prayers, puppies, pumpkins and pics...

oh yeah...

lots and lots of things to talk about today...

and they all start with the letter "P"!

PRAYERS...

yes my friends, i need your prayers.

 i was up in Michigan last week as my dad was told he needed

emergency heart surgery.

long story short...he DOES need the surgery but not quite as quickly 

as they thought...seeings how he is STILL in the hospital

waiting for it.

 but we are told it will be this week...

which is why i need your prayers.

for my dad...a truly WONDERFUL father,

 for the doctors who will be operating,

for my mom...

 who is being so strong and has great FAITH... 

 but is still scared like the rest of us.

for his children and grandchildren...

and also for all of the MANY people who have been blessed

to call him a FRIEND.

i made this little picture/quote up

while flying to be with him last week... 

i looked at my blog "stats" today,

and saw that over the weekend and today, i have had

visitors from the following countries...

United States...2,533 visitors

Canada...151 visitors

United Kingdom/England...145 visitors

Australia...64 visitors

Philippines...44 visitors

France...41 visitors

Russia...41 visitors

Germany...30 visitors

Italy...30 visitors

Mexico...22 visitors

pretty COOL, huh?

 anyway, I can't wait to tell my dad that people ALL OVER  the world

will be praying for him!!!!!

okay...now that you know about my dad,

let me tell you about my sweet little PUP, Freddy.

 he has to have a tooth pulled tomorrow.

i know...not exactly heart surgery...

but my little buddy is going to have his very own "boo boo" tomorrow.

 the vet said they put him out...and if you knew Freddy Bear,

you'd say that was a great idea:)

PUMPKINS....,

i LOVE sweater pumpkins...

 but had pretty much decided to pass on making them this year.

i mean, we are busy making tutus...

they're hanging all over the

house.

 (go ahead and say it...your poor husband...all that TULLE:)

but he's very cool with it.

although I haven't told him how EARLY we are

planning to put up the Christmas tree this year.

hehehehehe

ANYWAY, i was at goodwill looking for a few plates for plate stands

and i found a some VERY cool sweaters so,

time to make sweater pumpkins.

but these will be in non-traditional colors with some BLING!

i'll post pics soon:)

and speaking of pumpkins,

check out this recipe for....

Pull-Apart Cinnamon Sugar Glazed Pumpkin Bread
(Adapted from Willow Bird Baking)

Ingredients
Bread2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/2 cup milk
2 1/4 teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry yeast
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups bread flour

1 cup granulated sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp fresh ground nutmeg
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
Glaze
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1/8 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp milk
3/4 cup powdered sugar

WOW! 

looks so yummy.....i think i gained 10 pounds

just reading the recipe!!!:)

cool PICS...

this one is going ALL OVER my place...

my blogs, my house, my phone, flickr...

 look what you can do while bored and flying at

33,000 feet:)

okay friends, i know i ended this on a light note

because that is how my dad would want it.

i also know you don't know him,

but trust me, this man of God that i call dad

is a truly GOOD man who will be so grateful for your prayers.

so for my dad, i'll say thank you  because

i know people we have never met will be praying for him.

Hugs,

Suzanne...