Spread the word...

Tina and myself will be at the HO-HO Craft Show in Conway on Saturday. The Conway parade will be first thing and then the craft show.

The hours are 9-4 and I heard its a full house of vendors. The location is in the gym at Conway Middle School and benefits the Conway Volunteer Fire Department.

Come on out and support the community and check us out!

Tina will have her PREMIER Jewelry and I will have my initial signs.

Happy Birthday to me!

My family and friends have been so sweet to me and its still a few hours until my birthday.

I had a birthday weekend...I had dinner with two of my best friends, Ava and Michele on Friday night at Applebee's..Vicky couldn't be there unfortunately. They gave me a cute pocket book, a new Cricut cartridge, a bath wrap with my initial, and a few cards. It was such a treat to be with them and have girl time...the gifts were just a perk! THANKS to all three of you for such great time and gifts...I love you girls!

I spent the night with Michele and we had more girl time on Saturday. We went to Greenbrier shopping for a dress for her to wear to a wedding in December. We had a great time just hanging out and chit-chatting!

On Sunday my in-laws came over and visited for a short while. They gave me a NEATO picture frame that I will share once I get pictures in it. Its so me...and I can hardly decide on the pictures I want to use. They have had the frame for months, I would never have been able to wait that long...if you know me, I get REAL excited about gifts and end up giving them early or telling what it is...I guess thats why I don;t shop early for anything!

Tonight, Wade and the girls gave me some clothes, a book, and two sweet cards.
Since I will be in class tomorrow night we had to celebrate tonight. My new header picture is a rough picture of me at the end of a long Monday! LOL~

Again, its not what I received thats important...its the thought that was put into it and the time I have spent with each of you. Thats everything a girl can ask for on her birthday..and its not even here yet!

Thanks again to EACH and EVERY one of you for being a part of my life and touching me each differently. I am THANKFUL for you on this Thanksgiving!

"Hunter Dan" got herself a little six-pointer!

"Hunter Dan" (Jessica) got herself a small six pointer Monday night but there was no "hunt" involved.

Jessica babysits for Wade and I 2-3 times a week and has been a real help to us with me going to school or Wade going to the hunting club on Tuesday night (LOL!). Anyway~ she leaves here around 10 or so at night and all of us know the deer have been just awful this year. I always worry about her getting hom without hitting a deer. And she has been lucky until this week...

She called me about 10:15 Monday night and I had just closed my eyes...she wasn't SURE where she was, she told me to head the Woodland way to her house...so, I left Wade at home because we all know Wade and Jessica would not make a good crisis team, HAHAH!!! She was out of Hwy 35 South and the car wouldn;t start. The deer had jumped right out without giving her time to brake and tore the entire front off the car! Deer can be SO stupid and SO smart and CREATE so much damage!

I called Dad and told him it was no need to come, we called 911, and the trooper showed up shortly. Jessica and I had attempted to start the car and it wouldn;t. When the trooper got there the car started right up! No doubt~ FYI- the newer cars have a sensor on them that shuts the engine down on impact and will start back after so much time...so, I did learn something new out of this.

The car was running but the hood would not stay shut...so I got my brain in overload and cut up a t-shirt (ever seen Jessica's trunk full of junk? LOL) and tied the hood down so we could get it home...the trooper said that was a "first" for him...he had never seen anyone use a tshirt to tie a hood down, LOL! I told him it was "Girl Scouts 101"! Even though I was never a girl scout everybody knows I am my daddy's "little boy"! LOL~

I hate I did not have my camera to take pics of the deer but you just can't think of everything when responding to an accident, LOL! I am just so glad she was okay and not hurt...accept for her feelings and her car.

A future doorman (or woman rather)~!

Since Rylee has gotten tall enough to open doors she has been OBCESSED with opening and closing them...she insist on ALWAYS opening the door when we go outside...she spends much of her energy opening and closing her bedroom door, the closet doors, etc and she is FLAT out driving us crazy with it!

On Sunday night I went to visit Michele and Wade called to say Rylee had LOCKED herself in her room and she was asleep already! Now all of us have the "Bedroom" style door knobs that take a bobbypin to unlock. So, when I got home I attempted the bobbypin and a paperclip with no luck. I ended up removing the doorknob and just left it off. I am sure the locks will be her next obcession so why bother with the knob! LOL! I guess the next question is will I just remove all the bedroom knobs, I don't hardly think so!

I know everyone has kids with "obcessions"...but will this mean Rylee will become a doorman-woman in her later life? I sure hope not! Just thought I would share this little story with you..she is such a strange little character for two years old sometimes, LOL.

So if you come in my house within the next few weeks or months try to understand WHY I am missing a DOOR KNOB...hahha!!!

A cute little name sign

Here is a sign I made for a little boy a keep...I think it turned out pretty cute. These will run around $18 I think because of the amount of vinyl and board.
The ribbon is blue and white gingham but the cool thing is it can be changed as he ages!

OKAY Tina!

Okay Tina, I have been a BIT busy working TWO jobs, raisin a family, and a husband that hunts more than he eats!...and you know DARN well I have been out-of-sorts sista! BUT, fear not....I will post at least TWICE tomorrow...I did take the time to update my background tonight, thats all I can handle for now...I am SICK again (coughing, snotty, etc)...ill and TIRED...and having internet withdrawal but in MUCH need of SLEEPPPPPPPPPP! Good night, farewell my friends until tomorrow.. I promise better bloggin days' are on the way, LOL! Well...maybe not promise but I have good intentions anyway.

Doneille, what's your excuse? LOL!

I was tagged...

This is my 4th folder, 4th picture...NO DOUBT, its Bentlee! This is her 4th birthday party..My Little Pony. We had to have this party at the church. It was the only year it rained and we had to relocate. We still had the pony ride outside thanks to a local sweet woman named Pam. The sun came out just long enough to have the pony ride and it rained like the devil afterwards. Thanks for the memories Doneille by "Tagging" me. Unfortunately, I don't have any other friends that have not been tagged so I guess the game ends here.

Halloween ADULT Style!

So we left the kids with mom at the wedding reception and decided to go to the country club Halloween party...we went home and threw together some costumes...and even Wade decided to dress up with a little encouragement from Jessica and I, LOL!

The country club halloween parties are always fun because of the people that actually dress up! Its amazing to see what everybody comes up with. There were not many people there this year but it was still fun.

Here is "Hunter Dan", "Ellie Mae", and Hunter Dan's "Hoochie"...Hunter Dan won the ladies costume contest




Tina! I love this look on her, LOL!


Adam as a Funkie Chicken! TOO darn funny! He won the men's costume contest


Sheryl's best cat face


All the girls that were dressed up

Bentlee's First Wedding

My cousin Paula got married yesterday. It was really pretty and different. She asked Bentlee to be her flower girl and we were thrilled!

The wedding was decorated with a fall theme...chocolate brown bridesmaid dresses, pumpkins, leaves, cotton, and grapevine. Paula is a simple kind of country girl and her husband is a country boy so the theme really fit the two of them.

Bentlee's dress is over 12 years old. My sister, Jessica, wore it in another cousins wedding and my mom saved it. My mom saves so much stuff that has been useful for my girls. The leotards I used for their cat outfits were Jessica's too! I had the dress altered a bit...sleeves and lace collar removed and added the brown trim and sash...and it turned out just perfect.

Bentlee did great in the wedding considering how tired she was from the night before (Halloween)...her basket was filled with fall colored leaves and she threw them all out and did a good job. She did not want to hold the ring bearers hand when they came out but thats okay...she doesn't need to be holding hands with boys at her age anyway, LOL!

Between all the hustle bustle I failed to get a picture of Bentlee by herself! SILLY ME! I do have a pic of her here a few days before the wedding. The picture makes her look a little fat and her hair is still wet from her bath but you can see the dress anyway.