tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56394798383641382692024-03-12T20:12:02.265-05:00Instant GRITS~girls raised in the southmoma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-81297131998430060762008-10-02T19:40:00.002-05:002008-10-02T19:45:44.411-05:00SO Stink'n proudAs most parents do I often wonder if I am doing a good job as a parent. This week has proven that I must be doing something right at some point anyway. Beans stutters a little and we had her speech tested. The speech therapist tested her for about an hour and scored her and came in to tell me that she would see her back in 6 months for another evaluation but that she feels that Jillian is stuttering just to gather her thoughts because she has never tested a 3 yr old that scored as high as Jillian did in the language area of the test!<br /><br />Alexis brings home a folder once per week with her grade average for me to sign along with all of tests. Since the first week of school she has brought home not only ALL A's but they are all 100 A's! AND today she came home with her little goodies and certificate because she was named student of the month!<br /><br />It is totally wonderful to know that I have a positive impact on their early learning anyway. I guess when I told them the sky is blue, the grass is green and the definition of annoyed LOL they listened to me.moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-74697952897305626672008-09-29T06:53:00.002-05:002008-09-29T07:06:07.713-05:00More PhotosSpent Saturday morning taking pics of the girls. We saw tons of opportunities but the skeeters and Beans stopped us LOL Beans is not much of a picture taker but likes to go along for the ride. Abby and Alexis get mad when it is time to stop. They love modeling for me! We had lots of fun!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Abby being a lake side cowgirl <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj885dzQxUFMdlp0bsiGosO91FBwA9-RC465lv8FqQGfXpaggMoXhUUIa59Wjoo4GzAq03qOJPfPMlCjPmVDbstebZTvWjeYauk5KFPXcZE1uc0JWPweue36fUQREUghU7ifd0QwYiW20Vn/s1600-h/abby6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj885dzQxUFMdlp0bsiGosO91FBwA9-RC465lv8FqQGfXpaggMoXhUUIa59Wjoo4GzAq03qOJPfPMlCjPmVDbstebZTvWjeYauk5KFPXcZE1uc0JWPweue36fUQREUghU7ifd0QwYiW20Vn/s320/abby6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251411306030806930" border="0" /></a>Alexis posing in her nifty hat<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfWhHis-aZBkd1qfWHxvJeepM0h8xr1YmV0c8seIiSyJzwsz7EOKbM58ywS_Yw4FmrOd5Dq6J6s-Ebpwb83_FRKgTttrRnkqDGRUD4igpEv3Tu1Gb3je4i-rcuALUH18hipyx1Cw195R6/s1600-h/alexisbw170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfWhHis-aZBkd1qfWHxvJeepM0h8xr1YmV0c8seIiSyJzwsz7EOKbM58ywS_Yw4FmrOd5Dq6J6s-Ebpwb83_FRKgTttrRnkqDGRUD4igpEv3Tu1Gb3je4i-rcuALUH18hipyx1Cw195R6/s320/alexisbw170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251411316789926386" border="0" /></a><br />Alexis being a cowgirl<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvOvXjAxWd5TOc_5ywNP8n3pqk1BpsES7oImnDUEhRRwJmo51CoxdvLyWiqOdpuhc3ejpb9_RsdqgGIP3ah7zFuUTHcqG0NOc9s3KVsHdQ7U69MZjEMbwUpWbM_zDdO_h6TOY4HR3HS_a/s1600-h/alexissupercute132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvOvXjAxWd5TOc_5ywNP8n3pqk1BpsES7oImnDUEhRRwJmo51CoxdvLyWiqOdpuhc3ejpb9_RsdqgGIP3ah7zFuUTHcqG0NOc9s3KVsHdQ7U69MZjEMbwUpWbM_zDdO_h6TOY4HR3HS_a/s320/alexissupercute132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251411319743985970" border="0" /></a><br />all of my girls<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMJC6SxIzcx_bjo4goA5PmJHSFCfiR-b0Kvj2eeQSbmy_qOxQUt4Pn_80Ve9QjsC09IchcYMSrConRXYui1JtTFslUHfepGWqX7njNVmdlILlbJU0wGc2XwP3DWDjO1ZwRe4wsN9xhDiH/s1600-h/girlscute365.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMJC6SxIzcx_bjo4goA5PmJHSFCfiR-b0Kvj2eeQSbmy_qOxQUt4Pn_80Ve9QjsC09IchcYMSrConRXYui1JtTFslUHfepGWqX7njNVmdlILlbJU0wGc2XwP3DWDjO1ZwRe4wsN9xhDiH/s320/girlscute365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251411328053644946" border="0" /></a><br />Wednesday is So Animated day at school for homecoming week so I made Alexis this Mad Hatter costume<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLjMsKWEQfT1s0fBDU3wktArm0dglaIoaHImFfEbSm3u20zCHrGDqZerUDEywCNgAaD4fLB_2IE4Y91gut4YXsvMOG8BPl1_0BRyAP1wjk0srl3VO3rwUloJTy4tKzwIoMZKuacjoHD3J/s1600-h/mad10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLjMsKWEQfT1s0fBDU3wktArm0dglaIoaHImFfEbSm3u20zCHrGDqZerUDEywCNgAaD4fLB_2IE4Y91gut4YXsvMOG8BPl1_0BRyAP1wjk0srl3VO3rwUloJTy4tKzwIoMZKuacjoHD3J/s320/mad10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251411328358287378" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-15016111198923711192008-09-28T16:49:00.002-05:002008-09-28T17:01:18.867-05:00Brenda tagged me<span style="font-weight: bold;">7 Things I Plan To Do Before I Die</span><br /><br />1. Go back to school even if it is with my children and have a career other than being a mom<br /><br />2. Move away from Helena<br /><br />3. Take a great relaxing vacation with no money worries<br /><br />4. see and enjoy grandchildren<br /><br />5. Get out of debt<br /><br />6. Just be plain ol happy!<br /><br />7. decide what the 7th thing will be<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 Things I Do Now</span><br /><br />1. Be constantly entertained by things my children say or do<br /><br />2. sew and paint as I can<br /><br />3. be a packrat with un-needed things<br /><br />4. all the family duties except earn a paycheck<br /><br />5. Take photos, many, many, many, photos.<br /><br />6. love my children unconditionally<br /><br />7. stress A LOT<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 Things I Can't Do</span><br /><br />1. burp<br /><br />2. make bread<br /><br />3. go anywhere without at least one child<br /><br />4. Sleep late<br /><br />5. yard work because I am scared that my kids will get hurt in the process<br /><br />6. Understand why people lie even when everyone around them knows they are lying LOL<br /><br />7. catch a break money wise<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 Things That Attract Me To The Opposite Sex</span><br /><br />1. Sense of humor<br /><br />2. big ol arms (like my hubbys) I like a strong man<br /><br />3. smile<br /><br />4. Security<br /><br />5. smell<br /><br />6. conversation<br /><br />7. stability<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 Things That I Say Most Often</span><br /><br />1. well son of a bitch<br /><br />2. stop acting like you ain't got no home training LMAO<br /><br />3. can you just give me a second please<br /><br />4. move so I will stop tripping over you<br /><br />5. hush, dang my ears hurt<br /><br />6. I don't know why Alexis<br /><br />7. stop making a mess<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 Celebrities That I Admire<br />I do not really admire any celebs because to me they are just people that by chance got a lucky break in life and became "CELEBRITIES"<br /></span><br />1.<br /><br />2.<br /><br />3.<br /><br />4.<br /><br />5.<br /><br />6.<br /><br />7.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 Favorite Foods</span><br /><br />1. house fried rice<br /><br />2. homemade bread<br /><br />3. mac and cheese<br /><br />4. Liver & onions<br /><br />5. fried taters<br /><br />6. salad<br /><br />7. greens of any kind<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7 People Who Need To Do This</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.coptalk.blogspot.com/">heck I don't think I have 7 people that even visit my blog LOL<br /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-59854458644600275642008-09-20T07:43:00.002-05:002008-09-20T07:51:15.577-05:00Changing Seasons~photo ChallengeThis one was tough because we have very few things that are changing around these parts so I dug out some things that would sort of work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The first pic is an older one that was taken in March 2008 when we had a crazy crazy crazy snow storm here. I liked the way the pine cones and branches were capped with snow in the sunlight.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqJnnHplUJbjoVl8iyGJfF2nIaQejoL4TJGMyPhvObQ_CuI-aS6a4Np2rpuFP3nJy4gFgSrDGZiRB9sT51FNsyQKktjqiBeYlJzb7tafBUuXsww6RWqqTJTmtFUNFQBxOB104vYxWnHdm/s1600-h/snow+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqJnnHplUJbjoVl8iyGJfF2nIaQejoL4TJGMyPhvObQ_CuI-aS6a4Np2rpuFP3nJy4gFgSrDGZiRB9sT51FNsyQKktjqiBeYlJzb7tafBUuXsww6RWqqTJTmtFUNFQBxOB104vYxWnHdm/s320/snow+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248084126551474370" border="0" /></a>This one is of my niece Dallas. I took this one about a month ago. She just began college and I was trying to depict the new road in life that she was traveling...this was sort of a shot between me and her so that she could have a reminder that it can be a beautiful road if she chooses her paths carefully.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjG64iNUf2ZR6S5mUOT4WWKc-w3Eh0RcdgfdLVwTA8ZJLtAbR88axMX_sVFS8ozrMCVAbHf0cCyXChd5XKIXldIo2_xLVCqvBvYBKUGiZ1hwdd4lqPH5cW5eX5zF1ZFq0oXGyu19dx_eL/s1600-h/dallas193.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjG64iNUf2ZR6S5mUOT4WWKc-w3Eh0RcdgfdLVwTA8ZJLtAbR88axMX_sVFS8ozrMCVAbHf0cCyXChd5XKIXldIo2_xLVCqvBvYBKUGiZ1hwdd4lqPH5cW5eX5zF1ZFq0oXGyu19dx_eL/s320/dallas193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248084133544247906" border="0" /></a>I stacked these into a pile at James' house Wednesday evening. These Acorns are huge compared to the small ones in my back yard. These would make for some happy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Squirrels</span> and Deers.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIquxBfnK_viJ4NXe4VBr64msh24NDZzapdFQn1DWwqXY_WGYrDIxhXVpizVE0XyXRh7SxrWRaIfXDj0pnb9yZTSueaR9OdD-LzgyOLZ957cUFAqsMpD7Pcj270QTRe_CgkoInmsdusiti/s1600-h/sept1608+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIquxBfnK_viJ4NXe4VBr64msh24NDZzapdFQn1DWwqXY_WGYrDIxhXVpizVE0XyXRh7SxrWRaIfXDj0pnb9yZTSueaR9OdD-LzgyOLZ957cUFAqsMpD7Pcj270QTRe_CgkoInmsdusiti/s320/sept1608+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248084139655285714" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-60503372171777686702008-09-15T19:18:00.003-05:002008-09-15T19:25:36.210-05:00Fairy Photos<div style="text-align: center;">I made this fairy costume today, getting a head start on Halloween because Alexis will change her mind 5 times between now and then LOL last year she had 3 costumes. I like for them to be original so I always make their costumes. Hope you enjoy the photos!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvst1tzoLcgn-yXtYLy6XypvFqQNnpebKMpZuTJxU7h7YdPs02hkYh6eCymOPh6zBieC3GCzVLFWLAoVOVwYM17OKKr4S4lf4AeslMPSduwIO2r77VDhndP_Usp6gVA7jovzUCA20nOwb/s1600-h/verycute13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvst1tzoLcgn-yXtYLy6XypvFqQNnpebKMpZuTJxU7h7YdPs02hkYh6eCymOPh6zBieC3GCzVLFWLAoVOVwYM17OKKr4S4lf4AeslMPSduwIO2r77VDhndP_Usp6gVA7jovzUCA20nOwb/s320/verycute13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246408480369335986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0tmAy7S29ggVXuLktO1CgiEx2s3aTl3t05652NrhWY4eodjyuqZlz67ONLZfVjbvrA552lRlJYP8IhyphenhyphenRfw6Tg0fWmTP7vCz39sfNKj1qsBo0M198bi4HOwLDVOFYH39mpUNtkF0nbTV0/s1600-h/aexisbeautiful94.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0tmAy7S29ggVXuLktO1CgiEx2s3aTl3t05652NrhWY4eodjyuqZlz67ONLZfVjbvrA552lRlJYP8IhyphenhyphenRfw6Tg0fWmTP7vCz39sfNKj1qsBo0M198bi4HOwLDVOFYH39mpUNtkF0nbTV0/s320/aexisbeautiful94.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246408213865793858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI66hm5m0-POYfiFCiGB9WoadrPt1U_vH1Wt5RpcuQKHQZbLjDQdPvXa0qAOBm22pI4lkqFVFHevPS1HE5jUvP-M6GPEmLtyxsnSltHnGj7NbOT_eJlxnN8K-L84LRoQPDnsvDZUw3wJI0/s1600-h/cute07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI66hm5m0-POYfiFCiGB9WoadrPt1U_vH1Wt5RpcuQKHQZbLjDQdPvXa0qAOBm22pI4lkqFVFHevPS1HE5jUvP-M6GPEmLtyxsnSltHnGj7NbOT_eJlxnN8K-L84LRoQPDnsvDZUw3wJI0/s320/cute07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246408221141552962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOsKpcGFQxrbrlSb61pusKlUYV2L3nHxUUlq2NlF-oUN6pgWT-70dRfsYbkBhcOkDWOGjlQWtkMK03lynsLkEuPjOMlb4zwFhS2N6hri9qT8qbFwvkL0hXWWyGHUbSvwGUXnNahIP5rE0/s1600-h/cute34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOsKpcGFQxrbrlSb61pusKlUYV2L3nHxUUlq2NlF-oUN6pgWT-70dRfsYbkBhcOkDWOGjlQWtkMK03lynsLkEuPjOMlb4zwFhS2N6hri9qT8qbFwvkL0hXWWyGHUbSvwGUXnNahIP5rE0/s320/cute34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246408229343675058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKOTy-lRIMuFUL2215pRXcnB8Zi_PNn_Q7klov-daxEQ_0zG0ISKU6ciWvO5HLQMTzPrDvmt4R6a-nGYGp1mwmQQVXUyyGZKEUQ1w6u1jFECTJ2KwhuekSXk5lLoATy5nLfvJDr-Rjn4o/s1600-h/toocute44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKOTy-lRIMuFUL2215pRXcnB8Zi_PNn_Q7klov-daxEQ_0zG0ISKU6ciWvO5HLQMTzPrDvmt4R6a-nGYGp1mwmQQVXUyyGZKEUQ1w6u1jFECTJ2KwhuekSXk5lLoATy5nLfvJDr-Rjn4o/s320/toocute44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246408232550184354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHDE0n4V7xGErhSc9ip4hOgdWD19uBEFQtbcyhqwrHzonQALcaNTXqeBV0vqq7cEaQasxPqB2d5wYFcDUtV3YJ1GNBWFZDjCq8FkxwQ5sIgKsc_-j_SX9bPE2oBJHHHGeQG2neS6XqyjZ/s1600-h/singing+fairy54.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHDE0n4V7xGErhSc9ip4hOgdWD19uBEFQtbcyhqwrHzonQALcaNTXqeBV0vqq7cEaQasxPqB2d5wYFcDUtV3YJ1GNBWFZDjCq8FkxwQ5sIgKsc_-j_SX9bPE2oBJHHHGeQG2neS6XqyjZ/s320/singing+fairy54.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246408236093296770" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-47065884194610952472008-09-15T06:23:00.002-05:002008-09-15T06:28:50.705-05:00Beans and her groceries<div style="text-align: center;">Jillian has cracked me up several times this weekend. This kid is serious about food! Maybe she'll be a great food critic one day <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LOL</span><br /><br />She went to town with her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Nanaw</span> the other day and as she does with me she was tossing in food. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Nanaw</span> told her no several times but gave in finally Beans threw her a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lil</span> fit and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Nanaw</span> spatted her, which never happens so my understanding is she was pretty mad! When she got home I asked "why were you ugly in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wal</span>-Mart" she said with a sigh...."I not talk about what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Nanaw</span> do to me"!<br /><br />Saturday James was in town and cooked some fish , fries and hush puppies while I fixed the go withs in the house. We all immediately laughed at his hush puppies as they were lacking nearly in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">existence</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">LOL</span> they were so small! We sat them on the table and Beans was already sitting there and said "Thank you mommy, I love them.....what is em's" I nearly passed out laughing!<br /></div>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-76114185777814495052008-09-14T08:02:00.002-05:002008-09-14T08:05:30.574-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">My mother in law and I drove into town Thursday to take all the kiddos to tae kwandoand as we were leaving the parking lot of a local shopping area I looked up the highway straight into this beautiful sky shot. I loved how the rays of sun beam up towards Heaven! Alexis is particularly fond of these odd but beautiful findings in the sky as she says they are the works of her pawpaw Norman that is in Heaven.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRcyA_2OyDNltQj0kBiA42IjQAR9NIR7QW10LAMChyphenhyphenLbzFavKszX09ojw0-lic7L6jceRFQ22fTdhh7YioD12WeMPYe0j3BAEP_ZIyFHApFdSIFXACWHg6stWfB0ap7yvngKaDizZ0-f3/s1600-h/sunrays60.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRcyA_2OyDNltQj0kBiA42IjQAR9NIR7QW10LAMChyphenhyphenLbzFavKszX09ojw0-lic7L6jceRFQ22fTdhh7YioD12WeMPYe0j3BAEP_ZIyFHApFdSIFXACWHg6stWfB0ap7yvngKaDizZ0-f3/s320/sunrays60.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245861908366952802" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-59263219693207929422008-09-10T06:59:00.002-05:002008-09-10T07:03:20.155-05:00Helping sister<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3c-l7Wl8GaoblHg4yossV_Z7-3Fbyz9Xw2np1MAUCWtC5lfRAHCGDLdTRmwTLaAYOHVQa6c1Fh5gGPv9Jgf5mzp1wlj-tbIQtnHPWwYi_U_12tswlxgc47dKUN-BXRRP7rO0xm_y95ng/s1600-h/girls3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3c-l7Wl8GaoblHg4yossV_Z7-3Fbyz9Xw2np1MAUCWtC5lfRAHCGDLdTRmwTLaAYOHVQa6c1Fh5gGPv9Jgf5mzp1wlj-tbIQtnHPWwYi_U_12tswlxgc47dKUN-BXRRP7rO0xm_y95ng/s320/girls3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244362060833829090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Alexis was doing her homework the other night and Beans was just tinkering with some things in the livingroom. Alexis said hummm bee, butterfly what else starts with a B..she was just thinking out loud and Beans chimmed in and never looked up...BOX,BRACELET,BELL......me and Alexis had to pick up one anothers jaws from the floor LOL It is 2 yrs before Beans starts kindergarten but if she keeps paying attention to her sister she should have an easy time of it.<br /></div>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-8204342842232273612008-09-09T06:14:00.002-05:002008-09-09T06:19:36.517-05:00Little Beauties<div style="text-align: center;">Beans doing her thing on stage in the lineup....myself and the mom of the little girl in purple were both laughing that our girls would much rather be out in a mud hole somewhere. She is in Jillians dance class...neither of them placed but were beautiful none the less!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhUiFUDGyJgnrF83drk8Cr0NJhi4l6mco8Vw1R-b5D2a2W5pDuoV9qdv_btACmpFaBLpF4sNzNA_r0zHZbnJEaWn8uV0k6yUUrYeLSwGYDcOeZdm1FU6qa-92B_NuKB0eyjalAuulkLPI/s1600-h/sept5-708+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhUiFUDGyJgnrF83drk8Cr0NJhi4l6mco8Vw1R-b5D2a2W5pDuoV9qdv_btACmpFaBLpF4sNzNA_r0zHZbnJEaWn8uV0k6yUUrYeLSwGYDcOeZdm1FU6qa-92B_NuKB0eyjalAuulkLPI/s320/sept5-708+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243979022269325202" border="0" /></a>Alexis and her winnings...She looked beautiful too and did an excellent job. She placed second and out of 12 girls we can't complain! She said "moma 2nd is better than nothin' huh" LOL and then she wanted the dress off so she could go ride rides LOL<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8i1Rh6GrG8ZWPCGnbXjfHAEs3HYMcPl9uoQvb1Q0qfhkawz7d0Ub8ZhVK6T5gnPm9SNe7nlq7iw8bvG_1Th8HLaUirIgcYFvbvLYJ7JC912KNkhFxfA_kcJ9e3OA8QDLTZQj7NsUiQNK/s1600-h/alexispageant09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8i1Rh6GrG8ZWPCGnbXjfHAEs3HYMcPl9uoQvb1Q0qfhkawz7d0Ub8ZhVK6T5gnPm9SNe7nlq7iw8bvG_1Th8HLaUirIgcYFvbvLYJ7JC912KNkhFxfA_kcJ9e3OA8QDLTZQj7NsUiQNK/s320/alexispageant09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243979031075045298" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-19056079586476888402008-09-08T13:53:00.001-05:002008-09-08T13:59:34.009-05:00photo shoot<div style="text-align: center;">Took some photos of Abby and Alexis over the weekend<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsfA-Z6IhfF6dEfyfMok3YWQfBsYvwuuotvISnZ-iprB-ql8Wxhl1_fon9QdZ-sHo_AMEB9QqKiSpMEYjgOKRsiQp8JcHzp101COep_DhU-aN9uAdFfgtnUflPc1lnbbORqSnjiHumZbF/s1600-h/abbyfairybeauty87.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsfA-Z6IhfF6dEfyfMok3YWQfBsYvwuuotvISnZ-iprB-ql8Wxhl1_fon9QdZ-sHo_AMEB9QqKiSpMEYjgOKRsiQp8JcHzp101COep_DhU-aN9uAdFfgtnUflPc1lnbbORqSnjiHumZbF/s320/abbyfairybeauty87.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243726559106560242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyWhqlZqsXfiWmrSwkxF0oNYPksg3uGnvv4JsSVEWSH6DIDh-HnYJnz5pCHsyBTmPzDJSDMAFWDM-b-QAYZpjWCqJwy08zKeCIQKzqzvmdDLetTqI_GodtAjkKdx6C-hCARUuxeLJfnRl/s1600-h/agmbeautifulbw63.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyWhqlZqsXfiWmrSwkxF0oNYPksg3uGnvv4JsSVEWSH6DIDh-HnYJnz5pCHsyBTmPzDJSDMAFWDM-b-QAYZpjWCqJwy08zKeCIQKzqzvmdDLetTqI_GodtAjkKdx6C-hCARUuxeLJfnRl/s320/agmbeautifulbw63.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243726563376192626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP09dek_YkfjyIoTWxr1p86LL_Xo9MlYuMtj26kc23x_tHQPQZ9OnKholZRo2sEcjtfL4-kiFDmLOqawFc6fmyzDq5d_3EjCgHIhR-DFBucWYfqY-T7RTW6Ys_LpdYJb_a7V5uCFYLcPz-/s1600-h/agmpurebeauty2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP09dek_YkfjyIoTWxr1p86LL_Xo9MlYuMtj26kc23x_tHQPQZ9OnKholZRo2sEcjtfL4-kiFDmLOqawFc6fmyzDq5d_3EjCgHIhR-DFBucWYfqY-T7RTW6Ys_LpdYJb_a7V5uCFYLcPz-/s320/agmpurebeauty2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243726569864938962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihTUyrXSfZ1scc2wHvGgmWtauxKYSaGPvzP1yXsqHKRd5GfiLM9lOEQHAnCoatFeuN7tXlSQvDUiQzj-chJSmKjDCcwOU5UR7SqblDR4cLb2J26ZaXqUk3v6LWbpEuhlp94axsaUNs6ak/s1600-h/alexiscute58.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihTUyrXSfZ1scc2wHvGgmWtauxKYSaGPvzP1yXsqHKRd5GfiLM9lOEQHAnCoatFeuN7tXlSQvDUiQzj-chJSmKjDCcwOU5UR7SqblDR4cLb2J26ZaXqUk3v6LWbpEuhlp94axsaUNs6ak/s320/alexiscute58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243726573105266354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_e4dv6Vuen1f9yqobZToaAz6YDqHFhdOdT7ZYJQzyMINRMYH0sLtUrSatH9cc8-1QfXSmIALIbmU0ZF2NHqN4GNE4e_ktJw8xPn_S7GHCIQtawx4muWvFpfdtFdrYf3cIsBeRJDPAZcQ/s1600-h/alexisfairy154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_e4dv6Vuen1f9yqobZToaAz6YDqHFhdOdT7ZYJQzyMINRMYH0sLtUrSatH9cc8-1QfXSmIALIbmU0ZF2NHqN4GNE4e_ktJw8xPn_S7GHCIQtawx4muWvFpfdtFdrYf3cIsBeRJDPAZcQ/s320/alexisfairy154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243726578137854898" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-46151227839011379352008-09-05T06:21:00.004-05:002008-09-05T06:35:32.055-05:00PHOTO CHALLENGE~THINGS WITH WINGS<div style="text-align: center;">My things with wings....I had so many I didn't know what pics to choose. I picked some of my favorite ones. Also please see my previous post..I am a new grandma!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSV2xRBD7kBk5swzNLYssmB2nSiKFN5gqi9YrVVR7aH3QGRNzz6mK1XVrKGTxtdpWOj2xhDWVYuL9NfKPWC29P3bNAng7r-oaXiFSQgdWUFYThG7AtEqh_eJUbDZ89vB6cxuMlTLqq8Ww7/s1600-h/greathumer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSV2xRBD7kBk5swzNLYssmB2nSiKFN5gqi9YrVVR7aH3QGRNzz6mK1XVrKGTxtdpWOj2xhDWVYuL9NfKPWC29P3bNAng7r-oaXiFSQgdWUFYThG7AtEqh_eJUbDZ89vB6cxuMlTLqq8Ww7/s320/greathumer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242498862226741154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8pKjS1gaks3uJCyU4SwemIyRJHqCNOSIIddbvwRI-5dCANmGUuglNKC3kLw-yOgq3FkUqCfGCA1KltlCNtvBLkvtm98pY3WhRtpC2YQ4_bnD7gzXJkiXXYpLCfrGzt9wI9YfbZ6o3NSU/s1600-h/dragonfly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8pKjS1gaks3uJCyU4SwemIyRJHqCNOSIIddbvwRI-5dCANmGUuglNKC3kLw-yOgq3FkUqCfGCA1KltlCNtvBLkvtm98pY3WhRtpC2YQ4_bnD7gzXJkiXXYpLCfrGzt9wI9YfbZ6o3NSU/s320/dragonfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242498864998869618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicEzrs76tzoDub5aV0rijhItM1rCHP5wEp44g2Hlpd8nJ5XiDRpjaJozVTvKXM4955Q_1ZZudcrOKPWrnQm_t2UWsBM5WLaQ8_rIxMzq03gjrLZ-P2bJqtHm_yygY_U_t4fmqHA-an8Hf/s1600-h/bumblebee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicEzrs76tzoDub5aV0rijhItM1rCHP5wEp44g2Hlpd8nJ5XiDRpjaJozVTvKXM4955Q_1ZZudcrOKPWrnQm_t2UWsBM5WLaQ8_rIxMzq03gjrLZ-P2bJqtHm_yygY_U_t4fmqHA-an8Hf/s320/bumblebee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242498870399308626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPynDmIm0Og37oGBUYE9eX-1A2ZHLkLTD9ziwudF2QUDcKYo0Ka3w9zzdyGJ93dC6-xavjN8S4oAVGknNBMEtGfmV1gK6_gzkDYLZhW7MF4BkrDDN_ITEO0GQXmUFWxLy7LmP_SH65Az8/s1600-h/july20-22-08+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPynDmIm0Og37oGBUYE9eX-1A2ZHLkLTD9ziwudF2QUDcKYo0Ka3w9zzdyGJ93dC6-xavjN8S4oAVGknNBMEtGfmV1gK6_gzkDYLZhW7MF4BkrDDN_ITEO0GQXmUFWxLy7LmP_SH65Az8/s320/july20-22-08+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242498876478808770" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-58608059349488272242008-09-05T06:08:00.002-05:002008-09-05T06:19:49.913-05:00I am laboring AGAIN today<div style="text-align: center;">This is Ned Thomas....he is such a rotten boy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAWp-yCPa_DQ2E8EVqongqqqTianV1UcGfqRIy2zGFDC8J6TZip2PG4yePylvlE-DipnlxfLBdWxP55mh_V23poplExioLnXzwksWnb5ZM1JPl8mIePe3muvF9MOL3jTWkuwn6Er4SwG5/s1600-h/nedthomastiger2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAWp-yCPa_DQ2E8EVqongqqqTianV1UcGfqRIy2zGFDC8J6TZip2PG4yePylvlE-DipnlxfLBdWxP55mh_V23poplExioLnXzwksWnb5ZM1JPl8mIePe3muvF9MOL3jTWkuwn6Er4SwG5/s320/nedthomastiger2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242495241924545202" border="0" /></a>And Moma Kitty the ol bitty LOL<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdn68JzYjP0HW-56-wcLX8YSe1jJNQYB8zjtf7Le7h9LITpcNBV8b7z7i1TjQRte467FPl04irnNhrymEzKvL7S2ND1ZsW6sEc18CntcAGTP6i9ntsk3ejqYcXuXBcKsnk9SeHN_kqzGPW/s1600-h/070720050232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdn68JzYjP0HW-56-wcLX8YSe1jJNQYB8zjtf7Le7h9LITpcNBV8b7z7i1TjQRte467FPl04irnNhrymEzKvL7S2ND1ZsW6sEc18CntcAGTP6i9ntsk3ejqYcXuXBcKsnk9SeHN_kqzGPW/s320/070720050232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242495246056384706" border="0" /></a><br />LOL okay so not really me but my 9 yr old Moma Kitty is having babies this morning! She has kept me up all night. She prefers to have kittens on my lap but she is in her box and meowing for me right now. She has had one beautiful orange tabby boy.<br /><br />James and I got Moma Kitty when she was a couple of months old in October 1999 when we were moving into our first home together. She is a great little gray tabby. But man for lack of better words she is such a whore. I have made attempt after attempt to have her spayed and by the time her appt. rolls around the girl is pregnant again! I could abort the babies and her spayed anyway but my heart just can't take that! We have always managed to find the kittens good homes and if by some chance we are unable to find a "home" for them there are 3 barns at the prison where James works and the inmates love the company! James took one from the last litter to live with him but Rambo was a wild fella and kept him up all the time so he lives there at the horse barn now LOL We go check on him when we go up. He is well loved by the inmates. He roams the grounds during the day and at night he goes in when the barn is locked up and snuggles up with the horses.<br /><br />I let the girls keep Ned Thomas, a kitten from Moma's last litter and he is ROTTEN I tell ya! He is meowing at the door now but I don't want him to disturb her so he is outside. I will post pics of the babies when she is done.moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-9830311641479914522008-09-01T20:33:00.005-05:002008-09-01T20:51:02.109-05:00I labored today<div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all had a super holiday! I spent the day laboring behind the camera with 3 gorgeous girls as my subjects. My niece Dallas was in town for the weekend and after a couple of days of moving my Grandma we decided to spend some photography time. We went downtown and a few hidden spots I know of and to the lake. Got some great shots (I think anyway LOL) Jillian got tired so we took her to my mom and Alexis wanted to stay and play so it was just me and Dallas for the second half of the photo shoot! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXlk_kRyx1eOtV-tWfxolGqeE5HZe4zkNipslILniMFxraHTybLo38Oon9-Xx2gnsNjQYsqmrjK3-v_YEmAfOLda0oSIAEA6z9kLzXHbxeaY_tagXB4_8PfzWoAUhreHrqcRmQ-162AJn/s1600-h/girls4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXlk_kRyx1eOtV-tWfxolGqeE5HZe4zkNipslILniMFxraHTybLo38Oon9-Xx2gnsNjQYsqmrjK3-v_YEmAfOLda0oSIAEA6z9kLzXHbxeaY_tagXB4_8PfzWoAUhreHrqcRmQ-162AJn/s320/girls4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241233891931874706" border="0" /></a>Dallas, Alexis and Beans sitting on the river wall downtown<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz34AxX2-IKLB3oUtIzAT0BiNyFqUXBrIFiMWpngLwDplAbUxu8kxWnug4C1WuEiOKkeuC32htQLyM0sYA5iwye06Ymw0-cqq7sScYmUL7OM6QBsMeulchNcDhe3JZfZaHdN339ptBJb5u/s1600-h/girls67.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz34AxX2-IKLB3oUtIzAT0BiNyFqUXBrIFiMWpngLwDplAbUxu8kxWnug4C1WuEiOKkeuC32htQLyM0sYA5iwye06Ymw0-cqq7sScYmUL7OM6QBsMeulchNcDhe3JZfZaHdN339ptBJb5u/s320/girls67.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241233898316168050" border="0" /></a>Dallas, Alexis and Beans on the tracks in a hidden area downtown<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMeFlQ8QeY-FlUrPw3PhDbgLBV7JK7j7LCpXA1cxNFxGpbtXXMPI4K2hKuML_2MKFJxTxculSup20TopibgmEwufPFgwkSzxJCIr8DvaE37ZFb4Gs7W2KAOWWldcMTCTXwPa_tlyVyBdh/s1600-h/girls155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMeFlQ8QeY-FlUrPw3PhDbgLBV7JK7j7LCpXA1cxNFxGpbtXXMPI4K2hKuML_2MKFJxTxculSup20TopibgmEwufPFgwkSzxJCIr8DvaE37ZFb4Gs7W2KAOWWldcMTCTXwPa_tlyVyBdh/s320/girls155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241233903464566770" border="0" /></a>Dallas trying to get beans to smile for me<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZoFv79Y1ranuRp1E3QyFKk3EzmLuvjKoOZFgWYTcVX2pYIVdES99f6T5Lggr90oZKYkOPuya9vQXW-DSwdPFoshVeBuPOHOA214X9MnoLsOHXE7pB6ZT7_l5pykytRaOiEH1pnuWctj_/s1600-h/girls097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZoFv79Y1ranuRp1E3QyFKk3EzmLuvjKoOZFgWYTcVX2pYIVdES99f6T5Lggr90oZKYkOPuya9vQXW-DSwdPFoshVeBuPOHOA214X9MnoLsOHXE7pB6ZT7_l5pykytRaOiEH1pnuWctj_/s320/girls097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241233914866794114" border="0" /></a>Teasing Beans with ice cream so that I could get a grin<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnJQZoZpxajvidvXtCxP8ziewZs8JPc8drYFZB2sKRMQjcHg8dCjXpngPPnMtRAodk1v2-53kFo2ejhVj1z6Hzl231z_L9Sn7IbaLQWXgi71zKNRNcuEDePWvZVrQ9ErwG-EYmY4bA971/s1600-h/alexis177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnJQZoZpxajvidvXtCxP8ziewZs8JPc8drYFZB2sKRMQjcHg8dCjXpngPPnMtRAodk1v2-53kFo2ejhVj1z6Hzl231z_L9Sn7IbaLQWXgi71zKNRNcuEDePWvZVrQ9ErwG-EYmY4bA971/s320/alexis177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232069122573234" border="0" /></a>Alexis on the tracks<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l_DbYLjMJMnWkKx1N-4Dyys_ZO7sMWXq7UbUToxzTADQEzBMJSRbbhY9mQOMb_r_pI4YoCCA64lX7ifLZaYz2lwz97tXNYeLEfCEtJfXDHfJ7yXluFDqLQ0BgafF17WwAnLgWO2h2HoX/s1600-h/alexis334.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8l_DbYLjMJMnWkKx1N-4Dyys_ZO7sMWXq7UbUToxzTADQEzBMJSRbbhY9mQOMb_r_pI4YoCCA64lX7ifLZaYz2lwz97tXNYeLEfCEtJfXDHfJ7yXluFDqLQ0BgafF17WwAnLgWO2h2HoX/s320/alexis334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232076751104866" border="0" /></a>This is my fave shot of Alexis! We were at the boardwalk at the river<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlYZycC_oFqn2mlFAcwfJBmWIaeTRLNSaRkUk0dDZk5bjk6eXLBylJEHS9DcDrx9Honu12fKCfrtm2-W9LL4b2UkxQJXt_8nuZ8sL6QV1scM8fxAI6uFMlCAYlHIw5dIQwcIV06vbu_Ri/s1600-h/dallas107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlYZycC_oFqn2mlFAcwfJBmWIaeTRLNSaRkUk0dDZk5bjk6eXLBylJEHS9DcDrx9Honu12fKCfrtm2-W9LL4b2UkxQJXt_8nuZ8sL6QV1scM8fxAI6uFMlCAYlHIw5dIQwcIV06vbu_Ri/s320/dallas107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232083510875122" border="0" /></a>Close up of Dallas<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaVr40WrQCntMhpQ1-xejP3LkFdGTYjRnGFkkSYnpryrYQH2AbXTkugIk2TqWiGceSTdQGwx3WOTlX8JNo6Td_x4Pg0LFetMISdum3eTxxop6pnsVuxvIau167bHH5q0tZfDUe1DPRQD2/s1600-h/dallas187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaVr40WrQCntMhpQ1-xejP3LkFdGTYjRnGFkkSYnpryrYQH2AbXTkugIk2TqWiGceSTdQGwx3WOTlX8JNo6Td_x4Pg0LFetMISdum3eTxxop6pnsVuxvIau167bHH5q0tZfDUe1DPRQD2/s320/dallas187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232087898528082" border="0" /></a>Dallas posing at the confederate cemetary, just a few minutes later beans got stung by a bee<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvf_CV62Y-JTDRb88gW-SAbB6DG9082xI4f0qke1WPhLFiojcDgmihz3crb6WAHZ4C8ra6wDZAMfuh_kzKFkkvPshit4SPfElsKC5WzJh0HqSTGPg-PjU8qciAVH0rKXMdecAZ-sq27do/s1600-h/dallas248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvf_CV62Y-JTDRb88gW-SAbB6DG9082xI4f0qke1WPhLFiojcDgmihz3crb6WAHZ4C8ra6wDZAMfuh_kzKFkkvPshit4SPfElsKC5WzJh0HqSTGPg-PjU8qciAVH0rKXMdecAZ-sq27do/s320/dallas248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232091192985954" border="0" /></a>Dallas posing at the lake<br /></div>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-87047040099452675432008-08-27T06:05:00.002-05:002008-08-27T06:14:44.232-05:00SO Busy<div style="text-align: center;">It has been a busy few days but I took a few minutes the past couple of days to sit on the patio and watch the hummers. I just love watching them. I have one I call the guardian because he always runs the others off when they come and then one (the one shown) that I call the showoff because she will literally fly inches from my lens but my camera never focuses fast enough to catch her. I am still working my way around the Sweets Challenge photos so if I leave a delayed comment that is why LOL<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5h27G5YSnow_DeCGkIUKruiySbSirzDCxv-2i8B56Qp5I-1dLkzcNF9VC_NOvowVEJcSM__Y2FADlABy9jbDpU_3jrAbUQsaKQ-0T5mjgZLfGXhyphenhyphenhgPrlTBZMY6vRRcn4BMFh6NlFp1I/s1600-h/august2608+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5h27G5YSnow_DeCGkIUKruiySbSirzDCxv-2i8B56Qp5I-1dLkzcNF9VC_NOvowVEJcSM__Y2FADlABy9jbDpU_3jrAbUQsaKQ-0T5mjgZLfGXhyphenhyphenhgPrlTBZMY6vRRcn4BMFh6NlFp1I/s320/august2608+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239153002758059218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BpzBev3Qj2TqpXgVkPyUXsmm3D1mhBiyMeeJZNBMnEmuBxbbTVE42EO_7Aq9ic8ypiHdAqXPLm6TbPj-9dV9dBBtxowpBezB61DxrbJwN4pOFEzkP1E8eszthyphenhyphenYJwURDRiVUS5uCTyco/s1600-h/august2308+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BpzBev3Qj2TqpXgVkPyUXsmm3D1mhBiyMeeJZNBMnEmuBxbbTVE42EO_7Aq9ic8ypiHdAqXPLm6TbPj-9dV9dBBtxowpBezB61DxrbJwN4pOFEzkP1E8eszthyphenhyphenYJwURDRiVUS5uCTyco/s320/august2308+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239153005021211010" border="0" /></a>Alexis ready for school yesterday in her requested Raggedy Ann jeans. I am working on a raggedy Ann tote for Ms. Sally and I think that made her want some LOL. Back about a month ago or so we had a little outbreak of what the Doc says is pink eye ( I blogged about it LOL) well Alexis woke up yesterday and looked as if she was having a relapse but it looked better when I picked her up)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSvhqhUOf082p2b45KSgm-dgH77SbLKWS-IiXTlSktZjlvg5VZ0zs_wwDi2itpqz4mrrVrceKNpJ8RcaSHUWG0YX1_z6rGc86DXUoWOz_wbe57PsHdoFR8g6bu8yJLSOj-L0Emxqk9xS5/s1600-h/august2608+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSvhqhUOf082p2b45KSgm-dgH77SbLKWS-IiXTlSktZjlvg5VZ0zs_wwDi2itpqz4mrrVrceKNpJ8RcaSHUWG0YX1_z6rGc86DXUoWOz_wbe57PsHdoFR8g6bu8yJLSOj-L0Emxqk9xS5/s320/august2608+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239153008750693426" border="0" /></a>Beans at her Nanaw's house over the weekend. She can't fool me with that so innocent look.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_g6IrhScQoxZdtYpBjCBZsOJvYv89qcwQDZQerskM6e8eOUlrHf4tG_cR64-BntBB9IF1j9Ltx1m5_2hSq_km5NQwB2BKJT5YOsuiclGcKODQ2KXS8ENditir7lN5d6r75OqqGEAQUhm/s1600-h/august2208+091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_g6IrhScQoxZdtYpBjCBZsOJvYv89qcwQDZQerskM6e8eOUlrHf4tG_cR64-BntBB9IF1j9Ltx1m5_2hSq_km5NQwB2BKJT5YOsuiclGcKODQ2KXS8ENditir7lN5d6r75OqqGEAQUhm/s320/august2208+091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239153014769101154" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-36037246474902008102008-08-23T08:52:00.003-05:002008-08-23T09:05:36.771-05:00SWEETS~photo challenge<div style="text-align: center;">eeeekkkkk I for some reason thought that the posting was for the 29th so I had to dig through old pics because I didn't have anything ready LOL<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlo1YPT4geiNk8iWvXpaa53OZzB-V70F-yE86s_KlWcSKMEz2zbtZyBjZE5GLzHMv3s4Ird_67hgNEkzyOST54s-vrsk3qtv27afF4QPe7pM1Lidi_CRG6tfeYCnhyphenhyphenxWtnisSWcbwNF4g/s1600-h/070331021508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlo1YPT4geiNk8iWvXpaa53OZzB-V70F-yE86s_KlWcSKMEz2zbtZyBjZE5GLzHMv3s4Ird_67hgNEkzyOST54s-vrsk3qtv27afF4QPe7pM1Lidi_CRG6tfeYCnhyphenhyphenxWtnisSWcbwNF4g/s320/070331021508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237712917470632130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Beans digging into her birthday cake last year! It was a sweet moment and a sweet cake<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfbF7I3oqni_dNWQZZEBP5rJQfPSPxiN6kX8xCN0_vqyvgxWe4VzmdfBBpMtq7UelOtC4jvR-BYn55sGyX5OWHtp5sT8s2BBRIOIFNnDeRZ4FueIeLYvsJTAWvQNgEHt-k1kjL9q8-hEv/s1600-h/moregoodbrowniies.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfbF7I3oqni_dNWQZZEBP5rJQfPSPxiN6kX8xCN0_vqyvgxWe4VzmdfBBpMtq7UelOtC4jvR-BYn55sGyX5OWHtp5sT8s2BBRIOIFNnDeRZ4FueIeLYvsJTAWvQNgEHt-k1kjL9q8-hEv/s320/moregoodbrowniies.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237712920655349250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">last winter I made some gooey brownies and set them on the counter to cool and went to the bathroom, when I got back to the kitchen Beans had helped herself to the warm sticky SWEET treats!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxpalEtsGZKCHqWPJzte1-p6lXJlW2Dzou64x9Ahyphenhyphen1g9kAfhVHohePM6RhyphenhyphenJDN-tCeBqWqZHGUnod8CbHiCV95U-dE7Mlm-0aMHaZJXI9XxtlzfoMUYgUrW8v072seouCxG7H6qrmQWMn/s1600-h/aaa+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxpalEtsGZKCHqWPJzte1-p6lXJlW2Dzou64x9Ahyphenhyphen1g9kAfhVHohePM6RhyphenhyphenJDN-tCeBqWqZHGUnod8CbHiCV95U-dE7Mlm-0aMHaZJXI9XxtlzfoMUYgUrW8v072seouCxG7H6qrmQWMn/s320/aaa+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237712923830567426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This one was just a few months ago...I walked into the bedroom and Jillian hid something behind her back ...when I pressed her for what it was she popped out this DOG BISCUIT! I don't know that it was sweet...I've never tried one but she sure was enjoying it!<br /></div>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-59882225083934299792008-08-22T06:11:00.002-05:002008-08-22T06:13:50.778-05:00Teen needs advice<div style="text-align: center;">My poor Dallas (my niece) posted this bog on her myspace and I stole it. It broke my heart when I read it but I can think back to that time in my life and I know how she feels. Poor baby..she will be 18 next month but she is still my baby and I hate for her to feel this way but what can I do? I can even handle the stressed about class thing but wanting to stay with her brother at high school broke my heart.<br /><br />It is only the 4TH DAY of College and I already feel like a failure!! Algebra is so hard and Im in a BIG KID class so I dont want to look stupid but i keep tellin myself that there is older people in there that know just as much as I do but honestly its not helping at all. Psychology seems like its going to be fun but.. I dont remember very much from the Psychology class that I took last semester in High School!! I grew up to fast!! I wish I could be starting kindergarten with Alexis or going to dance class with Jillian!! I do not like being a big kid!! The other day when I took Kyle to his first day of school I started crying because I wanted to stay there with him and watch after him thats what I'm here for.. and you know what he didnt even want me to tell him bye he doesnt even need me any more but i need him and im older than him he just doesnt see it.. But my Mom let me tell you what she is the only reason I know I can get through college. She encourages me everyday she ALWAYS asks how she can help. I feel to dependent on her though. I dont want her to think I take advantage of her AWESOME writing ability lol or all the big words. And I feel like Im causing her alot more stress in her life than she already has. But my mom, she is my hero, the one I can always count on. And my dad he says he is proud of me for going to college but when he says it i just dont feel the enthusiasm that I want to feel. Oh well I guess thats just the way dads are. I keep telling myself that I can succeed and I will succeed but it really doesnt seem to be working.. Mom I know you will read this but I want you to talk to me about it in a comment I dont want to talk about it in person NOW you know what has been bothering me lol!<br /></div>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-5378672283041461212008-08-21T19:54:00.003-05:002008-08-21T19:57:24.174-05:00The New Dress<div style="text-align: center;">As you know Alexis requested a long dress for the pageant this year and I am not so sure LOL It came in the mail today and even without her hair fixed she looks so dang grown in it. I think it looks great on her though. While we were taking pics all the neighborhood kids (about 15) gathered around and was saying how beautiful she was and she was eating it up to LOL The dress fits PERFECT YAY!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-OxwNAfeSA1JwmnkxIKQMGMG5M6DbknKDYoFuUh7SEJci9-yphs_7VfrpkHHsxFQedaVM_MN9rThgB_fduMVe3mm5mJiSzpHJMuoQpiiomJ8jT62-UjS6KGJ5j1mBSMFLXCYTl9gchDc/s1600-h/august2108+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-OxwNAfeSA1JwmnkxIKQMGMG5M6DbknKDYoFuUh7SEJci9-yphs_7VfrpkHHsxFQedaVM_MN9rThgB_fduMVe3mm5mJiSzpHJMuoQpiiomJ8jT62-UjS6KGJ5j1mBSMFLXCYTl9gchDc/s320/august2108+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237139298718671922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYVhxvhSKsXTYYknW7Ez_YwfK-mvGOJIYjRi3TkW8AMYdfI9QD0t69SiqauK3bPe4tnnLTjbVF5YakirsBdOvgs_K6r4CWuTKxaZdaFrJIRBZEcGZe7Bf3BGKTWNgz6ZQUaDL15Fa6B2Q/s1600-h/august2108+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwYVhxvhSKsXTYYknW7Ez_YwfK-mvGOJIYjRi3TkW8AMYdfI9QD0t69SiqauK3bPe4tnnLTjbVF5YakirsBdOvgs_K6r4CWuTKxaZdaFrJIRBZEcGZe7Bf3BGKTWNgz6ZQUaDL15Fa6B2Q/s320/august2108+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237139306733496146" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-12094497660535960792008-08-19T20:27:00.003-05:002008-08-19T20:35:19.940-05:00PRIDE NIGHTThe school had a Pride Night this afternoon at 6:30 and Alexis was really excited to go so after picking her up from school, then taking her to dance we came home and changed to head back out to the school. Before we left I painted bear paws and PRIDE on their faces and arms for them.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7k094F1ZhYdTaFVWNJDcEowPdiZdYE_u3oiJTdzV8oMQfHmAIvVC4wt0A70na_0Ieb2rd8De53sExGLkdHCYfPcazXlphkJjIU2UX91Z0HABpXDZhnbaG3OLZxgZawFiBT2W6VD9s_DV/s1600-h/august1808+115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7k094F1ZhYdTaFVWNJDcEowPdiZdYE_u3oiJTdzV8oMQfHmAIvVC4wt0A70na_0Ieb2rd8De53sExGLkdHCYfPcazXlphkJjIU2UX91Z0HABpXDZhnbaG3OLZxgZawFiBT2W6VD9s_DV/s320/august1808+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236406232711819698" border="0" /></a>Alexis showing off her PRIDE<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS-hxP0FsLKuQMCK5FJqt2WHPOGuMJhMvrZhHp_pppC0LT8xIfbTCRd0CGL9b1Z8Jf0tTGZRcp9eVYPOUadnvsqQzQpSs7ACacUOn7kJXAn1mlh1VrxbObcmKBoyDQz8BwstYrVhuQ0R4/s1600-h/august1808+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS-hxP0FsLKuQMCK5FJqt2WHPOGuMJhMvrZhHp_pppC0LT8xIfbTCRd0CGL9b1Z8Jf0tTGZRcp9eVYPOUadnvsqQzQpSs7ACacUOn7kJXAn1mlh1VrxbObcmKBoyDQz8BwstYrVhuQ0R4/s320/august1808+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236406235105964562" border="0" /></a>Beans and Alexis sitting in the stands watching the cheerleaders<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwBflsPaw5hRlyAq5LNNb-rwYfys4FUy-adjG3UFjCX5p0ryDOr5Yv8KJVIpAv7CbohJwe1lhHUjtWyFik-poWN8f02VgS5A8ZP5rRfApALDYaEgbgc6HdrkcwIpklSYp0jcEA1ykd7n2/s1600-h/august1808+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwBflsPaw5hRlyAq5LNNb-rwYfys4FUy-adjG3UFjCX5p0ryDOr5Yv8KJVIpAv7CbohJwe1lhHUjtWyFik-poWN8f02VgS5A8ZP5rRfApALDYaEgbgc6HdrkcwIpklSYp0jcEA1ykd7n2/s320/august1808+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236406246758018274" border="0" /></a>Beans sporting the red boots! She picked them out and kept them on the whole time!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GVIJTyjDS65OCkv3jnMGF4A0pOELdwzhwr3uzsSaF7e1tqG6CvWQGj4J3aTxc2fBBC_9kWMIrX3EJzjvKJb_30CznTP6lIGSs9C89kwftCJEUJT-ZB_r8hcmllxb2jjO4cLsAwZZZ2YZ/s1600-h/august1808+130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GVIJTyjDS65OCkv3jnMGF4A0pOELdwzhwr3uzsSaF7e1tqG6CvWQGj4J3aTxc2fBBC_9kWMIrX3EJzjvKJb_30CznTP6lIGSs9C89kwftCJEUJT-ZB_r8hcmllxb2jjO4cLsAwZZZ2YZ/s320/august1808+130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236406252394204418" border="0" /></a>Alexis being silly with her noise makers<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS_VwSEYRqiKLB4YJ_cav3jQ4Depacaj_VnNzbyxzjF7bdGJlWeo15vXBAljzmmqStdgi2rr_3qQrGNd1nzXcCtsKgOMUpGlD4R_vk7Eb8rpkSCGSsbcmycgnujW6aRVkxC5HT9dXYtD-/s1600-h/august1808+133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNS_VwSEYRqiKLB4YJ_cav3jQ4Depacaj_VnNzbyxzjF7bdGJlWeo15vXBAljzmmqStdgi2rr_3qQrGNd1nzXcCtsKgOMUpGlD4R_vk7Eb8rpkSCGSsbcmycgnujW6aRVkxC5HT9dXYtD-/s320/august1808+133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236406265765433186" border="0" /></a>I took this from the very top of the bleachers but they called everyone out to the field to dance with the football players and cheerleaders and Jillian literally drug Alexis down the stands to go. Alexis is generally the go getter! Beans was absolutely HILARIOUS dancing! I wish I had videoed it!<br /></div>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-47773740011728333442008-08-19T11:50:00.006-05:002008-08-19T12:07:24.085-05:00Firsts (and a little second)<div style="text-align: center;">My pics got all outta wack so you will have to see the captions to know what happened when LOL Alexis loved her first day of school. The only had two complaints! First they didn't have enough time to all of her lunch, that makes me angry because I have always been told to et slower and let your food settle and you will eat less because you feel fuller faster! But yet the government/schools complain of obese kids! Anyway her second complaint is that they had to learn the number zero and color and apple red and she already knew that! They even told them how to was their hands LOL **GASP** Alexis is a little OCD about clean hands though so that was not a problem for her either.<br /><br />Jillian was super excited about her first ever ballet/tap class. I thought she may cling a little but she didn't and she jabbered on and on when I picked her up!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcrrCn2LYRnYvnWO8LJJc-m9EtEZ4v7kOS42goXyRF2m2TPrdQCVn367kN0pQ89SepxJMLtaXwDbhROMv_7UawArr7rqytlQsW3fPR_3YaquyH6zLlpdaPYYn89LPbreaXFMUg9Z0ZeXV/s1600-h/august1808+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcrrCn2LYRnYvnWO8LJJc-m9EtEZ4v7kOS42goXyRF2m2TPrdQCVn367kN0pQ89SepxJMLtaXwDbhROMv_7UawArr7rqytlQsW3fPR_3YaquyH6zLlpdaPYYn89LPbreaXFMUg9Z0ZeXV/s320/august1808+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236273299048399794" border="0" /></a>Alexis walking Beans to dance. She actually wanted me to stay in the truck and let her do it all together but I thought I better be there just in case. Alexis thinks she is an expert LOL she has been in dance since she was 2.5 yrs old.<br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpGdTrNVj-Uf8Ey9pMc1gQpohVO2d2EaHebYRZ7QkNQXs4NUEos8CvqXGStirAtUyj5x33JB2a87H53Q1HasjjYxNoS-pijUbJz7gPqnPdlfgC2yduWnawWxPzrbmxrTHLPO0eqjZVP5G/s1600-h/august1808+061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpGdTrNVj-Uf8Ey9pMc1gQpohVO2d2EaHebYRZ7QkNQXs4NUEos8CvqXGStirAtUyj5x33JB2a87H53Q1HasjjYxNoS-pijUbJz7gPqnPdlfgC2yduWnawWxPzrbmxrTHLPO0eqjZVP5G/s320/august1808+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236273309022365954" border="0" /></a>This is what my little diva chose to wear her second day of school (today) she really wanted to wear her hot pink cowgirl boots but the seam was uncomfortable so she didn't.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVQSNgRR2TmKJxZeBsVq_N6wLcw8aabvgeUqdL9oeH19S_hpCtjrWL4nS9uxu7GagM9Xincu_KtGtW3uwRgWE8nSVAL6vWE3nYQUhvtwGnnXs8NfZDrAvZkzw49jWUnq2Y-dbnkaoAb4x/s1600-h/august1808+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVQSNgRR2TmKJxZeBsVq_N6wLcw8aabvgeUqdL9oeH19S_hpCtjrWL4nS9uxu7GagM9Xincu_KtGtW3uwRgWE8nSVAL6vWE3nYQUhvtwGnnXs8NfZDrAvZkzw49jWUnq2Y-dbnkaoAb4x/s320/august1808+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236273326009151826" border="0" /></a>SO 80's! She will look back at this style and wonder what I was thinking for letting her wear that LOL She really likes fashion though and I do for the most part let her pick her own clothes/shoes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt9U2ly7o25ac4jwat_CnRtTdcwNIG5wEapxVAgip182nKwttAiZGw_ldaY5S7SghyaSRm44ix7501EuU-06ph22Ggx8EdhHL_FZtwLxCuRbqBtgKrHmC12sR3gvzBti0yEFIVteVkYo3/s1600-h/august1808+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGt9U2ly7o25ac4jwat_CnRtTdcwNIG5wEapxVAgip182nKwttAiZGw_ldaY5S7SghyaSRm44ix7501EuU-06ph22Ggx8EdhHL_FZtwLxCuRbqBtgKrHmC12sR3gvzBti0yEFIVteVkYo3/s320/august1808+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236272898997953122" border="0" /></a>Beans getting ready to leave for dance class!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlD08wWqhF2MCVx2jjmUtiRcrESW3Ly2U9rhoh2WAht8CRFhwHOX9axvM_xxad7XQDARiN85uN3X5KRRsd95ky4HenC9n0VR8Dai_vf-WSIOuyt6KpsmOTx-pykYk_Gr1UvyI6fqFigby/s1600-h/august1808+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlD08wWqhF2MCVx2jjmUtiRcrESW3Ly2U9rhoh2WAht8CRFhwHOX9axvM_xxad7XQDARiN85uN3X5KRRsd95ky4HenC9n0VR8Dai_vf-WSIOuyt6KpsmOTx-pykYk_Gr1UvyI6fqFigby/s320/august1808+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236272660778900146" border="0" /></a>This was Alexis and Beans yesterday morning before the first day of school.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskJAKHr_CayAEzUQu7o4Wk5WW42P48KkKkFgc5JW6ePwwZluzPUTit3o3iovXg7-XnlQW3PmIjbbiYosvrU7L6iXeVYCbnKeUyT9r_9ZvcQFi2FS28X4jtc4vAAdD8ogVXxo3h-dVUkaj/s1600-h/august1808+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskJAKHr_CayAEzUQu7o4Wk5WW42P48KkKkFgc5JW6ePwwZluzPUTit3o3iovXg7-XnlQW3PmIjbbiYosvrU7L6iXeVYCbnKeUyT9r_9ZvcQFi2FS28X4jtc4vAAdD8ogVXxo3h-dVUkaj/s320/august1808+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236272437140305698" border="0" /></a>I just love this pic! She looks so grown though. I instantly thought that she sun fading into shadow across her face was perfect for a scrapbook page....she is transitioning to a whole new phase of childhood just as the sun is transitioning to a whole new day! Okay maybe it is corny but I did think that LOL<br /></div>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-31476877250065748932008-08-18T04:54:00.003-05:002008-08-18T05:24:12.723-05:00I cry today....you ask why<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u2O92HsO98SOcP5_fOwP2um0iKWi50SQdXPXiwBLSDmFYHDz89acQ-H3bY7xsbRDjq6HzsRdPuSlYFGv3mbhNs5EsDi1hTqVa_6XLg9mLDaJezVYXOuMDW_yCRRdiZ666xakOAS9pVcD/s1600-h/taeprom+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u2O92HsO98SOcP5_fOwP2um0iKWi50SQdXPXiwBLSDmFYHDz89acQ-H3bY7xsbRDjq6HzsRdPuSlYFGv3mbhNs5EsDi1hTqVa_6XLg9mLDaJezVYXOuMDW_yCRRdiZ666xakOAS9pVcD/s320/taeprom+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235794683872396546" border="0" /></a><br />The first two girls in my life are starting new chapters in their lives today. Dallas is my 17 yr old niece that I consider MINE LOL I was only 15 when she was born and I must say quite jealous of her because she stole my spotlight as the baby of the family. I was forced to keep her one evening while my sis and mom went to play Bingo. Dallas was a few weeks old at this point. I put her on my bed, turned on the tv, grabbed my school books and the phone as most teens do. She started fussing and I had to pick her up...geez I couldn't let her just lay there and cry could I. Oh my, it was all over with then! She was so warm and soft and the smell of baby lotion poured from the blanket. I was hooked! We were like two peas in a pod from that day on. She could have the spotlight...she earned it! Heck I don't if anyone could put her higher on a throne than I did! She is a big girl now and we have our disagreements to say the least LOL We butt heads about silly trivial things but we have always been more like friends and she really does have my attitude and I can only blame myself for that one. I have dried her tears, calmed her fears, played with her, seen her grow, take her first steps, drive her first car and the list goes on. Today, although I am not there to see it she will be doing another first...she starts college today! I am so proud of her and I hope she does as well with this chapter as she has done with all the other chapters of her life.<br /><br />Alexis only briefly went to a babysitter before the offices closed where I worked and I have had her with me at home since then. I never returned to work. It is with a heavy heavy heart that I will get to watch her take her first walk into the next chapter of her life. She starts Kindergarten today. She will have so many new experiences that I will not be there for but I guess that is something all children have to do at some point in their lives. Having Alexis and Beans home with me all day and night really gets to me sometimes. I feel I can not get anything done because one of them is always hanging on me. My mom always says "hold em while you can because tomorrow they may not want to sit in your lap"! Those words passed through my mind yesterday evening as I fixed her first school lunch and snack. She picked out her first school outfit and had to put on all the smell good in the bathroom...I called my mom to say "I changed my mind" I DO want her hanging off of my leg! But I know this part of her life will be filled with stories to laugh about. You know I will be posting first day of school pics later LOL<br /><br />When I was a senior in high school I needed a few points to boost my English grade to graduate. I just didn't grasp the whole Macbeth thing LOL Every year my school put out a poetry book and it was published by low and behold my English teacher. She said if you write something and it is chosen by the committee to be published you will earn 100 extra points....just what I needed. I know how to rhyme if nothing else LOL so I grabbed a pen and thought of Dallas, she was I think 3 at the time and jotted down the following poem about her...YAY I sit here today as the proud owner of a high school diploma LOL my poem was in the 1993 edition of Ephemera the school poetry book.<br /><br />A Day With DAllas<br /><br />Open the door<br />and out she runs<br />Under the sun<br />She'll have her fun.<br /><br />The bouncing curls<br />Of my little girl<br />Ring around the Rosie<br />and watch her twirl<br /><br />The smile on her face<br />When she's playing race<br />Her little legs can't keep the pace<br />But Dallas knows she's my true Ace<br /><br />Her big blue eyes<br />She can disguise<br />But with them<br />Your heart she buys<br /><br />Her button nose<br />With it's wrinkled pose<br />Give it blow<br />And off she goes<br /><br />A hump<br />A bump<br />Her toe she stumped<br />And little Dallas hit her rump.<br /><br />A jump, a hop<br />A lollipop<br />This little girl<br />Just doesn't stop!<br /><br />In pawpaw's chair she takes her seat<br />There she watches Sesame Street<br />Smiling, laughing and keeping the beat<br />That's my angels greatest feat.<br /><br />A yawn, a stretch<br />Her blanket I fetch<br />Her weary body<br />The couch does catch<br /><br />Off to dreamland<br />Without a peep<br />Now my sanity<br />I can keep!moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-77105330840459563672008-08-17T11:50:00.002-05:002008-08-17T11:52:48.557-05:00Got a dress~honest opinions please<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbliU9OqnDZ3Je2MbkmZgu0HeRVoFWsJ1FOChkWAupQXEulYTFry0C_Lfz_K2Lsrz43WqJCLepeS9aEX4frL7P8mXPR6WMVxPUKzF_kMFmUAepX8G-j0yJM8aAkwxNmKqC70wwYaMu7qY/s1600-h/thedress.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbliU9OqnDZ3Je2MbkmZgu0HeRVoFWsJ1FOChkWAupQXEulYTFry0C_Lfz_K2Lsrz43WqJCLepeS9aEX4frL7P8mXPR6WMVxPUKzF_kMFmUAepX8G-j0yJM8aAkwxNmKqC70wwYaMu7qY/s320/thedress.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235530558730317522" border="0" /></a><br />Okay I just got a dress..it is a perfect angels dress for $75 they usually go for $150 + so i snagged it up less than 2 hours after it was listed LOL I hope the colors work for Alexis. She has such a dark complexion that I am sure it will.moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-39461697741657518242008-08-16T09:34:00.003-05:002008-08-16T09:37:19.906-05:00Pageant dressesI have been searching high and low for a long green pageant dress for Alexis.....we need this sucker in 2 weeks LOL these are the 3 that I have found that are sort of in my price range. I am doing some bargaining with the sellers. I TOTALLY love the first one and it is the one that is out of my price range but I have made an offer to the seller. WISH US LUCK!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra9bbORp8laxzRjhTH3AR4AK0YzqFYqTUTUP-w0yBmcfy2xaMT7wHDzbfYJUPXF86LEPm4IU9LG7toUA-DTOusxOtCW6_uvJiLeAgr6MqL-CZSj_tbslfoc0nONnM4_Ujq1ow0eW1ZeSI/s1600-h/green1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhra9bbORp8laxzRjhTH3AR4AK0YzqFYqTUTUP-w0yBmcfy2xaMT7wHDzbfYJUPXF86LEPm4IU9LG7toUA-DTOusxOtCW6_uvJiLeAgr6MqL-CZSj_tbslfoc0nONnM4_Ujq1ow0eW1ZeSI/s200/green1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235123998584554770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzV3XxAee9v21bzBya7KPbVK9c6rQFF8SVroGhxax73bHRac_uNhCLOu-5ZbRPOesUjFppLFvpgURzT5ziLUgDvU6Hmbric-Nd51ohZ8c-biu3Tjy7t98Gd-CJHYNzMu0usBYPDalwpkj8/s1600-h/green2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1MaxUBJX0pkecs7P1NLyogWTZNJLrEqnxEjVrQLHGdFXnwRenWtouwBU6bH61cznkKIWX2m469Rb94vZ7hJLbb3NQV6QEXcI5G-BP5YX-KqDlgOMS_Y8B7aJun6O_B3udz9-wah0P_T1/s200/highchair+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233714331344623570" border="0" /></a>moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639479838364138269.post-89798035799267387682008-08-11T21:04:00.011-05:002008-08-11T21:36:15.845-05:00Dr. Seuss and Silly JillyI hope to have a pic to share with you guys tomorrow of my painted high chair. I bought an old wooden high chair many months ago for $2...it was hideous...the top part was still wooden, the seat was covered in polyester liberty bell fabric and the bottom was painted baby blue....I so wish I would have taken a before pic. I have been putting off painting it and recovering it until I thought of a good theme for it. Well I finally decided and I am painting it in Dr. Suess Green Eggs and Ham theme. I am Dr. Seuss crazy (I posted some pics of previous Seuss things I've painted) Alexis has requested a Green Eggs and Ham dress for her first day of school! I have made it so fun and whimsical the legs and support bars are done in the classic red/blue/green Suess colors and the tray (when I finish it) has SAM I AM holding his plate and some of the other fella with I DO NOT LIKE GREEN EGGS AND HAM and then the cross bars also have some of the sayings....like would you eat them with a mouse, would eat them in a house etc......I am so proud of it...I have had lots of fun. I just might not ever paint clothes again LOL<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKfZN_72_CPMN64CyqH2jTlA6BCzsqv5CJTow6_ai6svUYlFcdX6To7hSU-OBQs5Q2dXijf-bOZ978xCtjrfnVDL_BsRDacIqY5YSEgpMF6j4re_tlRKOmXU7gtxhgGxJ738lGjgHGFPS/s1600-h/cowgirl+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKfZN_72_CPMN64CyqH2jTlA6BCzsqv5CJTow6_ai6svUYlFcdX6To7hSU-OBQs5Q2dXijf-bOZ978xCtjrfnVDL_BsRDacIqY5YSEgpMF6j4re_tlRKOmXU7gtxhgGxJ738lGjgHGFPS/s200/cowgirl+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233453467464992578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxjs08cXZZ1V1ixYPPZnGarIA8zPjiQk1HFGSSFEIy1A-XTiaEipLd4i-dqmAQ-8CrbA2TFJ7MFdU-EAf0ksM44JxNqTIme8DWjzekwIkf694XyG1-FykIMQYCzD1TTJrOZ1do2jMDYn5/s1600-h/cowgirl+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Kg4v19ceU2dYJ1Nl_9STMIEwMtJ1zwClhLY1MrrYl8XHwqIqQmvb8qQOfMCReOPyF6tvJal2cyH8cWrtrXox1OolY-rCRXiAr5J7ndBfTYjKZTpSWJVcIkfRLehZyxZ7fvL5P3BrgKnp/s200/071015095700.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233451236160606450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aSUgzwhQyZe5JIwyRct6HFOC11muFB6kG9uLQXmXdCuDoa-DjXQ8Lj2x50TO_42ZnzHeUqeWuLrwFK-NMcTRuie59JByZlffXWDzYJMllvLD5mZ7bqBGMW7zSuKZtB_-CdHcjjh9P1vZ/s1600-h/grinchjeans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aSUgzwhQyZe5JIwyRct6HFOC11muFB6kG9uLQXmXdCuDoa-DjXQ8Lj2x50TO_42ZnzHeUqeWuLrwFK-NMcTRuie59JByZlffXWDzYJMllvLD5mZ7bqBGMW7zSuKZtB_-CdHcjjh9P1vZ/s200/grinchjeans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233451064640608450" border="0" /></a><br />Now for my Silly Jilly sayings of the day!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsFQezSsW4ccE1hgR6Nop90AsbUOCxxMKlBYriAqVarfGY4naxVyuXvFvCtADIbtQMhhfzrXj4oXb6pfSny6ai5LWz8Nocgao3FOH9pft0_PIQHrjUkXPzmMTWygC4l0gd-1nMEj0ItVc/s1600-h/sodarncutebeans.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifsFQezSsW4ccE1hgR6Nop90AsbUOCxxMKlBYriAqVarfGY4naxVyuXvFvCtADIbtQMhhfzrXj4oXb6pfSny6ai5LWz8Nocgao3FOH9pft0_PIQHrjUkXPzmMTWygC4l0gd-1nMEj0ItVc/s200/sodarncutebeans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233449588508797906" border="0" /></a><br />Jillian Paige (beans) has been a funny funny child today. I have been cleaning some stuff up around these parts. My mom is a super yard sale junkie and brings the girls lots of goodies. which we love, HOWEVER we did not need 6 yes SIX little tyke slides so I eliminated those and I still have bassinets, walkers and all that baby stuff and I have 3 folks that have been asking me about these things so I am selling some of it. Anyway...Beans was sliding on one of them and had no undies on under her dress so her little butt stuck to it. She stood up with a goofy look on her face and said "moma my moma mmmy moma dat slide bit my butt"<br /><br />She wanted some "baby weenies" (Vienna Sausages) so I popped open the can and was draining the liquid off into the sink..she said "I wanna taste the water" as she stuck her finger under it..no sooner than she popped her finger out of her mouth she said "ummm ummm ummm it taste just like juicy weenie water" I had to contain my laughter on that really hard!moma gritshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02929916272433577547noreply@blogger.com4