Memorial Day

This weekend people will be on the lake, having cook outs, and just celebrating a long weekend. We will also be celebrating at the lake with friends. Please reflect on the meaning of this weekend.So many of our country's heros have lost their loved ones so we can have our freedom. So many families have lost their dad, mom, brother, sister, uncle, grandpa ect fighting for all of us.

The Memorial Day before Rob and I were married, we visited his sister in Delaware. We went to DC one of the days we were there. One of the most memorable things of the whole weekend for me was finding my Uncle Carl Mays' name on the Wall. Even though I never had the opportunity to meet him, he was my dad' baby brother. It hit hard seeing all those names on the wall.

So remember those who have fallen for our country. Pray for the families of the fallen, of the ones serving and pray hard for our country!

Projects ect.....

I have way too many projects going but some are slowly being completed.

My sewing is at a halt at the moment. My sewing machine decided it needed a vacation! It quit on me and now I have to figure out what to do! I think it is an easy repair but I have to find out soon!

I am also learning croqueting. I have a long chain going. I just have to have Kathryn help me to do turns! I want to make a blanket! Or even a pot holder at this point would make me happy!

The garden is doing well! The weeds have decided to pay a visit to the flower garden. I will have to send them away soon! We have planted 12 apricot carpet rose bushes several weeks ago. They have had a few blooms already. One did bite the dust, literally! The winds in Kansas killed it! It had a dust several around it and it was gone!

The basement is really coming along! Rob did an amazing job on the lights! Insulation is what is about to be in progress now. The trip to Missouri threw us off a little! I need to start thinking about colors of paint. Picking out paint will not be a fun job for me.

The patio is what I want done before the end of summer. I have asked for a fire pit for my birthday.(my bday is in July) We are putting a patio at the bottom of our deck stairs which shouldn't take us but a weekend to do it. The problem is finding a weekend to do the project!

I also plan on making a cookbook. Yesterday I searched high and low for my favorite pizza recipe. I never found it but it has made me realize I have favorite recipes I need to put into one place. I recently did a cookbook binder for a friend's wedding present. I put around 40 of my favorite recipes in it. I think I am going to type all my recipes up and make a book out of it. It is something I have wanted to do for a very long time.

We have several trips this summer starting with this weekend. We are going to Oregon, New York City, and a trip to Sikeston for my 20 year reunion. We are also planning a trip for our 2nd wedding anniversary but really haven't decided what to do!

I think I will not have time for anything else this summer if I only work on the projects.

May almost over, how did that happen???

Time is flying by. May is almost over and summer is around the corner.

Last week, Rob and I made the long trip to Missouri. My dad's lady friend of 11 years passed away. Ms.Eula has been apart of our family. It is was such a sad trip. My dad will miss her so much. I think about their routine and how much time they spent each day together. My heart is broken thinking of the pain my dad must feel right now. I praise God though in this sad time, I will see Ms Eula again in Heaven!

While we were home for the funeral, Molly Claire turned 9! I can not believe my brother's little girl is already 9. We had an ice cream cake at dad's Friday night. All the nieces stayed with us at Papa's. It was a nice distraction. We painted finger nails and played Wii. I just enjoy being around the girls!

We came back on Saturday so Rob and I could rest up a little on Sunday. I was so lazy on Sunday. I did make one new recipe yesterday. Rob and I have had a cold since we were in Missouri. Tomato soup sounded so good to me yesterday. I found an easy recipe while I was hunting for my pizza recipe. It is one can of diced tomatoes, one package of cream cheese, 2 cups of milk, a little salt and pepper. It calls for basil but I used the Italian diced tomatoes. Throw it in a blender until creamy then heat on the stove. It was so yummy!!! I had some more for lunch! It reheats rather well!


Our garden is looking rather lovely! We have onions peaking up, garlic has popped up, carrots are barely up but they are growing.Our peppers and tomatoes are doing great! Our rose bushes are bursting with blooms! Even my calla lilies are starting to bloom. It's exciting to watch everything grow. I can not wait to make salsa from our garden!

This weekend is Memorial day! We are heading out of town with some friends! It will be a good time.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is always a hard day for me. Since my mom became ill when I was very young then passed away when I was 13, it is a reminder she isn't here with us! This year was h a little harder than the past years. I should be 7 months pregnant if I wouldn't have miscarried in December.It was a reminder we still are not parents yet! We both want a baby and pray God will provide us with one in the future.



Even though I was a little sad yesterday, we had a great day with Rob's family. It was a joy to be able to celebrate the woman who raised my hubby to be the wonderful, caring and God loving man he is! His sister's family was over also.

We had prime rib, roasted veggies, baked mashed potatoes, yeast rolls, cream cheese corn, key lime pie and peach cobbler! I enjoy cooking for others! It was the first large gathering I was able to use our new china! Rob was such a help yesterday making sure we made this dinner special for the family! He is such a blessing to me!






After playing board games and visiting all afternoon, Rob and I crashed when everyone left! It was a long fun day!