The love of a child and losing them

I can not even imagine how John and Kelly Preston are getting through their days right now since having lost their son Jett 11 days ago. When I heard that evening, Jan 2, 2009, on the news my heart ached for them. No parent should have to experience a loss like that at any age, but I'm sure at the young age of 16 and losing your child it hurts even more.
My Grandfather experienced the loss of a child, but my Dad was 51 when he passed away. I know my Grandpa said he still misses my Dad everyday so I can only imagine how rough it will be for the Travolta's. As they said on their website, "We want all of you to cherish your loved ones and your friends like there was no tomorrow, to live your lives to the fullest by contiuing to help one another, and to be true to yourselves".

Favorite photography!

She's, April, on Etsy & her company name is creativeapples. April's photos are on a nice, heavy cardstock & the prints are a great quality! April has always worked with me to create exactly what I have wanted for cards & even magnets! You can see more of her work on flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rottnapples/ Check out her work! REALLY great stuff!

Scrabble...obviously not MY game!

OK, so with my score of 25 at the end & the others in the 100's I came to the conclusion that this is not my game!

Quotes that I found & loved...

I always know God won't
give me more than I can handle,
there are times I just wish
He didn't trust me quite so much.


Experience is a wonderful thing,
it enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.


Dogs Have Owners ~ Cats Have Staff

Check out this darling necklace my sister ordered for me, I just LOVE it! I am always getting compliments on it too. Etsy, a favorite spot that I like to shop from frequently! Check it out...this is just one of the many wonderful sellers!



http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=79574

Easy Honey Mustard Mozzarella Chicken

YUM!






Another recipe from Allrecipes.com for dinner. This one's a keeper! Thanks "Sarahbea" for posting on there! I did make one change as done by another reviewer & cooked our bacon in the frying pan before placing on the cooked chicken & putting the cheese on.

INGREDIENTS
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
3/4 cup honey
1/2 cup prepared mustard
lemon pepper to taste
4 slices bacon, cut in half
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Place the chicken breast halves in a baking dish, and drizzle evenly with honey and mustard. Sprinkle with lemon pepper.
Bake chicken 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Top each breast half with 2 bacon slice halves, and sprinkle evenly with cheese. Continue baking 10 minutes, or until chicken juices run clear, bacon is crisp, and cheese is bubbly.

What to buy, what to buy....

OK, so I have money in my pocket and as usual it's burning a hole! I NEED TO SPEND...SPEND...SPEND!

Through the great new blogs that I've been following, I found a couple of websites FULL of wonderful stuff that I am just in love with! Papertrey Ink and More Than Ink

I can't wait to get on line & shop shop shop for some new things to create!

A new favorite song...it just makes you feel good!

Something Special by Colbie Caillat

I found a way to be everything
I dreamed of
And I know it to me that I will become
Who I want to be
And I finally found it
And I’m taking the long way out
Cause its gonna be
Something special to me
Something special to me

Chorus
Days go by and I’ll grow stronger
It takes time but i’ll never let go
Days go by and I’ll try harder
To make it mine

Its something special to me x3

I found so many things
I dreamed of
And I know it to me
That I will become
Who I want to be
And I finally found it
And I’m takin’ the long way out
And its gonna be
Something special to me
Something special to me

Chorus
Days go by and I’ll grow stronger
It takes time but i’ll never let go
Days go by and I’ll try harder
To make it mine

Its something special to me
More than I hoped for
More than I dreamed of
This is how it should be
More than I hoped for
More than I dreamed of
This is how it should be


Days go by and I’ll grow stronger
It takes time but i’ll never let go
Days go by and I’ll try harderTo make it mine

Its something special to me (8x)

Happy birthday to me...

#36! What a great way to start 2009! We went out for dinner at Wil Jenny's with family & then back to the house for cake (2 of them!) and presents. What a great birthday I had this year with about 30 birthday wishes on FB, emails & e cards all day long!

2009 is going to be a great year!

Happy New Year!

May it be a year full of good news, good health & fun times for you and your family!