HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her.

                                                                                                    Proverbs 31:28

                                                                                                                               
This seems like a good day to share a couple of my older scrapbook pages that are dear to my heart... 

In the layout below, Mom was expecting with me.  :)

I am the luckiest daughter in the world. 

Well, at least one of the three luckiest daughters; right, sisters?

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Love you!

Cj

And let me just add that
I lucked up in the mother-in-law department too!  :)

Saturday night popcorn!

Good Popcorn

Bad Popcorn

It's a nasty job, but it's gotta be done.  Chipper wasn't wild about the idea initially. . .
and now he's suggesting we go ahead and do the den.   :)

Honestly, the kitchen already looks better

after just being scraped and still in its raw form.  

Not that we're done, mind you.  Oh, no.

I do believe the room is bigger than it was this morning.

But this is right up our alley. 

There are few things more rewarding than a good successful DIY project . . .

even on a Saturday night.

Think about us next time you enjoy some good popcorn!

Later!

cj

Easter Chicks

     This silly little chickadee thinks it's high time I put away my Easter decor . . .

And she he said he wanted to be on the mantle with everybody else next year. 

And I'm sure I'll oblige . . .  

as I have since found {after Easter has come and gone!} the little chocolate bunny that usually takes up residence under glass this time of year. 

And speaking of silly chicks . . .

(I think Mom is trying to look mean.  Can you imagine???)

Born to Shop

(This meat selection is so exciting!  Publix rocks!)

Shopping isn't for everybody, but for some kiddos it's the best thing ever. 

I don't doubt but what Ryan makes more stops at Publix these days than may actually be necessary. 



  

And I know for a fact that he has taken Nolan to Walmart 

for the sole purpose  of showing him off letting him have a little fun. 





(Attention Walmart Shoppers.  All cute Kentucky Wildcat fans, please give us a big smile!)

  

Yeah, I'm thinking Daddy has a little fun too.

Cheap entertainment is the way to go!

Who knows. I might even enjoy grocery shopping with this little fellow smiling at me!

Thanks for shopping stopping by!

Cj

Oh, Glorious Day!

It's not unusual for me to pull out the tissue during the worship music at church. 
This song gets me every time, whether at church or in the car. 

It's especially meaningful on the day He arose.

Living, He loved me
Dying, He saved me
Buried, He carried my sins far away
Rising, He justified freely forever
One day He’s coming
Oh glorious day, oh glorious day

I hope you all had -- or have -- a glorious Easter!

Love!

cj

Well, Hello, Dolly . . .

... coming soon to an elementary school near me!

Can I just say how much fun it was getting her costume together?! 

The dress was from Ebay.  Her great-grandmother came through with the straw hat, and then Kaitlyn and I shopped for the supplies to redo it. 
I hadn't played with my glue gun in ages.  What fun!  

Not pictured are her gloves and her waiter outfit.  She needed black pants, black shoes, a white shirt, and black bowtie.  That one wasn't as fun to put together.  Although, we did opt for some comfy black pants with a coin pocket that had a little peace sign it, which I sewed a piece of black felt over.  (What do ya know, something she can acutally wear again...)  Her great-grandmother once again had gloves and a bowtie that had been in a drawer for 30 years. 

Sometimes it pays to hold onto stuff you think you'll never use.  :)

Dress rehearsals begin next week.  Stay tuned for pictures. 

Sorry to have gone AWOL again.  It had nothing to do with losing in the NCAA tournament.  It's just a coincidence that was the last post.  ha!

Waiting for a certain someone to get a certain piece of jewelry returned from the jeweler so I can do a certain post about a certain upcoming event . . . 

Again, stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting. 

"It's so nice to have you back where you belong..."

(couldn't resist)

Later!

cj

MARCH MADNESS (in april)

TONIGHT.

GO BIG BLUE!

We've developed a routine for watching ballgames. 

We place our two green chairs in front of the tv and put the ottoman in front of them.  There's a little tole-painted table that goes between the chairs to hold our beverages.  We've been doing this for a couple years.

Now, our tv is plenty big, and our room is plenty small, but sitting closer to the tv makes it more of an event, I guess.  Or perhaps it's Chip's subtle suggestion that the tv, indeed, is not large enough.

Anywho . . . see the yellow, kitchen chair in the picture below?  

That's a new addition to the setup.  It made its first appearance last weekend.

Apparently, one of us  may have the propensity to get rather, well, passionate in tense game situations.  And, apparently, one of us thinks the other one needs an obstacle to prevent that particular passionate one from jumping in front of the television screen in an attempt to, say, help out defensively and, you know, block a shot or two.  Or maybe set a pick, if a little offensive help is in order.

Yeah, the chair is on my side.  So what?  

I can set a mean pick. 

And I just may have to move that chair tonight.

March Madness.

Love it!

Cj