Currently...

I am...

Reading:  A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber

Listening to:  Audiobook Jingle All the Way by Debbie Macomber

Loving:  I'm enjoying reading right now (Christmas books obviously lol).

Thinking:  I love life and am so looking forward to our November vacation.

Feeling:  Blessed and looking forward to the changes coming in the new year - RETIREMENT!! (last day of work is December 31st, if all goes as planned)

Celebrating:  Yesterday we went to a baby shower for two sister-cousins in the family...one is having a girl and one a boy.  Love to see the family growing.

Grateful for:  My wonderful husband

Weather:  The wonderful weather we are currently having - blue skies, currently 45 degrees and should reach a high of 68 today, which is perfect to me.

Enjoying:  My crochet projects...making a baby blanket currently.  Started it Friday and then decided Sunday night that I was going to rip most of it out and go with a different pattern that I think will look better with the yarn I have.

A quote I want to share: 

  Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great day.

Cathy

Friday Photos

Here are some pictures from my week.

Monday we went to Ceaser's Creek for a quick visit

Love the wispy white.  I believe part of them are contrails.

Sunrise earlier this week

Love the berries on this tree in the fall.

Close up of the berries.  The tree is full.

Colton is with his mom and aunt.  

Here he is enjoying his 3 way 

Looks like we will be getting storms today.

I finally got a pumpkin to add to my fall display.

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Cathy

Thankful Thursday

 

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Some things I'm thankful for:

**    3 Day Weekend:  I had Monday off and we had such a nice weekend.  We really didn't do much but 3 days off in a row and just being together was a really good thing.

**    2 Baby Showers and a Sprinkle coming up in the next 2 weeks:  My cousin's daughters are expecting.  One with a first baby and the other with her 2nd child.  Then my brother's son and his wife are expecting their first. I'm so happy for them all.

**    My Daughters:  I'm so thankful that they get to spend the next few days together.  I love how strong their bond as sisters is.  I'm also thankful that my youngest and my grandson had safe flights yesterday getting there.  

Stole this from FB, they  were on the Tram from
 the parking lot to the Terminal.

**  I'm thankful for each and every day and for each of you too, and for the 3 ladies who host Thankful Thursday every week.  Their links are at the top of this post.

Cathy

Wednesday Hodgepodge

 

1. What obligation do you believe you have to your country? To pray for our country and our leaders because the Bible tells us to.

2. October 12 is National Farmers Day. Do you know any farmers? Mom and Dad had a small farm when I was in high school and for many years thereafter.  What do they farm/grow/raise?  Hay and field corn and a huge garden, and cows, pigs, rabbits, horses, chickens, turkeys, and bees for honey.  Are there any farm stands where you live? Our town has a farmer's market in the summer and fall months every Thursday evening.  Do you shop there? Sometimes, but not often.

3. What's a skill you think everyone should have? Reading  Tell us why? Because I've always heard and believed, that if you can read, you can do most anything.

4. Favorite thing you've purchased this year? My van that I bought from my mother-in-law last month.

5. What's your favorite place to visit in the fall? Myrtle Beach since we go most every November.  But I really love the drive there and back through Virginia as the leaves are so beautiful.  I also love the Smoky Mountains in the fall.

6. Insert your own random thought here.  Here are hubby and I in our new Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts for October.  These were designed and sold by some people at our work.  Proceeds went to the Mary Jo Cropper Center where I was treated 5 years ago.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you all have a great day.

Cathy

Tuesday 4 - Blogging

 

Blogging

 1.  How often do you blog? What helps you blog.. what hinders you?
Looking in my sidebar it appears that I average about 10 posts a month.  Hoping that will increase in 2022 when I'm retired. Sometimes reading other blogs gives me ideas and what hinders is probably just time or having nothing to say at that time.
 
2.  What benefits do you get from blogging? Are there any?  I love finding new blogs and making new friends and keeping up with the old friends I've already made.  I'm so glad my friend talked me into blogging back in 2008.

3.  Have you ever changed your blog theme? Not really.  It has always been on Blogger and it still has the same name.  The name came because at that time we were major Disney fans and took a trip to Disney World as often as we could.  Originally I had a picture of a castle and the Tales part came from all the Disney Fairy Tales.  The TCKK part is from the first initials of us.  (Tracy, Cathy, Kelli & Kerri).  I've thought of changing it since the girls aren't home any more, but it's still pretty much the tales of our family (of course a lot of it is centered on the grandson now).  I also like to share my faith and anything I can about Jesus.

4. Where do you get your ideas for blog posts?  Our life, memes, Bible Studies, Church, etc.  

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Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a great day!

Cathy