Art Fusion

This was really cool. 10 people drew on a blank paper for 3 minutes, then went to the next paper an took up where the one before left off.




Kristin's chalky hands...



The finished art






The rain held off until all the art was displayed, then it started to spit a bit. All in all had a good time.

April Showers

Had a nice little rain this morning...

Talked to the ex, he wants me to come down next week to help him get the house ready to put on the rental market for this summer. Need to clean, do some yard work and take pictures of the house.

Summer Dress

Turn a Men's Dress Shirt into a Girl's Summer Dress! It's fun, easy, and a great way to reuse one of Dad's old shirts. Just a few of the versions.....





These are so stinking cute…

Almost Spring

Today is absolutely gorgeous !!!

I would love to get outside, to start digging, cleaning all the dead growth out and see all the new starts coming up…but its suppose to freeze and snow tomorrow….what the heck????

It’s going to reach 70 today and be 30 or below, raining and snowing tomorrow?
On the First day of Spring !!!! go figure::

Later Peeps…..

March 18

It has been so warm here the last couple of days....yesterday and today it was flirting with 70 degrees.....

I have got to get out tomorrow and get my flower beds in shape...my cannas are coming up and I have yet to pull up last year's. The mondo grass has got to be trimmed back (wish I could just mow it instead of trimming by hand). It looks sooooo sad right now with all the dead and yellow ends.

The little spring flowers are popping up through the ground all over the place. My daffodils are up....it is beginning to look a lot like spring. My day lilies will be coming up soon also!

Later Peeps....

Latest updates from the Traveler

Hey Mom! You would never guess what happened on the way to the hotel!

So, at ever airport something had to happen.. so on the way to the hotel we had a rock hit the bus window next to the kellys head. I was sitting by the window and it busted the outside window.. Shattered the whole thing. scared the crap out of me, I have pics.

Leave out tomorrow on the Ferry for North Welsh and then stay the night before we go to London. Wish we could have spent another day in Ireland.

March 15

Monday 12:27 pm arrived in Dublin…

Soooooo glad they got to Dublin...that is the only place Kristin has wanted to go since she was a little girl!!


Later peeps :)

The Weary Traveler

Text from Kristin:

10:00 am - The desks for British airway won't open till 1:30 Sunday afternoon.

2:00 - Think we got thru. American sucks, British has a strike...ugh.

2:40 - Took over an hour to figure out. We are flying to Manchester @ 5:30 (we think).

3:00 - We are leaving for Manchester in a couple of hours

3:35 - They lost our reservations.

4:30 - They are running our tickets now we are going to Manchester then to London. Then we don’t know if we can get to Dublin or not yet

4:40 - Hey momma, my bag was a whole 11 lbs :). He just looked at me and was like that’s it?

5:00 - pm we are leaving in 30 minutes. Will arrive in London in 6 ½ hours.

The Traveler

Dropped Kristin in Seminole to catch the bus to OKC airport...going to Ireland for St. Patty's day. They leave the city at 5pm will arrive in Chicago 7pm, leave Chicago at 8:25pm, arrive in London 9:50am (March 14) then on to Dublin arriving at 1:55 pm on the 14th.

Or so the best laid plans were suppose to go...didn't count on the wind :( 2 hours delay getting to Chicago...sooooo missed the plane and can't get another till tomorrow.

The first night of the trip was sleeping in the floor of the airport with a blanket and a pillow...what comforts. Poor kids, first big trip for them and it start out like this!!

Later Peeps...

Happy 50th

Today was the hubby's 50th birthday...His work was surprising him with a party, which I almost ruined by reading my text messages out-loud to him a couple of days before. Luckily, I was able to cover it...so he was total surprised. So glad they did something for him this year :)


Later Peeps...

March 12

Been a good day :)

March 3

I have got to get something did today

…tick…tock…tick…tock…tick…tock…

Time is marching on….

…..so get snapping!

March 2

What happened to January and February????? The time is going way to fast now :(

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone.

Sending some love out from our family to yours .

This Valentines, May You . . .
Hold hands with your Honies
Make Each Other Laugh (instead of cry)
Listen well with ears and hearts
And always have time for cuddles and closeness.
Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend with your loved ones. :)

Feb 8

From Hummies blog

Now I lay me

Down to sleep.

I pray the Lord

My shape to keep.

Please no wrinkles

Please no bags

And please lift my butt

Before it sags.

Please no age spots

Please no gray

And as for my belly,

Please take it away.

Please keep me healthy

Please keep me young,

And thank you Dear Lord

For all that you've done.

All about the weather

The weather has been absolutely gorgeous the last few days. But tomorrow night the ice, sleet and snow is suppose to hit. :(

We have no water...not a drop! The city is working on two different breaks a couple of street away. I'm not sure how Jack will take a bath tonight if they don't get the water back on. He may just have to go in smelly...lol.
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Love Mondays...

Wow, do you not just love Mondays~! lol......We should just do away with them. Start the week on Tuesday.....Mondays always end up to be so busy.

Happy Sunday

Good morning and Happy Sunday. All is well in my world..

Raining again

It's raining here again ( in Eufaula). I love the rain. It is food for the flowers and trees.... And a steady gentle rain at night on your roof truly is a lullaby. The best way to sleep in...

OKC trip

Kristin and I made a fast trip to Oklahoma City tonight (Hobby Lobby). She needed to get some mat board for a project for her Art class. I went to check out the yarn. I bought some sock yarn...well Kris picked out what she wanted and I bought it...LOL. Now I just have to remember where I put my patterns.

Monday...Monday

Good morning. Are you ready for Monday? Haven't they made weekends three days yet? I had a very relaxing weekend, I hope you got some relax time in also.

Happy Anniversary

It's raining today...what few patches of snow left over from the Christmas Eve blizzard..LOL..are finally going to be gone. There are only a few patches in the front yard (by my canna bed) and a few in the backyard left. The temperatures have been in the 40-50's this last week. One would think that would have melted all the snow that was left but it didn't.

TODAY is my 11th Wedding Anniversary. Where has all the time gone? Thank you Jack for the past 11 years - I LOVE YOU.

Happy Anniversary Hubby!!

Movie day

Good Morning and Happy Saturday. It is a dry one for us today. It's still really cold here lol.....So I'm thinkin this is a good movie day. It's been a while since we rented movies so surely we can find something to watch.

Happy New Year’s…

Goodbye 2009. Happy 2010!! As the song Auld Lang Syne says, those are days gone by. A new year and a new decade are beginning.

Later peeps :)

Last Day of the Year

The weather has been gradually warming up during the week and we are heading for a scorcher of 40F on New Year’s Day.

I have been sleeping in well past 9am most mornings and breakfast seems to blur into lunch very quickly. However, it doesn’t really matter as everyone is chilling out this week with DH on holidays as well.

Enjoy this last day of 2009 and be safe tonight, later peeps :)

Santa Hat

Later peeps....

Playing in the Snow

Whoops, lost our shoe! One of many times...


Throwing snowballs at grandma....


Sitting on the snow drift...

Grandma's gloves were just a little too big...

Got to wear our shades when the sun is so bright...

Making snowballs...so much fun!

Later peeps....

More Snow :(

We got Travis Christmas Day :) He is such a joy!

That night I was washing his hair, I told him it looked dry and dead so I put some conditioner on it. After he got dressed and his hair dried, he told Pa that he had something dead in his hair and we had to wash it out...LOL

He will probably go home tomorrow. We will have him again New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Well it looks like we will be getting more snow Tuesday – Wednesday. We got 9 inches on Christmas Eve and almost of it is still around. It got warm enough today to get a little melting going but still have way to much in our yard. We still have to have Christmas at my sissy's...it may have to be next year if the weather keeps this up...lol

Later Peeps :)

Christmas at the Cantrell's

Travis with his piano
Travis, David, Grady, Scott and Lizzy
opening presents

Great-grandma Barbara and Travis

Jason

David, Grady, Betty and Scott

Later peeps....

Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas from my home and family, to yours!

I can hardly believe that Christmas is here and the year is about to come to an end. This year has been filled with terrible heartbreak and some serious challenges but somehow, I managed to get through it all. At times, I didn't think I would, then something cool would happen which would really lifted my spirits. So I thank all those that took the time to reach out to me, I can't even tell you how much it has meant to me as I have struggled to deal with the stress of this year. Despite everything, I remain positive and am looking forward to spending time with my family this holiday season. I have much to be thankful for.

I wish you much love and happiness this holiday season and a prosperous new year.

May 2010 bring you more peace, love, joy, and laughter than you ever thought possible.

Warmest Wishes,

White Christmas

Looks like we will have a White Christmas this year! Last time we had a good snow during Christmas was about 2002.

The down side is not being able to go to my sisters for Christmas Dinner :(

Here's our nice blizzard of 2009 :)

Happy Birthday!!

My baby is 20 years old today....it is soooo hard to believe.

I love you girly :)

Christmas Gifts

We decided to give Christmas albums to the Grandparents (since they are soooo hard to buy for). Here are a few of the pics we did up.


Hayden's first Thanksgiving

The girls
Dakota at one of his football games

The Frog


Dakota and Emmit

I need a "Silent Night..."

Thirteen Days Till Christmas

I am so far behind on Christmas…Still need to buy my supplies for my baking

Have finished scarves for the triplets (Emma, Madison and Abby) Dana’s two girls (Brayden and Megan), Graycie and Kendra…still need to finish Amanda and Shawnee’s.

I guess I will do the boys cash (Dakota, Emmit, Jeremy, Malachi and Damian ) they didn’t want gift cards.

And then we have the babes…Travis and Hayden. I have Travis some clothes (still need to get some kind of a toy. But, I don’t have a clue what to get Haydie…he has more toys than he can play with so maybe I will get some PJ’s for him. After putting his jammies on last week he defiantly needs some larger ones. It took me and Keitha both to get him dressed…lol We didn’t have any problem getting his suit and tie on him but his pj’s were a total nightmare.

Jack and I went shopping tonight..came home 4 hours later with a pair of gloves for Jack and a package of undies for Jack…do you see where this is going…lol.

Happy Thanksgiving

Whatever you do, wherever you go, be safe and make beautiful memories. I wish you all the best this holiday season!

T...Turkeys, tablespreads, being together.

H...Happiness and homes to protect us from all weather.

A...Aunts and uncles, a reunion in Fall.

N...Nieces and nephews, family members all!

K...Kind-hearted kin coming over for dinner.

S...Surely you'll have fun, but you won't get thinner!

G...Gourds and pumpkins, mouths open wide.

I...Indians and Pilgrims we remember with pride.

V...Very special times-there could even be snow.

I...Imagine what it was like at Plymouth long ago.

N...Never forget how the settlers led the way.

G...Giving thanks and blessing this special day.

Cheddar Corn Casserole

1 stick butter (4oz), melted
1 large onion, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, chopped
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 can (16oz) creamed corn
1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

In a medium saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add onion and peppers and cook until softened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Combine remaining 6 tablespoons butter, eggs, and sour cream in a large bowl. Whisk together until smooth. Mix in corn, cornmeal, salt and pepper. Stir in cheese and onion−pepper mixture. Turn into a 2−quart buttered baking dish. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until puffed and golden.

Squash Casserole

4 cups cooked yellow crook neck squash
1 medium onion
1 Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon pepper
1 stick butter or margarine
2 cups crushed Cheez-it crackers
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup milk or heavy cream

Cook the squash, onion, butter, salt and pepper until onion and squash are tender. Mix remaining ingredients except for 3/4 cup of the crackers and 3/4 cup of the shredded cheese. Pour into a 2 quart casserole and top with remaining crackers & cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Make a Christmas Tree From Books

Expect Libraries to be rolling these out soon!

This awesome image was spotted at the www.theinternetjournalist.com

from the Believe book…

BELIEVE

The start to a better world or a better life...
or a better future…is our belief that it is possible.

Believe you are here for a reason…there’s a lot in this world
we can’t see with our eyes but if you look with your heart
you’ll see amazing possibilities everywhere and all around you.

Believe we can build a better world
despite all our problems, worries and wars…
there is still so much caring, goodness, and kindness
in each of us and together we can light the world.

Believe that together we’re better
the story of the human spirit is the story of people
who believe in themselves, and in on another.

Believe that the best is yet to be
Believe there’s a light at the end of the tunnel
Believe you might be that light for someone else.

BELIEVE…

Is it really November already?

I suppose the obvious answer to that is yes. The weather is getting cooler, almost all the leaves have turned and are starting to fall attesting to the truth of it. It is just very hard to believe that the holiday season is upon us again.

I must say that the second half of this year has flown by much faster than the first. I am really looking forward to the holidays this year. The last few year I feel like I missed out, because of my work. This is the first year in a long time that I can honestly say I am looking forward to them. But at the same time it will be a tough time. It will be the first Christmas since Ryan passed away....the first are always the hardest.

I am so looking forward to the New Year...this year was so hard in so many ways.