Another book finished!

I can't believe it, but I've finished reading another novel. This time it was Little Giant of Aberdeen County, by Tiffany Baker. It was a very moving book. The main character, Truly, suffers from a growth disorder that causes her to grow at an alarming rate and when most people stop growing, she continues. The book is about the trials of her life and the torment and ridicule she suffers from not only the townspeople, but those she loves. It is a wonderful tale of survival and grace.

Next on the book shelf is How to Talk to a Liberal, if you must by Ann Coulter.

Happy Birthday David!

Today is my wonderful husband's 44th birthday. Yesterday, we had family over to celebrate. David cooked his own birthday meal! He made his famous crawfish ettouffee, blackened catfish and chicken. It was DELICIOUS!!!!!


Happy 44th my Love!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Parktime with Daddy

Saturday, it was so pretty out that we decded to go to Resoft Park in Alvin. The girls and I like going there to feed the ducks. We spent most of the time swinging.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Bubbles, Bubbles everywhere!

Tuesday night, like most nights, I ran a bath for the girls. I usually put the 2 of them in my big garden tub and let them play. I lay on my bed and read and still see and hear them. This gives ALL of us a little "me" time. After about 20 minutes, I noticed that it was pretty quiet in there. No laughter, no giggles, no splashing, nothing. I jumped up to see what was going on and found this...



They had gotten a bottle of shampoo and made their own bubble bath. There were bubbles EVERYWHERE! On the floor, the wall, the shelf by the window....

A first for me...

I've been lurking on a scrapbook blog called 52 sketches for a while. Julie, the creator, posts a layout sketch every Sunday. You can post your version of her sketch to the gallery and on Saturday, she chooses one layout to win a prize. I decided this week to finally participate. I uploaded my photo and have received wonderful feedback. I wanted to share it here. Let me know what you think.

Wednesday Wonderings

Did you know:

* Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

* Butterflies taste with their feet.

* Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.

* "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

* In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

* If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would
never end because of the rate of reproduction.

* If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.

* It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

* Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.


Have fun!

Valentine's Decorations

I've finally made something other than a scrapbook title with my big Cricut I got for Christmas! Yay! I was so multitasking yesterday. While embroidering treat bags for a friend, I decided to make a valentine "love" banner to hang on the wall. I've still got to add some embellishments, but I'm so proud of myself! I think today I'm doing to cut out a bunch of hearts of different sizes and attach them to skewers and put them in a vase like little heart flowers.