I Survived January!

Just barely!

Did you?

My mail box?

Not so much :(

I got the mail out of it yesterday

around 5:30 and when I came home an hour

later I found it like this but

it was dark and I didn't want

to take a picture in the dark.

So I got a pic this morning at 7:30.

Somebody has a messed up vehicle!

Cause this mailbox is made out of a steel beam.

And because this isn't the first time this has happened.

It was buried deep and filled with cement.

So it ain't goin anywhere, folks!

"Yo car, gonna be tore up from the ground up!"

And of course there wasn't a sweet

little note in it saying, "Sorry"!

This was my sunrise this morning

on the walk back from the mail box!

Feb 1st, 2012

Awesome!

Going up to 74 today and

 forcast for 78 tomorrow.

Gorgeous morning sky!

Since I had my camera out I snapped a few pictures of the work in progress of our remodled bedroom and bathroom. I guess I could have waited until Bucky stood up but wasn't really thinking about that. The doorway on the right is the bathroom and the left is the closet. That pile of wood in the middle is my cealing.

That hole in the wall isn't a mistake,

It's where the fireplace is going!!

I know right?

I know you are thinking that is the craziest

thing you have heard today!

A fireplace in south Georgia!

Well for the 10 days a year it might freeze,

 the Sweetheart wants to be prepared!

For those nights I might have to sleep in another room.

He freezes and I'm burning up!
It is coming along but still not

 fast enough for me. The dust and

the dirt and the noise has about

 did me in.
I'm hanging on by my fingernails

 and thanking the Lord for all my many blessings.

Sorry I haven't been around much.

 We be crazy round here!

And just want to say

Thank You, Florida!

And Callista's helmet hair bugs me.
(sorry that was mean)

Have a great day and a great Month of Febuary!

Celebrating

Picture taken Christmas 2010 at Crenshaw Christmas Party

7 years ago today we had kidney donor and kidney transplant surgery.

What a miracle that we matched!

We are blessed and we know it and will forever be grateful

to our Heavenly Father for His tender mercies and

His abundant miracles.

I told the Sweetheart this morning that we should celebrate

by buying that camera I have my eye on.

He simply said, yeah right!

I think I am slowly breaking him down :)

Oh Happy Day!

Arts and Crafts

When we were at the timeshare with the kids last week

I noticed that they had a scheduled arts and craft day.

So on Thursday at 2:00 pm, I sent the Sweetheart, aka Pop Pop

off with the girls to do arts and crafts.

For Pop Pop, it wasn't the most pleasant of experiences.

They got there 5 minutes after it started

and didn't get a covered picnic table.

We didn't know it was even going to be out side in the 100 plus Florida Sun

or maybe we would have skipped it all together.

They had all showered and had on clean clothes but NO SUNSCREEN!

Everyone of them came back with bright red faces

and these adorable "Bucket Hats."

Of course, Pop Pop didn't interfer with their creative talents.

They made them all by themselves.

They were very proud and happy girls.

But they were all mad that it was so hot and they had to sit in the sun.

Bucket Hats: $10.00

Spending time with the GRAND~girls: Priceless

Saturday~Photo~Hunt

Photo~Hunt

This weeks theme: Sparkle

Daytona Beach, Florida

8:00 A.M. this morning June/5/2010

I'm here to celebrate my 35 year class reunion.

I haven't been to a reunion in 25 years.

Last night was lots of fun.

It's interesting how much people change yet stay the same.

Have a great weekend!!

If you want more Photo~Hunt try this site.

When Your Cable Goes Out

And your tween~age niece is staying with you

and you still have electricity

be sure you let her pick a DVD to watch

when it is already close to 11:00 p.m.

And hope she picks

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

And try really hard not to wake the dogs and the Sweetheart

as you are laughing so hard at her laughing so hard

that you nearly pee your pants.

Makes for a fun sleepover.

If You're Cold...

You should relax in the sunshine

in Florida!

It was 75* on Saturday

as we visited Sea World.

A Most Perfect Day!

As we left town on Sunday

it was 80*

How's that for January 24?

Horse And Carriage Ride

Harrison and Christon gave us a two night stay

in Charleston, S. C. the week of Christmas.

We were celebrating our 32 wedding anniversary.

I always have to take a horse drawn carriage ride.

I've done it every time I've been.

I love it and I love Charleston!

Friday Shoot Out

Friday Shoot Out

This weeks theme: Classics of Childhood

Chosen by Ellisa

Sure am glad there are no rules in our gang :)

Play grounds and parks are the happiness of children and the relief of parents and grandparents!

For more Friday Shoot Out gang members click here.

Shella Bella

Rea In October

For a minute...

I thought I might be in the "Big Easy"

Sweet Mildred from Mildred's Menagerie lives in North Georgia and gave us a great suggestion, if we were traveling through Ellijay on our way home, be sure to stop at "The Cajun Depot Grill" for lunch.

They offered a blend of Cajun style cooking in a New Orleans atmosphere.

It was the best meal we had on our whole trip!

They specialize in seafood dishes and their crab cakes and seafood gumbo were the best I've ever eaten. Seeing as I've only been to New Orleans once, I'm probably not the best of judges but it was good enough to "make you wana slap yo mama!"

Thanks a bunch Mildred! We loved it.

Sunday Stills

Sunday Stills

This weeks theme: Happiness

Mule Days 2009 Guysie, Georgia

For more Sunday Stills or to join in the weekly fun click here.

I'm Doing The Happy Dance!

I've got Internet and phone service!!

Emergency?

A few weeks ago we were out for an evening drive.

We needed a diet coke and the closest drive through was the Sonic.

This is what we saw as we rounded the building.

The sweetheart never really has any patience

for this sort of thing. He's like, what are these idiots doing?

Well, they had broken down in the drive through lane.

They had the hood up and were working

on trying to get it started.

All of a sudden they all jumped in the ambulance and took off.

They never did get anything to eat.

I wonder did they get an emergency call.

Good thing it cranked.

Captain's having a baby boy!

She has done her nursery with a beach theme.

So we had her cake made with the same.

Isn't it to cute?

Same lady that has made the last

5 cakes we've bought did this one too!

It not only looks cute it tasted Divine.
That sand with the shells in it is brown sugar.

So clever.

I was trying to be a little creative.

I stood on the chair beside her.
I think she thought I was nuts.
Again I was trying to be creative.
I kind of like this angle.

Her name's not really Captain, it's Kathryn.
When Shelby was just leaning to talk
she called her Captain instead of Katheryn.
She really liked being called Captain so it stuck.
We all call her that now.


She got some really cute and
useful stuff for baby Collin.

Blue is for boys.

Every new mommy needs a monitor.

How do you like the way I cut

the top off her head off?

I guess I was trying to focus on the

burp cloth I made her.
I was excited because it's the first time

I had sewn on a letter on one that I've made.

This is the first time I've ever

made a fleece tied blankie.

I sewed a matching letter "C" on it too.
I thought it turned out pretty good

for the first one I've ever made.

She was excited and she loved it.

I liked it so well I made another

one with a letter C.

This one had an octopus on it and there were

several more with sea creatures on them.

But she really got excited about this one

and the next one. Not only did it have the

babies initials monogrammed on it but

it has the Georgia Bulldog's ribbon

and colors. She is crazy for football

and her favorite college team is the

University of Georgia's Bulldogs.

I think she loved them!


Kathryn and Christon have been friends since high school. She is a Cardiac Care Nurse at our local hospital.

Her husband Perry works for the sweetheart at Griffis Steel.

They were both in Harrison and Christon's wedding.

They are special to our family.

They are going to make great parents.