Charlotte Moves In

I went out to the garden in the morning to water and I found a new creature had taken up residence. One of the many things I enjoy about gardening is a garden spider and it's web. I love the way the sunshine glistens on the fine silky threads of the web and the way it shivers and shakes in the breeze. The spider also helps keep down the harmful garden pests as well, so this new resident is welcome in my garden. Below is a sugar snap pea flower. I keep thinking the sugar snap peas are going to stop producing and suddenly another flower appears on the vine! These are so tasty, crunchy, sweet and good I will always plant them from now on.

My first green beans are starting to grow. These are some of the first beans from my square of bush beans. The first bean did not make it long enough for me to get my camera. I ate it and enjoyed it's crunchy goodness as soon as I saw it was large enough to pick!

Here is a pic of my first bell pepper. This was planted as a start in May and it is just now starting to grow. The square foot garden is very productive and I am starting to have a little trouble keeping up with the produce and I only have two 4x4 and two 3x3 boxes. Now I am just waiting for my corn. Summer is so yummy and gardening is so relaxing. I love being on vacation....ahhhh....lovely, restful summer....

4th of July

Happy 4th of July...Summer has truly begun....

We spent 4th of July relaxing at home. I always feel like summer vacation really begins with the 4th of July. It always seems to take that long to wind down and really feel like I am on vacation. We watched the fireworks in the neighborhood and did some ourselves. We always like the sparklers the best... We had our 4th of July dinner, which always includes macaroni salad, a family favorite, along with baked beans and corn on the cob...yum...For dessert, I baked up some homemade shortbread...I like it warm and fresh from the oven...

While the shortbread bakes, I like to whip up some fresh cream....

So that we can have fresh strawberry shortcake with blueberries for 4th of July desert....

Summer Vacation Begins!

I have been enjoying relaxing and getting in the summer groove while working out in my yard and harvesting my first fruits and veggies from my square foot garden. I have been getting yummy crisp salads from the box above for the past couple of weeks. I love going out at dinner time and picking my salad right before we have it for dinner.

The cherry tomatoes are yummy. It has been producing like crazy the past couple of weeks! Below is my first ever fresh beet. I love beets but I had never grown them before...Now I will always grow them. They taste wonderful!

Mixed salad greens, spinach, beet greens, sugar snap peas, and cherry tomatoes fresh picked for dinner! Summer never tasted so good!

Shanna in Online Ad

Shanna at Bo Huff Rockabilly Car Show Route 66

September 20, 2008

When I got home from work today Shanna told me to get out my computer because she had something to show me. Last September she went to the Bo Huff Rockabilly Car Show at Route 66. She bought some merchandise from King Cat Hollywood.com and they asked her if they could use her in their online ads. She said "yes", and today she found this on their website online. She is a Rockabilly girl...

Adams School Musical

This is a video of the talent show assembly. Thanks Shanalea for recording it.

Love is...

On Valentine's day I like to think about those I love...Here are a few of the reasons I feel love every day....
A daughter that will do silly poses for me in public...even when I embarrass her...

A daughter that constantly changes my internal cell phone screen to a picture of herself and leaves messages that say...I luv u mom

Singing to an Eagles hit while playing Guitar Hero with my granddaughter Bryanna



My children and grandchildren



micheal as a baby and with his baby micheal Jr.

Memories of those who I love...and who loved me well when they were alive...

A family that is fun to be with and has a great sense of humor

Warm dogs to cuddle with

A cat that talks to me everyday

Watching Musicals with Kristin...this Valentine's Day. We watched Mama Mia!

Friends who make me laugh, help me grow, come out to play with me and listen to me when I need them to.

Love is...everyday with those I love...

Micheal's 10th Birthday

My grandson Micheal turned 10 years old on the 27th of January. I cannot believe he is already 10 years old. Where, oh where, does the time go. Below is my granddaughter Bryanna. She snatched up one of Micheal's birthday presents and parked on the couch with it...The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Micheal was mostly interested in playing his guitar hero. They just grow up way too fast.

Simple Gestures and Future Hope

At the end of the school day last Tuesday, while I was on crosswalk duty, one of my ELD students gave me this small flower. It was a small simple gesture that I appreciated. This is just one of the reasons I enjoyed my day last Tuesday. I also enjoyed it because I was privileged to watch the Presidential Inaguration with my class. I enjoyed watching them watch the ceremony. I was thinking as I watched them that I was very lucky to have the privilege of watching our future generation watch such an important moment in history when we stepped closer to the meaning of the words in our Constitution. That day we stepped closer to the dream of all men being created equal, closer to the promise of the United States as the land of opportunity for all people. Closer to the dream of a country in which we respect one another, and support each other, even if we do not all hold the same values and beliefs. That is the privilege of being an American, to believe what we choose to believe, to let others do the same, and to share in a vision of hope for the future and freedom for all.