Sometimes things just don’t turn out the way you expect!
Well, yesterday was the 4th.  We were anticipating about 20 or so guests–playing corn hoe in the yard, cards on tables set up outdoors, kids in the pool, older adults swinging and rocking on the back porch, tables set up on the pool patio, barbeque and [...]

VACATION PICS

I am so behind on so many things.  I have about 500 pictures I need to process and print, scrapbooking that has been abandoned for far too long and various household projects that are going to wait until my guys get settled in at WKU.  So, today, I decided to take a little while and [...]

Senior recognition today

Once again my heart breaks and soars at the same time.  Graduation—the end of one leg of a journey—the beginning of another.  A rite of passage.  The official point of departure from childhood into adulthood.  A new adventure.  Our last to move on—so closely after the first. 
This afternoon, the two brothers took on the challenge of taking apart [...]

Prom

 
   Our last prom!  I stressed all day about Kid#2 taking off to drive to BG and then back at midnight.  But, that just shows how little faith I operate in sometimes.  God got them there and got them back safe and sound—thank you, Jesus.  They looked so nice, don’t you think.  They went together as [...]

I’ve been visiting the Pioneer woman again!!!  This is her lasagna and is it ever good!  This woman is the Martha Stewart of the prairie.  Saturday afternoon at work (kind of slow with Easter and all) I got to do some indepth research on her site and decided to give this a try.  It was [...]

The evolution of a snowman

Taken on Saturday afternoon.  Kid #2 got bored.  He had been outdoors riding on a sled pulled by a 4 wheeler.  So, I asked if he wanted to go out and do a snowman.  HE did, but thought I would disturb his creative genius.
Anyway,  I enjoyed watching the process and thought I would share.  I [...]

New recipe from “the pioneer woman”

BEFORE                      AFTER
I have been visiting the blog entitled The Pioneer Woman Cooks and I really love her recipes.  I love that she includes such wonderful pictures.  So….I tried one of her recipes, these chicken legs.  It was really easy, wasn’t really expensive–even using organic chicken, it didn’t take a long time to prepare, 45 minutes [...]

Hubbie did good!

Look at what hubbie got me for V-Day.  12 hearts for Valentines day and they are all semi-precious stones.  The one I am wearing today is hematite.  He ordered this from Danbury Mint.  He is so sweet♥
The little jewelry box was an added bonus.  I just love this man!!!

Birthday celebration

Last Saturday we celebrated the birthdates of College Boy and grandma.  We had dinner at Raferty’s in a nearby college town.  College town (this is where College Boy attends) will also have college girls!  This cute little waitress was particularly attentive to College Boy.  You can see that he really didn’t mind at all.  Also, [...]

29 years and counting…….

Today we celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary (the actual date is the 16th, but we celebrated it today).  Hubbie dear took us to Patti’s for dinner and to enjoy the Christmas lights.  I am so thankful to have such a dear, wonderful, sweet, thoughtful, (need I go on?) oh yea, sexy—–gotta have sexy—spouse.  He is [...]

COLLEGE BOY IS HOME!!!!!

My oldest son has just completed his first semester of college. He is an engineering student and one of his final exams was demonstrating a steam engine he had built.  He did that for the faculty yesterday.    Don’t know grades yet—anticipating this.  But, he is HOME!!!  He has about 5 weeks before he has [...]

60 years and still going!

Today is my in-laws 60th anniversary!  60 years!  Can you realize how rare that is.  They are, of course, from a generation that didn’t take divorce lightly.  To a lot of them, marriage was really “til death do us part”.  I thought it was worth sharing will all you out there.  I pray that all [...]

Moms going home today.

Mom just called and she’s getting to go home today.  I asked her what they said was wrong and she said they didn’t find anything. Dr. Christy apparently thinks it was just a bug.  (I really believe it was the heat) She saids shes feeling better, so I go make sure she gets home okay.  [...]

You never know when you’ll get thrown a curve!

Well, today started out really good.  I slept unusually well last night, was awake BEFORE the alarm went off–beds made, house picked up fairly well (some dishes left in the sink to get to later), dressed, makeup on and headed to Lowe’s to make an appliance purchase.  New washer and dryer is in the budget [...]

FIRST FLIGHT

This weekend we visited my brother in Alabama.  It was a quick trip, just down there one day and home the next evening.  But there was a lot packed into this trip. 
We started out early Saturday morning and about 30 minutes down the road, got a call that hubbie’s dad was at ER.  We stopped [...]

THE CREW AT TAKE OFF

The Countdown…

Well, I have begun counting down the days until school starts.  I don’t know about any of you but I AM READY!!!  I am on kid overload right now.  We have had a great summer…done lots of fun things together but enough is enough.  I am ready for some peace and quiet…ready to get my [...]

Registration

Saturday…………yard day!

Earlier this week I warned my guys that Saturday would be a day of labor.  The yard had been neglected and I still have more planting to do.  So……here I am up and going.  Made one trip to Wal*Mart already………have weeded ALL the front of the house, swept the front porch……..now working on the back.  [...]

Cool Quote

I ran upon this quote recently and it was at good timing for me and wanted to share it.  It reminds me of Jesus although it doesn’t come from the Bible, and it also reminds me of you all. 
“Your love
Should never be offered to the mouth of a stranger,
 Only to someone
Who has the valor and [...]