One More Try

This little plot of land has been sitting idle the three years we have lived here. I'm sure it's where the previous owner's had grown a very prolific garden. We have talked about using the space since we got here but, you see, we have never had very good luck with gardens.

In fact, you could very honestly say, we have had very bad luck with gardening. The first time we tried we were still living in Houston and had a draught you would not believe. Of course, everything died no matter how much we watered. The next year, still in Houston, we had floods and AGAIN everything died. So we gave up.

We even tried again after we had moved to another house in Houston but had no luck again. We decided it was much easier to buy vegetables at the grocery store!!

If you blow this picture up you will see that my sweet hubby is sticking his tongue out at me. I guess he didn't like me standing around taking pictures while he was working so hard. Go figure!!

Well, we are going to give it one more try!! We are hoping that this nice Ohio weather will be better for garden novices. We (that would be HE) tilled up the rich dark soil that looks very fertile (at least to us). He has gotten the rows all ready for the planting. And now, I'm off for the easy part.....the garden center to buy the plants.

So, if you would, say a prayer for our gardening efforts and come back soon to check in on our new adventure!!

Sweet Sunshine

The past two days have been really beautiful here. We won't mention the vicious lightning storm we had last night!! Such sweet sunshine and temps in the low 70's. I have been sitting out on the back deck reading and getting some much needed sun.

I just love these little johnny jump-ups. I'm so glad they come back every spring. The colors are just beautiful. Wouldn't that combination of purple and yellow make a gorgeous quilt? Hmm, I might just have to think about that. As if I need another project!!! I have so many WIPs (Works in Progress - for all you non-quilters). They have been weighing heavy on my mind lately. Just not heavy enough to get me back into my sewing room and get them finished up.

Now, where did I lay my book?????

I miss my boys!!!

I have really been missing my boys lately. I haven't seen either of them in quite some time. I REALLY need to go visit them SOON. Problem is, they don't even live in the same state as we do.

This is our eldest son with his fiancee. She has just been sworn in as a lawyer for the state of Florida in this picture. We are so proud of her!! They are going to be married this October. Aren't they are cute couple?

This is our other son with his sweet girlfriend. They are also cuties!! He is finishing up his junior year at the University of Illinois.

No More Excuses

Isn't she cute? My little red net book. I am trying to learn how to use her. I'm not the "techie" one in my family, to say the least. One of my sons is on the Geek Squad at Best Buy. The other is heading towards his senior year in computer science. Anyway, that's why I opted for the netbook and not a laptop. Maybe less of a learning curve?

I have fussed and whined and complained because every evening my sweet hubby and sweet daughter sit and watch TV and have their laptops to play on. I mostly sew while I'm watching TV. You know what they say about idle hands, huh? Well, now I have a choice. I can sew or I can surf. Funny thing is....I still mostly sew.

So now I don't have an excuse for not staying current on my blog. Well, except that I haven't yet transferred all my photos from the desktop to my Lil Red!!

Around our House

Since I can't seem to get my thoughts to quiet enough to write about the past few months I will show you what is happening right now at my house.

Remember these?

Well, actually you don't remember them framed because I just picked them up from Hobby Lobby yesterday. They are the pictures my talented artist husband drew of our three wonderful children. He's good, huh? I certainly think so.

Well, when you walk in our front door now you are greeted by this arrangement.

I know the table scape needs some help but I am so pleased with the way it's turning out. I have been looking for something to go in that spot since we moved in almost 3 years ago. I finally found the little table at Hobby Lobby (I LOVE that place!!). And, I just am so excited to be greeted by my three kiddos every time I enter the house.

And that basket, you ask????
Another of my souvenirs from Uganda. It's a handmade raffia basket. Isn't it beautiful!!

I have been spending a lot of time in the sewing room. I have opened an "etsy" shop hoping to make a little cash to help out our 3 "starving college students". OUCH!!! It is pretty skimpy on items right now but I have several things in the works that are about ready to be added. I'm also hoping to include some items that are a combination of hubby's artwork and my sewing. We'll see how that works out. As I've said before on this blog, I'm also hoping to improve my camera skills so that my pictures will be more appealing.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Breakfast of Champions???

I had Twizzlers for breakfast. I. Know!! You haven't heard from me in months. 136 days, to be exact, and that's all I have to say??

Well.....no. The problem is there has been too much to say. I have been completely overwhelmed by all I could say.

These past months have been so full of life. And, as we all know, that also includes heartache and death. I hope to share with you (on a much more regular basis) all I have been through these past "quiet" days of blogging.

Thanks for sticking with me.

My How Time Flies!

It was 25 years ago that this young couple met and fell in love. They met at a church singles bowling league on June 24th. Their first date(July 7th) was a very special occasion with dinner out and a trip to Galveston for a moonlight walk on the beach. They were engaged on August 10th over a romantic steak dinner and movie (Somewhere in Time). Can you tell he's a romantic?

She had just graduated from college and was "supposedly" home for the summer and then on to seminary in the fall. But that's not the way it happened.





They married on October 27, 1984.



















And have lived happily ever after!!