Hi Prims!

Hi my Prims, Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Been busy with doctor's appts. and then two Saturday's ago I woke up in a lot of pain and bleeding, I knew it wasn't a miscarriage or anything like that because in Nov.1st,2010 I had a hysterectomy. So, I woke up Mr. Hillcrest and we called the doctor and he said get to the hospital and off we went. When we got there I was in so much pain, they took blood and they did a cat scan and I was passing kidney stones. Then they saw something on my right kidney, a cyst on my right kidney and then I had to go the next day to a kidney doctor and he did some tests and called us that night with the results and it is a cyst that covers my whole right kidney. I almost dropped the phone., but I will be fine.
My Grandmother would always say God doesn't give us something that we can't handle, boy isn't that true.
So, I have been in SLOW motion and I have been tweaking here and there so here are some pictures. I hope you enjoy them.

Here is my office. This chair is so comfortable. I curl up and read a book and have a hot cup of tea to try to settle my stomach. My hubby ordered me a book that a lot of gals on the blogs have been talking about, it is called One Thousands Gifts, he ordered it on Amazon and I can't wait for it to come in.Then there is another book called The Private World of Tasha Tudor, look it up on Amazon, it is going to be a wonderful book. So when I am almost done the first book Mr. Hillcrest bought me he will be ordering me this one. There are beautiful pictures in this book. You can click on the book where it says look inside and I know you all are going to want to order it when you see inside the book. I am excited about getting it.

Another view....

I love my spinning wheel.

Some more pictures of me tweaking.....

In the hallway, sorry it didn't come out that great.

In the bathroom.

The next few pictures are from our living room.

This pillow is very special. It was made by Linda Parker. I LOVE it because she is right Family is Forever!
Every time I walk by this display I think of her.

This is one of my yellow ware bowls and my cute Valentine mouse.

My theme tree in the kitchen.

Another yellow ware bowl and this one is very old, it is my favorite.

I LOVE my lamb, all snuggled in his hay and basket.

Another one of my yellow ware bowls.

My bowl rack, with wooden bowls,bread boards, and below wooden spoons, mashers, and rolling pins.

So more of my yellow ware bowls..

My yellow ware coffee  mugs I have 4 total!

Above is another yellow ware bowl, I have about 8 of them and all different sizes. I REALLY love them because it reminds me of the GOOD OLD DAYS!!!!!!!

Also my very good friend Angie sent me to molds that I have started to collect, I just haven't posted them. Thanks Angie for thinking of me when you saw them!!!Here they are.....

I hope you all enjoyed my pictures.
Have a wonderful Monday night.
Till next time,
Prim Blessings,
Tricia

Here is the other winner, first winner didn't contact me!

HI my Prims, this giveaway was very special to me because it was my Grandmother's Birthday and I spent school vacations all week with her,and when there was NO school on a Monday my parents let me stay the weekend and our church was walking distance so Sunday morning we walked to church to meet the family. Grandma and I said a prayer at every meal and we prayed right before bedtime, then she would go to bed and read her Bible.
My Grandmother WAS A HUGE part of my life, she really was a Mother to me. I am the woman I am today because of my Grandmother!!!! She went home to the Lord  Nov. 22, 1987, she was 76 yrs. old. Grandma had a stroke walking downtown with her sister, but I asked the doctor when I went to the ICU if she suffered and he said that my Grandma DIDN'T feel a thing she was on life support but my Father said to me Grandma is already home and he was right !!! I was SO blessed for that.
The picture you saw in the last post is a younger picture of Grandma. She had my Mother late in life, Grandma was 40 something when she had her. It has been so long but do you know that I still remember so many stories and advice she gave me,she taught me how to cook and bake, I was hands on. Grandma also taught me how to knit and quilt.
Grandma again like I said in the last post I know you are watching our us and taking care of our family and I can see your face so clear, we also hang a picture of Grandma in our hallway and NO it is NOT prim or colonial and I don't care.
I also believe that she made sure Ken and I met and she is the one that picked out my soul mate for me.

With that all said, that gal Susan hasn't contacted me and I even emailed her, but she could be sick etc,so what I am going to do is pick the second winner and RIGHT NOW and that gal gets to pick #1 or #2, and Susan can have the other giveaway!!!!
Just leave me a comment here on my blog and on the right of my blog is my email address just click it and email me you address, don't forget there will be extra goodies in the giveaway box that you don't see on those 2 giveaway pictures!

The lucky winner that gets to pick 1 or 2 is..........................................


GRANNY TRACE SCRAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please contact me on my blog and by email.
Congrats Granny(even though you DON'T look like a Granny)!!!!

Prim Blessings,
Tricia

2 Winner's&Happy B-Day Grandma XOXOX!

Hi Prims, First I want to say Happy Birthday to my Grandma that has been with the Lord and other family members. These 2 giveaways is for my Grandma. She was the BEST grandma any girl, young woman could have!

Happy Birthday Grandma! I love you and miss you everyday and I was very blessed to have you in my life and thank you for watching over our family!

Now here are the 2 giveaways....REMEMBER the first gal gets to pick #1 or #2, but the first gal that is picked has to comment on this blog so I see that you know you won,THEN you need to email me and hubby put my email
address on the right side of my blog, just click it and then send me your address!
Then the second winner will get the other prize and I will post it and yoou do the same thing!
Good Luck......
Here again are the 2 giveaways.. THIS IS #1 giveaway!

THIS IS #2 giveaway!
SO the first gal that won and gets to pick is....

SUSAN AT GLEN OAKS PRIMITIVES!! wooohoo.
Let me know by a comment what one you want then email me your address,
email on my side bar of my blog!!! Congrats!!!!

Prim Blessings,
Tricia

A Special gift from a Special Friend!

Hi my Prims, I wanted to show you what I got in the mail a few days ago.This is a great story of a friendship.
I went to a new blog that I just loved because I saw that this gal posted some cookies that she made and posted the recipe and I also joined her blog and made the cookies and they came out YUMMO. She loves to cook and bake and she does post recipes on her blog when she can. She is so talented that she won 1st place in a cake off, and all the winner's that won in every state got together this past weekend and had another cake off. How AWESOME is that!!!
Well, I saw on the side of her blog that she had her face book picture up and the header of her blog were these CUTE sock snowmen and snowladies.
Well, I fell in love. You all know I LOVE snowmen.
I left a comment and told her I love them and left it as that.
Her name is Kathleen but we all call her K, she left me an email and she said I have 1 left and can I send it to you.
I couldn't believe what I just read, so I asked hubby and he said that is find to email our address to her, but I said I am sending you something too, so you have to send me your address as well and she did, I bought her a cook book magazine and a prim hanger that says Grannies shortbreads.

So, we have been emailing each other ever since and we really bonded.

Look what I got....

I LOVE HIM!!!!! K and I watch the "Cake Boss' she and her friends a few years back went and waited in line for 2 hours and guess how came down the stands in the bakery, Buddy himself...So K, I am going to call him "Buddy" I even have Mr. Hillcrest hooked on the show.
Here is a closer lookie at "Buddy"..

And look at the card K sent me, I love the saying in the front...

That is such a TRUE saying.
Please stop by and check her blog out here.. http://kskronicles.blogspot.com/
Also let her know that I sent you, you are going to really enjoy her blog. She is a fabulous gal and a heart of gold and I am blessed to call her friend.
K, thank you so much for this special gift that you sent me. Buddy is staying out through the whole month of January!!!!
Thanks again girlie!

So, my friends please don't forget if you haven't signed up for my 2 giveaway's you have till January16th at mid-night! I will announce the 2 winer's on January 17th on my Grandmother's Birthday.
It is in her honor.

Have a great night everyone and love those who
are dear to your heart.
Life is short, enjoy life to the fulliest.

Prim Blessings,
Tricia

A Special Post!

Hi my Prims,
I wanted to honor my wonderful, caring, supportive,loving, best friend and soul mate husband, it is a Happy day for us today because this is the day..Jan 9th that Mr. Hillcrest asked me out and we do celebrate it, I know some of you gals are thinking how dorkie that is.... but not to us!
My husband is an amazing man, gentle and thoughtful. I am very, very blessed that the Lord sent me such a wonderful man in my life and he is also an amazing Dad. He LOVES his sons so much! I have WON the JACKPOT!
He works so hard for his family and worries about us when he is at work and he always calls me at least 3 times a day, just to say hi and I LOVE YOU!

After all the many great years we have been married, I am truly blessed!

Here we are in Tenn. two years ago....this is for you Honey!

I love you with all my heart! Thank you for being there with my health issues and loving me even more everyday and supporting me with everything I have gone through!
I know all of us gals have the best hubby's on blogland so I think WE ARE ALL BLESSED!

Here is Dad and HIS boys..

Mr.Hillcrest is my Valentine everyday.
We believe that what makes a marriage work, and no one's marriage is perfect, but we believe having Christ in the center of our marriage works for us!!!
So, there you go girls I just wanted to share that with my prim friends!

Love and enjoy everyday with your loved ones.
Prim Blessings,
Tricia

Two Giveaway's and a Swap!!

Hi Prims,
I want to wish you all A Happy Healthy Peaceful New Year(2012)!! I am doing a giveaway, it is 2 giveaways in honor of my Grandmother's Birthday Jan.17th, which will be the day I announce 2 lucky winners. Also why I am doing this giveaway is because I feel very blessed to have wonderful, faithful follower's on my blog and many that have become good friends!
I wanted to start the New Year 2012 with a bang!

So, all I want is for you to leave a comment here on this post that you would love to enter in my giveaway. The 1st person I pick will be able to pick #1 giveaway or #2 giveaway then next gal that gets picked and you will get the other giveaway!

All I want is for you to make a comment that you want to enter and write down an idea to make 2012 a better year for yourself and all other follower's(blogger's).


Here is Giveaway #1

Here is Giveaway#2

Then in each of these giveaway's will be extra goodies and it is the same thing in each giveaway, so the 2 winner's should be VERY, VERY  HAPPY!!!!!
So, come on gals sign up and tell your prim buddies too.

I wanted to shout out a BIG THANK YOU to my friend Dana, we always do a swap but things were busy and me NOT feeling well, we do a Christmas
swap and yes you guessed it, Dana sent me my Christmas goodie box.....
I want all you PRIMS TO KNOW THAT DANA IS GETTING HERS THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!

LOOK at what Dana sent me, she spoiled me again, I LOVE to swap with my friend Dana....
Check this out...

My TARTS!!! WOOOHOOO!!!!
MORE....

See the snowman and Santa, they are tarts but I don't have the heart to melt them! I told Dana on the phone they are too DARN cute!!!!!
The smell in awesome, I lite one up and you can smell it throughout our homestead..
There is MORE..

LOOKIE at the Cold Stone creamery, rich milk chocolate, hot cocoa mix. I can't wait for a COLD day make this and curl up with this and a quilt and a great book!!!!!!!

Oh my Dana, I love everything you sent me. You spoil me rotten!
Love you girlie and I hope you love what I have sent you, I know you will!!!!

The BIG news in our homestead is that our baby boy, well he just turned 17 yrs old this past Dec., went this school vacation and past his permit on the FIRST try.We are so proud of him I had to take the picture of him right there, and Dad had the week off so he was there and both of us were proud parents, but Matthew was VERY PROUD because kids were coming out shaking their head NO and looking sad but when Matthew came out of the room he was smiling from ear to ear.
We are PROUD of you kiddo!!!!

Here is a picture of him...

They are growing up to FAST and I can tell I am having a hard time with it, but I am so proud of both of our sons. Mr. Hillcrest and I did a great job (in this day an age it is hard to raise great kids but we did), we gave them, Christ, right from wrong, great grades in school and college, picking good friends to hang with, and they BOTH HAVE HEARTS OF GOLD! It doesn't sound like we are PROUD parent OH YES we are!

So there you all go, Please sign up for my 2 giveaway's and I hope you all enjoed my post.
Enjoy your time with the ones you love because life is short.
Live everyday like it is your last, smile, laugh and DON't worry about the small stuff. remember it is a New Year.(2012)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Till next time my prims,
Prim Blessings,
Tricia XO