Trina's Place

Happy Spring !

2009-03-12T19:55:00.003-04:00

First of all, THANKS to Cecile for bring my blog up to date. She found thisbackground and put it up for me and she also did some other things for me too. I went back to work and have been working 40+ hours a week for over a month now. I have missed seeing what everyone is up to. Hope everyone is well and having fun. I will come and visit with ya'll in a couple of days and see what ya'll have been up to.
Just when we thought spring was here, we are going to have some cooler weather for the weekend. ENOUGH already. I'm ready for warm weather. Later.........

EBAY.... Here I Come

2009-01-30T20:45:00.003-05:00

YOOHOO.... I have finally set up an ebay account for me. David has one that we sell and buy on but if i'm gonna do some scrappin stuff and cards I thought that maybe I needed my own. I don't have anything listed yet, taking baby steps, one day at a time. I have a couple of things almost ready to put up but still working the bugs out. Will let you know when I actually get something listed.

Have a good night.

Scrappin

2009-01-24T09:37:00.002-05:00

Going scrappin today with my friends. Getting stared about 10 am this morning and gonna go until we can't scrap anymore. maybe i'll post some layouts tomorrow.

Have a great weekend.

Trina

OK OK I'm Blogging

2009-01-19T10:36:00.005-05:00

What can I say? The weather has been lousy and I have been lazy. Not alot going on in my little world. Kinda like Cecile, looking back and wondering were time has gone. We've taken Senior pictures, we have ordered invitations for graduation and now trying to decide to stay home for college or go to Atlanta. And Cecile is worried about Cole going to middle school in a year or so. Just picking on you. I know you are fretting Katlyn going away just as much as I am. But we gotta let them try their own wings and see what happens. I think Katlyn will do fine which ever way she decides to go. She has always know her own mind from the get go and never took any crap off knowbody. She's a strong person with a good head on her shoulders. Enough about the kids and growing up.

The SUN is shining today. Maybe this yucky cold will go away. Bonnie I would rather be with you right now than with Missy up north. A little snow maybe but I'd have to think about it really hard.

Have a great day.

Update on Aslan

2009-01-06T19:17:00.003-05:00

My little baby has the puppy flu. I took him to the vet yesterday, he was a sick little boy. Today he is taking his meds and eating again. They gave him a shot of penicillin and some fluids for the dehydration. He's better today, but still gets tired real easy. He is eating some now and taking his meds. So hopefully he will be good as new in a few days.

A New Year

2009-01-05T08:12:00.003-05:00

Well it's Monday, the 1st of the New Year. I hope that 2009 will be a blessed year for everyone. Katlyn went back to school today, only 90 days to go and she will be graduating from high school. WOW, were has the time gone. Just a few short years ago I was crying when she went to school for the first time and then to go to middle school, that bout killed me, now we are in the home stretch and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I know I gotta let her grow but it's so hard. Okay, enough of my pity party. Off to clean house for a bit and then take Aslan ( my Yorkie) to the vet. He's been sick since Saturday and I have a 10:00 appointment.

Will visit everyone later. Have a great day.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2008-12-31T16:05:00.004-05:00

Just dropped in to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Hope you all have a safe time and fun time tonight. We are going over to Cecile's house for a low country boil and some fireworks. We have been doing this for several years now and we always have a fun time. Stay safe.

Happy New Year :))

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T13:26:00.002-05:00

Merry Christmas everybody. I hope Santa has been good to everybody and also that today finds all of my friends healthy and happy. Hope all is having a good time with friends and family.

Just Rambling On

2008-12-18T08:35:00.003-05:00

Ok so its been almost a week since my last post so i'm just gonna ramble on a bit. Been kinda busy with home and church stuff. As ya'll know Katlyn was in Boston last weekend, she made it home safe and sound on Sunday night. They had a bit of a delay in Boston but was able to still make the connecting flight home from Charlotte. She had a wonderful time and loved seeing the part of the city that she did. She wants to go back on vacation and we may do that sometime.
Sunday afternoon our church youth group delivered fruit baskets to some elderly members of our church and some that don't get out much. We also sang Christmas carols as we delivered them. It is always a blessing and a joy to do this. The rest of my week has just been so so. We have a lot going on at our church this weekend so I will be very busy in the next couple of days.
Be back later.

Boston

2008-12-13T08:47:00.004-05:00

Katlyn is still having the time of her life in Boston. Alot of hard work in competition but they are having alot of fun too. She actually thinks she could make it a second home. Not me, TO cold. Maybe a place to visit later but not to move to. Have a good day.

Boston Update

2008-12-11T20:19:00.003-05:00

Okay, so Katlyn got into Boston about11:30 this morning. She said the flight was a little rocky due to the bad weather. All is well and everybody is doing good. They had 14 people go. Opening ceremonies were a couple of hours ago and they are already heavy into competion. Iwill probably get a txt in a few hours saying that they are finally back at the hotel and ready to get some rest. She did say that they had a light snowfall earlier in the day. They are having a good time and working hard. Will post more tomorrow.

Off to Boston

2008-12-10T21:45:00.002-05:00

No, not me. I don't think I want to get on an airplane. Katlyn is flying to Boston in the morning around 7 am. She is going to Harvard University for 4 days to attend a Model UN competition. This is a big thing for our school. We will be one of only about 10 public schools in attendance. All others are private, prep, or college. She's hoping it will snow while she's there. Maybe it will. Wish her well and keep her and me & dad in your prayers. Update tomorrow.

Off the wagon again.

2008-12-10T15:07:00.003-05:00

Ok, so I fell off the wagon again. It's been over a week since I have posted anything or even been on my blog. Not had alot going on. Will try to post again tomorrow.

Katlyn's Bday Dinner

2008-11-30T20:28:00.011-05:00

My baby ain't no baby no more. I guess we have to call her an adult now. She didn't want to have a party so the family and some friends went to dinner at Fatz in Pooler. Service was good and the food was pretty good to. Here are a few pics from the night. Had way to many to post all

Katlyn and her best friend Taco.

Cole and Uncle Jeff.

Nanny and Aunt Cecile.

Katie, Katlyn and Taco.

She wanted a star cake. Read the next blog entry to find out why.

Blowing out her candle.

These are my parents with Katlyn. My dad not real happy with Katlyn's bday present.

Katlyn and her Nanny.

Here's to another birthday gone and many more to come.

Katlyn's B-Day Adventures

2008-11-30T20:07:00.011-05:00

In my post yesterday I mentioned that me and David was meeting Katlyn in town to get her bday present. Just follow along and you will see what she got for her 18th bday.

Katlyn and Dom just talking.

This is the before picture.

Dom shaving Katlyn's leg.

This is just the beginning. Have you started to figure it out?

We are finally getting somewhere. Yes there are 18 stars.

Almost done. Dom is coloring in the big stars now.

WOW... We now have the finished tattoo. 18 stars for her 18th birthday. The 4 big stars are pink, yellow, blue, and green. They used a uv ink that is black light receptive. Can't tell the colors yet but I will post another picture in a week or so and you should be able to see them all.

HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY, KATLYN

2008-11-29T09:02:00.004-05:00

My baby is 18 years old today. She left the house early this morning with friends. They were going to the beach to watch the sunrise through the clouds(it's raining here). They are having breakfast at Sunrise Cafe on Tybee. Me and her dad are meeting them in town to get her birthday present, I will post more on that tomorrow and then it is off to dinner at Fatz with the family and some friends.

Happy Turkey Day

2008-11-27T10:16:00.003-05:00

Just sat down for a minute to say Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends out there. Hope you have a great day with your families. Don't eat so much that you are miserable..... yeah, right.
Have a great day.

A Doggy Story

2008-11-26T09:56:00.003-05:00

This is Petunia. She is/was a stray. I saw her for the first time last Thursday in my front yard. I could not catch her. I saw her again on Friday, and again could not catch her. Then the weekend came and if you read the post before this one you know I was very busy. Well on Monday morning as I was taking some trash out to the can she was back out in the street. She had company, her name was CECILE..... she had come to her moms to pick her up, we were going to town. So she called me over and we coaxed this little dog into coming to us. She is so sweet. A few days before we caught her there had been a sigh up in our neighborhood about a lost dog. While I feed her and got a blanket for her to lay on, Cecile went to get the phone number off of the sign. The sign was gone, everything was gone off of the board. So then came time to try to find her a home. We could not keep her. We tried calling several animal rescue people and all home were full. Finally my dear friend Missy put me in touch with a lady who takes in rescues. I took Petunia to her yesterday. She was so excited. She took her to the vet and she had a couple of minor issues but will heal very quickly. I thought she was a Chihuahua mix, but the vet said they were 90 % sure that she is what they call a Basenji, an African hunting dog. She is only about 7 months old and are somewhat expensive to purchase. The lady will keep her for a while before trying to adopt her out and I have put up pictures of her in the neighborhood thinking that maybe her owner will be looking for her. Now she has food, water and a warn place to sleep at night and I didn't have to call animal control to come get her. Another blessing this holiday weekend. Thanks Cecile, Missy and K for helping find her a home.

The Weekend

2008-11-26T09:43:00.003-05:00

My weekend was very busy. Our church youth group collects food for Thanksgiving boxes each year. Well this year we had 11 families that needed our help. One of those families also needed some clothing and jackets. So Saturday I spent my day getting more food and buying clothing for 5 young boys. Remember I only have a girl, I keep calling Cecile to ask questions about boy sizes and such, she was a big help. Thanks Cecile. We went to deliver these food boxes on Sunday afternoon after church, Everyone was so thankful for what we brought them even though it wasn't much because we had so many families. The brightest part of the day was when we got to the B family with all the little boys. It was such a blessing. The little boys (ages 5-9) were so tickled to get cozy jackets ( warm winter jackets), dad was very thankful for the food and mom was excited about the socks and underwear that we brought for the boys. WOW, the things we take for granted. Again Cecile came through for us, she only has a boy, who is growing like a weed. She sent a giant box with very gently used clothing. The boys were excited to dive into the box and see what each could use. This time of year we should all be THANKFUL for what GOD has so graciously given us and help people if we can.

Twilight Update

2008-11-26T09:32:00.002-05:00

Ok, so you all know that I went out into the cold weather on Thursday night/Friday morning to see this movie. I was a little disapointed with the outcome. We have waited for months for this and it was a bit of a let down for me. Katlyn did not like it very much either, but on the other hand, David,my DH, who has not read the book thought that it was a very good movie. To me it just didn't follow the book close enough and there were whole parts left out. But now we wait on the next one to come out to see if it is any better.

TWILIGHT

2008-11-17T20:52:00.006-05:00

Just purchased our tickets for the 12:01 am showing on Friday morning. We have been waiting on this for so long, now in just a couple of days we will be watching the story of Bella, Edward, and Jacob unfold. And the actors playing the parts are little hotties (can I say that).Katlyn is so excited. I have read all of the books and I am ready for the first movie. Give you an update on Friday .

Scrappin' Pals

2008-11-16T21:36:00.004-05:00

A group of us girls have been scrappin together for quite some time now and decided to be Scrappin' Pals. It's like the secret pal and secret sister things that co-workers and church ladies do. We drew our names on friday night at our monthly get together. I hope everyone was happy with the name you got. (Kari, will get yours to you in a day or so.) I'm really excited about doing it and look forward to giving and getting neat little things. Ok, I think I visited several blogs tonight so now I'm going to work on some Christmas cards and then jump in bed and start reading a new book that I picked up this afternoon. Night everybody.

Proximade Award

2008-11-16T21:27:00.003-05:00

I was presented with this award from my dear SIL Cecile and I greatly appreciate the award and so to explain the nature of the award I copied this explanation from her blog!Thanks Cecile!

The nature of these awards frequently, is such, that one is requested to pass them on to others we deem worthy of receiving them , in the case of the "Proximade" award, I am expected to pass it on to five worthy souls. I will reference these good people below.First allow me to give you some explanation of the purpose of the "Proximade"----one creates one's blog and one makes posts to it---over the course of time, one receives comments and develops regular readers, and via reading each others pages and exchanging comments one grows "closer" to these people, ---so via blogging one moves into closer proximity to some individuals than one might not otherwise have come into contact with----and acknowledging this "friendship", this proximity---one earns a "proximade".Now I am presenting this award to the following people:

Cole

Wild Wednesday Update

2008-11-16T21:10:00.003-05:00

I went to the police dept. on Friday morning to get a copy of the police report. Investigation is still open so they would not tell me much. They are watching another suspect in the case and waiting on other evidence to check out. The young man they have in custody is now 17 and will be tried as an adult. I don't have to press charges because the county and state will be doing that. The young man is on probation and they have him on 4 felony counts right now. They told me that he would probably plea bargain, so there will not be a trial, but I can go to the hearing to see what he pleas to and what the sentence will be. I hope they make another arrest in a few days, these young boys need to stop all of this before something really bad happens to one of them. Times are tough and people are watching their property a little closer.
Hope everyone has a great week. I'll be back later.

Wild Wednesday

2008-11-13T11:45:00.004-05:00

My Wednesdays are usually pretty laid back, sit around home and get stuff prepared for our Wednesday night youth meeting at church. Well yesterday was the exception to the rule. I had gone out side for a few minutes and came back in to a voice leaving a message on my answering machine, I ran to see who it was and just assumed it was an ask for donations kind of thing when I heard the voice identify himself as a police officer with our local department. I continued to listen and when I heard the words police report and stolen paintball guns I thought he had the wrong person so I picked up the phone to tell him this and boy was I in for a shock. He asked for my name and address and asked about stolen property and I told him we had not made a report. Then he asked me if I drove a red jeep and seemed to know alot more about me and where I lived. To make a long story short, my jeep was broken into (in my front yard) and Katlyn and David's paintball guns and equipment were taken out of the back seat. He told me they had a suspect in custody and when he told me who had done it I was very upset It did not surprise me but it hurt me very bad. It was a neighborhood kid that has been to church with us, in my house, played softball with Katlyn, etc. I knew that he had been in trouble several times, but I just didn't think he would do it to me..... boy was I wrong. He also gave them another boys name but as of yet I don't know if he has been arrested. The one boy was in the police car when they came around to take pictures of the jeep, dust for finger prints and verify that the stolen items were ours. I tried to talk to him but the officer in charge told me that he was already under arrest and that I could not speak with him. I have to go over in a couple of days and get a copy of the police report and such, David is going to press charges. He not only stole from me but from his very own neighbor and thats how he got caught. When they ask who the stuff belonged to he fessed up and told the police officer. Well, they took him off to jail and I got our stuff back without having to go through a lot of red tape. (I had the boxes to paintball guns came out of) Will let you all know how things progress from here. Have a great Thursday.

Happy Birthday

2008-11-04T12:56:00.004-05:00

Happy Birthday to my nephew Cole. He is the big "10" today. He'll be a teenager before long. Look out Cecile, it's creeping up on you.

Halloween Pics

2008-11-04T08:22:00.012-05:00

This is Austin getting ready to go in the woods.

You had to go through the goat pen to get to the graveyard.

This is Austin and Katlyn acting like they like each other.

This was the human saw. Yes David was laying under this thing. Gary getting the chop shop ready. Those are real bones.

The pics aren't real good. My camera battery was dead, so I used Katlyn's cmera and it really has to many buttons on it for me.

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T16:31:00.002-04:00

This goes out to all you ghosts and gobblins out there. Have a fun and safe trick or treat. Will post pics tomorrow of our haunted forest.

Getting ready for Halloween

2008-10-29T08:44:00.006-04:00

So all week long we have been going to our friends house to get ready for our haunted forest. We hope to have another big turnout this year. The weather is suppose to be real cold so I hope that doesn't keep people inside. Katlyn & David have really been working hard on props so I thought I would share some of them with you.

David's toomstones

Some of Katlyn's mannequin heads.

This is Katlyn's Bride.

Wanna Say "Thank You" to Bonnie

2008-10-28T10:32:00.004-04:00

Thanks Bonnie for making my day, well my yesterday. I am so glad that you liked my cards and gift tags enough to purchase them. Cecile has been trying to get me to do some and put them up but I just didn't think they were good enough. I will be doing more. The snowmen are my favorite. Just wish we had enough snow around here to make real ones, maybe this year. Thanks again.

I've been Tagged by Bonnie and Cecile

2008-10-28T10:20:00.004-04:00

It goes like this...

1. Go to your pictures

2. Upload 4th picture of 4th folder

3. Post

4. Tag 4 of your friends

This is a picture of Aslan a couple of days after we got him. Oh, yeah that is a headless Katlyn holding him. He was so adorable and still is.

We could send this round and round but I want. I sorry I don't have any one else to tag.

Bad Blogger's Back.

2008-10-22T09:00:00.003-04:00

Good morning. Yeah, I know I seem to have a hard time keeping up with my blogging. Been sick a little bit and just been lazy a bit to. Not alot going on right now. We are finally getting some much appreciated cooler weather. Katlyn finally!!!!! got her driver's license last week and she is now an insured driver so watch out if you are in our area. It's not that bad, just mom being a worry wart but I think that's what we are suppose to do.
Katlyn and David have been working on props for our Halloween party that has become an annual event. The leaders of our church youth group started having a haunted forest for our church youth about 5 years ago and it has just stuck with us. This will be number 5 and as it gets closer the kids get more excited about the scare they are going to get. Our theme this year is staying off of drugs and what the consequence's are for the action that you take. Hope we have a big crowd again this year. Gotta run, talk later.

CASTING CROWNS

2008-10-03T10:20:00.003-04:00

Last night was amazing....... The concert was fabulous. Casting Crowns played last night in Savannah at Calvary Baptist Church. We took our youth group from our church, (20 teenagers)Pastor Cowart even showed up. The kids had a great time and was very surprised to see our Pastor having a great time and worshiping to the music and singing along (he is in the upper 60 category). The church will seat about 3000 and they had extra chairs sitting around. It was a sold out show. I couldn't think of a better way to end a revival service. Hope everyone has a great Friday.

ScrapPink

2008-09-29T09:17:00.003-04:00

I have to tell everyone what a great time we had on Saturday. It was so much fun. We talked, ate, scrapbooked, talked, ate, scrapbooked, you get the picture. I think I got about 7 pages done. I will try to post them when I go to Cecile's house and get my scrapbooking stuff out of her SUV. Yes, she drove us Sat. night and it was late so I just left everything in her car when we got home. We got lots of neat goodies in our very pretty tote bag that we each received. Thanks to Linda the owner of our LSS for putting together such a great event for such a wonderful cause. Hope everyone had as much fun as me.

HELLOOOOO

2008-09-28T14:59:00.004-04:00

Hey everybody. I have missed all of you. Yes, I was working but my husband wanted me back at home.....so, I no longer work at the bakery. But I have been very busy catching up stuff around home and all that fun stuff. My computer has been down for several weeks but we are up and running again. We have revival starting at our church tonight and I am head of the social committee, I only have a few minutes before I have to go back to church to get things prepared for an afternoon meal. I promise to try and stop by to say hi to everyone personally in the next day or so. Please forgive me, I haven't forgotten about ya'll. Have a great afternoon and chat with ya later.

Raining AGAIN.....

2008-08-24T13:47:00.003-04:00

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday afternoon. Yes it is raining here again. I hope that Florida is beginning to dry out. Fay did not get out of the way in time for us to go to Fl. but that's ok. We will try to plan another trip in a few months. However, we did scrapbook for most of the weekend. Our church pastorium is empty right now so we asked if we could use it. We went over on Friday afternoon and didn't leave until Saturday night. We had a good time and got lots of scrapbooking done. Some people got organized while we were there and felt better about scrapbooking away from home. I hope everyone had a fun time, I know I did. Gotta run, catch ya'll later.

Fay, Fay go away, I want to go to the BEACH and PLAY!!!!!

2008-08-21T08:58:00.003-04:00

Good morning everyone, I hope those of you that are Fl. are safe. Fay is being a bad, bad girl. We need the rains from her but we don't need all of the flooding. Right now the sun is shining with clouds. Me and some girlfriends are suppose to go to Fernandina Beach,FL. on Friday for a scrapbooking weekend. My friend Missy's brother-in-law has a beach house there and we have it for the weekend..... if Fay would go away that is. We have been in touch with him and he is going to let us know tonight if he thinks it is safe for us to come on down. If not then, oh well, we will do it another time. You can't play with mother nature. Have a good day.

My New Job

2008-08-13T17:36:00.003-04:00

I have been a stay at home mom for 10 years. I went back to work last week. WOW was it culture shock. I really like the job, it's just getting back into the grove of things and it's alot to remember. I had always worked in retail, so it wasn't really a career thing so.... I now work for a Bakery/Sandwich shop. We serve Authentic Czech Pastries call Kolaches,( lightly sweetend yeast rolls with fruit filling, 15 different kind, I still don't know them all, some with cream cheese) cinnamon rolls and other kinds of goodies. For lunch we do like chicken salad, shrimp salad and tuna salad on fresh baked honey wheat rolls, baked potato salad and soup. It's all really good. Now that I have made you hungry, I have to go and get some stuff ready for church tonight. Have a great rest of the week.

I'm back.

2008-08-07T18:26:00.003-04:00

I know I keep saying that. I really am here. Not only did Katlyn start her SENIOR year yesterday. I went back to work on Monday for the first time in ten years. Yes I have been a stay at home mom for that long. I like my job. I work for a bakery/sandwich shop just a few miles from home. I like it but it is kicking my butt. Just getting back into the dailey grind is killing me.
We got Katlyn's senior picture proofs today. The company has a websight and I can share them with others but it want let me copy/save anything. SO... if you want to see them you have to send me your e-mail and I will hook you up. Cecile has already seen them and said that she could not pick out just one or two. It's going to be hard to decide on just the right ones.
Everybody have a good night.

Hey everybody.

2008-08-02T23:23:00.003-04:00

Just wanted to say hey to those of you that may have come over this week. Lots of stuff going on. Maybe I can get back in the swing of things tomorrow. I have missed seeing what good things are going on in your lives. I even missed posting my layout for Adrienne's sketch challenge, catch her this month, will do early. Right now I think I am going to bed. Good night.

It's Good To Be Home!!!!

2008-07-26T21:09:00.003-04:00

We are finally home, the drive was so long. David usually drives and I navigate, but this time I did all the driving and Katlyn was my navigator. We only missed one road in this little town but it didn't take me long to realize it I turned around found the road and in no time we were in Perry Fl. The wedding was beautful, the bride was gorgeous. Katlyn did an awesome job on the song. Thanks guys for all the prayers for her and for us while we were traveling. I know it's kinda early but I may call it a night in just a little bit. Thanks again. Have a good Sunday.

Florida, Here We Come!!!!!!!

2008-07-25T10:19:00.003-04:00

Okay, so I didn't really want to go down to Florida today, I wanted to go scrapbook tonight and go to Florida in the morning. Plans change......A friend of ours is getting married in Perry, Fl. tomorrow and Katlyn is singing in the wedding. I was proud that she ask Katlyn, I can't wait to hear the song. She is singing "How Beautiful" by Twila Paris. Katlyn told the bride-to-be that she would not sound like Twila and she told Katlyn that she wanted her version not Twila's. Of course Katlyn is nervous about singing in front of a bunch of people she doesn't know..... so tomoroow about 1:00 pm if you could just say an extra little prayer for Katlyn I would love you all forever. Gotta run now, need to finish packing and go see my hubby before we leave.

Senior Pictures

2008-07-23T22:55:00.002-04:00

Today was Senior picture day for Katlyn. We start school in two weeks. She got her schedule a few days ago and of course it's not right. So now we have to go to school and see what we can do to get her out of astonomy, Katlyn is not a star gazer. (just one class she didn't want or need, there were others) Back to the pictures, it took us better than 2 hours in the studio and what I saw looked really good. We will get the proofs in about two weeks. It's going to be hard to decide, I can't get them all. Will try to post or link to the websight so that ya'll can take a look. It just doesn't seem possible, just yesterday she was going to kindergarten. Time does fly, live everyday to the fullest. Have a good night.

It's Been A Long Day

2008-07-20T23:37:00.002-04:00

I had a great time at the party. I'm just a little to old to be running on 4 hours of sleep. We didn't get home until about 3:30 am, bed around 4am and back up for church at 8am, but I made it. Tried to catch a nap on Sunday afternoon but the phones would not let me. So now I am really tired and fixing to go to bed. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Bachelorette Party

2008-07-19T17:51:00.003-04:00

It's Saturday night. I'm off to a bachelorette party for a friend of ours. Starting at Masoto's for dinner and then downtown Savannah for some fun. Could get wild, these are some crazy girls that we are going with. Have a good night.

You don't always get what you want......

2008-07-18T08:58:00.002-04:00

However, you do get what you need. We were talking about putting a fence around our yard so that my doggies could play alittle more out side without being on a leash. Well, I was checking fencing prices and stuff and ready to start buying. That was not to happen. On Monday afternoon I thought a had a busted waterline because I did'nt have any water going to my washing machine when I turned it on. I called my hubby and he said to just leave things alone and he would check it out when he got home. He did.... my washing machine had gone bad. the water pump went out on it and it had some water going to it and leaking out onto my floor. So instead of a fenced in yard for my doggies, which I wanted, I got a new washer & dryer because it was what I needed.

My SMART baby

2008-07-17T15:49:00.003-04:00

That would be Katlyn that I am talking about. She got her test scores today for her AP lit class. She made a 4 out of a possible 5. That means that she does not have to take an english class her first year of college. Yes, one we don't have to pay for. She is wanting to go to Atlanta Christian College, but mom is trying to talk her into staying closer to home. We will handle whatever she chooses. Thanks Katlyn for being a good child and being smart at the same time. We are very proud of you.

2nd Sketch Layout

2008-07-15T15:05:00.003-04:00

This is my layout that I done for the sketch challenge over on Scrappin with Adrienne's blog. Once again I can thank Cecile, she called a little while ago and reminded me to post it.

Happy Saturday

2008-07-12T20:11:00.004-04:00

Hey everybody. Hope the weekend is going well for everyone. We've been home from vacation for a couple of days but you know how it is. It takes a couple of days to get back in the swing of things. We had a good trip and a great time. My babies were very happy to see me and I to see them. They look like they grew so much but I know they didn't. I went scrapbooking with my buddies last night and had a great time. Tonight I am headed to downtown Savannah to see a band with my daughter and some of her friends. A long night ahead............ Talk later.

Leaving my babies behind.

2008-07-06T22:16:00.003-04:00

This is my Chaibaby. He is named after Starbucks chai tea. They are the same color.

This is my ASLAN, yes he is named after the great lion from Narnia. He is my 6 month old Yorkie.

We are going on vacation and leaving them with my BFF and her family. Her puppy girl passed away a couple of months ago and she was only to happy to puppy sit for us while we are away. Missy M., if you happen to stop by while I am away, thanks alot and give my babies hugs & kisses.

DISNEY WORLD..... HERE WE COME

2008-07-06T16:41:00.004-04:00

Hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend. We got some much needed rain so we didn't complain if things got rained on a little bit. We are headed out to Florida on Monday in the AM. Going to Disney for a couple days, don't know what else yet. With the price of gas we have to be kind of picky. Back home on Thursday afternoon.

Happy 4th of July

2008-07-04T10:38:00.002-04:00

Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Stay safe. Thanks to our guys and girls serving in our military. May God keep them safe another today as they fight for our freedom.

Yes, it is my birthday.

2008-07-01T12:24:00.002-04:00

No I don't feel any older. Just glad to have been here to celebrate another year. Have a hppy Tuesday everybody.

My First Challenge

2008-06-28T10:15:00.003-04:00

This is a pic of my first challenge. It's not the same as the original sketch, but it is similar. My SIL did this and she encouraged me to do it and post. Hope you like.

Good Morning.

2008-06-27T23:59:00.003-04:00

Am I the only one up this early. Oh wait, I haven't been to bed yet. Just got home from downtown Sav. Went to another concert tonight. The bands were awesome. Scrapbooked with the SIL on Friday, I will post the LO I did a little later in the AM. See ya.

It's all over.

2008-06-21T14:42:00.005-04:00

Youth softball is over for another year. We had the end of season tournament today. WE came in 3rd place. Our kids played 4 awesome games in almost 100 degree heat. We won the first 2 lost the second 2 by only a short margine. Thanks to all the parents and church members that came out and supported us. time to go to a cookout. Talk later.

HAPPY FRIDAY !!!!!!!

2008-06-20T14:32:00.003-04:00

I hope everyone has a great day. It's the beginning of the weekend. Does everyone have something planned to do? I'm going to a bachlorette party tonight with some friends, should be interesting. Some ppl I know and some I don't. Then I have to be up early in the AM on Sat. Katlyn has a softball tournament, first game at 9:00. Hope we have some good games. Then in the afternoon we have to go to a cookout for my uncle that is getting married next weekend. You gotta love it.... getting married at 75??, 76?? years old. His first wife passed away a several years ago and he meet this wonderful lady that rocks his world. Yes, she is his age but is so young acting, I think she will be wonderful for him. Oh. I almost forgot, after the cookout we are going downtown Savannah with Katlyn and her friends to a mini concert with some of the local bands. Yes I still listen to rock music, don't understand alot of this new "hardcore" stuff, but it still lets me hang out with my teenage daughter and let me know who she is hanging out with. Will give ya'll updates on the games. Have a great weekend.

Exercise

2008-06-19T09:57:00.002-04:00

Good morning, Katlyn and I are headed out to the Hourglass fitness for our morning workout. Hope everone has a great day.

WE WON

2008-06-16T21:45:00.003-04:00

Praise God for the little things. Our church youth softball team had a game tonight and yes we won. The kids were so happy. We have several girls and guys that have never played on an organized team and it has been such fun to watch them grow this season. We have an end of season tounament on Sat. Pray for good weather and good health for all the players. Oh yeah, Katlyn took a bad pitch to the leg and she's got a nice strawberry, it's gonna hurt tomorrow.

HAPPY FATHER"S DAY

2008-06-15T14:01:00.003-04:00

Happy father's day to all the dads out there, and even though you may not be a biological dad, I am sure you have helped a child along the way somewhere, or you may be a single mom for whatever reason, happy father's day to you too. Hope all has a wonderful day. May God bless you.

I'm on a roll.

2008-06-14T13:08:00.002-04:00

So we had an early ball game this morning. Didn't go well we lost, but the kids had fun playing. Some ppl just don't know how to be a good sport. This is a church league, some ppl should try to remember that. 1st baseman started out real nice then got all cocky on us, didn't like very well after that. Play again on Monday afternoon, different team maybe things will be a little different. Have a good afternoon.

ZUCCHINI SQUASH RELISH

2008-06-14T13:00:00.003-04:00

Ok Cecile, here is the promised recipe. I know I'm a day late.

10 c. peeled, ground squash ( I leave the peel on)
4 c. peeled, ground onion ( I just chop mine in food processor)
1 red 1 green peper, chopped
1/2 c salt
1 tsp. pepper
2 1/2 cup vinegar
1 tbsp nutmeg
1 tbsp dry mustard
1 tbsp tumeric
2 tbsp celery seed ( me don't put, no like celery)

Combine first 4 ingredients and let stand overnight, drain and rinse well. Add last six ingredients and boil for 10 minutes. Mix tbsp of cornstarch with small amount of water and add to relish for thickening. Place in hot sterilized jars and seal.

Thats it. Hope you enjoy. I know your husband will.

Happy Anniversary

2008-06-14T12:58:00.001-04:00

To me and my hubby...... 23 years we have been married today.

I'm BACK

2008-06-12T19:01:00.003-04:00

Okay so I have been busy. Last week was VBS, you know the work that goes into that. I have been trying to recoup. Went shopping with my SIL and daughter yesterday, we had a good time. Today I did the yucky yard work that nobody wanted to do...... yes, I cut the grass. Kinda tired now. Maybe I'll have more to say tomorrow. Oh yea, Cecile I will post the recipe for.

I've been a bad blogger.

2008-06-01T14:17:00.002-04:00

Ok, I'm sorry. It's been a week since I posted anything and my SIS-n-law told me I was a bad blogger.(not really) It's been a crazy week. I scrapbooked on Monday with some friends, I worked on a paper bag album for my daughter, will post pics when finished. Tuesday my mom-n-law and I cut down a 13 year old leland cyprus tree in my front yard that was dying. Yes we did it ourseves. Wednesday me and Katlyn joined Hourglass fitness and started working out. Thursday we worked out and went to visit my cousin in the hospital to see the new baby, had softball practice in the afternoon and that was a day full. Same again on Friday, worked out, Walmart, softball games. A double header, so we lost both games but it was fun. Saturday we had another double header, we split these with 1 loss and 1 win. The kids were happy. Today, I went to church and will be going back in a few hours. We are having reg. for VBS. and since I am in charge of food I have to be there.. The week ahead will be filled with alot of fun and some work. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my husband got a new tinker toy on Thursday. A 1961 Oldsmobile Cutlass. It needs to be restored but that's why I said a tinker toy. Lots of work ahead. He has lots of help so it should not take to long. Will post pics later.

Happy Sunday

2008-05-25T20:55:00.003-04:00

Okay, so I hope the weekend has been good so far. On Friday I went to the underclassmen awards thingy at my daughters school. She received a charm for having the highest grade in sociology and two certificates for participating in the Model Un conferences that they attended this year. One was from UGA and the other from YALE University(that was the big one). We are very proud of her. Saturday we went to graduation, she had alot of friends that left her this year to go on to bigger things, but she'll follow along soon. Today, I went to church, my turn in the nursery(spoiling babies). Tried to get the mountain of laundry done but only got about half. Scrapbooking tomorrow with some of my besties that are just getting started. It's lotsa fun. Have a Happy and Safe Memorial Day.

I've Been Tagged

2008-05-25T20:30:00.006-04:00

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Answering the Memoir:
1. Last Movie you Saw in a Theater: One of the Harry Potter's with my daughter
2. Favorite Board Game: Clue
3. Favorite Smells: Cinnamon Apple
4. Favorite Sound: Waves crashing on the rocks at Tybee
5. Worst Feeling In The World: Losing a family member
6. Favorite Fast Food Place: Chik-fil-a
7. Finish This Statement. “If I Had A Lot Of Money I’d…” Help out the family and then move to some place to enjoy what I still had. Probably mountains.
8. Do You Sleep With a Stuffed Animal? No
9. Storms-Cool Or Scary? Scary, but I love to watch the lightning strike on the water.
10. Favorite drink: Sonic- Diet Cherry Limeaid
11. Finish This Statement, “If I Had The Time I Would …..” Probably scrapbook more.
12. If You Could Dye Your Hair Any Color, What Would Be Your Choice? Blonde
13. One Nice Thing About The Person Who Sent This To You: She's my favoritest SIS in Law
14. What’s Under Your Bed? Dust Bunnies
15. Would You Like To Be Born As Yourself Again? I've done okay so far
16. Morning Person Or Night Owl? A little of both.
17. Over Easy Or Sunny Side Up? I want my eggs dead. w/ chhese
18. Favorite Place To Relax: Any place quiet.
19. Favorite Pie: Lemon
20. Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Moose trax
21. Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond first?Didn't have anybody to tag but maybe next time.

Last Day of School

2008-05-23T10:11:00.002-04:00

Today is the last day of school. My baby is officially a SENIOR now. Wow, time has passed me right on by. Gotta go to the awards thingy later today. Don't know what she is getting but she got an invite. Hope everybody has a great day.

Think I Got It!!!!!

2008-05-20T11:10:00.000-04:00

Okay, so I have been playing most of the morning and I think I have it for the most part. My first pic is of my daughter getting ready to leave for the prom.

Don't know what I'm doing.

2008-05-20T08:55:00.000-04:00

Good morning. As my title reads, I don't know what I'm doing but I'm gonna give it a try. My SIL keeps telling me that I should do this so now it's done, but it is still a work in progress. I hope it will get better with time. Have a good day.