Congratulations to
Tina L. for being the winner of the 15,000 hits give-away! Wow, the hits sure came in fast today. Thanks everyone!
FYI this is a 12"x12" framed quilt piece

Becki

Today I am officially the oldest I have EVER been! A half century old....ugh

To celebrate, I have already eaten a lovely piece of triple chocolate cake that I was NOT going to touch today...since my diet was going to begin. :-)

Since I am old, I will be having a special give-away. I am almost to the 15,000 hit mark on my blog. When I hit that mark, I will be giving away a special award to the first person to comment that day. So, keep watching and reading and of course commenting! You could be the winner!

In keeping with the "theme" of old, I will be making available a framed antique quilt square. Picture on the right, I completed it!


The colors in the quilt are navy blue, off white and tan.

Becki

Getting back in the swing of things

Why is it so difficult to get back into the swing of things after you return from vacation? I have no energy or desire to do anything!

I have been perusing my "usual" blogs and other favorite internet stops, but my kitchen counter and sink are screaming for attention. I hate a messy house, but mine seems to fall into that category more often than not... ugh!

So, today I will do the mundane and hope for the best. I am feeling a bit depressed, although it is not only from coming back to Ohio and leaving WARM, BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY, FLORIDA.

I will be 50 years old on Monday and it is like being slapped in the face with a dead stinky fish! How could I possibly be that old? Wasn't I just 29 yesterday? Oh bother! I certainly hope that I will make the most out of this new decade that I am facing. What positive things can I do? I know there are things that I want to do, but will I actually see them to completion? I am a quitter. I hate that about me, but still, I do it. Or rather don't do it. Maybe this should be my goal? Not a resolution, a goal.

So far, I have not followed through with my weight loss goal...another 25 pounds. I have lost a couple more, but no where near my goal.

My next goal to lose this weight is before May. I have another college graduation in May. Jordan, our second son, is graduating from Indianan Wesleyan University. Wow, what an accomplishment. Wow, I. feel. OLD. Christopher, our third son, will be entering into his final year of college as soon as Jordan graduates. Then only one more year of FAFSA (thank God for that miracle) I hate those things.

Well, the longer I sit and add to this blog, the longer I put off the inevitable....

Have a good Thursday!

Becki

Fun in the sun

We arrived home from our wonderful Florida vacation and were greeted about fifteen minutes later by snow...Blech!

I had to share some of our pictures with you, just so you can remember what warm weather looks like, and have hope that one day it will again be sunny and warm!

Yes, we can know that somewhere in this worl

d in this cold snowy country, there is indeed sunshine. We had a wonderful time and I am so blessed to have been able to get away for five days. We went to Naples Florida, probably my favorite place here on this earth. We spent hours and hours on the beach. Ahhhhh so relaxing.

I enjoyed myself so much that I did not want to come home. Jeff had to pry my fingers away from this palm tree and push me into the car, so we could make our plane to Charlotte where we had a two hour lay-over, and add to that an additional hour and fifteen minutes for a delay due to something wrong with the plane. They put us on a different plane (thank you US Airways)

We are home... whether we like it or not.

And the winner is...

Drum roll please.........................

Sally Conkle!

NO THIS WAS NOT RIGGED! I put all the names in separate sheets, put them in a pile, closed my eyes and drew!

Congratulations Sally! You will be receiving your books via my very own hands! Since I know where you live.

Keep posted as I will be doing this again in the near future.

Give Away!!!

Happy Friday friends~

I am going to be giving away two books as stated in the previous post, make sure to send me your name and I will add it to the pot. Spread the word...FREE BOOKS!!!

I will draw the names on Monday, January 18. Be sure to add your name soon so I can include you. Both books are great and if you scroll down you can read all about them!

In case you are wondering

Hello friends!

In case you are wondering what is going on with my blog, let me explain. I have partnered with other fellow authors in a blog tour! Letters to Darcy by Tracy Ramos is the second featured tour.When I Accepted Me: 52 Affirmations to Boost Your Self-Esteem! by Sonja Samuel is the first. Posted on January1.

For all of you that may be interested, I have copies of both books featured in my blog, and I would like to do a GIVE AWAY.

If you would be interested, please send me a message in my blog, and I will add your name to the "pot" from which I will draw names!

I hope that you will read through the blog, and the entire explanation about each book featured.

Happy reading and let me hear from you!