Woah, Nellie!  Ever said that phrase or nellie, nellie, nellie?  If we had had another child, a girl, I would have named her Nellie!  The Nellie in this picture is my husband's mother's mother, Nellie Robison.

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Here are Nellie & Ross with two of their children, twins, Dale & Gale.

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Fresh Find:  Liking this Slide Light so much!

I am learning more about Squamous cell carcinoma.  From medicinenet.com: It is cancer that begins in the squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells that look like fish scales under the microscope. The word squamous came from the Latin squama, meaning "the scale of a fish or serpent" because of the appearance of the cells.

Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of the hollow organs of the body, and the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Thus, squamous cell carcinomas can actually arise in any of these tissues.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin occurs roughly one-quarter as often as basal cell carcinoma. Light-colored skin and a history of sun exposure are even more important in predisposing to this kind of cancer than to basal cell carcinoma.

The single most important factor in producing squamous cell carcinomas is sun exposure. Many such growths can develop from precancerous spots, called actinic or solar keratoses. These lesions appear after years of sun damage on parts of the body like the forehead and cheeks, as well as the backs of the hands. Sun damage takes many years to promote skin cancer. It is therefore common for people who stopped being "sun worshipers" in their 20s to develop precancerous or cancerous spots decades later.

Several rather uncommon factors may predispose to squamous cell carcinoma. These include exposure to arsenic, hydrocarbons, heat, or X-rays. Some squamous cell carcinomas arise in scar tissue.

Being one who loves to be outdoors I find that being told to not be in the sun at all is a difficult thing for me. Growing up I spent endless hours at the pool never once thinking that it might one day cause cancer.  We had never really heard of cancer when I was young. As an adult I have always done our yardwork and love digging in the dirt.  Of course, now we have protective sunscreen, but the damage is done.

I remember the first time I heard the word cancer was when a neighbor that lived on Norma Street had a skin cancer that was eating away his ears and nose.  They did not have the treatments back then like they do now and we are blessed to have all of the cancer research we have today!

Last year I had a Squamous area removed from my left cheek area.  About a inch and a half area.  It was hollow there for a long time.  I can still see it, but view it as my thanks for the blessing of early treatment.  If Squamous is not caught in time it enters your body just like a Melanoma. So, you need to really get it quickly. We had a church friend who lost his life from Squamous that was not checked. 

I will go to the dermatologist in the morning for a new place in the same area.  I pray it is nothing, but I am prepared for getting it removed.  I want to get it early.

Please, get you an appointment to a dermatologist and get checked every year!  It might be the difference between life and death.

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Fresh Find: I like the ease of viewing with this measuring cup.

We, well I, have many hats.  I actually have around 200+ hats.  Hats that belonged to my grandmother, mother, aunt, friends, and others who just wanted to add a hat to the collection.

Our oldest grand-sister, Miss "A" discovered them.  We did quite a bit of make believe, dress-up, and creative singing this Christmas!

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And, another of my favorites...

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Here is Miss "D" with my mom, Nanny, on Christmas night.

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Fresh Find: Adapter to turn off charging items when charged!

Merry Christmas from our house to yours!  Our grand-sisters are having fun and so are we!

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Rejoice!!!

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Fresh Find: This looks like fun! A sound machine!!!

We have gone from sewing to stickers...pages and pages of festive sticker art!

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Washing her breakfast dishes!

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Both of the girls have colds.  Not fun, but they are trooping along!  Miss D is bulldozing her way into everything Miss A is playing with.  She just loves her sister!!!

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Fresh Find: Loving this fragrance crayon!

Well, Miss "A" finished her skirt this morning.  She wanted to show you...

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Our son "A" stopped by and saw the girls.

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Grandpa and Miss "D"...

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Yes, we are having fun...except for the microwave was/is acting up and the Trinity ring outdoor Christmas lights are not working...oh well, it is what it is!

 Fresh Find: Love this little honey jar.  Love, love the price!

Our Miss "A" got to spend the night last night.  She has been at her Gammy & Poppy's house this week with her daddy, but they were nice and shared!  We went to the movie, the Chipmunks one.  It was the first time she had been to the movie, but she knew that movies mean popcorn and candy!  So, she got her movie meal with water and we watched the gazillion previews.  Finally the movie came on.  She stayed pretty interested.  I had told her we could leave anytime she got ready.  She lasted about an hour and a half...for 3 that is pretty good :O)

This morning we got up and made cherry turnovers.  She was a big helper!  Then we played concrete trucks.  We have Little Red & Big Blue.  She loves these trucks!  Maybe the future owner of High Plains Concrete???

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Then the little artist drew some pictures...

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Then we decided to sew.  She wanted to make her a skirt with the sewing machine.  We got it started and then her daddy and her Aunt MaeMae came to pick her up.  We will finish the skirt tonight or tomorrow.  I can't wait for you to see it! Here is the fabric...

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Miss "D" is on her way.  She made her Mommy & Daddy a foot reindeer at school! :O)

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Fresh Find: Love this 'hooked' key ring.  Even holds money. :O)

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This picture is from 1958 and I am 3, my brother would be 10ish. Look at that goofy grin on his face! LOL He was having fun with his new electric football game. Flip the switch and the players vibrated all over the field! It was the techie version! LOL

Our grand-sister, Miss "A", is three and I find it hard to believe I was ever 3! ;o) Christmas is such a special time for children, adults,too, but especially children! May every child find something magical in their lives this Christmas!

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Fresh Find: A fun game site with Christmas games!

In the nineties I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to the Ukraine on a mission trip.  I happened to be there on my birthday in July.  We were eating at a church families home and the pastor of the church we were visiting mentioned that it was my birthday.  They all sang happy birthday and then the man of the family took down a hand cut wood room divider they had hanging over their door and presented it to me for my birthday.  How very special that he would do this.  All these years these wood pieces have been in different decorative ways in our home.  There are many pieces connected with metal rings.  Today I decided to un-ring some of them and create a special table top in our basement.  Love it!  Love that I had the fun of remembering all the wonderful people I met there.  I still stay in touch with our interpreter, Nadia.  She is going through cancer treatment.  Pray for her.  Our special gift to her!  She is a wonderful woman!

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Fresh Find: What a great little safety light!

Christmas has some dark moments in its amazing story of joy for many people.  These are people who are strong believers in the Light of the World, but just get down in their earthly loss or emotional despair.  There are more of them than we know...be still and listen.  Remember to lift them in prayer and give them some encouragement.

While I was sitting at the Olton Road Sonic this little guy was telling me how hard it is to be a dark bird.

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John 1:5 says, "The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it."  There are also many around us who have never accepted, some have never heard, the Truth.  We must pray for light in the darkness!

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Adelyn does not like Santa and Dylan must be more like her sister than we think! ;o)
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Fresh Find: I love this dark bracelet!!!