Hey old man...........this is the S.O.U.T.H.

Whaaaaaaaaaat.......................... 17 degrees and dropping

Louisiana where are you? Did I fall asleep and just dream I live in the south ... surely this is North Dakota with bayous...........

Oh my...I know it isn't just our neck of the woods. Our entire country is in shock.  Hubby went to work and walked out the door reminiscent of the michilen man this morning...long johns, work clothes and then on top of all that his camo quilted and insulated hunting pants with suspenders and jacket. To top it all off, boots over a couple of pairs of socks, gloves, and hat. Somewhere in the midst of all that he has his cell phone, and his keys and tools. God Bless him and all the others who unselfishly go out to work on days like this so we might enjoy life with minimal hardships.

I made a huge pot of vegetable soup with cornbread yesterday and may do something today with chicken. It sure makes it nice to be able to have a nice steaming bowl of something to warm us up in a jiffy when it's too cold to even think of what to cook.

Doggies asleep in their beds, plants in, pipes wrapped and fawcets left dripping. We have such an old house with old pipes that we placed a small table lamp under the kitchen sink to help them stay warm.

I have crochet always going on, devotionals to study and a good book to read. What about you. What are your plans to stay warm and content this week.

Be warm, be safe, be well and be Happy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Rose Meredith

Our little Rosie...I would give you the world if I could.  It would of course be PINK . But most of all my wish for you is a lifetime of JOY. 

It seems only yesterday that we were grieving still for our Jake and God is so good that He sent RoseMeredith to us on Jake's birthday. Today is her second birthday and she now has a baby brother also named Jake who will celebrate his first birthday this month on the 24th. But today is all about RoseMeredith.

She is the delight of her daddy's life and of ours, her mammy and poppa. I know she and Daddy and Jakie are having a wonderful Happy Birthday day  in Grand Bay, Alabama. When her mommy comes home this evening, she will have a Birthday Party and I will share pictures with you later this week.

This is RoseMeredith with her daddy this morning. She is Happy...Happy...Happy!

Many days of do-overs

Good Morning and Happy New Year

There are many days to do it over.............365 in fact. No of course we can't actually "un-do" something but we all have a chance to do something good each day we wake.

Sure I blew it in 2013 many many times with resolutions because my only true "stick to it", die hard resolution was to be a better person than I was in 2012.  Was I? Not each day for sure. But God is so loving and forgiving and He gives us a new year...........a whole year full of new days to begin again with our resolve.

Happy Today  folks.  God Bless you all in 2014.

Hello............anyone there?

Yes.............I feel as if I've been sleeping for a very long time and am waking from a stupor. I logged onto my blog and see that I have not posted for nearly a YEAR.
I've been toying around with resolutions for the new year and the number 1 of course is losing weight. With Number 2 a close second of just getting more active in the hope I can get some much needed relief to my knee pain.  And Number 3 you ask..........................BLOGGING. The activity I once was so passionate about. I began blogging in 2006 and when Facebook became so the thing, I found I could not do both and I became Fickle. There I admit it. But Facebook has become stale to me. Stale and not so nice most of the time. What I'm trying to say is I would like to come back home.
I've found that resolutions that start on January 1 are short lived. I want a long time relationship here so I decided to begin BEFORE New Year's Day!

So now that I've gotten my toes wet it is beginning to feel at home and I will be back. Right now I am trying to straighten out an online transaction involving my credit card. Grrrrrrrrr don't ya just hate doing business online and trying to converse with customer service without hearing a voice or seeing a face. I'm just saying that I can feel my blood pressure rising as we speak. Well ladies, since I had nothing catchy, enlightening or brilliant lined up to write about I will catch you all in a day or two. Gee it feels good to be home.

This is our newest little grandson, Jake Gregory Wendling II (beautifully named for our son Jake) who will be 1 year old on January 24. He was visiting his mammy and poppa from Mobile right before Christmas. Isn't he a handsome specimen.

Hugs from miz mollye's little corner of Louisiana :)

WORDLESS WEDNESDAYS

the wonder of a new brother

VALENTINE BOTTLE SWAP

Can I say enough times the word F.U.N.

We had a Valentine Swap and it was FUN. My partner Jill Cooper from Untie the Ribbons drew MY name and she surprised me with a glorious bottle of goodies.  We listed our likes and hobbies and she hit it right on the nail as you can see because anyone who knows me just knows how much I love to sew. And you can't sew without ribbons, laces and buttons.

Thank you Jill for giving me the bestest Valentine ever.

These are the links of the other players........
Peggy aka Queen Mother Mamaw at Day of the Lily
Terry Lee at All Things TerryLee
Barb at DogMom Diva
Debbie at Simply Debbie 
Anitra over at Coffee Pot People 
and Myra  at Respice, Prospice

Be sure to check out the links to see how Crafty and Creative we all were!  Oh and Happy Valentine Day.  Don't forget to do something Sweet for those who are so Sweet to You :)  Love, Mollye

IT'S TIME...........BOTTLE MANIA TIME

Oh my goodness.............It is time - yes today is the date for everyone playing in the Valentine Bottle Swap to mail off their bottles.  This actually gives us 10 days before V Day and since we limited our game to the United States only there should be no problem in your bottle arriving to your partner in time.

I sent mine off a while ago but only because I am working a bit part time and didn't want to be stressed at the last minute. But my partner has graciously agreed to wait on opening it.

Everyone please post your bottle contents of Valentine Day so we can all get to share in your fun!

Thanks everyone for playing and I hope you've enjoyed thinking about your secret partner and if you did not already know her, I hope you've made a "forever friend" from this swap.

Well how did you like the Super Bowl?  I have to say I LOVED EACH AND EVERY MOMENT OF IT!
And what about those Commercials?  WOW.......I liked many of them but my faves were of course the Clydesdales which I actually missed because we were fast forwarding throughout the game and I saw it in video this morning and had a good boo hoo bright and early and the other I loved was the one about the Farmer. Just beautiful

 I am by nature a Saints fan since I live in Louisiana but I've always had a second favorite.  Since 1975 I became a Chicago Bears Fan and always loved the bears and pulled for them and a couple of years ago I watched the Ravens play and fell in love with their style of exciting play. They reminded me of the old Monsters of the Midway, which was one of the monikers of the Bears of old. I was hooked and have predicted all of 2012 season that Baltimore would go to the Super Bowl and in fact last November predicted that they would face the niners.  True fact. I really did. So I have looked forward with the excitement building each day of the game. I was not disappointed but got a little nervous and edgy towards the end but they held tight and I'm so proud of the Ravens team.

Go Ravens.  What a fun day.