thankful thursday

jamie and mattie had a positive blood test today.

the doctor has advised us to be "cautiously optimistic"

as the hcg number was 20, which is low

today.....i am so very thankful

and so grateful for the positive...

and the possibilites...

and continue to have faith, hope

and pray

sweet souls

please keep jamie and mattie

in your prayers and your hearts

no mess!

march 1977, my little 3 year old and 2 of her little friends

decorated my kitchen with cornstarch

(i had run next door for 2 seconds.....i promise)

when i asked them what they were doing they said

"we were playing house"

(i don't remember using corn starch this way as her mother)

jamie and one of her little accomplices

yesterday..... ( 31 years later)

i was watching my oldest grandson, asher (3.6) ....and i thought we would make some goop or playdough

so while i was on the internet getting the recipes

asher was

finding the same interesting use for the cornstarch

only difference

it is

NOW

easier to use and makes no mess!

tuesday's treasures

say hello to chatty cathy

she was given to me by a grandmotherly women we called nana eck

i don't remember exactly how old i was

(maybe 6-8)

but young enough to be thrilled and in love

for the next year, it seemed everywhere i went, adults and children too would say, "you look just like chatty cathy"

(had they known me, they would know i talked just as much also)

i knew our friendship was meant to be

she doesn't "chat" anymore

but my memories of her, her voice and playing with her

are as clear as if it was yesterday

and for those of you who have no memories of her

here is an old commercial......

wouldn't that make every little girl's heart love her!

making progress

this is a project i have been working on for a couple of weeks...

didn't think it would take me that long, however.....

the wallpaper had a very strong mind of its own!

NEVER have i had so much trouble ...

you know when i said it was therapy for me.....

well it almost made me seek some therapy!

but finally.....it is all stripped and i have been painting..

now the fun begins.

talking about therapy......

my sister-in-law, karen and i went and saw

last night......it is so funny, but has a wonderful message...

be happy with yourself!

a soaking sunday

it's raining......

a beautiful day

i love what i read last night in

The Message : the new testament in contemporary language

Philippians 4: 6 & 7

"don't fret or worry. instead of worrying, pray. let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. it's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life."

thankful thursday

i am so thankful today

for the wonderful news that jamie and mattie had on tuesday

for the kindness that is shown by others

for faith

and

for family

please keep jill in your thoughts and prayers today....