~ALLI n MARION GIRLS WAMAC CHAMPS~

~PICTURES WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS~

WHOOO HOOOO!!!! WAY TO GO GIRLS!!!! CONGRATS!!!!

Senior Night and a WIN to make WAMAC CHAMPS!!!!

Here we come STATE!!!!
It was so much fun and I just LOVE WATCHING MY GIRL PLAY B-BALL.

Have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND EVERYONE.

LOVE YA, Amy

~2 BIRTHDAY'S FOR ME~

~YIPPY~Normally, I don't like to draw any attention to my birthday but this year it's a BIG DEAL TO ME!!!! I can't go without saying,

~HAPPY 44th BIRTHDAY TO ME~

~HAPPY 2nd CANCER FREE BIRTHDAY TO ME~

I AM SO HAPPY and SO EXCITED TO HAVE LIVED ANOTHER YEAR, you have no idea how much celebrating a birthday now means to me!!!!
Have an AWESOME WEEKEND and have a TOAST ON ME!!!!
Love you all, Amy

AND THE WINNER IS....Plus ANOTHER GIVEAWAY

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED Above pictured is just a small preview of what's coming to the website,

FourSistersInACottage.com

And the winner is....

ELMA from MICHIGAN

This was tons of fun and please enter for FEBRUARY, I am giving away another $20.00 gift certificate to the website and you can even use it towards shipping!!!! Enter ANYTIME on this post or email me if you don't have a blog or through the website.
Have a HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!!!!
Hugs and Love, Amy

~MONTHLY GIVEAWAY~

~OUR MONTHLY GIVEAWAY~

I have decided that every month I am going to pay it forward and give a $20.00 gift certificate away from my website. FourSistersInACottage.com

I will also post it on my website and will announce the winner at the end of each month. You can use the certificate towards shipping too so your entire purchase can be FREE!!!! Wooo hooo, as most of you already know, 80% of my treasures are under $20.00 so it should be a fun time for all.

Sign up at on this post or email me if you don't have a blog.

Happy January 2010!!!!
Love and Hugs, Amy

~1st SAVINGS of 2010~

~WHOOOO HOOOO, ALL THIS FOR $25.60~




I went to CVS Pharmacy and to Hy-Vee Food Store today, the first time I went out couponing for the year. I came home with a huge loot and I got all of it OOP (Out Of Pocket) for $25.60 tax included.
1 gallon of Hy-Vee Milk
2 quarts of Roberts Orange Juice
2 Quarts of Edy's Ice Cream
2 bags of M&M's
1 bag of CVS brand Shortbread Cookies
2 Large bags of Doritos
2 Tubes of Colgate Total Toothpaste
5 Therma-care Wrist/Neck Wraps
4 Large Jacks Pizzas
1 Clorox Bleach
1 2x All 32 loads Laundry Detergent
2 Bottles of Garnier Hair Conditioner
2 Bottles of Head n Shoulders Shampoo (the biggest bottle they sell)
2 Bottles of Pantene Conditioner (the biggest bottles they sell)
2 GE Energy Smart Light Bulbs
WHAT DID I SAVE YOU ASK.....DRUM ROLL PLEASE....$106.46
but that's not all....
I received $21.00 BACK in CVS BUCKS to use on my next shopping trip.
Tomorrow is TARGET and WAL-GREENS.....boy oh boy, this is so much fun!!!!
(some of you asked what I am doing with the savings.....still paying cancer medical bills and a NEW Dental bill, but I am getting new teeth....YIPPY, I will be able to eat cereal and meat again!!!!)
Love and Hugs, Amy
(PS....My hubby would say, "So technically you paid out $25.60, got $21.00 back in CVS Bucks so really you only paid $4.60 for all this stuff." I say no, because I look at the OOP (Out Of Pocket) cost and I will ROLL OVER the $21.00 on my next shopping trip, it really only takes $20 to $40 to begin rolling the savings at Wal-greens and CVS)

~PRAYERS FOR CHASE n' KRISTI~ He leaves for KUWAIT tomorrow ~

~FACES OF OUR US MILITARY~ Imagine how my heart sank when I opened this Christmas card from Chase and Kristi.

To see it, in color, in a picture, of someone you know, someone you love and hold so close to your heart. Knowing that these are the Faces of Our Country's Protectors, Our Defense, Our Military.

From Kristi and Chase, a beautiful and somber reminder of those women and men who serve our country. Both here on our HOME LAND and ABROAD.

THANK YOU doesn't seem to be enough, but I say THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart, for your daily sacrifice, to keep me safe, to keep me FREE!!!!
For you, I owe my deepest gratitude and respect.

Prayers are needed as Chase leaves for Kuwait tomorrow. He will be gone over 400 days. Pray for God to watch over both of them while they are apart. Pray to God to keep him safe and to come home GODSPEED.

THANK YOU KRISTI and CHASE, and to ALL MY OTHER FELLOW AMERICANS, who risk their life for me....THANK YOU, EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!!
Love and prayers to all of you, Amy

~NEW TREASURES ARE READY~

~I have all new treasures listed on the website , FourSistersInACottage and hope you have a chance to take a look. I am ready for VALENTINE'S DAY~

Have a FUN LAST DAY OF 2009....

Hugs and Love, Amy

~FURNITURE AND MORE~ PICK UP ONLY~

I am so excited to offer PICK UP ONLY Furniture, Tables, Chairs, Cupboards and More on the website. CLICK HERE to take a look and everything is priced $10 to $80!!!! Hope you find something you can't live without.

Hugs, Amy

~VALENTINE'S DAY EXCITEMENT~ STILL PULLING OUT STITCHES~ PRAYERS FOR A FRIEND~

~YUMMY VALENTINES~ ~THIS IS JUST A SMIDGEN' OF WHAT'S COMING~

I get so excited this time of year....with Christmas over, it's time to start getting ready for one of my favorite days, VALENTINE'S DAY. I think mostly because it has everything to do with my 2 favorite colors of PINK and RED!!!!
I'm working on the website filling it with tons of RED and PINK treasures. I will be sure to let you know when I am done. I have a funny story....I bought a whole bunch of 1900's Mechanical and Pop-Up Valentines a few years back and I tucked them away so good I couldn't find them. Well, I found them recently and tucked them away so good, I can't find them!!!! LOL...boy am I getting old. I will be busy tomorrow tearing apart the shop looking for them because they are going on the website.
PS...My second favorite thing about Valentine's Day....it's just that much closer to SPRING!!!! YIPPY SKIPPY!!!
Have a fun week, Amy

CANCER STILL SUCKS

Now....a little bit more about cancer......Yes, can you believe, I am STILL PULLING out stitches from my double mastectomy and ex-plant surgery. It's SHOCKING to say the least and yet another side effect from cancer. I have a sweet friend who emailed me a few days before Christmas to tell me she has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. If you can find it in your heart to say a prayer for her, it would be so greatly appreciated. She doesn't want me to say who she is, so we will just call her H.

THANKS SO MUCH!!!! ALL MY LOVE TO ALL OF YOU!!! Amy

~MERRY CHRISTMAS~

~MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE~ I wish each and every one of you a Blessed and Merry Christmas. I am truly thankful for all of you. For all that you have done, for all the love and prayers, for the good wishes and believing in me and encouraging me along the way. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

May you be Blessed and Prosper in 2010.

All my love, Amy

~100's of NEW TREASURES @ FourSistersInACottage~ YIPPY~~

~YIPPY~ I FINALLY HAVE 100's of NEW TREASURES ON THE WEBSITE CLICK HERE http://www.FourSistersInACottage.com TO HAVE A LOOK SEE~~ ROMANTIC MARILYN MONROE~
~VINTAGE VICTORIAN BEDROOM AND LINENS~

~YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY~

~LOTS OF TRADITIONAL VINTAGE CHRISTMAS~

~AND OF COURSE, SHABBY SWEET VINTAGE CHRISTMAS~

~FABULOUS RETIRED and HARD TO FIND DAISY KINGDOM FABRICS~

~FUN VINTAGE PAPERS TOO~

Coming soon....another GIVEAWAY DRAWING so stay tuned....

Have a HAPPY WEEK!!!!
Love and Hugs, Amy

http://www.FourSistersInACottage.com

~HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE~

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE....

I am THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY, OUR TROOPS, and YOU!!!!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend,

Hugs and Love, Amy

~YIPPY, MY COMPUTER IS BACK~KRISTI MOVED~

Yippy, my computer is back and running....Sad news, Kristi moved to Florida with her new hubby Chase. They left last week and I am still waiting for her to come flying thru the door. I am so excited for both of them to start their new life together. Please say a prayer for both of them as Chase gets ready to deploy to Kuwait in December. (Kristi was blessed to be able to change duty stations and be re-assigned to a base in Florida, I am hoping to save my money to go see her this winter) ~THE FACE OF OUR AMERICAN SOLDIERS~
~SO YOUNG AND SO HAPPY~

~LOADED UP WITH EVERYTHING SHE OWNS~

~YEP, EVERYTHING FIT INTO HER CAR and YES, THEY MADE IT JUST FINE~

~ONE MORE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE EVERYTHING~

~TIME'S A WASTING, TIME TO GET GOING AND START OUR NEW LIFE TOGETHER~

~ALL SMILES AND READY FOR THEIR NEW ADVENTURE

~MY VIEW AS THEY LEAVE DOWN THE DRIVEWAY~

~LAST TURN BEFORE THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY~

~THERE THEY GO....ON THEIR WAY, AND I BAWLED LIKE A BABY~

Still waiting for her to bounce thru the door.......

Never say goodbye, just saying "See ya soon"....

Love ya Chase and Kristi, God will follow you ALWAYS!!!!

Love, Mom

AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!

AND THE WINNER IS....

K.H. from Iowa.

She entered our giveaway via email. Thank you so much to everyone who entered.

I WILL HAVE ANOTHER GIVEAWAY in a FEW DAYS, stay tuned.

HAPPY MONDAY, Hugs and Love, Amy

~A FREE GIVEAWAY~ TONS OF OLD PHOTOS ++++

~ANOTHER FUN GIVEAWAY FROM ME~~OODLES OF VINTAGE PHOTOS~
~SOME PHOTOS AS OLD AS 1889 including some Reproduction Victorian FLORALS~
~TONS HERE, ALL FREE TO YOU~

ANYONE CAN SIGN UP now until Next Sunday Night. October 25, 2009. Let's spread some happiness!!!! OPEN WORLDWIDE!!!! FUN FUN FUN POSSIBILITIES WITH ALL THESE OLD VINTAGE PHOTOS. Black and Whites and Sepia!!!! LOTS FROM IOWA TOO!!!!
Just sign up on this post or email me at FourSistersInACottage@msn.com and I will pick the winner next Sunday evening!!!!

WE HAVE FUN STUFF LISTED ON ETSY.....ALL FREE SHIPPING and some auctions on ebay with some FREE SHIPPING TOO!!!!

HAPPY NEW WEEK, Hugs and Love, Amy

~REST IN PEACE TYLER, WE WILL FOREVER MISS YOU~

~SEE YOU AGAIN TYLER when we get to HEAVEN~

Tyler “TP” Ryan Peterson, 20, of 340 Eighth St., Marion, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at home. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Private family burial: Oakshade Cemetery, Marion.
Survivors include his parents, Mark (Marianne) Wanerus and Rhonda (David) Supple; two brothers, Zack and Eli Matthess; grandparents, Terrie Counter, Don Peterson and Mike (Peg) Robison; great-grandparents, Gene (Fern) Struchen and Jean Sciaccotta; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his great-grandpa.

Tyler was born July 11, 1989, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Marion High School in 2008, and worked as a detailer at Cedar Rapids Toyota. Tyler loved cars, especially his truck, the “Fun Finder.” He also enjoyed 4-wheeling, music of all kinds (was a Motley Crue historian) and loved his dog, Obie.

Tyler was a beloved son, brother, grandson and friend to many.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Tyler’s memory.
Please sign the online guest book for Tyler at http://www.murdochfuneralhome.com/ under obituaries.

Tyler was my FAVORITE of all of Kristi's friends. THAT BIG SMILE and that GIVING HEART!!!! Never an unkind word came from his mouth.

We are ALL so shocked and saddened by his passing. Please, go tell those that are important to you and that you care about that you love them. Life is so fragile and so senseless at times, and it all changes in an instant.

~GOD BE WITH YOU TYLER, WE WILL MISS AND LOVE YOU FOREVER, SEE YOU AGAIN when we ALL IN HEAVEN~