Spring already??!

Hmm, today is the first day of Spring and I didn't realize it!! It has felt like Spring most of this winter!!  We spent the weekend in Charleston , SC and I did not take pictures because I kept leaving my camera in the house! Ah well. We celebrated my husbands birthday and met with my 2 sons . They got to have some home made pasta at a restaurant in Mount Pleasant, while I had to have polenta since I am Gluten Free. It is not quite as nice as having a bowl of pasta, ya know! But I am thankful we got to celebrate another year in my hubby's life.  Here is hoping things will slow down a bit for him.

I am thankful for the season of Lent and a season to reflect on our lives. Sometimes it is a difficult thing. I like what my Grandson does. My daughter has Popsicle sticks with names of those they pray for on them. If he picks one with his siblings and his own name on it he will thank God for them and "for myself". Ha! I never thought of really thanking God for myself.---but it is probably a good idea!

Bad news about Dell computers and spring!

I love the springtime weather we are getting. This is a photo by the river that runs through our town,.  I love the new buds on the trees and the reflection in the water.


The bradford's are in their glory. There is a street near me that is lined on both sides and what a glory it is!! I take walks there, but don't bring my camera as I bring my kindle and read while pace walking.

Notice all the pine pollen on my car--yup and there will be more to come. Sometimes it is so bad that when the wind blows it is like a dust storm.


Now see this little computer below? I bought it as a backup because of the problems with my Dell.



I love this little Acer. You can see it's size in relation to the pen I am holding. The keyboard is a good fit and it is light weight and easy to carry even in a big purse. It does not have a CD player however.


I am totally discouraged with DELL. My Dell laptop which is not pictured here, is only 5 and 1/2 months old and the built in mouse pad stopped working. I had it replaced and it still does not work since they say it is something wrong with the mother board. I called Dell and they said the systems on the Dell is not covered with their warranty!! I would have to pay 149 dollars to get a year warranty that would cover this!! CRAZY. So I bought an external mouse which works fine. But I may just use my little Acer a lot more!! I love how light it is.  


Anyone else having problems with Dell?


Now, I am thankful that it does work with a external mouse. I am thankful that it actually works better with this mouse than it ever did with the pad! I am thankful for the little back up we bought. AND I am thankful for some springtime beauty!! Have a blessed Day.

My rug cleaned up!

Well, I saved myself some money ! I was going to replace this indoor out-door carpeting that is in our porch, and then I thought I would give one more try at cleaning the stain along the edge of the window. It would have worked fine---I used the regular rug cleaner on one section and it appeared to be working.


I then got the brilliant idea to try some stronger stuff which probably was a mistake because it changed the color. I was so mad at myself for not staying with the first product! I started praying about what I could do and got the idea to color it in with some crayons. It worked! It blended it right in. I have done this on some other areas in my home where someone (previous owner) must have dropped some bleach). On these bleached spots the crayon does a pretty good job of blending in with the rest of the rug. 


Sometime I may try a furniture stick--it may hold the color longer. Crayons work for quite some time--once in a while I have to do touch up.


The new tiles for the dining, kitchen and one bath area are supposed to be installed at the end of the month. Trepidation !

Do you see this water?? Do you know what that yellow stuff is? Yup--good ole Southern Pine pollen---it means the other pollen's you can't see are also out there! My eyes have started itching.


But I am thankful for the beautiful days here--in the high 70's and low 80's. I am thankful for ideas. I am thankful also for time to reflect, think, and pray!

Stones with quotes

Source: hollyknitlightly.com via Deborah on Pinterest

Found this on pinterest and I love this idea! It would be good to put scripture or good quotes or reminders--yup, I like this!