Ginny from the Block

There once was a puppy who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. One day people came in and rescued her, her family, and all of her friends from what is called a puppy mill.

In just her young life she has spent weeks living in a cage and even going to court to being "approved" to go live at a new home.

So now she spends her days being tortured loved by 4 kids.

Who can't get enough of her.

They even hosted a puppy naming party and although Olivia and Kai-lan had a strong running, they were beat out by Pops who chose Ginger.

Until next time, she will be at home giving lots of puppy kisses.

Brier

Love Affair

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Drinkin' from My Saucer

Some of you may have read this before, but I thought it was good and I wanted to share. I promise I'm working on getting some pictures up here too.

Drinkin' from My Saucer

I've never made a fortune, and it's probably too late now. But I don't worry about that much, I'm happy anyhow. And as I go along life's way, I'm reaping better than I sowed. I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed. Haven't got a lot of riches, and sometimes the going's tough But I've got loving ones all around me, and that makes me rich enough.

I thank GOD for his Blessings, and the Mercies HE's bestowed. I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed. I remember times when things went wrong, My faith wore somewhat thin. But all at once the dark clouds broke, and the sun peeped through again. So LORD, help me not to gripe, about the tough rows I have hoed. I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed.

If GOD gives me strength and courage, When the way grows steep and rough. I'll not ask for other blessings, I'm already Blessed enough.
And may I never be too busy, to help others bear their loads.. Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer, 'Cause my cup has overflowed. When I think of how many people in this world have it worse than I do, I realize just how BLESSED WE really are.

Party Hardy

We partied all weekend long and we are t-i-r-e-d this week now. Brier and Trista's birthdays are only 3 days apart which usually equals 3 days of celebrating, but oh I must say this age they are right now makes for some fun parties.

Brier wanted a John Deere party, so I wiggled my nose and made it happen. ;). We had it at Cooper Caboose and it was a good thing I waited until the last minute to call and plan it, the only time they had left was 4 but the place was pretty much empty so we had it to ourselves.



I don't guess any of us that attended the party should audition for American Idol according to Brier.
Yep, that's our long lost daddy, we sure did enjoy having him home for 4 whole days with no work other than a couple of calls from whiny employees. I think we are going to get spoiled to his long weekend once a month. We I am already planning on where we can go next month on his days off. It has been years since he has guaranteed days off where we could actually plan something ahead of time. Oh, the possibilities are endless. Any suggestions on kid friendly places we could go in 4 days?


Brier cleaned up on his birthday, I mean the boy is spoiled. Luckily, he belongs to me so I get to enjoy all his new toys too.

Dusty's family all went in together and got us him a pool.

Mom & Dad got him a JD bike. I think JD makes more off of promotional item than equipment anymore.
We got him this backhoe thingy, which he loves and if you look really close that's a trampoline in the background. We have enjoyed a lot already.

This is reverse order but we had Trista's party first on Friday night at Bodyworks. It was fun, fun. The kids were EXHAUSTED, which is a good thing.



I love Brier in this picture because even though he falling off the slide he is still smiling.
These 3 kiddos went down this slide no less than 4,624 times.
And here is Baylor saying I want out but really wanna keep playing. What to do, what to do. Dusty was thrilled she wanted out, he was worn out by this point.

Good times. I didn't touch these photos in PS. I'm swamped at work and home and I figure you want to see them before their next birthdays.

Design & Photo Stuff

I'm going to try to start posting more of my design and photography stuff on my blog. So here is my first attempt at doing that.

I just did the card design for Danielle another photographer took the photos and supplied me with a workable file.

Aaron and Stephanie are brother and sister. Holly and I took their pictures and all of us froze our rears off that morning. What we won't do for sunrise and windless photos.

Easter Bittersweetness

I am at a loss of words today. It was definitely a bittersweet Easter this year. We hunted and colored eggs to the kid's delight, even though our hearts are breaking. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.