MERRY CHRISTMAS!

May you all have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas God be with you all !

Happy Thanksgiving!!!


























May your stuffing be tasty

May your turkey be plump,

May your potatoes and gravy

Have never a lump.

May your yams be delicious

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs!



Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Had to be shared!

I received this from a friend today and had to post it ,it says it all !! Please remember the reason for the season !


*Twas the month before Christmas*

*When all through our land,*

*Not a Christian was praying*

*Nor taking a stand.*

*See the PC Police had taken away,*

*The reason for Christmas - no one could say.*

*The children were told by their schools not to sing,*

*About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.*

*It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say*

* December 25th is just a 'Holiday'.*

*Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit*

*Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!*

*CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-pod*

*Something was changing, something quite odd! *

*Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa*

*In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.*

*As Targets were hanging their trees upside down*

* At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.*

*At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears*

*You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.*

*Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty*

*Are words that were used to intimidate me.*

*Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen*

*On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!*

*At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter*

*To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.*

*And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith*

* Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace*

*The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded*

*The reason for the season, stopped before it started.*

*So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'*

*Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.*

*Choose your words carefully, choose what you say*

*Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,

not Happy Holiday!*

Please, all Christians join together and

wish everyone you meet

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Christ is ¡The Reason¢ for the Christ-mas Season!

If you can't stand behind our troops PLEASE stand in front of them !

I AM HONORED TO DO THIS!!




Did you know that the ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed







and another suit to end prayer from the military completely. They're making great progress. The Navy Chaplains can no longer mention Jesus' name in prayer thanks to the wretched ACLU and our new administration.






I'm not breaking this one.



If I get it a 1000 times, I'll forward it a 1000 times!

Let us pray...



Prayer chain for our Military... Don't break it!



Please send this on after a short prayer. Prayer for our soldiers Don't break it!
Prayer:



'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands Protect them as they protect us Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.'


Prayer Request: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world.


There is nothing attached. Just send this to people in your address book. Do not let it stop with you. Of all the gifts you could give a Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & others deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best one.
GOD BLESS YOU FOR PASSING IT ON!

Jewelry Party !

WOOHOO ! the party went GREAT tonight ,everyone had a wonderful time and enjoy all I had set up .
I like to Thank everyone who came and hope they enjoy all they have bought .

Halloween travels

We didn't let the rain keep us inside today ,so we piled in the jeep and hit the highway and the road led us to Salmon river and the falls .It was a beautiful ride even in the rain .Enjoy the pictures ! :0)

Jewelry Show

I have been so busy it isn't funny ! I'm getting ready for a jewelry show next week and I've been putting everything together and trying to squeeze everything else in as well,OH THE MADNESS ..lol !
I sure do hope it all turns out well wish me luck everyone !

Doll house update I have finished installing the bathroom floor .Now all I have to di is varnish it and it will be complete ! What a job this one was me and my bright ideas hahaha ! But I think the tile and hard wood look great so I guess it is worth the extra work !

Just for Giggles !!

Two Women at the Pearly Gates

Two women are new arrivals at the pearly gates and are comparing stories on how they died.

Woman #1: I froze to death.

Woman #2: How horrible!

Woman #1: It wasn't so bad. After I quit shaking from the cold, I began to get warm and sleepy, and finally died a peaceful death. What about you?

Woman #2: I died of a massive heart attack. I suspected that my husband was cheating, so I came home early to catch him in the act. But instead, I found him all by himself in the den watching TV.

Woman #1: So what happened?

Woman #2: I was so sure there was another woman there somewhere that I started running all over the house looking. I ran up into the attic and searched, and down into the basement. Then I went through every closet and checked under all the beds. I kept this up until I had looked everywhere, and finally I became so exhausted that I just keeled over with a heart attack and died!

Woman #1: Too bad you didn't look in the freezer. We'd both still be alive.

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

This one is a little different....
Two Different Versions! ................. Two Different Morals!


OLD VERSION: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.

The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.



MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself




MODERN VERSION:


The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long , building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.


The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.


CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food. America is stunned by the sharp contrast.


How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'


Acorn stages a demonstration in front of the ant 's house where the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome.' Rev. Jeremiah Wright then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake.


Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.


Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.


The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar.


The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits of the ants food while the government house he is in, which just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't maintain it.


The ant has disappeared in the snow.


The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.


MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2010.

Edit on Apple Bread Recipe !

Sorry everyone I noticed that the baking soda was left out of this recipe so I added it in ,You need to have 1 teaspoon of baking soda . Please check to make sure you have it before making the bread !! Enjoy :0)

Yummies for your tummy !

I received these from a friend and wanted to share ,They are so good I hope you all enjoy them let me know what you think !

Fresh Apple Bread

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/3 cup butter or shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup orange juice
3/4 cup dried cranberries and/or raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup finely chopped apples
1 tbsp. freshly grated orange rind

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a mixing bowl, cream together shortening, adding sugar gradually. Stir in egg and beat thoroughly.

Add half of the dry ingredients(the flour mixture), beat for 20 seconds; add the orange juice and stir in. Add the other half of the flour mixture and remaining ingredients. Beat for 30-45 seconds.

Butter and dust with flour two loaf pans; about 3/4 full with batter, spread evenly in pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until done.





Spiced Pumpkin Ring

3 cups of sugar
1 cup of salad oil
3 eggs
1 lb can ( 2 cups) pumpkin
3 cups of flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda

Prepare 12 cup fluted tube pan with Crisco and flour. Using medium speed on your electric mixer, blend sugar and salad oil together. Add eggs; mix until well blended. Add pumpkin; mix well.

Sift together flour, spices and baking soda. Add pumpkin mixture and blend well.

Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for one hour or until toothpick test indicates cake is done.

Day at the Feast !

This is how we spent our Saturday ! What a GREAT time this was ,we went to the Turning Stone casino to join in on the fun at the Feast!


Of course we were here to see one of our favorite foodie, Guy Fieri from the food network.What a show he puts on !he was more like a rock star then a Chef ..lol !


There was actually a woman who threw her bra up on stage ! He laughed so hard at this he couldn't speak,not to mention the rest of us just roared at his reaction!He said this was a first for him, and he jumped down from the stage and took a picture with the woman and her mom,he also kept the bra ,haha!I'm glad we went to see him he is a very nice person and a great sport,the kind of guy everyone wants to hang with !
The food was fabulous everywhere you went there was something to eat ,all the wonderful smells filled the place. There were people from all over to enjoy it all.Young and old enjoying family, food, and fun !



This was really amazing,this lovely statue of a woman totally perfect! Just as we were walking away ,my hubby said that statue just touched that woman walking by ! I said no way, is she real ? We walked back and took a closer look ,and to our amazement she was !


The best part was as we watched her ,there was a dollar on the platform she was standing on .There was a woman standing close to it, and kept circling around ,it was really kind of weird . Then she she went for the dollar and the statue crouched down and wagged her finger at her as to say no, no that's mine. Everyone started to laugh ,because the woman just about jumped out of her skin .She had no idea that the statue woman was real !!That is what she gets for trying to clip that buck ..lol !
Before the day was over we tried our luck on some games ,seeing this was our first time at a casino ! The first two games we tried we won WOOHOO so we took our winnings and ran !

I got the greatest gift yesterday ,if you love dolls and crafts then you are with me on this one .
I was given a full size unfinished doll house and everything that goes with it !! WOOHOO !! I was so SURPRISED ! and the shocker was they were going to throw all this away !! Can you believe it .I hit the Mother load hahaha ! This is how I got it .


It came with all the furniture and lighting ,I love all this little stuff !


enough stuff for six rooms , I'm so excited !!



I just got it and look how far I got already,I couldn't help it I had to jump right in .Two hours in and this is where I am .


With just a fresh coat of paint and the windows in we are on our way !



Even a sewing machine and thread !

I will take pictures as I go and let you see how it turns out ,wish me luck .
Because I know I will have FUN!!

The World Will Miss Him

Patrick Swayze Loses His Battle With Cancer at 57
Publicist: Patrick Swayze dies at 57

By CHRISTY LEMIRE (AP) – 24 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES — Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," said a statement released Monday evening by his publicist, Annett Wolf. Swayze died in Los Angeles, Wolf said, but declined to give further details.

Fans of the actor were saddened to learn in March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer. He kept working despite the diagnosis, putting together a memoir with his wife and shooting "The Beast," an A&E drama series for which he had already made the pilot.

Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making "The Beast" because they would have taken the edge off his performance. The show drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season.

When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was "considerably more optimistic" than that. Swayze acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.

"I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking," Swayze told ABC's Barbara Walters in early 2009. "Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it."

C. Thomas Howell, who co-starred with Swayze in "The Outsiders," "Grandview U.S.A." and "Red Dawn", said: "I have always had a special place in my heart for Patrick. While I was fortunate enough to work with him in three films, it was our passion for horses that forged a friendship between us that I treasure to this day. Not only did we lose a fine actor today, I lost my older `Outsiders' brother."

Other celebrities used Twitter to express condolences, and "Dirty Dancing" was the top trending topic for a while Monday night, trailed by several other Swayze films.

Ashton Kutcher — whose wife, Demi Moore, co-starred with Swayze in "Ghost" — wrote: "RIP P Swayze." Kutcher also linked to a YouTube clip of the actor poking fun at himself in a classic "Saturday Night Live" sketch, in which he played a wannabe Chippendales dancer alongside the corpulent — and frighteningly shirtless — Chris Farley.

And Larry King wrote: "Patrick Swayze was a wonderful actor & a terrific guy. He put his heart in everything. He was an extraordinary fighter in his battle w Cancer." King added that he'd do a tribute to Swayze on his CNN program Tuesday night.

A three-time Golden Globe nominee, Swayze became a star with his performance as the misunderstood bad-boy Johnny Castle in "Dirty Dancing." As the son of a choreographer who began his career in musical theater, he seemed a natural to play the role.

A coming-of-age romance starring Jennifer Grey as an idealistic young woman on vacation with her family and Swayze as the Catskills resort's sexy (and much older) dance instructor, the film made great use of both his grace on his feet and his muscular physique.

It became an international phenomenon in the summer of 1987, spawning albums, an Oscar-winning hit song in "(I've Had) the Time of My Life," stage productions and a sequel, 2004's "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights," in which he made a cameo.

Swayze performed and co-wrote a song on the soundtrack, the ballad "She's Like the Wind," inspired by his wife, Lisa Niemi. The film also gave him the chance to utter the now-classic line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

Swayze followed that up with the 1989 action flick "Road House," in which he played a bouncer at a rowdy bar. But it was his performance in 1990's "Ghost" that showed his vulnerable, sensitive side. He starred as a murdered man trying to communicate with his fiancee (Moore) — with great frustration and longing — through a psychic played by Whoopi Goldberg.

Swayze said at the time that he fought for the role of Sam Wheat (director Jerry Zucker wanted Kevin Kline) but once he went in for an audition and read six scenes, he got it.

Why did he want the part so badly? "It made me cry four or five times," he said of Bruce Joel Rubin's Oscar-winning script in an AP interview.

"Ghost" provided yet another indelible musical moment: Swayze and Moore sensually molding pottery together to the strains of the Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody." It also earned a best-picture nomination and a supporting-actress Oscar for Goldberg, who said she wouldn't have won if it weren't for Swayze.

"When I won my Academy Award, the only person I really thanked was Patrick," Goldberg said in March 2008 on the ABC daytime talk show "The View."

Swayze himself earned three Golden Globe nominations, for "Dirty Dancing," "Ghost" and 1995's "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," which further allowed him to toy with his masculine image. The role called for him to play a drag queen on a cross-country road trip alongside Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo.

His heartthrob status almost kept him from being considered for the role of Vida Boheme.

"I couldn't get seen on it because everyone viewed me as terminally heterosexually masculine-macho," he told the AP then. But he transformed himself so completely that when his screen test was sent to Steven Spielberg, whose Amblin pictures produced "To Wong Foo," Spielberg didn't recognize him.

Among his earlier films, Swayze was part of the star-studded lineup of up-and-comers in Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 adaptation of S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders," alongside Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Emilio Estevez and Diane Lane.

Other '80s films included "Red Dawn," "Grandview U.S.A." (for which he also provided choreography) and "Youngblood," once more with Lowe, as Canadian hockey teammates.

In the '90s, he made such eclectic films as "Point Break" (1991), in which he played the leader of a band of bank-robbing surfers, and the family Western "Tall Tale" (1995), in which he starred as Pecos Bill. He appeared on the cover of People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991, but his career tapered off toward the end of the 1990s, when he also had stay in rehab for alcohol abuse. In 2001, he appeared in the cult favorite "Donnie Darko," and in 2003 he returned to the New York stage with "Chicago"; 2006 found him in the musical "Guys and Dolls" in London.

Swayze was born in 1952 in Houston, the son of Jesse Swayze and choreographer Patsy Swayze, whose films include "Urban Cowboy."

He played football but also was drawn to dance and theater, performing with the Feld, Joffrey and Harkness Ballets and appearing on Broadway as Danny Zuko in "Grease." But he turned to acting in 1978 after a series of injuries.

Within a couple years of moving to Los Angeles, he made his debut in the roller-disco movie "Skatetown, U.S.A." The eclectic cast included Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormack and Billy Barty.

Off-screen, he was an avid conservationist who was moved by his time in Africa to shine a light on "man's greed and absolute unwillingness to operate according to Mother Nature's laws," he told the AP in 2004.

Swayze was married since 1975 to Niemi, a fellow dancer who took lessons with his mother; they met when he was 19 and she was 15. A licensed pilot, Niemi would fly her husband from Los Angeles to Northern California for treatment at Stanford University Medical Center.

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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In Remembrance !

You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001. Neither will I.



I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say "Goodbye." I held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK ... I am ready to go."



I was with his wife when he called as she fed breakfast to their children. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.



I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor when a woman cried out to Me for help. "I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!" I said. "Of course I will show you the way home - only believe in Me now."



I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered.



I was with the Firefighters, the Police Officers, the Emergency Workers. I was there, watching each brave step they took.



I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as they were overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.



I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?



I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name - though not all know Me. Some met Me for the first time on the 86th floor. Some sought Me with their last breath. Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through the smoke and flames; "Come to Me...this way...take My hand." Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me. But, I was there.



I did not place you in the Tower that day. You may not know why, but I do. However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?



September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your journey will end. And I will be there for you as well.



Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go." I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.


~God


May they rest in Peace ~AMEN~

Happy Birthday !

It's someones birthday today !! Nineteen and counting ,I hope he has a wonderful day !
So if you see this guy out and about run up and give him a BIG BIRTHDAY HUG !!


Happy Birthday my son,enjoy your day !

Workin for the weekend !

I know it is only Monday ,But I can't wait for that long weekend that is heading our way WOOHOO! I look forward to packing up the old jeep and taking off for one last long weekend adventure .
Everyone have a GREAT week !

Here is something to give ya a giggle !

The Irish Funeral Bagpiper

As a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a grave side service for a homeless man who had no family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetary in the remote countryside and this man would be the frist to be laid to rest there.

As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and being a typical man, did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew who were eating lunch but the hearse was nowhere in sight.

I apologized to the workers for my tardiness and stepped to the side of the open grave where I saw the vault lid already in place. I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long but this was the proper thing to do. The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. I played out my heart and soul.

As I played the workers began to weep. I played and I played like I'd never played before, from 'Going Home' and 'The Lord is My Shepherd' to 'Flowers of the Forest.'

I closed the lengthy session with 'Amazing Grace' and walked to my car. As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the workers saying to another, "Sweet Jeezuz, Mary' n Joseph, I never seen nothin' like that before and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years..."

School Days

Well the days of summer are over and it was back to school today .This time around it was a little different .No book bags to buy or glue sticks ,no crayons or pencil boxes. This year was a new one for us all .
From this little fellow


To this grown young man ,where does the time go ?


He started his first day of collage today and I was more nervous than a long tail cat in a room full of rockin chairs and I wasn't the one going to school !
Well I'm happy to say he made it through with flying colors and so did I !!

Surviving Saturday

Surviving a hot and humid weekend is not easy ,I'll tell ya I feel like the witch in the Wizard of Oz melting my you know what off ! WHAT A WORLD WHAT A WORLD ..lol !In my case I could really use that bucket of water !!
I did manage to get a couple of new pieces finished this week .

I'll start off with this one that can be worn two ways !

It is a 23" Blue Quartz with silver tone hoops and a silvertone and Turquoise pendant,the nice feature is you can remove the pendant and ware it without or you can use the pendant as a scarf clip ! It is priced at $25.00 + 4.60 S.H.

This will work with day or night outfits .

Next I found this great heart pendant in Blue Quartz and paired it with quartz nuggets and a heavy silvertone chain it measures at 22" and is priced at $25.00 +S.H.

It also has a fancy magnetic clasp .This is one of my favorites !! I hope you like them .
Well I guess it is back to the grindstone and see what I can get myself into next ! Did anyone see where a parked my broom ? GREAT now I have to walk !!

Fun week end !

Well we were off ,Friday right after work the jeep was loaded and we were on the road, North Country here we come ! There surely was no grass growin under these tires this past weekend !! We were headed for the Bay and what a beautiful weekend it was .Thanks to who ever ordered the nice weather it made our trip really worth while. Especially the clouds they were right out of a painting,bright white and fluffy.
It made you wish you were an angel so you could be up there cloud hoppin !



AHHH ! the grand gateway to a wonderful place ! I'm always happy to see this archway ,because I know I'm off to a great time .


Whew ! glad we got here early and got a great parking space ,there's our jeep wave !! haha,parked in the middle of all the gift shops .I don't really buy much maybe a small thing here or there .I just love to walk through the town and all the shops everything is so beautiful .We have to maintain control...lol !





All the years we have been coming to the Bay we still have never gotten on one of these big boys and taken the cruise around the Islands ,BUT we will I know it !!



I had to snap these I thought they were beautiful churches ,the one with the tower was in Watertown and the other was in Alex Bay .



This lovely shrine to Our Blessed Mother was in the back of the church in Alex Bay ,it had a waterfall under the statue,it was very calming to sit there.




The mighty windmills ,I wish is wasn't so cloudy out on the way home I would of gotten clearer pictures .Even so they were still something to see .



I love driving by the windmill farms it is truly an awesome sight !