Tooth Fairy Visit

I picked Shelby up from school yesterday and

she meet me waving a zip lock bag in the air.

No idea what was going on until she smiled!

She was so excited.

I immediately thought of my daddy.

He loves to pull teeth and a lose one around him is just not save.

It was just hanging and so the teacher just took it out.

No tears, no pain and very little blood.

Just all smiles!

She will be 6 the end of January.

Seems a little early to lose a tooth but she was happy about it.

One tooth fairy was in a tree stand in Kansas and the other Tooth Fairy left $3.00.

Wordless Wednesday

Cell Phone Pic

I was sick of the Sweetheart's chair.

He had really worn it out.

He complained that his chair wasn't big

enough for the girls or Bentley to sit with him

and they all like to be on his lap.

I finally got around to ordering him a new one.

It's called a chair and a half.

And it is huge and perfect.

Yesterday he had both girls in the chair

with him and he was reading books.

But then they all started fighting over who's book was to be read next.

The girls leave and then Bentley thinks it is his turn.

Except he nearly runs the Sweetheart out of the chair with his

snoring and gassing.

It's red and it reclines!

We love it and I will take a better picture of it soon.

Mater Look-A-Like ??

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The GRAND~girls thought that this old truck looked like Mater.

Shelby didn't want her picture taken but Reagan and my niece Anna were willing models.

I LOVE rusty things and this truck just did it for me.

The truck had a for sale sign of $10,000.00,

little to much don't you think?

Yay It's Friday!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Thank You!

Thankful

My Mid~Week~Blues this week is the blue skies and a blue tractor.

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Thankful for a tractor to do the real work in the garden.

Thankful that the Sweetheart can use the tractor.

Thankful that I don't have to stand behind a mule or feed a mule every day.

Fried Okra

Ingredients
6 cups oil, for frying
1/2 cup cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons House Seasoning, recipe follows
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 pounds fresh okra, sliced 1/2-inch thick
1/2 cup buttermilk
Directions
Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet or Dutch oven to 350 degrees F. (You may not need to use this much oil; do not fill the pan more than halfway up the sides with oil.)

In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal, flour, House Seasoning, and cayenne pepper. Dip okra in buttermilk and then dredge in cornmeal-flour mixture to coat well. Carefully add okra to the hot oil and cook until golden brown. (It may be necessary to fry the okra in batches.) Remove from oil, drain on paper towels, and then serve immediately.


House Seasoning:
1 cup salt
1/4 cup black pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder
Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Recipe courtesy of Paula Dean

53 Years Young!

Meet Ci Ci who Reagan can not get enough of.

She loves this dog to death!

What a face!

The Darling Daughter In Laws

cooked a lovely dinner last night for my birthday.

My birthday was Thursday and I just love

extending it to make it a birthday weekend!

The GRAND~girls with the GRAND~dog, Ci Ci.

Shela showing the love.

Me and the Sweetheart.

My oldest son who is not the unabomber.

My Big Baby.

Good birthday squeezes from my only two GRAND~girls!

Got some great help blowing out my candle.

Thanks goodness, not 53 of them!

I love them all so much and it couldn't have been a better birthday!

Thank you!!

I also got birthday phone calls from all my family and several friends and over a 100 wishes on facebook!

All in all it was a terrific birthday!

One Really Long Dog

Or is it two?? Yeah, it's two, the back end of Walgrin and the front end of Dawson. We were trying to celebrate their 1st birthday. They weren't really getting off on it to much. I'll post the other pictures soon. I'm off and running this morning.

Falsies

Fortunately, I've never had to wear falsies.

But having a $2.00 off coupon I bought this new mascara!

L.O.V.E. it!!!!

Really makes my eyelashes look thicker!

Oh and by the way,

L.O.V.E. this too!

It really is working :)

Laundry Mat

My Mid~Week~Blues this week is our local "Laundry Mat".

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We have a really nice Laundry Mat in our town.

I love to go early when there aren't very many people there.

It is always clean and the people that

work there are very helpful and nice.

You can even play games while you wait

or watch one of the 5 flat screen TVs.

I introduced the "Laundry Mat" to my two nieces


this summer at different times.

This child had never been to a Laundry Mat

and I so think it is one of those necessary life skills.

As you can tell by her chicken in hand

we were there around lunch time.


Funny how those nieces have to be fed too.

This child was trying to catch up on her summer

reading list before school started the next week!

She had been to a Laundry before while on vacation.


A sucker was enough to keep her pacified.

The good thing about the whole experience

is that you can do 6 loads of wash in 22 minutes!


Then dry and fold all 6 loads in about another hour.

I LOVE it!

( My washer went out this summer and we are trying to remodel and I didn't want to get a new one until all that was finished and ready for a new washer)

Don't Forget!

To just strut right up to the voting booth and exercise your right to VOTE!!

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A Nice Surprise

The Sweetheart was finally able to get to church this past week.

It was a Sweet surprise when the Bishop called his name

and he was presented this adult Scouting award.

It is the, "On My Honor Award".

It's given for his years of service with the young Men's program of our church

and his years with The Boy Scouts of America.

He is feeling stronger every day.