Pretty Polish: Superheroes

Okay, so what had started out with the Flash has now turned into more favorite superheros. Yup, Spiderman and Captain America! I wasn't able to steadily paint the designs so I did the designs on wax paper, let them dry, then glued them on with the base coat.

Red: Sinful Colors Under 18
Blue: Sinful Colors Midnight Blue
White: L.A. Colors
Black: Cranky Girlz

2016 Goals

"Nay, in all these things, we are more than conquerers through him that loved us." Romans 8:37


I want to make 2016 better by using my time more wiselythrough working, giving, and spending time with family and friends.  These are just a few ideas I have thought of to accomplish that goal.

Add a bird bath to the Bird Cafe
Become a graduate doula
Blog one to two times per week
Can garden harvest/ purchased produce
Color more
Cook more meals
Do more puzzles (500- 1000 pcs)
Exercise 5-6 days per week
Find + ID at least six different snake species
Fort Worth Stock Show
Garden & tend it diligently ...
    Beans, Burgundy
    Beans, Green
    Beans, Lima
    Beans, Wax
    Corn
    Cucumbers
    Herbs
    Squash, yellow
    Tomatoes
    Turnips
    Zucchini
Get part time job
Give more
Go Bowling
Go to church & get involved
Go fishing
Go ice skating with bros + friends
Go to the 4th of July parade
Go to Dallas Zoo
Go swimming with bros + friends
Hike...
  at Dogwood Park
  at Nolan River
Ice cream with...
  with bros
  with friends
Journal at least once a week
Juice for one to three weeks

Keep the Bird Cafe maintained

Keep room clean + dusted
Learn ASL
Make Rosey Scrapbook
Make Sally Scrapbook
Mend all clothes
No internet on weekends 
Play more board/ card games with family/ friends

Purchase t-shirts ...
   CMA
   VOM
   Catfish Parlour
   Spiderman

Read ...
   whole book of Psalms
   whole book of Job
   whole book of Proverbs
   whole book of Ruth
   whole New Testament

Read 1-2 books per month (A few from my To Read Book List)...

   Blessed Life, The
   Dave Ramsey's Guide to Money
   Easing Labor Pain
   Eternity in Their Hearts
   From Sea to Shining Sea
   Honest Money
   Let Me be a Woman

   Refuting Evolution
   Silas Marner
   Silent Knife
   Torches of Joy
   Uncle Tom's Cabin
   VBAC Companion
   Way of the Master, The
   Witness to America

   Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

Send Birthday cards to friends and family

Set up Hummingbird feeder and keep it maintained
Sew...
  one pair pjs
  an apron
  two to three stuffed animals
Shoot skeet/ trap with family/ friends
Stay off Facebook for three to four months (doesn't have to be consecutive)
Test goats for CAE
Volunteer more
 Watch...
     Ironman
     The Avengers

Month in Review: December

"I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me." Psalms 30: 1,2

Bible Verse: "For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5b
Movie: Antman

Dessert: Christmas cookies! Danish Wedding Cookies, M'n'M cookies, peanut butter blossoms, and chocolate-covered pretzels are my favorites.

Songs: Jesus is Alive by Josh Wilson; Christmas This Year by TobyMac; You're Here by Francesca Battistelli; The Drifters White Christmas; All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

Pretty Polish: The Flash

Yes, I'm really digging the Flash.   I've watched it two and a half times now.  Nuff said.  I will get better about taking photos when my nails are at their best; for now, just imagine how nice they looked before. 

Polish used:
Basecoat & Top coat: Wet'n'Wild
Red 1: Nina
Red 2: sinful Colors Under 18
White: Wet'n'Wild shine French White Creme
Gold: Revlon Nail Art Expressionist Vincent Van Gold

Month in Review: November 2015

"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him." Psalm 28:7

Here are the things I've been loving this month.

Bible Verse: "For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5b
Book:  The Happiest Baby on the Block by Harvey Karp
Clothing Item: Maxi skirts
TV show: The Flash 

Tea: Celestial seasonings Bengal spice & Celestial seasonings Peppermint
Music:  Beautiful Day by Jamie Grace  & Bones by Hillsong United
Youtube Channel:   Eh Bee Family
 

Pretty Polish: Pink Leopard

This is the beginning of my first series that I know I'll enjoy and hope you will too!  Please forgive my almost-gone style.

Basecoat & Topcoat: Wet'n'Wild
Pink: Revlon- Pinkish 54
Gray: Nina
Black: Cranky Girlz

My Dog Sally

" To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;" Ecclesiastes 3:1,2 

Hey y'all. It's been a rough month.  Tomorrow marks the two week date that my dog Sally died unexpectedly.  She was only four years old.   I truly couldn't have asked for a better dog; I had always thought the smart, loving dogs you see bonded with their owners on TV or heard about were for those who were dog people or for somebody else; definitely not me! But Sally proved that wrong. Before her, I liked dogs but I was more a cat person.  Sally changed that too.  Now I  I love them. She showed me dogs could be great companion animals like cats.

She loved, loved, loved her life here.  Before she came to live with us, she had lived in two other homes; one was her breeder whom she lived with her first two years of life at and then she lived one month in the city with  her second owner.  She was so terrified of practically everything- especially men- when we first got her but patience and an obedience class really got her braver, more curious, and much more playful.  She grew so much and really discovered herself and what freedom was.


She loved the goats, the chickens, the rabbits and tried to help me take care of them twice each day.  She always broke up the fights between our two free-range roosters; now when they fight,it just reminds me of her and how much she really helped us out!

Sally loved to just sit beside me or lay down close by.  She was so so smart and knew the basic commands plus roll over, sit pretty, high-five with one and two hands, shake, other paw, spin around, push open doors/gates, and speak.  When Sally finally understood what speak meant, it was like a whole new world opened up for her.  I loved hearing her bark or whine in excitement over food, play time, milking, critter lock up, or going back and forth along the fence with the neighbor's dog. Now I just see our neighbor's dog waiting by the fence wondering where Sally is.

You really come to appreciate the little things, even the annoying things, that your dog used to do.  Sally used to steal the chicken eggs.  Ooh, she made me so flippin' mad when she did that.   With a smile, nowI shake my head about it.  I miss seeing her wait under the goat barn or by the back door for me to come out. I miss her nudging my hand for a pet and petting that soft, thick fur of hers. I miss playing chase with her. I miss seeing her run like crazy around the yard, barking excitedly. I miss seeing her chase and tease our old dog Max.

I never imagined a pet could leave a paw print on my heart. When I go outside, something is missing. Even inside, when it's time for her morning or evening meal, I realize she's not here anymore; no more excited barks, expectant looks, no more what-trick-is-it-you-want-me-to-do-so-I-can-have-my-food-now.

Each moment you have with your dog is something special, something to be treasured because one day, she won't be there.   But she will leave a great big paw print on your heart.

I love you so much Sally and I miss you more than words can say.

 

 "A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; " Ecclesiastes 3: 3,4