Summer Oh Summer !!!!

Summer Oh Summer!!!

I have missed  blogging, just seems that 

things have got in the way.

 I had a few medical issues that left 

me with the do not want too's.

 I am sure that some of you know those feeling. 

Enough of that lets get  on with the show. 

Summer has definitely arrived here in Texas!! As I type, it is just a cool 99 which feels like 103!! 

Yes I think I will stay in the cool for the rest of the day. 

My how our Texas weather can change in a

 six months time. We have been 

snowed in and flooded in, during these last 6 months. 

 What happen to all that rain

 we had a couple of months ago. 

How soon we forget how we were wishing for it to stop. 

This is my backyard in February

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Water-crossing to my house in  May 2015

    

Water crossing in June 2015

Can you say that we had to stay home many days in the last 6 months!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  On a happier note just sharing a few of tables from the past.

July Tables

                                                                        All white with a little blue

                                                                                                A Apple a day keeps the Doctor away

Decoration  for the gentlemen servers at a Ladies Retreat

One of my 5 Tables at the 

Ladies Retreat

Wedding china they lasted for "45"  years !!!

Just a little country!!

Thanks for dropping by
Take care and stay cool

Cathy


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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.

#4 RED, WHIITE & BLUE SERIES

#4 RED, WHITE & BLUE SERIES

The families in Colorado need our prayers,

please pause a moment and remember them.

Hello to everyone and I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. Here in TEXAS it is already 99 with

it getting to 104 yesterday.

 I think I will stay IN, stay cool  and

enjoy viewing all the great blogs

or maybe a new table scape, a big decision.

If you have been a follower you know that my home is still decorated with RED, WHITE & BLUE for July.

This is at the top of my list for decorating themes.

As I was involved every night last week with

 Bible School I feel I have gotten behind.

 (We averaged 115 kids each night,  GOD is awesome). 

 So gang grab a COOL drink

as I may be going to overload  YOU with photos.

Dining Room

                                                                                                            

Hutch

Area in front of Sofa

Gang I showed a few of the photos, yes there are a feeeeew more.

I am sure they will pop up in the future.

When I began this post the temperature was 99 now 104 can you say HOT!

Please leave a comment they put a smile on my face <;)

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COPY CAT MANTEL

Copy cat Challenge is ON! (Magazine and Blogger copies}

I wanted to join DeebieDoos Copy Challenge,

 but thought I had nothing and

would  not have time to throw something together.

But then I remember that I had copied

The Frugal Homemaker mantel

for my RED, WHITE & BLUE July the 4th.

So thought I would share.

Don't miss out, jump on over and see all the neat things that have been shared.

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I wanted something different for the mantel

As we all do I began to search the web.

I came across this mantel that I really like and

begin to think I can do that.

I didn't ask permission but

The Frugal Homemaker 

was my favorite.

Please go over and check out her site.

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Sorry still learning how to insert.

After seeing this I knew this was the one and

I began to think what do I have?

So the search began.

I searched my containers and  went from room to room.

I even went to the dirty storage building. YUK!

Here is my Mantel.

The best part is dear ones the only thing that

 I did purchases new is the small wagon.

Now here is really the best part

it was only $1.00 at a garage sale!

I say YAHOO to that <;)

How Did I Do Blog Gang?

Items Details;

Starting with the top shelf

Candle holder on left is Southern Living, on the right daughter left them behind

Stripe candle I have had forever, red candles Target after Christmas sale

Second shelf

Left over from daughters wedding

Third Shelf

Birthday gift from the son a couple of years ago

Now the Mantel

Plate, flag & Warren Kimble  barn picture are left over from Patriotic Bedroom

Lantern I think HL

Bowl and balls again daughter reject from her first apartment

$1.00 wagon

Lamp thrift store $2.00

Star garland was a MOM thrift store

They still had the original HL tag on them $6.99, she gave $1.00 a strand

Enough of this blabbing more photos of the mantel.

 Hearth

More Lanterns from Ikea, Wedding and HL

Bear has been around for a long time

Candle stand Christmas Gift from my son

Rooster gift from MOM again (YEA MOM)

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