Milestone

A certain family member had a milestone birthday and we didn't let it go unnoticed. We are lucky enough to have family that let's us enjoy their backyard swimming pool. It was a perfect hot August day to enjoy a birthday.

DIL Janice swimming with two bathing beauties.

Rachel wasn't quite sure about the big bathtub.

Can you say a bunch of rednecks settin' 'round the hottub. Who has the whitest legs?!

Mia styling her bikini and do-rag to keep her head protected from the sun.

And what better gift than to have two Grandaughters added during this past year.

Uncle Troy

Troy was there the day both girls were born. Poor girls, they have an Uncle who'll scare all of the boys off too.

I didn't notice until I posted this, but look at the difference in the size of their hands.It also reminds me that this bench sure needs painted.

Sometimes...

I do think ahead...like years ahead. When we were building the house, we did not build a bathtub in the building but I insisted on having a mini-kitchen bathtub so a baby or two could be bathed. How do you like my Mia-sized tub? One of these days she'll kill me for showing the world these! But, aren't they fun smiles!

Wish I would've had a spare dishwasher somewhere. We can never get all of the dishes in it.

Catch up

It's already fall and I'm so far behind, it's not even funny.

I'm gonna try in a few post to show what I've been doing the past few months....will that work?

Here's a neat bench I bought at a garage sale and I thought it was a lot cuter if Rachel showed it off. I call it a telephone bench because my Grandma had a metal one that sat in her hallway when I was a kid. All of my furniture is hand-me-down or very Early 1970's/early american style. Okay..I'm cheap, and when I found this bench for $10, it came home with me.

The crocheted bedspread (and HollyHobby doll) on the couch behind Rachel is one I bought at Canton, TX last fall (for a bargain $10.)

Slobbery smiles....so hard to resist!

Grandma's Girls

These two little ones came and spent some time with us on the farm over the weekend.
Lots of slobbery kisses and baby food everywhere!

Yellow Blackdiamond watermelon

Goes straight to the tummy! We've had an abundance of yellow squash and peppers too.

Fussy

What do you do with a fussy baby? You find Winnie the Pooh on You*tube and she's entertained for at least a few minutes!

Old Cat

Everybody needs a Gray-Cat. That's his name and he answers to it too. He's even makes sure my jeans are pressed when I throw them outside to dry. And he makes sure these flowers only lean towards the north.

Moving Day

Believe it or not, this is the only picture I took of us moving Troy to Stillwater. I took this picture and then set my camera down....and it didn't get picked up again. Every time I thought about taking a picture...the tears came. He's settled into the 11th floor of his dorm building. He's had one day of school and said things are going good. I don't even want to know what his books cost...just charge them to the account and it all gets paid in the end.

CountDown

6--that's SIX days until we move Troy to Stillwater. I've had people tell me that it'll be great, but with each one of mine...it's gonna be sad.

Thankfully, I'm gonna be on the road a lot this week...it'll keep my mind busy.

BTW---how do you like my new look? If you see a little box in the upper-left corner of the screen, it's the gal who does the work on these.
I LIKE IT!

Red Hills

Forgive the utility pole--it jumped right out there.

And they turn those red hills into really neat things.

This is on the north side of Granite, Oklahoma. World's Largest Bust...is what they claim.
Red dirt AND red hills...aren't we special!

The Breaks

This is what they call the levels in the hills out in Western Oklahoma. The breaks or levels of rocks are very pretty and make the drive a lot more interesting than the flat lands where I live.

No matter where you go....why is the grass always greener out on the highway?

Once upon a time...

This must've been a very busy place! Notice the old windows in the store, and the light fixtures still on the building. The neon sign was still in good shape. If only walls could talk.

Hollis

This little town is about as far south and west as you can go in Oklahoma. I drove past this church and just had to drive around the block for another view. Would've loved to go inside. This church definitely has history. The big stain glass window faces the east---I'm sure it's georgous in the mornings.

An interesting fact about the town of Hollis: The town is the location of the only school district in the whole county.

Miss Mia

Mia is now 6 months old and is such a sweet little thing. We're so lucky to have two sweet little girls in our life.

Itty-Bitty

That is what we call this little sweetheart. She's now 8 months old and is growing so fast. She'll always be our Itty-Bitty She's also "Miss Sober". She takes everybody in and stares you down with those big blue eyes.

Eric-On the Road

It's a town way out in central west Oklahoma. Eric, Oklahoma is the place where Roger Miller was raised.

If you don't know who Roger Miller is, do a Google search and you'll know more than you ever thought possible. I'd sing "King of the road" for you, but it would hurt your ears.

His family still live in the area and they're doing a good job of keeping his memory alive.

She's Alive!

Okay..yes, I'm here but work is absolutely nuts right now. Besides it almost being our end of year, I've been on the road a lot.

I have been carrying my camera with me...there's some really weird/strange/interesting things in some of the small towns I go thru, so I've started snapping some pictures. Since I haven't sewn a whole lot this summer I'm going to start posting some pictures from my part of the world.

Before I do that, I found some harvest pictures I don't think I've posted before. Harvest was about 1/2 of what it normally is, but we're farmers and we work the ground again and again and pray that next year is better.

Just a quick update....

Yes, I know I'm behind on posting. I've been having trouble keeping laundry caught up too.

Troy is now enrolled as a freshman at OSU. He had a full scholarship at another college (about 5 miles from the house), but you know how kids are. So, I may be looking for another job to pay for this education of my youngest.

Harvest is officially over. Yes, I've said that before but it's nice to have the combines in the barn. Actually, the guys have even worked the ground once. We are also double-planting this year--a crop called milo (or maize). It's a grain used for feed (also in birdseed). Since the wheat was so pitiful we're hoping the double-crop will help pay some more bills. Anybody else understand the concept of spending money to make money?

An accomplishment on my part: I've given up coffee and all pop. After major (MAJOR) kidney and bladder problems, the doctor has decided that I drink too much coffee. He also said that it would be better if I gave up the diet Coke too. Honestly, it was easier than expected. I'm also not good at limits..it's all or nothing. Guess being on CIPRO for the rest of my life isn't an option, so I'll give it up. Doc said to stick to water, fruit drinks and liquids that are clear.... so, rum in cranberry juice is pretty good actually. Something that I've noticed since the two months off of caffeine...my skin feels different and food tastes different. Kinda like the coffee isn't in my taste buds anymore.

I have a couple of quilty-projects that are almost finished and I should post some pictures. Hopefully soon...real soon.

...do you say POP or SODA or COLA?