its Caturday

Happy CATURDAY

 

thats all!!!   have  a super blessed weekend

buh buh

picture a day 90 and May 30 photo challenge

top left *rose in bloom at parents*  center pink bloom at parents
top right  iris bloom at moms

center left baby bumble bee in flower
center center....surprise lilly after the rain *this one won 3rd place
at the OKC state fair 2006 center right another lily

bottom left ***gee I dang forgot this one :(
center bottom  Eastern Red Bud Bloom
Bottom Right  Hibiscus bloom in CA

FOLLOW FRIDAY FOUR FILL IN FUN BLOG HOP – WEEK 165

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, 

Hilary will list four statements with a blank for

 you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to

 join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of

 your own, please email them to her  .

If she use them, she will add you as co-host to the hop

! HILARY REALLY NEED STATEMENTS! which is why there is no co-host today….

 help a girl out.. PLEASE?

The statements:

1.  I drink _____ in the AM
2.   I read ____
3. Sometimes I wonder _____ but then _____
4. Given the choice between ____ and ____ I’d pick ____

My Answers:

1.  I drink tea the AM
2.   I read while I am sitting on the front porch.
3.   Sometimes I wonder why my shoulders are so big   but then I realize if not people wouldn't have them to cry on.
4. Given the choice between sweets and non sweets  I’d pick non sweets

This is a Blog Hop!

Thankful Thursday

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest."

Exodus 33:14

no better place to be than here on Thursday
I have so much to be thankful for as we all do

first of I am thankful that I got to see the changing of the guard
for the tomb of the unknown soldier *I was so humbled and the
feeling of somber was so near* I stood and weeped thinking
of all the things I take for granted.

my new friends in the Mary Kay business helping me get my business
up and running.

My niece finally got to come home (cant go into detail) but please
continue to pray for her as she is 6 months preg and still having
very bad cramps and pain.

mom getting better every day

I am going to be starting to Medical Assistant school in July
(****bites nails I am nervous, excited and scared at the same time)

my friend who has been *missing* not literally but out of touch
finally answered the phone....pray for him!

hope everybody has a blessed week!!!

wordless wednesday

Am I the only person this happens to?
was taking a pic of a pretty rose bud
and noticed the green katydid on the
other one

prioritizing the hodgepodge

Welcome to the last Hodgepodge in the merry month of May. Answer the questions
 on your own blog, then add your link at the end of Joyces' post.  
And be sure to leave a comment for your neighbor,
 because that's how we roll round here.

1. What news story are you following right now?
the kidnapped girls from Nigeria (how sad)
and 1 that is very close to
home with some of my family members
 *please pray for them*

2. What's the last thing you wanted but didn't get?
nothing really, thankfully I am in a position that if
I want something than I go buy it

3. May 28th is National Hamburger Day...when did you last have a hamburger?
 Other than your own kitchen or BBQ grill, where is your favorite
 place to go for a hamburger? And for all you non-meat eaters out there
...when you're invited to a cookout what is one side dish you hope is on the menu?
I am not much of a red meat eater if I do eat burgers
it is from Goldies they are the best.  Potato salad on the menu
for sure.
4. How have your priorities changed over time?
before many uncontrolled events, material things were important
but now, as long as I have my health, family friends
material things are just that
5. What's a favorite memory with your grandparents?
wow, this one is tough as there are so many
My grandparents on fathers side *she died before I was born
he died when I was 7  but he taught me how to play
checkers.  My mothers parents were the ones I remember the most
probably going to their home in the summer and picking blackberries
and getting chiggars all over.
6. On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being fantastic!), how good are you at multitasking? Share an example.
10 I can do numerous things at at time
talk to 4 different people online, IE fb, yahoo, skype,
while talking to 2 different people on the phone and
watching tv all at same time

7. How would you summarize your highs and lows for the month of May?
Highs for month...getting my Mary Kay kit, Mom getting
a clean bill of health,  Lows for month..wow were to begin?
Some one who is very close to me is in a heap load of trouble,
pregnant, been having severe cramping, and another person whom
I care deeply about has been MIA since last week....*not missing as
in kidnapped or nothing like that...just out of touch i guess is better
wording*

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
Being the end of May....time to start thinking about summer,
along with summer comes more alcohol.....
driving and alcohol do not mix!!! and neither do texting and
driving....
if you are going to drink do not drive, it is very dangerous
and it is the law!!!   kids and adults...Texting causes more
deaths in the world than drunk driving does... there is no
phone call or text worth your life or that of others.

  

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch (4 for me)

QUESTIONS

1. What is your favorite berry?
2. If you had the choice of a picnic or a sit down dinner, which would you choose?
3. How is your handwriting? Fancy, plain, legible, doctor-like?
4. Do you prefer a desk top computer, laptop, or tablet?
5. Tell me something interesting, please.

My answers:
1.   Strawberries
2.   Picnic
3.   legible
4.   laptop (more convenient)
5.   Something interesting:   I just started my new career with
Mary Kay (I am a fun loving (Real) person who lives life to the 
fullest!! once your friend always your friend

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch #3 for me

Today I am linking up with
 http://www.everydayruralty.com/2014/05/140th-chat-on-farmhouse-porch.html  this is a fun hop, Bethe this is the one I was telling you about

QUESTIONS

1. Is there one person who can drive you nuts, even if they aren't doing anything in particular?
2. When you were a small child, how did you answer the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
3. Do you drink more sodas, iced tea, or water?
4. My favorite flavor of iced cream is________________.
5. Do you like to dance?

My answers:

1.  Yes when people constantly pick their fingernails GRRR

2.  I always wanted to be a nurse

3.  Sweet tea 

4.  Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough YUMM

5.  I love dancing although sometimes I have 2 left feet

RETURNING!!!

hey everybody several things are happening
I am very excited to share the news

first of all the photo a day is coming back,
grab your camera and then share for the rest of us to see

2nd...bucket list is also returning...share with others
your bucket list.

also, I am going to be hosting a Thankful Thursday

grab all of your bloggie friends and get them on board

blessings all

Thankful Thursday

here we are on Thursday again,  no better place to be!

first of all today is my birthday ;)

thankful for parents who mom
is getting better each day.

friends calling to ck on mom daily
I am so thankful for them

family and friends calling for my birthday

cooler temps and rain

doggie haircuts (she looks so cute)

I will get back to blogging very soon!! full plate with family etc

We know that we live in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

1 John 4:13

wordless wednesday

Thankful Thursday

decided, to try my luck with making my own "Thankful Thursday"
picture, your thoughts?  please be nice LOL I am no artist
Here we are on Thankful Thursday no better place to  be, thank 
you for taking the time to read our blog.

Much needed rain,

Mom is getting stronger each day, she got a clean bill of health at 
ortho today, she can now bend her knee and cross legs she is so
glad of this. *for my new followers mom broke her hip in April*

My new Mary Kay career, I am excited, (please pray that I will
get 30 new faces in 30 days to practice on)

Friends praying for my niece...even stranger I do not even know,
they are much appreciated.

Beautiful spring flowers in full bloom

Lucky the bunny *I saw it today* so guess the kitty next door didnt 
get it after all.  It has been here for at least a year.

That I am capable of taking care of parents (cleaning, doing laundry,
dishes etc) Pray for them they lost a BIG FREEZER completely full
of food,  mom is very heart broken and will have to have help cleaning it out
pray that God will send somebody their way to help out.

Hope you all have a great weekend and spread lots of sunny blessings

Photo a Day 89 Red Dragon Fly

I took this beauty while living in CA
I had never seen a red one but
now I have proof they
do exist.

Blessings my friends

Chats on the farmhouse porch week 2 for me

Happy Wednesday! I hope our new chat day works out well for everyone. It is very summer-like here. We'll have to serve something cold today. Wendell wants to join us. He says a horse always makes a visit better.

QUESTIONS

1. Do you ever watch You Tube?
2. How are your picture taking (photography) skills?
3. What's your "go to" meal to prepare when you're in a hurry?
4. Do you like shoe shopping?
5. If you could be royalty for a day, would you try it?

Answers:                                                               
1.  Yes I am a you tube junkie  
2.  I love taking photos I have had some people tell me I should 
     do it professionally
3.  dinners in a bag *the whole dinner is in a bag and most take about 15 mins
4.  Being a female I have to say YES!
5.  Yes I think it would be awesome,  in HS was in FBLA, FCA
     was in the royalty for both coronations of queen  awesome

Hodgepodge Mayhem

Welcome to the Wednesday Hodgepodge on this merry 

day in May! Add your link (Hodgepodge answers 

only please!) to the end of my post, and then go

 spread some Hodgepodge cheer to your neighbors.  

Here we go-

1. It's still May, right? When were you last in the middle of something that migh
t be described as mayhem?
Monday the 13th traffic in Tulsa was so horrible today
 everyplace I went stuck in traffic...
I got panicky very fast Mayhem YES  

2. When did you last feel dismayed?
This last Friday when my niece was arrested, for the time
being I can't disclose information.
..but please pray for her as she has a 2 yr daughter
and 6 1/2 months pregnant.   

3. What's a food combination you like, but other people may find strange?
what is a strange food combo, lol I do not have any....

4. "It is never too late to be what you might have been." Do you think that's true?
 Why or why not?
Absolutely not!! I feel that it is never to late to be what you
want to be.

5. US News and World Report listed the best historic destinations in the US as 
follows-Washington DC, Philadelphia PA, Williamsburg VA, Charleston SC,
 Boston MA, Richmond VA, Savannah GA, Santa Fe NM, 
Yellowstone, San Antonio TX, San Francisco CA, New Orleans LA,
 and Charlottesville VA. 

Of those listed how many have you seen in person? Which two sites on the
 list would you most like to see in person?  
I have been to Charleston SC, Santa Fe NM, San Antonio, TX
New Orleans, LA   The 2 that I would love to see in person, 
Washington DC, San Francisco CA, 

6. May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. If you had to participate in a single
 fitness activity for the next half hour, which activity would you choose?
Loving the water I would have to say water aerobics 

7. What did you like best about the city, town, or neighborhood where you grew up?
growing up in the country nothing was better, the gravel road
wasn't all that bad, playing in the mud was the thing to do,
Staying out all day on our bikes, finding things to keep us
occupied or making up silly games and rules as we went along
those were the good ole days

8. Insert your own random thought here.
Don't judge the book by its cover.
my dear niece got arrested last Friday, she was an innocent
party at the wrong place at the wrong time.  The truth 
shall set you free!!!  the people who knowing lied...you
will be judged one day!!!! 

Wordless Wednesday

took this out at my parents today

the barn was built in the 20's
used for parents bunnies
the old square box is a 30's
train car.....thought it makes for
a great b/w pic

Follow Friday Four Fill in fun blog hop – week 162

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hilary will list four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her  .

If she uses them, Hilary will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Obi from Eloquent Obi. She came up with the last two statements!

Hilary, REALLY NEED STATEMENTS!

The statements:

1.  Did you know that ____ are _____
2.  I feel like _____
3. I get _____ at _____
4. ____ is my favorite ______  

My Answers:

1.  Did you know that roses are the symbol of love
2.  I feel like playing in the rain
3. I get  angry at idiots
4. Purple is my favorite color

Thankful Thursday

"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."

1 Thessalonians 5:18

very fitting bible verse for today?

today I am thankful for a whole new list of thankfuls

much needed rain *still 5" below normal* ponds are drying up

mom got to go home saturday, she is doing better each day

friends, staying in touch

my new career, that I am so excited about thank you Bethe for
this opportunity I am looking so forward to it  if you have never
stopped by her page it is here http://lifesbeautynuggets.blogspot.com/
you are truly missing out, please stop over and show her
some love.

my doggies and their loyalness

beautiful flowers in full bloom, the honey bees are back.
they all died out a few years back

that the snake *YES I STEPPED ON HIM* he is non venomous
talk about scaring you half to death.

Gilligan always being there for me

many blessings, till next time

Happy Mother's Day to all moms, grandma's and all the other gals

Chats on the front porch

Today I am joining for the very first time
Chats on the front porch, looks like a fun meme to me :)

and here we go!!!

QUESTIONS

1. Do you like beans? (the dried bean variety) What do you like them in?
2. Does your house have enough storage?
3. Do you have any childhood memories of a store?
4. Do you ever shop at a farmers market?
5. Do you still have your wisdom teeth?Are you wise? :) :) :)

My answers:

1:  Yes, pinto beans are my favorite, I always put ham, onions and

      2 cans of rotel tomatoes in and make like a soup 

2:  Yes considering it is an older home the builders used every

     crook n cranny,,,ie:  the bathroom has his/hers closets, in between 

     they have a 3 shelf book shelf (trinkets for me) then on bottom

     a 3 drawer chest built in...even a place in between shelves 

     and drawers for a tv *even has a plug in*

3:  YES, there used to be a mom n pop grocery store 1 mile from

     parents, I used to be able to get a whole sack full of penny 

     candy from the change mom had out of her $5.00 after

     buying milk, bread, lunchmeat, and cheese

4:  Yes when I can, however, my parents still plant a very big

     garden, so usually I help them with that and dad always gives

     me veggies for helping

5:  No, I do not have my wisdom teeth, I never had any to begin with

     I always tell my mom that I will never get any wiser :(:(   

Mother May I answer the Hodgeodge

Welcome to the Wednesday Hodgepodge! It feels good

 to be responsible for just one post today, as opposed

 to the two I was writing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

 during the April A-Z Blog Challenge.  Add your link

 (Hodgepodge posts only please!) at the end of my

 post, and then hop over and visit some of the other participants.   

Here we go-

1. Share something you appreciate (or something you appreciated as you 
were growing up) about your mother.
mom was always and still is to this day, the most loving
caring woman on earth....I appreciate the fact that
mom always tried hard to make me cute little dresses, that
always matched her and my late grandmother for easter


2. A quote most commonly ascribed to Plato reads-"Necessity is the mother
 of invention." When did this last play out in your experience?
having no children of my own, only fur babies,
I am having to be mommy to my 12 yr old more now than ever
she is having a hard time seeing now, and is starting to run into things
she is in no pain just going blind because of age.
Weak answer I know, but like I said, I'm no McGuyver. 
Some of you don't even know what that means, do you?   McGuyver was one of my Favs

3. Share one of the earliest memories you have from childhood.
at the age of 4 or 5 after completing swimming lessons (gads I
hated those) we all went to the lake, I being the big brave swimmer, hehe
stepped into a *to me* giant deep hole and thought that was it for me.
Dad, and his friend jumped to feet and both grabbed me before I went
under the water the 2nd time....I have never been scared of the water

4. When did you last 'hit the mother lode'? What was it?
Monday at work, trying to talk to one of the younger guys I
work with giving advice

5. What is/was your favorite dish mom made? Do you make that dish for your 
family/friends now that you're all grown up?
mom always made the best fried chicken and homemade potato salad
I fix every chance I get

6. Mother May I? was at one time a popular children's game.
 It required no equipment or parts to play. What was your favorite 
childhood game to play where you could just turn up and play-no gear needed?
We always played cartoon freeze tag it was a riot.
when you got tagged you had to say a cartoon character

7. Which TV mom (past or present) is your favorite, and why?
I have to agree Mrs. Carol Brady was the bomb, what is not to love
about a mom who can raise 6 kids

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
I am now a Mary Kay consultant!!! So excited about my new
career

wordless wednesday

today out visiting mom n dad
this beautiful double iris
was in full bloom.

blessings to all

FOLLOW FRIDAY FOUR FILL IN BLOG HOP – WEEK 162

Okay, you know the deal – Each week, Hilary will  list four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. If you want to join the fun and come up with four fill in’s of your own, please email them to her  .

If she uses  them, she will add you as co-host to the hop! This week’s co-host is Leslie from Time out for Mom. She came up with the last two statements! HILARY REALLY NEED STATEMENTS!

The statements:

1.   I really ____________ in the early a.m.
2.   I wish the ____________ would always stay ____
3. ________ is my favorite place when I am _______
4. If I hear _______ one more time, I will ______

My Answers:

1.   I really dont do well in the early a.m.
2.   I wish the WEATHER would always stay WARM
3. shopping is my favorite place when I am down and out
4. If I hear nonsense one more time, I will go crazy

This is a Blog Hop!

Thankful Thursday

"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

Proverbs 3:6

Here we are on Thursday, no better 

place to be!   

I am thankful for my mom n dad's neighbor

who always cks on dad, and has helped me 

get mom to the dr.  

mom, got an excellent report from orthopedic on Monday

Mom is getting to go home Sat but still very weak,

please continue praying for her safety.

Getting taxes back instead of owing

friends calling to see if we need anything 

the beautiful blooming flowers and smells

rain we are getting

no tornadoes around where I am living

3 days off work

Gilligan

friends I have made through blogging, facebook,

instagram etc.

dependable lawnmower

bunnies I see playing in the yard

birds that sit near the window singing

their little hearts out

finishing the a-z blogging challenge

not in any particular oder....

blessings on this Thankful Thursday

zee hodgepodge

Welcome to this week's edition of the Wednesday Hodgepodge!

If you're playing along in the Hodgepodge today, add your link to the party and then
 go say hi to your neighbors.  Here are my answers-

1.  April showers bring May flowers or so the saying goes. Are you blooming where you're planted as we begin the month of May?
Everything is in full bloom, the trees are fully leafed out, the AAAHHCHOOING has begun
spring is my favorite time of year however, love all the smells

2.  On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being no big deal, and 10 being full scale panic, rank your fear of spiders. 
10 I hate them all, a dead spider is the best to me

3. May is National Salad Month (who knew???)...besides lettuce, what are two must have ingredients in your favorite salad? 
Cucumbers & crutons

4.  I mentioned on my  blog last week that my Daughter1 will be moving to Washington State after she is married. Of the following sites in the Northwest, which would you most like to see in person-Crater Lake (Oregon), Seattle (Washington), Vancouver (British Columbia), San Juan Islands (Washington),  Mt Rainier (Washington), Oregon Coast (Oregon), Mt St Helen's ((Washington), or Olympic National Park (Washington)?
All of them but choosing one I would say Washington Mt Rainier

5.  This coming weekend marks the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby...when did you last race (literally or figuratively) to cross a finish line?
I am on a deadline most everyday,  the a-z challenge was my last
race to finish

6. What is something little you love?
emeralds

7. Would you say you are more of a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learner? 
visual

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
like joyce I think it is a good idea to use my zee word
for my random today
z is for zamarra which is ...a sheepskin coat the challenge
was very challenging for me, first time I did it, but was really worth it

Congrats to all you A-Z ers who made it all the way through the alphabet! Not as easy as it sounds!