Roosters view of Fall and my Friday LuVs

How CRAZY has Your week been??  Mine has pretty much been a roller coaster! I'd say TGIF, however my weekends aren't much different than my week.  I've been TRYin to get the Fall feel here, which is a little difficult in Central Florida! :)

I have seen so many great ideas here in blogsville that I'm not sure which one gave me the idea for this. If it was YOU please let me know and I'll show some luv!

Total cost: About  .50 cents

The  black pan  was one of those wonderful teflon coated things that flake and peel!   The only cost to me was the spray paint (I had already purchased it). The little lampshades were part of a set someone had given me. The Rooster decals , the rafia and floral bits and pieces  were given to me, as well:)  Now, if I could only figure out what to do with them!  Although, I really like them, I don't have roosters anywhere! Any ideas??

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.

Hard words to meditate on! We all love to "chat"{{{grin}}} And while it would be quite easy to mention CERTAIN people in the Media right now, I won't.  While it would be SO easy to point fingers at CERTAIN people living in the great state of FLORIDA and in particular, GAINSVILLE(No I DON"T mean the Gators:) I WILL NOT. The people I WILL NOT mention certainly don't need to be advertised! 

INSTEAD, I will FOCUS on myself!

The Bible is pretty clear on the power of the tongue. When I speak there are several things that I MUST do my best to remember and restrain from doing. That would include :

Being Hateful when I feel attacked or wounded by someone else.

Betraying a Confidence.

Speaking without THINKing!

Gossip.

Being Negative.

I've def. got my work cut out for me!  Which is why I need to Focus on myself:)

Check out my linkee page for the hops I'm havin fun with!

Happy Saturday

May God Bless America and OUR Troops! 

Monday Medley...fall stashbusters, linkees, & more:)

  What a weekend it has been.  We will be eating with friends tonite in celebration  of LABOR.  I 'm not sure that I want to Celebrate LABOR--it was pretty intense!  Yes, I know Corny joke:)
AnyHow,
If you taken a gander at my sidebar, then you know I've committed to DEstashing, and REpurposing.....
I may never get this finished {{{grin}}}.  Here is a pretty quick project that is a great Fall piece. I hopped around several sites looking at ideas, but I'm not sure which one this spawned  spun off of. SO, if you see this and it was YOURS, please let me know. I will give the appropriate credit!

I made a template from the "kix" box. The main  body fabric was cut from a pair of "thrifty" pants. The felt, rickrack and scraps were all thrifted by me OR gifted to me! 

I am Seeing more "hooties" in my future:) I might just make a dent in my Stash! hahawhoheeha

And  My Meet Me on Monday questions are:
1. Do you wear socks to bed?   YES,  although I hate it! Because of health issues my feet can get very painful. Wearing socks (pretty much Around the Clock) is a big help! 



2. Do you have any pets?   YES, we have Goose's two "pretty birds" aka finches and a female cat named Tigger. 


3. What topping(s) do you like on your pizza?  Pepperoni, olives, peppers, onions, mushrooms, ham, sausage, tomato, spinach, cheese----pretty much everything:)


4. What time do you go to bed?  When I get there!  Anywhere from 11:00 to 1:00


5. Would you rather get free chocolate for one year or free potatoes forever?
     Ummm.....Chocolate! HellOOO:) 

And my Proverbs for the day is:
Prov. 6:6
Go to the ant, you sluggard, consider its ways and be wise!

I want to use my time wisely and be industrious. This is a struggle for me. I am not very good at "scheduling". And, I always expect more from myself than I actually am able to do.....which then is turned into condemnation by the "Liar"(Satan). Being a single mom is hard enough. Throw in chronic health problems and you've  a nice mess! This verse(and the following verses) tell me that I need to prioritize better and focus on the things that truly are important (or put another way "in season") and need to be done first! I also, need to stop allowing condemnation to creep in. Even the ants have plenty of work to do "tomorrow". Why should I expect myself to "do it all"??

HAPPY Labor Day

PS. Check out my linkee page to see who I'm linkin up with today

The day is drawing near. The BIG day! Our birthday party for Jesus. Nothing is done. Good thing I work well under pressure:) HA, sure sounds good doesn't it?? Lucky for me there are some wonderful blogs out there with tons of wonderful ideas. Most of them are QUICK, CHEAP, and FUN to MAKE. So THERE Santa I'm going to get it done anyway...lol...funny how we (I) can psych ourselves(MYSELF) up isn't it? But, I am feeling somewhat energetic(till the coffee wears off ;)
If you are on my present list LEAVE now or at least act surprised on the BIG day! So far, I have some "wellness" kits to make. Double Chocolate Waffles, Chocolate Cobbler, and Chili mix to sift together. 2 aprons to put together, and.....OH YEAH, the reusable shopping bags to make and playdough and baby doll clothes for Emma. THIS is going to get good! Lucky for me there's recipes on ourbestbites and lollychops has amazing printouts!!  
AND NOW.....
In a never b4 tried... new thing I hope I learned today... EVENT!!!!

PICTURES.....YEA>>>DO the HAPPY DANCE!!!!

This adorable two piece ensemble was pieced together by ME...WHOHOO:) With no pattern I might add! Although a pattern would have been helpful. The top is too short:( and I HATE the ties on her top. However, as I am one of those "thrifty" people, we are waiting for "the right thing" to show itself(as in I find at a yard sale:) The outfit was repurposed from a juniors size skirt(size 11 I think?) and a denim placemat. The green tee was a gift, which works perfectly! The buttons I added are from the Kajilllion that I have laying around. This was the first thing that i "repurposed" that she could actually wear. I am still trying to translate measurements from body to material.....THIS may take awhile. LOL

I have a couple of other things done that I will try to get on soon!  I would love to hear what you think!

Kisses & Hisses from pitterpat and the sticky cat! hehe :)