I am enjoying my visit at Sarah's house. Noah lets me sleep in his bed. The other day all my children, except Tyler, as well as Trevor, Brittany, Noah, and Jason, were here visiting. It was so fun to look around and see all of them. I am so grateful for the wonderful children and grandchildren Heavenly Father has blessed me with.
I don't have any pictures to post with this, but I think I might mosey on down to main street today and take a few pictures. Wow!! gotta love Delta Main Street.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Made it to Utah!!
Dale and I went to Martina McBride on Saturday night. I wasn't too familiar with her songs, but as she sang, I realized I had heard many of them. She is a pint-sized singer with an amazing voice. The show lasted for two hours and she sang almost that whole time, with a couple of short breaks while the fiddle player had a solo and the keyboard player played one also. It was a great night. Dale took me out to dinner and I enjoyed one of my favorite things to eat which is ribs. MMMmm. .. yummy.
Sunday morning Laurel, Sydney, and baby Sawyer and I headed out from Denton on our way to Utah. Little Sydney was as good as gold the whole way. . . and it's a long way. Poor little Sawyer was fussy all day on Sunday. That evening he filled up his diaper (sorry, no nicer way to put it, but it figures into this story, which is why I'm telling about it). After that, he was a completely different baby, so we decided he just had a belly ache all day Sunday. We stayed that night in Gallup, NM. Monday morning we headed out and drove the rest of the way to Utah. Laurel got her exercise on the trip by climbing in the back seat and entertaining the kids. She volunteered to drive but I told her I would rather drive than try to keep Sawyer happy. I finally was exhausted and Sawyer was being good so she finished the drive into Gallup. I was amazed at her energy level and the patience she had with the kids. I was so glad she came with me. It was great to have her company and her driving. The closer we got to Cedar City, the more excited she was. She was driving, so I asked her to make sure she had the car in park, when we got into DeAnn's driveway, before she jumped out. Thank you for coming with me, Laurel.
Now, I am in the process of making cream puff shells for the wedding reception. Also, enjoying visiting with my family. We have a wonderful family, don't we?
I am so happy Dale will be coming up here and will be able to meet everyone. He's looking forward to meeting my family.
Love you and miss you, Dale.
Sunday morning Laurel, Sydney, and baby Sawyer and I headed out from Denton on our way to Utah. Little Sydney was as good as gold the whole way. . . and it's a long way. Poor little Sawyer was fussy all day on Sunday. That evening he filled up his diaper (sorry, no nicer way to put it, but it figures into this story, which is why I'm telling about it). After that, he was a completely different baby, so we decided he just had a belly ache all day Sunday. We stayed that night in Gallup, NM. Monday morning we headed out and drove the rest of the way to Utah. Laurel got her exercise on the trip by climbing in the back seat and entertaining the kids. She volunteered to drive but I told her I would rather drive than try to keep Sawyer happy. I finally was exhausted and Sawyer was being good so she finished the drive into Gallup. I was amazed at her energy level and the patience she had with the kids. I was so glad she came with me. It was great to have her company and her driving. The closer we got to Cedar City, the more excited she was. She was driving, so I asked her to make sure she had the car in park, when we got into DeAnn's driveway, before she jumped out. Thank you for coming with me, Laurel.
Now, I am in the process of making cream puff shells for the wedding reception. Also, enjoying visiting with my family. We have a wonderful family, don't we?
I am so happy Dale will be coming up here and will be able to meet everyone. He's looking forward to meeting my family.
Love you and miss you, Dale.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Heading to Utah on Sunday
Today is Friday, the 14th. Nick, Laurel, and family will be here tomorrow afternoon. Dale and I have a hot date tomorrow night. We are going to the Winstar Casino to see Martina McBride. We are both excited about that. We had a great time there when we saw the Gatlin Brothers and Kenny Rogers. I posted about that on my facebook. Winstar is only about an hour north of here. Its nice to go north and AWAY from the traffic for a change instead of south and into the traffic. There is a lot to do here. That must be one of the reasons people live here.
It rained like cats and dogs today (and left little poodles in the road). I had to say that because that's something Mom used to say. When I was younger and she said the part about the "poodles" I never could figure it out. I knew it was funny or a play on words or something because of the way she said it. I could see that poodles related to cats and dogs but couldn't see what it had to do with rain (of course, cats and dogs have nothing to do with rain, either). I don't know how old I was when a light bulb finally went on in my head and I realized that "poodles" were puddles being left in the road! Hey, I never said I was the most intelligent child. . . .
Dale had to drive in the rain all day. He said there was a bad accident on the other side of the freeway involving two eighteen-wheelers. Not so good. I'll be glad when he gets home safely tonight.
So, not too much to say, except I'm looking forward to seeing ya'all. Also, happy to be welcoming my new daughter-in-law-to-be, Brittany, into the family. She's a very cute girl and Cade is blessed to have her in his life.
I'll let you know how Martina was on my next post.
It rained like cats and dogs today (and left little poodles in the road). I had to say that because that's something Mom used to say. When I was younger and she said the part about the "poodles" I never could figure it out. I knew it was funny or a play on words or something because of the way she said it. I could see that poodles related to cats and dogs but couldn't see what it had to do with rain (of course, cats and dogs have nothing to do with rain, either). I don't know how old I was when a light bulb finally went on in my head and I realized that "poodles" were puddles being left in the road! Hey, I never said I was the most intelligent child. . . .
Dale had to drive in the rain all day. He said there was a bad accident on the other side of the freeway involving two eighteen-wheelers. Not so good. I'll be glad when he gets home safely tonight.
So, not too much to say, except I'm looking forward to seeing ya'all. Also, happy to be welcoming my new daughter-in-law-to-be, Brittany, into the family. She's a very cute girl and Cade is blessed to have her in his life.
I'll let you know how Martina was on my next post.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Armadillo Sightings & Horned Frogs
Did you know that the State Animal of Texas is the Nine-banded Armadillo? I have been in Texas for several months. Up until about a month ago I had never seen an armadillo. They have this dumb-looking souvenir you can buy in the gift shops that is an armadillo on its back with a shot glass. Next time I see one, I will take a picture and post it.
So far, I haven't seen a LIVE armadillo, but now I have seen three dead ones on the side of the road. Armadillo means "little armored one". Isn't that the cutest name? I think it really means "armored rat". That's what they look like. I would really like to see one alive, but I hope I don't ever run over one. Having lived in the Delta/Oak City area for 20+ years, I have run over my share of rabbits. It's not a pleasant experience. It makes a large "ka-thunk" sound under your car, not to mention the damage it does to the rabbit. I can only imagine what kind of dents or holes you might end up with if you run over an armadillo!
The Texas State Reptile is the Texas Horned Lizard. The mascot for Texas Christian University is the Horned Frog. A horned frog, a horned toad, and a horny toad are all names for the same thing, which, it turns out, isn't a frog or a toad at all, but a lizard. By now you are likely wondering why I am even talking about the horned frog, but read on, and you will find out.
It seems there is a famous horned frog that lies in state in a little glass coffin in the Eastland County Courthouse. He is famous for having been placed in the cornerstone of the building as it was being built. When the cornerstone was opened 31 years later, Old Rip (as he is affectionately called) was ALIVE! I won't try to recreate the complete dramatic story for you here, but I invite you to read it for yourselves by following this link: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/rip.html. It's another amazing story from the heart of God's Country (or at least that's what all the people here think it is. . . shhhhhh, don't tell them there's lots of other nice places in the world. )
So far, I haven't seen a LIVE armadillo, but now I have seen three dead ones on the side of the road. Armadillo means "little armored one". Isn't that the cutest name? I think it really means "armored rat". That's what they look like. I would really like to see one alive, but I hope I don't ever run over one. Having lived in the Delta/Oak City area for 20+ years, I have run over my share of rabbits. It's not a pleasant experience. It makes a large "ka-thunk" sound under your car, not to mention the damage it does to the rabbit. I can only imagine what kind of dents or holes you might end up with if you run over an armadillo!
The Texas State Reptile is the Texas Horned Lizard. The mascot for Texas Christian University is the Horned Frog. A horned frog, a horned toad, and a horny toad are all names for the same thing, which, it turns out, isn't a frog or a toad at all, but a lizard. By now you are likely wondering why I am even talking about the horned frog, but read on, and you will find out.
It seems there is a famous horned frog that lies in state in a little glass coffin in the Eastland County Courthouse. He is famous for having been placed in the cornerstone of the building as it was being built. When the cornerstone was opened 31 years later, Old Rip (as he is affectionately called) was ALIVE! I won't try to recreate the complete dramatic story for you here, but I invite you to read it for yourselves by following this link: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/rip.html. It's another amazing story from the heart of God's Country (or at least that's what all the people here think it is. . . shhhhhh, don't tell them there's lots of other nice places in the world. )
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