We're back!!!

We did make it back from Bama and we had a great time. We got home around 11:30 pm on July 17th. Thanks for the sweet comments about our home in Mobile. We have found a home here and we have been busy. We close tomorrow the 29th. Had to find someone to put in a mailbox. Bought a freezer to be delivered Saturday and two rocker recliners for the living room. We found a patio set (for the screened-in deck) but since they wouldn't let us buy it and hold it there until this weekend, we'll just have to hope they still have one this weekend. Blinds were installed yesterday and a storage building will be set up Friday afternoon. Also bought new bedroom furniture and mattresses for the girls. So all that searching and shopping wore me out...ha. Did have a night out at the steakhouse during that time, with a margarita...yum.

I finally have a home with a front porch...did have a small porch in Texas that held two Cr@cker B@rrel rockers. Hubby has his screened-in deck and regular deck. 

 Took these last two today when we did the final walk through.

We still have a month left on the apartment lease, so we don't have to rush to move everything in a weekend. 

Have a great Friday!!

Sheila

Finally a good rain...

Thanks for all the sweet comments. The header picture is Shawn's daughter and son, they went down to the beach for the day. The top picture on the side is them too, when they were a little younger. The other two are our grandsons.

We sold our house in Alabama...Yay!  Gave the new owners the keys on July 6th.

Went to lunch with an old classmate and his wife on Wednesday. Same one who took the boys golfing. Enjoyed it, saw a couple of my teachers from high school too.

We had a good rain yesterday evening, started out with thunder boomers and lightning, but continued as a steady rain. A friend of mine and her little boy came by and her, Mom and I sat outside and talked and watched it rain. The only drawback, it was a little muggier outside this morning.

Oh yeah, Rylie (dog) turned three yesterday.

Have a great day!
Take care,
Sheila

The 4th and Family...

We had a wonderful 4th of July. My brother Carl and his family were here over the weekend. My youngest brother Shawn and his family got here early Sunday morning and left Friday evening. A friend I graduated with set the boys up with a golf game at the country club on Sunday afternoon (yes, the little town I'm from has a country club believe it or not...ha).

Shawn (in golf cart in green) Hubby in yellow,

striped shirt is my Uncle John, Red shirt is Carl.

The girls went for a pedicure in Enterprise while the boys played golf. We had a lot of company during the week. We ate good too...ha. Grilled hamburgers, brats, sausage and chicken, Grilled fajitas another night, a night out at the Mexican restaurant and of course a steak night.

Iliana, Mom and Shawn

Now all that's left are me and the girls. We'll head home on Saturday. Jarin is heading down to Mobile to see her friends today. Cori went down and stayed with friends the first week we were here. I have been reading and catching up with my blogs. Jack I need to find the owner of that 'Alabama RV' so I can buy it...ha.

Have a great day and try to stay cool in this heat!
Take care,
Sheila

Greetings from Alabama, wish you were here...

It is time to catch you up a little. The girls and I headed down to Alabama last Saturday. It was a good trip and the weather was nice. Saw a pretty sunset, then later on a cloud full of lightning, but it stayed in the cloud. It was kind of neat. From the previous post, we survived graduation, then on June 16th and 17th Cori and I had to attend ‘SOAR’ at UNC Greensboro. I am still recovering from that…ha. We were both ‘sore’ from that experience, lots of walking. But she is registered for classes in the fall and we have a good supply of pens and such from the expo on the last day. Met another Mother who is a Fannie Flagg fan (Fried Green Tomatoes Author).

We had a thunderstorm and rain Tuesday; electricity went out for about an hour.
My brothers and their families from Atlanta and San Antonio should be here this weekend and Hubby too. All the animals have become re-acquainted…ha. I ate my broasted chicken tonight, forgot to get some at Christmas. There will be a fireworks show at the lake on July 4th.

Okay I’ve caught you up for now. Hope everyone has a great 4th of July weekend.

Take care,
Sheila

Congratulations to our 2011 Graduate....

Congratulations to our daughter Cori!!!

June 11, 2011

12:00 pm

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Going for the diploma

(center behind red-headed guy)

After the ceremony...didn't waste time shedding the gown

Well our youngest has graduated high school.  We ordered a DVD of the graduation and they will have some photos available for purchase also. We tried to find R3d L0bst3r afterward but the GPS took us to S@ms Club...Hubby said "I guess we can go in S@ms and buy some shrimp"...ha.  So we went to her second choice....IH0P...

We will celebrate with family and friends when we head to Alabama soon. 

Hubby also celebrated a birthday on the 5th. He says he's not counting them anymore. 

We are 'enjoying' hot temps, followed by mild stormy weather with a little rain, that cools things off a little. 

Take care,

Sheila

Happy 25th Anniversary...

 The Early Years...

Christmas 1986 at Hubby's parents.

Summer of '87

Sometime in 1988

We had a good holiday weekend. Went and looked inside a couple of homes over the weekend. Monday morning we went out for breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Hubby asked if I wanted to go out tonight, but I'd rather wait until the weekend. We are getting into the 90's here, though the temp gauge in my car shows 100 degrees yesterday and today.  Tomorrow is dental check-up day for us girls.

Take care,

Sheila

Memorial Day...

For those that didn't make it home

(image from internet)