It's been such a long time...

Hi everyone, gosh...it's been such a long, long time now since I've been on my blog. Actually for that matter, my computer, hmm life itself. I hope that I even remember how to post! I do want to apologize to everyone for not being able to blog, bead, keep up with promises made from months ago. Also to create, design, keep up with all my blog sisters and with my blog itself.

For the past months since last time yous have heard from me I've been fighting with my health. Please, please, please don't think that I've been ignoring anyone. I've just been trying to regain some of my health back again. I've spent long weeks and months at a time in and out of the hospital. Back at home with IV Meds and in home care. Unfortunately in October I was given some bad news that for right now I'd rather not speak of. I promise though in the future I'll keep everyone posted as much as I can with my updates.

It took me the longest time before I was even able to get back on my computer. It was way to difficult for me to even sit but I have to say that it feels so nice to be able to sit here this evening at my computer and type a new post. Honestly though I so need new Office Furniture! If you would only see the chair that I'm sitting in, or should I say, trying to sit in you would so understand.

My grandchildren are doing so well. The baby is getting so big and my goodness is she beautiful! My sons are all fine and my furry babies are great! I hope that yous have had wonderful and blessed holidays filled with love, family and friends! I will try my best to post something at least once a week if my health allows for it. Also, once I start to feel a lil bit better I want to make those wonderful ladies the gifts that I had promised. I've missed so much and feel so bad. I almost feel like I deserted  yous, but the reality of everything is that everyone of yous I've held very close to me in my heart all these months and I've thought of everyone and your families very often! I miss yous and hope to be able to stop in at your blogs again very soon. I've said this before and I really mean this from the very bottom of my heart and being. My heart is filled with so much friendship and love, everyone makes me feel so good and you all, each and everyone of yous have all touched my heart in so many different and wonderful ways. I want to thank everyone for your tenderness, love, caring, prayers, friendship healing thoughts and positive energies. For all your cards, calls, gifts and genuine sisterly love! Yous all mean the world to me, thank you! It's wonderful to be a part of this great family!
Thank you all so much for stopping in this evening! Until the next
time, bead happy...
Hugs and happy beading...
Bobbi

Mosaic Monday...

Hi, thanks so much for stopping in this Mosaic Monday. One of the Yahoo Groups that I belong to is Luner Dreams and we're having a "Getting to Know You ATC Swap". I can't show you mine yet because I haven't placed them in the mail and I don't want to ruin the surprise for everyone else, but as soon as I do I will post their pictures so yous can take a peek to. There's a total of 5 of us in that particular swap and I got one of mine in the mail yesterday from Jan. She also made me the most gorgeous card! I was so happy and so impressed by both! Thanks Jan! So here's what she sent me:

 This is the front of the card that Jan had made me. It's just gorgeous! She did a wonderful job on this! I only wish I would be able to do something as well as this! Trust me, this is beautiful!

 This is the ATC. I was amazed when I seen this, what awesome work!

 When I opened up the card this is what I saw:

 This is the back of the ATC:

If you go to Annie Howes Keepsakes Etsy Shop you can also purchase some of what Jan had used to make these gorgeous pieces that she sent me.

Now, here's 2 of my seven grandchildren. Jon, my oldest grandson  and Brandan my 3rd oldest grandson.

Then last but not least my new kid on the block, Bella. As cute and sweet as she looks...boy she's a handful! I sure mis-named her! lol

 I want to thank Mary at Little Red House for being our most gracious and very sweet hostess! If yous would be so kind to stop in at Mary's and say hi and then look at our friends here in Blogland mosaic pictures I'm sure that you'll love them as much as I do.

I also wanted to share something very special to me. My friend Joni from The EtsyBead Street Team and also at Bead-space lit a candle for me. If you would stop in at her Etsy
Shop you'll find her outstanding and gorgeous contemporary and traditional Native American Jewelry. She's a fabulous and beadartist and a wonderful friend! Joni is, Creek-Cherokee, a beadweaver, a jewelry designer and a silversmith. Joni is very talented and a wonderful person! Thank you so much Joni, this meant the world to me! You can also visit Joni at her blog, Trail of Treasures.

I have to tell yous that my heart is just filled with so much friendship and love. Everyone makes me feel so good and yous have all touched my heart in so many ways. I want to thank everyone for your tenderness, love, caring, prayers, friendship healing thoughts and positive energies. For all your cards, calls, gifts and genuine sisterly love! Yous all mean the world to me, thank you! It's wonderful to be a part of this great family!
Happy Mosaic Monday, thank you all so much for stopping in today! Until the next
time, bead happy...
Hugs and happy beading...
Bobbi

It seems like forever...

Hi to all my friends that I haven't seen for months now. Gosh, I had been so sick and in the hospital and surgeries and IV meds at home. Well, I'm still not doing that great but I'm hanging in there and wanting so much to see every one's blog and what's been happening in blogland. I miss being home, I miss my special family!
I did just get back out of the hospital again this week with my kidneys again. Also had another surgery with another port. Back in October I had a new port placement after 2 months shy of eight years, I ended up with a horrible blood infection that nearly liked to kill me and it had contaminated my port. So, the Dr. took it out and replaced a new one in my left chest. The other had been in my right chest. Well, In January I was having some problems with my new port but I went in for a procedure and was told it was fine. Ha! I was in the hospital again last week up until Tuesday of this week and guess what? Yep...the port the I had gotten in October had somehow flipped itself upside down and then the tubes were twisted. So, On Monday of this week I had another surgery to have the one port taken out and another new one placed in, this time almost in the middle of my chest so it doesn't have any room to roam. Right now though it does hurt pretty bad, of course I have my entire chest stitched up. I do believe though it's much better then having another pic line placed they way they did when my 1st port had been contaminated back in October, those hurt! They also can't stay in for very long either. So, at least when this heals all up I should be good to go as far as my meds go. I'm back on IV meds at home. They taught me back in late September. I really should have been a nurse! They give you a crash course that's about 1 hour, give you a folder with instructions and a number in case you forget and send you on your way. I do have to say though, it beats staying in the hospital for lengths of time! I have to say this though...I just couldn't stay away any longer from my friends/family here in blogland, sick or not sick I had to come here and post and see yous again!
I've had a rough way to go here for some months now but I'd much rather it be me then my sons, grandchildren, friends or even someone I don't know. I know that one day all the tests, surgeries and things that I've gone thru over my kidneys in my life will to be of the help to some one else in the future!
Oh...when I had gotten that blood infection it also went straight to my teeth and I had gotten this horrible abscess to which I had to have all of my teeth removed! This makes me not a very happy camper but I have to wait till at least May for dentures because of my kidneys I'm not healing the way I should and now I have to have my gums shaved sometime late April or so. I'll tell you if it wouldn't have been for my second oldest son, Michael coming with me to the Dentist that day and about holding my hand I would have never had the courage to do it alone! I'm always seeing a kidney Dr., gosh, not a Dentist, so I was a wreck to say the least! I really thought about not even mentioning this about my teeth because it's so embarrassing. But I think of yous as family so that's why I've included this.
It's been brought to my attention that there has been a few deaths here in our blogland family. I'm so sorry to you and will keep you in my prayers!
Also, I've been told that there has been more illness here in bloglang among family members and their families at home. I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers and hoping that everything turns out the very best!
It's going to take me a lil bit to get caught up on back post and posting new posts here and on your blogs, please know that yous have been in my thoughts and in my heart!
Good news: I'm going to be the proud Maw-maw of my 7th grand baby sometime this June! It's a girl and her name Sofia! I don't know her middle yet but I'll keep yous posted!
I'll post some pictures of some beading pieces that I've made over the last few months in the next day or so. It's not alot though, it's very hard for me to bead while I'm sick. But boy do have some great ideas! I've purchased some books and did some reading while I was sick and as soon as I start to feel better, hmm watch out, the beads will be going on! Then more good news, I was invited to be a member of the EtsyBead Street Team, so I've very honored and excited!
Till tomorrow...sure did miss everyone!
Hugs...
Bobbi

Awards...

Isn't it great to have a whole new world of friends that you see everyday in a place called Blogland! Everyday I rush to my computer to be able to log on to my new home away from home and a place that I love with people that I love...Blogland! What's even better is that the wonderful friendships we all share is to me like another very special family. Or as another friend of mine, Silke at Metamorphosis here in Blogland said, "Sometimes we are the ones needing to be uplifted and other times we get to be the angel who uplifts with a kind word, a small gesture or just by holding someone in our thoughts. Thank you for being my angels!" In our special world we give our thoughts, our hearts and our love to each other. I want to say thank you all for being my special "Angel's" and very dear friends! I wouldn't change this for anything in either world's!
Today I received again 2 very special Awards from two wonderful very special people!
The first Award is from a very sweet and kind lady who's so talented, Darla at Artistic Accents by Darla! Please make sure you stop in at her blog, her work is just grand!
It's the Kreativ Blogger Award! Now with this Award there are some rules and here they are:
1. List 7 things that I love
2. Link back to the blog that awarded it to me
3. Choose 7 blogs to award as 'Kreativ Bloggers'
4. Comment at each blog to let them know they’ve been chosen
Well, okie dokie then, here goes...

1. I love God, that's first and most important to me.
2. I love my sons, my grandchildren (all of six of them), and my extended family.
3. I love my Church.
4. I love all my "Furry Ones" and animals in general.
5. I love all my friends as if they were my family.
6. I love nature, flowers, wildlife, reading, the outdoors, the beach, candle lit dinners, romance, Hummingbirds, Angels, refrigerator magnets, picnics, pretty and girlie things, purple, music, laughter, being happy, beading, older people, art, food (chips), gosh...my list could go on. lol
7. You, for being here, for reading this, and for caring and sharing your lives with me!

TaDahhhhhh I did it. lol That was actually harder then you would think, especially #6. Now, onto 7 people that I want to pass this Award to, hmm. That's really the hardest thing of all because if I had my way I would give it to all of you! But seeing that the rules say to pass it to seven people, then I will. Here we go then, please know that these are not in any special order:

Marie at Art From My Heart
Silke at Metamorphosis
Lynda at Swoopin' Along
Mary at Mary's Tea Cottage
Brenda at Cozy Little House
Barb at Bella Vista
Mary at Little Red House

Please take this award and pass it down to 7 others of your choice. Congrats to all of yous!





Now, for my next Award, The Blog Break Award 2009 - Entertaining Blog Award, this comes from such a sweet and kind act from someone that's just that...very sweet and so kind and very talented also, Diana Evans at Back to the Drawing Board! Diana designed this awesome Award herself in appreciation to all of her blogger friends! I want to say thank you so much Diana, it's so sweet of you and I just loveeee it!
With this Award there are no specific rules except to pass it to our special blogger friends. Soooo...to everyone that follows me and to those that I follow, please take this awesome Award and wear it proudly on your blog and pass it to your blogger friends and new found family members here in Blogland.
Hugs...
Bobbi