A Teen in my house....

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's a teenage girl in my house. Where did she come from?

Why it was only yesterday that my birthing skills were put into practice and this little 6 lb. 12 oz. /19 in. long baby girl came into this world wrinkled and red with a perfect shaped cone head! The days and nights have passed so quickly that I make an effort to remember those sweet times of lullabies, the smell of a freshly bathed baby, little fingers and toes, pacifiers, Skinny Scat and blankie.

When did this happen? How did it happen?

All I know, Mom was right (again) when she said to me, "Honey, you're eating your white bread now!" as she referred to the 2 o'clock feedings, the 24 hour watch of the wee one, the dirty diapers, sour tummy, etc.

I sure wish Mom and Dad were here to celebrate our Maggie's 13th birthday with us today. How excited they were 13 years ago today!!!! They loved her so and she loved them...and still does.

Happy 13th birthday, Little Fuzzy! I love you!

April Showers

Our neck of the woods has had a Spring Cleaning....wow, the storms of the day have washed away the pollen, some gardens, etc. I'm so grateful the tornado watch is over. We have friends in Murfreesboro where a tornado touched down and caused much damage....we learned that the tornado was about a mile from their house but they didn't suffer any damage.

How blessed we are to have a good sturdy home --a safe refuge from all kinds of life's storms. My little nest seems to be the place I want to be most. I'm glad that my little corner of the world has a roof, floor, windows, heat and air conditioning and two others to share it with. Indeed, God is good, God is great...

Spring or Winter-Again

The last two days have been absolutely gorgeous! I just checked the weather forecast and there is a very good possibility of the white stuff tomorrow night, Tuesday, and Tuesday night. Clouds are rolling in as I make this entry.

I do remember a BIG snow this time of year in 1987. My cousin, Ann, and I bundled up her daugher, Sarah, whose 1st birthday was April 6th and we put a blanket on the snow and took several pictures to remind her and us of the snow on her first birthday. She turns 23 tomorrow! Happy Birthday, Sarah!

I'm glad I haven't gone to the expense and effort to plant flowers yet. We still have several 'winters' to go through yet. Mom always said that Mamaw Russell said not to plant anything until after Mother's Day....the threat of a freeze was over by then. Once again, Mamaw was right.

Hopefully, Rosy will be coming in here a bit with some fresh wild turkey! Yes, Spring brings the season for the gobblers. He and a friend went hunting this morning and Gary shot a turkey and gave it to Rosy. We had fresh, out of the woods, delicious fowl....YUMMO! You can't get enough of that good stuff and no, it doesn't taste like chicken! LOL

I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what the weather brings----snow cream or wild turkey....