The Needle in a Haystack

What a Memorial

  so, along with working at the shoppe for the weekend I had several things I wanted to do for some soldiers and then dinner with the inlaws on Monday.... none of that happened..

Friday morning I woke up tired and not feeling 100%.. Christopher and Chris both said the same thing ( thankfully Cadence was home and she seems fine)..

  By Saturday Chris was "OK" sort of .. Christopher was feeling yucky, and I was spiking a fever of 102 with headaches, back aches and tummy aches...

  Chris recouped fastest .. of course when I asked how he got rid of the really bad headache he confessed to 10 ibprophen before he went to bed which I do NOT encourage anyone to do..

 Christopher and I hung on the longest...but I am happy to report today we have no fevers, chills, aches or pains.... a bit tired....

  So the post of the awesomeness of spinach/ strawberry salads and grilled sliders will just have to wait for another time..

  I will tell you if you have a tummy ache then raspberry leaf tea and a spot of honey does just the trick... and the warm liquid is comfort when you have the chills... might want to keep a stock in your medicine cabinet...

  give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1Thess 5:18

..Be safe if you and Beryl are dancing... and have a fine day...all day long

 

A Week with a Three Year Old

 Jeremy and Carey had a conference in savannah and we were more hten happy to watch Cadence for the week . We were sad to see her go yesterday ( but a bit on the tired side)..

We played dress up

 ..and visited pug puppies

... and who doesn't like a bowl of soapy water to play in while MeME  is cooking dinner

..or scoops of rice and measuring cups

 

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Psalm 127:3

 

Have a fine day, all day long

I'm such a slacker....

... bt really I haven't done anything over the top exciting except  spring clean and work in the garden... we had a bit of a day in mourning when the deer decided to exfoliate our poor baby apple trees and grape vines... off to the farm supply store yet again ( oh these folks know us so well by now) for some wire and the trees are now nicely secure away from deer mouths.  They decided NOT to eat any of the fig leaves... and I must say growing figs, I am not sure how Adam and Eve covered htem selves wiht fig leaves... perhaps more like a burdock leaf.... but any how... I thought I would share some Mom's day pictures with you... Josh decided to cook for Mom in law and I and he also introdced us to

Edamame ... I am not sure if it was just absolutely delicious all warm and salted... or if we were just very hngry, but both the mom in law and I were slurping these things out of the pods like we hadn't eaten in days ...

  Anyhow.. Josh prepared chicken and rice ala Josh.. which we didn't eat a whole lot of case we had slurped down edamame...

some folks just hate to have their picture taken

..and I got puppy kisses

  and hubby got to spend the evening with his mama

...and my FIL got to hang around with all of us......he looks thrilled..

... and he was... I really think Josh enjoys his time with his dad and grandpa more then his Grammy Sue and I ...

  But it was so nice of him to cook for us... and we really did enjoy ourselves.

If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.  1Timothy 5:8

 

....now everyone...have a fine day...all day long.....

 

 

Busy Week Behind Us...

NC's Primary Election was last Tuesday ( the 8th) and both Chris and I worked the polls.

This was a heated primary with a constitutional Amedment on the books for same sex marriage.  I worked 13 and a half hours at my precinct but poor Chris was counting ballots etc for 16  almost 17 at his. We had started the day at 4:00 and were exhausted by the time we fellinto bed that night BUT we are very proud to live in a society that still allows us to vote.

  A great quote from Dave Black today on his blog today. With all the bickering going back and forth about the amendment it really summoned up how I felt about the whole thing

You can idolize man-made institutions with the hope that they will solve the societal ills of our day if you like, but I prefer to stand by the Bible and the life-changing power of the cross."

  So after the long day on Tuesday and spring cleaning, afghan crocheting ,family dinner night  and gardening, it was a real treat to have lunch at our friends for lucnh today. The food was delicious . Joe made  the most awesome brownies that sent us all into a chocolate coma

Joe's Brownies

chocolate chip cookie dough for crust in a 9X11 pan

next layer oreo double stuff cookies

next layer brownie misx made according to pkg

top with chocolate chips and bake in the oven 10 minutes longer then on the brownie pkg...

That's what I'm talkin about!

 

We were all very excited... great stuff... BUT

better then the brownies....

Rose and Joe raise Pugs and they have them in various ages... I add the seet priviledge  of feeding one of the babies with a bottle

Oh yes I was in love and it took evewrything I had not to tuck him in my pocket and take him home... except the cats might think it was a mouse.... but such a sweet little babe!

  Time to rest up but I want to leave you with something that was on my heart when I woke up this morning.

The answer to any question you might have, any thought that might be, any emotion you might feel................JESUS

  Have a fine day ..all day long...!