HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!!!!!!!!

This post is special to me because it is my Grandma's Birthday today. She is home with the Lord but I miss her so dearly and I still honor her on her Birthday every year.

My Grandmother was a strong woman and I am the woman I am today due to my Grandma.
She taught me to cook, knit, always had advice for me all the time. I spent my school vacations with her and if there was no school on Monday I would sleep over then go to church that was down the street where I met my folks and then went right back to Grandma's home. I also spent all summer vacation with her and I LOVED every minute of it!! She was my Grandma but she also was my very Best Friend and she was more of a Mother to me than anything.

Here is a picture of her when she was younger. I have so many, many awesome, wonderful memories of her but I do have to say that when she went home to be with the Lord she had a massive stroke walking downtown with her sister so it was a HUGE shock. I fell apart and when she died so did a part of my heart died with her. I lost not only my Grandmother but my BF and Mother that day.
I know that she is with the Lord and is happy and I will be with her again when I go home. I am sure she will be waiting right there for me. I love you, Grandma! XOXOXOX!

Here is my Grandma with her sisters and the one on the left side in the back was a family friend.

Grandma I wish you a Happy Birthday and a BIG thank you for loving me for me. I am the wife,mother and friend I am today because of you. I was a very lucky gal to have such an amazing woman in my life and that taught me so much and also taught me about life.


I love you and Happy Birthday!
Love your Granddaughter
Tricia XOXOXO

Hi Prims,

It has been sometime. I wanted to sure a few things with you all.
My hubby and I went to the Shrine before Christmas. It was beautiful and peaceful.
Here are some shots that my husband took.....

 That is SO TRUE!

This is the reason we celebrate CHRISTmas, it is Happy Birthday Jesus!

We always light a candle for our loved ones that are home with the Lord and my husband Ken and I say the Lord's prayer out loud!

Here is my handsome husband, he lite the candle first and then he handed it to me and then he took my picture.

My hubby took this picture without me knowing. As you can see I was praying.

Then we went out for a small bite to eat.........

That is my babe, my everything!!!!!!

We really had a wonderful time. We always have a wonderful time together.  I love you my husband,

and I am so blessed to have such an amazing loving husband in my life. I did something right in my 

life to have you as my husband!

This is The Gingham Goose and we stopped by there this past weekend because we have been going to the Cape to my FIL's home. It was alright but we wouldn't go back!

That is where they live and the shop is in the back and the girl that was working there WASN'T friendly at all and that what really makes people want to go back, to busy reading a book, didn't even say Hi. We were disappointed.

Then we went to see my FIL and he took us to see the ocean and it was COLD and windy BUT I did get sea shells......

That is Ken's Dad my FIL. A few weeks before Christmas he had a small stroke and he is 87 yrs young. He was in the hospital for 3 days and everyday we went down and the 4 day we got him home and we got a nurse to come everyday to help him. He is doing much better and we have been down every weekend and he spent Christmas with us we picked him up and he really had a GREAT time. We go down every weekend and do his food shop and get his medication etc., and just spend time with him which he just loves.

So that is all I have. I will be taking pictures of our homestead, I changed things around and painted things and also bought some great treasures at the Cape called Cape Cod Pickers. It is a gold mine.

Be kind to each other and love each other.

Blessing,

Tricia XOXO

Christmas part 2

This is my 1800 room/office with my computer. My hubby put in this window so when you walk by it looks like your looking in a Christmas shop. I love it.

This is our Old Christmas Kitchen.

My 1800 room/office.  I love it, it is so peaceful warm and cozy!

I will be taking pictures tonight of our living room. There is a lot of changes the way I decorated it. Then I will do another post.

Also could you keep my FIL in your prayers. Last weekend he was rushed to the hospital. He was at his Cape Cod home and for 3 days we went down to be with him and my husband took 2 days out(it happened on Saturday) of work so we could get him settled at home and a nurse comes everyday to care for him. He had a small stroke. He is 87 years old but if you could keep him in your prayers that would be a great gift.

Love each other and be kind to each other.

Life is short so enjoy it everyday.

Try and find something wonderful everyday, even

if it is a smile from a stranger or a simple hello.

Christmas Blessings,

Tricia

PS I will be back with Christmas part 3 of our living room and our Christmas tree etc.

Christmas Part 1

Hi my Prims,
I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year 2014.
I did take a few pictures of our homestead, just a few for now and more in a couple of days.

I love our Christmas village.

Tasha Tudor one of her books that she hand painted. A beautiful  old fashion Christmas.
I will have more Christmas pictures for you in a day or two.

Christmas hugs and Blessings. Love each other.
Your family and your true friends that are there.
Life is short, live life in full everyday.

Christmas Blessings
Tricia

Oldest Son's College Apartment

Hi my Prims,
I wanted to show you our son's college apartment.
Here was the move....

Loading a truck up.

Loading up our jeep.

Inside the door to show our jeep was packed!

My husband is in front of me then me and then our son was behind me!
What a move and long ride.

There is our son.

It was messy but remember it was move in day.

His kitchen. I forgot to take pictures after we put everything together because we came up the next day too. Also we were exhausted!

His bedroom and then off in the bedroom is his bathroom.

His desk and computer, printer etc., for college

He did meet 3 guys that live in his building that go to his college but he misses being home. He said he can't wait to graduate and move home.

This is his living room. When we go down again which we have so many times I will take pictures of his apartment all set up next time.

This past weekend I gave him a Christmas tree and prim decorations with colored lights and he set it up and sent us a picture. It came out great!
He is doing so well in college and we are so proud of him.

So, there you go. I wanted to show you his place.

Prim Blessings,
Tricia

Happy Day and Sad at the Same Time

Hi Prims,
Frist I want to address the sad tragedy that happened today.
My prayers go out to the TSA agent that was killed on the line of duty and for all the victims that were hurt.
Also for the 23 year old that did the shooting. I am praying for his family as well.
His father did call it in to try to stop his son, this is sad all around.
May the Lord be with everyone involved.

For HAPPY news. Our oldest son is home from college for the weekend. We are SO HAPPY!!!!!!!! First time since he started school. He and I just got back from shopping. I do have pictures of his apartment and you have to get buzzed in and it is very safe which is a big deal for us as parents. The college has a contract with this landlord and there are other students that rent there. There is a big break for the rent which we paid for the year and the heat is included.
I will post pics. of the move in. It was hard for us to see him move out go but he is getting a GREAT education.
Our youngest we went through a rough patch with him. Well he is working and just got a second job and he did a 180, changed his friends and we NEVER gave up on him. My husband and I don't know what happened for this BIG change but we are not COMPLAINING! This is the BEST thing that has happened. Our prayers were answered. Amen!
Well he came to us last week and he wants to go to college( Dean College)
He wants to take forensic,WOOOHOOO!
He was thinking a for a few yrs. hair dressing school but it doesn't pay well and he said he couldn't support himself or a family on that.
He starts in Sept., of 2014 but in March we have to put a down payment.
We are SO PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!
In this sick day and age we have AWESOME young men, like I said our youngest gave us a run but our prayers were answered! He turned out how we raised him to be!
We are so proud of you for changing your life around and growing up.
We are so proud of BOTH of our kids.
So that is what I wanted to like you know.

Please pray for the tragedy that happened today!!!!!

Prim Blessings,
Tricia XO