Welcome The New Member

We Have not yet banes him. we are having a difficult time to find the right name, he has both traits of Max ans Simba, especially personality wise Max and also in body.

Lunch Time

One of My little girl raccoons coming in for lunch, Guess they all had there babies and now coming in for some extra to eat, they enjoy apples, bananas I keep Dog food on hand. but if you got it they will eat
it

Sea Shell Necklaces

I have been playing around with my shells again. here are my first 3 necklaces,
Have broken a few practicing drilling the holes , I used some battered up ones to start with, kind of fun and creative.
Now a visit to Hobby Lobby for chains and hooks and will try my hand at earrings to match,,,somewhat anyway, the one in the middle is with a leather cord and the others with a black cord.
But want to make them extra special with the gold., I have 3 special little girls in mind.
All in All its quite fun. you would think I love seashells or something?

Personalities Done

Yeah I finally got the kitkats done, with there personalities at least HAHAH Enjoy!

strange since of humor

I know we have a strange since of humor, But we had to laugh when one gets advertisement as this .

Then following another as this.. How special is that? IN THE SAME DAY
we had to laugh

Household Odors Gone in a Snap

Lingering household odors can be frustrating to get rid of, but they don't have to be! You don't even have to buy a lot of expensive cleaning products either. Here are a few simple tips for getting rid of those pesky household odors in a snap, leaving you with more time to do the things you would rather be doing.

• You can use lemon juice to get rid of odors like fish, onion, garlic and spaghetti sauce from hands, cooking utensils and pans. You can even use lemon juice on a wet dish rag to wipe your counter tops and cutting blocks down to remove any lingering odors.
  
  
• Grinding up any citrus peel while running hot water into your garbage disposal will remove any lingering odors wafting up from it.
  
  
• Keeping a box of baking soda in your refrigerator and in your freezer will absorb any odors from your appliances, leaving them smelling clean and fresh. You can also place a box of baking soda in your bathrooms behind the toilet to remove any odors that might arise there.
  
  
• You can toss a tablespoon of baking soda onto any nasty spill in your refrigerator or freezer to absorb some of the mess and cut any odors the spill itself might cause. You can also do this in your bathroom or on any smooth surface.
  
  
• Use a cup of vinegar in your washing machine when doing a load of laundry to remove any odors from clothing and from the washing machine itself. You can also boil about a half a cup of vinegar with two cups of water on your stovetop to remove pesky, lingering odors in your kitchen.
  
  
• Placing a cotton ball soaked in pure vanilla extract in a small saucer and placing it anywhere in your home or even your car will eliminate odors and freshen the air, giving it a sweetened scent.
  
  
• You can remove almost any odor from your home by boiling cinnamon and cloves in about two cups of water. This will not only eliminate lingering odors, but freshen the air in your home as well.
  
  
• Placing a few drops of tea tree oil in any room of your house or even in your car will eliminate lingering odors and freshen the air. You can also use tea tree oil in your dish water or laundry to cut lingering odors that are difficult to remove.

Using these tips will help keep your home and car smelling clean and fresh no matter what the lingering odor might be, without the use of harsh cleaning products that can discolor or leave an odor of their own. By using items you already have in your home, you are not only being frugal, but cutting your cleaning time in half.

Beware

Well there are always a new pill for diet , so they work? mostly not.

But Im sure Alli does its job,,, but how ? well anyone that has taken it then you know, But really all it does is filters all the fat out of what you eat and well you know the rest.

And also teaches you NOT to eat the wrong things that will keep you inthe bathroom all the time.

And also I think the product can take alot of your nutrision also.

Now My story and adventure with Alli, I purchaced it , started to take as they say , well the next day it began,,JOY BTW dont eat pizza! anyway I started to watch my diet and so for but after a week and a half I became tired , exausted.,week AND very depressed more so than ever

{ I take antidepressants Wel.xl } well it was the worst I mean worst feeling I had ever had and I NEVER want to feel that way a gain!. I mean it was like a fast passed spiral down of dread and thinking of ways to end it,,, and I never thought of that before,,,never gotten that depressed. just your normanl hormonal imbalanced female thing, well I slept and slept,,, it was summer and I went out on our deck and I just could not move it was like My body was so beatened down , at first I thought do I have the FLu> my leggs were like lead.

It took all I had to walk from one end of the yard to the next. my muscles burned and was so tired like I just worked out??

I would go to bed at night, and afraid to wake up due to what Im going to feel like, I mean I was actually haveing panic attacks cause I had dread what my emotional being was going to be.

well this went on for over a month or so. same thing in the morning every time.

SO IT DAWNED ON MY BRAIN!!!..OMG this alli May be also not letting my medications dijest into my body? I may actually drained all of it out and thats why I went spiraling down so fast.

Well I stopped taking it. started to medicate myself, as I took a pill and a half,,,was fun trying to cut those!. I was already on 300 mg so was trying to take another 150,. and I started to eat really high protien anything to nurish my body, I had eggs < boiled. chicken and more chicken HAH. Nuts and so fourth eating salids with eggs and chicken of course and juices btw thats how I got on my grapefruit and protien way of eating,

well you know each day I started to feel normal and thats the way I had to describe it , is normal I was getting more like my self and after the 3rd morning I woke up.. I layed there and my mind was totaly blank,,,as usal,,, and I actually FELT GOOD.. it was the best feeling and had my energy back and was cheerful again... was a big relief.

SO MY experiance with the product was not pleasant to say the least. and the scarry part. peaple that need certain typed of medications for the health.. thats like playing with fire... so to anyone that is taking any kind or alot of differant ones and your thinking about trying alli, PLEASE consult your Dr. cause you can face devasting effect maybe even death....so I hope this helps anyone or anyone wants to spread the word about medications can be at risk with the product please do... this has been my experance and I sure would like to hear from anyone elses experance.

Now I stick with what works for me personaly.

Cleaning Your Microwave

Please clean up after yourself and remember your mother does not work here". This was a sign clearly displayed in our workplace kitchen dinette corner. Indeed, our workplace kitchen was nicely spic and span clean. The refrigerator was immaculate, the silverware always shiny, and a pleasant smell of baked apple pie came from an aromatic candle displayed on the table as a centerpiece.

However, there was one lousy area that for some reason everybody had a hard time cleaning. Such area was not easy to perceive upon first visiting that room. The truth came all out once one decided to pop one of those ready meals into the microwave. Then the grotesque sauce crusts along with the pitiful splattered meat sauces were revealed to the unfortunate diner.

Cleaning a microwave can indeed be a challenging task. Nobody really can say it is a pleasurable thing to do. The sauces and gravies tend to splatter and cake just above everywhere, on the bottom, sides, top and on the turn table. Procrastination in such cases is not really worthy. You either wipe it up when fresh or you may find yourself doing double the trouble next time.

However, there are some special insider secrets that people tend to resort to, when planning to make wiping a microwave a speedy and fast experience. Some claim that such cleaning methods allow microwave owners to clean up the microwave back to factory settings in ten minutes or less.

There are different methods that can be experimented, until one finds the one that works best. Here are a few:

1) As Simple as Water

In order to clean up the mess quickly and effortlessly, the dried, caked mess needs to return in the state it was upon being spilled and splattered in the first place. Doing so requires vapor and humidity. This can be accomplished by filling a microwave proof bowl with water. The bowl is then placed in the microwave and allowed to cook for about 5 minutes. Then, the bowl is left for an additional 3 minutes allowing the vapors to encase all they caked areas. Finally the microwave can be wiped down easily with a sponge.

2) The Power OF Lemon

Cut a fragrant lemon in half. Squeeze the juice in a microwaveable bowl and add to it about 1 cup of water. Allow to cook for about 8 minutes. The vapors here will works as above however, the lemon will add a pleasurable fragrance and its acidic content will help up cut elbow grease efforts in half!

3) Cook the Towel

Basically, wet well a (cotton only ) dish towel and place it in the microwave. Cook on high for about 4 minutes. Let the towel stay in with the door closed for an additional 4 minutes. Open the door, add some soap on the towel and then when it is easy to handle (careful not to get burned) wipe down the microwave with the towel.

As seen, it doesn't take much to clean your microwave in less than 10 minutes. However, there is really an even faster method to clean up that may take less than two minutes: wipe the splatters and grease marks right away.

Coming Soon

Well I have been asked and asked buy Friends & Family to have a page on our feline family and whats is life like living with 12 felines,,, we had 13 but our oldest Max has passed away and will miss him dearly,

So I will gather pictures of each and there stories and such,, and have been asked what does it take,,, and , , how and what to I do ect ect,,, this will open up also anyone with ideas and help and there own advise with, , there cats or animal companion. I will welcome any here,,

And was asked about the care of long hair,,, well thats simple just keep it clean! HAH well have a few on that, along withtips and tricks on makeup. cleaning tips ect ect.

My beautiful niece in law Jessica has inspired me on that on my blog also she has WONDERFUL tips and just love her blog,,, her's is on the right hand side, Faith~Family~Friends.

well keep popping in as I try to gather some info and redo my blog area,,, any suggestions???? let me know

Cloud Formations

A few Pictures here in Florida of really odd clouds

Christmas Time At The Critchfields

Check out My Facebook for more Pictures

THE TREE THE TREE

AND the cat on,,,First Christmas for Rodney He isant for sure what to think?

Decorated

Well I have finally gotten in the swing of things.. somewhat.. after returning from the south. got the Mantel and Fireplace done. ,, THAT'S a start!
We have ton's of vacation pictures on out Facebook .. to many to post here...
whats next??? well the tree is done but havant gotten a picture as of yet.. on to the cookie making,,,,,,,,,

Nov 2008 beach Vacation

Just a few pictures so far, trying to make the best of it considering...

Crafts

Here Are a few crafts I had made for some coworkers. a coworker was having a birthday Party so made her a wreath and a coworker had this cute ceramic turtle , so she needed a display for it so made her one. Crafts are SO MUCH fun.

The Gathering

We Had A wonderful Gathering for 4 days Karen, Amanda, Johnathan ,Michele Came to our house first and stayed ,And it was soooo much fun just needed a longer visit!

Then we all congregated to Point Pleasant at Mama C's and Danny and Sandy we're there and we all had dinner and then enjoyed the walks through Point pleasant and down to the river it was SO beautiful , We need to plan more often for these, A reunion here and there as we're working on now,,,

There are MUCH more pictures on MY FACEBOOK here... and will download more there soon.

ARE WE DONE YET

WELL The floors are down and NOT A single peice of carpet in the house! YEEAAH!
We still want crown molding up top that will come later when we have the extra time,
and need to pick out or make a bed Frame. David wants a platform one with storage underneath which would serve excellent purpose.
But for now this will do until we decide
We're Pleased
AND as you can see SADIE JUST HAD TO be in the picture!
she was posing for her best bud Karen.

ALMOST DONE

WELL Almost done with last bedroom. David doing finishing touches, put up bamboo Shades, NOT sure putting up curtains with it like in other room yet, couldn't decide between beddings, but ended up with one for awhile till I make up my mind between the other two. still the idea of color is corals. the one I have now is patchwork quilting. the other 2 I JUST DONT KNOW. maybe will find something striking in Florida?
Then I Got into crafty mode and made a couple canvas for above the bed .
Here are a few pictures. then once finished will have the final picture,,,YEAH.






Crafty

Have Now


The Two In Question

This Is My Friend and coworker Denise,,IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY!!!! YEAH!!! so Gave her one of my wreaths.

Wreaths

Well here is one of my 20 X 20 Wreaths, I do really enjoy these, Seems to calm frazzled nerves HAH!

SeaShell Wreaths

9X9 Seashell wreath,
I'm really Enjoying Making these.

Construction Update

WELL...ALMOST done,,and past a month hehhehhe oh well who cares as long as it gets done right?!
Floor down, walls painted, and most of trim up, just need the chair railing up now and be done,,will put bamboo shades up like in the other room along with curtains that match room,, WHAT COLOR ? I DUNNO,...something coral I guess since the walls are sea mist green. will just have to see which looks best.but think
we will be pleased with it all. FINALLY.... AND ON with the next project........HAH

A Few Memories

Found some photo's that sparked some memories All Good But Still Sad.
I will be making a page dedicated to photo's of memories and lots of Mom and Dad JUST a couple weeks before Dad Had left us.









My Main Man In My Life , My Dad



Us sister's



The 3 of us at sherry's house after the 3 day ordeal of Dad's , veiwing and funeral, before we came back to ohio





Mom & Dad David Me Allen At Bob Funeral


Us 3 sisters at Bob my Brothers funeral several years ago









I was 15, 10th grade at a private school Kanawha Christian Academy

July Update

Well Not To much going on at the present time other than work, sleep and eat,
But starting to get the remodeling going once again, so far one more room to do floors and updates so UNDERCONSTUCTION again!
Moving into Allen's Finished room so we can tear outs up and finally be done with it.
Allen will be so happy to be back in his old room.
Then the bedroom's bath will be gutted out.. THAT WILL BE A REAL DEAL!
So maybe that will be the big projects for the summer in between my work. which will be 10 hour shifts for 14 days straight. then back to normal again I hope.
David has been redoing some of our furniture,
I think it looks fine but he dosan't
Will get a few pictures of it posted here soon.
Its the 2 end tables and coffee table we had in the living room, right now we have one of mom and dads set in there for the mean time.. will probably move them into the sun room along with a couch so we can fit the rest of there furniture in here. RIGHT NOW there in the garage !!!
Here I posted a picture of our mantel with Dad's flag that was given to me NOW all I need is a case for it along with a place for his medals , that are not shown in this one.

David Henson Obituary

David W. Henson

David W. Henson, 83, of Marmet, formerly of Dawes and Brooksville, Fla., died May 24, 2008, in Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston.

He retired from Bethlehem Mining Corporation, Kayford, W.Va., after 35 years of service, and was currently employed at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet. He was a US Army 78th Infantry Division veteran of World War II, where he received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

David was a member of Marmet First Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge 158 at Chelyan, The Scottish Rite of Charleston and The 78th Infantry Division Association.

He was preceded in death by his son, Bob Browning of Chelsea, Mich.

Surviving are wife, Mary Helen Smith Browning Henson, who resides with her daughter at Pinch; daughters, Fran Critchfield and husband David of Zanesville, Ohio, Sherry Goldsburg and husband Bobby of Pinch, and Diana Lynn Casto and husband Dan of Marmet; sisters, Lillian Parker Mura of Kansas City, Mo., and Sylvia Hogan of Ozark, Mo.; seven grandchildren, Tammy Browning-Smith (Dale), Tiffaney Tscherne (Frank), Kristie Long (Eli), Joshua Williams, Gina Bostic, Emily Fleck (Rob), and Alan McClure; and three great-granddaughters, Kassidy Ann Long, Hunter Paige Long, and Sarah Marie Fleck.

The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet, with the Rev. Rick Watson and the Rev. Bobby Goldsburg officiating. Burial will follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 26, 2008, at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in David's honor to Hubbard Hospice House, 1001 Kennawa Dr., Charleston, WV 25311.

Also, the family would like to send a very special thank you to Dr. Jaggannath, Dr. Sarah Nease, Dr. Glenn Wright, Dr. Ridenour, Dr. K. Reahl, the nursing staff at 3 W Memorial, and the staff at Hubbard Hospice House for their loving care and compassion as they cared for our father.

Condolences may be sent to the family at leonardjohnson@suddenlinkmail.com.