Catching Up Again!

Oh. My. Word. (or the lack thereof!)

It’s been quite some time since I last wrote on my blog! Like the end of April! Yikes! It’s not that I haven’t wanted to – and would you believe, I had one all typed out and ready to go yesterday, but the internet decided to “eat it” and “POOF!” it disappeared!

So here I am, starting over. And to be honest, don’t know what I said yesterday so I guess I’ll start from scratch and share some of my memories from the month of May with pictures I took!

This is Aurora. Aurora is a new addition to my household. Aurora is……..

My new paper shredder!!!!

I got a really good deal on her at Wal*Mart….on sale for $15 on clearance! She’s actually a much brighter green, almost neon-ish. I’d been looking for one for awhile but reaaaaaally didn’t want to spend the big bucks for one. I hated just ripping up old checks and such and had been looking, but not looking (if that makes sense!). There she was in the clearance aisle, sitting next to her twin sister dressed in pink. Since I looooovve green, yeah, it was an easy decision which one was coming home! It’s come in very handy!!!!! And ya gotta love a bargain, to boot! What a blessing!

Let me explain this picture….it’s a picture of part of a picture! I was blessed to be able to spend some time with an old friend of mine who took me to lunch one day last month. After lunch, we were walking Main Street in my town and stopped in this store, It’s A Dollar & More, and were just looking around. We saw a bunch of pictures towards the front of the store and my friend asked me which one I liked best. I chose this one….and he was so sweet and blessed me by purchasing it for my home! There’s another saying on the picture that we both thought was really neat:

Jesus knows me, this I love!

How true is that!?!?! But how often do we realize it, down deep, that we have a Savior and Redeemer and Friend Who knows us even better than we know ourselves!? Something to think about!

This is a mat now graces my front door entry. I love the colors and the message! It looks rather summery, doesn’t it?

Okay…..do you think you know what this one is all about? What’s your guess?

If you said “Ice”, you are correct! Yep, one of the basic household chores this past month was defrosting my refrigerator freezer. I wish I had a frost-free one, but seeing as how my home came with a stove and fridge, I am really not gonna complain! Besides, the upside of having to manually defrost the freezer is that I end up cleaning it out and tossing the old stuff that needs to go!

Ah, yes…..another project! This one was in my living room and had to do with the couch and the cushions that belonged on the back part of the couch. I bought this couch like 12 years ago when I first moved to Gainesville, GA. It has seen better days and if I ever buy another new couch, it will not be a cream colored one! I learned my lesson!

So, I have had some company these past few months and some of my visitors have found the couch to be a little uncomfortable for them without the back cushions. I’ve had them in a storage box for quite some time and knew I needed to come up with a plan of some kind for covering them.

The solution? I went to the local Goodwill Store and bought several flat queen size sheets. The couch is covered with a dark navy blue sheet. I wanted to come up with something pillowcase-like for the back cushions, which are kind of big. I found these two plaid sheets that worked wonderfully for making BIG pillowcases for the cushions. I *love* how they look! And it really is nice to have those cushions back on the couch again! Oh, and the picture above….that’s just one of the cushions, there’s another one besides the one in the pic!

Thought you might enjoy seeing a picture of what sits on top of one of the bookcases in my living room! I love lighthouses and these are variations of lighthouses/birdhouses. There are also two little ceramic birds sitting up there along with the bird/lighthouses! As you can also see, my bookcases house my movie collection! And yes, there are books on there, too….just lower!

I love the bookcases….I have two…..my dad built these for me probably about 15 years ago. I treasure them because they were from him and I know they were made with love and great care! Oh, and by the way, the two little birds on top of the bookcase…..my mom gave me those a long time ago, too!

This little bundle of joy is my newest great niece, Liliahna Marie Johnson. She is the daughter of my oldest niece, Rebecca and her husband, Frank. They are both in the Army and stationed at Ft Hood, TX. They are due to be here in PA in a few short weeks before Frank is sent overseas for an extended amount of time. So it’s going to be a very happy time while they are here, getting to meet this precious little one! I cant wait to hold her and love on her! I have funny feeling, I may have some competition in that area, coming from the big family I’m a part of! ☺

I hope that you enjoyed your time with me today. I hope to get back to blogging more regularly and sharing with you whatever the Lord lays on my heart. I’m happy you stopped by….please, come again!

May He bless you and yours always

and may it always be beyond the measure you expect!

In His care,

Sue