Have you ever seen this much cuteness in one picture????
Here are our nieces, Charley Kate as "Miss Piggy" and Lincy as "Dorothy."
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30 October 2012
28 October 2012
Lazy Weekend At Home and October Recap
It's been so nice to stay home this weekend and not have anything planned. On Friday night we had a spur of the moment "Date Night" to Greenville, AL and a Haunted Firehouse. Then on Saturday there was a sudden cold snap and we had a lazy lazy day inside.
The month of October has been a busy wedding month. On October 6th, Daniel's step brother Manly married his fiance' Becky in Josephine, AL. The setting was gorgeous and Becky was stunning. We had a great family weekend with their close friends.
Wendy Ward from Troy, AL made their gorgeous wedding pictures. She made so many cute pictures of Becky and Manly. They had a sign that ready "Happily Ever After" in several pictures. These were precious. Wendy is so talented!!
Our friends Hunter and Tara got married on the 13th of October in Mapesville, AL and Daniel was in their wedding as well. Here is a link to their photographers page with a sample of their wedding pictures. AMAZING!! I might be just a little partial by saying "Wes is so talented and makes great pictures," but he is, and he did make our wedding pictures also.
Everyone caught a warm and cozy nap.
The month of October has been a busy wedding month. On October 6th, Daniel's step brother Manly married his fiance' Becky in Josephine, AL. The setting was gorgeous and Becky was stunning. We had a great family weekend with their close friends.
Sweet Lincy
Uncle Daniel doing what he does...picking
Jennifer, Rachael, Daniel, Chris and Manly
Daniel and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary on October 9th. I can't believe we've been married 2 years already. I guess it is true, "Time flies when you're having fun."
Daniel and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary on October 9th. I can't believe we've been married 2 years already. I guess it is true, "Time flies when you're having fun."
Our friends Hunter and Tara got married on the 13th of October in Mapesville, AL and Daniel was in their wedding as well. Here is a link to their photographers page with a sample of their wedding pictures. AMAZING!! I might be just a little partial by saying "Wes is so talented and makes great pictures," but he is, and he did make our wedding pictures also.
06 September 2012
August (part 3)
Again, my precious husband and Mom stopped what they were doing to go back to Auburn with me and Molley. This time we met Dr. Kuo in the ER and he checked Molley out. He asked us to leave her for a little while for him to re-examine her and speak with Dr. Durrance, who wasn't in the Critical Care Unit at the time. An ultra-sound showed no change in the suspicious area of her stomach as well as her pancreas or lymph nodes. When we returned to the clinic we still had no answers. The only option we has to find out what was going on was exploratory surgery or a scope of her throat and stomach. There are a long list of details but the surgery seemed the best bet. Again, we had to say our good byes and leave Molls in Auburn.
The OR was booked for Tuesday and the doctors wanted to get fluids and possibly some food in Molley's system before surgery. Surgery was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Molley saw a neurologist on Tuesday to be sure she hadn't had a stroke that may be causing her problems swallowing. He cleared Molley for surgery.
On Wednesday Dr. Durrance called and they had decided to do the scope as well as the surgery to look at Molley's stomach from the inside first, then biopsy all four layers of her stomach and her liver as well as the inflamed lymph node. Because she wouldn't eat and hadn't eaten anything substantial in almost a week we opted for them to insert a feeding tube in her neck after surgery to insure that she got nutrition while we waited on biopsy results. The surgery started at 1:30 and lasted 3 hours. At 4, Daniel and I left to drive back to Auburn to see Molley when she woke up. I was NOT prepared for seeing her sedated and so pitiful.
The test run during surgery were all either inconclusive or normal. This meant Molley had to stay in ICU through the weekend then come home to wait For results from the biopsies.
On Friday I went through Auburn to see Molley again. What a sweet sight to see her tail wag. She was able to go outside for a short walk.
Below is Molley with her sweet sweet doctor, Dr. Durrance.
Molley did great though the weekend, she progressed from IV nutrition to liquid food through her feeding tube with no problems WOO HOO. She did spike a fever twice but that quickly went down when they removed her IV and catheter.
On Monday I was able to pick Molley up and bring her home. She did have a feeding tube and I had to learn how to feed her and give her the medication through her tube. Monday afternoon Nurse Nanny(My mom) helped me with everything and offered to keep Molley during the day while I worked. Daniel and I fed Molley that night and once more the next morning. On Tuesday I got this text:
And by Wednesday night the feeding tube was unnecessary. Molley was eating boiled chicken breast and her canned food on her own. On Friday she managed to pull her feeding tube loose by scratching it so Dr. Grider went ahead and took it out completely.
For the next week Molley ate boiled chicken and her new low fat canned dog food.
In the weeks following this, we learned that Molley does indeed suffer from chronic pancreatitis and possibly has an allergy to grains. The biopsies from her surgery showed that the had a severe stomach ulcer and the pancreatitis had destroyed her entire stomach lining and NO CANCER!! We are treating all of this and she is in the transition process to a grain free, low fat diet. I have researched dog food until my head is spinning. We started Molley on Taste of the Wild canned dog food this week and she LOVES it. Two varieties are 3.5% fat and they are all grain free.
I thank The Lord everyday for Dr.Grider, Dr.Durrance, Daniel, and my parents. Dr. Grider was so kind and compassionate(I owe him a box of kleenex for his office). I appreciate his honesty and caring spirit most of all. He was very clear with me that his first instinct was cancer, and he told me up front that she needed test run that he couldn't run in his office. Dr.Durrance called me twice a day with a full update on Molley. She emailed me in between. She loved on Molley while she was in her care also. Her love for her patients was very evident. She also refused to give up on finding the problem. She had Molley's case reviewed by every specialist possible, even a behaviorist, to discuss the possibility of an anxiety issue. Daniel and Daddy were my shoulders to cry on through all of this. At work I cried to Dad, and at home I cried to Daniel. Even if they thought my emotions were out of control they still gave me a hug and encouraged me to trust God and continue giving Molley to Him every time I got upset. Daniel made all those trips to Auburn with me, driving me home at all hours of the night while I cried. He has been there thought the sleepless nights, not complaining about the lights being turn on or losing sleep while I take Molley out for potty trips.
An my Mom... I can't say THANK YOU enough to her. She kept Molley every day while I worked. She's still keeping her everyday. She has cleaned up vomit, and other doggy accidents. She has administered medicines and feedings. She has been my source of medical explanations and Molley's nurse. She changed bandages when I thought I would get sick and she removed Molley's stitches and staples after surgery. We've lost count of the number of chicken breast she's boiled for Molley to eat.
God brought Molley and us to this, and HE has brought us through it. He knew how this would turn out, and He knows what the future holds. I have given this to HIM. While Molley was in the hospital God showed me that there was nothing at all that I could do to make her better. The only thing I could do was let it go and trust God with Molley's life.
Molley is doing great! Recovering so well. She is jumping in the car again, ready to go for a ride.
The hair on her legs is growing back quickly and she is enjoying football season.
Our biggest obstacle is being sure she doesn't get any food that isn't on her diet. No fatty foods and no grains. We have to keep our eyes on these two. Feeding the puppy is Charley Kate's new trick.
She still gets a little chilly. She did lose almost a quarter of her body weight in a months time. Morgan is a sweet sweet friend and let's Molley snuggle with her on these chilly mornings.
And we are back in action!!! Keeping a close eye on the yard, all the birds and especially this bunny
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The OR was booked for Tuesday and the doctors wanted to get fluids and possibly some food in Molley's system before surgery. Surgery was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Molley saw a neurologist on Tuesday to be sure she hadn't had a stroke that may be causing her problems swallowing. He cleared Molley for surgery.
On Wednesday Dr. Durrance called and they had decided to do the scope as well as the surgery to look at Molley's stomach from the inside first, then biopsy all four layers of her stomach and her liver as well as the inflamed lymph node. Because she wouldn't eat and hadn't eaten anything substantial in almost a week we opted for them to insert a feeding tube in her neck after surgery to insure that she got nutrition while we waited on biopsy results. The surgery started at 1:30 and lasted 3 hours. At 4, Daniel and I left to drive back to Auburn to see Molley when she woke up. I was NOT prepared for seeing her sedated and so pitiful.
The test run during surgery were all either inconclusive or normal. This meant Molley had to stay in ICU through the weekend then come home to wait For results from the biopsies.
On Friday I went through Auburn to see Molley again. What a sweet sight to see her tail wag. She was able to go outside for a short walk.
Below is Molley with her sweet sweet doctor, Dr. Durrance.
Molley did great though the weekend, she progressed from IV nutrition to liquid food through her feeding tube with no problems WOO HOO. She did spike a fever twice but that quickly went down when they removed her IV and catheter.
On Monday I was able to pick Molley up and bring her home. She did have a feeding tube and I had to learn how to feed her and give her the medication through her tube. Monday afternoon Nurse Nanny(My mom) helped me with everything and offered to keep Molley during the day while I worked. Daniel and I fed Molley that night and once more the next morning. On Tuesday I got this text:
And by Wednesday night the feeding tube was unnecessary. Molley was eating boiled chicken breast and her canned food on her own. On Friday she managed to pull her feeding tube loose by scratching it so Dr. Grider went ahead and took it out completely.
For the next week Molley ate boiled chicken and her new low fat canned dog food.
In the weeks following this, we learned that Molley does indeed suffer from chronic pancreatitis and possibly has an allergy to grains. The biopsies from her surgery showed that the had a severe stomach ulcer and the pancreatitis had destroyed her entire stomach lining and NO CANCER!! We are treating all of this and she is in the transition process to a grain free, low fat diet. I have researched dog food until my head is spinning. We started Molley on Taste of the Wild canned dog food this week and she LOVES it. Two varieties are 3.5% fat and they are all grain free.
I thank The Lord everyday for Dr.Grider, Dr.Durrance, Daniel, and my parents. Dr. Grider was so kind and compassionate(I owe him a box of kleenex for his office). I appreciate his honesty and caring spirit most of all. He was very clear with me that his first instinct was cancer, and he told me up front that she needed test run that he couldn't run in his office. Dr.Durrance called me twice a day with a full update on Molley. She emailed me in between. She loved on Molley while she was in her care also. Her love for her patients was very evident. She also refused to give up on finding the problem. She had Molley's case reviewed by every specialist possible, even a behaviorist, to discuss the possibility of an anxiety issue. Daniel and Daddy were my shoulders to cry on through all of this. At work I cried to Dad, and at home I cried to Daniel. Even if they thought my emotions were out of control they still gave me a hug and encouraged me to trust God and continue giving Molley to Him every time I got upset. Daniel made all those trips to Auburn with me, driving me home at all hours of the night while I cried. He has been there thought the sleepless nights, not complaining about the lights being turn on or losing sleep while I take Molley out for potty trips.
An my Mom... I can't say THANK YOU enough to her. She kept Molley every day while I worked. She's still keeping her everyday. She has cleaned up vomit, and other doggy accidents. She has administered medicines and feedings. She has been my source of medical explanations and Molley's nurse. She changed bandages when I thought I would get sick and she removed Molley's stitches and staples after surgery. We've lost count of the number of chicken breast she's boiled for Molley to eat.
God brought Molley and us to this, and HE has brought us through it. He knew how this would turn out, and He knows what the future holds. I have given this to HIM. While Molley was in the hospital God showed me that there was nothing at all that I could do to make her better. The only thing I could do was let it go and trust God with Molley's life.
Molley is doing great! Recovering so well. She is jumping in the car again, ready to go for a ride.
The hair on her legs is growing back quickly and she is enjoying football season.
Our biggest obstacle is being sure she doesn't get any food that isn't on her diet. No fatty foods and no grains. We have to keep our eyes on these two. Feeding the puppy is Charley Kate's new trick.
She still gets a little chilly. She did lose almost a quarter of her body weight in a months time. Morgan is a sweet sweet friend and let's Molley snuggle with her on these chilly mornings.
And we are back in action!!! Keeping a close eye on the yard, all the birds and especially this bunny
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August 2012 (part 2)
The second weekend in August my cousin Jana and her family came to visit so her husband, Todd, could go hog hunting. He did great and killed several hogs. They got to town on Friday night and the hunting began. Todd and D ad went out looking for hogs but didn't have luck finding any that night. On Saturday morning us girls were lazy and relaxed around the house all day. We swam in Mom's swimming pool and visited. On Saturday afternoon the guys went back out hunting and Todd got three pigs. Us girls had to go get pictures.
We had a great time hanging out with Jana, Todd, Chloe and Lydia. I think Dad and Lydia had the best weekend of all. Lydia is 6 and Dad let her drive his Samurai.
The video says it all!
I'm going to back up to the beginning of the week. We brought Molley home from Auburn and Monday we noticed right off that something wasn't right, Molley wasn't interested in her food at all. I thought at first that she was being stubborn and I would have to wait her out but she would eventually eat. By Tuesday night I knew I was wrong. The only thing she would eat was turkey baby food. After talking with Dr. Grider we decided that maybe Molley's stomach was absorbing her medicine that she was getting orally. From Wednesday on, Mom gave Molley shots to insure that she was getting the medicine into her system. AThis went on for the rest of the week. On Friday I gave Molley milk and she loved it but on Saturday she was sick all day from the milk. I stayed in constant contact will Dr. Grider and Dr. Durrance all weekend, writing down everything Molley ate...if anything. She would beg for food but wouldn't eat it when it was given to her. She tried so hard to eat turkey and even a little ground beef, so hard that she gagged herself trying. It was the hardest thing to watch. Through all of this she would drink water when she needed to.
I have to pause here and say that I was not the best hostess for the weekend. I was so emotional over Molley and she wasn't showing any improvements. I'm so sorry!!! All I could think about was the doctors said "it could be stomach cancer." My mind was in overdrive. Molley was walking around, tail wagging, but not eating and she could have cancer that would cause her to starve to death. I had to get a grip and I realized that was only going to happen when I let God have total control. I sang the song " I need the every hour" all day! Knowing that I couldn't and wouldn't put Molley through chemo lead to the worst thought ever. Having to make the "end of life" decision for my best friend(other than Daniel).
On Monday, when things with Molley weren't better, Mom took her back to Dr. Grider. He was alarmed at the amount of weight she had lost at this point(she was down to 14.4lbs from 18) and said we should take her back to Auburn, something just wasn't right.
To be continued...
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We had a great time hanging out with Jana, Todd, Chloe and Lydia. I think Dad and Lydia had the best weekend of all. Lydia is 6 and Dad let her drive his Samurai.
The video says it all!
I'm going to back up to the beginning of the week. We brought Molley home from Auburn and Monday we noticed right off that something wasn't right, Molley wasn't interested in her food at all. I thought at first that she was being stubborn and I would have to wait her out but she would eventually eat. By Tuesday night I knew I was wrong. The only thing she would eat was turkey baby food. After talking with Dr. Grider we decided that maybe Molley's stomach was absorbing her medicine that she was getting orally. From Wednesday on, Mom gave Molley shots to insure that she was getting the medicine into her system. AThis went on for the rest of the week. On Friday I gave Molley milk and she loved it but on Saturday she was sick all day from the milk. I stayed in constant contact will Dr. Grider and Dr. Durrance all weekend, writing down everything Molley ate...if anything. She would beg for food but wouldn't eat it when it was given to her. She tried so hard to eat turkey and even a little ground beef, so hard that she gagged herself trying. It was the hardest thing to watch. Through all of this she would drink water when she needed to.
I have to pause here and say that I was not the best hostess for the weekend. I was so emotional over Molley and she wasn't showing any improvements. I'm so sorry!!! All I could think about was the doctors said "it could be stomach cancer." My mind was in overdrive. Molley was walking around, tail wagging, but not eating and she could have cancer that would cause her to starve to death. I had to get a grip and I realized that was only going to happen when I let God have total control. I sang the song " I need the every hour" all day! Knowing that I couldn't and wouldn't put Molley through chemo lead to the worst thought ever. Having to make the "end of life" decision for my best friend(other than Daniel).
On Monday, when things with Molley weren't better, Mom took her back to Dr. Grider. He was alarmed at the amount of weight she had lost at this point(she was down to 14.4lbs from 18) and said we should take her back to Auburn, something just wasn't right.
To be continued...
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04 September 2012
August 2012 (part one)
Let me actually start in the last week of July. It's all a little blurry now, but that's the week that Molley (my almost 12 year old Cocker Spaniel) started getting sick. Before I go any further, i am sorry if the details are boring. I just want to remember this month, or maybe forget it to an extent. I am a googler, so I googled her symptoms and read that I should take her food away for 24 hours and limit her water to see if the vomiting stopped. I think this was on Friday. On Saturday(July 28th) we went to Troy for a baby shower for Riggs Kelly that happened to be at Dr. Doug Hawkins' house who is a veterinarian in Troy. I talked to him about Molley and he sent me home with some medicine for her. This medicine worked for a few hours, but she was still getting sick.
(here is Molley begging for her food when I had to take it up for 24 hours)
This continued until Monday and I took her to her vet in Monroeville. Dr. Grider did an x-ray and saw that Molley's intestines were inflamed and he gave her medicine for this an nausea and I brought her home that night. I gave her the medicine and she ate a few small pieces of hot dog. After that, she wouldn't eat anything!!! Nothing!!! I tried cheese, I tried sandwich meat, everything I could think of to feed her. Mom was cooking chicken and rice for Molley, and she wouldn't eat. She seemed to want the food, however when she started chewing the food she would drop it back on the floor. This went on until Friday and I took her back to Dr. Grider. he was getting very concerned at this point due to the amount of weight she was loosing(she was down to 15.3lbs). The only thing we were able to get her to eat that week was ice cream. Dr. Grider was concerned that she may have Addison's disease or worse cancer, so he suggested that I take her to the Emergency Care Unit at Auburn University's small animal clinic. Daniel, Mom and I jumped in the car and made it to Auburn just before the 3pm cut off time. We had to get her there before 3pm or they would have to keep her all weekend to do the needed test on Monday. To say I was a basket case would be an understatement. I cried all the way to Auburn and just held on to Molley. The ER doctors were so kind and understanding while they evaluated Molley's case. They asked us to leave her with them for an hour or so to run test and do blood work. They passed Molley's case on to an resident doctor named Dr. Ashley Durrance. While Molley was having her test run we drove over to Opelika to buy Daniel a new pair of golf shoes. It wasn't long before Dr. Durrance called and said Molley has a severe case of Pancreatitis and would need a few days of treatments and a new low fat diet to get her back to normal. We had two options. We could take Molley home and give her the medicines there or leave her in Auburn and they could give her the medicines through an IV as well as fluids and nutrition. Knowing that she hadn't eaten in almost a week, I opted to let her stay in Auburn where she could get the nutrition and medicine and 24 hour care. We went back by the clinic to visit her before we left town. While we were there, Dr. Durrance wanted to go over somethings with us that they found during an ultrasound of Molley's abdomen. There was the obvious irritation to her pancreas, a slightly enlarged lymph node near her pancreas and a thickened portion of her stomach that really seemed to concern the doctors. Dr. Durrance asked that we bring Molley back after a month for them to recheck this finding. Honestly, as we left that night I didn't think much at all about the finding with her stomach. I was convinced it was just pancreatitis and she would be all good on Sunday. Saturday I had one sad pitiful puppy on my hands. Shula missed Molley as much as the rest of us did.
On Sunday Daniel's Mom and Melissa drove me to Auburn to get Molley, it was time to go home and get all this behind us.
We left Auburn with new medicine, new dog food, and a sleepy Molley.
Sidenote: Molley was on Prednisone for the inflammation in her intestines which made the pancreatitis hurt worse. She had to be weened off of this so she still felt bad when we came home.
When we got home we were giving Molley anti-nausea medication, an appetite stimulant, Tagamet and the prednisone. The nurses were able to get her to eat two whole cans of her dog food while in ICU at Auburn. Things were looking great!!
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(here is Molley begging for her food when I had to take it up for 24 hours)
This continued until Monday and I took her to her vet in Monroeville. Dr. Grider did an x-ray and saw that Molley's intestines were inflamed and he gave her medicine for this an nausea and I brought her home that night. I gave her the medicine and she ate a few small pieces of hot dog. After that, she wouldn't eat anything!!! Nothing!!! I tried cheese, I tried sandwich meat, everything I could think of to feed her. Mom was cooking chicken and rice for Molley, and she wouldn't eat. She seemed to want the food, however when she started chewing the food she would drop it back on the floor. This went on until Friday and I took her back to Dr. Grider. he was getting very concerned at this point due to the amount of weight she was loosing(she was down to 15.3lbs). The only thing we were able to get her to eat that week was ice cream. Dr. Grider was concerned that she may have Addison's disease or worse cancer, so he suggested that I take her to the Emergency Care Unit at Auburn University's small animal clinic. Daniel, Mom and I jumped in the car and made it to Auburn just before the 3pm cut off time. We had to get her there before 3pm or they would have to keep her all weekend to do the needed test on Monday. To say I was a basket case would be an understatement. I cried all the way to Auburn and just held on to Molley. The ER doctors were so kind and understanding while they evaluated Molley's case. They asked us to leave her with them for an hour or so to run test and do blood work. They passed Molley's case on to an resident doctor named Dr. Ashley Durrance. While Molley was having her test run we drove over to Opelika to buy Daniel a new pair of golf shoes. It wasn't long before Dr. Durrance called and said Molley has a severe case of Pancreatitis and would need a few days of treatments and a new low fat diet to get her back to normal. We had two options. We could take Molley home and give her the medicines there or leave her in Auburn and they could give her the medicines through an IV as well as fluids and nutrition. Knowing that she hadn't eaten in almost a week, I opted to let her stay in Auburn where she could get the nutrition and medicine and 24 hour care. We went back by the clinic to visit her before we left town. While we were there, Dr. Durrance wanted to go over somethings with us that they found during an ultrasound of Molley's abdomen. There was the obvious irritation to her pancreas, a slightly enlarged lymph node near her pancreas and a thickened portion of her stomach that really seemed to concern the doctors. Dr. Durrance asked that we bring Molley back after a month for them to recheck this finding. Honestly, as we left that night I didn't think much at all about the finding with her stomach. I was convinced it was just pancreatitis and she would be all good on Sunday. Saturday I had one sad pitiful puppy on my hands. Shula missed Molley as much as the rest of us did.
On Sunday Daniel's Mom and Melissa drove me to Auburn to get Molley, it was time to go home and get all this behind us.
We left Auburn with new medicine, new dog food, and a sleepy Molley.
Sidenote: Molley was on Prednisone for the inflammation in her intestines which made the pancreatitis hurt worse. She had to be weened off of this so she still felt bad when we came home.
When we got home we were giving Molley anti-nausea medication, an appetite stimulant, Tagamet and the prednisone. The nurses were able to get her to eat two whole cans of her dog food while in ICU at Auburn. Things were looking great!!
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21 August 2012
Who Wants Free Fabric??? I DO, I DO!!!
Who doesn't love something for free? What about free fabric? New fabric always seems to inspire me into new projects. Warehouse Fabrics is having a fabric giveaway and giving you a chance to win a $50 gift card for fabric. Check them out!!
Click HERE
04 July 2012
4th of July...Celebrating Supermen
In honor of the 4th of July, I want to take the time to remember and do something special for the Servicemen, Supermen, in our families. Daniel and I grew up with grandfathers who both served in WWII, Daniel's grandfather, for the Army, in Germany, and mine on a Naval ship off the coast of Africa. My Dad also served in the Army National Guard. Having these men in our lives brings special meaning to the Fourth of July and a special place in our hearts for all who serve our country. To say "Thank you" would be an understatement, but, THANK YOU!!! To all the men and women who serve in our military and the families of those men and women who sacrifice just as much.
Our Grandfathers
Cody A. Crawford
Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army
Thomas A. Black
Petty Officer First Class U.S. Navy
Daddy
Kenneth M. Smith
Specialist Fourth Class U.S. Army National Guard
Charlie Daniels says it beautifully...enjoy!
Our Grandfathers
Cody A. Crawford
Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army
Thomas A. Black
Petty Officer First Class U.S. Navy
Daddy
Kenneth M. Smith
Specialist Fourth Class U.S. Army National Guard
Charlie Daniels says it beautifully...enjoy!
23 June 2012
Our Nieces...lately
These two girlies are so much fun. Have you ever seen such Cuteness???
Shula's new best friend, Lincy.
Mrs. Ginger and Melissa came to Chestnut for an afternoon visit and they brought Lincy with them. I've never seen Shula with a child and wasn't sure how she would behave. Shula and Lincy both loved each other. Lincy loved a dog that would lay still and Shula loved that Lincy would pet her constantly.
Shula teaching Lincy to shake.
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Charley Kate in her favorite colors
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Lincy's First Birthday
We had a family dinner at the Old School House restaurant in Troy, AL for Lincy's birthday. Everyone was there to celebrate.
Lincy was not interested in her cake at all, she wanted to drink from the sippy cup with a straw.
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Tally's first beach trip
May 20th was Tom's 30th birthday, so we all went to the beach to celebrate. It was Charley Kate's first trip to the beach and first time in the sand.
She loved the water.
Nanny with Tally
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Weekend with Hoot N Nanny
They have the best toys.
Working in the tractor with Hoot.
Lovin some websites
I thought I would share a few of my new favorite websites.
When Daniel has to work weekends or nights, I spend my time reading or working on Pinterest projects. There is a great website out there called Goodreads that lets you connect with friends and share book reviews and what you are reading now. "Bookselves" are used to organize your books and share with friends. There is a "Read," "to-read," and "Currently Reading" shelf on the profile to organize books. Currently I am reading the Harry Potter series. I know, I'm a little late but I own and LOVE all the movies and thought I needed to see what I was missing in the books. There are a few small details that aren't in the movies that the books cover. Here is a link to my Goodreads profile if your a reader and want to join in the fun.
Then there is Pinterest...Oh how I love thee Pinterest. I have posted several projects in the past that I saw on Pinterest and made at home. Items like burp cloths for expecting friends, shoes for new babies and ear-bud holder for iPhone headphones. My "Sewing Ideas" board is HUGE!!! Stay tuned for more project posts, I have several in the works. If you haven't already, check it out. If your looking for home decor ideas, style ideas, jewelry, recipes, or holiday decorations, Pinterest has it.
Let me know if you are on either site, I'd love to follow you and share ideas.
When Daniel has to work weekends or nights, I spend my time reading or working on Pinterest projects. There is a great website out there called Goodreads that lets you connect with friends and share book reviews and what you are reading now. "Bookselves" are used to organize your books and share with friends. There is a "Read," "to-read," and "Currently Reading" shelf on the profile to organize books. Currently I am reading the Harry Potter series. I know, I'm a little late but I own and LOVE all the movies and thought I needed to see what I was missing in the books. There are a few small details that aren't in the movies that the books cover. Here is a link to my Goodreads profile if your a reader and want to join in the fun.
Then there is Pinterest...Oh how I love thee Pinterest. I have posted several projects in the past that I saw on Pinterest and made at home. Items like burp cloths for expecting friends, shoes for new babies and ear-bud holder for iPhone headphones. My "Sewing Ideas" board is HUGE!!! Stay tuned for more project posts, I have several in the works. If you haven't already, check it out. If your looking for home decor ideas, style ideas, jewelry, recipes, or holiday decorations, Pinterest has it.
Let me know if you are on either site, I'd love to follow you and share ideas.
14 May 2012
Chestnut Golf Cart
Daniel has been looking for the perfect golf cart for driving through the woods at our house. For months he's searched Craig's list for exactly what he wanted. Nothing was ever available or the price wasn't right. On Saturday we decided we would give the "old Samurai" a try. We knew it had been sitting up and would need some work to get it going again but that's ok, we were prepared for a little work. On Sunday Mom, Dad and I went to see of we could at least get it to Chestnut to have nearby so we could do the work needed. To our surprise, the little guy started up with only a new battery. After a little elbow grease and "adjusting" by Dad, it was ready to go. We actually drove it to Chestnut and then all over the property at home. Check it out!!
Before the cleaning. We took out the nasty carpet and the ratty old tire cover. I think it needs a new paint job (Mrs Deedie;-)) and an Auburn tire cover. Here is what I was thinking:
Daniel said "No" to my painting idea (Sorry Mrs Deedie). I thought flowers on the hood would be great. I guess they don't go well in the woods and they would stand out just a little bit. Maybe a camo pattern will be better. BOO!
The hood strap is awesome, huh?
Still cleaning the windows.
This is going to be a fun adventure.
Before the cleaning. We took out the nasty carpet and the ratty old tire cover. I think it needs a new paint job (Mrs Deedie;-)) and an Auburn tire cover. Here is what I was thinking:
Daniel said "No" to my painting idea (Sorry Mrs Deedie). I thought flowers on the hood would be great. I guess they don't go well in the woods and they would stand out just a little bit. Maybe a camo pattern will be better. BOO!
The hood strap is awesome, huh?
Still cleaning the windows.
This is going to be a fun adventure.
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