tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65499170367424030802024-03-13T08:18:16.788-05:00Kat Tales"No Matter Where You Go... There You Are."Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-88226224115045827392013-09-01T09:46:00.001-05:002013-09-01T09:46:57.259-05:00Where I'm At Right Now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hiding from the 100+ heat.<br />
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Trying to figure out how to rev up my metabolism to get rid of the 15 1/2 pounds I gained after I quit smoking plus the 20 that shouldn't have been there before.<br />
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Getting all the recipes I've pulled out of magazines organized. Not helping the metabolism issue!<br />
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Re-doing all my <em><strong>to do</strong></em> lists. They just keep getting longer. <br />
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Re-thinking my blog. I know what I want <strong><em>to do</em></strong> it's just taking the time<strong><em> to do</em></strong> it. <br />
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It's hard to <em>focus</em> when it's hot. Speaking of hot did you hear that Harry Connick Jr. is going to be a judge on American Idol! This may be the line that pulls me back to the show.<br />
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Dreaming of Fall, crisp cool air, and opening windows. <br />
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Looking at the fall fashions and realizing my fall clothes aren't going to fit if I don't lose the extra pounds. <br />
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On the plus side (which I am right now) I live in Texas and it won't be cooler until October or November. That gives me 30+ days to trim the <strike>fat</strike> weight off.<br />
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I found this link for <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/fall-2013-fashion-trends-z/5-a-545777">Fall Fashion A-Z</a>. I can actually shop my closet for some of these. I've never heard of an ear cuff. (Then again I'm the girl who had to google the word "twerking" last week.) Who knows, if I can trim this booty maybe I'll get funky and try one. Do you think it would work over a hearing aid?<br />
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Stay Cool,<br />
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<em>Kat</em><br />
<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-31898431273888297082013-05-12T09:45:00.000-05:002013-05-12T09:45:39.949-05:00Always 2<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm cheating, but not at cards. I'm re posting last years "Mother's Day" post just because I really like it. I also like the above picture. After all how often do you see a picture of a mother and daughter playing cards in the back of a speeding boat. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Wow am I behind posting! Time has a way of spinning past me so fast the older I get. I can't seem to knock everything off of my to do lists and then I stress about not getting anything done and the more I stress the less I get done. I've also been in a slump for awhile. I lost one of my best friends. It was a shock and I miss her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So in order to jump start myself again I thought I would do a post. I saw someone else use the Me A-Z and thought it would be kind of fun and a easy way to get blogging again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Age</strong> - In my mind I feel about 30. The truth is I'm 61. Why is that is so hard to say? Sigh...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Married</strong> - 30+ years!</span><br />
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50 years ago for Christmas Santa brought me a doll named Susie. My nieces, nephews and my own children have played with her through the years. I have decided to pull her out of the closet and give her a makeover for Christmas. I found the cutest Christmas outfit to put on her. We have three little munchkins coming to visit and I want her to look a little more updated. I'll post before and after pics on this soon.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago I noticed something had been digging in my neighbors yard. The grass was pulled up and there were large holes all around. I figured some kind of animal had been digging. After researching and putting it out on our homeowners facebook page I found out the digging culprits were armadillos.<br />
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They miraculously survive the Texas summer heat as long as you give them a gallon of water every other day. I always choose the red and white. They look great in red planters sitting on top of two large green ceramic elephants that my father bought in Vietnam that guard our house on the back porch. </div>
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I am in a summer slump.</div>
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My best bud from work left and went to work at another hospital.</div>
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Molly is doing great and loving San Diego. She has been settling in to a new apartment with her friends and busy interviewing for jobs. She was hoping to find something that kept her in touch with students but gave her less stress, more money and an opportunity for advancement. She found exactly that! She was hired to be an educational consultant for a company that sells and teaches computer technology to schools and government offices. They told her they had 4 real strong applicants for the position and settled on her. Of course they did! My brag. </div>
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We are so excited for her new path. We miss her dearly but that's just part of this game of life. Thank goodness for cell phones and Skype! </div>
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And she needs a sandwich.</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-6582756642286954732012-06-01T16:15:00.000-05:002012-06-01T16:15:31.097-05:00I Hope You Dance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From the day your child is born they are slowly moving away from you. You may not think about it for a while. It may dawn on you when they start to crawl or when they take their first steps. <br />
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We encourage them to be independent and cheer every achievement they make in their development. There are zillions of these along their path of growing up. Every day brings something new and we proudly watch and then all of a sudden they are grown walking out the door and you wonder how in the world it all happened so fast.<br />
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When Molly was young maybe in her early teens she told us she wanted to move to California. I'm not sure where that came from. I said "Well if you move to California who is going to take care of me and daddy when we get old". She replied "I'll send you a plane ticket." We laughed.<br />
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She sent us each emails telling us she wanted to move to San Diego and wanted our support on this decision. It was probably better this way because she could detail the reasons she had decided to make this change in her career and not have to see the pitiful looks on our faces. It gave us time to catch our breath and think things through. I have to admit I spent the greater part of the day in tears and selfishly thinking of everything I could possibly say to keep her from going. That day I was looking at Pinterest and one of the first things I saw was this quote. "It only takes one negative word to spoil a dream." I firmly believe it was a message sent to me. Also known as "Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth!" <br />
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I am excited for her new adventure. She has always been independent and a hustler if she wants something she will give it her all to get it. She has already achieved so much in her education. We are so proud of her. I want her to find a place in life that will make her happy. It will be a new experience for us. But we are supporting her all the way. Even though our hands will be much farther apart our hearts will not.<br />
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I remember when she was close to graduating and leaving home I found this little book. It was pictures and lyrics from "I Hope You Dance". It touched my heart because it said things I would like to say to her. So I bought it for her. This is one of the verses.<br />
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I hope you never lose your sense of wonder<br />
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger<br />
May you never take one single breath for granted<br />
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed<br />
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean<br />
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens<br />
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance<br />
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<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-2186594473773143232012-05-16T11:47:00.000-05:002012-05-16T11:47:40.740-05:00What I Did Last FridayMy friend Heidi and I went to the town square in Rockwall last Friday to have breakfast, catch up and laugh a lot. We ate at a place in the square called "The Fatted Calf". <br />
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The food was tasty and all the ingredients fresh. I went for the Huevos Rancheros. I hear their pancakes are wonderful.<br />
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I loved this table in the center of the room. I think it's a wine barrel cut in half.</div>
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This shop was called Enjoy. It had cute kitchen items and sold packaged dips, soups and jars of everything!</div>
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We visited <a href="http://www.bellashouserockwall.com/">Bella's House</a>. A gift shop with oodles of everything. I've posted the link to her website so you can get a better idea.</div>
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I fell in love with these Sid Dickens Memory Blocks. I've never seen them before. They are much larger than the picture makes them look.</div>
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My picture doesn't do them justice. If you look at his website <a href="http://www.siddickens.com/">here</a> you can get a better idea of how they are made and the endless possibilities of arrangement. Be sure and read the "about" section to see how they are made. I've already got ideas forming in my head of the blocks I would like to buy and where to put them. I just need to win the lottery to buy them.</div>
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Have you heard of <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/">geocaching</a>? Heidi who loves all things travel (she was a stewardess for Delta Airlines for a zillion years) is into this game. It's kind of a scavenger hunt played all over the world.</div>
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When you get there you start looking for it. It could be anywhere. In a tree, submerged in water or even in a bolt on a gutter spout. </div>
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When you locate it you have your friend take your picture. (I don't think this part is required:)</div>
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I'm not going to give away where she found it. It was in a tin box and had a magnet in it. That's all I''m telling.<br />
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It was a lot of fun. I've heard that families do this together too. Maybe my husband can take this up when he retires next year. <strike>I'm</strike> He's looking for something to keep him busy.</div>
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I'll be loving you always</div>
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When the things you've planned<br />
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I will understand always</div>
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I HOP has this amazing item on their 7 for $7 menu. You're lucky I stopped long enough to take this picture before I finished eating it. It's called a Cheddar and Bacon Hash brown Stack. </div>
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I discovered it when mom was in the hospital. After I went 24 hours not eating anything, I went next door to I HOP and ordered it. It's deliciousness had nothing to do with the fact that I was starving because I went back and ordered it for the next three days. Always good! </div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Our Blue Bonnet season is almost over. To me spring is here when the wildflowers come to life and the fields become blankets of blue. People come to capture a picture of their children, pets, brides, engaged couples or pregnant couples posed and nestled in the blue flowers. It makes a pretty picture but I cringe when I see babies or small children placed on the ground in the field. I am too afraid of what is crawling and/or slithering to sacrifice a pudgy little leg. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spring brings out snakes too. This one was on my back porch about a week ago and way to close to my back door and me. When I stepped out and saw this I let out a one word expletive that was probably heard miles away.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are many survivor stories out there but the one about the grandmother that took refuge in a bathtub with three children is a true miracle. After the storm all of them were safe but the bathtub was gone. You can read about it <a href="http://www.wfaa.com/news/weather/04-12-tornado-outbreak/Tub-that-saved-four-in-Forney-vanishes-146218045.html">here</a>. </div><br />
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Before I throw the corned beef in my crock pot, I thought I'd share a little piece of my Irish heritage with you.<br />
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I never knew my maternal grandfather, William Harlan. <br />
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He died when my mother was just 13 years old.<br />
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He was born in Vermont and was full blooded Irish. <br />
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He came to California after enlisting in the Army.<br />
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This is where he met a beautiful, feisty young girl named Esther.<br />
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</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-19953357205213182062012-02-01T14:51:00.000-06:002012-02-01T14:51:25.113-06:00A Random List of Good IntentionsI made every attempt to relax in January and for the most part I did pretty good. Actually I was pretty much forced to, as I have an annoying pain in the neck. I developed a pinch nerve in my neck and besides the off and on pain, I have had intermittent tingling down my arm to my fingers. I had an MRI a few weeks ago and as mom said after having one "When I die, make sure I am really dead before they put me in a casket." Even if your not claustrophobic it's just too close for comfort. <br />
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I am a list maker. Partially because I have so many things on my mind that I want to do and mostly because I am at that age where I'm afraid I wont remember to do it if I don't write it down. I carry a little notebook around that I write everything in from weekly menus, grocery lists, everyday to do things and someday to do things or as I call the latter "Good Intentions". Next week and the week after I will be taking a few extra days off from work so I will be able to spend a little time on crossing off some of my good intentions on my list. I hope!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Storage Room</div><br />
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I think this is pretty self explanatory. This may take a few days!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Pantry</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This really doesn't look that bad but all the stuff on the floor makes me nervous. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Again it's not too messy but there is just too much in it. When I go in to find something to wear it's like a big blur to me. Everything melts together and I will stand there for a long time with brain fuzz trying to decide what to put on. There has to be a way to organize better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These four are on the top of the list. There are so many more.</div><ul><li>Scanning old pictures</li>
<li>Converting VHS to DVD</li>
<li>Writing a story before I forget all the details</li>
<li>Re doing my blog for the purpose I intended it to be (make sense?)</li>
<li>Get a picture of me that looks like me. Or have someone take one and photo shop it till it looks better than me. Ha! If I smile my eyes close and if I don't smile my cheeks fall. Fail either way.</li>
</ul>I did join<em><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Pinterest</span></em>. My goodness there is a lot of stuff out there. Love it. <br />
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So today is the first day of February! We really have had no winter at all. It's in the 70's here in Texas. I even went out and pulled a few weeds. It's just not natural but the older I get the more I like it. <br />
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<em><strong>Hope your day is as beautiful as the weather is here!</strong></em><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I finished up my gift wrapping.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I may be old but I can still jump on the bed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After all this is where <strike>my mom</strike> the action is </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I'll help her make cookies and fudge tomorrow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We do everything together these days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now where did that bow go?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Purrrrrrrrrrr.</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-11986721324455466802011-12-16T08:56:00.000-06:002011-12-16T08:56:13.539-06:00Old Fashioned Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">I love decorating for Christmas. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I like things plain and simple as you can see from the coffee table decoration. Just a green wreath with candles in the center.<br />
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I bought a new tree this year. It is a little taller and much thicker than the one I had last year. We always had a fresh tree until my son was born and we discovered he was allergic to just about everything. Artificial trees are so much easier and less messy. Plus they don't aggravate kids with asthma and make your husbands eyes swell up if the tree is a Frazier Fir.<br />
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To me the best part of the tree are the ornaments. I've collected ornaments for many years adding a couple of new ones each year. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> My favorites are the ones the children made.<br />
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I made these two needlepoint ornaments when I was pregnant with our baby Scott. We only were able to hold him for a short time but he is here in our hearts.<br />
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</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-6320572914814235382011-12-07T10:43:00.001-06:002011-12-07T12:00:37.971-06:00The Birthday GirlYesterday was mom's 89th birthday! I think it turned out to be a a happy celebration for her. Her day was filled with cards, flowers, hugs and many phone calls.<br />
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I decided to fix Cuban Black Beans and Rice and Ham Croquettes for her birthday which is a favorite of <strike>Chris and Jackson</strike> my family. (They both ate a lot of rice, salad and garlic bread. Ha!)<br />
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For her birthday cake I made another family tradition. My grandma Kelly's Date Cake. This cake has always been my favorite. My mom used to make it for me on my birthdays. I never have made the cake myself. I thought I had the recipe in my file but didn't so I pulled it from mom's file. When I started to make it I had mom there adding advice on things not written on the card and I suddenly realized the recipe was handwritten by Grandma Kelly. It was a sweet moment as if the three of us were there cooking together. (Big Sniff).<br />
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Here is a picture of the cake. It looks rather pitiful in this ugly pan. But the taste is divine and that's what matters. I cheated and used cool whip instead of "real whipped cream". It really is much better with the real stuff.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It's very light, full of dates and walnuts and lady fingers on top.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">It was a fun time and even Rosie joined the celebration. She likes party's.</div><br />
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Chris and Carrie were here and I could kick myself for not getting a picture of them but they looked fabulous as always! And they won first place in the biggest Poinsettia contest! Isn't it beautiful!<br />
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</div><center> </center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia;">May your stuffing be tasty<br />
May your turkey plump,<br />
May your potatoes and gravy<br />
Have nary a lump.<br />
May your yams be delicious<br />
And your pies take the prize,<br />
And may your Thanksgiving dinner<br />
Stay off your thighs!<br />
~Author Unknown</span></center><center> </center><center> </center><center><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><em>Happy Thanksgiving!</em></span></center>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-45568981463357450632011-10-23T08:57:00.000-05:002011-10-23T08:57:16.227-05:00Talking Bout My Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFO7Jh8DdBefBQOMBsrzJ9heVJwfCB4aHEtOY7F1P_lgOyeFmc5HKzqJVsKY-kbRclA_79X85jgHycpZC_GcsSjcb-oACRAT5I_Rn7do4nGrz2yZ9JCbotRhyphenhyphenmc9SHuADGwD8H319h5MF/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFO7Jh8DdBefBQOMBsrzJ9heVJwfCB4aHEtOY7F1P_lgOyeFmc5HKzqJVsKY-kbRclA_79X85jgHycpZC_GcsSjcb-oACRAT5I_Rn7do4nGrz2yZ9JCbotRhyphenhyphenmc9SHuADGwD8H319h5MF/s400/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>I went down to see Molly's class get started in the homecoming parade Friday. The kids decorated a boat trailer. Some road, some walked and some road in the back of the pick up.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys getting the <strike>law</strike> rules of etiquette on pickup riding prior to the parade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Here they are ready to roll. There were many entries in the parade and they shut down west bound Belt Line (a major street) from the elementary school to the high school.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids were excited. My girl was in control.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see my other girls are doing well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rosie has appointed herself official lap sitter of anyone who happens to sit in this chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see mom is not so thrilled about this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rosie is much older than mom in people years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rosie takes "Age Before Beauty" very seriously and has declared herself queen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's hard to argue with this face.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-32138648183275799042011-10-10T13:54:00.000-05:002011-10-10T13:54:38.732-05:00Taking Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two weeks ago today my mother had to be hospitalized for Sepsis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An infection out of control that came with no warning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been taking time to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watch the much needed rain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And She Has</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took this picture of her this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "real" Wonder Woman</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6549917036742403080.post-23214748084556105562011-09-23T14:31:00.000-05:002011-09-23T14:31:58.440-05:00Finally Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today is the first day of Fall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But it's not why these trees have turned colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what happens when you haven't had rain in months.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is burned foliage and grass from 70 days of 100+ degrees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The greens were kept alive with constant watering. But the poor trees have suffered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The day after I took this picture it rained and the weather cooled off giving us a taste of cooler weather. We have had a couple of days in the 80's but mostly it's been in the low 90's. It rained again yesterday. Even though the rain only lasts about 30 minutes we're grateful.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I celebrated by pulling out my fall decorations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this little owl on the mantle at Pier One. We have a couple of owls living nearby. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love to hear them talking to each other at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been wanting a pair of brown boots for a long time. I haven't had a pair since I was in college 40 years ago. I splurged and bought myself these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We all know that "New Shoes Cure the Blues".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess you could say "New Boots Make you Hoot".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Have a great first day of fall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ms Corny Kat</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329618955788527721noreply@blogger.com2