Grandchildren play date

Meet up with Max, Clifford,Angel and Michelle at Duncan Okla for a play date. It has been too long since I got to see them.  There is a lot going on that makes it hard to see them.  Will take every chance I get to see them.  

Max has grown by leaps and bounds.  He is racing after his siblings trying to keep up with them.  Max has the cutest smile ever.

Clifford was so happy to see his Nana.   Grandkids make every day brighter.  I hope Clifford will remember how much I love him and Maxasthey get older. 

Angel is being a good older sister to Max and Clifford.  She will soon be 10 years old going on 21. She seems smarter ever time we are together. 

 

These boys seem so happy and playful.  What I do know is The age of innocence and childlike wonder is way too short. As we know in the grande scheme of life, little kid moments are so short. Enjoy each and every one. 

I want my grandchildren to know I’m here to help them get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet! Hope to show them adventures and a sense of fun,

 

Sunday Funday

It’s been awhile since Cherrie and I have had a Sunday Funday.  I enjoy our girl outings.  Just seems as we get older the less time we are going and doing stuff.  For me I really enjoy my time at home.  Although I am making myself be more active this summer, on a budget.  

Our first stop was to spend $50.00 gift card that Mr. C.  Got as his Father’s Day gift from Alisha & Jonathan.  Just keep in mind I am not familiar with the different types of fishing tackle.  I wrote down what he wanted before leaving the house.  Once at Bass Pro it was like a scavenger hunt.  I have no clue what Hula poppers, crank bait, braided line would be located.  Thankfully Cherrie knew what Hula poppers looked like and she found them fairly fast. We were able to find many crank bait tackle on our own. Unfortunately we had to get help on finding the last several items on our list.

Have you had a chance to visit a Bass Pro Shop.  So many things to buy and see.  My absolute favorite one is in Shreveport La.  Although I haven’t been back in several years.  I was always able to find fishing items on sale.  

These are a few items I bought for myself.  Mr.C’s pile had more items than mine.  I try to only buy pretty tackle.  Sometimes that’s not possible.  Currently am locating a few more metallic blue items.  Feel like I have a good amount of pink and purple fishing tackle. 

 

4th of July Celebration

Marlow 4 th of July parade was a memorable event.  Bringing together my dear sweet cousin Daisy, my cousin Mike, his wife and his children their spouses and grandson.  This is our time to meet up each year.  The parade featured an array of vehicles, including modern and vintage cars, atv’s, motorcycles, cam am’s, and several fire trucks.  Mary Hutton has a cool camero and it’s always fun to see her in the parade line up. Seen my brother Lonnie on his atv along with Dylan, Bryson and a couple of his granddaughters. My cousin Belinda was promoting her photography business on her float. Seen my dear departed friend Kim’s daughter Sammie Jo advertising her Etsy shop. Floats of diverse themes and designs showcased the creativity and unity  of our close knit community.  

 

 

Weekend fishing

Wearing my cute 4th of July tank top.  It’s lightweight and will help my arms get a little sun.

Am enjoying my new fishing rod Luther bought me!

 

Fishing at 5:35 am? Check. Mild weather? Check. Extreme heat advisory by 11 am? Uh check. I guess that’s one way to make things interesting. On the bright side, my casting skills are getting less cringy by the day, but still a long way from pro status.  

We only seen one large snake swimming by the bank.  I said a little prayer  to keep me protected.  At this point I am use to seeing snakes at Lake Taylor. They tend to leave me alone but you better believe I keep an eye on the sneaky snakes.  Don’t want a snake trying to bite my ankle. 

Shelves from Temu

I seen these cute shelves on Temu for a good price so bought two of them.  Wasn’t expecting that we would have to assemble them. At work I like to change out how my cubicle looks every couple of months.   I definitely decorate for major holidays.

Mr. C.  isn’t happy with putting this inexpensive shelf together.   Trust me when I say save yourself the hassle and buy shelves already put together.  It wasn’t fun trying to figure out how the pieces went.  Finally the mister got both of them completed.  Was a long hour of figuring out the pieces of the shelves.

This will be perfect for some of my pens, markers, colored pencils and highlighters.  Then I can see what I have instead of going thru different things trying to find what I need.  Should make my life easier.  

If I need any more shelves they will be brought put together.  No matter what, we are definitely not ones who look at pictures and put something together.  Especially when directions have little or no words.  Just save yourself the aggravation! 

Day off!

 Today I had off due to Juneteenth.  I had been wanting to clean my Jeep for several weeks.  I called up my middle son and he met me at Marlow at the car wash.  Aaron always does a great job when he cleans my Jeep.  I tried to help but I was getting in his way. 

Aaron doesn’t like his picture being taken at all.  

Am so proud he helped me.  We was at car wash for over a hour.  We did visit afterwords, talked about everything it seemed. 

I stopped at the grocery store and got a cucumber, green pepper and grapes.  Had decided I was making a pasta salad.  Will take it to work the next 2 days.  I put in it zucchini, squash,cucumber, grape tomatoes, cheddar cheese cubes and a can of whole corn.  Salt and pepper as well.  Normally I wouldn’t use squash or zucchini but had it in refrigerator and needed to get it used before it turned bad.  

Afterwards I cleaned kitchen and washed dishes and wiped down countertops.  Then I swept the floor.  Felt like I was being productive today.

I finally finished my letter to Faith so I can get her letter in mail tomorrow. Need to get four letters wrote so I do not get behind on my pen pal letters.  Getting happy mail is something that brings joy to my life.  

Blake and Jessica’s family 2024

 

Brooks is such a boy.  He loves being active especially outside.  Loves digging in the dirt with his construction toys.  Loves to be on the tractor or on the cam am or 4 wheelers.

Hattie is precious and a sweet baby girl.  She does her best to keep up with Brooks.  Love watching her play with her baby dolls.  She also likes playing outside on the play set or in the dirt. 

Logan is a teenager so he stays to himself a lot. Either on his game system or reading a good book.  Logan is smart and well liked by everyone. 

Such a super sweet picture of my grandchildren.  Am so proud that Jessica makes sure to do family pictures several time a year.