Our Anniversary...

We celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary today.

We grilled out. We also worked outside. He cut grass and trimmed. I swept and washed the back porch and cleaned the table to the patio set. Still have some cushions and chairs to clean. We both carried the firepit off the deck and washed it out.

I am going to post some pictures, but I am just to tired to scan them tonight.

I have a backlog of film that I have started taking in to be developed. I take 3 rolls at a time, when I get that back I take 3 more. It has been almost like Christmas opening them to find out what is on them...ha. The earliest ones so far has been from summer 2001.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.
Sheila

Fun after graduation...

Hello Everyone,

Now more about graduation night...'J' and her friend went to Pensacola Beach afterward to see Britney Spears...

Since I put up the photo of hubby's legs I thought it was only fair I put something on here for Jack...

I wanna be a cowboy and you can be my cowgirl...

Hello everyone,

Let me fill you in on the goings on...Thursday we had graduation, 'J' and her friend went to see a musical act in Florida after graduation (more on that later).

Friday Hubby took off work and played golf, good thing because it rained the rest of the time. Plus it's hard to get him to take off. He wanted to dig up the little strip of grass between our walkway and front flower bed and plant flowers, so he picked up some at Lowe's, Home Depot and Target.

We had the graduation party Saturday night for 'J' and her graduating friends at her friend's who had a pool. We had plenty of food, hot dogs, hamburgers, vegetable plate, fruit, beans, chips, dips, cake. They decorated the garage in a Hawaiian style with palm trees and coconut shaped cups for all the graduates. They sang karaoke while the food was grilled, we ate, then in a bit they all went swimming. The dip for the fruit was good, small jar of marshmallow creme and 8oz cream cheese or 2 cream cheeses and a large jar of marshmallow creme. After swimming they came in and cut the cake, then we all joined in on the karaoke. No adult would use the mike though, we just sang along in our chairs...ha.

Sunday Hubby got ready to trim the bushes in front before digging up the grass and planting flowers. Since we had just put down new pine straw, he wanted as much protection as possible in case a snake had slithered in...

He's had these boots since before we were married and that will be 23 years in 4 days.

The title of my entry is also the title of a song we heard alot (and sang along with) when we were first married.

A few years ago I searched hi and low for a CD with the song on it,

I didn't know who sang it or if that was the real title but I finally found one

and it was part of his anniversary present that year.

Now if I had just had a cowboy hat to put on him...ha.

(I warned him I was putting it on my blog)

This is for Helen, this is what I have gotten out of my onion seeds so far.

'J' and her friend also went to my parents on Sunday and came back today, then headed to Dauphin Island so they could have a little more beach time before her friend went home tomorrow. They are at Red Lobster now, her friend has never eaten there.

We grilled out Monday after the rain slacked off. I won't say what we grilled, I don't want to fling a craving on Jack.

Tuesday was back to school for 'C', she had a test today and 2 tomorrow then she will get out around 11:00 am tomorrow. I think her friend is going to come home with her.

I am waiting for an icee and sugar babies when 'J' gets home...ha.

Have a great day tomorrow,

Sheila

Graduation May 21, 2009

Congratulations!!!

"J"

We love you!!

J is the graduate in the middle

Second grad from left

Front right

about center (to the left of the head...ha)-going up to the stage

Just after shaking hands and receiving her diploma

It was utter chaos going to and leaving the graduation

but well worth it. I appreciate small schools more now...ha.

Their mascot 'Baker Hornets'


Later,

Sheila

Our budding artist...

Hi,

It's 'J's big day. She will be graduating tonight.

But right now I wanted to let you see two pictures that 'C' won second place for in the Spring Art show at School.

this was from a picture in a magazine.

Now this picture she had to draw without
looking at the paper.

She also won third place with one, but the girl that brought her artwork back to her liked it, so she gave it to her. When she was in pre-school, the teachers told me one day that she drew santa on his sleigh with his reindeer on the chalk board. It was very good for a 4 year old. But the unique thing was she drew them from the feet up....So, congratulations to 'C' for her ribbons.

I hope everyone is having a nice day. It was sunny earlier but it is clouding up now. If it is going to rain I hope it gets it over with before the graduation.

Take care,

Sheila

A long day...

Hi,

I had a long day today and I am tired. I left home around 9:30am to run an errand. Then I went by the high school for Honors Day for the seniors. It was over about 11:30am so a group of us went to eat lunch at O'Charley's. Then I went to dry cleaners and Sears. Back to high school to pick up youngest child from school, take her home, pick up oldest child and head out again to Mall, Best Buy and Target. We had popcorn when we came out of Target and the wind blew some of mine onto the ground. We were attacked by seagulls...ha. Well not really attacked ourselves but they dive bombed the popcorn on the ground and I was hoping they wouldn't come after the popcorn in the bags...ha. Finally we got home around 6:30pm. My feet and back were aching. I cooked and we ate and now I'm resting...finally...Sleep should come easy tonight...ha.

Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow,
Sheila

A day to work outside...

Hi,

We were busy today. We cleaned out the beds by the deck today and planted some new things. Some of the things we had planted there kind of outgrew the space. Hubby moved those to the back of the yard. We put down pine straw back there too. We planted our vegetables also, we'll see how they do. I'm also trying to grow some green onions from seed. We were racing to beat the rain...ha. It is supposed to make it into the high 50's tonight. It is about 61 right now. We did get a little thunder and rain.

Well the countdown to graduation begins. 'J' graduates on Thursday the 21st. She has a friend from Washington state who is flying in on Wednesday and staying through the 28th. A graduation party on Saturday. Then she plans to go up to her Grandparents, probably on Sunday.

Take care,
Sheila