New Year's Table that Wasn't

"Count Down to A 

New Year"

with a sad face

Due to the fact that 

I am unable to download 

any of my photos from

 my 2014

New Years  Eve 

table 

 I still wanted to wish everyone a 

********Happy New Year********* 

You can see a small snippet on my
Facebook or Instagram page!!

2011 Table

2011 Mantel

Please stay warm 

& 

Drive safely

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If anyone has suggestion please fill free to send them my way. 
Problem------- when I click on insert photo it will not
 go to my  photos saved on my computer. 
I even tried to insert new header photo and would not let me 
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Thanks for dropping by

see you next year!!

Cathy

O Christmas Tree

Hope everyone is on schedule getting 

your home all decorated. 

I have one tree up and 

front porch almost completed. 

The reason I am behind is that  another

 friend  and I have been helping

 another one of friends 

decorate her home for a Home Tour in 

the committee were we live. 

Hope to post photo's soon.

This is going to be just a quick post of our 

living room tree, better pictures to come.

Thanks for stopping by

Hope to be posting soon!

Tablescape Challenge

Goodbye--Farewell--See Ya!!

Thought I would join all of you  Gals in the challenge from Cuisine Kathleen for her Farewell to Summer 

My post is a little different as I wanted to show  you our

Going away  CELEBRATION for a good friend at our church.

This sweet lady is moving to be close to her family due 

to the sudden death of her husband. This is one strong and faithful lady.

Her family has been members of our congregation for over 27 years.

Faithful choir member, VBS Worker, Sunday School officer, 

Praise Team Member, right hand to choir director and 

was always available to provide us with her 

WORLD FAMOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.

She will be missed by all.

The church hosted a going away celebration for her

 before she moved. 

I was honored when asked to 

decorate for the occasion.

One of her greatest loves is music.......so that was the theme we used.

Table Centerpeices

                                 

 My talented daughter came to my rescue and cut out music notes 

hurray for cricut

and I had two ladies 

who helped put everything together.

We placed sheet music under each centerpiece and 

 also had a runner of sheet music on the cake table.

You can also see shredded sheet music 

around the cake table

thank goodness for old choir music

      As she is moving from the great state of Texas to a state up north of here

  OKLAHOMA, you know that is hard to type for  a Texan

We set up a gift and card table representing were she had been

and were she was going. 

    

     

 

Guest were treated to cake and punch 

Has she and two other ladies in the photo sang together 

for many years 

they sang together one last time.

We had a time of remembrance by many folks with laughs and tears.

During our time of celebrations we also had a time

 surrounding her with our prayers and love!

As I say farewell to summer 

I say see you later to a dear and gracious lady.

Thanks for stopping by

Hope you have a wonderful

Labor Day!

I will be joining

Cuisine Kathleen

Tablescape Challenge

http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

 Christine for "Table It!" at Rustic & Refined this Monday: 

http://www.rustic-refined.com/ 

INSPIRE ME TUESDAY

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Lazy days of Summer?????

Someone forgot to tell me it was

the Lazy Days of Summer!!!!

This is just a quick over load  look of Photo's from my Families Spring &  Summer Activities

May

Nephews wedding

(Not a good hair day in West Texas for me) 

June

Had a little Texas storm blow through!!!

                                Visitors for a three day Golf tournament, 

Birthdays & Fathers Day

and gearing up for  July.                                 

July 4th

Church  Celebration

    Food & FUN

                    

Community Golf cart parade 

                             Vacation Bible School

              

  Our entertainment during VBS snack  

                                 

We averaged 140 kids a night. 

We also fed over 100 workers and there families each night. 

What was I thinking when I said I would be the cook. 

It was a great time with Janice, 

Bonnie & Peggy my trusty helpers. 

ROAD TRIP

Along with 22 church ladies

we attend a Beth Moore Conference 

In Lubbock

God is so good and was in our presents!!!!

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Dinner with Kiowa 

Fellowship Group  

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We also received 12 inch of rain in my area of Texas.

Yahoo!!!!!

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Last but not least had  a fun week with grand-dog while daughter was a sponsor at 

 Church Kids camp!!!!

Here in Texas it is Hay harvest time so Son-in-law was working in the

 hay field till all hours of the night, after he left his welding job. 

This is usually the way he spent his afternoon.

They had fun

and

several excepted Christ

Our church is so blessed with a great group 

of  leaders for the Youth and Kids

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Along with all these activities I am still doing genealogy on my 

Dad's family.

I promise last photos

My Dad's Parents

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Hope I did not bore you with all the photo's 

it was kind of an over load. 

It has been a busy summer and now 

to start planning for fall and all the activities.

Time for new tablescapes and maybe a little remodeling!

Thanks for dropping by.

Summer Means !!!!!

Summer means 

Vacation Bible School

My week has been kind of busy!

We are holding VBS at our church this week.

We began last Wednesday with a pool pre-registration with over 60 kids. 

Preparing hot dogs and the fixing--drinks.

You know when your daughter is the Director you are 

assigned ask with a SMILE to help.

I received the assignment of cooking 
for all VBS workers and families. 

The church provides a meal every night of VBS so

 the families do not have to worry about meals that week.

Of course that means menu for 5 nights 

plus refreshments for Parent's night 

Our Theme for the week is Agent D3

So keeping with the Spy theme

My menu:

Safe House Burgers

Pocket Litter Pasta

Undercover Taco Salad

Double Agent Ham

Cover Up Sandwiches

Spy Hopping  Refreshments

I have 3 wonderful ladies that have been a great help.

 Could not have done it with out them

I keep forgetting to take picture but here is couple I did take.

More later as you have to see the room decorations.

Director (In Red) receiving words of wisdom! 

This group provides the snacks for the kids ever night.

Mr. Spy entertaining kids during snacks.

Borrowed my decorations for his time to shine.

Director--Registration Director--Snack Director

adding up attendance.

 In the back ground you can see my daily food supply.

Our church members are very generous they provide many 

of the items for the meals and 
snacks for our hard working staff. 

This is what it looked like when

!!!!140 kids !!!!

invaded the Sanctuary on the 2nd night

We are just a small town church in Texas!!!!

Saw a saying that said,  I  am tired but it is 
VBS tired but what

 a blessing that comes out of this tired. 

Say a prayer for kids and all the workers.

Hope to post more later in the week.

Thanks for stopping by Y'all!

Love to hear and see about your VBS experience's.

Summer Whimsy Table X 2

SUMMER 

WHIMSY TABLE X 2

I have not posted in so long that I may have forgot how. Hope it is like riding a bike you never forget.

I did not want to miss Cuisine Kathleen challenge for a summer whimsy table. So I decided this morning to set my table on my deck. Of course it was Texas blazing hot even in the morning. I couldn't even come in and cool off as our air conditioner decide to only blow hot air. Our favorite friendly air conditioner twin repairmen is here now. Yes he and his twin and father have a air conditioner company and I think we have them on speed dial. Always glad that they wear shirts that have there name embroidery on them as I can't ever tell them apart. How did I ever survive  with a swamp cooler in Texas!! 

 Oh!!! guess I better get to my Table Scape 

I searched the house and 

did not buy one thing.

Table is set for two maybe we will

 enjoy supper when it gets cooler.

The table cloth was a Home Goods find 

again I shopped the house.

Plates which have four

patterns were purchased 

at Stein Mart several years ago.

Glasses got them at Wal Mart 

at least 6 years ago.

             

 

Love the little metal chair candle holders,
can always find fun things at DG.

Buffet Serving area-----Cabinets we removed 

from my living area when we moved in.

                                          

  

                                   

Just a quick Whimsy table had fun 

on a spur of the moment

 Thanks Kathleen for the challenge

Yes that is a golf course that

 you see in the background.

Sure was glad that the golfers were

 hitting the fairway and not my deck.

Special Guest Table Scape

Now for the 2nd table!!!

My junking buddy put a cute summer table 

together that I want to share.

Table on her deck!

 Same set up with a little change 

but she moved 

inside to her dinning table

 Love the bright colors. 

Tablecloth is a vintage buy from eBay.

 Daisy glasses great find at

 a local antique shop.

White daisy plate GW & napkin rings Fitz & Floyd 

on line outlet shop.

Chargers and place mates or from Pier One.

Got to get this girl blogging!

We are Junking/Shopping partners and do like the same things 

which gets us in trouble sometime.

Hope you have enjoyed our

Whimsy Summer tables X 2

Thanks for stopping by.

Love to read your comments Y'all

Stay cool and  hope your enjoying the summer.

*****Now it is raining and has cooled off---needed that when I was setting up. 

At least now we have cool air !

I am joining 

Summer Whimsy Challenge!

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