Oct 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
We are trying to get into the spooky mood at my house.
The rain is helping.
I am secretly hoping it ruins all Trick-Or-Treating possibilities. I have the “trading” candy already so I could have the kids go from Scott to me Trick or Treating. OK, so that probably won’t work- I can dream though, can’t I?
M being “SCARED!”
(Crazy Hair Day at School today)
Here are some of our spooky decorations this year. Remember, I still don’t have a camera. (Explaining the lack of flash!)
My guard crow
Going to make gingerbread skeleton cookies today. They are so yummy! I have the dough chilling in the fridge, might cut them out with Jac today and bake them so we can ice when the kids get home.
Last Halloween’s cookies
Oct 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
Wow, I just noticed this will be my 100th post!
Trying to make this count for my Day 3 of the Gratitude Challenge (I am so slow.)
“Things I am Grateful For Today”
Teams practicing before the game
I am grateful for a wonderful weekend with my honey (alone!)
We are home from a trip to Oxford, MS via Tunica. Had a great time even if the Hogs didn’t win.
Oxford is a beautiful campus town. Looks like it was taken right out of a Southern Living photo shoot. Gorgeous!
This game was played up big because Ole Miss’ head coach, Houston Nutt, was UA’s coach for a long while. I saw this on a shirt at the game:
Arkansas= Mounds
Ole Miss= Almond Joy
(Sometimes you feel like a NUTT, sometimes you don’t!)
Scott and I both went to University of Arkansas, met our second semester of college. We haven’t been to a football game since we were up there so this was different. Let’s say they are WAY more over the top than they were in our day. When we were in college there they weren’t the greatest of football teams and not many fans went to games (students anyway.) Now the stadiums are huge, full, and the scoreboards are amazing. Ole Miss played much better than we did, unfortunately for us. (30-17) They had an amazing quarterback.
We met up with a bunch of Scott’s work buddies and their spouses and had a great time in Tunica!
Blue & White Cafe
Scott’s Chicken Fried Steak at the Blue and White Cafe in Tunica, MS
My Veggies and Soup! (Brussel sprouts, fried pickles, fried green tomatoes)
Cotton along the old highway
Grateful For:
A gorgeous, sunny weekend
Time alone with my best friend
Southern cooking
A fun weekend seeing this gorgeous country
Fun time with friends
Parents who will watch our kids on occasion!
Oct 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Gratitude ABC’s
A: A loving family
B: beaches
C: Chocolate and Coffee
D: Dogs
E: Evening walks and Emily (my kiddo)
F: Friends who know me and still like me!
G: (fried) green tomatoes
H: my husband
I: Ice Cream
J: jammies and hot cocoa
K: my Kids
L: Lemons and limes
M: music
N: Nature
O: Olive oil (the good stuff!)
P: people who smile for no reason
Q: quiet moments
R: rain
S: sunshine
T: Trees
U: understanding
V: vacations
W: washing machines (can you imagine life without them?)
X: x-rays that show nothing’s wrong
Y: you!
Z: zippers
Oct 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m joining
The Gratitude Challenge.
21 Days of looking on the brighter side of life!
Come join in the fun!
I accepted this challenge because I am always saying I’m an optimist, but end up sounding more like a pessimist half the time! Maybe this will change my vocabulary!
Oct 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
Friday I checked the kids out of school a little early
(they were going to have to be out early anyway due to Race For the Cure setup downtown)
and we headed to the State Fair!
From the Top of the Ferris Wheel
My honey and the kids tried such weirdness as chocolate covered bacon and fried Coke.
After all the rain we’ve had it was nice to just get outside.
The Himalaya!
The Fabulous Frog Hopper
Another view from the top
Oct 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am late, yet again on my entry for Writer’s Wednesday Workshop with Mama Kat.
I chose prompt #4 “Describe the moment you discovered your mom was more than just a mom,” although I’m sure I’m not following the rules or the actual prompt (as usual.)
I’ll add in another prompt, “How did you get your name?”
Well it was because Beatles decided to put out a little hit called “Michelle” just a few years before I was born (also why so many women about my age are named Michelle.) They had wanted to name me Kenneth, but for obvious reasons that had to wait for my brother.
When did I discover my mom was not “just a mom?” That is a hard one. I don’t really know what that means. As a child I guess it would mean when did I realize that her life was not just for me. As a parent myself I realize that is even harder to define.
My mom is always smiling. Her smile is so infectious you can’t help but smile back. People gravitate towards it even though she doesn’t know it.
She was always a “working mom.” She had to go back to work six weeks after I was born, so I knew that every minute I got to spend with her was precious. It never bothered me though. My friends had moms who stayed home with them, but I couldn’t imagine life any other way. Mom still took us to do fun things, made homemade cookies and play dough, sewed me Barbie dresses, (HOW did she do it?)
Me & Mom Christmas 1972 at my grandparent’s house(not sure where they lived at that time.)
When I was almost five we moved to Tennessee because my dad got a job as a fishery biologist. Mom, who always secretly wished to be a stay-at-home mom decided it was her chance to try it. We had so much fun. She made her own wonton wrappers, embroidered quilts, we picked blackberries and made jam…
Then, in 1976 my mother discovered she was pregnant with my brother. About three months later my dad found out he had inoperable cancer and had six months to live. Mom never stopped during the pregnancy to sit down. She scraped and painted the house, made curtains, took care of my sick father. Seeing how much she did for him at that time made me realize how special she was and how much she loved him. He died in December 1977 at the age of 32.
Mom decided we’d visit her parents in the Canal Zone. She got a job with the Dept. of Defense and so we moved to Panama. After my brother and I left home, Mom continued her career helping US soldiers get their degrees and moved all around the world.
Mom and a soldier in Kosovo
So, when did I realize my mom was more than just a mom?
I guess I’ve always known that she is a truly amazing woman.
M being “SCARED!” 
My guard crow
Last Halloween’s cookies
