Happiness is a warm puppy!

 It is said that women have biological clocks that tick louder as they get into their mid/late thirties...for most women this ticking is for children....for me it was for a puppy. 

Danny and I have a wonderful Golden Retriever, Sabrina, and we have been wanting to add to our family with Golden puppy.  We had planned to wait until some time next year when we move into a bigger place, but circumstances recently led us to welcome this beautiful 13-week-old golden puppy into our house a week ago.  Her name is Ginger and I love her soooo much!!!

She is the perfect size for snuggling.  I love it when puppies are this size....almost too big to pick up.  Her feet are so big...in fact, I'm wondering if she will outgrow our 65-pound 12-year-old Golden.

Sabrina is still getting used to Ginger, but I think in time they will get along wonderfully...she has already come a long way since we first brought home our little fur baby.  Ginger absolutely loves her big sister! 

My biological clock has now been silenced (at least for a couple of years until I get the puppy bug again!). I am completely content and blessed to have such beautiful Golden angels!

Mammaw's mixer

The other day I saw a commercial for a Kitchenaid stand mixer and found myself really wanting one with all the bells and whistles...but one thing it didn't have was the memories of baking with Mammaw like this one does.

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Sweet Dreams

So last night I dreamed I was visiting a friend. Once I got to her house I realized that she lived in the house my Granny and Grandpa lived in when I was a child. It had been updated and added onto so much that it was nearly unrecognizable. But when I went down into the basement my grandpa's chair was still there. I grabbed a blanket and curled up in it and fell asleep. I miss my Grandpa!

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Thankful Thursday

I have been a bit under the weather this week with the usual fall, change-of-the-weather, cold symptoms.  So this week I am particularly thankful for:
1. Puff plus with lotion tissues
2. Purell hand sanitizer
3. Whitehouse apple juice
4. Chick-Fil-A chicken noodle soup
5. a job that I can do from my bed!

I'm also very thankful for my big yeller dog who always makes me smile and my husband who is taking great care of me and brings me whatever I need :)

U is for Upstate SC

Recently Danny and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. We went to Upstate SC for the weekend and stayed at the Garden House Bed and Breakfast in Simpsonville, SC, just outside of Greenville.

 

                    We spent some time exploring Downtown Greenville and walking through Falls Park on the Reedy.

We enjoyed a great breakfast each morning at the B&B.  Saturday we drove around the upstate exploring old bridges and waterfalls.



 

That afternoon we had a yummy lunch at Aunt Sue's Kountry Kitchen in Pumpkintown, SC.

Satuday evening we went back to downtown Greenville for a carriage ride and for some dessert.

I fell in love with Upstate SC...I want to live there someday!




P is for Puzzle

I love working puzzles! My favorites are the 1000-piece hometown collection that walmart sells or ones similar to that. These types of puzzles are more conducive to my method of working which is to pick a random piece one at a time and put it about where it goes. It looks like a mess now but it'll be neatly finished in a couple more hours!