Help for Hire

Hello everyone in blogland!!!!!

See my sign?

The red one with the big white letters?

That's the one.

It's for me.

I know that I was bummed out about my job

but I thought about the positive.

I'm available for hire.

No....not as a nurse

but as an apprentice.

Slave labor....

okay,maybe not slaaaavvvee labor

but free assistance.

My number one goal is to

be a vendor at Warrenton in the fall.

I've got the stuff and the vision.

What I don't have is the experience.

Nada...

Zip...

Zilch...

Zero.

So, since I'm a lady of leisure

that doesn't have to worry about vacation time

or sick days....

I thought that I could come and help

whoever would love to have some assistance

and see how things are behind the scenes.

I have my own camper and all of my amenities.

I can help with setting up, selling, and just my

general good company are available at your

beck and call.

If anyone would like an assistant

or "fetcher" or prn sales girl...

I'm your woman!!!!

Besides, who can resist a face like this??

(Don't answer that...)

We Have A Winner!!!!!

Ladies...and David....and Troy....

We have a winner!!!

True Random Number Generator

Min:

Max:

Result:

10

The winner is....

Melifaif!!!!

Send me an email and I let me know
your choice of color and finish (i.e. crackled...weathered..glitter...)
and I will create your own custom set of hearts just for you!!!!

I still want to thank everyone who left me a little love note.

Thank ya'll sooo much!!!

Have a Heart

There is definitely some bloggy love

being spread around this Valentine holiday.

Patina Soul not only has a drool worthy blog,

she is having a novocaine numbing giveaway!!!

Feel free to stop on by and check her out!!!

Forever Cottage is hosting this fabulous giveaway!!!!

With winter bearing down on most of us here in the country,

Jill is getting ready for spring.

Stop by and check out her fabulous offerings!!!

Lisa from Tarnished and Tattered

is having the most gorgeous giveaway!!!

She has a cornucopia of vintage goodies.

This basket is only a small sampling of the vintage goodness

that is waiting for some lucky winner!!!

(I really hope it's meeeeee!)

Speaking of love, there has been so much outpouring

of love and encouragement for me these past few days.

It really has lifted my spirits and cheered my soul.

If you've ever thought that leaving a comment didn't really matter that much...

think again.

I spend eighty percent of my day all alone with just me and Shuga.

Reading your comments have really helped me through what

could have been a terrible time but ya'll are the sweetest ever.

I've picked myself up and dusted myself off.

(I also polished off half of a bottle of Grey Goose with orange juice..but that's another story.)

To show my love to all of my bloggy friends and cohorts,

I'm going to give away a set of these...

A set of my custom made hearts just for one of you lucky folks.

Just leave me a comment.....that's it...that's all.

I'll draw on Valentine's Day for the winner

so you have until 11:59 on February 13th.

The winner can email me with

their color choice and option of finishes for their hearts

because everyone's heart is different, right?

I know that my heart is so much better after hearing from friends like ya'll.

In God We Trust

Do you see that word above?

The one in big Scrabble tiles?

That's what I need right now.

I need to trust.

I was just notified that I have been terminated

from my position in the ER due to my health.

This sucks....big time.

Nursing is the only thing that I have ever wanted to do

since I was a child.

I believe it is my calling.

So, to not only lose my position

but not know if I can work in my position again really hurts.

I believe that God has a bigger plan for me

but I need to trust him.

I am very scared and extremely hurt.

I've worked my whole life in nursing.

So now what do I do?

Mr. M tells me to stop crying because it will be okay.

I don't know how to stop.

I'm mad.

I don't want to be sick anymore.

I want my life back.

I can't even read what I'm typing for the tears and snot running down my face.

I'm just that hurt.

I know that as a Christian, I'm supposed to have an accepting spirit.

Please forgive me if I don't have one right now....

I'm still human..

I'm still a young woman...

I still have a husband and children

who I can no longer care for.

I still want to laugh and run and play

and provide for my family.

I don't want to be stared at anymore

or hear whispers when I limp by.

I want to be able to go  and spend timewith my friends and family

instead of laying on my couch because I'm too weak.

I want to see my daughter sing at school

and not just hear her through the phone

because I am in so much pain.

I want to care for people

and not be cared for.

But I have to trust HIM.

I know that  God has a plan for me

and I need to trust that His will is the best.

I'm sorry for this bummy post.

I just needed to vent.

It's Mind Blogging

Or is that mind blowing????

This week has been pretty busy here

at the Six house.

After being awakened by my sis

Six Divided By Two...aka Misty,

to inform me that a good bloggy friend of ours

Idyllhours

wrote this amazing and soul stirring blog.

I have to admit that I was saying "Amen"

out loud while reading it.

Sis and I were so inspired by this moving blog

that we felt the need to start a new revelation

in blogging.

To blog for what matters to us

and not be concerned with just the numbers.

To stand out in the crowd and be as unique

as we were meant to be.

We decided to share our passion

to be individual

with fellow bloggers who share the same zeal.

We, the Six Sisters, created this.

The "Not a Stepford Blog" award

 was created to celebrate those who buck the

blogging society and are true to themselves

and their blog.

Misty has already bestowed her award to several

fine bloggers out there and now it's my turn.

First and foremost, I have to award Debbie of Talking Trash.

Debbie is my fairy blog mother who dares to go where most

bloggers will never venture and she is hysterical in the process.

Second, I'd like to award The Texas Woman.

She has the courage of ten men and her

Tuesday posts will have you in stitches!

Third is Adrienne from The Flying Bee.

I love how she decided to totally take a new direction

with her blog and went for it!!!

The results were amazing.

Fourth is my girl Lulu Kellog.

Not only does Lulu make the most amazing jewelry

and crafts, but she has a dark side to her that I just love.

I mean c'mon...everyone can't be rainbows and unicorns EVERY day.

Last, but not least, is Gypsy Nurse from Writing Out Loud.

Her blogs are fun and inspiring as well as insightful.

This is a woman who is not afraid to put herself out there

and be transparent for the world.

I love her for that!!!!

If you have never met these talented women

please stop by and say hello.

I promise that you won't be disappointed

as they are all unique and amazing.

If you are one of the recepients of this award,
I hope that you will pass it on
to another blogger that you feel is different and wonderful
in their own unique way.

I'll Love You Forever

I'll love you forever.

I'll like you for always.

As long as I'm living....

My baby you'll be.

Yesterday was a day met with mixed emotions for me.

My oldest son, Alexander, turned eighteen years old.

As I look back over these last eighteen years,

all I can think is

"Where did they go?"

Where is the baby that I held in my arms

and counted all of his fingers and toes?

Where is the baby who had colic

and constantly cried and I prayed to God to get me through it?

I eventually got through colic, first steps,

first day of school and so many other milestones in his young life.

All though he is a teenager through and through...

(He calls me a dinosaur....geesh)

I am sooooooooo proud of the man that he has

grown up to be.

He continues to amaze me

as he still has firsts in his life and how beautifully he takes

everything in stride.

Happy Birthday kiddo!!!

We made it......

 I didn't post any baby pictures up

as promised.

(I'm saving those for graduation...)