Mother Nature

Yesterday...Hazel Green...Barb took this picture with her phone..behind her shop..

These little girls got their hair fixed as well as new hats today..

What a differene a day makes...

The sinus surgery went well yesterday...in spite of a couple of unexpected twists, a procedure that took two hours instead of 45 min., an anesthesiologists who was forboding,
and because of a good doctor who shared that "we really made him earn his money" !..I feel great! Thank you Dr. McCary. Thank you Barbara...Thank you Ron and Becky for being there with her.

'Really looking forward to feeling "normal" again...

The temp was 71 degress yesterday....maybe by the end of the week I will be working in the yard...

lets talk

Wow...no posting for a month..whats been going on ?...not much...'just been crotching hats and ?? crotching hats..

...could talk about the weather...b-o-r-e-i-n-g-...nice weather followed by very cold ...in Jan. the bulbs began to pop up through the ground...

lots of rain....

my new friend...London...
London is the daughter of Christina, the young woman who works at Barbs shop as the massage therapist..she works by appt. only and is just getting back on the job after taking her "baby" leave...I've been keeping the little one some...'bout once a week..a couple of hours...Good therapy for my soul...

Molly...
 she is now 8 months old!!! weighs about 7 lbs...and is just about at her maximum size ..I think... As feisty and loving as ever !!!...very sweet - loves to be outside when the kids are here after school on Barbs days-off..
I let her go outside early am...at dawn and at dusk...when there is little activity around...we're on about 3 acres at the end of the developement so I feel it's pretty safe for her...except for maybe, snakes and other critters.  She usually stays on the property and is ready to come back inside after 20 min or so..I hate for her to have to stay inside and she does not like being leashed...there are two small dogs that find their way back here every day...Molly is getting "fixed" this week...

my health...bah-humbug...COPD-????. Chronic, acute wheezing, coughing, weakness...I've seen pulmonary dr...heart dr... been to ER for emergency breathing treatment...steroids...I've had many tests the last couple of months.....

chemical stress test, sonograms, xrays, CTScans, breathing tests, Upper GI...all seems to be in order except for the sinus that were operated on about 20 years ago...It's no longer a cavatity but is full of benign polyps???  which causes chronic infection, etc....will find out Tuesday when I'm scheduled for sinus surgery ...again...

2012

'Half way through January already...my youngest child has reached 50 !...Barbara will be 55 tomorrow...!!!  and we celebrated my 77th. birthday on the 10th...Laura was here for 3 days!!! What a blessing my children are to me!


The three of us went to a Spirited Art class.  Impressionest art is not my favorite thing but it was very nice being able to do something together.

Laura bought me a new computer desk and file cart..and she even got to assemble it herself .. :)

The file cart had to be shipped from the factory ...it arrived after she went back home so I have the pleasure of putting it together...

work in progress as we speak...

The pieces are very heavy and I have to sit in the floor to do it...so progress has been slow...today for sure, tho..

Family Weekend in the mountains at Gatlinburg

Huntsville-Chattanooga-Knoxville-Gatlinburg...420miles -12people-3 vechiles


FAMILY TIME AT GATLINBURG DEC 2011

Seasons Greetings

daughter Nicki and her Christmas hat...

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It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Sunday afternoon Barbara hosted a "Christmas Shower" at her home for a friend soon to be married ... so decorated for Christmas a little earlier than usual. Plus her two brothers and one of her sisters will be here this week for Thanksgiving...so....they also get to see how beautiful her home is this time of year.
Enjoy the video. ... I failed to take pictures of the outside which is also aglow with lights..

Creativity Takes Courage

Delicious hamburgers, the best onion rings in the world, and GREAT Shakes all wrapped up in the 50's ambiance...
http://cheeburger.com/home2/index.asp

followed by going next door to http://myspiritedart.com/locations/huntsville/ for a fun and creative evening with friends..

Veterans Day

This morning Thomas and I put flags on his PaPa Peete's grave.

God Bless Our Veterans

A rerun from a year or two back but worth watching again, don't you think?

Christmas is coming to The Gentle Touch Salon and Spa

Barb doesn't have her tree up yet but they've been working very hard to "Christmas up" everything else.....so pretty!

Veterans Day Program

Yesterday at Thomas and Coopers school (Lynn Fanning Elementary)  a program was presented honoring veterans.  The students were encouraged to bring a picture of a relative who was, or had been, a veteran.  The pictures were displayed in the hall.  During the program all the names of the vets were called. Each student was given a balloon that was later released. It was a moving experience...I was not the only one who had to dry their eyes.

CaraMia Day

Why God made little girls

God made the world with its towering trees,
majestic mountains and restless seas,
then paused and said, 'It needs one more thing.'
Someone to laugh and dance and sing,
to walk in the woods and gather flowers,
to commune with nature in quiet hours.
So God made little girls
with laughing eyes and bouncing curls,
with joyful hearts, and beautiful smiles,
enchanting ways and feminine wiles.
And when He'd completed the task He'd begun,
he was pleased and proud of the job He'd done.
For the world when seen through a little girl's eyes
greatly resembles paradise.

Morgan Doe

Molly ... "before and after" grooming...

Fall Colors at Peete's Landing

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Red Hat Society

My latest hat creation...modeled by Barbara...
I made this one for my sister-in-law who is a member of the "Red Hat Society"

A Fresh Endeavour

So now I've taken leave of life,
I thought you'd like to know, I still
Possess a mind in love, oh wife;
A soulful eye to catch a show of
Silent beauty – ever yours;

An ear to pick the metaphors
Of tonal dance in words you say,
Grasp a thought in verse you pray
Inside your head, bemused of mind,
Softly mournful, intertwined with
Understanding tears.

I'll drift a whisper o'er to you
To tell that I am quietly calm;
Keeping time till your adieu
To flesh, upon the carol of a
Psalm of consummation.
 Now!
A fresh endeavour – we're forever
One together, resting yonder,
Cross our open plane of blue.

 Mark R Slaughter 2009

Molly Girl

She's finally growing into her Texas Longhorn sweater...and she has needed it this week...but it's going back up into the 70's today..