Making Memories On A Beautiful Weekend

Good evening friends.  Hoping you are all enjoying a beautiful fall weekend.  The weather here in Ga. has been so beautiful these last few days.  I just couldn't wait to share with you what I have been up to these last two days.  I know some of you follow Holly's Blog so if you do, you already know we were having Darbee Rae's 5th birthday party today.

Well the celebrating started yesterday for her family and for this Nana and Papa. Our son-in-law was able to get his company's cabin for the weekend.  So Mr. P and I spent the night there with  our little family last night.  Oh my ,, what fun we had.  We even had company last night as a close friend stopped by who was not going to be able to attend the party today.  She brought cupcakes and  a gift for Darbee Rae, so we just had a little party of our own.

Woke this morning and looked out and saw the first sign of fall. 

 

Don't you just love to wake to the smell of bacon and biscuits  and coffee of course.  Then,,, all we heard from Darbee Rae was to go fishing.  So my girlie girl and Papa headed down to the lake.

 

 

Look at the seat of those jeans.  Don't think I have ever seen her that dirty.  Love it!!

 

 

What a memory this will be for her one day.  My favorite photo.

 

While they were enjoying their morning at the lake, Holly and I were getting ready for the party.  The pavilion was just perfect for a "Hoe Down Party"

 

These planters of beautiful mums was across the entrance to the pavilion.

 

 

Holly and I were quite proud of ourselves.  We built a fire without the help of our men.  Oh and it smelled sooo good.

 

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The table for the little ones.

The kids loved sitting on the bales of hay too.

 

Now bring on the food!!

 

 

Hot dog individually wrapped.

 

 

Potato chips in little brown stamped bags served in Darbee Rae's wheelbarrow.

 

 

 

Salsa and chips in an old scale pan

 

 

 

Fall party mix in an old coke crate

 

 

Cupcakes served from burlap.

 

 

Adult sodas were served in mason jars, and juice for the kids.

 

 

 

There was even a place to deposit the empty mason jars.

 

 

Remember the picture of Darbee Rae and Papa riding down the hill in the wagon?  Well this wagon was doing double duty today.  And it is a very special wagon.  It belonged to Holly when she was younger than Darbee Rae.

 

Yes, today brought back so many memories of all the parties I tried so hard to make special for my own little red headed Holly  years ago.  It made my heart swell with pride to see what a good Mother my own daughter has become.  She in turn wants to make each day special for her one and only little red head also. Holly I am so proud of you and the woman you have become.  A mother could not ask for more.  Thank you my dear daughter.

 

I could go on and on but I know Holly has so many more photos she will share of Darbee Rae and her friends.  The games were so cute and the goodie bags were precious.  You will have to visit her on her blog when she stops playing with all the goodies Darbee Rae received today and makes a post.

 

Tonight I am so thankful God saw it in his plans to give us a wonderful little family .  We are blessed beyond measure.  Memories are made daily just by being with those we love.  Hope you are all making good memories this weekend.  Remember tomorrow is the Sabbath Day.  Pause and give thanks for all your blessings.

 

Until next time.

It Has Been A Perfect P.J. Day

Yes, for real.  A perfect p.j. day for this lucky lady.  Where can you go in your p.j.'s early in the morning and feel right at home and comfy??? To your daughter's of course.  And that is just what I did in the early morning hours this Wednesday.  Why?? Well,, the reason is not such a good one.  No, they were fine, no one sick , well not a person.  But my poor Saturn VUE is very sick.  It has to go to the hospital mechanic for a lengthy stay. Got to have it's transmission replaced.  Yikes!! Not much prim shopping in my future for awhile. Oh  but I miss my ride .  You all know how Holly and I love to go.  So..... that is why I got out so early this morning.  MR. P. delivered me to Holly's door before daylight on his was to work this morning.  I have to admit it has been quite a while since I have seen this time of the day.  Fog was so heavy, you could barely see.  I even commented I didn't know what our neighborhood looked like this early in the morning.  Was a nice ride in with the mister. .

Got to be at Holly's when Darbee Rae woke and got her gift from the tooth fairy for the first time. Saw her off to school. Got some good loving in too.  Holly brought us back a biscuit and we sat leisurely and chatted while she drank Coke and I had my coffee.  We looked on our computers, and then I got busy stitching and she made the goodie bags for Darbee Rae's "Country Hoedown" Birthday party this weekend.  I think they turned out too cute, don't you?  Hobo bags will go with the theme just perfect.

 

Still in my p.j.'s we had this for lunch after Darbee was home from school.

 

 

After helping Darbee Rae with her homework, and playing "school" for a bit, we are settled down again in front of this

 

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Are you envious of my day yet??  Yes it has been so nice, and I have been spoiled. Mr. P is coming by after work and she has prepared supper for us.  The house smells so yummy. We are having homemade chicken pot pie.

 

 

Then we are all off to watch Darbee Rae play T-ball.   I will exchange my P.J.'s for clothes before we head out the door. {smile} Yes, it has been a fun filled day.  In fact October has been such a busy and fun month so far.  On the 4th  we celebrated my birthday and the birthday of Kathy's youngest son.  He turned 21!!!  Tyler is 9 years younger than Holly but we took him on many trips with us to the Casinos when he and Holly were too young to go inside.  They kept each other company in the game rooms.  Since he was a wee boy, I had promised on his 21st birthday to go to the Casino. 

We all had saved just a little tad of money to go have fun.  Took us longer to drive to the neighboring state to the Casino than we were there.  Those machines took our money in no time.  Did they not know it was our birthday and could have been kind to us??

 

We left and had a wonderful dinner at Country's BBQ where we had a great time and the food was delicious.

 

 

Happy Birthday yet again Tyler.  You have come a long way since entering this world weighing in at 1 pound.  We love you!!

 

Holly and family came out when we got home and brought presents.  Of course Darbee Rae was so excited.  She loves making a big deal on everyone's birthday.  She had drawn me a cake at school and said she spread chocolate icing on it and added candles.

 

 

Then she hands me another picture.  She said it was a picture of me and one of her. 

 

 

She of course had the pigtails.  She informed me I had black hair and she added  a little silver on each side.!!!!!  Guess she was telling me it was past time for a color job, huh?

 

Here at the homeplace we have been preparing for winter.  Mr. P has been cutting and splitting wood.  This year he has a good helper. 

 

 

We haven't had our first fire yet, but don't think it will be long.  We have plenty of seasoned wood just waiting for those cold winter days.

 

And what better way to welcome cool weather and fall than with a Carmel Cake.  This has become a favorite of mine.  Love this never failing recipe.  Betty at Through my Back Door shared it with me a long time ago.  She posted the recipe of her last post on her blog.  http://bettyjcrowe-throughmybackdoor.blogspot.com/  Stop by and check out the recipe.  You won't be sorry.

 

 

Well my friends this has been scattered, but now you know what has been going on in and around the homeplace.  I know you were suppose to visit me in the kitchen and I promise next post we will.  Until the VUE gets out of the car hospital , I will not be on schedule.  If someone comes by and honks the horn, out the door I will be.  So until next time, take some time for yourself.  Hope you can enjoy a P.J. day with someone you love soon.

 

Fall In The Great Room

Hello Prim Friends.  Hoping you all had a great day.  Today here at the homeplace was just perfect.  Holly invited me up for a yummy breakfast treat she had prepared and we spent some Mama and Daughter time together before Darbee Rae was home from school.  What better way to spend the morning.  And the weather was cool, windy, and cloudy.  Perfect  for a soft glow of candle lights and the smell of fall tarts burning.  Guess today put me in the mood to share a few fall photos with you.

Welcome to the great room.  If you come in from the front,,, this is your view

 

If you choose to come in from the back door as most folks do,,, you will walk into the great room with this view

 

 

Okay,,, I have said enough.  Just make yourself comfy, and take a look around.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got this trencher on our trip to Ohio.

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed your visit to the great room.  We will visit the kitchen next time.  Maybe I will have time to bake us a fall treat.  What would you like?  Muffins,  sweet bread, cookies, or maybe a cake?  Will be so much fun to sit around the table and chat away on a cool fall day here in the South. 

 

Take care my friends until we meet again.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please Come Meet Jethro

Happy  October everyone.  Fall is officially here and with it come all the activities I enjoy so much.  Football, parades, cooler weather, and birthdays.  Yes almost all our family have birthdays this month so there will be lots of celebrations.  Hope you are beginning to move at a slower pace with summer behinds us and are enjoying the comforts of fall.

I was so excited and honored to be the winner of Tammy's Scarecrow giveaway last week.  Her blog is  http://aprimitiveplace.blogspot.com/   She has a beautiful home and does such cute creations.  If you haven't already, please stop by and say hi.  Tammy is such a sweet person and I am sure she would be glad to meet you.

I was  already beginning my fall decorating when I found I had won the scarecrow, but I wanted his arrival to be so special so decided to spruce up out back.  Well,,, to come in the back would have been an insult to this fellow.  No way!  He had the mail lady deliver him to the front door.  Maybe this  should have been a warning flag out to me, but I was so excited to meet him, I didn't care which door he came to.  Well... without further ado......Meet Jethro!!

 

 

Now isn't he just too cute?  Well, let me tell you, Jethro's looks are deceiving. 

Maybe he had to travel a bit too far to reach his destination, but he had an attitude when he got out of his suitcase   box.  He wanted to show me HE was going to be boss for awhile.  Immediately he jumped into the wagon on the porch.

 

 

From there he decided to climb up on the ladder.

 

 

He even jumped into the door box on the front door.  I should have known he was going to be a

" pill."

 But I was just so in love with him.  He is just to stinking cute!!

 

 

Finally, I coaxed him into coming inside.  I wanted him to meet a few more scarecrows who were less roughty.  I was thinking ,, hmmm,,, I have got to take control of this fellow right away.

 

 

He is checking out Stalks hanging on the back door.  Had he arrived through the back, Stalks would have greeted him.  Now he looks like Jethro is a bother.  Maybe his scarecrow instinct had already kicked in.  Or is it a look of Panic??  {hehe}

 

 

He climbed up on top of  Miss Maggie all decked out in her witch costume.  BUT,,, the first try to get up there was not a success.  Look at the mess he made when he fell off.

 

 

He broke the cupcake cover for that sweet little Halloween cupcake.  Yes, I corrected him, but did I get mad?  How could I?  He is just too adorable.  And all he was trying to do was find himself.  After all he had traveled a long way, was missing Mama Tammy and her beautiful home so I just continued to follow him around hoping he would soon settle down.

 

 

On the mantle he checked out Mr..Clampett.  I think they had a long talk.  After all Mr. Clampett is the oldest of scarecrows here at the home place.  He has been known to watch over everyone that come out of hiding this time of year.  He spent a while up there with him, and then to my surprise came to rest close to my place of the sofa. 

 

 

He decided to sit close on the end table beside where I sit.  I am so pleased that he has finally calmed down and is doing great here at the home place.  Everyone who has seen him have fallen in love with him and I think he is truly enjoying all the compliments.  Shhhh.... don't tell him, but in this spot, I can keep an eye on him...  Thanks again Tammy.  Without him life would have been dull here last week at the home place. 

 

I promised I would share with you a few things I got on my trip to Ohio.  Well my favorite purchases were two lamps.  I had been wanting new ones for the end tables in the great room.  I am so proud of them.  

 

 

The shade is the same red as the bottom.  Don't know why it showed up different in the picture.

 

 

This is my favorite one.

It cast a shadow on the wall behind it.  Had I found it before I bought the smaller one, I would have gotten 2 of these.   Guess Jethro has good taste also.  Because right beside this lamp next to the pumpkin is where he made his home.

 

Well there is a breeze blowing in a storm outside and the rain is falling softly on the windows.  Thinking about a good book and some time in the reading chair in the sun room.  Sending wishes to all of you for a wonderful week.  Thanks for stopping by.  Please say hello so I will know you visited. 

 

Hugs until next time......

 

 

The Holiday That Wouldn't End!!

Hello Everyone.  Hope you have had a wonderful week thus far.  It seems time is going by so swiftly,. When we last chatted it was Labor Day and I was so excited that the three day craft show was over and a wonderful success.  So today I will try and play catch up on all my coming and goings since then.

The very next day the Mister and I left out for our annual trip to Berlin, Ohio.  We drove to Piegon Forge, TN. did a little shopping in the outlet stores and I visited the few prim shops there and went to The Pattern Hutch for some wool felt and to search out some patterns.

On Wednesday we arrived in Berlin, Ohio

 

 

We just love Amish Country.  I so love reading stories about these amazing people and riding thru the countryside and viewing their farms and homes.

 

 

Some of the best photos were of the children in their yards playing, or with their parents going into town.  But I respected them and did not take a picture.

 

We did pass a few schools in the countryside and with the zoom I captured these few shots.

 

 

 

Enjoying recess the old fashioned way.  Playing ball and swinging.

 

We did lots of shopping while we were gone and I found a few items that just had to come home with me.  I will show you in my next post I promise.

 

While we were roaming, we visited Orriville, Ohio.  There was an Antique Mall there I wanted to visit and we went to the Smucker's Store.
 

 

 

It was such a beautiful place and I loved shopping there.  You could find almost any kind of jellies, syrups,,, and all kind of goodies.

 

After a week on the road we came home , rested for 2 days and then did something we had never done before.  You all know Holly lives about 6 miles from us and we are together all the time.  But her hubby had gone out of town for 3 nights on a guy's trip to a car show, so Nana and Papa went and stayed over with them for 2 of the 3 nights.  Fun?? You betcha .  We played our selves out with a very excited Darbee Rae.

 

On Saturday , we were invited to an End of Summer cookout at some friends of ours from church.

 

 

 

 

 

Darbee Rae had fun playing corn hole.  The food and fellowship was wonderful.  Thank you Gail and Marshal for a wonderful afternoon.

 

So,,,, Have tried to get back in the groove of things this week, and let me tell you it has been kind of hard to do. On Tuesday evening our WMU  from church had our annual cook out at the park.  All the fun started early and I forgot to take pictures.  So much good food and fellowship there as well.

 

  I have my crates of fall decor out and am trying to play catch up with so many of you.  Have enjoyed visiting your blogs and seeing all your pretty houses.  You kinda making me feel bad, so with the cooler temps here for a spell I am going to be busy. Hoping I can prove "Less is more" in my decorating for this season!! 

 

Before I leave you tonight, I ask all of you who pray to send up a special  prayer for a dear friend of mine from church.  She is in critical condition tonight. She has fought a never ending battle with health issues for many years. She is so special to me and to all who know her.  We ask she not suffer and for God's will to be done.  Also prayers for her daughter who has been a rock for her through her sickness. 

 

Well, I have bored you long enough my friends.  Hoping you are all looking forward to a wonderful fall weekend,.  Until next time.....

 

 

 

An Awesome Holiday Weekend

Good evening friends.  Just had to drop in and let you all know how the craft show went.  Why oh why did I not get busy 6 months ago and have MORE goodies to offer my loyal customers?  Pictures,,, well I am so sorry, but on Saturday morning when we arrived, there were customers waiting to get in our booth. And it didn't slow down until after lunch.  So pictures never crossed my mind until it was too late. 

You know Mr. P does large items, and this year we had two 12x12 spaces and 1 6x6 space.  They were all full to the brim.  You could barely walk.  Mostly his large furniture pieces.  I incorporate my prims sitting them on his pieces for display and have several tables I use also.  Most of the furniture sold on Saturday and when we came up on Sunday, there were folks unzipping our tent to get a head start on shopping.  It was okay as the owner of the show was with them, and knew we were on our way.  So Sunday afternoon our booth was almost bare. 

Today when we left there was only one piece of Mr. P's furniture left , and it is pending a lady measuring to see if it will fit in her home.  And my goodies,,, one crate.  Yes, another year we were wonderfully blessed. The weather was so hot, but no rain until a shower came thru this afternoon.

And the hay,,,, well some sold and everyone thought it was a wonderful idea.  You should have heard some of the older men who use to farm come thru and start up a story about hay cutting, etc.  They really thought it was funny.

Darbee Rae had fun with her marshmellow shooters and sold all she had for the day on Saturday and then had to get more from Papa for the last two days.  She and Holly had fun going through the bin of goodies left.  Darbee was so cute.  Yep,,,, she's gonna be my prim shopping partner.  Proud of her goodies.

 

Well it is getting late and I am so happy that this weekend holiday is behind us.  I think a little vacation is in the future.  Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend and Labor Day.  Hmmm,,,, what will I start working on tomorrow?  This girl learned her lesson this year.  I will not stress out another year..

 

Please remember Darbee Rae and Holly as Darbee starts her first day of Pre K tomorrrow.  I am excited for her but my heart breaks at the same time.  My baby girl is growing up.  Something we all go thru though.  Take care and until next time....