Thanksgiving Leftovers...

Happy day after Thankgiving blessings to all of you...
Were you bold enough to go out on black friday to start your holiday shopping??? I was bold enough to say "no" to the sales lol... but I did do some online shopping at JC Penneys for my hubby.... now I'm down to purchasing the in-laws stuff.... I just need to find some picture frames and then I'm finished Whoo-hoo for me and whoo-hoo I won't be trying to max our cards out again this year!!!

I'm sure you all had many leftovers from your turkey dinner and are enjoying them today!!! I thought you might be pulling up all those pictures that you took with whomever you were with and that you might need some cute captions for all of them. If you are anything like me then you take a lot of pictures of people eating... oh the joy of those lol....

So I'm giving you some of my own Thanksgiving leftovers (ooooh a bonus you get two!) as your freebies today.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful gathering and are still enjoying your time with your family and friends. This upcoming sunday is the 1st Sunday of Advent.... please don't over-look this beautiful season that we have in preparing for the coming of our Lord.... I am bound and determined not to let anything stand in my way this Advent that will detract from the true meaning of Christmas! I guess that's another reason why I've cut back on my purchases this year....


I have a question to ask..... (leave your answer in a comment below)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR?????
(let's see how many unique answers I get here)



Well enough of my ramblings!! Here's your goodies and please make sure you send your friends to pick up their own. Click the preview of each one to go to my 4shared and download them.










Thanks for visiting!!

Happy Birthday tooooo ME!

Thank you God for another blessed year of my life.... I pray for many more to do your will Lord and not my own!

I'm glad you joined me for my birthday goodies!! I know it's not much but it's something and I'm glad to hear from so many of you who have come and picked up my freebies this month!

I can only imagine what the cake (if I get one) will look like tonight if they try to put all 41 candles on it! Maybe a small forest fire? LOL....
So in honor of those cakes that burn brightly I offer you this freebie of the day!!
You know everyone looks absolutely fabulous in candle light right??? Okay so I keep telling myself that!

I'm not sure what's on the agenda today, the ladies in the parish office want to take me to lunch and I just might take them up on that! I know I have to do the prep work for my share of Thanksgiving dinner so that's on my agenda and as for the rest of the day??? Who knows... my family likes to try to keep secrets LOL....

I pray that your day is as full as mine and as blessed. I also ask for God's blessings upon all your Thanksgiving gatherings tomorrow.


Here's your freebie, just click to get to my 4shared and if there's any problems let me know and I'll upload it to my box.net. Please send your friends to snag their own I'd really appreciate it.



Have a blessed and safe holiday week!

I Wish.....

Well the countdown to my birthday has officially started!!! Although I've been giving birthday goodies all month because of it I will try my best to finish out the rest of the month for all of you with more birthday goodies...
The only problem is that I haven't been able to get to my 4shared account for 2 day's now!! Is anyone else having issues or is it just me???
So I've opened up a Box.net and now will trade them in and out until 4shared works out it's issues.
I guess it's a good enough reason to give this freebie for the day since I've been making a wish that it would clear up and it hasn't LOL....

Last year's and this year's birthday's are going much better than my 30's! I don't know why I struggled so much with going through my 30's but they were brutal to me!!!
It's really a good feeling to be the age I am now and well... sure there are ache's and pains, snaps and crackles yeah the family gene pool is a little mucky--- isn't it wonderful how we all get the "bad body" ailments handed down to us and never any of the ones that we really want! LOL....

I plan on taking it really easy this week, my dear hubby is at home with me on vacation from work this week! I do love having him around even if it does mess up my schedule (you know what I mean?).

We have 6th and 7th grade sessions today and then 1st year Confirmation tonight and then that's about it for the week except for the fact that I have to get to the grocery store tomorrow to buy my portion of the Thanksgiving dinner and I'm thrilled that I don't have to cook the whole dinner this year!!! WE are actually getting together and will split the whole meal between my family, my mom, my sister and her family (yeah that's all we could get together)believe me don't be shocked because it's been this way for years now!!! Yes people my family is the one who put the
FUN in dysFUNctional.... LOL..... but it's my family and well you learn to either adapt or be overcome with sorrow over it.....

I guess one of my wishes would be that we can all learn to get along well enough to be together once in a while but I'm not gonna waste all my breath on that one....
So I place this issue in the hands of God and pray that He see's us through!

Wow... I'm a bit long winded today on this blog aren't I????
Just in case I don't get my 4shared working right I am leaving a link to the Pinch to grow an Inch on this one too.....

So you will find all that you need by clicking the previews below.

I pray you all have many wishes (prayers) that reach the ears of God--- most importantly wishes (prayers) of Thanksgiving on this upcoming Thankgsgiving day!

As always please send your friends to pick up their own and please leave a little note letting me know what you think or would like me to work on for next month.


Here's your goodies!!!






and here's the back-up to my last freebie




Have a blessed day!

Who pinched me????

How do I start this blog today???? Hmmmm.... remember when you would get whacked on your birthday of course you got whacked as many years as you were and then someone had to throw in--- "and a pinch to grow an inch" comment....
Well darn it I think it's true!!! No longer am I a size "9"-- yeah that was the norm back in the day for me.... but I'm not going to blame it on the dryer shrinking my clothes! Nope, I'm blaming it on all those pinches I got over the years!!! LOL....

Yeah so I'm not the "perfect body"-- but heck just what is the so called "perfect body?" I think I'm perfectly fine because my hubby tells me so!! Thanks honzie I need to hear that every now and again....

I'm wondering how many of you feel the same way about this...LOL

Today's freebie is a goodie to use for anyone's birthday pictures and such....
I hope you have been enjoying all of the one's I've posted so far during this month. I have only a few more and then who know's what path I'll be going on (any of you got suggestions?)
Here's why you came here, as always please send your friends to snag their own and let me know what direction you would like me to go in for next months freebies....
Click the preview to go to my 4share





Have a very blessed day....

Ready, set, BLOW.......

It's been a slow week for us in regards to faith formation... and I've actually had a chance to get away from preparing for sessions and get to Turlock to begin my Christmas shopping. Yeah I know it's early but you see we plan on cutting waaaaaaay back on what we give out this year since the economy hasn't been kind to us lately. So I called JCPenney's to see what their sales were like because online they were showing the upcoming weekend sale... and well they were starting it early Yeah!!!
So I met my daughter and her friend Eric out there for lunch since she was on a break between classes and I headed over to Walmart first just to see what was going on over there.... not much but I did pick up a few games so that when we pull from the Toy's for Tot's tree this year I already have something on hand.
After that I headed to JCP and let me just say they were having a Fabulous sale!!! I'm almost finished shopping for my son, he's so thin and tall that it's hard to find clothes that fit him right and I have to order some things online for him because he likes the jeans from C28.com --- Have you been there??? LOVE the messages that the clothes have and I don't mind being a walking billboard for Jesus!!!
It's always a catechetical moment (teaching moment) when you are living your life for HIM!!
Oh back to my day... so I got some great deals at JCP and needed to find all the candles I need for the MANY different Advent Wreaths that we use both here at home and at the Catechetical Center in the classrooms. What is wrong with the color pink??? Why is it that the candle companies refuse (so it seems) to make them??? I finally found a few at Ross and then headed to Pier 1 and found a couple there too!!! Geez... I think I should just start making my own!

You know if we Catholics stopped purchasing candles the candle industry would probably collapse!!! LOL.... We love our Sacramentals---- after all Christ is the Light of the World!!!!
So with that in mind I bring you today's freebie!!!
I don't imagine my family would take the time to put on all the candles on my cake this year--- plus they know I'm more of a pie person LOL... but if they did it would have more than this one below!



I've tried to put a bunch of candles on my hubbies cake but it's kinda hard to get them all lit before the others burn out!!! But it's well worth the effort!!! LOL
So for all those great pictures you have of people blowing out their candles I give you this freebie!!!
I hope that you all enjoy it and as always click the preview to get to my 4share to download and send your friends to get their own please.
I pray you are able to find the "right candles" to make a someone's face shine brightly!!




May you be blessed with many beautiful lights of Christ today!!!

Aged like Fine Wine... not cheese!

Hello ladies and gents! This morning I was flipping through all the pictures I have uploaded over the years to photobucket, I didn't realize how many I had in there!!! I know that my daughter has made a comment or two about all of them on there but what can I say.... I love our pictures and I am a visual learner so the two just go hand in hand!!!

In my last blog I mentioned the old 45's that I found in my closet (see the first player at the bottom of the blog to hear all the songs I was able to find) and now it's time for me to share with you some "older pictures" from years past to just this year. Before I do that I would like to mention how at times it's a struggle to watch your body go through this aging transformation, the mirror always seems to show things that were'nt there just the day before LOL.... but on the other hand I am very THANKFUL that I am able to see this transformation take place. For every wisdom spot there are stories galore about my life's journey. For every grey hair there is a tale of what my children have done to me.... for every extra pound I can probably tell you a story about our dinner table conversations.... but all in all I know that I can at times feel like "old cheese" and then low and behold I come across these pictures and think to myself... wow.... you aren't aging like cheese but like fine wine..... I'm blessed each and everyday that I get to wake up and share the day with everyone, for my daily bread that the Good Lord gives me, and for my family and friends!!!!

With all of this in mind I thought it would be a good time to give you the freebie that you came here for. I know how easily we can feel like "cheese", but I want you to feel the same blessings that I feel... yes we may not feel perfect but God loves you for who you are!!! For you are like a fine wine that the Good Lord has made.... a blend unique, aromatic, robust and full....
I pray your cup overflows with blessings just as my own does.

I'm gonna leave you with some pictures that I found in my bucket....

Back around 1995


Easter 2006


Christmas 2007


Summer 2009


Fall 2009




Okay enough of my own walk down the aging lane.....
Just click the preview to get to my 4share to download your freebie and as always please send your friends to snag their own. It would be nice to hear from some of you who do come, so take a second and drop me a line here about how you feel you are aging it would be nice to hear a story or two.....






May your cup overflow with perfect blessings!!!

Smiles, Memories and Wrinkles....

Cleaning house for the upcoming holiday and I must say its been a productive day today!!!! I finally got into my closet and cleaned it out, along the way I found some long lost items that I've been hanging onto for more than one reason I suppose. Some of the treasures that I found today included my son's 1st Communion Suit, a family photo that included almost all of us, my oldest sister wasn't in the picture. I also came across some pants that I refuse to part with yeah I can't even fit a leg into them but hey I'm sentimental!!! I also found the sweater that I would use when I was pregnant for my daughter, my wedding dress from when our marriage was convalidated in the church, the dress I wore to my 10 year high school reunion.... some things in the corner that I don't even know what it was(I think they were sample size lotions and shampoos that I would collect from hotel stays...)
Needless to say I have room now!!! I also came across a box of old 45's (records for those of you who don't know the term). My daughter asked me--- so how many songs are on those things... LOL.. Uh only one per side and yeah they were a little pricy...
but over the years I would store, haul, and pack away these small treasures. I thought it would be fun to hear all the songs that we had but I don't have a record player anymore.... DANG!
I thought the next best thing to do was to find them on projectplaylist.com
I managed to find all but 44 of them and even found 2 of those on Youtube.com
So if you're old enough to remember or had older siblings that listened to them then maybe you'll enjoy listening to this playlist all you have to do is click the button that says it will popout the player... then you can boogie through them while having fun on other pages. I hope I do this right so if it doesn't show in this post then I will add it to the bottom of my page.

Whew... now that I've said all that stuff I suppose you really want your freebie LOL... I'm still continuing with my silly birthday quotes since it's my birthday month.
I figured with all the memories I went through today and all the smiles that they brought to me while thinking of those fond times.... a wrinkle or two won't matter to me because surely that's where a smile used to be!!!

I hope that you enjoy this one and that you cherish any little wrinkle that may pop up in life because remember it's where a smile used to be!

As alway's please send others here to get their own and it would be nice to add to my memories by hearing from those of you who come by to snag it.
Click the preview it will take you to my 4share



May you be blessed with many wrinkly memories....


THE MUSIC I FOUND WILL BE IN THE PLAYER BELOW.... JUST STOP THE ONE PLAYING TO LISTEN TO THE 45'S

Snap, Crackle and Pop!

I'm happy to see that I lived up to coming to my blog more often than I had over the last couple of months. I'm going to continue to offer silly birthday quotes like I mentioned and today's really lives up to some of the things that are beginning to happen to this "slightly used body" of mine!!!
It's amazing how when I sit here my mind doesn't feel like it's much older than a few years out of high school (you know what I mean?) yet when I get up from sitting my body reminds me that it's far from just a few years out of high school. Yeah yeah I know that if I exercised more I wouldn't be feeling all the snap, crackles and pops but I'm sure even those who are in top shape are hearing the same things that I hear when I get up.....
Not that I'm ancient or anything like that but it's funny the noises that come out of a body as we get a bit more used.... lol....
My hubby and I can have some major competition in the noise department at times!!!
I suppose you didn't just come here to read the ramblings of myself and that you are looking for your freebie (that is why you're here right? LOL)
Before I entice you with the freebie I wanted to make sure that I say THANK YOU to all our Veterans out there on this dreary (looks like rain) Veteran day!!! I appreciate my freedom and recognize it doesn't come freely and for that I thank you all who have served and/or continue to serve our country. For the family members of these selfless brothers and sisters in Christ I also thank because there are more out there that are standing behind those who serve than we will ever truly know.

Okay... back to why you are here....
Really you should always try your hardest to stay young at heart no matter what happens to the rest of the ole' body.


As always please leave a little love and send your friends to pick up their own ;o)
Here's your freebie!!!


May your body sing out lovingly to Our Creator for He loves every-single-thing about you! So go ahead and make a joyful (sometimes painful) noise unto HIM....

Time Flies!

Geez I'm not doing too good about posting new blogs here, time flies as you are getting older!!! Yeah it's my birthday month and well I guess I just need to accept the fact that I have been around longer than Sesame Street-- made 40 years this last week and that I was old enough to remember when the Berlin Wall fell. I'm not old enough to remember when they announced Nov. 11th Veterans day but I am happy to say that it was the same day (Nov. 11th) that my hubby and I went on our first date 20 years ago this year!!! Yeeeeeee, oh the things we remember as we grow older. I refuse though to say that I have age spots forming, instead I call them my wisdom dots because we are filled with all the gifts of the Holy Spirit and well.... my wisdom just show's through LOL... okay so that's not a visible gift on the body but I can dream can't I??? Speaking of dreams I just want to say that I have many still and I do pray on a regular basis for them, the fact that I have been blessed to have been around so many gifted and love giving people has and continues to be a dream of mine. So in light of my birthday month I hope to get on here more often to offer my silly birthday quotes to you all.







Yep I decided I would stop counting way back then.... but now I'm reconsidering because I am so blessed to be able to count each and every day that God has given me to try try again....
So if you feel the same I offer this silly quote to you....
all I ask is that you send others here to get their own, just click the sample below to go to my 4share to snag it and leave some of your own wisdom and love with me. I pray you all have a blessed day and have many memories that you are able to share with others!







May God bless you abundantly with the Gifts and Fruits of the Spirit in all you do today and always!