Charlie and a visit from a "critter"

Charlie LOVES the water

Charlie and his Great-Grandmother, Meaw, & Harley

Charlie and his Ma-Ma and Da-Da at Farmer's Market

Charlie at the Farmer's Market

Alligator Snapping Turtle (SCARY!!)

Somehow, even with the weather, we had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend.  We had known all along that Charlie was going to love the pool and sure enough, we were right!!  He played and played in the pool between rain showers.  

Saturday we met up with Charlie, Jess and Mark at the Farmer's Market.  We are so lucky to have such fresh produce to select from at the market.  I have never seen it so crowded.  We bought some fresh salad greens, onions and new potatoes.  Lots of good people and dog watching to do at the market.  

Charlie is one lucky little boy that he gets to be entertained some days by his Great-Grandparents when he is at Mimi's.  He loves his Meaw, (my mom).  Jessica named my parents, Meaw and Peaw when she was around 14 months old, so that is what they have answered to ever since. To say the least, they think Charlie is pretty special!!

Last, but for sure not least.........our friend, Terry, found the pictured above "lovely" critter in his garden and thought we needed to see  an alligator snapping turtle up close and personal!!  Terry had put on heavy gloves, loaded the lovely lady up in his truck to take to a local lake where she could have a "better" home.  I couldn't stand to watch her snap with her BIG teeth, so there is no picture of her in action!  I also didn't know snapping turtles put off such a  nasty scent.  I HOPE one of her relatives doesn't appear in our garden.  

Everyone have a great four day week!

Peace be with you,

Mimi

This, That and The Other Stuff

Guess who's PRECIOUS feet these are??????

They belong to this little cutie pie!!!!!

Paintings on the parking area walls in Eureka Springs

A FABULOUS Peony in my favorite color

Pops and his "mini me."

I have some random stuff to write about.  First, I had a wonderful Mother's Day/Mimi's day.  Thanks to my incredible daughters, Sarah and Jessica, for my lovely dinner and presents.  Have I told ya'll about Tervis tumblers?   They are the BEST drinking glasses.  Pricey, but well worth the expense!!  The girls found me a set of 4 pink ones!!!!  I have sets of beach houses, tropical fish, flip-flops, Razorbacks, etc.  I love them.  Also, the girls gave me a wonderful pink prayer box with a crown on the top.  Sarah made us Paula Deen's 5 layer bar dessert.  One of the best, richest desserts I've ever eaten!!  How could it not be delicious with a stick of butter and a can of Eagle Brand Milk as part of the ingredients!!  

Does Pops not look so content with his little Charlie boy in the above photo??  They are pretty special buddies!!

On a past trip over to Eureka, we discovered the art work on the walls where we parked.  There were fabulous paintings of several images.  I loved the one above of John Lennon   There was a pretty good one of Elvis too.  Worth the price of parking!

I took the digital photo that is at the top of my blog of the beach to Sam's and had the most wonderful print made of it on canvas.  I was VERY pleased with the end result.  It looks like an oil painting!!  I want to have one done of Charlie.  Check it out sometime when you are in Sam's or the website.  

Pops spent the last  rainy weekend painting our entryway.  I have become very fond of shades of light green for the downstairs.  It is amazing how a light color makes the space appear so much larger.  This is from a woman who loves hot pink!!  Our dining room used to be lime green on the bottom, hot pink on the top.  Jessica once said a five year old could have a fun birthday party in our dining room because it was so bright!  Now it is a soothing shade of frosty lime (very mild for me)!  Sarah says our rooms have been painted more times than the horse in front of the florist out by the mall! ha!

Last but not least, I have read two really good books lately......The Help by Kathryn Stockett(very interesting times during the 60's in the South) and Some Day You'll Thank Me For This by Metcalfe and Hays.  The second book has some laugh out loud "southern" wisdom in it.  It also has some old, favorite recipes in there.  One for homemade mayonnaise, who knew?????

Surely the weather is going to make a turn for the better this weekend before we all have to move with Noah to the Ark!!  I need warm, sunny skies and so do the flowers.  

Have a fun weekend everyone!

Peace be with you,

Mimi

 

My BABY is 26!!!!! Happy Birthday SARAH!

The Beautiful Birthday Girl with her Handsome Hubby

The Birthday Princess, Sarah, with Mark, Jessica and Jared 

Harley says "Happy Birthday, Sarah."

Our fabulous Pink Azaleas with a Huge, Buzzing,  Bumble Bee

Pops and I can't believe our incredible daughter, Sarah, is 26 years old today.  How can this be possible????  It seems like just yesterday her favorite saying to us was, "You are not the boss of me!!"  Doesn't seem that long ago that she cut her bangs off to her hair line and then tried to tell me that Pam, the hairdresser, cut them that way.  Doesn't seem that long ago that she was out on the driveway this time of year catching bees in a jar and never getting stung.  Doesn't seem that long ago that she would sit on the bathroom counter in the morning with her own shaving kit and "shave" her face with Pops.  Doesn't seem that long ago that I would wake up in the mornings to find her sleeping on the floor beside our bed because she "heard" something in the night.  Doesn't seem that long ago that we would come home and find Sarah with the Sheriff here searching around the house, because she had called them that she had heard someone outside.   Doesn't seem that long ago that she would dress Rosie, our first Westie, up in doll clothes, put her in the baby stroller with a bottle and push her all around the driveway.  Doesn't seem that long ago that you could almost beat your Daddy swimming butterfly.    Doesn't seem that long ago.......( I have to stop now for crying!!)

 You have brought your Daddy and I more joy in life, more laughter and just a few tears than any proud parents deserve.  Jared is one lucky husband, Louie is one lucky dog, Charlie is one lucky nephew, Mark is one lucky brother-in-law and as your lucky, incredible sister, Jessica, says "you are the light of her life!!"

WE LOVE YOU SARAH BEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!