My SwaP GoOdiEs FroM SheiLa.;)

Good morning everyone!!! How is your Wednesday going so far..can't believe its already wednesday and its the first of February.;) last tuesday when I was sitting on the couch withering in pain..a package came for me..and it just made my day and as you can see you didn't see any of the goodies wrapped up..but I am showing you the cute paper Sheila used to wrap all of my goodies up in..I swear it was the never ending box of wonderful stuff..definitely felt like christmas..only better.;)

I got 2 of Sheila's signature cans that she makes..and I LOVE them.;)

I got a wonderful prim calendar that hangs in my craft room right above my computer so I can look at it all day everyday:)

oh and I must say when I opened up this little kitty..it just made me smile from ear to ear..(I think its my most favorite item)..cause you all know how I feel about them kittehs.;)

some winter mittens, some grubby candles..

and this wonderful heart pillow..I love how she colored it in..I love all the wonderful detail that went into this wonderful piece too;)

a valentine banner...

some yummy!!! smelling tarts, a wonderful card and a fridge magnet and this wonderful scrapbook that sheila says was her first attempt at making..you outdid yourself on this..it is wonderful.;)

don't you just love all the yummy details in this?..

and now for where I put everything..I did some tweaking of the old hutch..I just love to tweak..the pillow is up on the hutch..but I have since moved it down on a chair so I and others can view it better..my little sunflowers in the center there..

I moved the cart on an angle and it gave it "more presence"..I just love angles..I also centered the box on top this time..

my grubby candles..

hanging in the dining room window...

my garland hanging in the dining room entry as you come in the front door..

Pody Lynn on the left and Stewie on the right...and in the center you can see my rose can..;)

see the little yellow stool on the left..that is where my pillow is now.;)

look where I put my kitteh..she is with another kitteh I got from another fellow Blogger..my cats love sleeping on this little stool so I thought she would look great there..

she reminds me of my Sunny Bunny.;) and the littlest ones have already hauled this yarn ball off and unraveled it..only once so far..little stinkers..nothing is sacred here..and I mean nothing..

I put my little scrapbook on my side of the bed with my other valentine/romantic goodies..and it looks right at home wouldn't you say..Sheila you outdid yourself on all of these goodies..I love everything you made for me..it truly was from the heart..and I love it all..I have one thing left to make for you today and hoping to get your wonderful goodies in the mail tomorrow..I just hope you like your goodies as much as I love mine.)

update on my pain..I went in last thursday for a CT scan of my kidneys and gallbladder and everything looked fine..so the doctor is thinking I burst one of my cysts on my kidneys and I have to "ride it out"..on thursday the pain was just about gone..I have been out walking ever since..and I feel like me again..He said its not uncommon to burst a cyst..(I didn't know this)..my largest stone is passable..so that is nice to know..and they are still up high, another good thing..our weather this past week is wonderful...getting some sun breaks..and that always makes me happy..I love the sun.;) so taking Tucker for a walk again today..I have been watching my netflix movies..and I am currently watching: "Larkrise to Candleford"..if anyone loves period type shows..and these have that "prim" feeling to them..you will absolutely love this series..I can't put it down..it is a must see..and I am down anther pound..only 6 more to go..

Yesterday I got another surprise in the mail from a fellow blogger..a just because..oh did it make my day..will share that one hopefully on friday..I just love my blogging buddies..you have decorated my home so beautifully with the treasures I have received from you..you have made my home what it is today..warm and inviting..I thank you all for being my friends..and this month is my anniversary month of when I started blogging..and can you believe it..4 years ago..where does the time go.;) I wish you all a wonderful day today..tomorrow is my monthly doctors appt..and to get more pills for the study..then I am off to go shopping..groceries mostly for the superbowl..but I am stopping at Joanns..gotta do my bills first and that will determine if I go or not.;) (its what I call my one stop shopping day)..we live out in the boonies and its over 30 minutes to get to these stores and doctors..so I try and plan accordingly.;) okay I have rambled on long enough..have a great day everyone.;)

SuNdaY FuNNieS...PiZzA, & GreAt GiFt iDeA..;)

Hey there everyone!!! hope you are having a wonderful weekend...gosh the days just go to fast anymore these days;)we had a quiet weekend of sorts..went for our 2 mile walks both days..and Hubby fixed my car and saved us $322.00 the dealership wanted 502.00 to fix the most simple part on our car..the part was 300.00 and the labor was 200.00 now I ask you..hubby went and purchased it for 180.00 and it took him literally 5 minutes to fix it..now thats just REDONKULOUS IN MY BOOK!!! highway robbery if you ask me..so glad hubby was a mechanic in his previous career...cause we had the money..but just didn't want to spend that kind of money that could be going towards another bill or putting food on the table..so for that we are most thankful..tonight we are having some friends from Hubbys work..(he works at a marina and alot of liveaboards live there) and he really likes these folks..I have only met them more on a brief basis..but I like them..and she loves my homemade preserves..so they are coming for prime rib, garlic parmesan smashed potatoes and roasted veggies..and I am sending them home with chai spice cookies..they love them..heck we do too..after all there is only 3 sticks of butter in them..whats not to love?..lol..

I love this precious face..

and ours would if they could.;)

I love this face too..

and I always love these retro ones..they always make me bust a gut..:)

and isn't this one just pppurreesssious.;)

just wanted to show you the dinner we had on wednesday night..this is probably the best pizza I have ever made..and healthy too..who knew cooking healthy could taste sooo good..I have loved cooking and baking in a "healthier" sense..its actually a game for me to see just how healthy I can make and see if it still tastes good..and they do..this is before it was baked..I used a refrigerated pizza dough..this happened to be garlic dough..and I used roasted peppers from a jar..I sauted chicken, mushrooms, and onions and then put a light coat of marinara sauce down..

the said dough.;)

topped with reduced fat cheese..and I didn't use the whole bag like I would have in the past..

getting nice and bubbly.;)

finished..I added some fresh cilantro to the top...oh it was good.;)still working through a plateau and thought I was off of it yesterday..but today says the same old thing..so it might be water weight..not sure..will keep you posted..;)

today at church my great Pal Peggy gifted me with this wonderful gift that I just had to share with you all as they would make great gifts to give or to sell in your shoppes etc..she took rice and stuffed little hearts and sewed them together...

you microwave them and you have instant little hand warmers for like when you are on your walks etc..what a totally neat idea..I love it.;) and I thought you all would too..

Oh and don't forget to sign up for Carmens giveaway and start scrapbooking online..you can easily print these up and make great gifts to give to your loved ones or friends..they also have the program where you can make calendars and give those as gifts..and I don't know anyone that wouldn't like getting a personalized calendar as a gift..I won this on Pams site about 2 weeks ago..and I am making one of those calendars for my little sister with her kids on them..they will love it.and alot of the programs are super cheap..and there is a BOATLOAD of freebies too..plus she is giving you a coupon to use..and you can get a lot for that $10 bucks..so what are you waiting for..go and sign up..from what I am told it is super easy to do..and you can see on her site how she did her precious kittys.. well that is it for me today..gotta go and get the taters started and the veggies roasting and get those cookies bagged up for the ride home..bet they don't make it home..;) have a wonderful rest of your day and I will be back most likely tomorrow to post my swap that Sheila gave me..you won't want to miss this post..she spoiled me rotten;) xoxoxo :>)

A LiTtLe BiT of ThiS & ThaT.;)

Hey there everyone...I can't believe what a bad blogger I am becoming..and not sure why..cause I stop by your blogs everyday when you have posted something..any whooooo..the above photo is of our littlest one Stewie or his new nick name..are you ready for it? Stewgie Houser.;O)he even has a song now..and he knows his song..this is him in my shirt needling, pretend nursing etc..he then will fall asleep in my shirt sometimes for an hour..he loves his mama..won't go to the dad man for this..nope just me..and while I don't mind it..his little claws are getting sharp..and it hurts..

Okay remember those cute winter boots I showed you a couple of weeks ago..well they just never fit right felt like they were 1/2 a size too small..so I returned them and they didn't have them a 1/2 size bigger...so I got these babies instead..they are like the brown ones..and they are so flipping comfortable..

and while I was there, I picked up these Ugg look-a-likes for $28.00..and I love them too..I won't spend 200.00 on a pair of uggs..no thank you..

I made this pillow the other day and made another cat sleeping pillow (not sewn or stuffed) and its with mohair..I love making them..

I got this on facebook on just prim yard sales..and I got this for my little sister for her birthday in July...she loves americana and cows;)

and I loved this sign and the color so this one is staying with me...

and here is where I put it.;)

and this little sign moved over under this cabinet..and I like how they both look now.)

I also picked up these 4 burlap sacks..and now I am not sure why..If I can't figure out what to do with them..I am selling them..so if you all have any great ideas...please toss me some..if you want to purchase these..they are $5.00 each + shipping.;)

this one above is my least favorite..so it can go bye bye..;

okay it is starting to feel like Christmas around here as I got a total surprise package in the mail last week from our great pal Carmen of Carmen and the primcats..and I was soooo surprised to get this..I love it all..its all geared around our kitteh cats.) love this cute wall hanging/mat..and I need to add an S to cats..cause they are all special and spoiled...and most of all loved..

2 neat picture frames..now I gotta print up some photos and slap these in here and put them with all the other kitty photos..

wait theres more..a wonderful card with kittehs on it..and 2 cat food bowls..and we love these types of bowls..and its nice having extra on hand..and this goofy toy that the kittys love..pictures to follow of them playing..

a rusty spring..now i gotta make something with that..

her neat candy canes..( I purchased some of these for other things..but now I am going to make some of these to put in my shows..and 2 yummy smelling christmas tree tarts..yum...

I decided to put this here on our kitchen table..adds a nice country charm to it..and the kittys spend alot of time here..

speaking of which..Stewbert himself..sitting on the kitty dancer..

that is one adorable mug isn't it? he is a mama's boy..

Here is Nap-a-pop trying out the new toy..he loved it..

Lucy aka Goose liked it too..they all had fun playing with it..and they found where we hide it and were trying to play with it again...Thank you so much Carmen for making my day..you totally surprised me..and keep her in your thoughts..she had her laser surgery today..I went in today for a CT scan of my kidneys as I haven't been up to par since tuesday at 4 am..felt like I was passing a kidney stone..I feel alot better then on tuesday..oh I felt like death warmed over..was in a lot of pain..its worse then childbirth from what I have been told..so they did a CT scan to see where my stones are sitting and see if thats what the trouble was..I feel tremondously better..and I even took Tucker for a walk today..now the car is on the fritz..and they are telling us 500 to fix it..so hubby is a mechanic by trade and he is going to look to see if he can do it to save 200 bucks..the part is 300.00 high way robbery..I am thinking its time for a new car..guess we shall see..oh and I did a swap that Amy from bumble bee lane did and I had the best gal ever!!! that is my next entry..oh it came on the day my back was just killing me...and man it was the never ending box of goodies..oh she outdid herself and I made a wonderful friend in the process..she will be getting her box next week as I am still making a few more goodies to throw in hers..well that is it for me folks..I hope you all are having a great week so far.. the weekend is almost here..where do the days go..Okay Take care and hopefully I will be back tomorrow with another delightful post...lol..;)