We are all healthy, we have each other, and we work hard to appreciate what we have. May 2012 be the best year ever! Happy New Year from our family to yours!
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Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!
As 2011 draws to a close, we wanted to stop for a moment to count our blessings. 
We are all healthy, we have each other, and we work hard to appreciate what we have.
May 2012 be the best year ever! Happy New Year from our family to yours!
We are all healthy, we have each other, and we work hard to appreciate what we have. May 2012 be the best year ever! Happy New Year from our family to yours!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving!
My turkeys and I would like to wish you and yours a very happy Thanksgiving! We have so much for which to be grateful: family, friends, faith, home, health... What more do you really need?We devoured a delicious turkey dinner with Logan's mom (and brother, top left). Her housemate, JC, just got a new "baby," a chihuahua she's named Philippa.
Do you have big Black Friday plans tomorrow? Not I! I can't stand the crowds, and I didn't see very many items on our wish lists. Saturday will bring more turkey with my side of the family. What a wonderful long weekend! Hope you're enjoying yours!
Friday, November 11, 2011
Veterans Day
Please pause today and give thanks for our veterans! We owe them so much, especially our appreciation and gratitude. Thank you, veterans, for your service to our country!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Trick or Treat!
Happy Halloween! Tonight was our town's "Hometown Halloween on the Square" where local businesses and organizations set up tables, the square is blocked to traffic, and the kids have a great time!
Ansley dressed up as Abby from NCIS, complete with Gotchic black hair and spider web "tattoo."
Federal Agent Macey kept us all safe and protected.Lil Haley was a secret agent.
Sister Amy (the "nun") and Spiderman passed out candy at the SADD table (she is one of the sponsors of the organization). Batman joined us to trick-or-treat.
At the haunted house at Fort Sorghum, Batman got scared! (I learned that he is heavier than he looks since I had to carry him through it!) Little Spiderman loved it and went through four times along with Agent Macey.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Jack-o-Lanterns
From pumpkin guts...
...to a cool "Frankenstein" jack-o-lantern, complete with tack stitches.Thank you, Aunt Amy, for a great time!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Hoppy Easter and a Happy Birthday!
The Easter festivities began with dying eggs (with help from friend/neighbor Morgan) on Saturday. 
Later that evening,
Macey and I made "birds nests" for Easter, complete with (M&Ms) eggs and (Peeps) chicks.
She woke me up to the tune of "Happy Birthday to Me" at 6:25 (Ugh!), but we did get to see this beautiful sunrise on the water.
Unfortunately I didn't think to take any pictures at church (which would have probably been frowned on anyway). Both girls were torchbearers, and it was a beautiful service!
The traditional Easter Hunt prior to St. Clare's Easter Feast
Look Mom, no shoes! (Better traction maybe?)
The "family" birthday party for our birthday girl! Can you believe that she is 10 today?!?
Macey and I made "birds nests" for Easter, complete with (M&Ms) eggs and (Peeps) chicks.
She woke me up to the tune of "Happy Birthday to Me" at 6:25 (Ugh!), but we did get to see this beautiful sunrise on the water.
Unfortunately I didn't think to take any pictures at church (which would have probably been frowned on anyway). Both girls were torchbearers, and it was a beautiful service!
The traditional Easter Hunt prior to St. Clare's Easter Feast
Look Mom, no shoes! (Better traction maybe?)
The "family" birthday party for our birthday girl! Can you believe that she is 10 today?!?
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year's Day
Logan's mom BJ has taken over the New Year's Day "Hoppin' John" tradition. You must have black-eyed peas, greens, and pork on the first day of the year. (Logan's dad Ralph always fixed hog jowls for the pork. Yep, I even ate a bit. Wow.) They are supposed to bring you health, wealth, and (I guess) happiness in the new year.
According to a little research, the black-eyed peas represent coins (wealth). (I always thought that they represented health. Aren't beans supposed to be good for you?) Collard or turnip greens also represent wealth because of their green money color. Who knows about the pork! Somewhere else I read that the entire meal or dish is for luck (not necessarily health and wealth).
No matter what the history or tradition, best wishes to you and yours on this first day of 2011. May it be your best year ever!
According to a little research, the black-eyed peas represent coins (wealth). (I always thought that they represented health. Aren't beans supposed to be good for you?) Collard or turnip greens also represent wealth because of their green money color. Who knows about the pork! Somewhere else I read that the entire meal or dish is for luck (not necessarily health and wealth).
No matter what the history or tradition, best wishes to you and yours on this first day of 2011. May it be your best year ever!
Happy New Year!
How do you celebrate the new year? Last night Ansley's friend Isabel spen
t the night (last year and maybe the year before both girls spent New Year's Eve with her), and the girls rang in the new year singing karaoke, mak
ing up twisted lyrics to songs, pla
ying with sparklers 
in the yard (Using them as magic wands a la Harry Potter was cute!), and watching the ball drop in Time Square and the Peach drop in Atlanta on TV.
t the night (last year and maybe the year before both girls spent New Year's Eve with her), and the girls rang in the new year singing karaoke, mak
ing up twisted lyrics to songs, pla
ying with sparklers 
in the yard (Using them as magic wands a la Harry Potter was cute!), and watching the ball drop in Time Square and the Peach drop in Atlanta on TV.
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