Have YOU Forgotten?

Today my blog post is dedicated to all my fallen brothers and sisters who left love ones behind to do what they love, PROTECT AND SAVE. To all the service men and women who have left their families behind to fight for our freedom, so that we may sleep in peace and that we can go about our daily lives and not live in fear. To all the children who are with out their mothers and fathers who died in this horrific attack our nation was smacked with. To the wives, to the husbands, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers....who have lost their loved ones..... Today is a day to NEVER be forgotten!

For you soldiers... please know that we love and miss each one of you and are praying for a safe journey home and GOD SPEED! I pray for the day you can lay down your guns and hang up your boots, sleep in your own bed, kiss your children goodnight and look at your spouses and tell them just how much you love them!

Here is the lyrics to a song by Darryl Worley, that I think are just amazing:

I hear people saying we don't need this war I say there's some things worth fighting for What about our freedom and this piece of ground We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down They say we don't realize the mess we're getting in Before you start your preaching let me ask you this my friend Have you forgotten how it felt that day? To see your homeland under fire And her people blown away Have you forgotten when those towers fell? We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden Have you forgotten?

They took all the footage off my T.V. Said it's too disturbing for you and me It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say If it was up to me I'd show it everyday Some say this country's just out looking for a fight After 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right Have you forgotten how it felt that day? To see your homeland under fire And her people blown away Have you forgotten when those towers fell? We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden Have you forgotten? I've been there with the soldiers who've gone away to war and you can bet that they remember Just what they're fighting for! Have you forgotten how it felt that day? To see your homeland under fire And her people blown away Have you forgotten when those towers fell? We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten all the people killed? Some went down like heros in that Pennsylvania field Have you forgotten about our Pentagon? All the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on Don't you tell me not to worry about bin Laden Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten?

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

Ok, I am getting SOOO excited. I am flying across the entire country to meet 4 girls from my Ebay group, Wisterialane. We are meeting up in Seattle at the end of the month to attend a fabric expo! I am sooo stinkin excited, the time just can't pass quick enough! We are spending a loooong weekend out there! I can't wait to meet the girls, and my partner in crime... Christine of BoutiqueGenMarie! Linda of LilyandEbony is such a doll, she is hosting us girls in her home! I had the pleasure to meet up with her a few months back when she was down visiting her daughter at Eckerd! Timi of cinnamongirl*studio and Jenn of felicitys*flair will be there as well and I am as equally excited to meet both of these girls! I am sure there will be a lot of coffee consumed and a lot of girl talk! Is it the end of September yet???? I sure wish all the girls could make it to Seattle... one day we are all going to meet up, it is just a MUST!

A new hairdo!

I thought I would share my new hairdo! Well, now that I am looking at the picture, it's not quite what I looked like walking out of the salon! LOL, Why is that anyway?

When I walked into the salon, I met my stylist Laura. I was in total shock when she said, let's discuss the cost of your spiral perm and cut. I had no idea how high perms have gone up in the last 10 years! She said it is going to run you somewhere around 250.00. I thought, HOLY COW!!! I said, well... I didn't think it would be that much, but let's go ahead as I had been wanting to do this for some time now, I am here...let's do it!

We went through the normal process, wash your hair... get in the chair.. chat and she started to roll. She's rolling, and rolling... I am thinking man, this is such a long time. Well 1 1/2 hours later, she is done rolling my hair... poor gal must have been thinking she was going to be rolling for a week! There were over 100 rods in my head! She ran out of rods and had to borrow some from another stylist! All the women were oohing and ahhhing at her pretty job of spiraling my hair. It took almost 3 perm solutions for my head. I guess I just didn't realize how much hair I really had! I even had Laura use the biggest rods as I wanted big, soft ragcurls.

A little over 2 hours after I first walked through the doors I am now off to yet another chair to get my hair cut. Yes, it was over due! I had Laura take about 2 inches off all around my head, give me long layers and about 6 inches from around my face. I swear I felt about 10 pds lighter!

Well, I suppose this Florida humidity is what made the curls drop today when my husband was kind enought to take this picture for me to share. I will have him take another after I can wash my hair and style it again! YIKES, 3 days!!!

This is my Funky Monkey Sock Monkey set that is now up for auction on Ebay! These 5 little monkeys made me so crazy, I listed at 99 cents and NO RESERVE! Click here to see all my auctions! Stayed tuned, who knows what crazy thing I just may do next!!!!

Wizard of Oz

Well how sweet did this come out? I just loved working with this imported Japanese fabric! This is my newest listing on Ebay! See it here!

I made this sweet set for a very special little girl. Some of the girls in WisteriaLane collaborated on our Imagination launch, to bring you the complete set!

The sweet shoes are by SweetToesBoutique

The sweet tote is by Pixie-Dust-Studio

The sweet jewels are by Purely*Princess*Jewels

My Boyz

These are my boys. Can you guess what they are wanting? Food! My daddy calls em' hay burners. I call them my boys! The one on the left, well he is my special needs horse. I got this big guy when he was 2 years, from a gal in south Florida. Long story, but he was drugged when I went to buy him. He seemed soooo calm, it was just amazing to me that such a young horse was so well mannered! HA, the trip began when I got him home! It has been 8 years, and he is still a work in progress! I love him just the same, he is rideable, most will say he isn't... but we have a bond and I can do just about anything with him. I had an old cowboy once tell me, get rid of that darn mule, he isn't worth a dime! I stroked him a check and thanked him for his time. You see who is still in the pasture! I just love this guy.... I think in his other life, he was a dog! This ole boy will stay on your heels no matter where you go, he likes to be all up in your space!

The ole man on the right, well he is just a big ole cow horse! He is a retired ranch horse. He is strong and was used to round up the cows off the river. He's slow, but strong! There is no hurrying up this old boy, he is in retirement mode for sure! I don't thing he would spook at anything. He is for sure no scaredy cat. When the kids want a horsey ride, this old guy is here to do the job.... kids are his preference, not a lot of work. "Just walk real slow in a nice circle and when we're done, I'll get some nice fresh hay!" He's a good boy, I really like taking him out on the trail...when I need peace and quiet, this guy is the one who's back I'm on, deep in the woods!

Ole Swing!

This week, Kylie's wonderful daddy made her this swing and hung it from our old oak tree. This swing not only satisfies Kylie's love for thrill seeking, but it satisfies mommy in this Florida heat!

We love our ole swing!