A “SPECIAL” Delivery…

Well today was a wonderful day!
This morning I heard the doorbell ring and looked out my bedroom window to see our mail lady, Darla, standing at my front door.  I opened up the window and yelled down for her to just leave the package she had in her hands because I was a  mess.…still in my pj’s, no make-up and hair in a sort of ponytail. (you know the half falling down kind) :-0

I went downstairs and grabbed my package out of the rain and got all giddy when I saw who it was from!  Cindy, from Cindy’s Fractured Fairy Tale!  Now if you don’t know Cindy, you’ll have to hop on over to her blog and see the amazing talent this gal has!  Anyway, I ran upstairs and plopped on my bed to rip open the large envelope. (yep, it felt like Christmas again!)

Here’s what was inside the envelope……

Isn’t it a lovely little package…all tied up with a purple bow and vintage earring.    Just so pretty.  I grabbed my camera to take a couple of shots because I just knew I would want to remember what special care she took in wrapping my surprise.  And OH, what a surprise it was!

Just look at what was inside that pretty little package all tied up with string….
This is now one of my favorite things!…..

Yes, she sent me a painting that SHE painted just for ME!  I’m always telling her what an amazing artist she is, and she got on my blog and looked around to see my house colors and actually painted me this beautiful picture.  Yes…I cried.    You blogger friends sure know how to make a gal cry!

When Linda, from Itsy Bits and Pieces, sent me those beautiful ornaments for Christmas I cried…
Remember these??… Beautiful and so special!

When Patty, from Lemon Lane Cottage,  sent me the beautiful baby blanket she handmade for Sweet Pea, I cried….

Either I’m getting mushy in my old age, or you gals are just amazing. (I think it’s you gals are just amazing!)

Now back to my beautiful painting!  It goes in so many rooms in my home that I’ve just been walking around and around looking for the perfect spot.  I still haven’t settled on where it’s going to hang, but it’s just perfect….in every little way!

I promise, these pictures just don’t do it justice….It’s so deep and realistic.  (and I can still smell the paint…it’s so fresh!)

Cindy is SO talented..you just have to go over and see the amazing cows and sheep she’s painted.  They’re so light and airy…almost misty. :0)  I’m tellin’ ya, she’s good!
Look how good my painting goes with my throw I just got from TJ Maxx…it looks so pretty with the pink.  See why I’m having such a terrible time trying to figure out where to put it…it looks good EVERYWHERE! :0)

Thank you Cindy, from the bottom of my heart….you’re such a blessing and a joy to have as a friend!

Love you Cindy, and ALL my blogging buddies. I just can’t imagine if I had never started this blog…oh how many wonderful relationships I would be missing out on!

I am blessed.

Missy

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Sweet Pea turned 1!

Can you all believe it, my Sweet Pea turned 1 on Sunday!
It really can’t have been a year since she was born…time sure flies!

I thought I’d pay a tribute to her and show you a pic every month over the last year….you  can watch her grow up right in front of your eyes!

Here’s the day she was born…..11-20-2010

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months (thought this was funny) :0)

10 months

11 months

12 months….or 1 year old!!!

Yep, she enjoyed her day!

I know this picture is blurry, but she was so excited over the soft little dolly her daddy bought her, I just had to show it to you anyway.  He was so happy she liked it.  She kept giving it hugs and kisses!

She also got a lot of clothes and a singing Elmo…what  a blessing she is! :0)

Hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving Holiday! (I’ve been baking all day long…pumpkin pie, pecan pie, pumpkin cheesecake and a strawberry cheesecake! I feel a diet coming on already!)

Hugs
Missy

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Our Love Bug - Ladybug!

Our Sweet Pea was a ladybug for Halloween….
Just indulge me please…I’m a gloating Nana!  :0)

She loved my mums!….

She loved them so much, she tried to kiss them! (that’s how she kisses….she opens her mouth and says mmmm-whah, then you get your kiss!)

Sweet Pea with her daddy…He loves her SO much!

Lady Bugs can fly… :0)

Her favorite game….smooches and giggles!

 

 

These two are my favorites! :0)

Yay for my daddy!….

I LOVED being a ladybug!!…. (can you tell?!)

Thanks for indulging me! lol
Can’t help but love a ladybug!

Missy

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You’ll Never Guess What I Got!

Okay…you all remember last month when I posted about my birthday and had a wish list?  Well lo and behold I got an item from that list and just let me say it wasn’t the cake from a bakery in Las Vegas! lol
Here’s what I got!


Yep….I got the Canon Rebel I wanted!  It was a God thing really! My hubby was so supposed to get a bonus, but we pretty much knew where most of it was going…however, he got more than he was told….and guess what?  It was the amount my camera cost, so he took me to the store and said, “here, I want you to have this”.    I’m married to the bestest, most wonderful man in the world! (and yes, I know bestest isn’t a word, but that’s what he is!)


I SO don’t know what I’m doing with this camera…. let’s just say I’ve been reading this a lot!….


I have found some wonderful tutorials on you tube and also some blogs with some great tips!  Pioneer Woman helped me a lot with understanding apertures, exposure and all those other foreign words!  If you’re interested here is a link to her post. (when you click it, it’ll go to the 3rd post, but there are links in the first paragraph to take you to the 1st and 2nd one)
I wanted to share some photos I’ve been taking with my new toy! I cannot believe the clarity of pictures it takes….it’s amazing!  Please remember, this camera  is very new to me so my shots aren’t exactly professional (cause I’m not either!), but the crispness of the photos just amaze me!
These are blazing star flowers that are in my front yard…I really enjoyed getting up close on these…they’re so pretty!


I caught the bumblebee as he was taking off…see his little wings are all stretched back. hee hee hee


I was taking a picture of this baby bird that had just left the nest and the momma was squakin’ her head off at me! lol

This is just a shell ball that I have in a pot of rosemary, I was just amazed at the detail in the shells! (can you tell I’m lovin’ my camera?!)

I was trying to see how close up I could get on some stuff, so this is a pic of the back of my wicker chair…I like how textural it is!

A pic I took of the fireworks when our county had their annual 4th of July celebration.

These are pics I took of Sweet Pea (my g-baby, for those that are new around here) :0)    These aren’t that great, but I had to include them..I mean, she’s a doll baby!




These last few shots are some I took when I ventured out into manual mode on my camera.  Let me just say I was scared to death I was going to break something, but after watching a few tutorials, I did it!
Tomatoes from my garden after the rain….

Another blazing star…..

Now you all know what I drive! lol …………….


Then I discovered another mode on my camera and found out it takes b&w pics, sepia tone, etc.  LOVE LOVE LOVE!

This is yarrow from my front garden…

A succulent from my back yard….


My beautiful middle child!…..


The fire hydrant that sits in front of my house….ugh I hate this thing, but it kinda looks neat in this picture. : 0)

My flower garden….

And this is my favorite.  I took this picture after a rain shower…you can see the one droplet inside the rose is about to fall.  I LOVE my new camera for making me passionate about taking pictures again!

Hope I didn’t bore you to pieces with my photography, but I couldn’t help myself!

What kind of camera do you have, and do you love it?  Also, do you have any great tips for a VERY novice photographer?
Have a great day!
Hugs
Missy

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