Grey Dey Thursday at Petite Michelle Louise's!

Good Thursday to you!

I realized that I had not posted all the pictures about the 

Gorgeous Greys Fabric Collage Inspiration Embellishment Kit

with Antique French Linens, Laces and Buttons


that I received for my Birthday in December from LuluLizinLalaland.

 This is the Grey Kit as seen in Liz Etsy Shop ~ LaCroixRosion 

Her shop is closed for a few weeks while they are at their cottage in France, however.

I showed you some of the items she included in the kit on my blog post about the

Anniversary Tag/Card  I made Hubby for our 33rd Anniversary this month.

However, I did not show you ALL of the things she gave me!

There are so many pieces it is hard to get them all in a picture where you can see them all!

I had these on the table in my "studio" (ha!) for a few weeks and just loved looking at them!

Everything is displayed on a silver cake pedestal I have and love to use.

I had a lovely tablescape for Valentines Day, but always forget to take pictures! So I left some of the 

table decor out to use in taking these pictures of the Grey Kit.

Liz dyed most of the laces Grey. With the same dye, she started with the darker pieces, and then added more water to the dye vat so the next few lace pieces would be a lighter grey. She did that a few times.

HERE you can see her lovely pictures on her post about making up the kits.

I am so amazed at how many different colors of laces she was able to come up with. I know each piece of lace takes the dye differently, and it is wonderful to have so many variations! 

Isn't that stem of millinery coral bells so pretty? If you know Liz, you know she loves vintage millinery flowers, so I feel very privileged to receive a stem of her finds! She uses them very judiciously!

All of these laces and trims, wide or narrow are so unique and I look forward to making a collage with many of them for Daughter*4's bedroom. We painted her room Grey and white this summer and have a few more things to finish before I show you.

 These sequins, pearls, faceted metal beads, and tiny seed beads she has found at a particular family booth at the French Brocante. For a few years past, they have been selling the remainder of their Grandmother's stash of lovely things for embellishing clothing she made for celebrities. They are very high quality embellishments, and are just gorgeous!

I forgot that I had only take SOME of the items out of the paper bag that contained my Grey Kit and after a few weeks I noticed the bag sitting on the counter across from the table. 

When I opened the bag, I saw the rest of the things I had forgotten were in the bag!

These GORGEOUS Grey Fabrics were also in the kit, there is a piece of Grey sweater fabric, two different pieces, a dark Grey and a medium light Grey, that are vintage french linen...heavy and will be wonderful for a collage! The piece of crushed Grey velvet is so soft and pretty, even that back side of it is an interesting texture that will be a wonderful option!

The three rhinestone beads that are next to the single flower are the kind that you sew onto clothing. If you look closely, there are two tubes on the back that you sew through to secure them to the fabric.  It is a little hard to see, but there is a piece of grey gauze fabric...I have a plan for that piece!

Here is a close up of the linens and the rhinestone beads. I cannot remember the name of these beads, I will add it when I find out again.

This vintage cupid I purchased at a local Vintage Store, Patina, in Richland, WA. It is metal and competely covered in Silver German glass glitter, both sides. It was just so cute, I had to get it! When we get our mantel finished on our bedroom fireplace it will live on the mantel. The dishes and bowls and all these candles were also part of our Valentine Tablescape. It was a white and silver, with pink carnations night of family love and fun. Candle Light Dinner on elegant dishes. I was not feeling well enough to do more, but we had fun and enjoyed Pizza by Candlelight!

Speaking of Love, I wanted to share with you again this vintage lace, buttons and music collage with the image of Jesus Christ that Liz sent to me a year and a half ago.

 Lately, I have been so gratefully feeling His love for me. Making a daily connection with Heavenly Father and my Savior is really helping me to find the balance I want to feel in my life. Their love calms me, and gives me hope and confidence that I can make the changes that will help my life be more balanced.

Liz was making some beautiful collages of  Madonna and Child and posting about them on her blog.
I thought they were so beautiful, but I was telling her how much I loved them and that
a collage of the Savior would be magnificent, as well!
Liz emailed me back and said "I just made one of the Savior!" and she posted about it the next day.
I thought is was amazingly beautiful and it made me smile and filled my heart with joy!
About a month later, I was having a rough day, and feeling a bit down and overwhelmed.
I came home from a long chat with a friend who was having some troubles with her children,
and I didn't have a clue how to comfort her. So, I was feeling a little sad.
And sitting on the counter, there was a package from Liz. I had ordered some vintage pans, I posted about it HERE, and included in the package was the Collage of the Savior that she had made!
I just began to cry, it was just what I needed that day. To be reminded that
He was waiting for me to come to Him for comfort and to have faith that He would comfort my friend,
in ways I never can know how to comfort her.
He knows how to comfort each of us because He felt what we feel.
So, I am reminded each time I see this amazing collage of how much the Savior loves me,
and how much my sweet bloggy friend thinks of me!
This gorgeous collage has a Vintange Image of Jesus Christ with the Sacred Heart,
a background of Vintage Music, and I LOVE music about the Savior,
surrounded by Beautiful Vintage Laces, crochet motifs and buttons.
On the very bottom of the collage she added this religious pendant that makes me smile
and warms my heart when I look at it closely.
It is a pendant of the Savior of the World, kissing a small girl on the forehead.

I close my eyes and can imagine that kiss on my forehead.
and in humility my heart soars because,

I Know That My Savior Loves Me!

Thank you, LuluLiz, for your kind and generous heart!

I am remined everyday of all my dear bloggy friends, I enjoy your comments so much and love the connections we make in sharing our ideas and creations and thoughts about life.
Hope you feel loved this week!
YOU ARE TIED TO MY HEARTSTRINGS!

HEART HUGS,
BETSY
POSTING AT
GREY DEY THURSDEY
THANKS, MICHELLE!
Go see what other grey lovlies posted there!

Family Surprise!

I surprised my family for my birthday in December...

I know that is backward, but that is how we roll around here.

Seattle, Washington

Our very favorite singing group was performing in Seattle and we HAD to go! 

Well, I HAD TO GO! So, I decided to take them with me. 

Our son and I worked it out so that he could stay at home for a few days after Thanksgiving

and then fly back to college from Seattle after the concert (cheap flight!)

We were so excited!

 

The Tenors, formerly the Canadian Tenors, have been a favorite of ours since the 

first time we saw them in October of 2009. 

Hubby, Son and Daughter*4

Our son, who is very musical, was not able to attend that performance and he was so disappointed. The next concert I took the girls to was while he was on his mission in Brazil. So, when I figured out we could actually make this work,  he was very happy!

Daughter*4 did not know about the trip until that morning. She woke up to get ready for school, and I told her to go back to bed, we had a surprised planned for my birthday. I had made arrangements with the school and her coach and everything was set. I had surprised her one other time with tickets to their concert, so when I told her about the surprise she said, "Really..? Is is what I THINK it is....REALLY!??!" I nodded my head and she freaked out a little jumping up and down and said  "You are so awesome, Mom! Thank you! I am so excited!", hugged me and got back into bed to sleep longer.

If you are not familiar with The Tenors music, 

they are Pop Opera. It is like four Josh Grobans...

Four handsome guys in Armani suits,

amazing harmonies, classy performances, their songs are all uplifting, their show is entertaining, clean and fun. Their music literally
brings me to tears, it is so beautiful. 

Here is a link to one of my favorite songs of

The Tenors

Of course, I could add their complete repetoire here,

they are SO wonderful, and even better in concert!

When we saw them in concert that first time,

I was in the beginning of an anxiety time,

This song was a real inspiration to me over the next five months of recovery.

I almost gave them a standing ovation on this opening number of their concert. 

We had great seats and just absorbed in all the music. It was their Christmas Concert and it really got us in the Christmas Spirit.

We have their Christmas CD, The Perfect Gift, and it was really hard to NOT sing along as they sang. 

We have been fortunate that after each concert the circumstances were just right that we have been able to visit with

the group. And after this concert, we were able to

visit with them again!

 

Daughter *4, now 17, got to visit with Clifton Murray, she was smitten by him after the first concert

when he spoke with her in a very charming manner, she was 13 at that time, and personalized her CD.

She was ecstatic!

This is our Son speaking Portuguese with Remigio Pereira, 

they both talk with their hands!

We were able to share some of our  Sheffield Sparkling Cider with them,
we have another time as well, and they were very appreciative. Fraser Walters, the one I am standing by, asked about the farm and the cider, they are interested in their fans and such appreciative performers.

Daughter*4 was in heaven in the center of all those handsome men!
Victor Micallef, the Tenor with the hat, has an amazing opera trained voice,
they teasingly refer to him as "Pipes" because he can really get the notes out there
in such a beautiful way.

Their newest CD, "Lead With Your Heart", came out last year and we
love it as much as the other two. "The Canadian Tenors", their first CD, is also wonderful.
They sing in English, French and Italian and it is all so thrilling!
As you see, I cannot say enough good about them.
If you love all genres of music, try listening to this group.
You will be impressed.

One of my favorites from the "Lead With Your Heart" album, is
"Anchor Me".

The first time I really listened to the CD,
I listened to the song for about an hour so I could learn the melody and lyrics.
It brings me such comfort, and I open my heart and voice and
sing it out...in the car, of course! And I cry.

It was a GREAT BIRTHDAY present to share with my family!

I hope you have music you love to listen to that touches your heart and fills your soul
with the Love for God, Love for self, and Love for Family.

Love is all you can take with you.
Feel it and offer it to all you get the chance to.

Life if so much more full when filled with Love.

Hugs to you,
BETSY

Grow your Blog Giveaway Winners!

Hello, all my wonderful blog friends and followers.

It has been a week, again...finally I am on the mend, but still feel like I need another week to get over this completely. It has been a bad bug. But I am happy to be announcing the giveaway winners!

Today, Daughter*2 was here visiting with me and we looked through all my

tag stuff and then some and figured out what the giveaway Tag Kits would include. I have felt so weak, I just couldn't even think about finding everything until today. It was so much fun to do it with her, though. I found some more energy!

 Included in the kit is a few vintage velvet milinary leaves, a strip of ribbon leaves,  similar to the leaves on my Fairy Tag, but they have a little smaller leaf.  There are three small pieces of lace fabrics to add texture to a tag. You'll find eight or nine vintage rhinestones to bling up a tag. 

There are vintage pearl buttons, sequins and beads, some bling buttons, and two heart charms.

It's from Betsy's Heartstrings...I have to give you a few hearts! Even a few glass beads are there to add even more bling if you'd like.

The white cotton lace is a piece from Lululiz, I love her laces, so I just wanted to share

a piece with you. I have also included a few lengths of Rayon seam binding

to use as a tie for your tags. And you really need a few glitter pens to add sparklies to your tag if you like. 

Also, included are a few vintage style images you can use for all kinds of fun tags.

It seemed easy to say I would offer a tag kit, but when it got down to it, I just couldn't decide what to put in...so, the winners are just getting lots!

Oh, I LOVE that vintage key, I found them at an antique store in my area. 

I really wish I could send something to all of you who commented. It has been so much fun to meet you and get to know you a bit through your blogs and comments. 

I asked my SILaw*2 to find me a random number generator, I had written everyone's name down in the order they commented, but separated into new followers and longer time followers.

He asked "What numbers do you need to go up to?"

I told him 1 to 10 and 1 to 25. He decided to be my random number generator! 

He chose the numbers "8"from my long time followers

 and "13" from my list of new followers. 

So, the winners are,

Catie An, from Catie An & Co.

and 

Shirley, from Shirley's Stitches

Congratulations gals! Such sweet Blogging friends I have!

Hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day, I was well enough to make Pizza

for my Valentines! Woo hoo! But it was a candlelight Pizza Dinner.

It isn't what you make, it is who you eat with!

Maybe next week we can have a fancy dinner on the fancy dishes instead of just Pizza,

but it was still fun!

Hugs to you all!

Betsy

Tag Tuesday ~ Myths and Legends

Welcome to all my new followers! It has been so great to meet you at the 

GROW YOUR BLOG Party.

Vicki is just amazing and I am grateful to have been able to meet all of you!!!

Wow, it has been a rough month around here for us. 

Hubby and I have been feeling poorly all month and now we are spending time this week still sick!

This is the tag I made last week, but we were busy visiting Dr. Offices 

so I am posting it now. I have wanted to use this image for SOMETHING!

 since I found it on a vintage images CD 

I purchased on eBay years ago, before I knew about tags. Many

people use this image, but I think it is just too sweet 

to not use! ( I always wanted to find a fairy when I was a little girl! 

Maybe she would be my friend!!)

 I love these sweet little fairies! I wish I had a dolly that looked like one of these fairies! 

I used some stamps I bought in Germany a few years ago for the tendrils,

 I  LOVE tendrils and acanthus leaves. I had to attach the stamps onto clear stamp blocks myself, 

but I am happy with how it turned out. They worked!

I just think these are the sweetest representation of "Legends/Myths", which was a Tag Tuesday

 prompt a few weeks ago. I just wanted you to see that I am still making tags.

 I may not get to them every week, but every other week I think is okay!

 It is improvement!

I love the sparkles on the tag. It is NOT spring here in the Northwest, 

but the fairies get me excited to think about spring, while enjoying the winter weather. 

If we could just get well!!

Heart hugs to you all!

Betsy

2014 Grow Your Blog Party!

Woo Hoo! WELCOME TO THE PARTY!
Grow Your Blog Party!!

I love to have fun! All you dear friends and followers of my blog KNOW that! What a fun 15 months it has been for me to share with you, to get to know you, to be inspired by you and to learn from you of the things you enjoying doing and post about on your own blogs.

I am not sure how many of my counted "95 followers" actually read my blog regularly, But I do appreciate your remarks and I enjoy the contact I receive from all who do comment. 

The majority of you I became acquainted with through the "2013 Grow Your Blog Party"

Hosted by 

Vicki Boster

at

2bags full

Vicki is so gracious and is partying again this year!

Thanks, Vicki! You Rock!

To those of you who are here for the first time, WELCOME! 

If you'd like to know a bit about me, my very first blog post talks about why I decided to make a blog and about the things I love, which is pretty much what my blog is about. You can read that story HERE if you would like to. But let me give you fair warning.... I type as much as I talk and I talk a LOT!!!

I keep trying to pare it down, but I am similar to "Anne Shirley" of "Green Gables",

"If you only knew how much I wanted to say...and DIDN'T!" 

I do wear my heart on my ..."blogsleeve" so be prepared! I hope my blog entertains you if nothing more.

I have been sick the last few days and completely forgot about posting this for today!
So I am late to the party myself! But,  I love party gifts! Having you arrive at my blog is your gift to me and I want to offer a gift to one of my past followers as well as to someone who visits my blog today. You do not have to be a follower of my blog to win the giveaway.  Just comment on this post and your name will be added to a drawing to receive a Vintage Style Tag Kit.  It will include laces and pearls, buttons and fabrics from my stash, and a little something I have received from LuluLizInLalaland. She is a blogger  who got me going on my blog and is one of the friends who helped me learn to make tags. Check out her blog, she makes gorgeous tags and gift items. She also shows the lovely French brocante finds she sell in her Etsy Store. She has wonderful taste!

Here is a tag I have worked on this last week or two. I know tags are supposed to be quick little works of art. . .NOT MINE! I take a long time making them. This one in particular. My GrandGirl*2 is 18 months old and this is her 2012 Christmas Tag ornament. I haven't finished it because I just didn't like what I had planned previously. I was so happy when I found this image at TheOldDesignShop on Etsy, it is exactly the look I wanted! You can see GrandGirl*1's 2012 Christmas Tag Ornament HERE and you will see this matches the look of her sister's Tag. 

This image, to me seams too wide to use on a tag, so I changed it. I usually change patterns, in just about everything I do. It makes it my own that way!  Don't you love the details of the toys, pearls and candles on the tree? and that sweet big sister with the dolly in her arms. It just reminds me of my GrandGirls! They live in Germany, so I only got to imagine what Christmas was like at their home this year. We did get to Skype with them and that is always so much fun! My daughter does not actually have a Nanny/Nurse for her children, so I decided the nurse could be out of the picture. But I still wanted to use "The First Christmas" since 2012 Christmas was GG*2's first Christmas.

I made a few copies of the image and cut out the areas I wanted to use on the Tag.  Out of the second image, I cut out the small toys on the tree, in addition to the baby and the message script, since I wanted those elements to be 3 dimensional.  I glued the base pictures to my scrapbook card stock background, with the music staff on the top, antiqued the edges of each cut out piece and added gel pen accents the toys, pearls and candles on the tree. I think that moving the baby down to the floor worked quite well, it looks as if she is realistically reaching up in joy and wonder at the Christmas tree. And there her older sister is, pointing to the things she likes! I am sure this happened at my GrandGirls house.
It happened when their Mother was the older sister. Everyday she would show her baby sister her favorite ornaments on our tree.

 This Tag is similar to the first, but a little different, for me! I am making my Grands Tag Ornaments that will also be a reminder of their gift that year.  GG*2 received a pretty lacy dress from Papa and I, so there is lace across the bottom of the tag.  If they are here for Christmas, there will be a Grands Christmas Tree, with tags like theirs on it.









These are such fun for me to make. If I wasn't such a perfectionist, it would go faster.
I will have to see what I can do about that!

Here are the final tags, one for Grandgirl*2 and one for Mimi and Papa. the back of the tag has her name and the year it was given to her on it.  I think this is a great tradition...for now!

I hope you enjoyed the tags and have fun at the Blog Party!
Thanks for coming by!

And Thanks Again, Vicki!
Hugs,
Betsy

PS ~ The giveaway Winner will be announced on February 15th!
Thank you so much for your comments, they mean so much to me!

Grey Dey Thursday and "Grey" Tag Tuesday

Since I have been viewing blogs, I wanted to learn how to make tags.

Beautiful  grey vintage beads, sequins, and laces.

My dear friend Marcella talk to me about making them some

years ago, but at that time my kids were younger and I was making lots of things already.

  I wasn't looking at blogs at the time, and I wasn't interested because I couldn't see what tags 

were "about". Also, I didn't want to put all that effort into something small, made from paper, and

I wasn't sure what I would do with them. I wanted to invest my time and effort into something 

more ... substantial. She suggested that I give them as gifts, 

but I have a very difficult time giving gifts I have made. 

Have you ever had the experience giving a hand made gift to someone 

and it was obvious the receiver was not happy with what you made?

I have had that happen so often, I stopped making gifts for people,

unless I was SURE they would like it. Mostly now

I "Just Send Money". People are always happy with THAT!!!

When I make a gift I am so anxious about it. I rarely surprise people with handmade 

items unless they have had a part in designing it. I don't handle that kind of rejection very well.

My children tell me to just make it and surprise them, they like the things I make, or

I know what things they will like, so I don't worry about them. . . much.

Vintage grey, silver, cream and Mother of Pearl buttons that came in a kit
from LuluLiz.

I particularly loved the tags that LuluLiz from Lalaland was making

and posting on her blog. This last two years, I have found there are so many bloggers who make lovely tags, and I just had not seen them when Marcella had spoken to me about it. 

I GET it now...thanks for your patience with me, Marcella and Liz, and for teaching me how to make them! Their expertise has been invaluable.

Gorgeous Greys fabric collage inspiration embellishment kit, including
vintage French linens, laces, beads, bobbles and bits.

Each one is a small piece of artful beauty you can make out of snippets of this, and pieces of that,

many times those little bits you don't have enough to make a large project with, 

but you just can't seem to part with them. And you CAN give them as gifts, or keep, or send as a

birthday card or Christmas card or ornament. It isn't something

to agonize over, or fuss about...hypothetically...

I have only made a few tags in the This Past Year. If you look at those posts, you will see I 

have not done many. Liz commented on my New Year Resolutions Post that I 

really should include a tag a week for Tag Tuesday.

I am not an official participant, but this will be fun for me to make some...

substantial tags!

The Tag Tuesday Theme for this week is

Shelters/Homes

and this verse came to my mind.

This came from a cross stitch chart I worked on years ago,  designed by D. Morgan.

I had some "Issues" with the project and gave up on the pathetic piece! 

I have yet to remake one for my Hubby. He wants a cross stitch piece from me because 

I have given most of them away. So, this is a short term replacement!

This is going to be his Anniversary card when we celebrate our 33rd Wedding anniversary next month...Shhh!!! He doesn't KNOW! 

(about the card, he knows about the anniversary!)

I wanted to make something with the grey kit that Liz gave me for my birthday, and this 

picture of a home from a Vintage Christmas card was just the look I wanted.

Wintry, and farm like. This fit so very well with my feelings.

Our home is protection for us, but I truly feel sheltered when he is here in it!

In our younger years, he was the one responsible on the farm to get the hay cut, raked and baled.

The baling had to be done after the dew came in, those years ago. Thank goodness we have someone custom bale during the day now! Before our children were born,

I would go out with him some nights, I would rather be with him than home alone. 

After the children came, I was home with them.

 I was always so glad when he baled in the hay field near the trailer we lived in. 

I could hear everything that happened. When the baler stopped, my ears perked up, and I listened

until I heard the tractor and the baler start up again. 

Or, I would call on the Citizen's Band Radio (CB) to see if everything was alright. 

But, when I heard the door open and close and his footsteps down the hall, I would breathe in deeply and relax. It was as if all was right in the world, and I would sleep peacefully.

I really appreciated his hard work for us, and was so very glad he was safe at home, sheltering us.

He will love the card, not because of the Vintage Lace and beads, or because of 

its prettiness, but because he KNOWS how relieved I was and 

how grateful I am to him and for him. He knows I sleep best when he is here. 

And He knows how much fun, joy and satisfaction I have from making these 

beautiful pieces of art!

Liz has another Gorgeous Greys Fabric and collage inspiration kit
in her LaCroixRosion Etsy Store. Thanks so much for the birthday Gift Liz!

Hugs to you all!

Betsy

Go check out others tags for this theme at

Tag Tuesday
and
GREY DEY THURSDAY

PS ~ Liz...where is your Tag Tuesday Tag????  ;)
Here is Liz's Tag Tuesday Post! I just had to tease her you know...

Graham Cracker Structure Giveaway

For those of you who guessed about 

the structure my hubby made when we made our Graham Cracker Christmas Village,
I would not have guessed what it was either
if he had not told me!

This picture shows what it would look like closed and where
no one would even guess what would be stored inside...

This picture is with the "door" or hatch open...

You must think three dimensional, and realize it is a circular staircase,
descending into a cold storage area.

It looks to me that there are six to nine shelves,
each shelf holding ..a....hmm..... a six foot circle
of "containers" of a similar type item...
possibly a liquid...
with a colored cap on it..
Maybe a Bottle???

He happened upon this picture and knew right away that for his
architectural wonder, made from only Graham Crackers, you must realize,
He would "build", if that is what you want to call it.....a

SHEFFIELD CIDER
CELLAR!

I thought that was such a clever idea, once I got over the automatic thought of
"Is that ALL you are going to make? You cheated!'
I think he would really like to build one of these! LOL!!!

He makes the most unique Graham Crackers houses I have ever seen!

This is the one from LAST year, Christmas 2012...

 It is a Rock Climber Tent hanging from the cliff,
decorated with Christmas lights....
So clever... He makes me smile and laugh every year.
Our family loves this tradition, along with the
other Christmas Traditions we participate in most years.
Decorating our home for Christmas, with the same decorations
we have had for years, adding a few more here and there,
Gifts to each other, of course, our Church Christmas Party that always
focuses on the Birth of the Savior,
(They do have a Santa Visit on another day for the young children.)
Christmas Concerts for the school Choir and Band,
 lots of singing and instrument playing during the month of December,
 adding new Christmas Ornaments for each member of the family to the tree each year,
playing games and laughing until we cry or can hardly breathe,
Watching the movie "White Christmas" as many times as we can, along with
ALL the other Christmas movies we have,
and the sentimental Hallmark Christmas Movies, we LOVE THOSE!
Christmas Caroling and Hot chocolate afterward on Christmas Eve,
 delivering treats to those who are still
willing to open their doors for our singing after all THESE YEARS!!
and we just enjoy each other's company.

Tonight, not quite midnight, all is quiet in our home.
The "invalid parents", Hubby and I,are trying to continue recovering
from illness and the two kids who have
"cabin fever" have gone to New Year's Eve parties of their own,
since we are not up to the games and crying from laughter tonight.

In the quiet, I think about the last year of our lives, and all
the many blessings we have received. The health and strength we
have been given to get through some difficult experiences,
for our Son returning safely from two years in Brazil,
getting to see Daughter*1 and her family after a year,
and for some years free from intense anxiety,
Oh, how grateful to God I am!
I know my life is good, and even without all of this,
I have the love of family and friends that grows and strengthens,
every day. Some years, Christmas has been VERY Difficult,
and I pray that I can be able to recognise "difficult" in the
lives of others, and know how I might lift a burden or
lighten a heart.

It is a wonderful life!

Thank you, friends and followers, for the "wonderful"
you have added to my life over the past year of my blogging!

I was "running" when my "First Blogiversary" happened!

Here's to an AMAZING 2014!!!

I had in mind for this to be a PS to the other post...
"PS" SHOULD mean Pretty Short.....
but you know me!!  (don't ya....)

Happy, Happy, Happy Everyday!!
Betsy