Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not...or prefer to call it Happy Holidays, here's wishing the best to all those stumble upon my blog. I haven't posted anything in a while - since my vacation to the beach...life has kept me busy!


May you have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends and ring in the New Year with a new outlook on life. I wish you only the best and a prosperous 2010!

Gulf Shores, AL (Orange Beach) 2009

Pelicans






















Heron on the beach


























































We thought it was funny to pass through Translyvania, Louisiana.

Walking Stick

That's a walking stick on the window!

Periwinkle

Hostas

Las Vegas

We returned from our short trip to Vegas. Had a wonderful time. We had tickets to see Carlos Santana which was wonderful!! The BEST concert ever. We also saw Jersey Boys - another fabulous evening.

Hardrock Hotel

















Palazzo Hotel (where we stayed)
















Lobby inside the Palazzo


















Waterfall inside the hotel

Yesterday - June 2, 2009

Yesterday I took another walk in the neighborhood. It was quiet and all you could hear was birds chirping and dogs barking. I walked to the church and back. It was a little hot so when I got back to the house I had a cold drink of water.

The rest of the day was spent on the computer - either on Facebook or iVillage. Then I took my afternoon nap and it felt good to catch up on some zzz's. I needed the sleep. Last night I watched Chopped and a dvd.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. I've already talked to my mother over the phone. It was a nice chat and of course I wished her a very *special* day.

Peonies

Daylilies

Shasta Daisies and St. Francis Statue

Roses

Azaleas

Lilacs

Red Tulip

Colors of Spring

First Day of Spring!

It's a beautiful first day of Spring. It's a bit cool but the sun is shining, flowers are blooming (or trying to). The dogs are outside sunning themselves - too early for Taz's bikini. ;-)

Soon I'll have pictures of all my flowers to share....

Another day of ice

It's been raining for a few days. Now we have ice - again! It doesn't look as bad as the last time and the weatherman doesn't think it will cause any power outages but who knows? It might even snow.

Spring is here!

Crocus
















Violets

















Daffodils

Saturday Surprise

Saturday evening as we were going to church boy were we surpised it was snowing. It was beautiful but didn't last long!

Lent

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. the beginning of Lent and occurs for 40 days. I never miss Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance. The ashes used are gathered after the Palm Crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. In the liturgical practice of some churches, the ashes are mixed with the Oil of the Catechumens (one of the sacred oils used to anoint those about to be baptized), though some churches use ordinary oil. This paste is used by the priest who presides at the service to make the sign of the cross, first upon his own forehead and then on each of those present who kneel before him at the altar rail. As he does so, he recites the words: "Remember (O man) that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday

Happy Valentine's Day

26th wonderful years!

Thursday was my 26th Wedding Anniversary. It's hard to believe we've been married this long. It seems like just yesterday we had gotten married. It was 1983. Over the years we have grown and it's wonderful to look back at all the memories - some good, some bad. But all in all - I'm happy that we've come this far.

Another ice storm plagues Arkansas

We were the lucky ones that didn't have a power outage. My thoughts and prayers go out to those people in my state who still do not have power!

Birthday roses and card

Real or Fake?