August 1st...and it is HOT here in Texas...

we have been spoiled this summer...

well not exactly...it has been extremely HUMID....this year...

a few HOT days here and there...

but today is the 1st of at least 7 HOT days...

100 or above...

 every thing that was so pretty and green a few weeks  ago...

not so much now...

 

 Today is this little sweeties 2nd birthday...

I feel blessed to have been able to take her photos...

 

 now isn't this the cutest little photo bomber you've ever seen...

she was very curious about my camera...

got up from in front of a big fan...to come see me...

I guess she wants to be in pictures...

so here you go sweetie..you are in pictures...

 several of my Facebook friends have been to the ocean...

oh boy...showing their photos....I'm so ready to go back...

Hubby is too...I think the salt water got to him....

 

 I'm having a hard time keeping up with which photos I have posted...so if I show duplicates I'm sorry...

I have a photo only blog...

Facebook which I have a few side groups on it.....

dog blog...then I email some photos...

I transfer to my Walgreens account...

it get's a little nutty...keeping up with it all...

 

 This is how my FIL always drove his boat...

I rode with him one time...

my Hubby still has the scars to prove it...

once we got stopped...I said never again...

I think there were a lot of people that did the same thing..

he was a dare devil all the way...

and loved get folks...especially women riled up...

 

Hubby's cousins are starting to plan a family reunion...

for early next year...it is fun getting with them all

through face book...Our kids have only met a few of them...

I hate when families drift apart...but it happens...

I haven't seen some of my cousins in years...

maybe I should do something about that...

Happy Hump Day....

I still laugh every time I see it...

Did you dance....like no one was watching...

if not...play it again....

come on...you know you want too...



Hotrod and I are so proud of our sunflowers..

they have a lot of sunflower seeds on them...

I pulled out the sunflower seeds...

soaked them in salt over night...

baked them in the oven....

a nice snack....

 just like the ones you buy...

but not as salty...

 

 I put one batch of sunflower seeds....

 uncooked unsalted for the critters...

 

 my friends daughters procedure went well...

thank you all for the prayers...and good thoughts...

 

 I'm getting itchy feet again...

to put my feet in the sand...and salt water....

Hubby and I are planning another trip soon....

 I'm also wanting to plan a few camping trips...

we have our Texas State park pass....

it's already paid for itself...

we also get pay for one night....get second night half price...

twice a year....

 

 our girls night out went so well...we had so much fun...

we are going to make it a monthly thing...

my SIL wants to join in also....

 

Hotrods new big boy bed....

he loved it...took a good nap today....



we did not have luck with our tomatoes this year...

I pulled them all up...

getting ready to start my Fall ( I don't like that word) garden...

 

I'm going to do cucumbers...squash...and pumpkin...

 



I can not believe July is almost done...

time is passing too quickly....

I'm just happy our summer lasts so long....

some of you are already headed to Fall (don't like that word)...

I will hang on to summer till the very end...



I got Hotrod a big boy bed this weekend...

Pawpaw put it together yesterday....

Hotrod was very excited to see it...

he went right to sleep at nap time...

it looks similar to his bed at home...

I think that helps...plus he has same pillow and blankets...

he is not big on changes....

Saturday night...while we were gone on Girls Night Out...

my son...his Daddy...took him out to dinner...for catfish...

then a snow cone on the way home...

A Great Daddy Son Saturday night....



this is what was left of a cucumber plant...

I thought the roots were cool....

I saved one to show Hotrod...

so we could talk about how plants get their food...

well then Sandra popped in my head...

The Madsnapper...so you know I had to play...

 



kinda reminded me of a voo doo doll...

or an electrical storm....

 



Prayers needed for a girl I grew up with...

she is going through a really hard time...

she has 4 children....a little prayer could help...

another friends daughter had to have a procedure today...

please send up a prayer for her...

my brother had tests run last week...

results should be in soon...

Thank you all who say a prayer...

or just send positive vibes their way...

One of  our local radio disc jockeys Kidd Kraddick...

passed away unexpectedly this weekend...

he was 53 years old...

he had a foundation Kidd's kids...

where he made it possible for kids with severe health issues

and their families to have a family trip to Disney World...

every year a large group of families...got to travel..

to Disney World...for a vacation...siblings included...

Dr.'s and Nurses...were on staff to help with any medical

issues that might arise...some of these children only have a short time to live...some have life long disabilities...

he was in New Orleans for a golf tournament...

that benefits his foundation...

he died from an Aneurysm...

it took him quickly....this morning his morning show...

had to go on with out him...

it was a big shock to our area....

a reminder...to never take life for granted...

if you want to see someone do it..

if you want to say I love you...do it now...

if you want to learn something new...

Do it now...



Girls night was a blast...

we hoped on the train...

headed down to The West End....

 

 My Daughter...DIL...and Mom...

fresh off the train....

 let the fun begin.....

 

 I had debated on whether to bring my camera..

or just use my cell phone...

I'm glad I brought my camera...

 

 because we ran into ELVIS....

who would have thought it...

 

 we ran into Shirley's cousin...

Sissy....

 my daughter always has to pet a horse...

she has dreamed of having her own...

since she could talk...

 

 and I'm sure hers would have pink...

sparkly hoofs too...

 

we ate at Spaghetti Warehouse...

we laughed...and laughed...

and posed..and posed...

not the best photo because of the lighting...

but...can you tell...I was having fun...

it just went too fast...
 



Hotrod is getting long and lean...

the baby look is fading fast...

he's not a baby...he's not a toddler....

he's a boy....

his attention span has gotten so much longer...

actually I think it is longer than his Pawpaw's....

 this is a law office...

we passed it several times when we were at the coast...

there was just no good way to crop it...

so here it is...

such a unique building....

right on the corner of a street...

 

 the gulls were doing a fly by...

checking out the grub...

this group wasn't interested...

the next group was...

a lonely fish head...

just hanging out....

one day this past week...

Hotrod...my daughter...my Mom and I went to lunch...

a local café...family time place...

my Mom pointed out to me...

they had a big photo of Paula Deen...with an article...

hanging on the wall...

it is now missing....
it made me sad...
I think our media is out of control...
and that is all I will say....

 

 

 

 

I posted this photo on Facebook...

it is Hubbies family....

His Dad and siblings...

well his cousins loved it...

it brought back all kinds of memories...

questions....comments....

and maybe...finally a family reunion....

it was fun reading through all the comments...

and hearing the different prospective they each had...

 

funny how a photo...

a song...a movie...

can bring back so many memories...

funny how we all remember things...

but not always in the same way....

 



I'm excited...

I'm having a girls night out with my girls...

My Mom...Daughter...and DIL...

we are riding the train down to Dallas....

for dinner and fun...

Chapters...

it has been a crazy week....

I've been feeling like this boat...

stuck in the grass...so wanting to be back in the water...

trying hard to get to the water...

seeing the water....

but just not quite getting there....

 



old chapters are closing....

my FIL's house is sold...

moving the last of the items out...

settling the affairs...

a tough week for Hubby...

even though he doesn't say it out loud....

 



new chapters are starting....

Hotrod may be going to a Mother's Day out one or two days

this fall...Oma's not ready for this....

 



My daughter is excited...decorating her new place...

My DIL is excited....decorating there new home...

My Mom and I pulling out old treasures...

passing them on to the girls....

some times it pays to be a horder collector....

I've made a promise to myself....

to make time..no matter what...

to do things with family and friends...

not put it off...not to make excuses..

you know the ones....my house is a mess...

I need to loose a few pounds....I don't have anything to wear...

I'm tired....maybe next week....

what should we do? when?

I made a date with my SIL and 2 nieces...

I made a date with my Mom...DIL and daughter...

 

New Chapters...Old Chapters....



I'm keeping in touch with old friends...

mostly through Facebook...

my goal is to actually have Face time with them...

doesn't have to be a major even...

just a little time together...

Yesterday was one of our sweet dance girls 20th birthday...

how can she be 20 already....a Jr in college this year...

times a wasting...time to make the most of the time we have....

which reminds me....

I need to have a date with her...

before she goes back to school....

 

 



 This morning we made sand playdoh...

the recipe was on Facebook...

2 cups flour

1 cup sand

1 cup warm water...

a table spoon oil...

mix together....

Hotrod loved mixing the INGREDIENTS...

our new word for the day...

 

 the messier the better....

it didn't really turn out like I thought it would...

but...Hotrod had a blast with it...

he even played with it again later in the afternoon...

 

 a bucket of water on the side...

helped keep his hands from being too messy....

 

 a nice dip in the pool afterwards was nice...

it was HOT today....

 

 

another seen from Sunday....

my guys...enjoying a little guy time...

I found a children's Dictionary at the thrift store...

Hotrod and I are having fun looking up words...

His new words abdomen.....accident...accelerate....

besides asking WHY....now he wants to know

what words start with...this is such a fun time...

My son used a phrase today that made me laugh..

 "He's like a dog with peanut butter on his tail"

 another shot of Little Miss L....