First Snowfall

HELP!  I am having trouble with the "shrink to fit" button on my header.  Sorry, that's why my header looks that way.  Is anyone else having trouble with their picture fitting in the header?  Any help would be appreciated!  In the meantime, we had our first snowfall of the season today.  It was beautiful!  Here are just a few shots that we took right before it got dark.

Chicken Stew

Well it's that time of year again, at least here in the South, when the chicken stews start. It HAS to be cold outside for starters. These are the requirements: Giant pot of chicken stew, boxes of crackers, marshmallows to roast and a table big enough outside to seat everyone! We had ours outside at Mama's house recently. She fixed the stew and we provided the crackers and marshmallows. We had so much fun! My son and niece had a marshmallow toss. Evidently, they go further when they are on fire!! Does anyone else have chicken stews? For more outdoor pics, please visit Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.

Outdoor Wednesday - Anniversary Trip

We recently had our 26th wedding anniversary and took a trip to the mountains. We went to Buck Mountain, which is near Boone, NC. The weather was absolutely beautiful and so was the cabin that we stayed in. We rode 4 wheelers and had a picnic lunch beside a pond. We also found a waterfall that was really beautiful. Later that afternoon, we drove on into Boone and Blowing Rock and shopped and ate supper. We had so much fun that weekend! We are definitely going back!! For more outdoor pics, please visit Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.

Dreaming of Dessert

It's been like...forever...since I've posted anything. I don't know what happened! I guess life just got in the way, but anyway I'm back and I'm going to try and keep this blog going. I really miss posting things, because it's really an on-line diary. I can look back over the years and read what I was doing on that particular day. I've just gotten slack, plus as it's gotten colder and the days are getting shorter, I've been laying around eating this:

Thrifty Tuesday

I'm linking up with Linda at Coastal Charm today to take part in her Thrifty Tuesday. Usually I'm looking for something for the house to show, but recently a new consignment shop opened close by and I have found the best deals in there, so I thought that I would share a few with you. I did buy other items, but so far, these are the only two that I have worn so far. I don't know about ya'll, but it's really, really hard to take a picture of yourself!!! Of course, the two times I did this, I was all by myself, so I had to make do, but I think you can see them pretty good. I bought this cardigan, that has the cutest embellishments on it for only $6.00. I couldn't believe the price! Then I found this t-shirt with the giant fleur-de-lis on it for only $5.00!! I was so proud of myself. Like I said, I did buy some more items, but I will post them as I wear them later on.

Under the Crepe Myrtle

I moved my white chairs off the front porch and put them under my crepe myrtle tree out by the driveway. I thought they would be pretty sitting under the tree and to relax in the shade. Boy was I wrong....it's 100 degrees here in the south and no tree has enough shade from the sweltering heat, so for now, they are just for looks!!!! Maybe soon the temps will break and we can enjoy them. Please visit Susan at A Southern Daydreamer for more outdoor pics. I'm also linked with Faded Charm for White Wednesday.

Eli

As of yesterday at 2:30 pm, I have officially become a Great Aunt. My niece had a little boy yesterday, and needless to say, we are sooooo excited!!! They named him Eli and he's such a cutie patootie!!! Hubby has been singing that song from the 70's by Three Dog Night..."Eli's Coming" for months and now he's finally here!! We can't wait to spoil him!