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This is just a little hodge podge of my life, some bits & pieces of me.:)

Friday, July 20, 2012

Friday Fill-Ins!


And...here we go!

1. Staying active keeps you feeling young.
2. Going on a vacation well, that would be nice!
3. The very thought of going on a vacation makes me want to go to the beach.
4. The beach is so beautiful.
5. I grew up in the 60's  and 70's.
6. I don't have any idea what was my most memorable meal.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading as usual, tomorrow my plans include attending Kique's second birthday party and Sunday, I want to worship & rest!

Friday, July 13, 2012

Friday Fill-Ins


And...here we go!

1. For the first time I shopped in a new area of San Antonio yesterday!
2. The morning I went swimming with Lori & Kique is one of my best memories of the summer so far.
3. My recipe for chocolate ice cream is one of my favorites because it is so delicious and it's an old recipe handed down to me from my mom that she got from one of my aunts.
4. I plan to be a scrapbooker for years to come.
5. It starts with a thought.
6.Central Park Praline is a fragrance I enjoy most in a candle.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading, tomorrow my plans include possibly a trip to the grocery store if I don't get there today and reading is always in my plans and Sunday, I want to worship, rest, read!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

July Update

Well here I am with my monthly update, seems I can't get myself motivated to post more often.

June was a pretty busy month. I only got 3 12x12 layouts scrapped, I have already scrapped 4 in this first week of July so I am pretty happy about that, I am going to try to do a lot more scrapping this month if at all possible, I have so much I want to accomplish! Of course with scrapbooking you never are finished!

Also in June I did lots of reading. I finished A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, I gave it 3 stars because I did like it, but it was very long and some parts of it seemed to drag along but then other parts I really liked.
I read Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg, I have always wanted to read that book because I love the movie, I am glad I read it because it explains quite a bit that the movie leaves to the imagination. I gave it 4 stars.
I read The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg, I gave it 4 stars. Elizabeth Berg is one of my favorite authors and this book didn't disapoint.
I read Blue Moon Bay by Lisa Wingate, I gave it 2 stars as it was o.k., not a book I want to read again but it was an easy read and entertaining.
This past week and the first week of July I read The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, I also gave it 4 stars. It is a story narrated by a dog, tells his life story about the family he lives with, it was very thought provoking as a dog owner, makes me wonder just how much dogs really do know and what they really do think about.
I just started a new book last night The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin, I got this one as a freebie on my Nook, it has 4 books in the series and I have all 4 of them FREE from www.thevesselproject.com.

The bathroom is finally ALMOST finished, we are using it and all that needs done now is just a little more painting of the trim, the door and caulking around the sink. It turned out really nice and we are enjoying it.

I made a couple of new recipes that I got from Pinterest. I made crockpot enchiladas & sopapilla cheesecake, both very yummy!
I made them when Rick's brother and his gal came to visit, both were a big hit! I'm always glad to add new recipes to my menu.

The grandkids are all just growing like weeds, I can't believe how much little Owen has already changed. It drives me crazy that I can't see Randy's kids more often but thank the Lord for pictures!!!

Aren't they just precious?




Lori & Gabriel came over to celebrate Father's Day and look what Rick & Gabriel got!

A little Father's Day surprise!













































Rick & I stayed home on July 4th and we celebrated with our usual grilling out and I made chocolate ice cream, it was all very yummy, we made lots and are still enjoying it.
I can't believe it's July already. Hopefully we will get some much needed rain this month and hopefully I will get lots more scrapping done.

Friday Fill-ins on Saturday



I tried to post this last night but it was running too slow so I will go ahead and do it today.

And...here we go!

1. I am happy to have my scrappy mojo back!
2. Watermelon, canteloupe, squash, tomatoes & okra are my favorite summertime fruits and vegetables.
3. To help me you will have to be organized.
4. Stay cool is the one thing I want to do this summer more than anything!
5. Just the other day I was saying I need to lose at least 10 pounds.
6.  I keep watching the Walton's over and over again.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finishing up the book I've been reading this week, tomorrow my plans include scrapbooking and Sunday, I want to go to church and relax and/or do some reading & scrapping in the afternoon!