Happy Independence Day!

Wishing everyone a Happy Independence Day!

Hoping that all people everywhere can someday enjoy the freedoms we do here in

the good old USA!

Hugs, Lisa

Recipe HELP….

Happy Memorial Day, I can never forget I would not be sitting in my home with my dog, enjoying blogging if our freedoms had not been fought for for hundreds of years by those who just thought it was what they should do. I think brave means you do what is right, not just what you want to.

THANK YOU  to all who have served, are serving and to the families at home that share you with this great country.

As I am home enjoying a day off because of these great men and women, I watched Rachel Ray. It was a rerun but as I am not watching TV this time of day, but here was a really cool idea for meat loaf!

Meat and potato cup cakes!!

I love it!!

Now I have recently gone Gluten Free. SOOOO all the regular stuffings for a meat loaf I cannot use. Also I would love to add veggies to this.

Now do I add them to the meat so I have filling for the meat loaf, or stick to onions and seasoning in the meat and add veggies in the potatoes, I am thinking corn, maybe squash, zucchini, even broccoli. I am not a carrot and pea fan so I really don’t want to add them.

How would you do it. I really like the littleness and cupcakes rock! I really think this would be a great idea what would you do?

Hugs, Lisa

I am 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all my sweet blog friends!

Wither you have children of your own or help raise others a woman's hand in a child's life is a never ending gift.

I hope you all enjoy your day!

Hugs, Lisa 

Circus!

This is what I did Friday Night

It came from this

One of my favorite books

Sunday I went to this

I love Elephants!

I had a great day and I think I was more excited than the kids!

It just topped off a great weekend of celebrating, Easter was really great this year!

Hugs, Lisa

Happy Thanksgiving♥

Wishing you all many blessing of the day!

Hugs, Lisa

Please Join us in Hope

Today we are sharing Hope

We are raising money for a very sweet lady and trying to share as much Hope as we can find in Blogland♥

Colette♥

Kelee has a link for all to view the video of Colette’s room make over and she will receive $1 for all comments left on this link. Please stop by Guideposts and thank them for sponsoring this event! We hope they will do it for more people if we do.

My story is of my sweet little cousin Chase. At nine months old he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma.

(The bruise on his head is from playing like a boy not his cancer ;)

How can you say to a baby’s family your child has the worst form of cancer in 7 different parts of his body? I know why I am not a doctor.

My cousin Christine has the best spirit and the whole family dug in and 11 months after diagnosis Chase was treatment free, he has stayed that way for 4 months now. Chase has continued to fight and is a happy child that climbs and runs and swims and enjoys all that life has to offer.

(Chase on his 2nd birthday with sister Olivia)

It is great to see God work so fast and how even those who should be too little to understand can know to live life to the fullest.

I have always had Hope even if all the loved ones didn’t make it all the way through the journey. They lived and had good lives and that is the Hope we are given daily.

I thank God every day for the day I had they are really all good no matter how I handled them, simply because I had the day.

Beverly and Sherrie are also hosting this party please stop by and support Colette!

So I hope you all have a Pretty Pink day and enjoy your day, it was given to you as a present♥

Hugs, Lisa

Woo-Hoo 300th Post!

I cannot believe I have 300 posts!

I have been slowing down but still got here!

Before I get to my post I would like to once again gush about all you great  ladies that share yourselves with me daily here in blogland.

Over my 300 posts the neighborhood has changed, people in, people out, our lives change, we move, we have new family  members, we have lost family members. It has been happy, exciting, scary and sad at times but we are still here and all getting to be better friends because of these events we all have in our lives.

Thanks guys, this has been my best project I have ever endeavored to do.

Now a real post as I know you hate it when I gush too much;)

I have several projects/challenges for myself lately and one is reading these books

They are really fun. Written like a television episode where you start with the mystery and go on to find the clues with the great leading Character. I can identify with her somewhat and they are set in Scotland♥ so I am really enjoying them. I have to get through them as I want to read them before they are due back to the library!

I hope to have another Woo-Hoo Wednesday post when I get them finished!

Happy Wednesday!

Hugs, Lisa

Happy Birthday Pink Saturday!

Happy Second Birthday Pink Saturday!

So sorry I forgot to post this last night and didn’t set the auto!! Anyway…

These are for Beverly as we would not be here each week without her!

I am so very lucky to have been able to join Pink Saturday and have so many wonderful friends because of it!

So I am having a party and you are all invited!

 

Hope I have enough room! There have been over 700 different bloggers that have participated in Pink Saturday!

Another Cake is needed.

Just in case!

Pretty Card!!

My dress. I am going vintage♥

Happy Pink Saturday!

Happy Second Birthday!

I am so lucky to have been here for over the past year!

Remember Pink Saturday is featured in this months Artful Blogger!! Lovely magazine.

Please Visit Beverly for a whole HUGE list of Pinkies to say Happy Pink Saturday to!

Hugs, Lisa

Love my buddies

"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature."
— Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey)

Just a BIG hug to all of you who make my day! Some of you are having great times and some are having hard times.

I love and cherish each of you! I want to celebrate your joys and be there when you need a big hug.  You all mean so much to me.  Thank you for sharing your lives here and on Facebook.

I really do need you all!

Hugs, Lisa

Pink Saturday Presents

Happy Pink Saturday!

I hope you all had a great week. I did but it was very very busy!

I received these lovely pinks from our Friend Laurie @ Charming Designs a week or so ago.

She has moved to sunny California and was cleaning out. Lucky Me!

This sweetie girl and her sister were on ebay.

They are planters! They are great in my room!!

An original! Woo-Hoo!

And another!

My room is now very pink because of Laurie! Thank you!

Please visit Beverly and Laurie for more Pink Saturday fun!

Hugs, Lisa

I am Overwhelmed

Thank You!

I do so appreciate all the wonder thoughts and even the tears you have shared with me. I am a little better today. 

My baby cousin Chase who HAD Neuroblastoma, YES I mean HAD, is done with treatments. His last scans are clean! I am so overjoyed. 

In the same conversation I shared that my dog was gone and found out my aunt and uncle lost their Yellow Lab, Bud, this weekend too. 

I have to say as much as I loved my Casey and their sweet Bud, I will trade them for sweet Chase's health.
I really wanted to answer each of you individually but you are all so sweet I just feel a bit overwhelmed by the number of sweet comments so PLEASE know I cherish each and everyone of them!  ♥

I only worked half a day today, we were not busy at work and that was fine. I wanted to be busy but if I couldn't be I am glad I could be home. Off again tomorrow and I will be back to visit!

You all mean so much to me.

Thank you!

Hugs, Lisa

Woo-Hoo

It’s raining!!!

Happy Friday!!

Hugs, Lisa

Woo-Hoo! It’s my One Year Blogaversary!

It’s very exciting that it has fallen on a

W00-Hoo Wednesday!

I am so very happy I started blogging one year ago today. I have met the most  wonderful people in the world in Blogland and feel privileged to call you all my friends!

Thank You to each and every one of my 151 followers and for thinking it is fun to read the silly posts I put on my blog. This is all me and I have tons of different interests and hobbies and thoughts on things and you all are very sweet to drop by and be  so encouraging.

I offered this sweet token of my appreciation for your friendship

To me Mary Engelbreit is all about Friendship!

So without further ado

The winner is

Elizabeth @ Greyhaven Pines!

Congratulations!

And Big Hugs to all of you!!

Lisa

Blogaverasry Giveaway!!

My first year is almost over. What a super wonderful year it has been! I am a very lucky person to be included  in the ever growing blogland! I feel blessed everyday by each and everyone of my sweet friends!

The 24th is my official one year!

I want to give something for all the wonderful giveaways, givebacks, and just plain here have a gift I have received.

I thought on it and decided I wanted to give some of my favorites.

Mary Engelbreit is one of my very favorite women. (oooh idea for new series of posts!)  And no matter what your primary decor style is you have to love Mary’s work!

Here is a sampling of her work I collected. I think of this as her classic style! The one I like best anyway!

 

The red, black, cherries and Scotties! I really cannot think of a better way to say

THANK YOU!

There are party goodies and crafting goodies and ones you can use for both! All packed in a sweet pupylov box!

Now I want this to be for my very sweet friends. So leave a comment and you are entered twice! If you are new to pupylov PLEASE join in the fun! I just don’t need you to post on your blog about it. It will be just between us!

Make sure you leave me a way to get in touch with you if you don’t have a blog.  I will take entries on this post until midnight March 23rd and will Announce the winner on the 24th!

Sorry I didn’t get this together yesterday for Pink Saturday. I was exhausted last night!!

Thanks for being there and for visiting here at  pupylov!

Hugs, Lisa

Woo-Hoo Wednesday

Here we are again for another

 Wednesday!

It snowed!!

hehehe

Not my Woo-Hoo and it's not even a pic of the US! Lovely though!

Seriously

All the sweet little kittens at work have forever homes!!

Sally and Linus went to different homes But Linus got a really great noew home and Sally will be with her other brother Schroder!!

We are so happy our little sweeties are happy in forever homes!!

Hugs, Lisa

Thanks for your prayers!

Thank you for all the sweet wishes. My co-workers Grandmother was not expected to make it through Monday night. As I was off today I did not hear any news. The Living Will was too hard to interpret  so they are still waiting to be able to take her off machines. Then she will be back to Ohio. Her grandfather is at a rehab facility and will be there for sometime.

The woman who hit them is 72 and was blinded by glare from the snow. Her family has called them everyday to check in. The poor woman is on suicide watch. So please send prayers out for her to be able to get through this also.

Thank you also for your ideas on a button. I need to get my picture ready and then I will go out and see how to finish it!

Hugs, Lisa

Happy New Year!

I am so thankful and blessed to go into 2010 with my blog friends. I hope you all have a safe, happy, healthy, prosperous New Year.

Hugs, Lisa

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Blessings to All!

Thankful for Family

I am so thankful for my family.

I got to go to my Aunt Barbara’s for breakfast on Saturday. Our cousins form Charleston were in town. Christine and Chuck have Olivia and Chase. Baby Chase has been battling Neurobalstoma for the past 7 months. He is 15months old!

Here is baby Chase eating cheerios!

Here are some fun pics of my sweet baby cousins.

Hunter, he’s blurry because he is never still!

Rachel and Luke (siblings) playing with Hunter

Sweet Baby James ( Luke and Rachel’s little brother)

My Grandma Joann, Christine holding her Olivia, and Chuck

I also found out the new year will bring ANOTHER  baby cousin!! I have 11 cousins on my father’s side. With my brother and I there are 13 of us.

It is always a blessing to get together. It has been longer than anyone can remember that we were all together. It had to be when we were all in school and since there are only two left in Collage and I’ve been out 17 years it’s been a long while!

I hope you enjoy the babies. Sorry no real pics of the big ones! hehe

Hugs, Lisa