Thank-You, Mom & Dad.......

For setting such a good example of a loving couple-

for 39 years today!

We love you guys!

(This is the only picture I could find of both of them together.

Taken 2 years ago at Turkey Hill,

when they wanted to take Ana on a hike to the river one evening.)

"Mom, you need some help, don't you?"

Ok, so never a dull moment around here.

Natty has been pretty much feeding himself,
but toward the end of meal time,
he usually needs a bit of help to finish filling up.

But, if I don’t come running AS SOON AS he wants me to,
his volume gets louder & louder with each passing nano-second.

I guess Ruth thought she would take matters into her own hands the other day,
because this is what I found!

Oh, my word!
The little behind sticking out!

You have to click on this picture. The mouth! SO funny!!!

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So last night, I went on blog post over load here & here.

Finally, for more cute pics, head over to Sarah's blog!

Finally, a Family Foto!!!!

I know, not everyone is smiling,

but everyone is looking at the camera!

(my standards are very low for what I consider a good picture! Ha! Ha!!

Oh, & I have flowers growing out of my head!!! Sheesh! I can't win!)

Thursdays Before the Throne

My country,' tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty, of Thee I sing;
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims' pride,
from every mountainside let freedom ring!



My native country, Thee,
land of the noble free, Thy name I love;
I love Thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and templed hills;
my heart with rapture thrills, like that above.




Let music swell the breeze,
and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song;
let mortal tongues awake;
let all that breathe partake;
let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.



Our fathers' God, to Thee,
author of liberty, to Thee we sing;
long may our land be bright
with freedom's holy light;
protect us by Thy might, great God, our King.

Wordless Wednesday.......

Just Because......

They're so cute, I can't resist!

Happy Birthday to.........

My blog!!!

Boy, life has sure changed from my first few blog entries, huh?

I have felt very out of the blog loop the last few weeks,

due to all the activity around our house.

I miss the writing & I miss my blogging friends!

I thought a good way to celebrate the birthday

of my blog was to show you pics of our new carpet!

Vast expanses of “new,” of “clean,” of “soft.”

I feel like it’s a whole new house, & I guess it kinda is!

Of course, the camera didn't do a great job picking up the colors.

The dark brown color in the carpet is the same brown in the darker streaks in the wood.



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