A Masterpiece...

The day before I left last summer dad and I walked down to the shed to take a look at an old table and benches that had been collecting dust for quite some time. I have a thing for benches and solid wood tables!!! As I looked at the way too dark finish, I had visions of Mark and Janna's dining room set flashing through my brain, with the black bottom and mahongeny top. "Yes, I want them!!!" When would I sand and refinish them, or how would I get them 1000 miles away didn't even cross my mind.



Well, mom and dad shared my vision and knew that children and term papers came before sanding and beautification. They sanded and resanded, they varnished and sweat and fretted over whether I would like it. Well..........I LOVE IT!!!! Look at this masterpiece now....



And it fits so well in my dining room that was totally bare just a week ago. That treasure was sitting in the shed, now it is once again being used and loved and admired. Thanks mom and dad!!!!

I Love This Time of Year...

Nana and Dallin enjoying the warm flames of the brisk night. Dallin shows off his talent for cooking a marshmallow "just right".



Dallin and Papa working on the solution to the Rubix Cube. Dallin is bound and determined to figure that great mystery out. He will probably do it too, eventually.



The crew enjoying lunch together. It is such a treat to have mom and dad for a visit. Even though their southern blood is quite thin, they adjusted well!

Sneak Peak!

We have been tossing costume ideas around for weeks now. Taylor will be performing in the Black Light Show tomorrow night with the Champion High School Band. The leaves are fading and blanketing the ground. Time changes this weekend (I could really use that extra hour!!!), and the furnace has been coming on for a few weeks now to take that chill out of the air. We have had to scrape frost from the morning windows. There is something about Fall that just makes me feel warm and cozy.

Before the BLAH's of Winter Come!

Carley planted these Zinnias at the beginning of summer, and they are looking so beautiful just as winter is knocking on our door. So we had to capture their beauty to get us through the long winter ahead!


This one is for Uncle Aaron and Uncle Brent!

Is this allowed?

We have some awesome friends, Kristen happens to be from a place way down south, that I am fairly familiar with! She is a complete LSU fan! Tom just so happens to be from the same place Tim is from, here! So, Tom called me Friday and wanted me to come over to see what was in his front yard. Here it is!



Kristen claims this is absolute vulgarity! The OSU flag doesn't have any right to be next to the LSU flag! The LSU flag must hang higher! What do you think?

Happy Birthday to an Amazing Person!!!!

Happy Birthday mom! You taught me how to become the person I am today. Thanks for always encouraging me to reach for my dreams and not to settle for second best. I look back on the memories that all 7 of us made, and I am amazed at what a great family you and dad raised! Thanks for everything, I love you so much!





And happy belated to my absolute favorite dentist in the whole wide world! Love you!!!

Another Assignment?

My children and husband can always find me in front of this machine writing another assignment. This is my new hang-out!!! Today I have heard: "You're doing another paper?", "Are we going to eat tonight?", "When are you going to help me with Science?", "Mom, I need to use the computer for my homework too!", "We need to leave right now for my soccer game, get off the computer."

Well, my paper is still not completed! But just to let you know, I made the soccer game, dinner was great, the kitchen is partially cleaned, I did share the computer and helped with spelling words and science worksheets. So back to the books!

By the way...I need a thesis idea, and could you please send it to me by Thursday??????