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Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,
Tess

Smiles

Senses
Merging
Into
Loving
Emotions
Simultaneously
~ Teresa Mahieu, Jan.2012

Muffin Tin Mom: How to Make A Clay Heart Necklace (For Kids And Gr...

I found this fun and easy tutorial for clay heart pendants on Muffin Tin Mom. I am definitely having my cub scouts make these for their moms or granmoms for Valentines Day.
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Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,
Tess

Hello All,

I thought I would share with you what I have been doing and will be doing this year. I am taking an online class over here. The class title is Life Book 2012. Tam has brought together 15 wonderful artists to teach at different times throughout the year and in December we will bound our pages together for a 2012 LifeBook. Look here for a list of teachers.

Our first lesson was in the form of a video and PDF file from Tamara Laporte. Above is my 1st page. I must say drawing faces is hard and I really admire all of my artistic and creative online friends that are able to draw faces seemingly easily. I really had fun with this and will definitely do this lesson again just for the practice. If you are a member of willowing.ning do check out the LifeBook classes. I think it will be great fun. If you are not a member do check out the site. There is so much going on at willowing.

My word for this year is" Cheerful". I plan to try my best to be more cheerful throughout 2012. Depression has been a big part of my life as well as pain for so many years and I just want to finally kick it with determination. Trying my best to remind myself to be cheerful even when depression is knocking at my door will be a big undertaking but I do believe we can will things to happen and just maybe by choosing the word cheerful I may be on the right track.

So please tell me what have you all been up to so far during 2012?

Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,

Tess

Merry Christmas Everyone,

How can it be that it is already Christmas Eve?

Last minute shopping is out of the way and all of the gifts are wrapped.

With one pie baked and one still to go; I'm running behind on this task.

The floor still needs vaccumed, the pets are alseep, I think I will kick these shoes off my feet. Ahh, I love freeing my toes.

We've already had the first snow of the season here and it's practically all melted.

Here I sit in the middle of Kansas and the temp outside is 44 degrees.

Such a strange year of weather we've had.

It almost frightens me how mild it has been;

what with winter yet to really set in.

I pray you all will have a very Merry Christmas and that you will remember

"The Reason for the Season".

And if you do not believe in the christ child do believe this:

He believes in you!

I challlenge you to create wonderful loving memories over these next few days

and to remember to call those loved ones far away.

Cameras charged - Ready, Set, Go!!

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God Jul

Joyeux Noel

Feliz Navidad

Happy Yuletide

Happy Holidays

Merry Keshmish

Mele Kalikimaka

Maligayang Pasko!

Buone Feste Natalizie

Merry Christmas

to all of you

wonderful

people.

Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,

Tess

Happy Thanksgiving

Greetings Everyone and Happy Thanksgiving.

 I pray your day was full of food, fun, family and friends. 

 If not...remember, there are always blessings to be found:

 

Shoes on homeless feet. 

 A hidden can of tuna in the back of the pantry. 

 A found $5.00 bill in an old coat pocket from the Salvation Army. 

The smile on the soldiers face as he holds the door for you at the store. 

The smile on the soldiers face when you hold the door for him/her at the store.

 The laughter of cousins playing peacefully together. 

New friends...new family! 

Old friends...old family!

And pumpkin pie! :-)

Yes, there are always blessings to be found.  I pray you all found yours today.

Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,

Tess

P.S.  Follow this link to the full version of the song/story of Alice's Restaurant on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjKF7aQthcQ&feature=colike

It's just not thanksgiving without Arlo Guthrie and Alice's Restaurant. ;-)

Hello Again

This is my new stove.  The old stove finally died after 40+ years of service.  As you can see I baked a casserole right away.  It is so good to be able to bake again.  This one has storage underneath which is really awesome.  And I now have two timers in my kitchen.  One on the microwave and one on the stove (the old stoves timer had quit too).

This is the new shelf hubby built for me.  The peg board was covered with a floral wall paper and I stripped it all off and he spray painted it white.  He then built the shelf and has plans for a smaller one below the one there.  The old stove had a topper with a warmer on top and a stove light underneith.  The warmer had quit working years ago so I used it as a shelf.  See the two little potholder hangerson each side of the wall?  I love them, they are inherited from hubbies mom too, as much of my kitchen stuff is.  She may have even made them because she was always making things with plaster of paris.  I got rid of most of her molds and such and now I wish I hadn't.

Sorry, I haven't been keeping up with my blog much. I do look in on a few blogs now and then and appreciate all of my blog friends.  I guess it really has been a while since I've logged on as now I am finding blogger has changed so now I have to get reaquainted with this site again.  And just when i was finally getting used to the Facebook changes.  LOL!!  Where did summer go? I'm afraid my art has taken a sideline too.  I have been going to rehab most weeks at least 3 or 4 times so bu the time I get home from work and exerciseing it's time start or finish making dinner and then I've just a brain fog.  I feel better when I go, my knees, but also feel as if I've gained weight instead of losing this last month.  Ugh!!  Same old story...I'm just a yo-yo.  Love me, love my fat.  LOL!!!  I've been staying involved with scouts too.  I resigned from one position/group that I just did not feel I was being of good service too anymore and am focusing on the Pack we joined a few years back to help out.  We are now fully comfortable with them and them with us. 

So I hope you all had a great summer and an awesome Halloween.  Here we are in November and before we know it we'll be sitting around the table with family and friends over big turkey dinners.  Ahh! yes, the smell of turkey cooking in my new oven will be a welcome scent.  :) And pumpkin pie too.  I must make pumpkin pie, it's my youngest favorite.  She'd have only pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving dinner and be content I think, even now at almost 30.  My gosh where has the time gone?

Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,

Tess

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN

(Scary Clown at the B.O.S.S. Haunted House of Nightmares - Ft. Riley, Kansas)

Happy Halloween My Dearies! Do Have a Frightfilled Day!!!!

Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,

Tess

You Hold a Piece of My Heart Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com

Greetings one and all,

I invite you to visit my Zazzle shop and see what great gifts can be found there. The holidays are just around the corner so why not get an early start on your gifts list? You may find some fun and funky item you just can't live without.

You Hold a Piece of My Heart Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com

Thank You for having a look and have a great day.

Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,

Tess

Social anxiety | ViewsHound

The author of this article describes eloquently the emotions felt when dealing with social anxiety.
Well worth reading, will you read yourself or a loved one in this article?
I did!!
Social anxiety ViewsHound

Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Safe,

Tess