thank you, sweet ladies...

my day started out with a haircut for Robbie...

I just couldn't take that hair in the eyes thing anymore...

grabbed the dog and the scissors and now he can see...

then I got the news in about my dad...

and Craig found this in the mail...

so I worked on this while I was waiting on the phone to ring...

I am so glad I had this to work on today...

it was calming...

and it was a little cooler today...

but Craig and I went out at 3 for about 15 minutes...

and we sat in the sunshine...

but the wind was so cold...

and it got up to 53...

so I told Craig I wanted to swing just a little before we went back in...

and I did find a few green iris spikes coming up...

and my view from the swing...

Mr Wiggles was sun bathing...

and another self portrait...

talked to my step mom this evening...

she is doing better...

the surgeon says dad doesn't have the right color for pancreatic cancer...

and he is going to go back over all the tests again...

but all the doctors agree that he wouldn't survive surgery...

so, he's there until they decide...

and she is there right beside him and won't budge...

I am so glad that my dad picked her...

and we are all so thankful for your prayers...

I told her on the phone that so many were praying for her...

that I had asked for your help...

and she was so overwhelmed and started crying...

she was amazed that strangers would be praying for her and dad...

I told her you weren't strangers...

you were my friends...

Hugs and a whole lot of love- Tete

Postcard Friendship Friday...

I got a call this morning from my step mother...

my dad is in a VA hospital and they found a large mass on his pancreas...

even though he wouldn't survive the surgery...

my step mom is waiting on the surgeon to come in a talk to her...

they had to give him 3 units of blood...

they cannot keep his blood sugar level...

I will probably not visit you all this week...

but I just wanted you to know...

and to ask for prayers for my dad...

but mostly for my step mom...

he doesn't know what's going on...

and she is having to deal with it all alone...

sorry for a downer post, but sometimes life happens while we are blogging...

I will be back next week with a better post...

need your prayers...

my step mom just called from the VA hospital...

my dad has a large mass in the pancreas...

they had to give him 3 pints of blood...

they can't keep his blood sugar level...

the surgeon is coming in to talk to her this afternoon...

he would not survive surgery...

pray for my step mom...

she's been with him since Tuesday...

and she won't go home...

dad is her love of a lifetime...

and she is trying to be brave...

but she's crying...

and her cell phone is almost dead...

and she doesn't have the charger...

and she needs help from ABOVE...

so if you could stop for a minute...

and just whisper Paula...

I would so appreciate it...

a February sunrise...prairie style...

good morning from the prairie...

DH grabbed this one this morning...

just before this the moon was bright orange...

he was so disappointed he missed it...

brought the camera back and said it's no good...

when I downloaded it, he was already gone...

I don't think he missed it at all...

love it!

and more of my goodie box from Cheryl's ZanyMayd etsy shop...

her prices are so reasonable...

so I picked up a LOT of vintage light fixtures...

art deco...

beautiful colors...

not sure what I'm going to do with it...

but you know me...

I may just stick a ball on top...

here's the other one...

they just say centerpiece to me...

and these came with them...

heart shaped key...

pretty cool...

and then I'm a sucker for pressed glass...

just look at this...

good for all things that need to be gathered...

like cadbury eggs...

when I get some blooms...

I want to float them in here this summer...

maybe even this spring...

purty...

been up since 3am...

DH had a terrible night tossing and turning...

even rolled over on Bebe...

he never does that...

little guy came out of the blankets growling so we got up...

made ham and eggs for breakfast...

blogged...

shopped online at Sears!

ordered a cake pan, cutting board mats and solar lights that are on sale half off!

got 2 sets of those...

just like my stainless steel ones that have croaked...

but in BLACK!

$12 something for 6...

so that may be the most awesome thing I do today...

and Bebe and I are going back to bed...