Jul 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
Today is the official last day of summer for my kids! I am so bummed. They start back on Monday and are not happy about it. We spent the day with grandma and cousins downtown- Heifer Project, Arkansas Game and Fish aquarium, Museum of Discovery. Fun for all!
The highlight for the boys was seeing the piranhas devour a frozen mouse. Yummo.
We go to our Open House at school tomorrow and then I guess I’ll decide whether or not to put in the homeschool papers like the kids are begging me for.
Jul 9, 2009 | Florida, Panama, Travel, Uncategorized
We were not at home this fourth of July. My 20th high school reunion/ Canal Zone Reunion was in Orlando, Florida and so mom, my honey, and I decided to go. The in-laws were kind enough to watch the kiddos so that they wouldn’t have to endure the long trip down and back. Fast and furious it was! Here is a quick photo diary of the days…
Mom and Me in Tupelo, MS (Elvis’ birthplace)
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort (HUGE PLACE)
Hosted the Canal Zone Reunion
Me trying to “steal” the Balboa head from BHS for Kenneth
(who was a CHS defector in ’95 and graduated from BHS)
Cristobal High Graduates from many years
Pensacola Beach
(Had to stop to put our feet in the ocean on the way home)
We saw old neighbors, teachers, classmates… It was so fantastic to see my “old” friends again. Some were grade school buddies I hadn’t seen since 5th or 6th grade!
Jul 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
We're on the road! Scott, mom, and I are headed to Orlando for the
Canal Zone reunion. It's my 20th high school reunion..One of our pit stops…
Jul 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
We actually had rain yesterday! It was the first in a long time so my yard was very thankful. I took these pics of my new beds. They aren’t the greatest pictures, and remember they are new beds…
Vegetable/Wildflower bed
I put some tomato plants, peppers, basils, oregano, mint, and okra in the “vegetable” garden as well as some ornamentals. I really hope they all do well.
Side bed (after the rain so it’s a little beat-up)
We are going to put in a “dry river bed” path where you see the mud going down the hill. I have to get sod also to go in the other muddy places.
Visitors to the garden
Jun 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been trying to “Keep It Local” to feed my family but do you know how hard it is to get local, organic milk? I’ve been trying to get the local farmer’s market co-op to bring in a monthly order just for us. I know people talk about how bad it is to consume a lot of dairy, but that’s what we do here. I really wish I had a cow in the backyard. Talk about having to use the pooper-scooper though- and I think a Labrador is bad.
It’s a lot easier to get fresh eggs, but boy are they expensive. I sort of wish I had a chicken coop like this one and some laying hens…
Scott just asked if this was the boy’s new bedroom picture. (Ha!)
Jun 22, 2009 | Arkansas, Travel, Uncategorized, United States
This weekend we made a jaunt up to my grandpa’s in Clarksville. The goal of the trip was to be there in time for some of the Johnson County Peach Festival festivities.
Rodeo Queens
Neat picture of the diversity in Clarksville. The building with the green awning used to be my great-grandfather’s drugstore “The Palace” and later my great uncles ran and owned it. My granddad had his doctor’s office next door! Walmart managed to eventually run them out of business. I love the festival- so much small town fun! Even the governor got in on the parade action!
It was hot but we had a nice wall to lean on so had our bit of shade.
We missed the fiddle contest, which is always phenomenal, because the kids were too hot and wanted to jump in the lake. I was bummed but the cool water of the creek we found at Horsehead Lake made up for it (I think.) Cole really liked it! I know the Thai Steakhouse in Ozark made up for it. I LOVE that place. The family that owns it is the nicest and it’s probably the best “oriental” restaurant in Arkansas. (At least that I’ve found.) Beats everything in Central Arkansas hands down.
I decided to try to “color” my grey hair with cassia obovata I’d gotten from this site. It is a natural plant that you make into a paste and put on your hair. It’s supposed to condition hair and turn grey blonde. Doesn’t change any other hair colors. It really did work! Not supposed to last very long, but much better than all those bad chemicals. I don’t think it conditioned my hair though, made it feel a bit dry. Maybe it’s the orange juice you have to mix the powder with. I might try yogurt next go round like some suggest.
We came home for a nice Father’s Day cookout at my in-law’s and a movie (kids and I saw “Imagine That”.) Then J decided to stand up just as I was bending over to pick him up last night for bed. Perfect timing and a broken nose for mom. A little purple and a lot swollen, at least it is straight. That kid has one hard head.
