Monday, January 28, 2013

♰ Goodbye to a dear friend ♰

Do you all remember your very first friend in grammar school or kindergarten? That friend is always someone special in your heart, right? Well, mine has passed away. I am sad beyond words. She was a wonderful friend, and loved her family and friends so much. Her spirit was uplifting to all who knew her. This passing is such a shock to me. Consider that at the age of only 25, she battled cancer and won. After all of that, now this. Prayers for her and her whole family. Mother and I will be attending the visitation on Tuesday. Once I thought that over 40 was "old". It really isn't, though, is it? Goodbye, dear friend. Heaven has really gained a blessed angel.
image: Daniel Spase @ Pexels.com

Monday, January 21, 2013

Thank you all very much

'Just a quick post to thank all of you for the nice comments on my twin sister's and my birthday. Due to bad weather, we didn't get to celebrate on the exact day. We had, however, gone to have our picture made with our mother a week earlier. It had been like 30+ years since we had our picture made all together, so it was long past due. 'Wish I could show you all, but due to the copyright, cannot post the pictures. They look good, and my ugly mug didn't even break the camera, lol! We are planning on getting together as soon as the weather is prettier. Here in Alabama it has been rain and storms and more cold rain. The photo above is of my birthday gift from mother: a nice cherry bookcase. Thank you all for helping make our birthday so happy.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

♥ Valentine's Day Giveaway ♥


*THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED*

'Time for another giveaway. With Valentine's Day coming soon, this floral hearts pin keep is up for giveaway. It is approx. 7"X7" in size. I had made this a while back just for fun, with a future giveaway in mind. Two surprise gifts will be included. Here is how to enter:

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Ends on 07th February at 10PM CST. Winner will be chosen by Random Number Generator. Winner's name will be posted early on 08th February. Best of luck to you all! Upon entering, you confirm that you have read, understand, and agree to this blog's complete Giveaway Rules on this page: Privacy Policy-Giveaway Rules.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Guess who's 49 today...

Yes, that's right: my twin sister Janice and I are 49 today! It is really fun and special being a twin. 'Not sure about the "telepathy" that some believe occurs between twins, but we sometimes do think alike. When we were younger, we looked more alike, except hair and eye colors: she is still a blue-eyed blonde and I am still a hazel-eyed brunette. Actually, my hair is the very next shade to black with grey mixed-in, lol! Happy birthday to us!

Danice G.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Learning the smartphone...

It's a new adventure for me now, learning the smartphone. It was time to get a new phone, as mine was really old. Changing carriers got me a better and lower rate, plus texting and internet, which I did not have before on my cell phone. No new number, as my number was transferred in about 10 minutes. This is the Huawei 8800 model. Since this smartphone will be on the internet occasionally, I immediately installed McAfee Mobile Security. McAfee does an excellent job of protecting my laptop, so it should do the same for my smartphone. Quite a learning curve, lol! Learning all the lingo and such, like a new word "android". The definition is a robot that looks like a human. The wallpaper was free and is my favorite color: green. How cool is this! Do you all like, have or want a smartphone?