~Oh my gosh! more snow~

I did not think I would get the door open..

* My street

* My back deck

* The barn
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I have lived here in my cottage for 24 years now

this is the worst snow storm I've seen so far..

We are to get more snow today and tomorrow.

I hope to try and shovel myself out sometime today..LOL..

for now I'm stuck in here

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MASSILLON, OH
Weather Warning

Special Weather Statement SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-STARK-MAHONING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...CANTON... YOUNGSTOWN...MEADVILLE 943 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A LITTLE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH THE SNOW. LIGHTNING AND THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DURING TIMES OF HEAVIER SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TO AN INCH AN HOUR SO UNTREATED ROADS WILL RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE SNOW.
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~Snow & much more to come~

Back yard and barn..

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Can't get back door all the way open..

* Can't see my front steps..

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Can't see the road..

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We are getting between 12" and 24" of snow..

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~Samuel's birthday party~

I will try this again..

After adding photos & comment I clicked publish post

everything was just gone..Don't know what happened?

Here goes again..

My Grandson Samuel will be 8 on Sunday.. we had a small family party for him last night.

He wanted a Wii Guitar hero.

we all got together & bought him 1 new one & 1 used one..

The little guy was so thrilled and very grateful too!

We all had so much fun playing with the Guitars..

Isa & Sam were so good at it, we adults were awful.

Oh what a fun evening we all had!
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~Meet Ms.Ester~

Hello! I'd like you to meet Ms. Ester bunny..

her body is handmade of boiled wool.

Her dress of vintage old barkcloth fabric

trimmed with vintage buttons & ribbon..

She's such a cutie and one of my favorites!

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~ice on everything~

Mother nature has covered everything with ice today..

Yesterday it was 65 degrees today 35..

~Weather warning, Gee there goes my spring day~

The warning below just came over my computer..

They must be wrong it's GEORGEOUS here time is 10:30 am (EST)... sunny no wind..

It must be coming.

Oh well I will enjoy it while I can.. Have a lovely day!

MASSILLON, OH
Weather Warning Winter Storm Watch URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR STARK COUNTY VALID FROM MON MAR 03 2008 10:11 AM EST UNTIL MON MAR 03 2008 06:15 PM EST.

~Snow It's melting...Yeah!~

What a difference a few days make..

As you can see by the split photos, the snow is melting here at my cottage.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

My sweet friend "Spring" will be stopping by for a short visit today,

high will be 61..

Tomorrow it will be in the 30s.

Thank you God for this beautiful "feel good" day :-}

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~Wishing for Spring here at my cottage~

Oh the beauty of Spring.. my favorite time of year!

Will it ever come?

~View out my front door~

Snow...

Snow

and more Snow ....

~I received awards today! ~

I received the "I Sparkle Someone's Day" award

from Dolly From My Cherry Heart .

Thanks so very much sweetie!

I also received the "Best Blogging Buddies" award from

Amy of Abundant Curiosities

Thanks so much Amy!

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~ and the WINNER is!~

The winner for my Easter banner is.......

Julie Marie from the Celtic Lady congratulations!

Thank you everyone

for leaving me a comment for this banner give-a-way :-}

~Easter Banner Give-A-Way~

I'm having a banner give-a-way!

Leave a comment on this post to win my above Easter banner...

On Monday February 25 at 7:00am Est I will pick the winner!

~Samuel's basketball game~

Yesterday I attended my 7 year old grandson Samuel's basketball game.
He plays in an Upward Church league.

He's #3 in the dark blue
What a great program this is.
How I LOVE watching both Samuel & Isabella's games.
What a game this was, Sam made 6 baskets!! Yippee!
He did great and we had so much fun.

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~Let's "Pay It Forward"~

~Hello... Let's play "Pay it Forward"~

Here's a chance to get a surprise from me, on a surprise date, in the next 365 days.

(I'm responding to this via Deena's blog Can I Be Pretty in Pink?)
The Rules

1. Leave a comment on this post saying that you'd like to participate.

The first three people to do so will get a surprise from me.

If I don't already have your contact information, you will have to provide it so I can send your surprises. (An email addy is fine if you'd rather not give out your mailing address.)

2. If you decide to participate, you must post this on your blog and the first three people to comment will get a surprise from you sometime within the next 365 days.

This should be a lot of fun and we should meet some new people by taking part in this.

~Yippee!!! Amy's cancer free~

FABULOUS news Amy from FourSistersInACottage is caner free!!

Stop by her blog and tell her congratulations.

God bless you Amy!

~ Happys Valentines Day! ~

Happy Valentines Day

to all my precious friends
~Mary~

~Gifts from my Angels~Thanks so much!

Lovie at Beckys home...with sweet sister Matilda..

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Adorable Lovie doll & heart from Becky....SweetCottageDreams

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Lovely mosaic heart from Amy FourSistersInACottage...Thank you!

* Goodies for Mary AcrossThePond...Thank you!

* Pretties for Joyce TheSecretGardener...Thank you!

* Beautiful vintage Madonna from Heidi...Thank you!

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I received the above lovely gifts..

Thanks so very much.. I LOVE them all!!!

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