Day 6

What a lovely way to end a long week.

Today I opened a beautiful lady bug painting (not signed....), that I can't wait to hang in my office.

A pair of tech touch gloves, so warm and soft, for my cold hands.

And clove gum, which is old fashion like me and a favorite that is hard to find.

With love and gratitude,

Mom, MamMaw, Elmo, Jody

Day 5

 A wide tooth comb, the only kind I use, and hair ties today. About to use them both to put my hair up before I hit the hot tub.

With love and gratitude,

Mom, MamMaw, Elmo, Jody

Day 4

 Today I got to open the sweetest little sea turtle diffuser. I love him so much and he makes my house smell so good. 

Thank you again to all involved, it really is so fun to have a present to open every day.

With love and gratitude,

Mom. MamMaw. Elmo, Jody

Day 3

 I let Poppa pick my present to open today and it is another example of how well these kids know me. I got hand warmers today, cause I'm always cold. 

It was somewhat ironic because today I have been working on bed warmers for some of the kids with cold houses. Now we will all be warm!

With love and gratitude,

Mom / MamMaw / Elmo / Jody

A very special birthday

So yesterday I turned 60! 

It ended up being such a special day with lots of surprises for this Mom / MamMaw / Elmo.

I got to see some of the grands that I haven’t seen in way too long and got to see the cousins, so happy to see each other, laughing and playing together. Seeing all my grown babies enjoying each other, catching up, and reminiscing while they watch their babies play is the best. It brings me such joy and fills my heart to the brim.

The kids came through the door with 60 presents!!! 

 

 

One for each of the next 60 days. What a great way to ease into sixty. 

It all started with this lovely jar filled with messages from all the people I love. They are so sweet and each one brings tears of gratitude to my eyes. It is a jar full of memories and joy. I am such a lucky lady to have such a thoughtful and loving family. To everyone that contributed, thank you so much!!! I love you all so much. ❤️Oh yea, and some eucalyptus bath salts for my hot baths. Soothing my body and soul, I think they knocked it out of the park!

 

I had a request to TikTok my daily gift opening but I thought maybe blogging them would be a little more my speed. It has been a long time, life has been flying by, but what a great reason to post again.

So, that was day 1, lets see what day 2 brings.....

 

They know me so well. 

And after our get together yesterday I needed these!

 

Thank you so much to everyone involved in my special day yesterday and the next 58 to come! I know it took a lot to pull together but I am so grateful you did.

 

I will be back with day 3 tomorrow.

 

With love and so much gratitude,

Mom, MamMaw, Elmo, Jody

I Spy....signs of spring!

It has been beautiful here in Georgia this weekend.
Thankfully reminding me that spring is just around the corner.


I found buds and blooms all over my yard, bursting with optimism that spring is coming.


Reminding me that it is almost time to plant some veggies. Time to plan what to plant where.

Winter winter go away
Spring and I want to play!

Winter and Pictures......not a fan

It has been a long time since I have posted anything to my blog. I have recently been giving some thought to why I went astray. I really think it boils down to two things…okay maybe three, but two main things. I am really not a fan of winter or pictures!

I should clarify; I love pictures, as long as I am not involved. I don’t like taking pictures or having my picture taken. I am sure I could spend hours on a couch “getting to the bottom of this” but why waste so much time and money……it all boils down to my Dad. Wait…what?!? Clarify again. I had a Great Dad, I loved him dearly, and his “girls” were his pride and joy but…..from as early as I can remember I had the sun and a camera in my face.

My Dad was an amateur photographer my entire life. It was one of his many hobbies. Most of our homes (we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up) had a darkroom. If there was not a dedicated room to develop his pictures in the bathroom would double as a darkroom nights and weekends. He took pictures of anything and everything but especially his three girls. I got to where I hated cameras because it felt like it was always interrupting.

“Wait, let me get a picture”

“Stand closer to your sister”

“After we get this shot, the light is almost gone”

“Smile”

So….I hate pictures that involve me! And we all know a blog really needs pictures.

“Okay, accepting the crazy “I don’t like pictures” thing, kind of, but what does winter have to do with blogging?” you ask. I have a hard time in the winter. I hate to be cold!!!! I am certain that I was a bear in another life and spent the winter hibernating lol. I am sluggish and lose my crafty mojo when winter sets in every year. It has been almost exactly two years since I have posted anything, my last post was February 5, 2010……winter anyone???? Now you are not allowed to laugh at me when I tell you that the winters that do me in are balmy Georgia winters. I can’t help it if 60 degrees is cold to me! I would never leave my covers if I lived any farther north lol.

So in summation, it was a combination of pictures and winter that led me astray. The third thing, that was actually secondary……habit! I am a creature of habit and once I got out of the habit I couldn’t get back in……it was winter. Did I mention I hate winter?!?

So, I am giving it another go, in the middle of winter, no less. I have 7 grand babies now and have made a few things in the past two years that I would love to share with you,....if I can find any pictures lol.

Hoping to “see” you soon,

Jody

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