Day One Hundred Ninety Four

Happy 14th Birthday, Sarah!

Hard to believe my niece Sarah Foy is 14 years old today.

Here she is in her newborn picture July 13, 1995 and in her

school picture taken last Fall. She's grown up way too fast as

I'm sure her parents will tell you. She's a Christian young lady

who is a talented singer, actress and writer. I love you bunches,

Sarah, and wish you every happiness today and always.
My daughter Kelly and I thought we'd take Shelby and Elijah

to Wal-Mart today to buy the new kitten some kitten-sized

food and maybe a toy to play with. We ended up at Petco which

is almost like a visit to a zoo. First time I've ever been in there

and it's a pretty neat place. Here Elijah checks out the kitty

toys.

Kelly and Shelby compare kitty toys and end up picking out

a couple of feathered numbers they thought would interest

little miss "Sally".

Elijah mans a kid-sized shopping cart and wheels our toy

choices all over the store. We checked out all sorts of animals,

birds, fishies, and reptiles.

The ones that caught their attention the most were the

little white mice which were piled in a corner on top of each

other. There was one in the exercise wheel, running in

circles. That made them laugh.

Shelby tries out one of the new toys with "Sally" kitty. She

seemed to like it (the kitty, that is).

Day One Hundred Ninety Three

Farm Town on Facebook is addictive to some of us addictive types. I spent so much time on my farm last night that I forgot to post anything here. Better late than never I guess. I changed my avatar to look like a gray haired granny because all the girls on Farm Town pretty much look a like. So here "I" am standing in front of my farmhouse surrounded by my banana trees and roses and cats and dogs and llamas, etc. I know. It's crazy. But crazy in a fun way. Obsess much?

Day One Hundred Ninety Two

Random pictures from today......


Okay, so I'm in love with cute mushrooms that grow in my
yard.....

Her name is "Carlisle" and she's one in the quartet of cute
kittens that make their home at my sister Jane's house.....

And this cute chick pea is niece Sarah who is
celebrating her 14th birthday on Monday. She
partied tonight with family. We all enjoyed a
lot of laughs and had a great time together.
Good times, great memories!

Day One Hundred Ninety One

A few random pictures from today.....

The north side of our house all dressed up
in new siding, trim, and windows...

Found these cute mushrooms hiding under a bush in the
front yard....

The light was just about gone when I took the pictures
of the mushrooms. I'm going back out there in the daylight
tomorrow and try again....

My sister Ann and her husband Terry grow a vegetable
garden every Summer. This beautiful yellow squash is
some of the harvest....

Day One Hundred Ninety

Shelby, Ann, and Elijah made wreaths for their hair out of
willow branches during our visit with my mom at her place
this afternoon. And of course Ann took them up on the hill
for the traditional rock throwing into the pond. The kids
love that!

The new kitty here at the house is a big hit
with Shelby. She loved on it and played with
it most of the day. The kitty loves her, too!

The new kitty is also a big hit with Elijah who
sometimes has to be reminded that the kitten
is not a stuffed toy. Mostly he carries it around
and tries not to squeeze it too hard.

"Sally" is a pretty kitty. I hope she can survive all the
good lovin! :D