I'm so sick...and I got a new... well maybe I'll wait to tell you! Plus another Giveaway at JunkBonanza!

Wish I felt like doing a blog today but it will have to wait.  I got a new... should I tell you... well maybe I'll wait!

This is for a really cool necklace!  Copy & paste in your address space.

http://junkbonanza.blogspot.com/2010/06

Graduation, Softball, Family, and Flowers

The weekend was full of family, friends, food, flowers, and fun!  Josh's graduation was a moment of pure pride!  We had a great day starting with a beautiful drive over the mountains, then ten of us meeting for lunch at a local brewery, visiting as we walked around the mall, then graduation itself at 4pm.  After graduation, we took pictures outside in the bright sun; lots of squinting eyes! LOL! Then we all met up at a pizza parlor for a celebration party.  Fun times making memories!  Sunday morning, my hubby & I watched Josh, his wife, Jamie, and her sister, Tami, play softball.  I even got pictures of Josh pitching with the ball in the air!  Cool!  I got a lot of pictures of flowers over the weekend that I thought I would share with you.  Some are from our yard and others are pictures I took from other places.  

I have to say that the weekend was wonderful and I will cherish the memories forever.  There are moments in our lives that leave a lasting impression and this is one of them.  It was a blessed weekend!  You have a blessed week!




As Always,
Blessings.
Cindy

Dreaming of Rainbows...

Tomorrow is a big day. Our eldest son, Josh, is graduating with a degree in Respiratory Therapy.  He has been in an intense program for 18 months straight and pre-reqs before that.  He really had a time last summer, during a hectic summer term in school, he became ill and ended up needing surgery.  He had to deal with lost days at school and then going to school when he really needed to be in bed.  He did all this while working most of the time.  He was a meat-cutter with Safeway since he was 17 years old, becoming an assistant meat manager a few years later.  He was ready for a change and as soon as his wife, Jamie, finished her schooling to become an Imaging Technologist (X-Ray Tech and now CT Tech), then he started school.  He ended up getting hired as an intern student by a hospital during school doing Respiratory Therapy, so he already has experience along with his clinicals.  We are so proud of him... can you tell?? lol  I know I will cry, but that is what mothers do, right? I took a picture the other evening behind our back yard... just catching a snippet of a rainbow in the clouds.  I thought it would be an appropriate picture for this blog.  Josh is fulfilling one of his dreams by graduating college.  

What are your dreams in life?


No matter who you are or what you do...DREAM.  It is an easy thing to do... close your eyes and imagine what your life could be like if you went after your dreams.  Think about the thing you have always wanted to do or be, but were too afraid or thought you couldn't possibly do it. If you don't try, you won't succeed.  We can just let our lives drift by in a rush of days, months, years, and wonder where did the time go?  It will be another year past and nothing has changed.  Whether we decide to do something different is up to us.  The time will flow on by with or without that decision.  Will we just settle for our lives or live life to the fullest? We can do it!!  You can do it!!  What makes us any different from others that do great things?  It is in the heart and believing in yourself (ourselves).  Just remember that with God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.  He sent a rainbow as a promise to us:

  
God promised that the earth and everything living on it would never again be destroyed by a flood.  I think that promise holds the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.  He is always with us and he will be with us through the storm, like he was with Josh when he was ill.  Will you let Him help you with your DREAMS?


May you have a blessed weekend full of possibilities!
Blessings,
Cindy

A Beautiful Necklace is up for giveaway at HOPEMORE

Angie at Hopemore has a beautiful necklace/pendant she has made. You have to check it out and sign up. But have to tell you, I wanna win! LOL Copy & paste to your address bar.

Preview

Blessings,Cindy

http://hopemorestudio.blogspot.com/

Another great giveaway!

This giveaway is for a beautiful hand-knitted bird nest.  I am always amazed at the creativity of people like Vicki. Here's her blog address. Copy and paste in the address bar:
http://vicki-2bagsfull.blogspot.com/2010/05/celebrate
Good luck!

Blessings,
Cindy

There is a new giveaway to enter at Urban Farmgirl!

I just visited the Urban Farmgirl blog and she is having a $50 Pottery Barn gift card giveaway!  Check her blog out at:
http://urbanfarmgirlandco.blogspot.com
The above won't link. If you copy and paste in your address bar, it should get you there. Her blog is one you have to check out and then enter for a chance to win.
Blessings,
Cindy 

Some of my creations...I NEED feedback!!!!

I feel the need to share a few items I've made in the past few months.  I have a craft show that I am preparing for in November.  I have several things started and frankly, some I've felt like throwing away.  I am not satisfied totally with anything it seems right now.  I am in a funk, I guess.  I have so many ideas floating in my head and when I try to bring them to the light of day, they lack what I want them to be.  I just wanted to get all my stuff done this summer and not stress later.  Our son, Nathaniel, is getting married on October 16th to his love, Jessica.  I just want to concentrate on that in the fall.  Anyway, I thought I would post a few pictures of things I've made in the next week or so and hopefully get some feedback.  I really would appreciate it.  How about it crafters/people who appreciate crafts????  Will you give me some help???? 

Here's some frames I did with bird nests...handmade nests and eggs...no plastic eggs here!! LOL 

 
Here's some spoons I did with bird nests.  These are silver--plated spoons decorated with handmade nests, eggs, and hand-stamped tags with silver hangers tied with ribbon.

So you like my tablecloth?  It was one of our wedding gifts 33 years ago, from a great-uncle who made it for us.  It has gotten worn, but I still love it!  The silver basket was a Goodwill find.  I love finding treasures that I can create something "one of a kind" and sell or sometimes, add to my home to enjoy.

Well, that is what I have for today.  If you like what you see, would you consider becoming my friend on my blog?  I really want to have a blog that people can enjoy reading and maybe get inspired, like I have myself by so many of you.  Thank you for sharing your lives and creativity with me.  I am so inspired!

Blessings,
Cindy