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.

Remembering a Special Lady

Our hears are sadden.

Our family lost a wonderful lady

this week. My Husband's mom 

passed away on Monday.

She fought a long hard battle with 

Alzheimer. She went from a outgoing and going out vivacious lady to one that set in 
a chair and wanted to take a nap. 
We loved her and will miss her terribly.
She taught many things about rules for entertaining
and always setting a beautiful table. 
I will treasure  her silver service and have fond memories of   her when I am using them.
My hutch in this photo is filled
with many of her beauties.

While we mourn her passing we know that she is celebrating with her Lord and Jesus Christ.

This was her last outing when she was able to attend our daughters wedding in March.

We will also need prayer as my husband will be going in next week for a heart  catherization next week.

Maybe I should have eaten those Black eyed peas!
January has been kind of ruff so far.

Return Soon!

CaThY

Host for Wedding Shower

Yes I have been missing in action but hope to

get back in the routine of blogging again.

Last Saturday my cousin's, my mother

& I hostessed a wedding shower for another

 cousin's son. They will be wed in Hawaii. 

(my ticket was lost some where);)

I was in charge of table decorations and

decided to go with the coastal beachy theme.

They had a great shower and we celebrated

an welcomed another member to our family.

The Happy Couple!!!!!!!

Christina & Casey

Thanks for stopping to visit.

Please leave a comment

and I will drop by to visit.

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WED. NIGHT'S LET'S DISH!

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Wedding with a lttle PINK

As most of you know that our daughter was married on March 10,

I thought I would share some of the activities

leading up to the wedding and during the wedding.

Her favorite colors are lime green, pink & brown so of course she choose those to use in the wedding. At each event the hostesses used those colors. I hope you enjoy.

This is the cake that was served at the shower that my side of family gave.

My cousins daughter made the cake. I think  she  did well for still being in high school.

It also tasted GOOD!

At this shower given by the church they served cake balls in all shades and flavors of pink. We have so many crafters friends and they made all the decorations and the prepared the refreshments.

The multi pink arrangement was set in

a pair of western boots.

The bride is in the middle with

 mothers and grandmothers on each side.

Of course she has on pink.

The photo below was on the registration table at the shower.

Yes my city fied daughter married a true cowboy!

The rehearsal dinner was all decked out in

 her colors with us using pink bandannas and mason jars with candles. Each guest (65 in all) were given there on mason handled jar with there name to take home. We place chalkboard vinyl paper on each glass. We used the glasses as place cards at each place setting. We had a few small ones that received there on special pink cup.

The reception area tables had a touch

 of pink ribbon and raspberries candy kisses.

I hope to have better pictures soon. This was taken the night before the wedding and they were trying to get me to go home.

Yes ladies we used over 100 lbs. of beans.

  We had 10 tables with 7 different sizes

of mason jars with beans and candles.

My SIL's grandmother is a cannier and let us use her jars.

We only used a few of the ones she sent.

The next photo was the last shot of her wedding gown shoot.

This was all done outside at a local old west retreat. 

Can you say carrying a white dress over dirt roads was a trick.

She changed for the reception to the

pink head band

 and sequin pink converse.

Sorry this picture doesn't show the shoes.

She wore western boots during the wedding. She wanted her wedding to be her and she decided that western boots was what she wanted.

Only in Texas will all the

attendants, mother of the bride and the bride wear boots.

I know I will bore all you with more as soon as we receive them.

Thanks for stopping by, I would love to hear your comments.

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Happy 1st Pink Saturday

of Spring.

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Wedding BEANS & BLast from the past!!!!

The wedding is over and it was so wonderful.

It rained all day but they say that means good luck for the the newly weds.

This is going to be short and sweet I am still try to pack up the

left over wedding junk items,

(what do you do with 100 lbs of red beans that have a

little candle wax on them)

Rehearsal DinnerDecorations

colors she used for the wedding

But just couldn't stay away any longer.

The table is one I posted last year after

 St. Patrick's day.

 I am dreaming that this is my

 table scape now.

Dining Room Table

This was a sub table as I had sold the big table

Breakfast Area

Thanks for stopping by, leave a comment y'all

I love to hear from you.

Please check out this lovely ladies

Egg-xellent Spring Party

                

Thanks to these ladies for Hostessing