MORE VALENTINE CARDS

I FINISHED MY VALENTINE'S FOR MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THEM WITH YOU.............................................

KEY TO MY HEART........................

I MADE THIS ONE FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER JENNA, SHE LOVES TAYLOR LAUTNER FROM ECLIPES. I THOUGHT SHE WOULD GET A KICK OUT OF IT.

WELL, THAT'S IT, HOPE YOU ENJOYED ALL THESE PRETTY VALENTINE'S, I ENJOYED MAKING THEM.

TODAY IT GOT SO WARM OUT, IT FELT GOOD. NOW I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING, BUT I KNOW THERE IS STILL WINTER A HEAD. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.

RIZZI

VALENTINE BOOKS

I MADE TWO VALENTINE BOOKS FOR MATTIE AND MAKAYLA, INSTEAD OF CARDS.

I THINK THEY TURNED OUT PRETTY CUTE, I LOVE THE VINTAGE PICTURES . NOW I WILL GET BACK TO FINISHING MY OTHER VALENTINE CARDS. RIZZI

HERE WE GO AGAIN / MAKAYLA AND FRIENDS

HERE WE GO AGAIN.......THEY SAID WE WERE GOING TO GET MORE SNOW, AND WE DID. WE EVEN HAD THUNDER, AND LIGHTING.

IT STARTED AROUND DINNER TIME........................







IT FINALLY STOPPED IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING.

WINTER WONDERLAND

PAT IS OUT THERE WITH THE SNOW BLOWER MAKING PATHS AND DIGGING OUT THE VANS AND TRUCKS............

YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH SNOW WE HAD BY THE CUTTING OF THE SNOWBLOWER ALONG THE PATH.

MY SWEET MAKAYLA, SHE LOVES ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY HORSES. SHE AND HER SISTER MATTIE GO THREE TIMES A WEEK, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY.

BESIDES THEIR LESSONS, THEY HELPS CLEAN THE BARNS AND BRUSH DOWN THE HORSES. THEY JUST LOVE IT.

MUST GET SOME PICTURES OF THEM RIDING.

HERE SHE IS WITH HER DOG AGGIE, SHE BOUGHT HER A NEW SWEATER, AND BOOTS TO MATCH.

AGGIE'S BOOTS, AND SWEATER
SHE IS MODELING HER OUTFIT

NOW ISN'T SHE PRETTY GET READY FOR LELO THE GECKO

HE LOVES TO EAT LIVE CRICKET'S......YUCK

WELL, BACK TO CRAFTING.......NOT A GOOD DAY TO GO SHOPPING, BUT IT IS A GOOD DAY FOR HOT CHOCOLATE AND LOTS OF MARSHMALLOW, AND MAYBE A COOKIE, TO KEEP UP MY STRENGH, WHEN YOU REACH MY AGE YOU NEED LOTS OF IRON....HAVE A GOOD DAY..

RIZZI :)

GOOD MORNING....SNOW!!!!

WOKE UP THIS MORNING (WED.) ABOUT 6:00 AM, I SAW A FEW SNOW FLURRIES COMING DOWN. WENT BACK TO BED FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND WHEN I GOT UP...............
"SURPRISE," IT ACCUMULATED SO FAST, AND THEY SAY MUCH MORE TO COME.

TODAY I AM GOING TO MAKE MY VALENTINE CARDS, IF I WAIT TOO LONG THEN I AM RUSHING, AND I MAKE MISTAKES. TIME TO POUR ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE, AND START MY CREATIVITY....... :) RIZZI

REMEMBERING VALENTINE'S DAY

I LOVE VALENTINE'S DAY........................SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRLS, IT WAS MY SPECIAL DAY OF THE YEAR. GOING TO SCHOOL AND EXCHANGING VALENTINE'S WAS SO MUCH FUN, AND ALL THE KIDS WERE NICE IN THOSE DAYS OH, I LOVE THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, AND EASTER, BUT VALENTINE'S DAY WAS SPECIAL. MY GRANDMOTHER'S BIRTHDAY IS FEBRUARY 9TH, SHE DIED MANY YEARS AGO AT THE AGE OF 96. WE WOULD HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR HER EVERY YEAR. BACK IN THOSE DAYS TAKING THE BUS WAS A NORMAL THING. MY MOTHER AND ALL US KIDS (7) TOOK THE BUS TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE, WITH PRESENTS, DECORATIONS CAKE, AND THOSE LITTLE PINK PLASTIC BASKETS FILLED WITH ALL KINDS OF CANDY. MY MOM WOULD SET THE TABLE WITH ALL VALENTINE AND BIRTHDAY DECORATIONS. MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD TAKE HER PARAKEET OUT OF HIS CAGE AND HE WOULD SIT ON HER FINGER AND HE WOULD SAY "HELLO." AS A SMALL CHILD I WAS SO HAPPY, AND WAITED EACH YEAR FOR VALENTINE'S DAY TO COME, I STILL LOOK FORWARD TO IT.


ROSES ARE RED.....VIOLET'S ARE BLUE.....CARNATIONS ARE SWEET.....AND SO ARE YOU......................PLENTY OF LOVE.....TONS OF KISSES.....HOPE SOMEDAY...
I'LL BE YOUR MRS............................

TO FALL IN LOVE IS AWFULLY SIMPLE.........BUT TO FALL OUT OF LOVE.........IS SIMPLY AWFUL...................

ROMANCE IS THE ICING.........BUT LOVE IS THE CAKE.......

NEVER WASTE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TELL SOMEONE

YOU LOVE THEM..............................

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE..........................

24 DAYS TO VALENTINE'S DAY

GETTING READY FOR VALENTINE'S DAY IS EXCITING TO ME, BECAUSE I JUST LOVE VALENTINE'S DAY. MY DAUGHTER ALWAYS HAS A VALENTINE TEA WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS, AND I LOVE MAKING MY OWN VALENTINE'S.

I RECEIVED THIS CARD FROM MY NIECE KAREN MANY YEARS AGO. WHEN THIS CARD IS OPEN IT IS 3 DIMENSIONAL. KAREN HAS A BLOG, " OVER THE BACKYARD FENCE"...................

I RECEIVED THIS SPECIAL VALENTINE CARD FROM MY SISTER CAROLINE MANY YEARS AGO. THIS CARD ALSO OPENS UP AND IS 3DIMENSIONAL..............................

DO YOU MAKE YOUR OWN VALENTINE CARDS?

I THINK IT IS A LOT OF FUN. HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND STAY WARM, NJ IS SOOOO COLD, AND THEY SAY MORE SNOW IS COMING OUR WAY............RIZZI....BRRRRRR!!!

MY WEEK/AND WHERE IS SPRING?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH........ISN'T THIS A GREEAT SPOT TO SIT FOR A WHILE, I WISH IT WAS SPRINGTIME......

IT WAS A GOOD WEEK, MADE A NICE LUNCHEON FOR ME AND MY DAUGHTER JACKIE. I MADE ORANGE RUFFY, SCALLOPS, AND SALMON, HAD A POTATOE CASSAROLE, IN BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS OF POTATOES I HAD A FILLING OF PEPPERS, ONIONS, AND MUSHROOMS, AND A BOWL OF MIXED VEGGIES. I MADE APPLE CRISP FOR DESSERT WITH A POT OF TEA. I FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURES, MAYBE NEXT TIME. WE HAD SNOW, BUT A LOT OF ICE, SPRING WHERE ARE YOU? MY BROTHER IS HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL, DOING OK, WE STILL COULDS USE THOSE PRAYS. THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING TIME OUT FOR HIM WITH YOUR PRAYERS, IT WORKS. THIS MORNING (FRIDAY) WE WENT OUT FOR LUNCH, SO ALL AND ALL IT WAS A GREAT WEEK. DID SOME CROCHETING, AND CRAFTING TOO. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. RIZZI

DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE

HI CLAUDIA, DO YOU THINK THEY WILL FIT IN YOUR DOLL HOUSE. LE T ME KNOW...............RIZZI

PRAYERS FOR MY BROTHER "ANDY MASTERSON"

JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW MY OLDEST BROTHER ANDY HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK, 20 % OF HIS HEART WAS ONLY WORKING. HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD 2 STINTS PUT IN. HE WAS DOING VERY WELL SO HE WENT HOME, BUT HAD TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL, WHICH IS WHERE HE IS NOW. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE WAS VERY LOW, AND HE HAS AN INFECTION IN HIS STOMACH. SO THAT MEANS HE'LL HAVE TO STAY THERE FOR A WHILE. I ASK YOU ALL TO PRAY FOR HIM, HE'LL BE 86 YEARS OLD IN APRIL. THANKS TO YOU, MY BLOGGER FRIENDS. RIZZI

PHOTOS

GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER, PATRICK NOTLEY WHO IS AUTISTIC TOOK THESE PHOTOS, I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THEM WITH YOU..........

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THEM...............RIZZI

MORE MEMORIES TO ENJOY

HOPE YOU ENJOYED ALL THESE OLD MEMORIES, IT BRINGS A SMILE TO MY FACE. HAVE A GREAT DAY.