Another Tag

Eileen tagged me.

The rules of the tag are to go to My Pictures. Go to the 6th folder, and post the 6th picture, and tell the story of that picture.

I don't have E-child's permission to post this.....but I'm bigger than she is, so what the hell.

The story behind the photo: E-child had a few fancy dresses that she had worn for band formals, homecoming, etc. Her cousin, who is a few years younger, was looking for a dress for just such an occasion. She wears the same size so Erin modeled some of the dresses she owned and we emailed the photos to A-child to see if she wanted to borrow. Yes, we are a Phrugal Phamily.

And now I tag Abby .

I've been Tagged. You're IT!

Oh good grief. I got tagged.
Seven random facts about me? Well, gee, how random?

1- I have an affection for those weird 'family words' that every family has.You know the ones. They're usually made up by a 4 year old and then everyone in the family takes it up. They're usually funny and the stories behind them are pretty interesting. The ones I use every day are "refrillerator" for refrigerator and"yester-time" which is a perfect word meaning "the last time".

2- The library is one of my favorite places. Free books, CDs, DVDs. What's not to like?

3- I love unusual baby names. My current fave was one I heard someone holler at the store: "Raleigh Waylon!" Wow. Just....wow.

4- I was a cat person until I was in my 30s. Now I'm a dog person. Go figure.

5- My mother's name is Margaret. There are 5 generations of Margarets that end with my generation because no one in my generation named her daughter Margaret. I didn't know,when my daughter was born, about the many generations of Margarets. When I found out, when my daughter was about five, I asked Mom why she never said anything to me about it, she just shrugged.

6- I check CNN.com about 12 times a day. What? Is that a lot?

7- Laughing is my favorite thing. This isn't news, I just couldn't think of any other random facts.
Tag, you're IT!

Dana

Moriah

Eileen

Anne and Scott

October Baseball!

I love me some Red Sox. This video makes me happy. Like a little kid on Christmas happy. Dancing in the bleachers happy. Don't you just love it?

Your Grandmothers Recipes

Ok, y'all. I know you're lurking out there, reading this blog and checking out the pictures as they go up. So, here is a bribe for you.

I have a box of recipes I received from Auntie M. They are copies of Grandma Allen (Sally Myrtle Smith)'s recipes, most of them written in her own handwriting.

There were a couple in the Family Tree book that Mom and Dad received at their party, but there are plenty more.

I'm posting a couple of them today.

The other recipes I'll share with you if you'll share your 60th Anniversary Party pictures with me. :) !

I'm actually bribing you in service of a greater cause! Mom and Dad realllly want to see the party pictures. I have none. Erica gave them hers before she left town, and Jack sent his right away. So they have seen a few. But I know there must be a huge number of photos out there that Mom and Dad haven't seen. Can you please send me a disk so that I can get them to Walgreens for Mom and Dad? Or can you upload them to Walgreens dot com and have them printed at the local Hurst location so Mom can pick them up here?

Thanks y'all.

Recipes to come: Pecan Pie, Chicken n Dumplings, Thanksgiving Dressing......mmmmmmm!

Oh, that's a good look.

We have a casual office. We’re lucky enough to be able to wear what we want most days. Today was a dress-up day and it made me remember the dilemma of the short girl. When you have a skirt on you have three options: wear it ankle-length and rock the Amish look, fold it over at the waist and look all lumpy and well, like you have a roll around your waist, or wear it up around your armpits. Very attractive.

Or, you can pay $15 to have your $20 skirts altered.

As Requested

Unfortunately, I don't have many photos. Here are a few that have been passed along to me. Such pretty, pretty party-goers!

Roll your cursor over each picture to see the caption.

RIP, Mr Paul Newman

Paul Newman and my homeschool-
As anyone who knows me can tell you, I'm not a freaky homeschooler, keeping the world from my children, and keeping my kids from the world. My decision to homeschool my youngest was an organic one, born of pure practicality. My child has learning challenges which made a classroom setting difficult at best, and God knows, most days in public school weren't the best. I spent the hours after the public school day, at home, trying to teach the child what the public school teachers could not. His 'learning day' was extending from sun-up to past dark, five days a week, minimum. The child was 11 years old. Is that a life you would pick for any child? Faced with the decision of homeschool versus public school it really came down to this: if I'm going to spend the hours teaching, why don't I teach him on OUR time and on OUR timetable, not a timetable arbitrarily picked by a teacher, a principal, or an administrator in Austin? And this little rebel home school was born. We haven't looked back.

What does all this have to do with Paul Newman? I'm grateful for our homeschool life today. A life that has included enough time for me to pass along to the children the things that are important to me as a person, not just as the signer of permission slips. We've been blessed with this life, that has not included bus schedules and late bells. It has included discussions about architecture, art, religion, philanthropy, humor, rock music and fast cars. We're big admirers of Paul Newman in our school. He was an actor, a race car guy, a very cool dude who was devoted to his wife, his family and philanthropy. Rest in Peace, Paul Newman. You were loved.

He's not all that shy, ackshully.

C-man has a reputation for being quiet, but he's got a killer wit. He makes me laugh every day.

I've managed to catch a few of his antics with my camera. It's like catching a cat. You have to move quickly, the opportunity is gone in a flash!


We had leftover balloons after the granparents' big party....I turned around when I was talking to C-man one day and I was looking at that face^^^. I cracked up!....and ran for the camera.
May I have your license and registration, ma'am? LOL That dude skeers me, yo.OK, we've talked about this guy before, right? This is the latest place I found him that made me laugh out loud. C came to see what I was laughing about and said "Dude, I put that there like a week ago!"

Btw, I went home for lunch. I got ice out of the freezer...found my travel mug.....and a Diet Coke from the fridge....I popped off the top of the mug.....and the frog was inside! Can you imagine if I'd popped it open at 6 in the morning making a cup of coffee?? I said that to C-man and he said "Yeah! It woulda been greatness!"

This week's photos

Friday

The new TV....they like it!

A proud Papa and the Deans List Child. :)

Lawzy this has been a long week. The surprise party we planned for the grandparentals was a huge success. Everyone is exhausted and happy. (Note to Self: never, ever plan a huge party to occur at the end of the busiest work week of the year. What were you thinking?) Some of the Florida folks had to leave ahead of schedule because of Hurricane Gustav. Stupid weather. And E-child has a sore shoulder. We spent the evening yesterday in the night clinic, and then the pharmacy. But all in all, we couldn't have arrived at this Friday with more blessings than we have today. Life is Good.

Slides

You'd think there would be more slides, with as busy as we've been. Huh.