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today the girls……
Put on their bathing suits.
Went outside and watered the plants.
Took turns squirting each other with the water hose.
Hooked the sprinkler up.
Ran around the driveway dancing.
Pulled the bikes out of the garage.
Rode around and around the sprinkler.
They laughed.
They screamed.
Danced some more.
There was lots of giggling.
Wordless Wednesday
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Tomatoes
We have a couple of “baby” tomatoes out on the vine.
When the girls first saw them, all three of them, at almost the exact same time, said………. awwww, there’re so cute! (in their best high pitched, girly voice)
Things We Did at the Beach
We watched the waves.
We rode a ferry. The girls LOVED this!
We saw 5 dolphins while on the ferry. Very cool. Of course the camera was in the van.
We fed the birds from the back of the ferry. Again, camera in the van.
I did take pictures of my favorite people on the ferry.
I have one of Sarah too, but she has her eyes closed.
We went to the aquarium.
We had our picture made.
We are cheap and just took a picture of our picture.
We They looked at snakes. I stayed far away.
Again with the snakes. This time touching was involved. Ewwww
We had a blast!!
We counting the days until our next beach trip in August. This time I WILL remember to bring the camera battery charger!
** Sorry I keep changing my template on you guys. I could NOT get the other one to work**
i heart the beach
I wish that vacations could last longer, like, oh, I don’t know, FOREVER!
I forgot to pack my camera battery! And wouldn’t you know it, the silly thing was almost dead. {sigh} We didn’t get to take as many pictures as we would have liked, but there’s always next time right?
I love the beach. I am always so amazed by the ocean and could sit and watch it for hours.
One thing I love watching even more than the ocean, is the girls playing in the sand, running up and down the beach & jumping waves with David.
Taking Pictures, Plants & a Beach Trip
I always have the hardest time coming up with blog titles! Especially when I am going to ramble on about well, nothing! It seems like Audrey has always worn ponytail holders on her wrist the way you would wear bracelets. Which works out for me when we are out and about and I need one to pull my hair or Sarah’s back. I bought some of the smaller ones the other day to take to the beach with us and you wanna take one guess as to who is wearing them now…..
Audrey wears those things all.the.time. The only time she takes one off is when I need one, or she is pulling her hair back. She got upset the other day when I told her I needed one for Sarah cause she only had four left on her arm. Audrey has always been our little girly girl and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Or EVER. And Sarah is following right behind her. It’s all about the shoes, lip gloss, purses, flip flops, oh, the flip flops & hair bows. Yesterday afternoon, after talking Audrey into it, I took her outside so I could practice my picture taking skills. Didn’t go well. It was SO hot & the sun was SO bright most of the pictures didn’t turn out well at all. I did happen to get two that I really like though. (noticed the ponytail holders on her arm) We’ll have another “pretend” photo shoot later.
We David and the girls are trying to grow tomatoes, cucumbers & okra. Well, maybe I can say WE I did buy them a couple weeks ago. David and the girls planted them and have watered them ever since. I’m glad that they are taking care of them, otherwise they would be dead since I NEVER think about watering them.
Tomorrow morning we are headed to the beach! The girls are wanting to leave at 4 am but I don’t think we are leaving until about 6ish. They are super excited. We will be staying in my parent’s RV at one of the NC beaches. We have never stayed in an RV before, so it should be interesting.
I’ve been playing around with the camera in hopes of capturing some great pictures while we are on vacation. I had the manual out yesterday trying to figure out all the different settings. With each setting, shutter speed, aperture, and all the other ones that I don’t know a thing about, I would take a picture of the same spot. Look who decided to join in …… she would jump out right in front of me as I was about to take the picture. {sigh} she is one of a kind.
I remember now why I don’t like this template. I can never get the picture to post the right way, and almost always end up with everything out of line. So, we’ll see what happens once I hit publish.
**yep, had to sign in and make changes! ugh! I don’t know why I can’t get this one to work.**
Bedspreads & Flowers
A week or so ago I went out on a hunt for a bedspread. I knew about what I wanted, I just didn’t want to spend the money. Sarah and I stopped at several places before heading to Target. Which is where I should have gone first. I have been in love with their Shabby line since they first started selling it.
For the longest time, I have wanted a white bedspread. Since all the girls are in their own beds now, I thought why not. I love it. Absolutely love it.
Sarah has been sleeping in her bed now for the longest time. She loves to be in her own bed & in her own room. But since I bought our new bedspread she has all the sudden became “scared” to sleep in her own room. {sigh} And I am scared for her to be in our room, in my bed. The first night she was in there with us, I just knew she was going to have an accident. I ended up getting her up in the middle of the night to see if she had to go. And yes, she did.
I am wanting to add some tan & light blue in our room. I stopped by Goodwill this past Saturday and picked up a couple curtains and table cloths to make window treatments for our bare windows. I’m also going to make a couple pillows to add a little color to the bed.
David came home with these flowers Friday.He’s so sweet! I think I am always going to want 
fresh flowers in our room now. It just adds something to the room. I love walking in and seeing them sitting on the dresser. See that vase, I bought that at Salvation army for 99 cents. LOVE it! I’m on the look out now for milk glass whenever I am out and about. I’m hoping to add more to our room in the future too. I would be beyond giddy if I found a milk glass punch bowl and cups. I’d also like to get each of the girls a smaller vase to put in their room. Just big enough to put a single flower in, with maybe just a pit of greenery.
Things are starting to fall into place here at the house. We still need to buy more furniture for the upstairs living room but I want to be sure before we go out and buy anything. We ended up moving the old couch upstairs and buying a futon for downstairs. Oh, I’ll have to share that story with y’all in the next couple of days.
Earrings & a Rant
So, yesterday I did something I have wanted to do since I was 17ish, maybe 18….. I had the upper part of my cartilage pierced. Back in the day girls were doing it themselves, at least the ones I knew, I tried doing mine, but the earring would not go through as easy as I thought (I only got it about halfway in) I was going to try again but then I heard a rumor, I can’t remember who told me, or even if it is true, but that if you hit a certain nerve it can paralyze you. So, I never tried again, and I was too scared to have someone else do it, even if they were considered a “professional”
Fast forward 18 years! Man, I’m getting old. I finally did it! Yesterday while the girls and I were out and about we past Claire’s, I think it was Emily who spoke up first, mommy you can get your ear pierced. We went in with the intent of just looking at the earrings and prices. I talked with the girl that works there, she has one, I asked her the same question I ask everyone I see with one, does it hurt. She assured me it did not. So, I just went ahead and did it. (it felt like a little pinch, for those of you wondering, it’s a little sore today)
Before she would do it, I had to fill out the standard paperwork. I remember filling it out for Emily & Audrey when they had their’s done. But yesterday it hit me and I have been thinking on it ever since……….
why anyone under 18 has to have a parent or guardian’s signature to get their ears pierced BUT a girl under 18 can get on birth control or have an abortion without her parent’s knowledge. does that seem strange to anyone else?????
That just really, I mean REALLY bothers me. I guess having all girls and hearing about how the “system” is already trying to come in between parents and their children. I know of moms who have been asked to leave their 16 or younger daughters in with doctors to “protect” them (whatever the name of that law is) How crazy is that? There is no way I will EVER leave my girls alone with someone who is there to “help” them. That’s what I’m here for. And sadly, most times they need to be protected from the ones (doctors, teachers, guidance counselors,friends & unfortunately, even some of those in the church) who say they only have our children’s best interest at heart. As grandma would say, that there’s a bunch of hogwash!
I know that there cases where children do need to be separated from their parents to talk to someone due to abuse. The ones I am speaking of wanted to talk to the daughters about s*x or getting on the pill.The doctor or nurse felt that the child would be more comfortable and open up if mom were not in the room.
Well, I need to jump down off my soapbox, and get to cleaning up!
Must Get Organized
One of these days, I am going to get organized. I figure if I tell myself that ALL the time, one of these days, I will. Goodness, I’ve got a mess of coupons on my hands. I have a binder, most of the ones in the binder have expired. I’ve got them in my purse, in the kitchen, still needing to be cut out, the ones that have already been cut out are in one big, unorganized pile. ugh!
Harris Teeter is tripling coupons this week so last night I spent a couple hours sorting through coupons, getting lists together, and throwing out the expired ones. Does anyone know where I can send the expired ones? I remember seeing something about this but can’t remember.
The girls were not too excited when I told them we would be hitting up three Harris Teeter’s today on our trip to town. It always takes forever because I am not familiar with that store. I remember one day I probably looked 20 minutes for the peanut butter! It was awful. I’ve been trying to remember where it is since I have three Skippy coupons. I think I’ll ask today instead of just walking up and down each aisle a hundred times.
This picture really has nothing to do with this post. It’s one I took of Audrey playing kickball. She gets her kicking skills from her momma!
our monday
It’s almost midnight, and I’m up playing on photoshop!
But I wanted to get these pictures posted.
I have a hair appointment in the morning.
Nothing drastic, just a trim and more highlights.
This afternoon we went to one of the local trails.
It was hot. But we made it to the end.
Poor David, not only is he in a house full of women.
He is in a house full of women, who complain, non-stop.
It’s hot, I’m tired, are we almost to the end, are just a few of
the things he heard over & over while walking.
This is how it was most of the walk, David & Emily up front, with me and Audrey following behind.
Daisies are my favorite.
Isn’t this the prettiest picture? (photo taken by David <3) **edited to add** i just noticed the
water bottle in the picture. {sigh} i’m sure there was a trash can near by, why must
people litter.**
The girls decided it was hot enough to pull out the slip n slide this afternoon.
I would love to be inside her head for ONE day to find out what she’s thinking.
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