Baby costumes

Okay, here are eight baby costumes I found  for anyone who still hasn't decided what to dress their adorable little babies in.

Good luck choosing : )

Just for fun

Just click on the picture so you can read the small print on this comic strip.  It's cute for us 'Twilight' fans :  )

Six Church Signs

Here are six different church signs that I kinda liked when I saw them on another website.

The first one is my favorite, because it makes perfect sense.

Right Side Out

A devotional story from "Guidepost."
Right Side Out - My lesson on inner beauty
By Jeff Japinga, Holland, Michigan

"In our household, I'm the go-to-go guy on laundry day. And, truth be told, I'm pretty much a whiz. Grass stains? Can do. Mud, lasagna - does anyone know how a teenager gets lasagna on the back of a
T-shirt?- no problem. There's only one thing about the laundry that
week-in, week-out would send me around the bend : clothes coming out of the dryer inside out.
No big deal, you say? For whatever reason, it was to me. Until, I went back to school.

Not laundry school, but third grade.  A teacher-friend of mine had invited me to visit her classroom whenever I wanted and, Curious George that I am, I dropped in unannounced one day.  Frankly, the room looked like every third-grade classroom you've ever  seen, with one notable exception. All the children, absolutely every one of them, had their clothes on inside out. Shirts, pants, caps -I didn't ask about their underwear! But I did ask what was going on.

Here's what one of those third-grade students told me. Occasionally, they wear their clothes inside out to remind themselves that with people its what's on the inside that counts the most.

You won't find me at work today wth my clothes reversed, but every time I do the laundry now and  clothes come out of the dryer inside out, I don't grumble. I remember it's what 's on the inside that counts most."

Okay, I'm hooked

Jessi and Kellye have been trying to get me to watch the new TV series, " Vampire Diaries."

Well, I finally had time last night to watch the first three episodes.

Yep! I'm hooked.

It's still not as good as "Twilight",   but what can be?

Just 24 more days until the premiere of

NEW MOON!!

Just pictures . . .

Did I forget to mention that I love takig pictures of unique things?

 Things that most people tend to overlook. Here are just a few.

Rocks around my pond~

A carpet rose with a small bee inside~

 A close up shot of two of my bigger fish~

 

Two mushrooms in the front yard~

The one on the right has a face, hair, and ears:)

And clover with raindrops on it in the backyard~

"For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven,

and that are in earth, visible and invisible,

whether they be thrones, or dominions,

or principalities, or powers:

all things were created by Him, and for Him:

And He is before all things, and by him all things consist."

Colossians 1:16-17

Granddaughters to love

God had something special to say,

So He sent two angels my way.

Two granddaughters to have and to love,

Came directly from heaven above.

Lily and Lorelei are so happy and carefree,

No greater blesssing could there be.

As I watch them grow from day to day,

I know God sent two angels my way.

Items of Inspiration

    

 "The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature."
- Anne Frank

Determination

de-ter-mi-na-tion / 1: the act of coming to a decision; 2: a fixing of the extent, position, or character of something; 3: firm or fixed purpose.

Certain loved ones in my family describe me as stubborn and/or bull headed. I like to think of the trait as "determination."
It simply means that if I decide something is better one way; then, I will bust a gut to do it that way.  Pretty much standing with my feet planted and unmovable.
That brings me to this picture.  I planted  'Impatiens' three years ago on the north side of our house. The sun is very hot on that side and Impatiens don't do very well  without shade. Well, the other morning, I noticed this little guy growing as pretty as you please. Its seed has survived over two years up against the foundation. It's still out there, even after the cold snaps we've had lately. That's what I call - determination. It had a will to grow and become a pretty flower, even though the odds were stacked against it.  I bet it'll be back next year, too. Determination like that is hard to overcome.

Welcome to my new blog!

As the title refers to " Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get." So true with me. Every day is different and, depending on my mood, a new adventure.  Hope you enjoy the blog. I know it can't compete with Lily's World, but at least it will give me an outlet to share my likes and dislikes without speaking through a toddler. Enjoy!