A SHARED BIRTHDAY

My granddaughter Hannah and I share our birthday – September 17th.  This year she celebrated her Sweet 16.  What a joy to share this special day with her. 

She went out to dinner with friends last night and when she returned this was waiting for her.

Since it was dark when the above picture was taken, she sent me this one today so that I could see what the smile was all about.

She had no idea she was getting a car, so she was really surprised and obviously thrilled.

I got a nice birthday surprise too.

My hubby got me a Toshiba Excite!  I have an Android phone and wanted an Android tablet – just didn’t want to have to learn to use something different.  It is just what I wanted and I love it.

I have already discovered a benefit from my tablet.  I have mentioned in previous posts that I am not able to leave comments on blogs that do not have a popup comment window.  Well, that has not changed on my laptop - but I am able to publish comments on my tablet.  Don’t know why, but I am glad that when I visit you I will now be able to leave a comment. 

I hope you are all having a wonderful week.

Blessings,
Sue 

HOW I CAME UP WITH MY BLOG’S NAME –(A Challenge From “My Colonial Home”) & A BIT OF FALL AROUND OUR HOME

Karen, of My Colonial Home challenged bloggers to share how they came up with the name for their blog.  Read her post here.

MY  STORY
In the spring of 2010 a friend shared a link with me to a cottage style decorating blog.  Her blog is adorable and I love her style, but it isn’t me.  I noticed on her sidebar that she followed other cottage style blogs and I checked out a few.  Then I thought… if there are blogs for people who like the cottage style then maybe there are blogs for those who like primitive style.  So…I googled “primitive style decorating blogs” and found a plethora of choices – among them was My Colonial Home.  Since I knew nothing about blogging, I just browsed around -  a lot!  I had no idea how to leave comments, much less start a blog of my own.  I noticed on a few sidebars some links to forums and I decided to check one out, only to find that I had to register.  As I started to register I learned that I had to have a username.  I tried a couple and they were already taken, then Primsue popped into my head and it was available, so that became my username.  After visiting blogs and forums for a few months I decided to give blogging a try.  I contacted Karen (My Colonial Home) and asked questions about blogging and she so graciously took the time to give me some pointers.

So, in September 2010 – wow, two years ago – I took the plunge into Blogland.  Of course one of the first things you have to do is come up with a name.  Since I had used Primsue on the forum I decided to stick with it.  Then I thought about what is dear to my heart – my love for God and my family; and what I enjoy - caring for and decorating our home.  So I put all of these thoughts together and Primsue’s Heart and Home was born.

I have met so many wonderful people and have enjoyed getting to know each of you through blogging.  Thank you to my dear followers who have stuck with me, even when I haven’t been as active as I would like. You are all amazing!

Be sure to check out Karen’s blog.  You will be so glad you did.

A BIT OF FALL
I didn’t do much decorating for Fall this year.  I just added a few pumpkins or a bit of foliage to my regular décor. 

My dining table display is the same as last year, but I really liked it so I didn’t change it.

The following pictures are of a few things I did differently this year.

Small pumpkins and a few Fall leaves tucked in around my pewter.

Dried gourds in bowl on coffee table.

Top of dry sink.

Entry way.

Thank you for stopping by.

Fall Blessings,
Sue

AN HONOR STAR CEREMONY & THE GRANDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL

We were privileged to attend our granddaughter Abbey’s Honor Star Ceremony on Saturday.  She has participated in the Honor Star program at her church for the past three years.  Some of the requirements were memorizing the books of the Bible and many Bible verses, reading the entire New Testament, doing service projects, and attending a weekly class.  (Her older sister, Kaley, was an Honor Star graduate four years ago.)  We are so proud of both of them.

The ceremony was beautiful.  Each girl wears a white dress and is escorted down the aisle by her father.  During the ceremony their mother and father stand with them and the pastor prays for each girl and her parents.  As part of the ceremony the mother’s place a crown on their daughter’s head.  The whole ceremony is a time of commitment to purity and service to God by the girls and their parent’s dedicating them to the Lord.  It was so moving.

Abbey with Dad (our son) and Mom


Abbey with sister Kaley

During the program the girls signed to a song. Doesn’t she look like an angel?


It seems that summer has flown by and our grands have started back to school this week.  We have two in college, and one of each in the following grades: 11th, 10th, 6th, 4th, and 2nd.  Caleb, the grandson we babysit, is attending Preschool in the mornings.  We pick him up each day at 12:30 and he spends the afternoon with us.  Having the morning free is an adjustment for us, but I’m sure we will quickly learn to fill the time.

I think one of the first things I am going to do with my extra time is get out my Fall decorations and start decorating a bit.  It may be hot, but I am ready for some Fall.

Wishing each of you a glorious end to your summer.

Blessings,
Sue