Showing posts with label Snowmen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snowmen. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Tuesday 4 & Wednesday Hodgepodge



1.   What was the best place you've ever been? A Place you would love to return to again and again.
I love Hawaii and have been there 4 times. I was last there in 2018 with my family. We had hoped to go back, but it has not worked out with the kids. So I am going to Israel with my church in October.

2.   What was the best book you have ever read? The Bible would be the book that means the most to me. I have read so many books and Gone with the Wind has been a favorite. I plan to re-read the Left Behind series again. I plan to take notes to the biblical references. You can read a list of books I have read here.

 3.   What is the best food you've ever eaten? How about the best restaurant? My mom's tacos will always be a favorite. My grandma's homemade tortillas with freshly made butter are forever in my mind. I have eaten at a lot of good places. I really liked the Bellagio's buffet in Vegas. We had the best Hawaiian food at a little restaurant in Oahu and have been more than once. It is called Helenas. 

4.   What was the best movie or TV series you've ever watched? There are so many movies. Gone with the Wind and The 10 Commandments make my list. Fiddler on the Roof is a favorite I have enjoyed the Chosen movies. I have watched Greys Anatomy since the beginning. . Hubby and I have several shows we like to watch. CSI, NCIS and Survivor.  I enjoy medical shows. Speaking of medical shows, my grandson volunteers at our local hospital and he says he mostly does clerical and a few other things that prep for surgeries. He wants to see more action, and I hope he gets the chance.


1. I live in the south so we're pretty much only talking about the weather right now. Give us a weather report from where you live. Does the kind of weather you're having today affect your mood in some way? The weather has been fine. Warm the first week, a few 80 days. Rainy, and then cool in the 60's. It will reach the high 80 by Friday which is great because I am going to Disneyland.

2.  Avocados, kale, cauliflower and cottage cheese have all had their time to shine. 2026 brings us the year of the cabbage. Is this a vegetable you like? If so, what are some of your favorite dishes that call for cabbage?  I do enjoy cabbage. I prefer to eat it cooked. I like it as a stir fry with any kind of meat and veggies. I also like it with scrambled eggs. I buy a bag of shredded cabbage and broccoli that I stir fry with some onion and tomato, and I eat it with scrambled eggs or chicken. I try to eat a mostly protein breakfast with veggies and or cottage cheese. I need extra protein to build muscle.

3. Was a Cabbage Patch Doll a part of your childhood? Or maybe your children's childhood? What's a toy trend from your childhood you remember wanting for your own? I bought my son a boy cabbage patch doll that he actually played with. Then another older boy told my son he had hair like a girl. Then he didn't want his cabbage patch doll anymore because it had hair like his. I think his doll had overalls and tennis shoes. I think I gave it to my niece. I still have a doll I got for Christmas when I was 8. 

4. Something you've spent a lot of time doing lately? crafting and Bible study. Catching up with the Revelation videos from my pastor. They are on YouTube.

5. Somehow it's the last week of January...sum up your month in just three sentences. Transition. Snowflakes, Resting.

6. Insert your own random thought here. It does not snow where I live in So CA. I would have to drive about 1 1/2 hours to get to a mountain community. So, every year after Christmas, I decorate with snowflakes and country snowmen. It may come down this weekend.






Tuesday, January 21, 2025

January Updates


I have been busy very busy since returning from my cruise.
1. Unpacking cruise things.
2. Packing up Christmas.
3. Physical Therapy
4. Grocery shopping
5. Working on my pictures from the cruise. (page 1 is done, linked at the top.)

There are so many pictures to go through. We took a lot with the Princess photographers and our package included all the free downloads of the pictures. Then there is a lot that we took, mostly from my husband's phone and some from mine. I want to put them in a scrapbook and in my travel journal. Walgreens is having a 50% sale on all photo things that ends on Thursday, so I need to work on uploading which is a slow process.

I am also getting things together for my next Bible journaling meet up in February. So, I won't be posting much until Friday. 
Here I am in my dad's recliner, wearing  my mom's robe, 
holding a mug that has the grandkids that I got for Christmas.
Stay warm!


 

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Winter Blessings!


Winter Blessings! 
God's Word is true in every season!

It is sunny and 73 as I write this. It was in the 30's last night. This is winter for So California. We will probably still get some cooler and hopefully rainy weather in February. 

My Bible journaling group went well as we focused on verses that had snow in theme. The snow theme is fun for us because we don't get to experience it unless we go to our local mountains about 90 minutes away. Though the word snow guided us to various places, I encouraged the women to read the chapter. What is God saying. There may be something else He wants us to focus on.






I have been busy packing up my winter decor and hope to change over to Valentine's decor this week. I am also putting kits together for my February Bible journaling group. Theme is love. God's love for us, and love for one another.  

This family of snow people has gone up every year for the past 20 years.




If things work out, hubby and I want to take a drive to the snow. We will see, This is a picture from last year. We took Minnie with us and she really liked it.


This is the girl I did for my crafting group. Once a month we "visit" a new place.





I can always use my imagination. I am sure you girls in snow country are thinking of warm and sunny days ahead. Praying you are all safe. God bless you with health and peace.




Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Do You Wanna Build a Snowman? Tuesday 4 #4 Welcome to another Tuesday 4 invented by Toni Taddeo and kept in memory of her. Do You Want to Build a Snowman is a song from the movie Frozen, but I think it would make for some great questions too.

1. Have you built snowmen, women or even entire families of snow people like little sister Tootie did in Meet Me in St. Louis? Did you use a carrot for the nose?
Tell us all about how it.I live in So. California and we rarely get snow here. I have to drive 1 1/2 hours to get to the mountains where it snows. Back in 2006 I went to Big Bear and I made a little snowman, no carrot. But I do love snowmen and have a lot of snowmen graphics over at my website. This winter I saw Meet me in St. Louis and thought the family was cute. I was sad when Tootie destroyed her snow family but I understood why. Nothing last forever.
2. Are you hoping for snowmen to melt soon in hotter weather? Tell us about your favorite time of year and please let us know why you love it. List some ingredient of that season that make it special for you. I love fall and spring. Summer is way to hot over here and goes from June-October. I love the leaves falling and the cooler weather. Winter can be cold at night and this winter we had some cold days for So. Calif. I like to wear my scarves and boots when it is cold. We will be warm this week mid 70's to love 80's but then rain is coming after that. I like to bring winter into my house. My snowmen family is on the mantle.




3.Remember bundling up as a child? It took so long to do then you had to go potty and all those layers had to come off again! I do remember bundling when we went to the snow Is dressing up something you enjoy doing ? Why? It really depends on where I am going. I like to look nice when I go to church. I dress up when I need to. The rest of the time I dress for comfort.
4. In Frozen, the little girl desperately wants to reconnect with her sister and reminds her of the happy times of building snowmen. Are you disconnected from anyone you'd love to reunite with? What happy times with friends and siblings brings you fond memories and smiles to you? I am close to my family and extended family. I also have a lot of friends from church.

Yesterday I did a post on my visit to the Museum of Tolerance and got to hear a survivor speak on the Holocaust. Please check it out if you can. Thanks