B is for Blog

Sister Carla and brother Sanford, aka "Barney's friend Chris." Carla is showing us the sign for the letter "B" I didn't get it at first. So she says, "B is for Blog"

When family sees me with the camera they automatically think I'm going to blog them.

They are usually right.

Wild Wicked Weather

This tornado touched down on St Simon's Island!

These pictures are of it coming across

the marsh from Brunswick.

It was a wild, wicked weather Mother's Day.

Out in Evertt, Harrison and Christon sustained

a great deal of hail damage. Both of their vehicles

were damaged along with their roof.

But they at least still have a roof, others aren't so lucky.

Don and Ella Keeney had some roof damage to

their home on St. Simon's Island.

Hands

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my Mama!

Janice Arlene Padgett Crenshaw

I love you with all my heart.

I am who I am because of you.

$113.46

This is close to what Harry's truck looks like. It's a 4-door, F-350 Ford diesel. My truck is sick and needs a tune up and rest and so I had to drive Harry's work truck yesterday. I don't drive it much since last year when I filled it up with $75.00 worth of GAS and it requires Diesel. Boy does it require DIESEL!

As I was dropping Shelby off at school yesterday, Mrs. Jennifer came out to get her out of the truck and she said, "oh, Gigi, how much does it cost to fill this truck up??" I said, "I'm not sure, I don't have to do it very often." She was like, "oh, I'm so sorry." I'm like "yeah, I know."

As luck would have it, as Reagan and I pull out of the parking lot the little buzzer goes off, "LOW FUEL." So I call Harry and tell him and he said "oh yeah, I do need DIESEL. Use my card and fill it up."

Have any of you bought diesel lately?? $4.17.9 a gallon!! It guzzled 27.149 gallons for a total cost of: $113.46!

I'm still in shock!

PS: As we drove by the gas station this morning the gas price of Diesel had changed to $4.29!

Players Championship

This is where Harrison and Christon are going today. Harrison has been going to the TPC at Sawgrass – Golf in Jacksonville every year since he was about 17. He missed the two years when he was serving a mission. It's going to be a hot day. Forecast is for 93* and very windy. Makes for an interesting day of golf! I'll be here keeping the children!

Black Cherry Fresca

This is my new favorite drink! Thanks to Travis and Jordan who left two in my fridge last Saturday. Which I drank and loved. Bought a 12 pack yesterday and may go back and buy another today because they are on sale. Give them a try and see how you like them.
P.S. I've learned that they also have a Peach Fresca. I'm off to see if I can find that one. I'll let you know if I do.

And The Winner Is????

ELIZABETH!!!

Christon is the witness to my fairness and non cheating! Thank you Christon. I have had to send my camera off again to be fixed and don't have it back yet, so no pictures for proof. I want to thank all of you for playing along and for reading my blog and especially those of you who comment!! Elizabeth your stamps are in the mail in the morning. I need to send them before the price goes up next week. I'm also enclosing a special little treat of some Laura Ashley Note Cards. Lucky you! Please e-mail me your address as soon as possible. Thanks.

100 Blog Post Give Away

This is my 100 blog post!!
Yea!! As I contemplated how to celebrate my big achievement! I thought that I wanted all of you to join in the celebration with me!

This is what is worrying me most right now. The high price of gas! So I thought it would be really nice of me to give you all a chance of winning some free gas! Well... seeing as I can hardly afford to fill up my own tank with gas. I changed my mind and looked for something else to have as a giveaway!

Since I'm the daughter of a retired Postal Worker /Mail Carrier/ Letter Carrier/ Post Man, whatever you want to call him. I've been thinking about the fact that the price of stamps are going up another penny starting next week, May 12. Since the Post Office does not give away Free Stamps, I thought that I could give away a sheet of Forever Stamps! I bought myself several sheets last week and I'm willing to share a sheet with one of my special bloggin friends! So join the fun and leave a comment! If you are one of my favorite lurkers and still haven't left a message or still can't figure out how to do it, just e-mail me and tell me you want to join the contest. Come on now don't be shy!! Contest will be over tomorrow, Wednesday, at lunch time. 12 noon EST! Thanks for playing along. Now go and "Make it a Great Day!"

Mother and Daughters

This is my daughter in law Jordan and her mother Susie sitting in the chair and her sister Brittany. I thought these were cute picture's! Don't you think that Jordan looks just like her mom?

He Went About Doing Good

"It was said of the Savior that He 'went about doing good . . . for God was with him.' (Acts 10:38) May we follow that perfect example. In this sometimes precarious journey through mortality, may we also follow that advice from the Apostle Paul which will help to keep us safe and on course: “Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.' (Philippians 4:8)" - Thomas S. Monson, "Looking Back and Moving Forward," General Conference, April 2008

Double Duty

Or I could call this picture "Pretty In Pink"

All three girls are wearing pink.

When there are children to be swung

everyone needs a 10 or 11 year old niece

around to help! Thank you Anna.

Swinging baby on the left, Reagan.

Swinging baby on the right, Emma Mae.

Park on Jekyll Island, GA.

Red Neck Pinata

Mrs. Peg from Christon's work had given her these Pinatas that had been in the storage closet for years. So she filled one of them with candy in case any little ones did show up for Reagan's 1st birthday party and they needed a little fun. No other real forethought, like where to hang it or something to hit it with? So, Amanda brought her little ones and Carla's daughter Anna and Shelby were there. And where there are little children there needs to be some action/activities.

So Pinata time!! Where to hang it? We were having Reagan's party at the cafeteria at Griffis Steel Co. Not really conducive to children's birthday parties. So Uncle Travis to the rescue!! He thought he could hang it from the overhead crane outside in the shop! Yea good idea, not really. It wouldn't stay on, it fell off 3 times. Poor frustrated children. It wasn't to bad an idea though because Travis could lower and raise the Pinata with the crane, to the height of the children. Now remember, no forethought to this little event?!? He had to find and old broom handle to hit the thing with. It was the funniest disorganized event ever witnessed by the older party goers. We laughed so hard at those poor children it was a shame. Finally Travis let Jonathon finish it off and candy spills all over the dirtiest floor ever!!! No forethought to sweeping under where the Pinata candy would fall! The poor little children had to pick up their now very dirty candy off the filthy floor. So sad! No one had ever witnessed such a redneck event before and we were all wishing we had a video camera because we could have turned the tape over to America's funniest Videos .

Amazing Talent

Yall know that "What a Wonderful World" is one of my favorite songs! I loved this and this guy, Terry Fator, is an amazing ventriloquist! Probably the best in the world! Enjoy!