The Story of My Life

I remember being in a spelling bee- several times. I was always a good speller. Little Man, not so much as I have written of before. He is getting better this year with an EXCELLENT teacher and some maturity and initiative. He wants to be in his class spelling bee and as much as I discouraged him like the good parent I am, he insists. We studied some words tonight. Biscuit. I said that I remembered how that word troubled me as a child. He said, "OH MOM, that one is so easy." Ready...... Bisget . Of course. Bis-GET. Just like it sounds.

More beach pictures and Christmas creations. Happy Christmasy Weekend!

I usually order pre-made card from a template, but this time I am designinging my own and ordering from my FABULOUS photo lab. I got some new design elements today that I am toying with......here is my first sample. What do ya think? More to come of course.

I bought those Red flannel monogrammed PJ's from Pottery Barn Kids. I have their pictures from 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in them so they were SO WORTH the price I paid for them. I may even squeeze one more year out of them. Here is a look back at the PBK Pj Christmas portraits. 2005 2006 And now this year: Ta Da!! Magical growing kids and Pjs..... So which one do you like for my card this year? Pj picture or Beach picture? I have LOTS more to choose from, believe me!! Stay tuned for more portraiture from the beach.....

Black Friday....was black dark outside as we began our day, my Yankee boy, brother and sister-in-law. We went 4 AM shopping and got some amazing electronics bargains for Christmas gifts. We only saw one redneck altercation and the rest of the folks were fun and happy shoppers. We then went to Starbucks and to the beach to watch the sunrise. Such a beautiful way to begin the day. I THEN went home and back to sleep for 3 more hours. Freddie Stewart of Bon Secour ’s Southern Heir Shrimp Boat attends church with my Mother and StepFather and we got the FRESHEST largest shrimp I have ever eaten from him to eat for dinner. We had a good old shrimp boil, with corn and baby potatoes. UMM UMM good. Thanks, Gramps for the hard work. The girls went to see Twilight !!!!! OH MY! I have to say I was disappointed. But I am always disappointed in a movie after a book. Too many details are left out. My sister read the book the night before....she was not as excited about the movie as we were, but ...

I made a real life friend that I feel like was my friend for a long time now anyways. Dust Bunny Hostage and I were able to meet and chat as our paths finally crossed over the Thanksgiving holiday. She is such a fun friend in the virtual world, and in real life as well. We could have chatted for HOURS AND HOURS. It was such fun to chat, confide and yes, sadly, leave with a hug. I know we will meet again. Soon. I even called Leigh to brag and we all decided to plan a spring Alabama blogging convention so we can all mix and mingle! Leigh called me a name for forgetting my camera.... CAN YOU BELIEVE I left it at my mother's on the counter while going to meet a celebrity like Dustbunny????? Bunny had hers, thank goodness, so we could record our meeting. Bunny said she had Farrah Fawcett hair in these, but I love them and I love my now real life friend as well Baby girl also took some of us with my Blackberry they were cute too.... A perfect Thanksgiving treat.... I really am Thankful...

The children had a blast playing on Wednesday before Thanksgiving. They played hard and crashed where they fell that night. Of course, we, like good parents, left them and went to bed so as not to disturb their slumber. We visited a great city park and the kids played. Of course, I made them pose for a few pictures. After eating our veggies, ham and turkey, we all had a piece of our favorite Chocolate pie. Stuffed!!!