Merry Christmas From Our House to Yours

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My Mom, my 2 daughters, my husband and I wish you all a Blessed Christmas, just click on the play button and enjoy our little Christmas dance...God Bless.....Rhonda

Whatcha Workin on Wednesday

Whatcha working on Wednesday.....Well, when I first tried to think about what I was working on, I didn't think I had much to report on, but as I starting really looking at all the irons I have in the fire, I was pretty shocked and surprised at all the projects I have going on.

I sold out of these skating mice at the craft show a couple weekends ago, so I took a few special orders for them. So here they are "the skating mice" work in progress. If you would like to see what the mice look like finished, there are pictures of them finished on my past posts.

I also took orders for 2 of these prairie stitch dresses also, I finished them up today

"Mirror Mirror on the wall, I'm my Mother after all"......I love this saying because it is so truth!!!!!! Sometimes I can't believe how much I am turning into my Mother. Even the stuff she does that bugs me I find myself doing...WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!!!!!!! All kidding aside, I love my Mom with all my heart, she is a wonderful woman and I am proud to be turning into her gracefully :)

This prairie dress is going on ebay tomorrow. I have a few more dresses started so I hope to get them finished and on ebay too. My sellers name is goingretta if anyone is interested.

This is also soooooooooo true!!!!! what would we do without our family

I made this stitch pic a few months ago, it is one of my absolute favorites!!!!! I thought I better get it framed so I can add it to my Christmas decos this year. I found this vintage frame at an antique sale this past summer...I love it!!!!

GOD WITH US, how amazing!!!!! When you think about Jesus coming to earth as a baby and living among us as a human (yet still being God) and then while he hung on the cross, he could have called 10 thousand angels to set himself free from the cross but instead, he chose to stay on the cross to save US and set US free from OUR sins INSTEAD, WOW...that is truly an AMAZING LOVE!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!!!!!

Here are some Christmas stockings I made using vintage linens

All different sizes of stockings~~work in progress

I was also trying to get the Christmas tree up today but found that the lights didn't work so that meant that I had to run in town. So off I went to buy the new lights but....... I am going to finish decorating the tree tomorrow. I will post pictures of the tree then so..................stay tuned.

That's about it for today. I hope you all had a BLESSED and productive day!!!!!

God BLESS you all.......Rhonda

A Prayer for America

• 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV

  If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

I read one of my favorite blogs the other day and she had this prayer by Billy Graham posted. It was read by his daughter on the CBS Morning Show on Thanksgiving Day this year.

The Prayer:

“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, ‘Woe to those who call evil good,’ but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.Search us, oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen.

This prayers gets to the heart of the lie our society has bought into. Satan has tried to numb us to God's Truth, he has twisted and spun things so far and so sneakily that we find ourselves wondering how it happened. Let's become prayer warriors and stand in the gap for this country and our society. I believe that God has not fallen off his thrown....He is STILL in control and HIS WILL will be done.

God's Blessing to you all......Rhonda

Whatcha Workin on Wednesday

Today is the day to try and catch up on all my housework that has been piling up while I have been busy working on my primitives for the craft shows. I really don't mind cleaning house.....I love it when my house is clean and organized. I am also hoping either today or tomorrow to get some of my primitives listed on ebay. So if anyone is interested in my door dolls or any of my primitive items, my sellers name is goingretta. You can look at past posts from the craft shows to see pictures, I will be listing a variety of these items.

I have been on a cooking frenzie lately which my husband has enjoyed. But if I keep it up by the holidays, I am going to be a two-ton-Tessie. I have been watching The Food Network lately and been getting inspired. My husband and I are going to cook together Saturday night, we would much rather cook together at home then go out for dinner. I enjoy being in the kitchen with him, he is such a good helper. We are going to make Shrimp Scampi with Linguini. Here the link to the recipe if any of you wound like to try it, it's delicious. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/shrimp-scampi-with-linguini-recipe2/index.html So we have a date Saturday night and I am looking forward to it.


Thinking about cooking together reminds me of our beautiful kitchen we had. Brent and I had so much fun cooking together and spending time together there. We sold our house this past April and moved here to Rapids. We miss our beautiful house but someday we will build again. Brent likes his job here in Wisconsin Rapids as a Cranberry Marsh Manager, he loves growing cranberries and is good at it. So one step at a time, in God's time we will have that beautiful kitchen again.

Here is a picture of the living room just off the kitchen...as you can tell I am kinda missing my house today. I will get over it, it's just a stage and with the holidays coming it makes me a bit homesick.

Here's our tree from last year at the house...I LOVE a big tree.

Brent, I and our grandson Noah

I will leave you with a few Goodwill and Thrift store treasures I found yesterday.

I am wanting to try some new jello salad mold recipes this Christmas so I found 2 different size molds for 25 cent's each at the Thrift Store..I was thrilled. I found this white metal towel rack shelf for the bathroom at the Goodwill for $3.99 (a hanging project for Brent this Saturday). And I LOVE hobnail Fenton milk glass. I found this beauty at the Thrift Store for $5.99. Brent thinks the hobnail is ugly but he appreciates that I like it and just laughs. And then I found this little Christmas tree candle holder for $1.99. Seeing that most of my Christmas decos are in storage, I am trying to get a few inexpensive items to put around the house this year.


One of my first Christmas decorations for the year, I love poinsettias. I am hoping to get the tree up this week along with some other festive decos.

Have a GREAT and PRODUCTIVE day..... God Bless you all.....Rhonda

Blessed and Thankful

Thanksgiving Dinner

Brent and I had a wonderful weekend in Spooner. It was so nice to spend time with family and friends. Travis and Kara made us a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. It was their first time cooking a turkey so I had to get a picture. It is so nice when your kids can make you Thanksgiving dinner....life is good :)

Kara and Trav with their first Thanksgiving turkey

Kara and Trav's first Thanksgiving table

My husband Brent relaxing before dinner

Kara and Travis are such great hosts to us when we come home to Spooner. They are such a cute couple and make a great team together. I am so proud of them both and am so thankful that Kara found such an awesome husband.

Early Christmas

We had an early Christmas with Noah and Carson. they are getting so big and are very busy boys. They are such blessings in my life.

Our 2 grandsons....Noah and Carson opening gifts....I love their cute little chubby hands...they are so precious

Kara and Travis

My 3 kids...Kara, Alyssa, and Kasey...I am a BLESSED Mom

Craft Show

We had another successful craft show on Saturday. It was so nice to see everyone and spend time with my sister. We are looking forward to next year already, it's a lot of work but so worth it.

My sister and I ready for business

Our booth at the Methodist Church Craft Sale

My sister and Alyssa. Alyssa stopped by to see us, she is a very busy girl always on the move, she doesn't ever want to miss a thing!!!!!!

It seemed like the 4 days we were home flew by. I always enjoy coming home to Spooner and seeing familiar faces and sites.

I love and miss you all.....have a BLESSED day!!!! Rhonda

Whatcha Workin On Wednesday

Today I worked on primitive stitch pic dresses and skating mice. The primitive prairie stitch pic dresses were hot seller at the craft show on Saturday so I had to replenish my stock. My sister and daughter and I will be at the Methodist Church craft sale this Saturday from 9am - 2pm...so friends and family...... hope to see you there.

Skating Mice

Mouse Skater

This dress says...Every day is a gift
This is my favorite dresses

Let It Snow

This is one of my favorite mice

Merry Christmas

This dress says...Every time a child is born so is a grandma

During this Thanksgiving season, we all have so much to be thankful for......Brent and I are so thankful for his job here in Wisconsin Rapids...he really likes growing cranberries. And with gas prices coming down, it makes it easier for me to go home to Spooner to see my family and friends so I am thankful for that. Thank you Jesus for all the blessings you have givin unto us. But we are forever thankful most of all, for your son JESUS CHRIST our Lord and Savior!!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.......I love you all....God Bless....Rhonda

The Craft Show Was A Success!!!!

Our 3rd Annual Craft Show in Spooner, Wisconsin

My sister is the secretary of the family so she is in charge of the cash box, and I am in charge of the PR....I LOVE IT!!!! We make a great team!!!

My sister and I ready for business

My daughter's stitch pics...I LOVE THEM!!!! We did a horse trade...I picked out one of her stitch pics...she picked out one of my door dolls...we were both happy :)

My sister's snowmen ornies, aren't they cute!!!!

Lots of stuff, come and get it!!!

More stitch pictures

Our door doll display

Another view of our door doll display

Chenille Snowman and Snowmen on a bobbin spool

The craft show was a complete success!!!! It was so nice to see all my buddies from Spooner and spend time with my family. We sold about half our stock Saturday and we get to set it all up again this Saturday at the Methodist church craft show in Spooner. I am looking forward again to coming home and seeing everybody.

I will leave with a picture of my daughter's cat, (my grand-cat), big Ernie and I reading the Spooner paper. He wasn't happy until he was front and center.

Have a BLESSED day everyone....I love you all very much!!!! Rhonda