Wishing you a beautiful with all sunshine and flowers love Connie

Good Morning Friday!  Happy Cinco de Mayo.  Let's do this day the right way.  Drink some coffee, listen to music and read the day away.  

OK, this may be a little extreme, but nothing like music and reading and coffee to start your day or an early weekend.  

Unless you want to throw in some beautiful flowers.  Now you are talking about a great lazy day.  

After all, plants give off oxygen and make our life so much better.  You have to remember... 

And it is not Hoarding if it is used books no matter how many you have.  After all, you are saving their life and saving the landfill.  

I hope your Friday is a joyful calming day full of coffee, music, and reading a good book.  Remember I will be working and enjoying that almost as much.  

Thankful Thursday is here again.  I have so many things to be thankful for today.  I will be working tomorrow and for that I am thankful.  

Put on some music that you really like and dance!  That will start your day off right and make you feel young again.

No matter how old I feel, my inner child still believes I am young, thin, energetic, and can do anything I put my mind to do.  

Just believe you can fly.  After all, if you don't ever try to fly, you never will fly.  

So here is to being authentic and full of grace and living life with a thankful heart as the blessing pour down on you this Thursday.  

We have made it halfway to the weekend... and so have all our animals.  

You knew I would start with the giraffes, didn't you?  

Would you look at the ears on that Zebra baby!  Our dog, Reba, has kinda big ears and they have turned almost completely white with age.  

Now who can resist that sweet face and the beautiful Cannon Beach, Oregon.  I love visiting that place.  

Even cats are happy with all their silliness to have made it to Wednesday.  That is just plain cute.  

What do you mean it is only Wednesday?  How far away is the weekend?  

I got a call at 7:25 am Wednesday morning to go to work.  I am already scheduled to work Friday and have no idea if I will work on Thursday or not until the girl that is out lets me know.  But the $ will come in handy when we have to pay for over 100' of new picket fencing to be replaced. 

Tuesday has arrived.  Let us think of things that make us happy today.  

Flowers always make me happy.  Flowers make most people happy.  Who doesn't like flowers?  

Now you know I am going to say thank you for being my friend and I mean that with all my heart.  

Hearts and bright colors make me happy and beautiful graphics too.  

Oh my, I can't forget how much music and dancing make me happy.  

And of course Love and Kindness always make me happy!  What other things make you happy?  

A cup of May flowers for you!

Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

Here you come again, just when I'd begun to get myself together. 

Now sing that all day... and think of me!  

Maybe a little chocolate cake with your morning coffee will help start the week off right!  I prefer Braum's Cherry Pie with my morning coffee.  

Gosh we miss Miss Kitty!  Yet, since she had a leakage problem, I haven't worn shoes in the house since she went to Heaven to wait for us.  Always look for the positive in every situation.  

Besides, as often as Mondays seem to come around, so do the months and years.  Do you remember 1978?  OFTEN, I still think of myself as this thin, energetic, able to do anything person.  Boy, do I look tall there too!! All those boys are WAY taller than those two Moms are now.  

Time sure does fly whether we are having fun or not.  However, there is lots to be thankful for after all these years.  Julie (my friend in Lubbock) and I have been friends for a very long time and have wonderful memories.  I hope you take time on this Monday to remember friends and family and to give thanks!  

There is nothing like Sunday, sunflowers and sunshine.  Especially after rain!

Don't you just love it when someone brings you flowers?  It just puts a smile on your face and in your heart.  

It makes you feel good all the way through your whole being.  

Pick some wildflowers and share them with someone you love or buy a bouquet.

Then don't forget to say "Thank You" for giving us this wonderful day!  

Are you ready for the weekend?  I think I am even though I don't have a clue what will happen.  

All I know is that if there is sunshine, I will be outside enjoying every minute of it.  

I will be on the lookout for hummingbirds.  Our latest cold snap seems to have them hibernating because I have not seen them.  Ok, maybe I was hibernating!  

Whether I am outside or just walking past the windows, I am always on the lookout for hummingbirds or butterflies or birds or anything else that moves in the yard.  

I also like to walk the front and the back just in case there is a new flower that has bloomed or some new plants that have popped up out of the ground.  

I know green roses are rare but it is probably because if I had one, I would think it was a weed and pull it up.  Wouldn't you?  Ok, as much as I hate pulling weeds, maybe I wouldn't pull it up.  

Now let the weekend begin!  Hey Zoo, here we come!  

Blessings & Hugs!  Pam

Work, work, work.  I love working part time.  I really wouldn't want to work more than I do but then the money sure comes in handy too!  

Whether I am working or home, inside or outside, there is NOTHING like sunshine.  Good ole Vitamin D.  This year sunshine has been hard to come by, just cloudy, dreary and rainy weather.  

So whether the sun is shining or can't be seen, whether it is day or night, be sure your Light is shining.  

But don't forget about your Love toward others too.  That means saying something nice to those you encounter.  

Middle of the week and I am working on Thursday.  

Do you remember 1959?  Have you ever seen a car, VW, with a coffee maker?  Why is that NOT still a thing?  

And kids and especially grandkids, aren't they a joy?  Some of them are clever and devious too.

But no matter the age, our grandchildren are a delight because we can give them sugar, spoil them and send them back home (most of the time).  

Time to go out and make some memories.  Hope you have a Blessed day planned. 

We got rain last week, 12/10" is what Hubby told me.  The grass is green.  We are expecting more rain (along with the possibility of hail and tornadoes) today and tomorrow.  

Yes, this is me.  Excited that I have so many flowers blooming.  

And you know I have many, many, many more of my pictures from this month.  I hope you enjoy these and they put a smile on your face.  Now don't forget to share that smile with others.  

I am sharing my best friend with you.  But I want you to know how much your friendship means to me... a LOT!  

Thanks for sticking with me!  

Another week!  Another Monday!  Sometimes we just need help to get going.  

A Dream is pretty easy but it is the Determination that we need help with on a daily basis.  

Sometimes it is hard to focus on the good instead of the bad.  Do you agree?  

So we have to focus on love and how to have LOTS of it.  Enough to share with everyone we meet in life.  

It is impossible to get too much Love and to give too much Love.  

Even though it is Monday, let us all go out and Bless others by radiating Love.  

Sundays are usually a beautiful day and most Spring days are beautiful too.  

Have you ever seen such a beautiful sky?  Of course, my favorites are orange sunrise or sunset.  

A sunrise or a sunset like this can happen in just about any season in Texas, especially on the coast and reflecting in the water.  

The sun can make a cloud orange even when a storm is on the horizon too.  

God's ARTwork in the colors of the sky is always something to sing about.  

Sunday is a day to remember the past week and to give thanks for all those wonderful things we saw and all the remarkable things He did for us.  

Here we are again on Saturday Caturday!  What is up today?  We always have College Baseball or College Softball to watch on TV.  

And of course, nothing gets done or even gets started without coffee.  At least 2 cups please.  

Well, now the tables have turned.  All of us have something we NEED, don't we?  What is your vice?  

I will have to admit that food is another thing that is pretty high on my list.  At least once a day I really enjoy a good meal.  

Of course I sure do enjoy a snack too, maybe even a couple of times a day.  What is your favorite snack?  

Now that I've made us all hungry, I better go find something to eat before I go outside and watch for hummingbirds.  

Blessings and Hugs!  

Weekend is on the way!  It has been a nice Spring week for April.  

I am checking the ads for my grocery list.  As soon as I get that done, I hope to finish the book I am reading so I can start another one.  

After all, it is so much fun to travel and get totally lost in a good book.  

Just be in the moment, right inside the book.  You have done that, haven't you?  

Sometimes you can even feel the spray of the waves when you are reading a book!  

Now if I can just figure out which book I really want to read, to dive into and get lost.

What to do on a Thursday.  Dog days of summer, I mean spring.  Temperatures are up and down, BUT   

Every day is a new adventure.  Some days are just plain and simple.  Some days are exciting.  

More often us girls start out with a bad hair day.  Some days we can get it under control and other days it is like... who cares.  

I know we all have days that we just want to hide our head and take a nap.  Do not disturb me today.  

There are days when friends, family or spouses want to play a game of scrabble or some other nonsense game.  

Then there are the dreary days that the only thing to do is curl up in a chair with a cup of coffee and a good book.  What is your day like today and your favorite kind of day?  

But if you don't get up and get out, you might miss something important.

Not everything is in black and white.  You might miss the colors of God's painting today.  

Thank you so much for making me smile and sharing your love.  

I love giving a compliment to someone I meet or even saying something nice over the phone to someone who helped me!  

Besides, it will bless you too.  Remember, things are returned to you in double or more.  

So here is to showing up and participating this Tuesday and every day; to being kind; to loving each other.  See you tomorrow my friend.  

Most of you know I love to take pictures.  But to capture the moon like that, you need the right camera.  

Even with a phone camera, it takes the right "eye" to "see" the right angle to capture the right picture.  

I also just like looking at pictures.  I came across this one that had a caption of the name of a plant.  This is a Double Angel Trumpet.  

A lot of you might not know that plant or remember the name Cricket.  She was the first person that asked to be my friend when I joined Not Over The Hill in 2008.  The above picture is her Angel Trumpet plant in her front yard.  

While Cricket is no longer with us on earth, her Angel Trumpet plant lives on at my home just as she lives on in my heart.  She would take cuttings in the fall and root them over the winter.  She sent me a couple of cuttings and I still have one growing in a tub.  It is inside our garage today because it is cold.  It has been pulled in and out (in warmer weather) of our garage so many times over the years (hundreds) and will soon be at home in our backyard in another month when the weather stays warmer.  

Every time I spoke to Cricket with all her health trials, she would say she couldn't wait to get to Heaven and have a "Woo Hoo Party" with Jesus.  I was blessed by her friendship and I am also blessed by your friendship.  

I have said prayers like this.. wanting His blessing my way.  

And you never know who is looking over your shoulder.  It could be a dove flying by or an angel that you don't even see.  

Sometimes when things seem to go wrong, it could be that God isn't saying "no" but just "not right now".  

There are times when it is hard to have faith and not think that God isn't listening to us.  BELIEVE  

Good Morning SunShine!  I am just checking to see if the neighbors are up yet.  

You don't think they can see me, do you?  Maybe they won't recognize me.  

I guess I could just sit in the window with my human and be obvious like she is doing right now. 

Now if that isn't the truth.  Do you have a cat?  I don't!  

After all, they can be kind of scary.  Has your cat ever scared you or itself?  

Are you crazy?  Just look at that... Not scary at all, just cuteness.  Ok, all babies are cute!