Sunday is for family....

5 Generations

My Nana, My Mom, My Great Grandmother,

Me, My daughter and my Son....

This is my son when he was 2....

This is my baby girl who will be 21 on Feb. 7th

on her 1st Birthday....

you can see my son hiding from the camera...

This is hubby and I before we got married...

it was 1982

we're celebrating our 27th anniversary

on February 19th.....

A family full of love...

every family has it's ups and it's downs...

some days you want to strangle all of them...

but when push comes to shove...

you know you can count on them...

so give your family a hug...

tell them that you love them...

and forget for a day how crazy they make you...

after all Sunday is for family....
Got any good family news to share????

Amazing Sky....

The Sun is shining....
the skys are blue....

looks like someone got out their white paint....

brushes...and swirls...

looks like cotton balls floating along...

some one got a little heavy handed this time...

lots of texture and design...

isn't Mother Nature grand...

so many brilliant designs....

so much entertainment...

and it doesn't cost us a dime....

Enjoy the sky today....

Bridges....

some are for trains to cross...
some are for people to walk through....

some are for vehicles to drive on...

A bridge is a structure built to span a valley, road, body of water, or other physical obstacle, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle.

What would be do without bridges...
to get us from one location to another...

What do you think???

What do you think???

of weathered wood????

I love looking at the details...

and wonder what caused the

cracks and crevices to form...

was it the weather?

was it an animal or bug?

Saturday adventure

I've been wanting to take a photo of

this trestle for a long time....

so since the sun came out we hopped

on the Honda....and went to take photos...
we came off the service road...and down

the embankement....

Hubby took this one of me...

I got my photos....

we rode about 40 miles total...

just out sight seeing...enjoying the nice day...

decided to stop for a little lunch...

it started sprinkling about the time

we pulled into the parking lot...by

the time we got inside it was raining...

and it rained for over an hour...

we just took our time...ate lunch...

enjoyed talking...then it was time to go...

it was still raining but not too hard...

so we got on the bike and headed home...

in the rain....believe you me those drops

hurt when they hit you at 35 mph....

thank goodness I wore my ski jacket....

it is a little water repellent....when

we got home...we were like this....

wet....it's hard to see how wet the

front of his jacket is...but it is....

and my pants are cold and wet...

especially the backside.......

my socks were soaking wet under my jeans...

but it was fun....and I got some great shots

of the train trestle...nice lunch....good

conversation.....and a story for my blog...LOL....

Blogging One Year January 24th....

This was my first blog post on Ladybug from Texas
January 24, 2009

I

got my first comment on January 28th....

it was Cathy Cobblestone...

http://cobblestonefarms.blogspot.com/

....my second comment came from Tracey at

http://iamme-tdm.blogspot.com/

I still love sky photos as you all know.....

Wow....what a fast year....

I've learned a lot about blogging...

and have met so many nice folks....

I really enjoy getting to know everyone...

and writing stories...

taking photos....a creative outlet.....

when I was a kid I always liked

to pretend I was a report...or writer..

.or teacher....and loved cameras...

now I get to play with all of it...

.to an audience....

I hope you all keep stopping by.....

Miscellaneous Monday.....

ROUND......

TEXTURED......
CLOUDS....


MISCELLANEOUS MONDAY....
JUST SOME PHOTOS TO SHARE WITH YOU...

HOPE YOUR MONDAY IS WONDERFUL....

I joined in on Mosiac Monday with http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/
go by and ck out the other Mosiacs...

Sundays....

Sundays...a day of rest....go for a motorcycle ride..
take a nap....

lay a blanket on the ground and look at the sky....

Put down the rake....get a glass of tea...

sit on a swing....

go to church....or have your own meeting....

watch the neighborhood kids out your window...

or grab your bike and join in.....

Aren't Sundays grand......

Warts and all....

See these size 13 boots.... with the britches

half tucked in half out....well that is my

hubby...and that is why I fell in love with him..

I remember thinking how he just threw his

boots on and didn't care if his britches were

down or not... what a guy he must be..

and every time I see him like

that it makes my heart skip a beat....

this English Ivy is driving me crazy...

I've dug it up...pulled it up...still comes back...

you know flowers can be pretty even
without seeing the colors...

just an old wore out weed...

but I like it....

chipped paint....but still will put out a fire...

rusty ladder...but works great....

falling apart but still interesting...

this is my storage building...it was a

walk in freezer my hubby converted...

full of wonderful items....that I just can't

part with...

my swing...it has a crack in one of the slats...

but it gives me hours of pleasure....

hubby bought me this glider on Craigslist...

wants to sandblast it and paint it...

but you know what...I love it the way it is...

Lot's of hours have been spent sitting on it...

talking about the day...the future...the past...

smiling..laughing...crying...

I love looking at my neighbors garage...

his daughter that lives in Paris painted

this for him....makes me smile when I see it....

I don't live in a fancy neighborhood...I

don't have a fancy house...it needs painting...

inside and out...the carpet needs to be replaced...

the kitchen floor is terrible...but it is a home...

our home...I use to think everything had to be

perfect to invite people over...I would stress about it...

I have finally come to realize...the people that are the

most important to you...love you because of your warts...

your messy house...your dirty car...the ones

that really matter don't care if your laundry room is a mess..

your dogs stink...you have weeds in your flower beds...

You know it is a shame it takes so long to start figuring

all this out....so much stress could be saved....I'm 47

years old and finally realizing what life is all about...

before I was too busy raising kids...running a business...

When I first started blogging I looked at all the blogs

with the perfect houses...feeling a little envious...

now I like the blogs with people

I can relate too....the one's that have problems...who find

solutions...who love their families....who show their warts...

who like things that are worn and rusted.... comfy...

who have nice homes...Not perfect houses...

there is a difference....

This passed year has been something for me....

My son got married...I lost over 75 lbs....found a new me...

my daughter is grown and becoming a wonderful women...

I have a daughter in law...a grandson on the way...

My Mom has gone through health problems...

we are raising my 78 year old father in law....

my husband and I have reconnected in a wonderful

way....we are enjoying our lives more.....I have been

trying to write about all this for a while now...but I keep

erasing the post.....scared to open up too much....

but I'm just me....and you know what....I'm really

starting to like me.....warts and all.......