I am Dreaming Of A White Christmas

White Christmas Tree that is. I am trying to get a little decorating done around here for Christmas. I have to do mine in stages anymore. I got my wreath up,reindeer out and the two trees by the door. Then I got to thinking of a white tree[I know it not the traditional color] I had seen it a few days earlier and it had stuck in my mind. So I started thinking of it and what colors I would decorate it with if I had any lights that would work etc.etc. Thursday I went to purchase the tree. Saturday night I finally found time to get it up and here is the results. Now this is my tree in my downstairs office a frilly ,girly tree just for me to enjoy. I'll do the traditional one later with all my red and green ornaments as old as I am . All the things that remind you of Christmas Past.Of course I did add a few forty year old ones on this tree.

My Grandson

Hayden came down for a visit Wednesday afternoon. While I was cooking dinner he was playing in the kitchen cabinet's . He took the pans out and decided to crawl inside .I got this picture. He also spent the night Friday night he is walking some now . I tried to get him in action . We had a good time it is nice to have a small one to snuggle with.

The Chickens Are Back

Well vacation is over time for work again. We have been busy for the past few days getting ready for the arrival of new baby chicks. We now have all of them back on the farm except for one house. They will arrive Thursday morning. That's about 230,000 chickens now. On Thanksgiving I was looking through some pictures and found the one I had made of the girls with baby chicks. The day was cool and windy. We were pretty busy all day. Matthew and I did have an adventure we were driving around to the back of the chicken house and got stuck yes we had rain and it was muddy and slippery. He had backed up to the bank and was almost in a huge gully. We got out and looked he told me to set on the tailgate and he would try again to get out . Well he put the pedal to the metal[ and with my small amount of extra weight] out we came.

Thanksgiving 2007

Another Thanksgiving has come and gone. I think we all ate too much as usual. We had company in this year my sister Lesa and her husband Dewayne and the girls Bridget and Tessa. We had a good time talking and eating and of course playing with the girls. I hadn't seen them in a while so it was good to have them. The girls were actually arguing over me they each wanted me to themselves. Now that was nice. Matthew and Hayden came by for a few minutes and I got a picture.All in all it was a nice day to spend time with family and reflect upon what we are thankful for. My list is long God first,family and church family. My health and job and being able to do my job. We never know what life holds in store for us we should enjoy each day God has given us because it is a gift from him.We missed Miranda and Dave but glad we got to go visit them just last week . we are not eating many left overs this year as we ate most everything. Which is good. I hate to eat turkey for 3 or 4 days. That is another thing to be thankful for .

The Shoes

I recently had a Doctor's visit and while I was sitting there waiting to be seen a sales girl came in she was also waiting to show her drugs and such to the Dr. I noticed the shoes she had on and though those are so cute[I never used to be so crazy about shoes it was my daughter]. I commented on how I liked them and she told me that she purchased them in Rome and how to find the store.On Friday I just didn't want to work or be in the house. I always miss Miranda more so when I have been out for a visit when I first get home. I thought of the shoes so decided to go look the store up. It's called Becky's shoes and they sell all brand names. I searched Alie after Alie looking just for these shoes at last I found one pair in my size.They are Kenneth Cole's and i got them for 18 bucks. I was so happy. I did get to thinking later after i got home was I coveting the shoes. I think I might better be careful in the furture. I sure do like them though.

A Ride In The Country

On Saturday we decided to take a ride in the country to see if any fall color was still around. We saw some beautiful trees on 136 over to Summerville. We then rode on up to Mentone Ala. We had been here once before several years ago. I love to browse through Antique Shops. There are a couple of them along with other shops in Mentone. One is located beside The Mentone Springs Hotel which houses a restaurant also. The Antique shop is part of the old hotel and has several rooms with rooms upstairs . On this visit I learned that it also has a couple of Ghosts or so the woman working said. There was a lady there she was talking with and she asked if they had any ghosts and she asked"why" ? The lady said she and her daughter had been upstairs and got a very bad feeling in one of the rooms and could sense some one's presence.Then the Lady working there said that a women had been murdered in one of the rooms upstairs and that they did have a lot of people reporting seeing things and feeling their presence. She said she knew of two ghosts there. I saved that room for last in case I got scared. I never felt anything but did keep thinking of it.I would love to take Norma, Martha and Lesa back for a visit.

Trip To Texas

Gary and I recently went to Texas to visit our children Miranda and Dave. Gary's Mom went with us this time. His Dad recently passed away. I think the trip was good for her she seemed to enjoy herself. She hadn't traveled much in her life.We stopped at the Mississippi River and I made this picture of the two of them. The beautiful old building was in downtown Dallas a former court house. It now houses a museum. It is named the Red Museum.We had a nice visit and did some sight seeing and of course shopping.We look forward to our next visit.