Faith, Family and Friends

Have a God~filled day tomorrow & I'll be here Monday

with pictures and a post of our grand weekend.

Urgent Prayer Request

Please, if you are reading this, say a prayer now for little Harper, the daughter of Scott and Kelly. I began reading her blog and fell in love with this family. They love the Lord, each other, and life, and after two years of trying became pregnant with Harper. This morning, Kelly was induced at 40 weeks and 4 days. Harper was born tonight at 7 pm and within three hours was being transported to the Children's Hospital in Little Rock. You can read her blog, along with posted updates at Kelly's Korner. He hears the prayers of the righteous and may His will be done, now and forever~

Our Mississippi babies will be here beginning today! and we are psyched. Leslie drives in and will be here for a few days before Stacey and her family come in Saturday. The above snapshot is our sweet Alaina and the only granddaughter. With three girls, we have three grandsons and only one little girl. But we get to be prissy with her, as you can tell from the picture. I'm loving that she and her dolly are both in purples, which is what her new furniture is all about!

Leslie had just worked a difficult, and looong, nursing day when she went by to see some fireworks. Alaina didn't like them or the noise as you can see from her expression. I'm glad her 'Weswie' gave her some needed love and took her inside to watch from the window. But Austin?

all boy! As the above snapshot shows, he not only loved the sparklers he also loved shooting the roman candles. I have to admit, though, there were a couple of shots with him holding his ears. I am so excited and so looking forward to having all four grandbabies together and watching them play and interact. Yep, it's going to be a grand week/weekend. Starting today!

I am so excited! {Of course, Johnny says it does NOT take much to excite me.} BUT, Cute As A Button is getting, this week!, these great closet organizers!! I first became aware of them when Jenny was pregnant with Ian and someone gave a set to her as a gift. Through the years I noted how she kept his clothes sized as she shopped for sales, etc. She would just go to the closet, insert them behind the correct size, and voila! She never wondered again what sizes she had!

I think they are the bomb, and I know that terminology dates me, but honestly I am so excited that Cute As A Button is now carrying them! Two colors are available and of course it's pink and blue!

I would really appreciate it if you would visit Patti's website by clicking here , checking out the page, and becoming a follower! And whenever you are in Prattville, come downtown and visit!

It's a happy place to be!

On another note, a health note,

both of us are finally to the point that there are not

millions of tissues on the floor,

our kitchen cabinet doesn't look like a pharmacy,

and we can sleep near each other without,

well okay,

one of us is always punching the other because of snoring.

I blame mine on sinuses being totally stopped.

Johnny isn't buying that, claiming I snore period.

Imagine! Me?! Snoring?!

I think not.

Besides, how would he know??

He's snoring too loudly to hear anything!

And I think I'll say goodnight on that one!

Oh.MY.Stars!!! I am horrified at an advertisement on The Learning Channel!! Here I am watching Jon and Kate, Plus 8 and they broadcast a new series, and it is titled Toddlers & Tiaras! I was appalled to see how these little, little ones were being primped, preened, and taught to flaunt. I tried going to the TLC site online and couldn't find anything except this article from The Abilene newspaper. I am sure as the date for the series to begin, there will be a more developed site. Upon reading some of the comments left by others, I am not the only one feeling this is a tragedy in the making. I would really like to know your thoughts on this series. If you feel differently, I would appreciate you giving me your reasons. I promise to read/listen with an open mind. Melissa, you are so great with words and would love to see what you come up with! Anyway, just needed to vent and share~

Aren't they beautiful?!
Don't they make you think of spring?!
There are those of you that are creative
and, although I am not one of them,
I do enjoy seeing what others do
with images such as this.
There is a site, The Vintage Moth,
and she offers free images!
If you use this one yourself,
I would love to see a snapshot of your work!
As for me?
I like images like this!

and this.

And I go to sleep dreaming of white yards

cold noses, ski slopes,

and thoughts of a really white Winter!

Thanks to Jen, I know now why the game didn't work! All comments have to be approved before they are posted which made it impossible for others to see the word that had been left. So, since I don't want comments to post immediately, it will remain a good idea that came from here. Sorry, ladies!

Hope all of you are sleeping well. Here? I am still sneezing, coughing, and blowing an already red nose! John is worse than me. And he is on an antibiotic! I've been to bed once tonight, but couldn't get rid of the tickling throat or stuffy nose. Know the feeling?! argh So now I'm up watching a silly Lifetime movie and hoping to get sleepy soon. Soon!

Tastefully Tuesdays

John & I both are dealing with sinus infections. He went to our family doctor this morning and got an antibiotic. I think I will call in the morning and ask for one. He said the waiting room was filled with sickos. It's time like this that I begin wanting comfort food, and this recipe hits the spot.

Growing up our mother made tuna casserole using a homemade white sauce. Our daughter, Leslie, improved upon this recipe by using Campbell's soup and I love it even better than the original! Here it is! Enjoy~

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup milk

1 large can tuna, drained and flaked

bag of cooked egg noodles

dry bread crumbs

1 tbsp. butter or margarine

Mix soup, milk, tuna and noodles in casserole. Bake at 400°F. for 20 min. or until hot. Stir. Mix bread crumbs with butter and sprinkle on top. Bake 5 minutes. Yum!!! Now, go get a quilt, a glass of iced tea and cuddle up while you eat!

Overcast, drizzly, balmy~

John doesn't feel good,

I have felt better,

and it's Monday.

Enough said~

But tomorrow's Tuesday!

And we can shake the Monday blues!!

(or pinks as the above colors show!)

for just one day, one moment even, if I could just hold her in my arms again and feel her short legs, ripe with babyfat, wrap around my waist. to have her soft curly hair brush my face as she nuzzles in closer to my neck and I smell that milky breath that, to this day, I know in my dreams. to have her pull Baby Fields closer to our hearts that are separated merely by the clothes we wear and to know that she is already learning to love. I sing and murmur love songs, songs that will lull her into that place known as Sleepy Town, where best friends are the ones with floppy ears, loved coats, and sometimes missing an eye, or a leg. Maybe this is our saving grace~these memories. To right all the times we were too impatient, too busy, too absent. Maybe these times of rocking chairs, lullabies, stolen kisses on the eyelids and nuzzles of the neck~memories take hold and we savor them and wish, oh how we wish, to have them once more. Just. One. More. Time. it is because of you that I believe in miracles~