Newsgurl75

Update: January 20, 2013

I apologize for the length in updating, but I have been tending to our daughter since her surgery. The tumor was removed Tuesday, 1/15. They believe they were able to remove the entire mass, and even hand sawed the bone to where it was attached. They did not anticipate in cutting through muscle to get to the mass, so her recovery time will be a few days longer. We were not as hopeful after a report we had on 1/8 but after the surgery, the doctor said that the mass had all of the characteristics of being benign! A definite answered prayer. We still have follow-up appointments as well as a couple more tests, but I feel that we are on the downhill slide.

Thank you friends and prayer partners for your comments, cards, and well wishes. I have been in contact with members I am resending swaps, but please let me know if I have to resend. She is taking it easy and has a few more days to recover, but we are light years ahead from last week. We have been overwhelmed with all of your kindness and encouraging words. This mamma definitely needed to hear them! Thank you!

Updated on December 26, 2012:

Due to a growing tumor that we discovered in our 15 year old daughter during the first week of December, I am taking a Mini-break from SB. (other than the one I am currently in..) She is scheduled for a biopsy on 1/8 and then on 1/15 she will have the surgery to remove the tumor and have her bone scraped. My next few days/weeks will be occupied with appointments and labs with her. I have not been rated on several swaps and I hope this is due to the holiday season. I have resent two parcels to family members this month due to postal errors. If you have not received a parcel/swap, please notify me by email before I am rated. I will resend immediately.

I am still in love with the idea of snail mail. I enjoy sending as well as receiving snail mail.

I would LOVE to have pen-pals. With the craziness of my days ....nothing is more relaxing than writing a letter to an old friend, or a newly formed friend. Please message me if you would like to become pen-pals ....Thanks to a friendW, I have begun art journaling and making scrap pages of our memories..

Currently I am an Editor of a social publication, Life & Style, that I founded in 2011 and I am also a free lance writer on various topics. I enjoy pencils, pens and post-it notes. Anything pink I fall in love with and my favorite past time is photographing my two children and hubby. I love to be in the garden as well as hosting tea parties or just having family and friends over. Lemonade, white daisies, and chocolate are a weakness to me and God and church is what gives me my strength.

I look forward in making new friendships...

More about me!

I have been married for 19 years!

My favorite time of day is the early morning...

I decorate our home with pictures of our family, wall words, and I have an assortment of owls, birds, and roosters.

We survived an EF3 tornado three years ago and are still recovering with our land. Free time during the weekend includes planting new rose bushes or an occasional oak of fig tree. We truly miss our 30 plus mature pine trees.

We enjoy being outdoors and a good book is always a must. I enjoy Nicholas Sparks and Karen Kinsbury a well as leadership and Christian character building books.

My favorite foods include seafood and chicken and chocolate will always be my first choice in candy. Besides lemonade, I also enjoy flavored hot chocolates.

I enjoy celebrating special occasions with other people and I still send out traditional birthday and Christmas cards as well as random cards. Anything that can make a person's day a little brighter.

My best friend is my hubby, then my children, and my church family...but I look forward in expanding this list. I hope to see you at the mailbox..

Bed of Roses You've Got Mail My Best Friend's Weddig 27 Dresses PS I Love You Anything based on a Nicholas Spark's Book The Wedding Planner Serendipity Someone Like You Iron Jaw Angels Million Dollar Baby Gross Anatomy Lipstick Jungle Series Friends Series Any Christmas Movies

*Worship and Praise *Mercy Me *Point of Grace *Casting Crowns *Mandisa *Laura Story *Celine Dion

Starbucks destination mugs or Starbucks holiday mugs...have not been able to thrift any here in Arkansas.

Crystal Light Energy Grape Mix, Pink and Yellow Lemonade, and all varieties of tea.

Home, gardening, and life style sections of your paper or metropolitan paper...and any free women's magazines. (always looking for ideas for my paper)

Anything I can use for smash or art journaling... Scrapped items, papers, anything I can use for a page. Double sides tape is a plus!

Anything that has a Pug on it will definitely make me smile :)

Recipe Cards (would really like cards with scripture), Recipes, List Pads

Washi Tape!!

Pink Pens

Anything Owl related .... stationary, etc.

Post - it notes, post-it notes and more post- it notes... Prefer decorative over plain yellow.

And I enjoy having prayer partners...

Please, please, please do not send me any food, snacks, and candy...other than listed above.

Please no Disney character items... Stationary, notecards, stickers, etc.

Please no postcards of any sort, unless it is a postcard themed swap.

Yarn, Ribbon, Buttons- have no need for these

Sewing/knitting/crochet patterns - unfortunately I do not have a talent for these items.

Cheap cut up stickers or stickers that were free

Jewelry (I occasionally will wear awareness bracelets...)

Make-up and nail polish ... Only wear lip gloss