It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: Have you ever DRIVEN a motorhome of any type?

This weekend is our monthly camping trip (aka camping club weekend), but I won't be doing any of the driving. Never do, hopefully never will. Driving the RV is hubby's job and he wants to keep it that way. I really don't think he trusts me!

Our first motorhome was a smaller Class C motorhome and I could drive that just fine. A Class A motorhome is what we have now and it's like driving a bus.

No thank you ma'am!

Jake and I are happy to sit in the passenger seat and watch the world pass us by!

Hubby did kinda force me to drive our Class A motorhome once, about 3 years ago. He wanted me to get the feel for it just in case there was an emergency and I needed to drive it. I don't think he likes me playing with his toys...he hasn't made me drive it since!

Starting At The Front Door...

Do you decorate your home for the holidays? I have always decorated for each holiday, and even though we are pretty much empty nesters now, I still enjoy celebrating and decorating for all of the different holidays, and I like to start at my front door. I think by decorating your front door and porch, it gives the impression that fun, creative, warm, inspiring, and welcoming people live inside...




Holiday decorating doesn't have to be expensive, time consuming, or extravagant either. I picked up these St. Patrick's Day shamrock decorations from Joann's last week for half price. The nice thing about Joann's is that they always put their holiday decorations and supplies on sale early, giving us plenty of time to enjoy them while getting them at a reasonable price. All I did was add some ribbon and tape it to the top of the doors. I found out the hard way that tape alone doesn't secure decorations to the doors very well. Now what I do is place a piece of tape on top of the door, push in a flat thumbtack, then place another piece of tape over the tack. It works great and with the piece of tape over the tack it doesn't scratch the door jams at all.


Would you believe that I've had a flag pole in the front of my home for over 20 years now too. I love changing out the flags for the different holidays and seasons. Years ago these decorative flags used to be expensive but they are so inexpensive now. I've even picked up brand new ones at thrift stores for $2-$3. Spending such a small amount of money on something that makes me so happy is completely worth it to me, and it's fun.

Decorating for the holidays just makes my heart happy, over and over again, year after year after year. Hopefully it warms the hearts of my family, friends, and the neighborhood too!

This post is linked to the following linky parties:
** Wednesday's Show & Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
** Works For Me Wednesday @ We Are That Family
** Whassup Wednesday @ Elements Interiors
** Anything Goes Party @ Type A Decorating
** Thrifty Thursday @ Tales From Bloggeritaville
** Thrilling Thursday @ Paisley Passions
** Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple

This Bird Has Left The Nest...

I worked Wed, Fri, Sat, and then again yesterday...

They all were days from (you know where!)...

Then, they had the nerve to ask me if I wanted to work again today...

I think they pretty much got the hint when I gave them the look...

I told the other birdies...

This momma bird is leaving the nest...

Don't call me for a few days, or a week...

Unless one of our other birdies completely falls out of the nest...

I'm tired...

And getting ready for Camping Club Weekend!

"Snowflake...Smile!"

A new blogging friend Jen posted this on her blog a while back and I just had to share it with you.

This just makes my day...

It's Friday

And I'm nosy..

So here's the question: Which do you think is of more importance in life, love or education?

This is a hard one for me because I feel both are essential for fulfillment and self-confidence, but I think education is so so important, especially if you are a woman. What's that old saying "Love can't pay the bills!" Education can and does pay the bills!

Having said that, I want to say that having a love for my creator, my God, is way more important to me than anything else in this world. In fact, it's #1 for me, along with the love I feel for my husband, children, and family. Without this love, I'd be lost.

I was able to receive a very good education and have had a wonderful career (which I didn't start until my children were a little older by the way). It certainly has made me feel more fulfilled, more accomplished, more self-confident, and has allowed me to earn a very nice paycheck while doing a job that I love, but I know I have been blessed. I have a career that allows great flexibility and I was lucky enough to choose a career path that is 100% perfect for me.

I've been blessed in both departments, love and education. We will be celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary this year! It hasn't always been a bed of roses, but I'm glad neither one of us ever gave up!

Well, I guess I didn't answer that question very well did I! As you can see, I value and cherish both (but I still say education is imperative!)

Moving Up In The World...

We have an upstairs loft where we've had a big screen TV for about 12 years now. In the summertime, the loft area gets quite hot so it's not used much, but in the wintertime we're upstairs alot. The heat rises so it gets nice and toasty up there. I'm not a big TV watcher but I enjoy sitting upstairs with my laptop, reading blogs, facebooking, ebaying, etc.

Well, our loft TV bit the dust a few months back, but in away it was a good thing. We're not ones to go out and buy the latest trends in ANYTHING, so having our TV konk out forced us to get a new one and to catch up with the latest technology. We ended up getting a nice flat screen that can be mounted on the wall or placed on a stand or table. It's awesome, but big! We may end up moving it downstairs and mounting it on the wall at some point but for now it's in the loft. We only had one problem, we didn't have a stand. We had it sitting on our coffee table for the longest time. Like I mentioned, we're not quick about anything. It takes us forever to decide on things.

I don't know if the stars aligned on that day or what, but as luck would have it, I came across a TV display table (is that what you call these things?) while out of town on our RV trip last month. We hauled it up the steps into the motorhome and brought it on home. It holds the TV perfectly, it's just the right length, and I really like the black distressed finish...



While setting everything up, I look my time and carefully wrapped all of the cords up in the back of the TV, using Velcro tape to organize and get all of the cords up off of the floor. Having a jumbled up mess behind a TV drives my organized self crazy.



Yes, it took extra time to be a little more organized but I think it was worth it. I really feel that if you're taking the time to do something, no matter what it is, take the time to do it right and do it to the best of your ability. Believe me, I know I drove my kids nuts with saying this when they were growing up, and I've been teased many a time, but that's just me, and I think in the long run it's always worthwhile.

This post is linked to:
Show & Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
We're Organized Wednesday @ Organize and Decorate Everything
Anything Goes Party @ Type A Decorating

Words to Live By...

I saw a quote the other day by John Ortberg that I really liked. He said "Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat."

It's such a comfort to know that we don't have to weather the storms of life alone. Jesus is more than happy to do the navigating...and even asks that we let Him!