Joyful Expressions!

That means more than one thing for me today.  Some time ago, I told you about my friend Sandra who owns Joyful Expressions-Bible Verses in Cross stitch.  I tell you, even if you don't cross stitch you will so love looking at her beautiful charts.  Here are just a few.

Aren't they beautiful?  I think she has a great eye for color and design.

I was working on the bedroom floor yesterday and as you can see E.J. was really working hard too.  LOL!  I look a mess, cap off, hair falling down so I stuck my tongue out at Jack!

 I took this one of Jack looking spiffy and silly.  He has a wet towel under his hat as he heads out to mow.  It was pretty warm today too I will tell you

 Yes, I do have stitchy stuff!  I am starting on this wolf.  Trouble was the only fabric large enough was the blue I used to do Rainbow Bridge.  That would not have looked right so yesterday I soaked a piece of it in tea and a bit of vinegar and it came out a very nice mottled brown with just a little toned down blue here and there.  This will be a present for a friend.

 So I hope you enjoyed our Joyful expressions post!  It was enjoyable to do!  God bless and huggles.

Word-filled Wednesday

Shame on me that I have not done this for some time.  But here I go again.  I made this one when Jack and I celebrated our 30 year anniversary the 6th of this month.

Here we are stitching on a soggy Monday!

Here is Jack's kitchen piece. He had put it down for awhile and now he is doing a mess of outlining.

I am building a bridge! LOL! Seems like forever working on the silly thing but it is getting there slow but sure.

And I thought you would enjoy this picture of E.J.. He often sits on his Bobo toy, gives it a stern look and beats the soup out of it.

Sorry for such short posts but we are working on our bedroom.  It is getting close to being done.  We took the bed apart and cleared everything out, tore up the carpet and pad and now we are cleaning up the floor.  We need to finish painting, trim out the other windows, put up border, and strip and stain the hardwood.  I think that is all!  LOL!  So God bless and huggles all!

E.J. from first day home until now

Most of you know our darling Katie-Bug died of pneumonia on February 8th of this year. In remembrance of our girl, I wanted to do pictures of E.J from his first day home until now.  He can not take her place but he helps ease broken hearts.

E.J. with Jack on his first day home. E.J. only weighed 3.2 pounds but he thinks he is the size of a rottweiler!

He sleeps like this a lot with that tongue sticking out! You can hear him making a suckling noise too!

We thought it was funny bringing home a huge Bobo for him.  Turns out the bigger funny was how tough he tries to be with that Bobo!

Makes my neck hurt seeing him napping like that!  He sleeps in some of the oddest manners!

Here he is styling in his new harness.  He was a wee bit grumpy this day having had his shots.  LOL!  That look is a riot!

Nothing like a good snooze!

He loves the outdoors with his tennis ball or dragging sticks around and chasing the birds.

That face just melts my heart!

That is our boy!  He can still be a little terror but the biting of toes is getting better and he is now a big boy weighing in at 5.7 pounds!  He is learning to enjoy car rides and his crate is no longer a thing to be afraid of.  He is turning into quite the boy and has learned to sit for a treat.  Not sure what we will learn next but walking on a leash is in there somewhere.

Rainbow Bridges and E.J. too.

Here is where I am at on Rainbow bridge.  It is the last page but there are plenty of things to do!

Little E.J. laying out back while I was fixing supper tonight.  I will let him be out by himself but I keep a close watch on him.

LOL!  Need I say anything about this one?

And lastly, I thought I would show you as best I can what all of the Rainbow Bridge looks like.  It is over 30 inches long so it is not easy.

So there ya go.  That is my short little post for now.  God bless and huggles.

Stitching, windows, and such

 I am working on the rainbow now.  In fact I am nearly done with it.  It is done in half stitches so it goes really fast.

And here is what we are doing to our windows.  We will do one room at a time and eventually around the doors as well.  Still need to paint but it looks better than the beat up trim that was there.

And here is a picture of our bluebird couple.  The Mrs. is on the front of the birdhouse and the Mr. is sitting on top.  You can tell by the muted blue which is the female.

And a picture of some flowers that came up in my morning glory patch and the blossom on the squash plant.

So that is it for me for now.  Huggles and God bless.

Let's have a visit!

I made this piece for our church.  Just finished it up this afternoon.

And here is the progress on Rainbow Bridge.  I will be on the last page just as soon as I finish the last bluebird.

And here is a cute little video of EJ and a little doxie pup that got loose.  It was a riot!

A little update and some pics of E.J.

I have managed a little work on Rainbow Bridge.  Between being sick all week and a new pup in the house, not much progress!

Now here are a couple cute pics of E.J..  One is with Jack and one is of him on my lap.

So that is my little post.  God bless and huggles.

It's all about E. J.

Well E.J. is home. My friend Michelle brought him Friday and it turned out to be quite the adventure when Michelle's little dog Trixi ran off. It took an hour and a half to find and catch her with the help of many people and the police looking for her! So here are some pictures and a video of our boy his first couple days home. For such a little half pint, he has a John Wayne attitude! You know there are pets you love and then there are the few pets who you feel a special love for. Doesn't mean you love them anymore than the others, but there is some kind of extra bond. We had that with Katie, Bubba Joe and now Elijah.

 This last one Michelle took on her way here with him.  Now a cute video.


So there it is. A ton of cuteness all in one place. God bless and huggles.

Stitching, flowers, Pastors and Elijah

Now there is a mouthful!  LOL!  Elijah should be coming home later in the week.  He turned a whole 8 weeks old yesterday.  I am so excited and ready to meet him!  And more good news!  We have a pastor again!  We voted on him today and it was unanimous.  He will be coming at the end of this month and has some wonderful plans for our church.  Now how about some pictures?  These are flowers in a long abandoned flower bed in front of our house  They really came up in force this year now that it gets more light with the trees gone.

And I finished my little cross stitch piece. Now I just need to frame it with fabric and it will be hung in our bedroom. 

So that is it for now! God bless and huggles!