~♥ HAVE A VERRIE MERRIE *CHRIST*MAS! ♥~

 whadda great helper I have!  after our Thanksgiving meal & clean-up I have Owen help decorate the tree... I love looking at it later knowing his sweet lil' hands placed the ornaments in their special spots!

such concentration on this tree decorating task!  =)

even Otis is helping!  =)

i hope everyone is getting everything all done for the holidays!   it is almost time for santas' arrival!  have some baking done...need to do more, made my Christmas cards & they have been mailed. most of the gifts are wrapped. still have to clean, finish up a few things & we have snack*ie type foods for our Christmas {on Christmas eve} vegie pizza, cheez & crackers & taco dip & spinach dip in bread & chips & crackers & all kinds of cookies & candies & on & on...  yum*yum!  we are so blessed to have soo much to be thank*ful for!

remember that it is okay not to have everything 'perfect' ~ that things may not all get done ~ are we ever all done?

the reason for the season is *JESUS* our loving saviour & almighty GOD! 

that is our joy! 

~♥ wishing all of you the merriest *CHRIST*mas!♥~ 

hugs & blessings with love, humble♥ 

~♥PRETTY SNOW & LITES♥~

A PIC OF OUR SWEET HOME, OUR COZY NEST IN WINTER WONDER. WITH THE SNOW & LIGHTS & THE CHRISTMAS TREE.

REMEMBER THE POSTS WITH THE 'SEA OF PURPLE'? ALL MY FLOWERS IN FRONT? NOW IT IS A SEA OF WHITE...

OUR DECK THAT IN THE SUMMER IT IS SOO HOT WE CAN NOT EVEN SIT OUT THERE...WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM NOW, HUH? JUST THE OPPOSITE! =)

THE LITES AT NITE... LOVE. THE SNOW & SPARKLES, ESPECIALLY THE FIRST ONE. THIS SNOW WAS THE END OF THE WEEK... THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK IT WAS 50 DEGREES! TOMORROW FORECAST FOR MEBBE SOME MORE & THEN AGAIN THE WEEK*END... IT HAS BEEN VERYYY COLD & IT IS NOT OFFICIALLY WINTER YET! =)

KEEP WARM & COZY M'FRIENDS.

HUGS & BLESSINGS, HUMBLE♥

~♥ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE♥~

ONE DAY THIS FALL OWEN & I HAD A DAY TOGETHER & HE HELPED ME AT THE BOOTH... HE DEFINATELY IS NOT FOR SALE! ISN'T HE SOO CUTE???!!!

YEP... I STARTED ANOTHER ANTIQUE/COLLECTIBLES BOOTH! DOES THAT MEAN I HAVE TOOO MUCH STUFF??? MEBBE... ~ BUT I AM ALSO DOWNSIZING... ~ GETTING RID OF THINGS THAT 'MEBBE' SOMEDAY I WILL USE.

THIS LIL' CORNER I PAINTED & PUT UP MY CROW WALL*PAPER BORDER {IT IS THE SAME COLOR & BORDER I HAVE IN OUR KITCHEN} THEN IT FILLED UP IN A HURRY. IT IS AT BARNTIQUES ~ KALONA IOWA. NANCY & JOHN ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO ALSO HAVE A SHOP CALLED RUG COTTAGE & A BEAUTIFUL VICTORIAN HOME WITH A GORGEOUS VIEW. A GREAT PLACE FOR ANTIQUING & GIFTS! VISIT ALL OF NANCYS' BLOGS, THEY ARE FILLED WITH FUN!

WE ARE SOO BLESSED THAT IOWA HAS SOO MANY PLACES FILLED WITH GREAT ANTIQUES & SHOPS!

A LITTLE BIT DOWN THE ROAD IS SISTERS' GARDEN WHICH I WILL POST ABOUT SOON! TWO LOVELY SHOPS ~ WITH LOVELY GALS! SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! LOVE. THESE PLACES ~ SO WORTH THE TRIP TO SEE...

HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL FUN WEEK*END! HUGS & BLESSINGS, HUMBLE ♥

~♥WE ARE SOO BLESSED ♥~

WE HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING~ WE HAVE SOO MUCH TO BE THANK*FUL FOR! EVERY YEAR I HAVE HAD THANKSGIVING WE EACH WRITE DOWN WHAT WE ARE THANK*FUL FOR. I LOVE READING WHAT IS WRITTEN... MOST OF THE TIME, YEAR TO YEAR IT DOESN'T CHANGE A WHOLE LOT ~ JUST GRATEFUL FOR MORE THINGS!

WE ARE SOO BLESSED!

THIS YEAR OWEN {4} WROTE HIS OWN THANKSGIVING NOTE... IT IS READABLE & OH SOO CUTE... HOW HE IS THANKFUL FOR G'MA& G'PA, DADDY, MOMMY , OTIS {OUR DOG} & THEN ADDI! {AND WROTE IT IN THAT ORDER,TOO!} IT IS SOO PRECIOUS!

THANK*FUL FOR ALL OF YOU M'FRIENDS!

HUGS & BLESSINGS, HUMBLE♥

~♥ G'MAS' LIL' PRINCESS IS GROWING UP FAST! ♥~

JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME PICS OF MY LIL PRINCESS...

THIS IS TRICK OR TREAT NITE... ISN'T SHE JUST THE CUTEST LIL FLOWER? THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT THAT NITE FOR THE FAMILY TO GO OUT & HAVE FUN!

G'MA JUST LOVES ME WHEN I WEAR THESE CUTSIE LIL BOWS... AGAIN SOO CUTE!

LIL ADDI IS SOO HAPPY... THIS WAS HER MOMS' CHAIR WHEN SHE WAS A LIL GIRL.

GETTING BIGGER & BIGGER & CUTE*R & CUTE*R...

LIL ADDI IS GROWING UP SOO FAST! FOR HER BEING AN EARLY BABY & WEARING PREEMIE CLOTHES... NOW YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW...

OUR PRECIOUS LIL BABY GIRL! G'MA IS SOO TICKLED PINK TO HAVE HER IN OUR LIVES. WE ARE SOO BLESSED THAT SHE IS HEALTHY & HAPPY... I JUST HAD TO SHARE MY LIL PRINCESS ~ ♥ G'MA LOVES YOU SUGAR WINGS!♥ ♥ ♥
~ ♥ HUGS & BLESSINGS ♥~ HUMBLE♥

~♥ lovin' this weather! ♥~

Yesterday was one of those "perfect" weather dayz! In the 70's with a breeze & blue skies & lotsa sunshine! Thank God for each day! A sweet morning glory nodding in the breeze... been going thru some of my photos from last year... {have not had hubby load any new ones lately, I can not get the hang of it! so let him do it} This is by the garden & the sky was a beautiful blue with our rusty find from his uncles' barn... love. the star design!

The lil' wrens love being around this sweet birdhouse, they are soo cute!

Everything this year has really dried up early! Put out some fall things already & have lotsa yard work to do, cutting everything back...

Been enjoying the windows open & coolness! Hubby loves it, too! I have to put on socks & fleece & more blankies, than him... but am soo loving having the windows open!

Have a wonderful thursday m'friends! Hope you make the time to do something you love!

Hugs & blessings, Humble ♥

~Hope you are having a wonderful Labor Day week*end~

We have finally had some cooler weather! The temps have not been so bad, but the humidity has been awful... as has been around many places this year. The air conditioner got a break for a while, hopefully a long while! Love. having the windows open & feeling the breeze & hearing the birds ...

Have a great Labor day & hope you had a wonderful week*end... & did not have to work soo hard as Owen did in this pic! Ha... ha...

Still enjoying my flowers... & hope to for a little while longer... before they are gone... seems like alot of things have just dried up soo fast this last week, like everything knows it is time to sleep til next year. Take time to enjoy these gorgeous days!

Hugs & blessings, humble♥

~♥ SWEET GLASS CABINET/CUPBOARD ♥~

I KNOW SOME OF YOU WILL *GASP* ON WHY? O? WHY? DID I PAINT THIS???

YEP, IT WAS A COOL CABINET THE WAY IT WAS... BUT BELIEVE ME! NOT AS COOL AS IT APPEARS! MY NEW LIL' GRAND*DAUGHTER ADDIE'S ROOM IS BRIGHT PINKS & BROWNS... IT LOOKS TOTALLY CUTE !!! THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WOULDA BEEN PERFECT FOR THAT!

BUT I PAINTED THIS BEFORE I EVEN KNEW I WAS HAVING A PRINCESS GRAND*DAUGHTER! AND THE PAINT WAS CHIPPING & WOULDA BEEN PROBABLY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH PAINT CHIPS! {HUBBY ALWAYS SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT... TO ME YOU WOULD HAVE TO EAT ALOT OF CUPBOARDS... I WOULD THINK, HA.HA.} THE PINKISH COLOR WAS NOT REALLY A PINK... MORE OF AN ORANGEY COLOR WHICH I LOVE, BUT NOT FOR THIS SPOT I WANTED A CABINET FOR. IT WAS ALSO VARNISHED IN SOME AREAS & SOME IT WAS SHINEY LAQUERED LOOK... SO IT WAS NOT AS REALLY "COOL" AS IT MAY APPEAR... {SERIOUS} COZ I LOVE, CHIPPY, WORN & NOT SOO GOOD CONDITION STUFF!!! I LOVED. THE SIZE OF IT, ALL THE GLASS KNOBS, LIL' DRAWERS & SHELVES & GLASS DOORS... TOOO SWEET ♥

I AM MORE OF A PRIMITIVE TYPE, RUSTIC ~ DARK COLORED FURNITURE LOOK GAL WITH A TOUCH OF BLING, ROMANCE, VINTAGE LOOK {DUNNO WHAT LOOK THAT COULD BE SHORTENED TO!} ... & I WAS LOOKING FOR A PIECE TO GO IN OUR BEDROOM. SINCE I REPAINTED & GOT RID OF ALL THE AMERICANA IN THERE & WENT MORE VINTAGE. THE CABINET IS SOO CUTE & THE PAINT COVERED UP THE VARNISHED AREAS WHERE I SANDED... BUT SOME SPOTS ARE STILL LUMPY, WHICH TO ME ARE JUST FINE! SO ADORE "NOTSO PERFECT!"

WILL WRITE & SHOW MORE PICS OF THE BEDROOM & OTHER FURNITURE I HAVE PAINTED SOME TIME SOON...

HUGS & BLESSINGS, HUMBLE ♥

~♥ MISS YOU... WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU..~♥

Ruger {aka Rugie} was sucha good dog~! His name was a combination of the German part of his breed & the gun {pistol} ... since he was sucha onery puppy! He was soo big...weighed 120 lbs... & was gorgeous. A constant companion of ours. We walked many, many miles together... we walked many times a day & almost everyday all kinds of weather. One time we figured it to be over 9,000 plus miles... that is alot of footwork!
As he got older, he loved "his" couch more than walks...but would get up & go out for our shorter walks as he could not move as good as he once did.

Ruger loved lil' Otis... we were afraid he may not like the lil' one... but they had a good time together & he would let Otis get the best of him at times. Otis really misses him, too. & Bill really had a tuff time, since he seemed to baby on him more.

It is still hard to go to the basement & on walks... alot of memories! You keep expecting to see him on his couch. They {our fur angels} are like another member of the family! Our 4* legged children! Our pets rescue us many times, are always there for us.

Ruger would have been 12 years old. ... so for a big dawg ... he had a good & happy life & is in a better place where there is no pain.

It doesn't mean we do not miss him ~ we will always miss him & love him always! Even tho he has been gone for 5 months, I still cry writing this... thought mebbe writing this it would be easier now, than before... that is not so...

Thank*U Rugie for leaving your pawprints on our hearts... love you & miss you!

~♥~ RUGER TUCKER ~♥~

APRIL 1998 * APRIL 2010

~♥ IT IS A HAPPY TIME... SOOO BLESSED! ♥~

♥ WE ARE SOOO BLESSED!♥ SMILES ALL AROUND!
THIS IS OUR NEW GRAND♥DAUGHTER ADDISON LUCILLE TUCKER! BORN JUNE 28TH, TWENTY TEN.
PROUD DADDY & BROTHER OWEN! MOM, ADDIE, OWEN & DADDY... EVERYONE IS DOING JUST FINE! =)

BEEN BAD AT BLOGGING... SORRY!

AM GONNA TRY & MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO DO BETTER! LOVE. VISITING ALL MY BLOG FRIENDS... YOU ALL MAKE MY HEART ♥ HAPPY!

WILL BE BACK SOON WITH MORE PICS OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN UP TO... SO CHECK BACK & THANX FOR BEING A PART OF MY LIFE. I AM TRULY BLESSED!
HUGS & BLESSINGS XOXOXO HUMBLE ♥

~pretty soon...

last nite we had some rain & lightning & thunder boomers! wow, seems like we jump from snow... yep it is almost all gone from our yard... to the next thing... which is ok with me... seeing the snow gone for now & seeing more & more green, all washed now from the rains.

i even have the windows opened a crack this morn & the birds are singing & our chime is ringing a song from the wind...

Bill saw a wild turkey on his walk this morn... a big one at that. i told him we are to see robins now, not turkeys... =)

is not mother nature ~ GOD's ~ colors just gorgeous? ... i love this pic of the sweet flowers in my yard... soon i will be able to take the 2010 pics of my yard & my love of nature!

it is almost friday agin, sweet friends... the time just flys! have a wonderful creative day!

hugs & blessings, humble ♥

~♥ me at almost three ♥♥♥

i found this pic awhile back. i see all these pics put on the blogs... & thought this might be ok.

i am almost 3. pic taken in 1956.

love the plaid & all the rick rack. i believe my mom or g'ma made the dress. i also had on the black patent shoes with the girly white soxs with lace... still love the lace & rick rack!

i can remember going to bed with bobby pins to hold the curls... remember those? probably do not sell them anymore...

found also some old coins that were silver dollars & mom wrote on them in pencil from my 3rd birthday. looked at them on Christmas eve with the kidz here. really loved finally getting them, & then looking at them ... realizing as Shanna said, 'Owen is three...' funnie how that happened. i cried coz i knew it was a "GOD" thing.... thank*U!

like ms sandy said to me this morn... have yourself a happy lil' monday! to you my friends...

~♥~ hugs & blessings, humble ♥ ~♥~

~♥~ there's a theme going on here...~♥~

Awhile back we had been blessed by a wonderful announcement....

Our son, ♥ Kyle & daughter*in*love♥ Shanna told us that we would be g'pa & g'ma again...

Lil' Owen would be a big brother................ &

were told that when they did find out what the baby would be ~ they were keeping it secret... ♥

well.............. can u tell what the baby will be??? they could not keep a secret & this g'ma is tickled PINK!!!!! WE ARE SOOO BLESSED!!! keep Shanna & the baby "girl" in your prayers!

hugs & blessings, humblepink♥

~♥~ HOPE ~♥~

We had sucha wonderful week*end with lil' "O"... g'ma misses him sooo much. He is soo much fun... & sucha smartie! They know at 3 years old much more than i do now... kinda scarey... but at least he can teach me! poor lil' o has a big job ahead of him then... =)

i was looking thru some pics & saw these... it is dreary here today with lotsa snow still to melt... hey it is march now!!! so we will "HOPE" for nicer weather... it could always be worse ~ so for that i am grateful... as well as many other things...

we went 'junkin' yesterday morn to the fairgrounds where they had a flea market. have not gone to this one in years! had a good time & found some goodies! of course! some jewelry, old books, a wonderful half ledger with awesome handwriting from the 30's, watch faces & pieces, i have this thing right now about rosaries {rosary} jewelry with the crosses & found some beauties! i have them in our bedroom & bath that we just redone this past winter... pics later...

what i find soo amazing is how God winds His LOVE in His Presence... HOPE... is always there... i have a beautiful guardian angel ~ my mom ~♥~ who has been in Heaven now 7 years.... feb. 27th.

i love.love.love. when i find something as LOVE note ~HOPE~

i found a package of religious cards from a vendor. that were note cards, not folded, just a card front, smaller than an index card. i believe from a retreat from the signage on the back.... the front is gorgeous with Jesus knocking on a door.. with almost mother of pearl reflection on this card, just beautiful! with the verse, Behold I stand at the door and knock. P-16 on it... {HOPE!!! } the fonts are soo cool, too. the back has a writing about the I.C.A. retreat with a blessing... the neat thing about it... i was thinking of mom with HOPE & blessings, and on the back of this one lil' card it was dated 2/28/39! yesterdays' date was 2/28/10! LOVE it when that happens!

"HOPE" all of you have a wonderful monday... create & do something fun!

hugs & blessings humble ♥

~♥~LOVE & MISS YOU MOM! ~♥~ WITH ALL MY LOVE!~♥~ with "HOPE" to see you again...

~♥~ is it a bird? a plane? no it is... ~♥~

SUPER*OWEN*!!!!

and he is making a 'super' visit to g'ma & g'pa 's house for a coupla days!!!

It will be soo fun & good to see the lil' guy! G'pa stopped at the store today & got some ice cream & do*nuts already... so our lil' super guy will fly with his sugar high! and of course the animal shaped mac & cheez! we do have the fruit & vegies, too ~ and he loves his vegies!

with things happening in our lives ~ "super" owen is exactly what we need! thank God for sucha wonderful blessing! have a wonderful thursday m'friends.... it is almost friday again....

hugs & blessings, humble♥

~♥~ it is pretty, but...

sometimes i keep thinking it must still be Christmas time ~yet, again, whatever... then i remember it is february! and in about 10 months it will be Christmas time... shhhhhhhhhh!!! do not even think or say that!! oh my... !!!

the snow is pretty, but enuf already... is to be cold/colder again. i can tell that the sun has more power ~ the snow melts faster, the sky is looking more spring-y, & some more birds are around singing their pretty songs... ~ soon it will be spring but for now we see the white stuff...

seems like even with the weather... i wait on calls from attnys & doctors... no news is good news i guess...

i will keep praying for good news & keep doing some of my projects that i love to do & am blessed to be able to do~

~♥~keeping all of you, my friends ~ in my thoughts & prayers! keep cozy & do what you love & enjoy... ~♥~

~hugs & blessings ~ humble♥

~♥~ SOO THANK♥FUL ~♥~

~~~♥~~~ for the LOVE i am shown through HIS LOVE... with out GOD in my life i just do not know where i would be... {well, i know} but you know what i mean...
this is my sweet dad with my sweet lil' owen... great g'pa & he called owen... his "champ" ~ too cute... ~
i have been on this emotional roller coaster since my dad died almost two years ago with the farm estate... today i got confirmation that a loan has been processed for the sale to my brother...
i want to thank everyone for their prayers for me on this journey... GOD BLESS YOU!!! ♥♥♥ and to my finest feathered friend {you know who you are} with her wisdom... 'all things work together for those who love HIM....♥♥♥

AMEN!!! all are in my thoughts & prayers... with love, many hugs & blessings... humble♥


I LOVE YOU DAD! I LOVE YOU MOM! HOPE YOU ARE DANCING! ♥ LOVEYOUBOTH & MISS YOU BOTH TERRIBLY..♥♥... your daughter, vikki ♥

~♥~ We are waiting ~♥~

~ My chocolate vine that i planted by our lamp post ~ that mama red finch builds her nest every spring... ... and the lil' red finches are waiting for spring... but in Ioway we are getting more snow... so we will wait... but pretty soon my fine feathered friends...

~Speaking of fine feathered friends... visit my sweet friend Dawn ~♥~ at The Feathered Nest... {click on her blog on the side bar} She is having her 3rd Blog-Anniversary!!! Dawn is the sweetest gal, who is soo caring & inspiring that loves to share all her goodness & lovely creations for all to see ...

~Have a cozy & warm monday all my fine feathered friends... I am looking forward to seeing the green of spring... sweet birdies in their nest in the choco vine on the lamp post ... and the chocolates from the vine... haha!!! have not ever seen that yet...

~ and i do enjoy the lovely beauty of the snow... good thing 'huh??? ~ hugs & blessings humble♥~