How I See It

Numb

2012-02-08T12:26:00.000-05:00

I'm numb today. I can't believe that my cousin is dead, and I suppose that I won't believe it until I see him.

Please remember my family in your prayers.

RIP, Sweet Cousin

2012-02-07T23:26:00.001-05:00

My cousin died today. He died in his sleep. He would've been 36 on February 20th. He had hemophilia and lived longer than his doctors expected him to live, but that certainly doesn't make any of us feel any better.

Please keep us in your prayers.

Happy Birthday!

2012-02-06T23:44:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday to my "baby" brother, who turns 38 today. :)

Got my walking in again today. I always feel so much better afterwards. I'm happy there are so many wonderful places to hike around here, too.

Hope you have a beautiful week.

What A Game!

2012-02-05T23:45:00.001-05:00

Since I'm a Steelers fan, the outcome of the Super Bowl didn't matter to me one way or another, and what a great game, huh? Loved it!

The halftime show by Madonna was great. She is 53 and looks amazing. :)

Later!

Movie Night

2012-02-04T23:15:00.002-05:00

My honey had to work today but when he got home this afternoon we settled in and watched movies. We watched "In Time," which stars Justin Timberlake. It was pretty good. Afterwards my hubby watched the Hugh Jackman film about the robot fighters that I obviously don't even care enough about to know the name of. :)

The dogs and I did our daily walk today. They weren't very cooperative at all. We still got in almost 2 miles, so that was nice.

Hope your weekend is lovely. :)

Walking

2012-02-03T22:11:00.000-05:00

Peekaboo! That's a female Yellow-rumped Warbler. I love them & it's too bad we only have them during the winter. :(

I went walking with the dogs again today. We walked another two miles (almost). It's supposed to rain tomorrow (all day long) so I don't suppose we'll get our walk in. :(

My house is a pigsty so I'm actually looking forward to the rain so I can stay in and clean.

Sad to look forward to cleaning, huh?

Any Snow?

2012-02-02T21:58:00.006-05:00

Three years ago today we had snow. I wonder if it's going to snow this year? We've had a very warm winter - almost up to 70 degrees on some days. I even have some small bushes budding out, and even the daffodils are blooming. I love winter, but this warm one has me longing for spring.

I've been walking with the dogs. We walked about 2 miles and I always feel so wonderful afterwards. I don't know HOW though because they have to stop & sniff everything (because you know, they are dogs), and then people ooh and ah over them when we pass someone so it's mostly a "walk and stop" walk. It's better than nothing though, huh?

Enjoy your evening. :)

Two Years Ago Today

2012-02-01T21:45:00.005-05:00

Two years ago today we bought our first camper. :) We sure do love the thing, unfortunately we haven't been camping in forever. I can't wait to go again, but who knows when that will be.

If you love classic soul music then you should check out Seal's "Soul," and his new release, "Soul 2." I've listened to them over and over and over. His voice is like honey. :)

Night!

The Grey

2012-01-31T22:04:00.000-05:00

Today I went to Chattanooga with my buddy, Kandi. We went for a walk in the Chickamauga Battlefield and then headed to Olive Garden for lunch.

Today is my last day of being a "bad girl" when it comes to my health. I've actually been doing really, really well. I've cut out 98% of fried foods (it would be 100% but I had a hamburger steak yesterday) in the past several months, and I rarely eat sweets. So anyway, one last meal at Olive Garden & it was delicious. I'll miss you, breadsticks and Five Cheese Ziti al forno. Until we meet again...

After lunch we went to see "The Grey" which stars Liam Neeson. I liked the movie, but it didn't end quite like I expected. And besides Liam, I rooted for the wolves. I always want the animals to win. ;)

We had a fantastic time. I especially enjoyed our walk in the battlefield. I haven't been walking there (that I can recall) since Brooke moved. I love it there. :)

Lator, tators!

Warm Day

2012-01-30T22:50:00.000-05:00

This morning I took Lucy & Schroeder for a walk in the park, or rather, they walked me. ;) I was hoping to exhaust them so that I could get some work done around the house, but it didn't work. If anything, it made them more crazy. They're so funny to watch, so I don't have a problem with it. :)

I sat outside in the pretty green grass (because apparently the south seems to think we're already beginning spring) and watched the two littles play with Hopper. Well, Lucy didn't play, but Schroeder had a fantastic time with Hopper. Sadly I have to bring River in because she doesn't enjoy me spending time with anyone but her so I have to play with her separately.

Had a great day! Hope you did, too.

BORED & BORING!

2012-01-29T23:24:00.008-05:00

Hubby had to work today. I am SO beyond bored.

And I'm TRULY not sure why I still blog. I feel obligated to blog but I don't know why. I don't really have much to say lately. :)

Later!

Visiting

2012-01-28T22:50:00.002-05:00

Well, my mom wasn't hope so I didn't get to visit with her today. :( I should've called first but I just figured she'd be home.

We did get to visit with Marshall's parents and his sister & her family. We sure had a good time. We rode around on the mountain for a bit afterwards and I'm still always shocked to see all the tornado damage that still hasn't been cleaned up. It's so sad. :(

Have a good Saturday!

2012-01-27T22:32:00.004-05:00

Two days after being neutered Schroeder is feeling much, much better. :) He is such a funny little dog. We all adore him.

My hubby got home early today and surprised me. He has been gone since Monday and I'm SO happy to finally have him home. We had a nice supper at O'Charley's and then went to Costco for some groceries. What a fun date night, huh? :) (No really, it was!)

Tomorrow we are going to visit his parents for a little bit and my mom, too. I haven't seen Mom since before Thanksgiving so I'm looking forward to see her.

Have a good night!

All the Live Long Day

2012-01-26T23:09:00.000-05:00

It has rained all day long. All day.

It's hard to take two small dogs out in the rain. Well, it's not hard, but it sure is a pain in the rear.

Also, it was almost 70 degrees here today. In January. 70 degrees.

I'm not complaining, but still it's WINTER!

Night!

Poor Schroeder

2012-01-25T22:38:00.000-05:00

I took Schroeder to the vet early this morning to be neutered (or "tutored" if you're a Far Side fan, as I've said before). He protested by tinkling on Lucy's leg (accident) and then pooping on the vet's sidewalk (not an accident).

Since I couldn't pick him up until the afternoon I went over to Pigeon Mountain with my pal, Kandi. It only took her FOREVER to get to my house, so we weren't out too long, but we had a great time. :)

I picked up Schroeder a little after 4 and he's all kinds of pitiful. It's almost 11 and he's still out of it. I'll be glad when he feels better because it makes me feel horrible. Still, spay and neuter your pets, right? It's the only way to go.

The rain is supposed to move back in tomorrow. Normally I love rain but we haven't had enough sun in a while. I need sunshine!

Later, gators.

In Love

2012-01-24T23:09:00.000-05:00

I'm in love with Schroeder. He's a sweetheart of a dog. I still can't believe that the people that owned him never claimed him. And I wonder if he had a family with children that he misses. At any rate, I'm glad I have him because obviously whoever owned him didn't look very hard for him.

Side note: I never know when to use "whom" or "who" and it drives me bat crap crazy.

Another side note: Schroeder is a master escape artist so I can see how he may have ran away from home. Every time I open the door he's trying to get out. He did manage to get out today but he came right to me, thank gosh. I'm going to have have to be really careful with him.

I wish Lucy loved him as much as I do. :)

17 days until I see my daughter in Fla. :) My son-in-law will be out of town so we're going to miss him, and I hope the weekend goes super-slow so my visit will feel nice and long.

Night!

Almost Lost Him!

2012-01-23T18:24:00.008-05:00

Please excuse this horrible photo, but he moved and my hands shake. :(

I just took Lucy & Schroeder to the park to walk. I got about a quarter way through & this guy was jogging past us going the other way. He scared the soup out of Schroeder, who got loose from his collar & hauled tail. :(

I didn't think I was going to be able to catch him but he finally came to me. There were a few people trying to get him to come to them but he was too scared. He ran all the way back to the car with me and Lucy dragging tail to catch up with him.

I tightened his collar (which I thought was already pretty doggone tight!) & then started our walk again. Needless to say, I got in my cardio for the day. ;)

Eew - Snails

2012-01-22T18:44:00.005-05:00

I think these are some sort of snails but to be honest I am not sure. They are in water that's coming out of an underground cave. They might be aliens for all I know. ;)

Marshall finally got home today so it was nice getting to see him for a little while. I haven't seen him in a week - minus a few hours - because he's been off on a job & when he got home he left to go on a weekend hunting trip with his dad.

I miss him like crazy but no way was I going to ask him to stay home with me. He had a great time. I'm glad he went.

Lonely!

2012-01-21T16:50:00.000-05:00

I love my Bronco, even though it takes me an hour to climb up in it.

I'm SO lonely. Ugh! My hubby is on a hunting trip with his Daddy. I wish he'd have stayed home but there was no way I was going to ask him to stay with me. He has uncles and cousins over there, too. I know they are having a great time. :)

I'll make it. I'm catching up on some reading and even have a party to go to later. Woo hoo!

Meet Schroeder

2012-01-20T18:56:00.005-05:00

Meet Schroeder, our new family member. I picked him up today in Dalton, Ga. Someone found him on the street, in the pouring down rain during the horrible storm we had last week. :( No one claimed him so now he's mine, all mine. I sure hope he likes his new name. :) He's precious. Poor little fella. I can't believe no one claimed him!

Old Friends

2012-01-19T23:59:00.002-05:00

Tonight I had supper with two of my "old" girlfriends. We had so, SO much fun together and we talked for hours. I have missed them so much and it was just great being together again. :)

Hope you had a fabulous day.

Temper Tantrum

2012-01-18T19:02:00.004-05:00

Never be ashamed of the scars that life has left you with. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed, you endured the pain and God has healed you.
~Author Unknown~

Today is a temper-tantrum-throwing kind of day. I have no specific reason for wanting to throw one other than I'm miserably lonely for my hubby. I just think a good ol' fashioned tantrum would make me feel better (just so long as I don't get my clothes dirty).

Extra points if you know what that line is from. ;)

Rainy Day

2012-01-17T22:20:00.000-05:00

It has rained all the live long day. All day. And that's fine with me.

I worked out at home today instead of going to the gym and I had a great workout.

And that's all.

So. Boring.

I Miss My Humphrey

2012-01-16T23:10:00.000-05:00

Brooke sent this photo of Humphrey to me today. He LOVES this yarn. It was a nice round ball of yarn but he took care of that. Isn't he precious? I want him back.

Like, yesterday. :)

Night!

Another Yucky Day

2012-01-15T22:58:00.007-05:00

If I don't get well soon I'm going to scream.

Because really what else can I do but scream? ;)

My MIL & FIL came down today and visited with us.

Hope your weekend is going well. :)

Brr, I Said It's Cold In Here!

2012-01-14T14:49:00.000-05:00

I just:
* Finished washing dishes
* Vacuumed & steamed all the tile & hardwood
* Dusted
* Washed clothes
* Dried clothes
* Fed dogs
* Filled up all my birdfeeders (& there's a lot of those)

Not necessarily in that order though.

I'm exhausted, and I still have to clean my bathroom, vacuum the bedrooms, & fold & hang up clothes.

I'm glad the household chores are almost finished, although it's not really how I preferred to spend my Saturday. My hubby had to work and it's really too cold to enjoy being outside, so might as well get it all done, huh?

Hope you're enjoying your weekend. :)

Girls Day Out

2012-01-13T23:50:00.006-05:00

Me and my buddy, Kandi, had an enjoyable girls day out, which started with a yummy breakfast at Cracker Barrel.

We went to our favorite used bookstore, where we got to see my pal, Dawnia, & I bought the only Calvin & Hobbes book that I didn't have (& didn't even know existed) for 7 bucks, so I'm pretty excited about that. :) The book is "Calvin and Hobbes: Sunday Pages, 1985-1995" in case you are curious, and I'm sure you are.

I found these VHS copies of Pee Wee's Playhouse, which I would've loved to have bought for Brooke since they were only $15 for the set, but I don't think she (or anyone else I know) owns a VCR anymore. She LOVED Pee Wee's Playhouse when she was a little girl. It sure was a silly show. :)

We visited a couple of more stores, and a thrift store and headed home. My hubby was back from work when I got there, so he, Kandi, & I went out for supper.

Sure had a great Friday. Hope you did, too. :)

Ouch!

2012-01-12T23:07:00.003-05:00

This was my first day back at Pump class since the week of Brooke's wedding (11/12/11). I took this photo to show Brooke that Cain (my son) actually showed up to work out with me. :)

I already know I'm going to be too sore to move tomorrow. And I performed horribly in class. But you know, I've been sick pretty much every day since Christmas, so I guess it was to be expected.

I can't wait to go back on Tuesday though. I'm also going to start my walking again. I plan on losing 40 lbs. before our cruise in June. PLEASE pray that I can do this. I hate struggling with weight. Drives me batty. :(

Night! :)

Home Alone

2012-01-11T22:11:00.004-05:00

It's freezing cold and I'm home alone and rather enjoying the peace and quiet.

I'm not feeling well STILL and apparently everyone is sick with this crud and the crud hangs on for weeks. Yay.

Man, I'm whiny. :)

Night!

Rain and Reading

2012-01-10T21:53:00.000-05:00

It has been raining quite a bit so I've been catching up on a lot of reading. I've mostly been reading my Bible. I'm reading the New American Standard Bible, which makes it easier to read since it uses words that we use today.

I'm rather enjoying reading it. I've started it many times before but never finish. I'm reading it in chronological order, as I've probably already told you. I'm almost finished with Exodus and I'm glad for that. It's hard to read because there's a lot of details about the Covenant of the Ark (not sure if I'm saying that correctly) and how everything is supposed to be made for it, so it's a bit of "over & over" kind of stuff. I'm reading it though. I'm not going to cheat. :)

100-percent of rain again tomorrow. I'm feeling better than I have in several days, but I plan on staying in my PJ's all day, reading, & cleaning. :)

Night!

A Little Better

2012-01-09T22:41:00.000-05:00

Brooke and Cain way back when at Rock City Gardens. :)

I'm feeling better today. Sort of. As long as I'm not up for a long amount of time then I feel just fine. Maybe tomorrow will be even better.

Hope your day has been terrific!

In Bed. All Day. Boo.

2012-01-08T22:26:00.004-05:00

This is probably a repeat photo but sadly I don't care. :)

I've been in bed all day and I feel like poop. :(

I need to get well!

Really?!

2012-01-07T21:27:00.000-05:00

I felt terrific this morning and hopped out of bed at 6:40, took my shower and got ready because hubby and I had a breakfast date at Cracker Barrel.

When I started speaking to Lucy I had no voice, and the day went down hill from there. I'm sick, Marshall is still sick and we're over being sick! I wanted a date night tonight but it didn't work out that way.

I napped on the couch while Marshall went and visited his parents. Between Lucy barking at the mailman, people calling me, & then the loudest roll of thunder I've heard in a long time I was actually able to get a little bit of sleep.

And now, dear friends, I'm going night night. :)

Hi!

2012-01-06T21:02:00.012-05:00

This was the view of Tybee Island from the pier on this day back in '07. We haven't been there in a long time. It's a pretty place and only about 5 and a half hours from the house.

Cain and his buddy Allen came and cleaned out the remaining fall leaves out of the gutters for me. In hindsight I should've waited to clean my windows until AFTER they cleaned out the gutters because now the windows are a big mess again. :(

It's exceptionally warm outside and it feels like spring. I played outside with the dogs for a while and enjoyed the sunshine on my body.

Have a great weekend.

Photography

2012-01-05T22:26:00.006-05:00

This is Brooke and Lucy back on this day in 2008. Lucy wasn't happy because we were walking and she got pine needles stuck all in her fur. She's too much of a pretty pretty princess to get things on her - or so she thinks.

I just don't seem to have much interest in photography anymore. I KNOW there's something wrong with me because I love taking photos. I think it's all the "Photoshopping" that I sometimes feel compelled to do just because everyone else does. When I take a picture, that's all I want to do - just take the picture. If it's blurry, chunk it; if it's good, keep it. But these days it seems like you have to do this or do that to a photo and it has kind of taken all the joy out of it for me. I guess that's something I'm going to have to work through, huh?

My daughter landed a fabulous job and I'm SO proud and excited for her. :) She starts tomorrow and I'm praying she loves her new job. I think she will. :) Congratulations, Brooklyn! :)

Night!

Clean Machine

2012-01-04T22:22:00.002-05:00

I worked on the house all the live long day. It was quite a mess. I put the rest of the Christmas stuff away, but left out all of my snowmen because it IS still winter after all. :)

I think I say this every year but I don't know if I'm going to blog every day. Mainly because I have nothing much to say, so what's the point really? I blog for me, as a diary, and I enjoy going back and reading about what has gone on and changed in my life, but all my days seem to roll into one lately, which is fine, but sort of boring, too. :)

Later!

Lunch With the Girls

2012-01-03T09:59:00.006-05:00

This is a fox squirrel that we saw a couple or so years back. Isn't he a beauty?

Today I had lunch with my family members (from hubby's side) at Olive Garden. It was deelish and I had a great time just hanging out with them. I've been a bit lonely as of late. We did some window shopping afterwards to walk off some of our meal (ha!) and then I headed back home to run some errands.

I had a fabulous day. Hope you did, too.

2012-01-02T20:37:00.000-05:00

The wind is insane.

INSANE.

We are having some major gusts and we're under a wind advisory. I expect to see the wicked witch flying past my window at any moment.

I felt worthless today. My sick hubby went to work and I feel awful that I just sit here when he HAS to work. :( It makes me feel awful.

I don't think I've ever said this before and I'll probably never say it again: I can't wait for warm weather. *GASP* I can't believe I said that.

I must be getting old.

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T20:20:00.004-05:00

Hubby and I went to bed early last night. We watched TV and hubby is just so sick that we spent New Year's Eve just relaxing. I feel horrible that he feels horrible. What a way to ring in the new year. :(

Happy New Year, though! I hope 2012 is terrific. :)

Evening At Home

2011-12-31T21:49:00.000-05:00

This is a Yellow-rumped Warbler, who does indeed have a yellow rump. They are only here in the winter and I LOVE them. They're so pretty and they have a great little song. :)

Hubby is sick. He did work for a little bit this morning but he got home around noon and we've just been relaxing. I took a most uncomfortable nap on the couch for about two hours because his snoring kept me up most of the night, bless his heart (and mine).

Now we are piled up in the bed watching Auburn in the Chik-Fil-A bowl. And right now they are winning. Yay!

Happy New Year, buddies!

Go Away, Sickness!

2011-12-30T21:06:00.010-05:00

My hubby is home and he is sick as sick can be with whatever this yucky yuck is that is going around. I feel so horrible for him. :( He has to get up and go to work in the morning and I sure hate that he has to do that. He never gets to rest.

I'm enjoying taking photos of the birds outside my window. This is an Eastern Bluebird (male). Isn't he beautiful?

I'm TeBOWing. How about you? :)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Tim Tebow. What a great example of a fine Christian man.

Have a great, SAFE weekend, buddies!

Cutest Christmas Gifts EVER!

2011-12-29T20:45:00.005-05:00

I had lunch with my BFF, Kandi, today. We exchanged Christmas gifts and she gave me the cutest gifts I'm pretty sure I've ever received. :)

She made me that cute little iPad snuggy (made it!) and that sweet little gnome (I collect gnomes). I named him Homer Gnomer. Aren't they just adorable Christmas gifts? She also gave me some other fabulous things but these were my favorites. I LOVE them!

I'm ready for the weekend, how about you? I'm not sure why though. My hubby has to work. :(

Later, gators!

Ho Hum

2011-12-28T23:18:00.000-05:00

I'm still sick. BUT, I'm getting better. Yay! :)

I took photos of birds through my windows. Doesn't that sound fun? It was.

I need to GET OUT OF THIS HOUSE!

I hope I'm better tomorrow. :)

Still...

2011-12-27T14:09:00.000-05:00

I'm still sick and I don't appreciate it. :(

I am ready to go back to see my Scoot & Chad AND the beach.

Maybe that would make me feel better.

Sick :(

2011-12-26T23:57:00.000-05:00

Cain had said to Jonah, "Ok, try to look handsome for this photo," and Jonah said, "I don't have to TRY!" I'm so happy I caught this moment. It cracked me up.

I'm sick. I woke up with a splitting, horrible, wish-I-could-be-knocked-out headache this morning and I missed Christmas breakfast with my Daddy's extended family. :( I hated so much not getting to see my aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. My heart is just broken. :(

Hope you're having a wonderful day. :)

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T23:53:00.001-05:00

I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the word seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.
- Taylor Caldwell, 1900 - 1985

We missed Brooke today but we had a fabulous Christmas. Hubby and I, however, opened gifts WITHOUT Cain because he didn't get his lazy butt up and down here until almost 10. I was not a happy Mom.

Later in the day we went to my Dad's house for Christmas supper. We had a FABULOUS supper that my stepmother prepared. It was so delicious. We enjoyed some family time with them and I hope we make it a tradition to go to their house every Christmas evening for supper.

I hope that your Christmas was a beautiful one. This was the first Christmas without my grandfather and I sure did think about him a lot today. All of my grandparents are celebrating in Heaven now. I'm sure they sang a horrible, tone-deaf "Happy Birthday" song to Jesus. ;)

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Eve!

2011-12-24T23:37:00.003-05:00

This is Cain and his Pawpaw (my hubby's Daddy) tonight during our Christmas celebration. I had just blinded my FIL with my camera flash and he gave me a horribly mean look, so then we all had a good laugh that somehow I get one of those looks EVERY Christmas for one reason or another. :)

We had a GREAT celebration with Marshall's family. It was over too soon, as per usual. I sure did love being with everyone though.

I didn't go to my Mom's celebration today. I'm going to meet her later in the week and have dinner with her.

Marshall, Cain, and I opened one gift when we got home from our Christmas Eve dinner (as is our tradition) and then Cain headed home. :( I had hoped he would spend the night with us, but he didn't. He promised he'd be up early and over here, but I don't think I believe that. :)

Merry Christmas Eve, dear friends!

One More Day!

2011-12-23T23:17:00.006-05:00

This is a house in Florida near where Brooke lives. The owners decorate their yard for all holidays and they went all out for Christmas, too.

Once again, Christmas has snuck up on me. I'm not finished listening to all of my Christmas music or watching all of the Christmas movies that I wanted to watch.

Today I can't seem to get warm. I better NOT be getting sick.

Night!

Happy First Day of Winter!

2011-12-22T22:12:00.001-05:00

I can't believe the first day of winter is here and it feels like a spring day. I DO NOT LIKE IT! I want snow, doggone it.

I had a pedicure today and then had lunch with my son before getting a few groceries and heading home. I enjoyed spending time with Cain. Seems like I get to see him more often lately and I sure do like that.

Night!

Promises

2011-12-21T23:56:00.005-05:00

This is my late grandpa and my cousin Jeff, back in 2004, I think, making balloon creatures at Christmas at my aunt's house. We had so much fun that Christmas, even though it was our first Christmas without my grandmother, Evelyn. She was greatly missed though.

We had promises of some pretty good storms today, but that didn't happen. What a bummer. AND IT'S WARM OUT THERE! I HAAAATE THAT. HATE IT!

Are you ready for Christmas? Me, too! :)

DPP 2011: Day 20

2011-12-20T17:08:00.000-05:00

This is my late grandmother Evelyn's beautiful chenille quilt, which my daughter inherited but is going to have to fight me for. ;) It's gorgeous, and who knows how old it is. It's huge. It fits my king-size bed perfectly although I'm sure I'll never use it because I don't want to ruin it. It's just for looks. :)

Today I finished my shopping. I think. I hope. I don't plan on going again so I better have everything. :)

I'm SO sleepy. I don't know what's wrong with me lately but it seems like all I want to do is sleep, sleep, sleep. :(

Maybe I should take a nap and think about all this. ;)

Later, gators.

DPP 2011: Day 19

2011-12-20T17:05:00.000-05:00

Happy 25th Birthday to the sweetest, most wonderful daughter in the whole wide world. I so wish that I could be there with you. :( Anyway, hope your birthday is as beautiful as you are. :)

I sat outside and played with River for the majority of the afternoon. I feel like they've (she and Hopper) been neglected since I've been gone to Florida and then have been running around here like crazy trying to get ready for Christmas. Anyway, she and I had a grand ol' time.

Night! :)

DPP 2011: Day 18

2011-12-18T16:59:00.000-05:00

Since I'm not able to be with my daughter on her birthday, we "FaceTimed" one another so that we could all sing Happy Birthday to her while she blew out the candles on the cake that her hubby made for her. So this photo is actually a capture of the video on my phone. :)

I can't believe I'm old enough to have a child that will be 25. Blows my mind.

Night!

DPP 2011: Day 17

2011-12-17T16:56:00.001-05:00

This morning I did some more Christmas shopping. Mostly we window shop because I have no clue what to buy anyone, especially when I'm by myself. This is when I find myself needing my daughter. :) She's the one who makes the decisions for me when it comes to buying gifts. I can't make up my mind on ANY THING. I drive people nuts, including myself.

Brooke will be 25 in two more days. *GASP*

December Photo Project 2011: Day 16

2011-12-16T16:53:00.001-05:00

Today my hubby and I went and did some Christmas shopping. We haven't got to do much together since he has been out of town working. Thankfully he's home for a few days.

I went and got my hair done today so I had to take a photo for Brooke so she could see the color, and sadly, I forgot to take another photo for my DPP so you're stuck with looking at my ugly mug.

Have a great weekend!

DPP: Day 2011: Day 15

2011-12-15T21:49:00.000-05:00

I got up early this morning and drove home from Florida. I got home a little after 3 this afternoon. I got most of the crying out of my system last night. It didn't seem like I was down there for long at all, and I hated to leave.

I caught up on "American Horror Story." Do you watch it? It's so creepy. The last two shows surprised me. I had no idea that what happened was going to happen. Creepy, weird stuff!

Night. :)

DPP 2011: Day 14

2011-12-14T23:07:00.000-05:00

Took this today at St. Andrews State Park. It was SO beautiful there and the weather was amazing. It was in the low 70's and the sand felt so good on my bare feet. Normally (well, always) I hate warm weather when it's close to Christmas, but since I'm in Florida I think I can handle it. :)

Brooke and I did a bit of exploring today. We had a great time together but I'm so sad that my time here has gone by so quickly. :( Four nights just isn't long enough. I have to leave early in the morning to get home so Cain doesn't have to stay at the house anymore. :o\

Good night.

DPP 2011: Day 13

2011-12-13T23:57:00.000-05:00

Since Brooke got married in November, I thought she would need this ornament for her Christmas tree. :) I also got one that says, "I Love Dad." I told both her and Chad that the ornaments were to represent both sets of parents. :)

Today we didn't go exploring, which is sad considering we are only 20-something minutes from the beach. We had to wait on the UPS man so we couldn't go anywhere. It's ok though, we are going to the beach tomorrow and to do some hiking, too.

I'm having a great time just being here and I can't believe that tomorrow is my last full day here. :( I am going to be so sad to leave knowing that I won't get to see them on Christmas. Blah...

Night!

DPP 2011: Day 12

2011-12-12T10:44:00.003-05:00

This is a blurry self-portrait of me and Brooke, taken with my phone. :) She took me to Pier Park in Panama City Beach so we could do some window shopping. It's cold, windy, and gray today (it came a nice little storm last night) so we are waiting until later in the week to go to the beach (25 min. from her house) and we're also going to go to some of the state parks that are nearby.

We had a great day, but already the days seem to be flying by - and I've just been here one day so far!

Cain is staying at my house and taking care of River and Hopper for me and I'm SO thankful because it costs a fortune to have them boarded. I hope they are behaving and not fighting with one another. :(

Night!

DPP 2011: Day 11

2011-12-11T10:39:00.000-05:00

I finally made it to Florida after about an 8-hour drive. Of course, that 8 hours includes stopping for a nice breakfast at Cracker Barrel, and numerous bathroom stops because apparently over the last week or two my bladder has shrank to the size of a pea. Grrr!

I'm SO happy to be here and to be spending time with Brooke & Chad. :) In the picture above they are looking at their TV. We got them an XBOX with Kinect for Christmas. I let them go ahead and open their gifts since we won't get to see them at Christmas and I wanted to see their faces. :)

We played two board games: "Fact or Crap," and "BezzerWizzer" (or something like that) and those games are pretty fun. And NOW I'm going to bed because I feel like I'm going to drop like a sack of tators. :)

Night!

DPP 2011: Day 10

2011-12-10T10:26:00.000-05:00

Is it just me, or does my Elf On the Shelf look like Big Boy from Shoney's Restaurants? :) His name is McFinkle, by the way. Brooke got him for me last year. :)

Today I spent the WHOLE LIVE LONG DAY cleaning the house. I'm headed to Florida on Sunday to see Brooke & Chad and don't want to come home to a mess when I get back.

I didn't sit down all day, minus eating breakfast and lunch, and it scares me to think that you can walk in some of the rooms and it doesn't look like I've done a thing, but things ARE clean, so yay!

My hubby left to do a job and won't be home until Sunday, which is when I'm leaving. I won't see him until next Friday. I don't like that at all. :( But I can't wait to see Brooke and Chad. I'm taking them their Christmas presents since they don't get to come home for Christmas. :(

Have a great night.

DPP 2011: Day 9

2011-12-09T22:21:00.005-05:00

Just relaxing today. I plan on major cleaning tomorrow so haven't done much today. I took Lucy to be groomed so she'll be pretty for our trip and picked up a few things at the store and that was it. I can't wait to see Brooke and Chad! :)

Have a great weekend!

DPP: Day 8 AND A New Car!

2011-12-08T22:09:00.007-05:00

Yesterday we went and looked at cars because my Tahoe - with almost 200,000 miles - is on its last leg. We looked around the lot and found a few cars that we like, but the dealer (who we always use) told us he was getting some new cars in on Friday & suggested we wait, so we told him we'd come back on Friday.

What I didn't know, was that while I was test-driving a car, my hubby was inside making a deal on a car that was already there in the back. It's a demo car, a Chevy Malibu (2011) with 40,000 miles on it.

So today my hubby tells me to get the Tahoe cleaned out and to take it on over to the dealer to let them see what they would give us on trade for it. I took it over there and this beauty of a car was sitting there with a big, red bow on it! :) Can you believe that? How romantic is that? And the best part is, is that our payments are the same as we had paid on the Tahoe so no higher payments for a better car. Woo hoo!

I love it, and now I can go to Florida to see my beautiful daughter and wonderful son-in-law without worrying that my car might not make it.

I am SO blessed. :)

We did some Christmas shopping this evening and then had supper together. He's leaving for a job tomorrow, then another on Monday, so I won't get to see him until next Friday. :(

Booo! :(

December Photo Project 2011: Day 7

2011-12-07T21:26:00.000-05:00

My son, Cain, took me out to lunch for the second time this week. I'm not sure what to think about that. ;) He's not feeling to well, which you can probably see by his poor little eyes in this photo.

My hubby surprised me by coming home early today. He has been away on a job since early Monday morning. It's SO nice to have him home. :)

We drove to Lowe's to get a couple of doghouses for River and Hopper. They both had doghouses already, but they were older houses and not very warm. This time we bought insulated Igloo doghouses and filled them with cedar and they both seem to be thrilled with their new homes.

It's supposed to sunshine tomorrow. Yay!

Night!

December Photo Project 2011: Day 6

2011-12-06T19:18:00.000-05:00

It's rainy and yucky outside and so I found beauty inside for my DPP Day 6 photo. This is an original handcarving by "St. Nicks By Nick." I collect his ornaments every year. :)

I normally love rain, well, I always love rain, but right now I'm a bit over it. It's not fun taking an almost solid white Shih Tzu out to do her stuff when she is maybe 5 or 6 inches off the ground. She gets soaked. Of course, she loves coming in and getting blasted with the blow-dryer so I guess if that makes her happy then it's all good, especially when she has been missing Humphrey like she has.

Have you started/finished your Christmas shopping? I've started, but barely. This is the only time I enjoy shopping. You practically have to drag me shopping any other time of year.

Well, let's go watch Michael Buble's Christmas special. Woo hoo!

Night!

December Photo Project 2011: Day 5

2011-12-05T23:01:00.000-05:00

I spent most of the day paying bills and running errands. I also took Lucy to the vet to get checked out. She was tested for heartworms (which she did not enjoy AT ALL) and got her yearly shots. The vet didn't take a stool sample because she was so traumatized over giving the blood sample. That means I get to take in a sample when I get the chance. *GAG*

I spent the rest of the day taking photos of the birds and playing with the dogs. Now it's pouring down rain and it's warm enough for me to keep my window cracked so I can hear the rain. Sounds like a perfect night, huh? :)

Night!

December Photo Project 2011: Day 4

2011-12-04T20:54:00.000-05:00

This morning I filled out about 90-percent of my Christmas cards. I ran out of stamps so I'll have to go get more tomorrow. I love sending Christmas cards, but it felt strange not adding "Brooke & Cain" to our card this year. :(

Marshall and I worked in the front and side yard(s) for the majority of the day. He mulched the leaves (and there were LOTS) with the mower and I used the leaf blower and the rake to get them all out to the road so the city will pick them up. The yard looks fabulous. Now we just have to get the back yard cleaned up. I'm just very happy to be rid of all of those leaves.

Lucy has not been feeling well for two or three days now. I may end up taking her to the vet. I don't know if she is depressed (because of Humphrey moving) or if something else is going on. She has small clumps of hair coming out, her belly is all torn up, but she is eating and drinking so that makes me feel good. She doesn't want to play though, which is odd. :( Keep my little buddy in your prayers.

Have a good night!

December Photo Project 2011: Day 3

2011-12-03T21:34:00.000-05:00

That's my photo for Day 3. My hubby and I went to Skyline, Alabama, to do some four-wheelin' in my big boy (girl?) Bronco. We had a GREAT time, even though I think my internal organs might've bounced free.

We ate supper at Cracker Barrel and it was yummy, and then we headed to Sand Mtn. to visit with my in-laws. We didn't get to visit very long though. :(

We had a great time together today. Seems like we haven't seen one another in forever, so it was so wonderful to get to spend some time with him.

Have a good night. :)

December Photo Project 2011: Day 2

2011-12-02T23:17:00.000-05:00

This is my buddy, Kandi, being silly at Hobby Lobby today. We had a great time today, as you can probably tell.

We met early and had breakfast at Cracker Barrel (yum) and then spent the rest of eternity (or so it seemed) at Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Store looking at all the fun stuff they had there.

We had lunch and then went to see Breaking Dawn. I hated it. In fact, it was my least favorite of the series. Sometimes I wish I'd have just stuck to the books and not ever watched the movies.

We had a fabulous day and now I'm exhausted and going night night.

Have a great weekend!

December Photo Project 2011: Day 1

2011-12-01T20:10:00.000-05:00

This is my first photo for the December Photo Project, which started today. The bird is a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, which comes here during the winter. I always look forward to his return. :)

It was about 54 degrees today, and quite sunny. We haven't seen the sun in a while so I played outside with River in between taking photos of the birds. It felt great out there.

If you would like to participate in the December Photo Project there's a link over there in my sidebar. :)

24 more days! Woo hoo!

25 More Days!

2011-11-30T19:44:00.007-05:00

25 more days until Christmas! Woo hoo!

I ordered stamps online from usps.com five days ago and they still aren't here. For some reason I thought that when I placed my order that the postal carrier would bring my stamps from our local post office, which, by the way, is about a mile from me (I didn't drive over there because I was sick). I was wrong. How silly is that?!

25 more days. Yay!

It Snowed!

2011-11-29T19:59:00.001-05:00

Yay! Snow!

It lasted two minutes here in the valley, if that. But it was big, huge beautiful flakes. I wish it would've lasted. I think they got a little over an inch on the mountain.

Rudolph is coming on! Woo hoo!

Night!

Cyber Monday

2011-11-28T15:12:00.000-05:00

I've done a little shopping online today, have you? I've only bought a couple of things but I much prefer sitting comfortably at home in my PJ's and shopping instead of fighting a crowd. :)

It's still raining. And raining. AND tomorrow's high is going to be in the 30's AND we may get some snow. Woo hoo!

I wish we'd have another white Christmas like last year. That was amazing. :)

Rain, Rain

2011-11-27T14:59:00.004-05:00

This is a photo from Thanksgiving 2005. That's Cain, Brooke, my Dad, & my grandpa. Boy, I sure miss him.

We watched Super 8 tonight. It was ok, glad I didn't go to the theater to see it.

It's raining and raining and raining. We're supposed to get over two inches of rain. Yay. :(

Not So Well

2011-11-26T23:35:00.004-05:00

I'm feeling not so well today. Not so well at all. I'm having MAJOR stomach cramps and I wonder if it's because I ate meat yesterday after not having had much meat in quite a while.

My hubby was gone last night with his dad on a hunting trip in Alabama & hubby killed a doe. :( Of course, the meat will be eaten (not by me) so he doesn't just kill for sport, but anyway, blah. He just got home and I'm glad, too, because our weather is supposed to be getting yucky.

Hope you're enjoying your weekend.

The Day After

2011-11-25T23:30:00.000-05:00

Brooke and Cain breaking it down on the dance floor at Brooke & Chad's wedding reception.

I'm exhausted today and just can't seem to get warm. Too much turkey, I think. ;)

Relaxing at home today. I don't see how the Black Friday shoppers do it, 'cause there's no way I could enjoy that.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T14:07:00.000-05:00

My Pilgrim hat cookies were a big hit. :)

Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness. ~Robert Casper Lintner

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ~W.T. Purkiser

We enjoyed having hubby's family here for Thanksgiving today. My mom didn't ever text me back so I'm not sure what's going on there. :(

Strange not having my grandpa here (he passed on back early this year) & of course Brooke is now married and gone, but my Cain was here and we still had a very nice time.

Hope your Thanksgiving was beautiful, too. :)

More Dessert

2011-11-23T23:01:00.000-05:00

I made these little "Indian teepees" today (tipis, tepees, whatevs). They are filled with cake batter and they are a real pain in the butt to make because even though you've cut holes in a pie pan to hold them up, and even if that doesn't work you keep them in a pie pan and add a rack hoping that will help, they still topple over. And I'll never make 'em again...but they are cute, aren't they?

I'm getting ready to put my ham on so that it will cook over night. I'm EXHAUSTED, but I sure love cooking Thanksgiving dinner. :)

I texted my Mom to see if she wanted to come down but I haven't heard from her. :(

Oh well, at least we'll still have hubby's family down here. :)

A Shopping We Will Go

2011-11-22T13:35:00.009-05:00

Tasha Brooke and I at the rehearsal dinner. Can you see the big tear about to fall out of my eye? :)

So today I went and got all of my groceries for Thanksgiving. The price went up by about $50 this year. Anyway, I'm just glad that I got up super-early and beat the crowds to the store because by the time I was checking out the store was getting packed.

I made my first two pies for Thanksgiving dinner tonight. It's a new recipe that I'm trying so I hope it turns out well. It's pumpkin mixed with some other stuff on a layer of butter pecan ice cream. And even though butter pecan ice cream is my favorite I know that I won't eat the pie because I hate pumpkin. :)

Night!

Getting Out the Decorations

2011-11-21T20:48:00.000-05:00

Chad and Brooke with my mom at their wedding reception.

Today I got out the majority of my Christmas decorations. The tree has been up and decorated for a couple of weeks now, but I didn't have my decorations out yet. I still have a few to take out, but I'm waiting until Thanksgiving is over.

Tomorrow I'm going to get my Thanksgiving groceries. I am making a few new things this year. I'll let you know how it turns out. I'm pretty excited about the menu. :)

We're supposed to get severe storms tomorrow. I sure hope it rains, and as you know, I'd love some thunder & lightning, but no hail, thank you very much.

Someone broke into my hubby's work truck on Saturday night and stole his expensive drill and a few other items. We called the police but basically we're just crap out of luck. :( That's the second time in the 12 years that we've lived here that someone has broken into our cars.

I've mentioned how much I want to be back on the mountain, right?

I
HATE
LIVING
IN
THE
CITY!

:) Night!

Best Friends Forever & Always

2011-11-20T23:38:00.006-05:00

Here are Humphrey and Lucy playing with one of the "squeakys." We just met Brooke and Chad in Atlanta, had supper at Longhorn, and then headed back home. Brooke started crying and I had been fighting SO hard not to cry, but I lost it as soon as we pulled out of the parking lot.

Don't get me wrong: I'm so extremely happy for Brooke - SO SO happy for her. I just have to cut those apron strings, but it's hard. I'm also really going to miss Humphrey like crazy.

*broken record broken record*

I'll shut up now. :)

Night!

Par-taaay!

2011-11-19T21:33:00.003-05:00

I worked on the house today while waiting on Marshall to get home from his hunting trip. I had a crying spell or two (or ten) because tomorrow I have to take Humphrey to Atlanta to meet Brooke since he's moving with her to Florida. Obviously I'm going to miss Brooke, but I'm also really, reallllllly going to miss Humphrey. :( He's an angel of a doggy.

When Marshall got home we headed to our buddy Dawnia's house to celebrate Rowan's third birthday. That's Rowan above, and as you probably know, she was Brooke's flowergirl.

She had a great party and she had more people at her party than I've ever had for all of my (few) parties combined! :) She's so loved.

We stopped by Cain's for a little bit to visit with him and now we are just relaxing here at the house.

Good night!

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

2011-11-18T21:19:00.003-05:00

Brookie & her beautiful bridesmaids. :)

Today I saw my first Yellow-bellied Sapsucker of the season. He was out there where I hung suet for him last year so I ran out there and he patiently waited until I spread it all over the usual places and then came back down to enjoy it. I LOVE listening to them. They are such beautiful birds.

My hubby is on a hunting trip with his father and I'm already in the bed. Truthfully I've been in the bed since 6:30ish, reading and just relaxing. I'm still so wound up from the wedding and all the things that I need to do here at the house BUT just a little bit ago I kind of crashed, so I think I'm finally about to sleep. :) Goooo ME!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Happy 22nd Birthday, Cain!

2011-11-17T20:44:00.000-05:00

Happy 22nd Birthday to my "baby," Cain.

I took him to lunch today and we had a Ms. Pac-Man throw-down. He beat me, but only because I made him play twice to do it. I mean it IS his birthday.

:)

The wind is cuh-razy today, and was all night, too. It's fine with me because that means I can get all of these leaves raked up sooner. :)

Night!

Linus & Lucy

2011-11-16T21:47:00.000-05:00

Here are Brooke & Chad after they said their "I Do's." Brooke chose the song "Linus & Lucy" (from Charlie Brown Christmas) for them and their wedding party to exit the ceremony. I was tickled to death. If you've ready my blog for a while, you know I love Charlie Brown, so it was precious. She's dancing in this photo. And how about those smiles? Worth millions, right?

It has rained here all day and all last night.

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet?

Me either. I guess I need to get on that. :)

Have a great night!

Rainy Day

2011-11-15T23:08:00.000-05:00

Brooke sent me these three photos from their zip line tour that they took today on their honeymoon. She said it was a blast.

It has rained here all day and I've been trying to catch up on getting the clothes washed. I sure am enjoying the rain because otherwise I wouldn't want to clean the house at all. I'd want to be outside goofing off. I haven't picked up my cameras in almost a week. I don't even know what to think about that.

Have a great night!

To the Airport

2011-11-14T22:47:00.008-05:00

My hubby's sister took this photo of us entering the reception. You can probably tell how happy we are, huh?

Today I got up early, went to my Dad's and picked my sister up and took her to the Chattanooga airport so that she could catch her flight back to New Mexico. Again, I was SO happy that she was able to make it to Brooke's wedding. :)

I went home while Marshall was out collecting various pieces of his rental tux. We had to have our buddies carry our stuff for us because we had so much stuff to bring back home. He took the tux back to Chattanooga while I cleaned my nasty house. It's going to take a while to get it into some sort of decent order.

I'm glad to be home. I'm not sure when it'll hit me that Brooke's not just on vacation, that she's not coming back here for a long time.

Blah, BUT I'm remarkably happy right now. I'm taking it better than most everyone, including myself, thought I would be taking it. :)

Good night!

And They're Off!

2011-11-13T22:32:00.010-05:00

Mr. & Mrs. B are off to the Atlanta airport to catch their flight to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

You'll have to excuse this blurry photo. It was taken with my phone and it was dark and they were in a rush. :)

We are finally home. Marshall had to go do a job as soon as we got the car unloaded. I had to take Mom home and then Marshall and I met to get the dogs.

We're exhausted. In fact, I don't even think "exhausted" covers it.

Everything went by so quickly once the day was here that I just can't believe it. Wow.

Anyway, night! :)

Mr. & Mrs. Chad B.

2011-11-12T22:59:00.000-05:00

I'm exhausted.

The wedding was everything my daughter and her new husband hoped that it would be. It was absolutely just amazing.

We are so blessed and so thankful to all of our family and friends that came to share their day with them.

More later! :)

Rehearsal Dinner

2011-11-11T21:23:00.011-05:00

:) Mia famiglia. My, doesn't Cain look like a giant compared to us. This is us after the rehearsal dinner tonight. Brooke's future in-laws threw an amazing rehearsal dinner and it was just fabulous. Everyone had a fantastic time. :)

Thank you to my buddy, Kandi of Ledford Photography (http://ledfordphotography.com) for this photo (and all of the amazing photos that I know she'll take tomorrow at the wedding).

Oh, and my sister is here and I am so, SOOOOOOOO happy about that. :)

The Final Countdown

2011-11-10T20:36:00.007-05:00

This morning Brooke, Kandi, and I left for Blairsville to get our cabin for the wedding.

We had a nice spa day. Brooke had a mani/pedi, Kandi had a Swedish massage, and I had a Swedish massage and a pedi. We all also stood in a Eucalyptus steam room for oh, about 1 minute, or maybe just 45 seconds. It smelled yummy but it was a bit spooky in there. You couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The rest of the family will be here tomorrow, so tonight we're piling up and watching "Water For Elephants." The movie was filmed mostly here in our area and Kandi and Brooke stalked (literally) Rob Pattinson in Chattanooga and Kensington/Chickamauga so they insist I watch the movie.

Good night!

Crybaby

2011-11-09T07:26:00.007-05:00

Today I've been a big crybaby all day long. All. Day. Long.

It's Brooke's last night at the house. Tomorrow she & I will be headed to Young Harris where she's getting married.

I'm SO happy for her, of course, but it has been a rough day.

Day 9 of 30 Days of Thankfulness:
I'm thankful for my trainer, Lisa. She is really helping me get in shape and I'm so happy to finally be learning how to eat and work out right. :) She is a blessing.

Pretty, Pretty

2011-11-08T07:12:00.014-05:00

Today I went and got my hair all prettied up for this weekend. Although I love my blonde hair, I seem to always want to go back to brown in the fall. I think I'll stay blonde this year. Maybe.

Brooke and I finished our shopping today - finally, thank gosh. We just had to get things like pantyhose and all that fun stuff. I HATE pantyhose, don't you? Yuck.

We had lunch at O'Charley's and we did indulge in some yummy potato soup. :)

Four more days until the wedding. Blah...

Day 8 of 30 Days of Thankfulness:
Today I'm thankful for my wonderful, amazing husband who takes such good care of us. I'm thankful for him EVERY single day. I am so blessed. :)

Five More Days

2011-11-07T22:38:00.000-05:00

My daughter will be married in five more days. I'm joyous. I'm a wreck. I'm not a wreck.

See how well I'm taking this?

We are busy, busy, busy. Too busy to blog even. :)

Day 7 of 30 Days of Thankfulness:
Today I'm thankful that I've had almost 25 years with my "baby" living at home. Actually she's not my "baby" but she's my oldest baby. :) Boy howdy, I'm going to miss her!

Cleaning Out

2011-11-06T21:15:00.000-05:00

Brooke and I spent all day getting rid of junk. Lots and lots of junk. We accumulate more junk than one should ever accumulate.

So happy to get up before 8 a.m. and it's already daylight. Woo hoo!

Day 6 of 30 Days of Thankfulness
I'm thankful for leaves to rake. I really, REALLY love to rake. It is very relaxing to me - almost like meditation. :)

Out & About

2011-11-05T20:51:00.016-04:00

Honey went hunting this morning so Brooke and I loaded Humphrey & Lucy up in the big ol' Bronco and rode up Pigeon Mountain and down Sulphur Springs Gap and met my hubby, his Dad, and his nephew over where they were all hunting.

We had lunch at the Depot Diner (yummy!) and then headed up the mountain to visit with my in-laws for a while. The mountains are just So beautiful with all of the colors of fall. Love it!

Can't wait to "fall back" tonight. I'm VERY ready for the time change. :)

Day 5 of 30 Days of Thankfulness

I'm thankful that this next week Brooke is putting up our Christmas tree before she moves. :) It'll be her last time before she's off and married this time next week. WAAAAH!

Night!

Bridal Shoot

2011-11-04T20:42:00.000-04:00

Today was Brooke's bridal shoot with my buddy, Kandi. We had a great time and Kandi got some amazing shots. I sure can't wait to see them. Of course, knowing Kandi, it'll probably be Brooke's 5th wedding anniversary before we get to see the photos. ;)

(Just kidding, buddy!)

I'm SO ready for the weekend. What about you?

Day 4 of 30 Days of Thankfulness:

I'm thankful for birds. That may seem generic but I LOVE watching and taking photos of all of the different birds that visit my yard. It's a great stress reducer to just sit and watch them go about their business. Put up a feeder and a bird bath - you'll see what I mean. :)

MORE Shopping

2011-11-03T20:27:00.002-04:00

Brooke and I went back to the mall again today to find shoes and we also went and picked up her wedding gown. I did NOT want to go.

I

HATE

shopping.

But I love spending time with my daughter. :)

Day 3 of 30 Days of Thankfulness:

I am thankful for my dogs. They make me so happy just having them around. There's nothing like having a pet who loves you no matter what. I love a wagging tail. :)

Bronco

2011-11-02T21:02:00.001-04:00

Not much going on today. We went and picked up our Bronco (Brooke and I did) and that was the extent of the excitement for today. :) Cain hit a deer in it a couple of months ago so insurance covered that and then we had some extra work done on it. It looks great.

Hope your day was beautiful.

Day 2 of 30 Days of Thankfulness:

I am thankful for the seasons. We don't get much of winter here in terms of snow, but fall and spring are both amazingly beautiful. Fall is my favorite season though. I'm thankful that God allows me to see such beauty. :)

Babysitting

2011-11-01T20:15:00.010-04:00

Brooke and I met with our trainer and afterwards we got ready and headed to Chattanooga. We returned my mother-of-the-bride dress and after about 7 stores and more dresses tried on than I care to mention, I FINALLY found a dress that fits and looks nice. It's not a dress I'd have chosen for myself, but once again, Brooke loved it on me so I got it.

Rowan, in the photo above, is spending the night with us tonight. We are having a blast with her. She's SO funny and SO silly. I love when she gets to spend the night. :)She's also Brooke's flowergirl. She precious.

Day 1 of 30 Days of Thankfulness: (these are not going to be in any particular order): I am thankful to Facebook for allowing me to be back in touch with friends that I've known for the majority of my life & friends I've made along the way. It's so nice to see my friends from school & how we've all grown into the people that we are today. I really and truly love those guys. :)