, yet......now that I'm that age I realize how much more there is to do......and now I realize how knowing he was going to die must have felt to him.


My Mum used to tell me........all the time.......that you never change on the inside. That, no matter how old you are, you are still flattered the way you were when you were young, that you still want to look pretty, and that the same things will still hurt your feelings. Boy, was she ever right.

And, so girlies....as I live these last few minutes in my 50's I'd like to thank you all for being such great friends to me. It has meant so much.........you've cheered me up on some of the yuckiest days.........made me laugh 'til I cried, offered reassurance and best of all, prayed for me. I am soooo blessed.


Blogging has been more than I could ever have imagined. I've met so many wonderful girlies........learned so much and just plain enjoyed myself.


Thank you so much for sharing yourselves.....it's made it easier for me to do the same.


And, thank you Jesus for 59 great years... I hope I bring You honor and that I please You in the years to come. I am so grateful for my salvation.....and that, no matter how many mistakes I make, (and I make PLENTY) that You still love me.


So............here we go!


We have some fun things planned this weekend.........I'll share it all with you sooooonly.



Huggies..........Lovies..........and gratitude.


Spencer

xoxoxoxo


PS.... Thank you SO very much for all your kind words on my bedroom post. You are WONDERFUL... You said the things my Mum would have said to me....many brought tears to my eyes. :-) Thank you, thank you, thank you.


PSS.... My darling friend, Sheila, over at www.thequintessentialmagpie.blogspot.com is celebrating a birthday tooo..... She is the sweetest thing........and I'm sure most of you already know her.....and you won't want to miss her birthday.... If you haven't met her....you're really missing something......She's a peach. :-) Pop on over and meet her!

God Bless AMERICA!

My country 'tis of thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring!

My native country, thee,
Land of the noble free,
Thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
My heart with rature thrills,
Like that above.

Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song:
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake,
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.

Our fathers' God to thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light,
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God our King.



How blessed we are in this country, to have the freedoms we enjoy.


I am sooo grateful to be a part of this Great Land.


Today, as we humbly fly our Red, White and Blue proudly, it with be with gratitude to the foresight and brilliance of our forefathers.


I LOVE America!



I hope you will enjoy a wonderful Independence Day with your family and friends, that you will be safe and well and that you'll take a moment to remember our history.




With huge hugs!

Spencer

Ten Things About Me....You Probably Didn't Really Want To Know!

Ok.....Tuesday's Post Continued.........

Ten things about me.......hmmmm.....I'm thinkin' ya'allllllll really don't want to know all this stuff.....(no, I'm not from the south, but doesn't ya'allllll just work so nicely?)

1. I'm sort of a girlie girl......I started out that way actually. I didn't wear a pair of pants until I was eight years old and I can remember being in third grade crying all day because my Mum put my hair in a pony tail......I had long curls, after all......oh brother......no wonder I'm high maintenance. And, if I got my little, starched dress (hey, it was the 50's) dirty, I needed a fresh one.... My poor Mum.

2. We live in a small house that is nothing fancy. We don't have a boat, an RV, a vacation house, or fancy cars, but I am so content with what I have. I feel extremely blessed and am so grateful. God has been so generous to me. I nearly have to pinch myself sometimes because I'm so blessed.

3. Ok, I know this one is really weird. I'll admit it. I confess. I have to cut my coupons EXACTLY on the lines. If they're not perfect I'll just have to trim them up.

4. I simply CANNOT sing the National Anthem. I am so proud to be an American....how did I get so lucky?? At any rate, I TRY......I open my mouth and I'm so choked up nothing comes out. Yeah, I generally cry too.......Ditto the Pledge of Allegiance. We have such an awesome country. I love to thank our Military for their service........yeah, I get all choked up and cry then too.

5. I can't let myself have a day to just play around unless my house is clean. Do you think I might be OCD??? :-)

6. I get hives every day.

7. You know that birth order thing? The fella that wrote the book that explains your place in the family and how it effects your personality???? Well......I'm the oldest, the youngest, the middle and an only. Wonder why I'm quirky??? My older sister was five when I was born. She passed away when I was three. I was an only child until I was seven when my younger sister was born. Three girls, all blue-eyed blondes born in July.

8. I love rainy "Make a Pot of Soup" kinds of days. I mentioned to my DH when we were dating that there's nothing like a nice, cozy pot of stew and a fire. Yep, he's still waiting. He asks me about it all the time.

9. I never go anywhere without a project. If my hubby and I go for a drive or vacation I always tote a little somethin'.....

10. Ok. I realllly debated putting this one out there, but what the heck, we're all friends, right?? I've been married three times.......YEP.....count 'em THREE!! The first one to my daughter's dad.......nearly 22 years. Then I married my daughter's best friend's dad. Mmmmmm........not a good choice. Those darn rebound marriages. Then I met my dear, sweet hubbs. We've been married since October 1997. I teased him at one time and asked if I could go ahead and celebrate my 25 year anniversary........hey, it would be 25 years if I added them all up! Oh, and by the way, the hubbs???? He's been married three times too. We met at a singles shin-dig at church and have been so happy ever since. He always tells me "it's a GOD thing"......we match in so many odd and wonderful ways.

So, there it is. Now you know it alllll!

Wishing you a wonderful and joyful day.

God is sooooooooo good.

Bless you!
Spencer

PS!!!  Cath Kidston is having a 15% off everything sale Wednesday ONLY!    :-)