It's a cool saturday :) shopping, nature walks ,sunflower sprouts, and preakness race day! :)

Happy Saturday! :) iced tea Cheers! on this nice peaceful day :) it's a day of shopping, nature, and looking forward to the Preakness Stakes horse race, and a movie party tonight :) We're enjoying a nice day :) thank you angel friends, for your wonderful continued healing prayers, and comforting support :) We cherish and treasure your very special friendships :) my family and i are doing ok :) We're enjoying a peaceful day :) it's cooler outside today, and hearing lots of birds singing :) my mom, dad, and i enjoyed a nice time shopping at the dollar tree store :) it went really well! :) i bought some nice healthy snacks, cards, treasures, and gifts :) i'm putting together a treasures package :) it was nice browsing around :) my mom and dad got some great items too :) it was a bit busy at the checkout area, but i did really well, and felt confident :) i enjoyed some nice nature walks, and tending our plants :) the gardening season is coming along really well :) i'm going to do some more planting tomorrow :) we've been spotting more hummingbirds visiting our yard :) i'm going to make some more nectar food tomorrow for them :) The nature is really glowing :) We have sunflower sprouts in our greenhouse!!! :) Holly and i selected a new movie to watch tonight :) this evening, we're gonna tune into the Preakness Stakes horse race :) it'll be exciting race! :) we placing bets on my mom's and dad's offtrackbetting site :) Thank you angel friends, for being here for us :) We love you all very much :)


Hi angel friends! :) my family and i hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a great day :) We think of you all often. :) We love the weekends :) it's an exciting day with the preakness stakes horse race this evening, and looking forward to a fun movie night with Holly :) my family and i are doing ok, and thankful for all of your loving care, support, prayers, and for all of the hope and strength you all give us :) We appreciate it very much, and are so happy, and thankful we can be here for you and your family's too :)


We're very happy everyone enjoyed our baking friday adventure :) that warms our hearts, and makes us smile :) We had a fun time baking the brownies and cookies :) We look forward to many more super fun adventures :) it's a very special tradition :) This morning, we had a sweet new day, rising and shining :) it's been an amazing nature week, with lots of spring blossoming all around :) i hearing many birds singing, and it feels much cooler outside today, in the 70's :) It's comfortable weather :) i put a nice bowl of goodies out in the bird sanctuary for our nature friends, and checked in on our plants this morning :) They're doing really well :) We have sunflowers sprouting in our greenhouse! :) it's so neat, to see the sprouts popping up through the soil :) it's the beginning of their incredible journey's, of growing strong, tall, and blossoming beautifully, and smiling at the sun :)


our greenhouses are loaded with lots of sprouts, plants growing, and the gardening season feels so fresh :) my mom and dad are so happy with the garden work i've been doing, getting our backyard and front yard gardens rocking, and shining :) i love to garden :) my dad said he spotted a hummingbird this morning! :) we've began to spot some hummingbirds now :) they are so neat to see, along with all of our other nature friends :) we love this time in the season :) There's lots of beautiful nature, that is shining :)We've got lots more gardening planned :) i want to clean, and organize the garden area on the side of our addition tomorrow, and we'll be planting string beans soon :)


It was a nice relaxing, and peaceful morning :) i enjoyed some time with my family, and here on ds, writing to friends :) i treated myself to an iced tea with lemon this morning too :) around mid-morning, my mom, dad, and i were getting ready to go shopping :) we got a nice head-start on the day :) We enjoyed a nice car ride over to the dollar tree :) There's lots of awesome nature, blossoming all around :) i love to see the trees full of new leaves, and there's a nice breeze in the air today too :)


We arrived at the shopping center, and parked our minivan :) it wasn't that busy in the shopping center :) We walked over to the dollar tree, and got some shopping baskets, and began to browse around :) they have lots of dvds in the front area of the store :) i looked at the dvds for a bit, i didn't buy any, but it was awesome to see they had some dvds :) i bought some birthday cards, and also bought some treasures :) we were finding some great items :) we love the dollar tree store :)


i bought some healthy snacks :) i got some rice crackers, honey wheat pretzels, and also bought some raisins to have with my cereal :) it was fun browsing around, they got lots of cool summer themed items out :) i always get great gift ideas when shopping at the dollar tree :) the store wasn't busy, but it did get a bit busy at the checkout, they had 1 line open. i did really well there, and even when i feel a bit of shyness, social anxiety beginning to affect me, what i've been doing is, i'll browse around and notice, no one is looking/staring at me, and i feel so much more relaxed, and also was texting Holly :) i brought our baskets to the front area of the store too, and took another look at the dvds :) i felt confident, and i'm so proud of how well i did in those moments :) You all are always right there with me in spirit, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We finished up checking out, and walked outside, i felt a great sense of accomplishment, and also very confident feeling too :) in the past, those busy situations, may have caused me much anxiety, but i've come very far, and i'm so thankful, and blessed, with all of the guidance, and encouragement from family and friends :) You all always guide me through those times :) i'm very happy and excited about the nice gifts, goodies, and treasures i bought today :) i look forward to going shopping again very soon :)


Prayers Request. Dear angel friends, we have a special prayers request, for our dear angel friend Brooke (CedarBrooke). She's been in the hospital, and needs our prayers, and healing energy. She wrote to me today. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers, and please send healing energy. Thank you everyone, so very much. :) big group comforting friendship hug :)


We're enjoying a nice peaceful day :) my family and i are doing ok :) Thank you all for your wonderful continued prayers, and well wishes :) We feel the love, and all of your comforting support, every day :) it was nice going out to shop today, and looking forward to watching the Preakness stakes horse race this evening :) we'll be cheering for Always Dreaming horse :) it was nice spending some time in the yard and gardens today, checking out the nature :) our gardens are coming along really well :) it's been cooler here today :) Holly and i picked out a new movie to watch tonight :) We love our fun saturday night popcorn movie party's :) i'm going to write some cards tomorrow, and going to do some more gardening :) Thank you angel friends, so very much, for all that you do for us :) You all are wonderfully nice, sweet, caring, and generous :) We deeply appreciate everything, with all of the love of our hearts :) BIG GROUP WARM FRIENDSHIP HUG :) there's many more great things to look forward too, with family, friends, and nature :)


-never lose hope :)


To Wildthing, Peaceful Gentle Moments of the day :) Wildthing, it's a nice day :) we enjoyed going shopping, doing some gardening, having some snacks, and going to watch the preakness stakes horse race :) spirit of spring time :) thinking of you, our dear friend :)


my mom says hi :) She says, "i hope everyone is having a really nice day" :) awww! :) we love you all bunches and bunches, our sweet dear wonderful guardian angel friends :) We hope everyone is doing well, and enjoying a nice day :) we think of you all often, and are so thankful, and blessed to have you all in our lives :) Thank you for brightening our days :)


Sweet Nature and Gardening Joys! :) It's so nice, enjoying some peaceful nature :) our plants, and fruit trees are flourishing, and our garden is coming along really well :) i'm so happy to be blossoming into some nature walks, gardening, and tending our plants :) i love sharing my adventures, taking pictures to share :) Thank you all so very much, for your lovely comments :) We love sharing our garden each year :) i'm so excited to share some new pictures with everyone :)


Hummingbirds visiting our yard :) they love the nectar :)


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welcome sunflower sprouts :)


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i put 3 solar lights decorations in our garden :)


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we have grapes growing :)


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cucumber plants :)


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Popcorn plants :)


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CoolGal
CoolGal

Hi Chris Glad you and your family are having a nice day and enjoyed shopping,I hope all of you enjoy the race tonight. It was nice to have a cooler sunny day today. Great to see your nature photos Love the hummingbirds the sunflowers sprouting and the grapes growing.Glad you did very well shopping today.Thanks for all my nice hugs today. Have a good evening. hugs to everyone-Stephanie
DCUK.IS.NOW.ON
DCUK.IS.NOW.ON

HI BUDDY BOY GLAD YOU ENJOYED YOUR SHOPPING TODAY N YOU WERE ABLE TO FIND SOME GREAT TREATS N CARDS,
IM GLAD THE WEATHER WAS COMFORTABLE FOR YOUSE TODAY TO N YOUR GARDEN WORKS IS COMEING ALONG NICELY...

GOOD LUCK WITH THE HORSE RACE TONIGHT SWEETIE HOPE ONE OF YOUSE WINS SOMETHING!!!,
HAPPY TO HEAR YOU ROCKED SHOPPING AGAIN THIS WEEK YOUVE COME SO FAR IM WELL PROUD OF YOU BUDDY BOY!!! REMEMBER THERE IS NO RUSHING SO JUST TAKE IT IN A STEADY PACE N YOUR GO FAR...

SENDING YOU N ALL MUCH LOVE N HUGS N IN MY PRAYERS,
HAPPY MOVIE NIGHT WITH HOLLY SWEETIE STAY SAFE N ENJOY YOUR GARDENING BUDDY XO DC FF...
Ladybug7
Ladybug7

Hummingbirds are so cute. : ) I'm glad that they're stopping by to visit. Kudos on another great shopping Saturday. Hope you enjoyed the Preakness! Love and hugs.
gratefulgrandma123
gratefulgrandma123

Wow sweet Chris, I love your pictures you posted. It is so nice you are already getting sunflower sprouts, grape sprouts, cucumber sprouts and popcorn plants. U r doing a great job in your garden and they are growing fast. It is so nice that you are getting hummingbirds and they r enjoying your feeders. I just love the garden knome you have. So cute. I love knomes. It is very nice to see your solar lights. I hope you had fun at the Dollar Tree. Hugs and love and best wishes. I know it is a hard time and I am wishing you all well.
ZenEm
ZenEm

Sunflowers 2017! Looking forward to this year's race :) What's the tallest sunflower you've ever had? I'm about to cook some sunflower seeds - I'm going to candy them to make some sweet treats :)
I've just finished doing some study for today. It's getting more difficult the longer the study drags on. Hopefully I'll finish this year.
Glad you had a successful shopping trip :) What movies are you and Holly watching this weekend? I'm off for a nap now. Say hi to everyone for me! Sending you all love and best wishes. xxxooo
sunsetyellow2
sunsetyellow2

Love the little gnome in your garden. John and I have been looking one for our garden but just haven't found one for the right price yet!!! So glad that you had a great day yesterday. Your shopping trip sounds wonderful. John and I went to Erie yesterday to Field and Stream. It was a fun day for us too. Love the pictures of the hummingbird. We have two that come to our feeders and we sure do enjoy watching them flit and flutter around. They are so cute.
bluemoon29
bluemoon29

it's all beautiful:) the little hummingbird is so sweet. i haven't seen one yet this year. thanks for the terrific picture! we are finally getting some rain. it cooled everything off for now. i'm going to wallpaper a small hallway today. i love to do it:) yesterday was a hot lazy day. i didn't do anything exciting. i'm so glad that your shopping experiences have improved. keep up the good spirit:) it is my greatest challenge in life. i just keep trying:) thanks for sharing all of your stories. your family soothes my soul. love to all of you:)