Happy new month!  We are starting out cold this morning, near freezing, but it will be our last for the next 10 days.  

I got my page changed for the season of love!  Valentine's Day is less than 2 weeks away.  Have you made reservations to take your sweetie out somewhere?  

For us it is just an excuse to go out to lunch for a delicious meal together like we do every week.  

After all these years, the feelings just keep growing stronger because we have to rely on each other more and more.  

If you don't have a spouse, you can still find someone to share the day with just to show them how important they are in your life.  

Everyone needs a kiss and some candy to make their day better.  Blessings & Hugs!  

We are having a wonderful ending to the first month of 2025.  

Carly and J Lo were outside on their big bed enjoying the warmer weather in the 50's.  

However, they did not enjoy the thunder and lightning and loud pouring rain from 9 pm until 6 am the next day.  

I love thunder & lightning and our 5" rain gauge was overflowing the next morning.  

We woke up to gray skies but most of the rain had soaked right into the ground. 

After all, look how beautiful the evening turned out.  God's blessings of rain with a magnificent sunset to follow.  

Good Wednesday Morning!  It is time for coffee to help us warm up.  

You can also bake gingerbread men to warm up the kitchen like my friend, Julie, in Lubbock.  

Do you have blue skies?  Even if it is cold, maybe it is a good day to get out.  

Do you like to ice skate?  Just look at the colors the sun can make in cold weather!  God is quite the artist.  

Is winter a good time to travel, that is if you don't mind the cold?  A train trip to see the scenery is always a fun time.  

So whether you are a homebody that loves to cook or someone who likes being out in the cold weather, have a fun day!  Blessings & Hugs!  

Tuesday is our favorite day because we go out to get Tacos.  Every day we love to share our smiles and let our light shine brightly.  

We always enjoy people and showing love to them and then seeing a frown turn into a smile.  

You never know what others are going through when you cross their path.  So share your peace with them.  

Teach your children to be kind and do what is right by showing them how to treat others.  

All of life starts with believing in yourself and showing others the right way to behave.  

That includes dancing and singing and praising the Lord.  They already know just how crazy you are, so show them.  

Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

The last Monday of January, are you making the most of 2025?  

Don't wait for the timing to be perfect.  Don't wait to tell someone you love them.

Every minute of every day miracles are happening all around us.  

He sees each hair on our head and He has a plan for each of us.  

This month and this year is moving fast but remember that you are never alone.  

Make the most of each day by sharing your Smile, your Love, your Blessings & Hugs!  

Caturday is upon us so let's get up and find something to get into today.  

The first thing, no matter what day of the week, is always coffee.  

Then, once we are outside, that is when we hunt for something fun to do.  

Are there any instructions on how to do a Snow Angel?  

Then just shake it off and let's go back inside and get out of this cold weather.  

Come on follow me, I know where the kibbles are hidden.  

My wish for you this Friday is that your temperatures have warmed up.  

For your weekend, I wish you loads of sunshine to put smiles on everyone's faces.  

We know that Old man Winter is not done with us yet as Spring is not just around the corner.  

But I hope you see lots of birds and animals today that are out enjoying the warmer weather.  

I pray that if you do still have roads covered in ice and or snow that your travels are blessed and you make it home safely.  

Have a wonderful Friday and a fun yet restful weekend.  Blessings & Hugs!  Pam. 

One day closer to the weekend and warmer weather.  

As the days are flying by, would you like to sit and have some coffee and cookies?  

I know we can't slow time down but just think of the things we could talk about and the memories we could make.  

We can solve the problems of the world and share our dreams of the future.  

We can always cheer each other on toward the finish line.  

Now get ready for the best time of your life as we share our Blessings & Hugs with each other.  

Wednesday is the middle of the week and the best day to share your heart with others.  

Love is what life is all about, the greatest of all is Love.  Put a smile on someone's face today by sharing your smile with them or doing something good for them. 

After all, it is the little, fun things that make life so wonderful for them and for you too.  

Besides, when you make others happy, it makes you forget your problems too!  

Never miss an opportunity to share your heart overflowing with love with others.  

This is where we are right now, today, make the most of it.  Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

It is a Tuesday and some people in Central & South Texas are waking up to snow today.  

Some of my friends are excited that they might get to build a snowman today.  

Maybe others will just stay inside and play with the toys they got for Christmas.  

I don't think anyone will actually be able to ice skate today in Texas unless they go to a rink that is man made.  

But families will have fun today just being together in the rare Texas snow.  

Some will just try to stay warm today and build a fire in the fireplace.  

I am just thankful that they are getting snow and North Texas is not this time around.  Sharing Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

Good Monday Morning!  It is cold in North Texas, 18°!   Tomorrow morning it will even be cold in South Texas.  

At least we do not have any moisture in the air or precipitation therefore we do not have any snow in the DFW area.  

Our friends in Lubbock had a surprise Sunday with a light dusting of snow.  In Waco, Houston, and San Antonio areas, they should get snow.  Even the Corpus Christi area, where I grew up, has a chance of snow flurries which is rare.  

I am just hoping that there is no ice on the trees anywhere in Texas.  If the trees are icy and the tree limbs get heavy and break then the electricity usually goes out.  

After all, we just want to be able to build a snowman and get out of school or work.  

Hey, maybe the snowman could check the mailbox and bring the mail inside to me.  

Enjoy this new week with Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

Wintery windy day  and sub  zero temps for the next several days. 

I plan to stay toasty warm indoors putting a fun  winter puzzle together as I do my daily duties off and on.  

Every so pretty outside with  snow on the ground and the birds are coming  to the feeder off and on during the day. 

May your winter days bring  joy to your heart and if you have time  throw a snowball my way or if your snow is angel snow instead have fun making one in your yard for all to see. 

Be happy, and a reason will come along. ~Robert Brault   Enjoy  your moments , so precious. Smiles coming your way from me. Gloria

What a beautiful day we had yesterday at 60°!  Happy Friday because even though we may not have as much sunshine, it should be 60° again.  

Plants in the garage all got watered.  It was so nice not to have the heater on in there as the door opens to the north wind.  

Then we had to move the bricks along the bottom of the plastic to get to the temperature device to change the battery.  All 4 devices got the batteries replaced.  

You want to do it on a warm sunny day with sunshine beating down, not when it is below freezing and you don't know the temperature under there or when to turn the heater on.  It was SO humid and hot when I lifted the plastic up.  PERFECT for our plants!  

We were being proactive since we know the arctic air is on the way (shiver as I type that).  

For us life is good when it is warm and the sun is shining brightly and when all our plants are HAPPY!  :)

I know, it isn't Caturday.  But isn't that a sweet kitty this Thursday!  

I hope I put a smile on your face today.  It is supposed to be our pick of the week's best day.  

I don't know if we will get more snow, but bitter cold temperatures are coming back for about a week.  

So we will have to get our running and exercise done this week.  Next week Mom won't want to leave the house again.  

Yes Grandma knitted these for us and we will be very thankful when that arctic blast arrives.  We are sending her this picture!  

I see she got scarves for you for Christmas too.  Now enjoy the sunshine and warmth today if it isn't too late.  

Good Wednesday Morning to you!  Today I will give you some things to think about.  

Do you talk to yourself in the mirror, maybe with words of encouragement?

Remember you are in control of your attitude and life!  

Yesterday is gone, no need to worry about it.  You must concentrate on today!  

So go forward with an open mind as to what today will look like.    

Always show love and be real.  

Good Tuesday Morning!  How about a ride on the beach with me today?  

Of course it has to be someplace warmer than most of the beautiful graphics going around right now.  

So for me, it is a good morning to sit and read all day long, like my online daughter, Jo, shared with me.  

I can always just look outside to see the birds that love every season, even a snowy winter.  

Or look over at the beautiful Amaryllis that loves to bloom inside during the cold winter days that are outside.  

And I am blessed to be able to send Hubby to the mailbox to retrieve the packages and mail as I wait for his speedy return, fixing some nice Hot Chocolate and ...  

I wonder what blessings this week will bring us.  

It was a beautiful day yesterday with sunshine and mid 50's.  The birds had so much fun eating seeds!  

The bright red color of the cardinals getting on and off the feeder always catches your eyes.  

As well as all the little bitty birds going from the feeder to the ground so as not to miss a bite.  

Birds singing and feasting in winter is just another reminder that it is 2025!  Have you dated anything yet to remind you of the new year?  

Have you been out playing in the snow, again?  

Or maybe you are on vacation somewhere or lucky enough to live somewhere where it is warm right now.  

You might be on the beach chasing a frisbee.  Come on, throw it again!  

No matter what your weather is like, go out and have some fun to start the weekend off right.  

But if you are in the snow, be on the lookout for someone throwing a snowball your way.  Not me of course.  I am just sending... 

Thursday is a day to be thankful.  Snow, fires and so much more going on all over the world.  

Sometimes when we say thank you, we have to understand that even though everything isn't perfect, it is right for us right now.  

Then you look around and find confirmation all around you.  

Say thanks, be grateful, stop and smell the flowers, put a smile on your face, and speak to others today.  

Your day will be better and you will make their day better too.  You never know what someone else is going through.  

Wednesday is the middle of the week and here we are.  

Teachers and children are all back in school after the Christmas / New Years break this week.  

Would you believe that both are already excited about a day off from school?  They are looking for a snow day.  

It might be hard to hit a giraffe in the face with a snowball.  

But a giraffe photobomb, that picture is easy to catch.  

Now you know a sweet thing like me would not do either one of those things.  I wish you a wonderful Wednesday!  Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

Good Morning!  This weather has been wonderful for reading.  I love a really good book with a really happy ending.  

We all know that along the way in life, there are ups and downs, and sharp turns that take us in a different direction.  But where would we be now if we hadn't followed that new direction?  

As you read you realize that in life, all of us have a story to tell.  Have you thought about your story lately?  

Have you shared your story with family and friends?  Have your children and grandchildren learned a good life lesson from your story?  

We are all very different, unique, and our stories are all different.  Share the good and the bad because that is how we learn and get to where we are now.  

How is your story coming along?  One day, we will make it all the way through the book to The End.  

The first full week of 2025.  Lord, we ask that you start us off in the right direction for the entire year.  

One of the best feelings is the Holy Spirit in your heart and someone talking to you as you go through the day.  

Let us shine our light for the whole world to see what a difference we can make every day.  

Change the world one small step at a time and never miss a chance to make a difference.  

Put on your cuteness as you start each day and see, actually look around you, who you can help even with just a smile.