Random post alert...

today is a random post....random photos...

random thoughts....just because I can....



Hotrod and Nanny are practicing their dance steps...

dancing and music are a big part of our family...

just hanging out chatting...with a fishing pole...

what a way to connect....

 

I found a few sayings on Facebook that I really like....

 

Never allow yourself worth to be defined by someone else...

 

Happiness will never come to those who don't

appreciate what they already have...

 

Do not under estimate yourself by comparing yourself

to others...It's our differences that make us

unique and beautiful....

 

 



Birthday weekend

My great Aunt Maudies 87th birthday celebration...

she had a house full of people that love her...

and too many  to count that could not make it...

she is full of joy...love and laughter...

with her twin girls and son in law....

My Aunt Dottie...the birthday girl...my Mom...and Me...

Sunday we had birthday dinner for my Daughter in law...

the birthday girl and me...



 the birthday girl and Nanny...

 

 

my girls...

my daughter had been to a wedding before our dinner...

the birthday girl loves red velvet cake...

I had wanted to bake her one...

but the time slipped away....

so I had to buy one ready made...

I just put it on my cake stand...

made it look all homemade...

It was a good weekend....

I didn't get to go fishing...but I did get plenty of family time...

hope to get by to visit everyone soon and catch up...

 

 

 



 the blue bonnets are starting to bloom...

these were by the lake....

we've had a roller coaster ride with the weather this week...

we got much needed rain...

it got cold....but today...

the sun came out...the warm up as begun....

 this has been a strange week...

it has gone by so quickly....

Hubby and I got to go fishing a couple of nights this week...

 

 Tomorrow is my Daughter in Laws birthday....

Happy Birthday Beautiful....

we are having her birthday dinner on Sunday....

she requested hubbies hotwater cornbread...

so we are going to do pinto beans....hotwater cornbread...

a roast with potatoes and carrots...

an old fashion sunday night dinner...

Tomorrow my Mom and I are going to my

great Aunt's birthday....

Aunt Maudie....

a true Christian woman...

when you are with her you feel like you are with an Angel...

She was my Nana's sister in law...

but they always said they were really sisters...

I was fortunate to get to spend time with both of them

when I was growing up....

She is a blessing to everyone that meets her...

 

Hope you all have a terrific weekend...

 



The goose

 after my experience with the big white goose...

I was a little nervous about this one...

but it was a real sweet heart...

very curious...

it was really interested in Hatari...

she was with it too...

 

 I think the goose liked us too...

we saw it a lot over the weekend...

so graceful and regal...

a perfect gentlemen or lady...

not sure which....

it was a loner...



My Mom the fisher woman....

My Mom out fished us all...

she caught the most fish....

she has now developed fishing fever too....

it's amazing how relaxing it is...

to sit with a fishing pole in your hand...

on the water...

whether it's a lake...river or pond....

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. –Thoreau



The two best times for fishin'...

are when it's raining and when it aint....

Patrick F. McManus...



The fishing was good...it was the catching that was bad...

A.K. Best...



 my daughter was going to get some photos of hubby and I..

so I pulled a chair over in front of our scene for hubby to sit in...

I told him to sit down....

he asked what I was going to do...

so I told him he was gonna get a little dance...

 

 my daughter and I thought it was funny....

took a moment for it to sink in to hubby....

 he finally got it....

silly hubby....

I'm trying to make sure I get photos of the two of us...

on our family outings...

so the kids and grandkids will have something to remember us by...



Hotrods first fish....

Hotrod caught his first fish...

with in 5 minutes of putting his pole in the water..

 he was fussing with his Daddy over the pole....

pulling it up and down in the water...

all of a sudden...his line took off....

his Daddy helped him real it in....

he was very proud of himself....

 

 hopefully he will be hooked on fishing...

like his Pawpaw...Daddy...Oma...and Nanny....

he wants to go fishing again...

I was worried he would be upset when they released it...

but he said good bye...

was ready to put another worm on his hook...



 Ethyl are you coming down here or not??

 

 I'm coming Fred....don't be so impatient....

 

 you are always in a hurry Fred....

you are too slow Ethyl....

I'll show you who's slow...

last one to the big tree is a rotten egg....

 

I took these photos last night down on the river...

at the park we normally take Rooster too....

this is the cabin we stayed in....

the photo was taken a sun up...

I was up...everyone else still sleeping...

 



these were our neighbors...

if you notice the pigs crossing sign...

they had 2 pot belly pigs...

they roamed around...

but not too far from their feed bowls...



Hotrod caught his first fish....

he was fussing with his Daddy...

pulling his pole up and down out of the water...

a fish grabbed hold...

he was so excited...

we had an awesome view...



here's my fish...

the one and only I caught...

it was caught in the same spot Hotrod caught his...

 

Hotrod told me yesterday...

let's go to the cabin Oma...

I'm with Hotrod....

we are planning another trip in May....

 



 we had the best weekend...

no one wanted to go home...

back to reality....

 we went to Lake Whitney for the weekend...

we stayed at The Cliff's in a cabin...

it's not a fancy place...

very homey...

 

Hotrod loved riding in the boat...

we all enjoyed the boat...

my daughter learned to drive it...

we fished....we went for boat rides...

we ate...too much...

 

naps were taken....

lot's of laughs...stories...

hiking...we were on a cliff...

which meant to get to the lake...

you went down...to get back to cabin...

you hiked up...we called it Billy Goat Gruff climb...

even the youngster were winded...

so us of a certain age didn't feel so bad about it...

we all woke up this morning...

wishing we were down on the lake...

fishing...and enjoying...

the weather was perfect...