Oh my goodness Sugar Pies! I got a wonderful phone call a few days ago…..with news that I’ve waited a lifetime to hear….my daughter Ashley and her hubby Glen are expecting a baby!!! Woo Hoo!! A luscious dreamy-creamy baby sent from Heaven to our family! Hooray! I am going to be a Grand-mama for the first time!
Here’s my little cuppy-cake grand-baby!!
It’s an amazing feeling that my baby is going to have a baby! Oh my goodness! I am in Dreamland!
Will it be a sugar and spice baby girl?
Or will it be a rough ‘n’ tumble little baby boy? Time will tell, either way I am ecstatic!
It seems like yesterday that our little “punkin” Ashley was just a baby herself….my oh my how time flies…..
When I reflect on her growing up years it reminds me of this old song by Harry Belafonte….
Where are you going
My little one, little one
Where are you going
My baby, my own…..
Turn around and you’re two
Turn around and you’re four
Turn around and you’re a young girl
Going out of the door
Turn around, turn around
Turn around and you’re a young girl
Going out of the door
Where are you going
My little one, little one
Little pigtails and petticoats
Where have you gone
Turn around and you’re tiny
Turn around and you’re grown
Turn around and you’re a young wife
With babes of your own ~Harry Belafonte
Okay, I just remembered I never liked that song! It makes me cry every time!! And furthermore I don’t remember giving my kids permission to grow up and “go out the door”! LOL! (As my nest gets emptier I have to keep telling myself that this needs to happen if I am going to have grand-kids….and now it is a dream come true!)
Seriously it has been a privilege and an honor to be Ashley’s mama and have the blessing of watching her grow up to be such a beautiful, talented, amazing young woman inside and out, and now to pass on the flame from my torch of motherhood to hers…. well, I’m in awe and so thankful to the Lord for such a gift.
Ashley and Glen are going to be wonderful parents….they are so full of of love and joy, and they are dedicated to raise their little ones in the ways of the Lord….what more could a mother ask for?
So I say let’s celebrate with a yummy, sweet-as-a-baby GIVE-AWAY!! Here is the scoop…I need help with some cute “Grandma” names…I’m trying to decide what I want the cutest-baby-in-the-world to call me….So far I’ve heard the names “Mimi” ….”Nana”….”GLAM-ma”…”MeMaw”…”Granny” or should I just stick with Grandma? You can also share one thing your Grandma did for you or with you that made you feel special…I need to stock up some ideas! So leave your comment and I will pick a name at random and announce it on my Birthday October 7th!! (Be sure to leave an email address if you don’t have a blog).
Here are five goodies a sweet Sugar Pie Sista is gonna win!……
1. )Camille Beckman French Vanilla Glycerine Hand Therapy Cream: When my kids were little, I would smooth this dreamy cream on just before tucking them into bed. I remember one night as I was kissing Ashley goodnight she exclaimed “mmmmm….mommy you smell just like Sugar Cookies!”. I love that.
“Always kiss your children goodnight–even if they are already asleep. “
~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.
2.)The fabulous cookbook titled:
Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey…’cuz sometimes babies are just that! And they are the sweetest, yummiest things in the world!
Grandma’s are moms with lots of frosting. ~author unknown
Take a peek…..
“Grandmas never run out of hugs and cookies. “ ~author unknown
3.) More Joy for the Journey a delightful devotional book…..I can’t think of anything more joyful than a newborn baby and a grand-baby at that! And I want to be the most sweet, joyful Grand-mama for my grand-babies so they will want to visit me lots and lots!
“Grandmas are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing into the telephone.”
~author unknown
4.) A Pearls-of-Wisdom necklace. Most of all I want to gather as much wisdom from the Word of God that I can…and to be a prayer warrior for my kids and grand-babies. I want them to know that no matter what happens in life we can find answers, comfort, strength and joy in the Bible, through prayer and of course a personal relationship with Jesus. I can’t wait to teach my little one “Jesus Loves Me This I Know”!
5. Snowflake Cookie Cutters! Because babies are as breath-taking and exquisitely beautiful and one of a kind as a snowflake!
So be a sweet cuppy-cake girl and leave me a comment!
UPDATE! GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!
Please keep Ashley in your prayers during her pregnancy. Thank you Sugar Pies!
Hugs!
Aunt Ruthie
Well, howdy-do Sugar Pie Sistas! I’m mighty glad y’all came for a visit to The Farmhouse! Pour yourself somethin’ yummy to drink, relax, make yourself at home and enjoy part two of….
In between rain storms I’ve been as busy as a honey-bee inside the Farmhouse cleaning out closets, packing up warm weather clothes and unpacking winter-wear. It was a good time to weed out things I did not wear that much and donate them to a local shelter. Outside I’ve been pulling weeds, tilling the soil and planting mums in russet shades of Autumn splendor. I also “planted” some bright orange pumpkins too! An idea that I got from my dear friend and old next door neighbor, Catiena from The Vintage Housewife! . Years ago, I saw that she had nestled a few plump pumpkins in her front yard landscape, among shrubs and flowers. It looked like she had her own little pumpkin patch growing! I thought it looked so adorable and what an easy way to color-up the yard with Fall! It’s such a happy Harvest Homecoming look.
God Bless this home in which we live;
God bless its every part.
God grant it peace and sweet content.
God grace our every heart. ~ Bert Whitehouse
Creating a welcome-home feeling is every woman’s challenge. As the makers of our home we want the hearts of our loved ones to feel hugged as they walk in through the front door. We want the sights to be warm and cozy, the sounds to be calming and joyful, and the smells to be yummy. We want to create a comforting environment that will help melt away the stresses of the day.
“If I can just get home, everything will be all right.” What a blessing it would be if every member of your family and mine knew that there is one place on earth where everything will be all right!” ~ Elizabeth George
A crooked stack of vintage books topped with a squatty little pumpkin adds an unexpected touch of whimsy to my front entry sideboard. Inexpensive and so easy! There is something about Fall that invites us to sit in front of a warm fire with a hot cup of tea, all cozy with our snuggly socks on listening to the pitter-patter of raindrops on the roof-top falling from the heavens. That’s Autumn bliss!
“I once asked one of my smaller children what he thought a home was and he replied, ‘It’s a place where you come in out of the rain’.” ~ Gigi Graham Tchividjian
Bare branches from the woods held together in a bucket of Plaster-of-Paris. I placed the bucket in this bronze-colored urn (found at Hobby Lobby at half price a few years ago). I like to change the look of my twig-tree through the seasons. Sometimes I have family photos hanging, other times, Christmas ornaments.
A country Farmer, carrying his harvest bounty, stands ready to say “howdy folks, welcome one and all!”. He reminds me of my Italian Grandpa Mattia with his lush garden and orchard. I remember as a little girl taking hand-held walks with him as he pointed out the abundant array of fig, avacado, orange, lemon and cumquat trees, to name a few. His vegetable garden was filled with tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, salad greens, basil, parsley and other tender garden treasures ripe and ready for grandma to prepare her delicious meals from recipes she brought back from the Old Country. After dinner Grandma made me a cup of hot milk with a half teaspoon of sugar, I would sip and savor its warming sweetness as I listened to Grandpa’s stories told in his charming broken-English accent. To this day I enjoy hot milk with sugar, it always brings back a harvest of endearing memories of my “country farmer” Grandpa.
(I found my cute country farmer at Home Goods several years ago.)
A chippy childs chair is the perfect perch for a happy pumpkin topped with an Ozark blackbird!
Aunt Jane of Kentucky a sweet homespun story of a woman whose quilts became the albums and diary of her life. Showcasing a favorite book and surrounding it with seasonal embellishments is an easy way to cozy-up a nook.
My silly Autumn declaration was written with my favorite Chalkboard Markers. The same markers that Starbucks uses to create their signs that advertise yummy drinks like Pumpkin Spice Latte!
When creating my little chalkboard messages I like to write the letters in a up and down (or high and low) format instead of in a straight line. It just seems more jolly!
A few of my favorite things add a little touch of whimsy inside this glass display case (This glass case came in a set of three graduated sizes, I purchased it at The Secret Garden here in Branson. Here is the phone number (417) 334-2040.)
Two Vintage silver serving pieces was the treasure I found in Hannibal Missouri for $4 dollars!
To add a little Autumn goodness to my baking center, I moved all of my cookbooks to a different bookcase and placed my brown Transferware on the shelves. One princess pumpkin in front of each plate gave me the clean and simple Farmhouse-Harvest look I was after. Just moving things around is all it takes to freshen up a room…and it’s free!
A simple white enamel bread pan filled with fresh-picked baby pumpkins and Indian corn is homey and sweet. It really doesn’t take much to bring into our homes the delights of the season. You can be as eleborate or as simple as you like. The point is to recognize the changing of the seasons and the beauty that comes to us wrapped up as exquisite gifts….glimpses of Heaven… sent from God to bless our hearts….they are whispers of our Lord’s love and faithfulness.
“Traditions reveal the significance of our lives. When we set aside the everyday routine for special customs, we focus on what’s important to us. Observing special days and events gives us a chance to pause and reflect on our lives.” ~ Paul and Leisa Thigpen
Decorating is the “thang” that I so enjoy doing! But you know, it wouldn’t have any meaning for me if Jesus was not at the center of my life! He is the joy behind all that I do. He is the one who makes my house a home. Jesus is everything wonderful!
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15
And now,
with Autumn’s moonlit eves,
Its harvest-time has come,
We pluck away the frosted leaves,
And bear our treasures home.
~ John Greenleaf Whittier 1807-1892
I am sending y’all Sugar Pie Blessings and hugs! Thank you for always leaving me such encouraging comments, they mean more to me than you’ll ever know!
Thanks for stopping by for “pie”!
Aunt Ruthie
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