Sunday, January 22, 2012

Catch up time...

I have not left the planet. The Christmas decorations are gone. We took down the outside ones the weekend after we got home. But I like to leave the tree inside up for just a little longer so I can enjoy it. I lose two weeks or so when we go home for Christmas...ha. Well, the girls and I stay longer, Hubby got a week...

 Sam enjoyed the Christmas paper.
Doesn't he just look ornery?

 Shawn (brother) and Iliana (his wife) in the pecan tree.
I think they were trying to shake down some pecans.
Then he started throwing a rope with a lock on it to wrap around the limb
and shake, but toward the end it got hung and took about an hour before 
he got it loose...ha. But we did get a lot of pecans picked up, then taken to get cracked,
then we shelled them.
 Miss Morgan (niece) was sweeping them off the shed.

 Last weekend I helped Hubby build him a step up to his shed. I was the official board holder and co-carrier. He was trying out one of his new drills. I did get to set up the charger and charge the batteries. He was very happy with the drill's performance...ha.

Oh, I have proved to be psychic. Remember back when we first moved into the house and they hooked up our phone across the empty lot to a box on the other side? And I was afraid, as has happened in the past, that when they started building a house next door that said cable would get cut? Well it did happen...maybe I should invest in a crystal ball....I went out to make them aware of the fact...they would call it in...I had a card from the guy that came out when I was trying to get it moved before this happened, so I called him too and he called it in to dispatch...don't know if the one that cut it actually called or not. But the next morning, while I was looking for the main 800 number to make sure it had been called in, my phone rang...fixed. The builder is supposed to bury it before they pour the driveway.....we'll see how that goes, I hope for the best.

Last but not least, we are going to extend the driveway so three cars can park next to each other. Hopefully as soon as the rain stops and the ground dries out a little...

Roll Tide,
Sheila

Monday, January 9, 2012

Tis said...

This is an article written for our local newspaper in my hometown. The late Mr. Hal Lynch (1927-2006) was once an actor (and I think he wrote for TV also) who moved back home. You can Google him to find out more info. But this story is about my Mom's Aunt Ida, who was a sister to her father. I hope you can enlarge it enough to read it. When I open it on my computer I can zoom in, so if you need to you may copy it to your computer and try that.


She and her husband George owned the Royal Theatre, he also owned a couple of
Drive-ins and later a gun repair shop. Mom, add or correct as needed...

Ida Anderson Owen

Sunday, January 8, 2012

We made it back.....

We headed to Bama the Tuesday before Christmas and got home late this past Tuesday...and it was cold up here when we got back, but no snow... : '(
Jarin and I went to the Festival of Lights at T@nglewood P@rk the Thursday before we left. Thought I would sure some of the pics we took.


Entrance to the park





Snowman throws snowball, middle one ducks


We enjoyed our time in Alabama, sad to see it end. Thanks for all the holiday wishes, hope you all had a great Christmas. Hope the new year 2012 is your best yet. 
Take care, Sheila
PS. Happy Birthday Elvis!!!