Birdie turns 20!! And is PINK all over!!

In the midst of all of our illnesses was a birthday to be celebrated for our 3rd born!! (her 20th birthday) She only wanted money toward the purchase of a laptop, but we had to do something fun!! So... while she was at dinner with friends...sick as I was, I concocted the notion of a gift wrapped door and a balloon-filled room to welcome her and her friends when they came home to change!! Off to Dollar Tree we went!! Our oldest came over to pitch in with the inflation task, and 4 of us, in 1 1/2 hrs., blew up 220 balloons (PINK OF COURSE!) Now that's a lot of hot air, HUH??!!

"Mom, what did you do to my door?" "You wrapped my door?" (giggle, giggle, giggle...)

She opened the door to find the real surprise, and was "blown away"!!! Of course she loved it!! There are a lot more balloons than it looks like here!!!

Our 10 yo knew that her keyboard played songs and had it playing the Happy Birthday song in the background! Birdie (her nickname) and her friends loved it and commenced to do a photo shoot of their own. I hope to post a couple of those pics but may not be able to because the two middle girls are flying to Los Angeles today to attend a friend's funeral.

Please pray for them (and me!!) They are going with a group of friends, but ours have never been this far from home, and LA is a big place for these small town girls of ours!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a blessed day!!

Give the gift of your smile to someone who needs it today!!

Becky

Colds, Coughs, and Congestion , Oh My!!

Well, I have been away from my blog because I have been a tad sick. It seems that everyone I know has at least one family member sick with something!! Thankfully I am on the mend and will probably be back to 100% tomorrow!! YAY!!!

Wow, this blogging thing really becomes a part of you!! I've missed you all!!

I will post some pics and hopefully participate in Boo Mama's Christmas Home Tour tomorrow!!

Sending Christmas cheer your way!!
Blessings,
Becky

SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY!!!

Kelli graciously hosts this show and tell each week. I hope you will stop by and visit her and some of the others participating!! Click here for more: http://www.kellishouse.blogspot.com/

Today I just have to share these bows!! My 10 yo daughter made these and I think she did a great job!! Her 27 yo sister showed her and her cousin how to make them the other night, and she just keeps on making them.!!! They are made of out strips cut from magazines, and a small brad and that's it!! The possibibilties are endless!!



This is the larger one, and she created this "flower" design herself!







This is a Christmas countdown or Advent calendar I bought at Target for my granddaughter. She loves checking it on the days she's here for all the fun little surprises. Target has other styles on a pretty good sale.




I just threw this up on the hutch before the Keeper's of the Faith girls party we had here yesterday. It usually adorns my dining room plant shelf, but I don't know if I'm going to get anything up there this year!!




Have a fun-filled Friday!!
Blessings to you all,
Becky